1950s Cinema

1950s Cinema

Welcome to the 1950s Cinema section of the MrSuperphil Picture House.

The 1950s gave us a fantastic mix of science fiction, giant monster movies, classic thrillers, Hammer beginnings and some of the most memorable genre films ever made.

This section brings together my reviews from a decade filled with atomic fears, alien invasions, suspense and timeless cinematic adventure.

Although a great decade, most of it consisted of sci- fi movies.  It wasn't until the late 50s when it got really good with Hammer films.  The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), and Dracula (1958) - both ground breaking movies.

Hitchcock was also at his best, making my two favorite movies by him - Rear Window (1954), and Vertigo (1958).  Another great movie he made was North By Northwest (1959).