La Tradita Mario Bonnard 1954

Mara, a woman of easy virtue, saves a Polish girl in a train accident where her parents die. She would like to adopt her, and would succeed, if a former pimp wouldn't come back into her life.
The story is told with a long flashback.
Unlike the other heroines of Matarazzo's melodramas, here the protagonist is always a lonely woman, predestined to defeat: to no avail are her attempts to redeem herself and change her life. Fate prevails.

In 1954, Richard Dimbleby and a BBC film crew visited the Isle of Skye to record an episode of the early British television series About Britain. In this programme he gives viewers across the United Kingdom an insight into life on the island, meeting local characters and gaining an understanding of the lifestyle and culture of islanders, as well as spending some time with the Skye Mountain Rescue team and with Dame Flora Macleod at Dunvegan Castle. Introduced by Alasdair Fraser.

It's time once again for film noir fans rejoice with 9 additional major studio film noirs, this time from the period 1954-1956: "Bait" (1954), "The Crooked Web" (1955), "The Night Holds Terror" (1955), "Footsteps in the Fog" (1955), "Cell 2455, Death Row" (1955), "5 Against the House" (1955), "New Orleans Uncensored"(1955), "Spin a Dark Web" (1955), "Rumble on the Docks" (1956)

Giving voice to the anguish of a nation fighting for its soul, Usmar Ismail’s After the Curfew follows the descent into disillusionment of a former freedom fighter who is unable to readjust to civilian life following the revolution that gave Indonesia its independence from the Netherlands. Steeped in moody atmospherics and psychological tension, the film struck its national cinema like a bolt of lightning, illuminating on-screen, for the first time and with unflinching realism, the emotional toll of Indonesian society’s postcolonial struggles.

Giving voice to the anguish of a nation fighting for its soul, Usmar Ismail’s After the Curfew follows the descent into disillusionment of a former freedom fighter who is unable to readjust to civilian life following the revolution that gave Indonesia its independence from the Netherlands. Steeped in moody atmospherics and psychological tension, the film struck its national cinema like a bolt of lightning, illuminating on-screen, for the first time and with unflinching realism, the emotional toll of Indonesian society’s postcolonial struggles.

Robert Ryan and Brian Keith, vastly under-rated actors, take a B-potboiler and make it appear to actually be something more. Matt Baker, a ne'er-do-well adventurer, gets out of jail and skips/sails away on his boat without paying for the storage and repairs. Back in his hometown, he is hired by his old friend Jim Kimmerly, head of the Salmon fishermen who have formed a canning cooperative, and are battling against an organized gang that rob the fishing traps regularly. Matt gets into a jam and needs money, so he joins the raiders, although his friend Jim, unaware of his duplicity, keeps covering for him among the other fishermen. The two men are also vying for the favors of Nicky.

Down on his luck, veteran movie director and writer Harry Dawes (Humphrey Bogart) is reduced to working for abusive, emotionally-stunted business tycoon Kirk Edwards (Warren Stevens), who decides he wants to produce a film to stoke his already monumental ego. Looking for a fresh new leading lady for the movie, Harry discovers stunning Spanish dancer Maria Vargas (Ava Gardner), who knows what she wants and what she has to do to get it. She sells herself to Kirk in return for a chance at stardom.

Els Bridges viuen en un remot ranxo muntanyós de Colorado, castigat per les dures condicions climatològiques de la regió. Quan la bella Gwen els visita per formalitzar el prometatge amb Harold, el germà petit, les relacions de poder i submissió …

Pendant la période de la Restauration, l'ambitieux Julien Sorel ne cherche qu'à gravir rapidement la hiérarchie sociale. Après avoir séduit sa patronne, Mme de Rénal, il la quitte pour monter à Paris et tenter de séduire la jeune Marquise Mathilde…

Two soldiers-of-fortune arrive in 1866 Mexico–a country in the midst of a revolution–looking to fight for the highest bidder and end up getting an assignment to protect a shipment of gold on its way to Ver Cruz. Soon, greed and jealousy begin to overpower the parties involved.