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Category Archives: 1956
The King and Four Queens
Anastasia
IMDB Rating: 7.20
2480 votes
from $1.99
Storyline
Russian exiles in Paris plot to collect ten million pounds from the Bank of England by grooming a destitute, suicidal girl to pose as heir to the Russian throne. While Bounin is coaching her he comes to believe she is really Anastasia. In the end the Empress must decide her claim.
Actors
Anastasia Ingrid Bergman
General Sergei Pavlovich Bounine Yul Brynner
Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna Helen Hayes
IMDB Rating: 7.20 from $1.99 |
Storyline
Russian exiles in Paris plot to collect ten million pounds from the Bank of England by grooming a destitute, suicidal girl to pose as heir to the Russian throne. While Bounin is coaching her he comes to believe she is really Anastasia. In the end the Empress must decide her claim.Actors
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The Searchers
IMDB Rating: 8.00
26316 votes
from $1.99
Storyline
When Ethan Edwards decide to go find the Indians who killed his family, he is joined by his nephew, Martin Pawley. The problem is that Pawley is 1/8th Indian and there's nothing in the world that Edwards hates more than Indians. The journey to find the Indians and Edwards' niece last for years.
Actors
Ethan Edwards John Wayne
Martin Pawley Jeffrey Hunter
Laurie Jorgensen Vera Miles
IMDB Rating: 8.00 from $1.99 |
Storyline
When Ethan Edwards decide to go find the Indians who killed his family, he is joined by his nephew, Martin Pawley. The problem is that Pawley is 1/8th Indian and there's nothing in the world that Edwards hates more than Indians. The journey to find the Indians and Edwards' niece last for years.Actors
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Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
IMDB Rating: 6.20
2064 votes
from $1.99
Storyline
Dr. Russell Marvin heads up Operation Skyhook, which is tasked with sending rockets into the upper atmosphere to probe for future space flights. Unfortunately, all the rockets are somehow disappearing. While investigating this strange occurrence, Russell and his new wife Carol are abducted by a flying saucer. The aliens demand to meet with certain people in order to negotiate... but it was a trick, and the Martains only wanted to kill them. The invasion has begun and if Russell and Carol can't find a way to stop these creatures and get past their defenses, it may be the end of the human race.
Actors
Dr. Russell A. Marvin Hugh Marlowe
Carol Marvin Joan Taylor
Maj. Huglin, Liason Officer Donald Curtis
IMDB Rating: 6.20 from $1.99 |
Storyline
Dr. Russell Marvin heads up Operation Skyhook, which is tasked with sending rockets into the upper atmosphere to probe for future space flights. Unfortunately, all the rockets are somehow disappearing. While investigating this strange occurrence, Russell and his new wife Carol are abducted by a flying saucer. The aliens demand to meet with certain people in order to negotiate... but it was a trick, and the Martains only wanted to kill them. The invasion has begun and if Russell and Carol can't find a way to stop these creatures and get past their defenses, it may be the end of the human race.Actors
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Forbidden Planet
IMDB Rating: 7.80
12427 votes
from $1.99
Storyline
An expedition is sent from Earth to Altair in the constellation of Aquilae (some 17 light years from Earth) to discover what happened to a colony of settlers on its fourth planet, Altair-4. What they discover is how and why an alien race of geniuses destroyed itself overnight while leaving their technology intact at some point in the distant, distant past.
