Tag Archives: The 1950s

Mel Kyche: The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw (1958) Jayne Mansfield’s San Francisco

. Source:The Daily Press The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw is a pretty good movie, but it was a great movie for Jayne Mansfield. Because it displayed all of her talents. She really wasn’t a Hollywood bimbo, but she wanted people … Continue reading

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Astro Art: Sophia Loren- Mambo Italiano

Source:Astro Art– Sophia Loren’s Mambo Italiano. Source:The Daily Post  “Sophia Loren Mambo Italiano.” From Astro Art Source:The Daily Post– Sophia Loren’s Mambo Italiano. I do not know of a better looking or sounding Italian woman American or otherwise than Sophia Loren. … Continue reading

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Documentary Fan: 1952 Republican National Convention: U.S. Senator Everett Dirksen Defends Robert Taft

Source:The FreeState The political wave or tide that Senator Everett Dirksen is talking about in this speech is the 1952 Republican sweep. Other than holding Congress from 1947-48, they were completely shutout of power in Washington and the Federal Government, … Continue reading

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Doc Ludi: High Society (1956) True Love Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly

Source:The Daily Journal I’ve only seen bits and pieces of High Society, which to me anyway as someone who isn’t at least a full-time movie critic, is a pretty overrated movie. But I kind of like this scene, because Grace … Continue reading

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Longines Chronoscope: Dr. Norman Thomas From- Democratic Socialist Foreign Policy (1952)

Source:FreeState MD What I respect about Norman Thomas even though he was a Socialist and we probably agree on almost nothing as it relates to economic policy, is that he was a real Democrat. A real American Democrat, a real … Continue reading

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Cal Thomas: Back to the 50s

Source:The FreeState There is a movement in America that’s religiously based at least to a certain degree that believes that America has been going down hill at least culturally since the 1960s. When more Americans like African-Americans were given the … Continue reading

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Chatham 43: Richard Dingley- Interview of Kim Novak, in 1956

Source:The Daily Press  “Hollywood actress Kim Novak interviewed in 1956.” Watch the interview here Chatham 43 The mid and late-1950s was probably Kim Novak’s career at it’s peak. She essentially left Hollywood by 1970, for a brief return in the mid … Continue reading

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Mr. Holt History: Video: Martin Luther King Jr. On Love and Nonviolence

Mr. Holt History: Video: Martin Luther King Jr. On Love and Nonviolence There were at least two reasons for Dr. King’s message of non-violence. One, that he actually believed in it. And I’m not trying to suggest that he didn’t, … Continue reading

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Longines Chronoscope: Former Progressive Presidential Candidate Henry Wallace (1952)

Source:The Daily Journal Henry Wallace, ran for President in 1948, when the United States essentially had four major presidential contenders. Democratic President Harry Truman, Republican Governor Tom Dewey, Dixiecrat Governor Strom Thurmond and Progressive Henry Wallace. And apparently President Truman … Continue reading

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Longines Chronoscope: U.S. Senator Everett M. Dirksen (1952)

Source:The Daily Post Members of Congress in both parties are always looking to weaken executive power. Especially since president’s are always looking to increase executive power. Which is what this debate is about and what Senator Dirksen was trying to … Continue reading

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