Tag Archives: The 1950s

Planet Dolan: ’15 Most Offensive Vintage Advertisements Ever’

“From rampant misogyny to questionable medical advice, we count fifteen vintage ads that would never see the light of day in the modern world” From Planet Dolan At risk of stating the obvious and sounding overly practical: if you don’t like … Continue reading

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Willy Beable: Diana Dors Documentary

“Short documentary profiling the life of British ‘Blonde Bombshell’ Diana Dors, who died of cancer in 1984.” From Willy Beable English Muffin Diana Dors (as I call her) got tagged as the British Marilyn Monroe and the latest Hollywood Blonde Bombshell … Continue reading

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MGM: The Big Knife (1955) Starring Jack Palance & Ida Lupino

Source:The New Democrat  “In this film version of Clifford Odets’ play, Jack Palance plays big-time movie star Charlie Castle, who refuses to sign a binding, $3000 per week contract with mogul Rod Steiger. Steiger tries to blackmail Palance into re-signing … Continue reading

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Alfred Hitchcock: Strangers On a Train (1951) Featuring Ruth Roman

Source:The New Democrat  “Alamy English Title: STRANGERS ON A TRAIN. Film Director: ALFRED HITCHCOCK. Year: 1951. Stars: LEO G. CARROLL; ROBERT WALKER; RUTH ROMAN.” I’ve been watching a lot of Ruth Roman movies and TV the last couple of months … Continue reading

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American Thinker: Michael Nollet: ‘Not All Conservatives Are Defenders of Joe McCarthy’

Source:The New Democrat  “On April 6, 2019, AT published the article, “On Joe McCarthy, Washington Post Gets It Embarrassingly Wrong,” by the estimable Jack Cashill. It drew hundreds of comments, which were overwhelmingly laudatory of McCarthy. The relatively few anti-McCarthy … Continue reading

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Audio Productions: Senator Joseph McCarthy- ‘Traitors Are Not Gentlemen’: March 17, 1954

Source:The New Democrat  “Joseph Raymond “Joe” McCarthy (November 14, 1908 — May 2, 1957) was an American politician who served as a Republican U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin from 1947 until his death in 1957. Beginning in 1950, … Continue reading

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History Collection: Dwight D. Eisenhower Quotes On Politics, War, and Freedom

“Dwight D. Eisenhower (”Ike”) was one of the most prominent American presidents and US Army Generals. In this video, you can find his thoughts about warfare, American politics and government.” From History Collection President Dwight D. Eisenhower: “if you want total … Continue reading

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The Hollywood Reporter: Erik Liberman- ‘Jayne Mansfield: The First Reality Star?’

Source:The New Democrat  “On the 50th anniversary of her death, a look back by a Broadway actor at what a generation of stars (and Kardashians) owes the shrewd and extravagant trailblazer.” From The Hollywood Reporter “Movie star, pin-up queen, nightclub performer … Continue reading

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Keith Hughes: McCarthyism Explained- US History Review

Source: The New Democrat To talk about McCarthyism I think you have to talk about Senator Joe McCarthy who in the early and mid 1950s was the ranking Republican on the Senate Investigations Committee first as Ranking Member and then … Continue reading

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Thames TV: Looks Familiar With Denis Norden- Diana Dors, Larry Grayson & Farley Granger (1982)

Source: The New Democrat  “Clips taken from Thames TV’s ‘Looks familiar’ featuring actors Farley Granger, Diana Dors and comedian Larry Grayson. In these segments the stars talk about their favorite films and what they thought of Hollywood. First shown: 26/04/1982.” … Continue reading

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