Tag Archives: The 1950s

Peyton Place (1957) Life is Not So Swell in Pleasantville

Source:Muir Maiden I don’t know any other movie that perfectly represents its time and is better timed and has a better plot than Peyton Place. I mean think about, think about what Peyton Place is about and when it comes … Continue reading

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Liberty in Our Time: Blacklisted From History- Interview With Stanton Evans

Source:Liberty In Our Time I’m not an expert on Stanton Evans, but what I’ve seen from him is that he basically sees Senator Joe McCarthy as the good guy during this period. The Army-McCarthy hearings of 1953-54, chaired by Senator … Continue reading

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Janson Media: The Hollywood Collection- Marilyn Monroe Beyond The Legend

Source:Janson Media Marilyn Monroe, did seem to lack self-confidence and live in some cocoon or something and not able to see what she really had going for her. From both a personal and physical perspective. And yet the way she … Continue reading

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Cinecurry Hollywood: The Secret Life Of Marilyn Monroe

Source:Cinecurry Hollywood I saw this movie when it came out last weekend and not to pat myself on the back or anything, but this movie lays out what I and others have already written about the life of Marilyn Monroe. … Continue reading

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MASH: ‘Goodbye, Farewell & Amen (1983)’

Source:Dylan Hollingsworth– Left to right: Alan Alda & Mike Farrell as Captain’s Benjamin Pierce and B.J. Hunnicutt. “MASH Goodbye-Last Day At The 4077th” From Dylan Hollingsworth “Last Day of filming” Source:SASSA– Henry Morgan as Colonial Sherman Potter. From SASSA As the people … Continue reading

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Robert Wise: I Want To Live (1958) Starring Susan Hayward As Barbara Graham

Source:Turner Classic Movies– Susan Hayward as Barbara Graham. “In 1950 San Francisco, vivacious petty criminal Barbara Ward is caught by the vice squad in a hotel room with a married man who brought her over the state line. To prevent … Continue reading

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Public Resource: Longines Chronoscope- Senator Joseph McCarthy (1952)

Source:Public Resource– U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy (Republican, Wisconsin) on CBS News Longines Chronoscope, in 1952. “LONGINES CHRONOSCOPE WITH SEN. JOSEPH R. MC CARTHY – National Archives and Records Administration 1952-06-25 – ARC Identifier 95766 / Local Identifier LW-LW-114 – TELEVISION … Continue reading

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Bob Parker: ABC News 45-85- Communism on The March

“”45/85 Part 3 an ABC News television documentary. It aired on September 18, 1985. The three-hour program combined archive film and television footage with new interviews to document post-World War II history, focusing especially on the Cold War. Hosted by … Continue reading

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CBS News: Face The Nation- Fidel Castro (1959)

“Shortly after leading rebel forces in overthrowing Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista, Fidel Castro appeared on the Jan. 11, 1959 edition of Face the Nation.” From CBS News This was just after the Castro Communists had taken power in Cuba in 1958, … Continue reading

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Kieran Monroe: Jayne Mansfield on Jack Benny (1956)

Source:Kieran Monroe Wow! And I thought Jack Benny was pretty popular and that the Jack Benny Show was pretty popular. And then I hear that they have to grab the purses of women, including Jayne Mansfield in order to get … Continue reading

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