Actors
Dr. Edward Morbius Walter Pidgeon
Altaira 'Alta' Morbius Anne Francis
Commander J. J. Adams Leslie Nielsen
IMDB Rating: 7.80 from $1.99 |
Storyline
An expedition is sent from Earth to Altair in the constellation of Aquilae (some 17 light years from Earth) to discover what happened to a colony of settlers on its fourth planet, Altair-4. What they discover is how and why an alien race of geniuses destroyed itself overnight while leaving their technology intact at some point in the distant, distant past.Actors
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A Kiss Before Dying
IMDB Rating: 6.80
705 votes
from $1.99
Storyline
Bud Corliss is an ambitious college student with big plans for himself and an heiress, Dorothy Kingship. But then Dorothy goes and gets herself pregnant. It's his child, too, of course; but this ruins everything. Her moralistic father will disown her and will certainly never accept him. It seems he's trapped. Bud's mother knows something is troubling her son, but he won't talk to her about it. All she knows is that Bud doesn't want to turn out like his father, with holes in his shoes. He doesn't have to worry. As his mother says, when he turns his mind to something, he does it. Unknown to her, his thoughts have turned to murder.
Actors
Bud Corliss Robert Wagner
Gordon Grant Jeffrey Hunter
Ellen Kingship Virginia Leith
IMDB Rating: 6.80 from $1.99 |
Storyline
Bud Corliss is an ambitious college student with big plans for himself and an heiress, Dorothy Kingship. But then Dorothy goes and gets herself pregnant. It's his child, too, of course; but this ruins everything. Her moralistic father will disown her and will certainly never accept him. It seems he's trapped. Bud's mother knows something is troubling her son, but he won't talk to her about it. All she knows is that Bud doesn't want to turn out like his father, with holes in his shoes. He doesn't have to worry. As his mother says, when he turns his mind to something, he does it. Unknown to her, his thoughts have turned to murder.Actors
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Reach for the Sky
IMDB Rating: 7.10
582 votes
from $1.99
Storyline
The true story of airman Douglas Bader who overcame the loss of both legs in a 1931 flying accident to become a successful fighter pilot and wing leader during World War II.
Actors
Douglas Bader Kenneth More
Thelma Bader Muriel Pavlow
Johnny Sanderson Lyndon Brook
IMDB Rating: 7.10 from $1.99 |
Storyline
The true story of airman Douglas Bader who overcame the loss of both legs in a 1931 flying accident to become a successful fighter pilot and wing leader during World War II.Actors
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Trapeze
IMDB Rating: 6.60
1003 votes
from $1.99
Storyline
Tino Orsini has learned the trapeze from his father but he travels to Europe to seek out Mike Ribble, one of the few men who has managed to complete a triple somersault. Ribble no longer works the trapeze and now walks with a cane after a nasty fall left him a cripple. Orsini convinces him to act as his catcher and all is well until the gold digging Lola, who'll do just about anything to become part of a major circus act, arrives on the scene. Her presence creates friction between the two men and puts in doubt whether Tino will ever accomplish the elusive triple.
Actors
Mike Ribble Burt Lancaster
Tino Orsini Tony Curtis
Lola Gina Lollobrigida
IMDB Rating: 6.60 from $1.99 |
Storyline
Tino Orsini has learned the trapeze from his father but he travels to Europe to seek out Mike Ribble, one of the few men who has managed to complete a triple somersault. Ribble no longer works the trapeze and now walks with a cane after a nasty fall left him a cripple. Orsini convinces him to act as his catcher and all is well until the gold digging Lola, who'll do just about anything to become part of a major circus act, arrives on the scene. Her presence creates friction between the two men and puts in doubt whether Tino will ever accomplish the elusive triple.Actors
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The King and I
IMDB Rating: 7.40
5935 votes
from $1.99
Storyline
After the death of her husband, Anna Owens moves from England to Siam with her son Louis to become a teacher for the children of the king of Siam. She finds Siamese customs to be quite different from English ones, which brings her often in conflict with the king. However, after some time they find themselves getting along much better.
Actors
Anna Leonowens Deborah Kerr
King Mongkut of Siam Yul Brynner
Tuptim Rita Moreno
IMDB Rating: 7.40 from $1.99 |
Storyline
After the death of her husband, Anna Owens moves from England to Siam with her son Louis to become a teacher for the children of the king of Siam. She finds Siamese customs to be quite different from English ones, which brings her often in conflict with the king. However, after some time they find themselves getting along much better.Actors
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