{"id":29393,"date":"2011-11-12T18:39:25","date_gmt":"2011-11-13T02:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/?page_id=29393"},"modified":"2011-11-12T18:39:25","modified_gmt":"2011-11-13T02:39:25","slug":"my-top-tens-1950s","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/testing.the-frame.com\/?page_id=29393","title":{"rendered":"My Top Tens: 1950s"},"content":{"rendered":"

M<\/span>y top ten films for each year of the 1950s. These are always up for revision as I watch more films, revisit ones I\u2019ve seen before, and think about them over time. The films as listed in the \u201cBest of Year\u201d section are held fast at the end of the year (and include a listing of all films I saw that year as well as films released that year).<\/p>\n

Oh, and I don\u2019t really believe in top \u201cten\u201d lists, despite using the common nomenclature for the title of this page. This is going to be the top several films of each year, down to whatever point I think the films stop being worthy of inclusion. Might be eight one year, might be twenty-three another.<\/p>\n

1959<\/h3>\n

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    \n
  1. The 400 Blows<\/li>\n
  2. North by Northwest<\/li>\n
  3. Some Like It Hot<\/li>\n
  4. Anatomy of a Murder<\/li>\n
  5. Rio Bravo<\/li>\n
  6. Pickpocket<\/li>\n
  7. Ben-Hur<\/li>\n
  8. Sleeping Beauty<\/li>\n
  9. Good Morning<\/li>\n
  10. Shadows<\/li>\n
  11. House on Haunted Hill<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    TOP FIVE YET TO SEE<\/b>
    \nFloating Weeds
    \nBlack Orpheus
    \nThe World of Apu
    \nThe Hound of the Baskervilles
    \nA Bucket of Blood<\/p>\n

    1958<\/h3>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Vertigo<\/li>\n
    2. Touch of Evil<\/li>\n
    3. Elevator to the Gallows<\/li>\n
    4. Big Deal on Madonna Street<\/li>\n
    5. Mon Oncle<\/li>\n
    6. Gigi<\/li>\n
    7. The Fly<\/li>\n
    8. Some Came Running<\/li>\n
    9. The 7th Voyage of Sinbad<\/li>\n
    10. Horror of Dracula<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      TOP FIVE YET TO SEE<\/b>
      \nCat on a Hot Tin Roof
      \nThe Defiant Ones
      \nThe Blob
      \nAshes and Diamonds
      \nThe Music Room<\/p>\n

      1957<\/h3>\n

      \"\"<\/p>\n

        \n
      1. Nights of Cabiria<\/li>\n
      2. What’s Opera, Doc?<\/li>\n
      3. 12 Angry Men<\/li>\n
      4. Witness for the Prosecution<\/li>\n
      5. The Cranes are Flying<\/li>\n
      6. Sweet Smell of Success<\/li>\n
      7. The Seventh Seal<\/li>\n
      8. The Incredible Shrinking Man<\/li>\n
      9. A Face in the Crowd<\/li>\n
      10. Old Yeller<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        TOP FIVE YET TO SEE<\/b>
        \nWild Strawberries
        \nThrone of Blood
        \nGunfight at the O.K. Corral
        \nDesk Set
        \nThe Lower Depths<\/p>\n

        1956<\/h3>\n

        \"\"<\/p>\n

          \n
        1. The Searchers<\/li>\n
        2. Invasion of the Body Snatchers<\/li>\n
        3. Written on the Wind<\/li>\n
        4. The Killing<\/li>\n
        5. …And God Created Woman<\/li>\n
        6. A Man Escaped<\/li>\n
        7. Bigger Than Life<\/li>\n
        8. The Ten Commandments<\/li>\n
        9. The King and I<\/li>\n
        10. While the City Sleeps<\/li>\n
        11. Carousel<\/li>\n
        12. Bob le flambeur<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          TOP FIVE YET TO SEE<\/b>
          \nThe Burmese Harp
          \nAparajito
          \nThe Red Balloon
          \nThe Bad Seed
          \nAround the World in 80 Days<\/p>\n

          1955<\/h3>\n

          \"\"<\/p>\n

            \n
          1. Night of the Hunter<\/li>\n
          2. Oklahoma!<\/li>\n
          3. Lady and the Tramp<\/li>\n
          4. The Court Jester<\/li>\n
          5. Smiles of a Summer Night<\/li>\n
          6. One Froggy Evening<\/li>\n
          7. Diabolique<\/li>\n
          8. The Ladykillers<\/li>\n
          9. Kiss Me Deadly<\/li>\n
          10. The Man from Laramie<\/li>\n
          11. Rebel Without a Cause<\/li>\n
          12. The Man With the Golden Arm<\/li>\n
          13. Rififi<\/li>\n
          14. The Trouble With Harry<\/li>\n
          15. The Big Knife<\/li>\n
          16. Love Me or Leave Me<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            TOP FIVE YET TO SEE<\/b>
            \nBad Day at Black Rock
            \nNight and Fog
            \nAll That Heaven Allows
            \nKiller’s Kiss
            \nPather Panchali<\/p>\n

