Porgy and Bess (
1959) | IMDb:
7
In the early 1900s, the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina serves as home to a black fishing community. Crippled beggar Porgy, who travels about in a goat-drawn cart, loves the drug-addicted Bess, who lives with stevedore Crown, the local bully.
Starring:
Sidney Poitier
,
Dorothy Dandridge
,
Sammy Davis Jr.
,
Pearl Bailey
,
Brock Peters
,
Diahann Carroll
Produced by:
Samuel Goldwyn
Land of the Pharaohs (
1955) | IMDb:
6.6
A captured architect designs an ingenious plan to ensure the impregnability of the tomb of a self-absorbed Pharaoh, obsessed with the security of his next life.
Starring:
Jack Hawkins
,
Joan Collins
,
Dewey Martin
,
Alex Minotis
,
James Robertson Justice
,
Luisella Boni
River of No Return (
1954) | IMDb:
6.6
An itinerant farmer and his young son help a heart-of-gold saloon singer search for her estranged husband.
Starring:
Robert Mitchum
,
Marilyn Monroe
,
Rory Calhoun
,
Tommy Rettig
,
Murvyn Vye
,
Douglas Spencer
Produced by:
Stanley Rubin
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (
1953) | IMDb:
7.1
Lorelei Lee is a beautiful showgirl engaged to be married to the wealthy Gus Esmond, much to the disapproval of Gus' rich father, Esmond Sr., who thinks that Lorelei is just after his money. When Lorelei goes on a cruise accompanied only by her best friend, Dorothy Shaw, Esmond Sr. hires Ernie Malone, a private detective, to follow her and report any questionable behavior that would disqualify her from the marriage.
Starring:
Jane Russell
,
Marilyn Monroe
,
Charles Coburn
,
Elliott Reid
,
Tommy Noonan
,
George Winslow
Produced by:
Sol C. Siegel