            1954<\/h3>\n

            \"\"<\/p>\n

              \n
            1. Rear Window<\/li>\n
            2. La Strada<\/li>\n
            3. Sansho the Bailiff<\/li>\n
            4. A Star is Born<\/li>\n
            5. The Seven Samurai<\/li>\n
            6. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers<\/li>\n
            7. The Caine Mutiny<\/li>\n
            8. Them!<\/li>\n
            9. On the Waterfront<\/li>\n
            10. Dial M for Murder<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              TOP FIVE YET TO SEE<\/b>
              \nSenso
              \nCreature from the Black Lagoon
              \nMagnificent Obsession
              \nJourney to Italy
              \nSuddenly<\/p>\n

              1953<\/h3>\n

              \"\"<\/p>\n

                \n
              1. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes<\/li>\n
              2. Duck Amuck<\/li>\n
              3. The Band Wagon<\/li>\n
              4. The Big Heat<\/li>\n
              5. The Earrings of Madame De…<\/li>\n
              6. Kiss Me Kate<\/li>\n
              7. Roman Holiday<\/li>\n
              8. Duck Dodgers in the 24 1\/2th Century<\/li>\n
              9. From Here to Eternity<\/li>\n
              10. The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T<\/li>\n
              11. The Naked Spur<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                TOP FIVE YET TO SEE<\/b>
                \nStalag 17
                \nTokyo Story
                \nUgetsu
                \nI Confess
                \nThe Bigamist<\/p>\n

                1952<\/h3>\n

                \"\"<\/p>\n

                  \n
                1. Singin’ in the Rain<\/li>\n
                2. Rabbit Seasoning<\/li>\n
                3. Feed the Kitty<\/li>\n
                4. The Quiet Man<\/li>\n
                5. Son of Paleface<\/li>\n
                6. The Narrow Margin<\/li>\n
                7. Umberto D<\/li>\n
                8. The Bad and the Beautiful<\/li>\n
                9. High Noon<\/li>\n
                10. Ikiru<\/li>\n
                11. Forbidden Games<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  TOP FIVE YET TO SEE<\/b>
                  \nLimelight
                  \nClash by Night
                  \nAngel Face
                  \nOthello
                  \nEuropa ’51<\/p>\n

                  1951<\/h3>\n

                  \"\"<\/p>\n

                    \n
                  1. Strangers on a Train<\/li>\n
                  2. A Streetcar Named Desire<\/li>\n
                  3. An American in Paris<\/li>\n
                  4. Ace in the Hole<\/li>\n
                  5. The Day the Earth Stood Still<\/li>\n
                  6. Detective Story<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    TOP FIVE YET TO SEE<\/b>
                    \nA Place in the Sun
                    \nThe Man in the White Suit
                    \nThe Steel Helmet
                    \nThe River
                    \nFlying Leathernecks<\/p>\n

                    1950<\/h3>\n

                    \"\"<\/p>\n

                      \n
                    1. In a Lonely Place<\/li>\n
                    2. All About Eve<\/li>\n
                    3. Sunset Blvd<\/li>\n
                    4. Winchester ’73<\/li>\n
                    5. Rashomon<\/li>\n
                    6. Orpheus<\/li>\n
                    7. Caged<\/li>\n
                    8. Cinderella<\/li>\n
                    9. Gun Crazy<\/li>\n
                    10. La ronde<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                      TOP FIVE YET TO SEE<\/b>
                      \nThe Furies
                      \nWhere the Sidewalk Ends
                      \nLes enfants terribles
                      \nWagon Master
                      \nLos Olvidados<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                      My top ten films for each year of the 1950s. These are always up for revision as I watch more films, revisit ones I\u2019ve seen before, and think about them over time. The films as listed in the \u201cBest of Year\u201d section are held fast at the end of the year (and include a listing  [ Read More ]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":28561,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/testing.the-frame.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29393"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/testing.the-frame.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/testing.the-frame.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/testing.the-frame.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/testing.the-frame.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29393"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/testing.the-frame.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29393\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/testing.the-frame.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/testing.the-frame.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}