Tag Archives: 1954

Johnny Guitar (1954)

Posted on January 27, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Nicholas Ray Writer: Philip Yordan (Based on the novel by Roy Chanslor)

Posted in Drama, Western | Tagged 1954, adaptation, arizona, bar, ben cooper, desert, drama, ernest borgnine, gang, hanging, harry straddling sr., harry stradling, horse, jealousy, joan crawford, john carradine, johnny guitar, lynch mob, mercedes mccambridge, nicholas ray, noose, philip yordan, posse, revenge, richard l. van enger, rival, rivalry, roy chanslor, saloon, scott brady, sterling hayden, victor young, war bond, Western, whiskey | Leave a comment

Godzilla (1954)

Posted on October 4, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Ishiro Honda Writers: Takeo Murata & Ishiro Honda (Story by Shigeru Kayama) One of the greats!

Posted in Action, Drama, Foreign, Horror, Science Fiction | Tagged 1954, action, atomic, boat, city, drama, foreign, godzilla, gojira, horror, ishiro honda, island, japan, japanese, kaiju, monster, nuclear, nuke, ocean, oxygen, sci-fi, science fiction, shigeru kayama, ship, takashi shimura, takeo murata, toho, tokyo, tomoyuki tanaka, water | Leave a comment

Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)

Posted on August 22, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Jack Arnold Writers: Harry Essex and Arthur Ross (Story by Maurice Zimm)

Posted in Horror, Science Fiction | Tagged 1954, amazon, antonio moreno, arthur a. ross, arthur ross, boat, creature, creature from the black lagoon, harry essex, horror, jack arnold, julia adams, jungle, maurice zimm, monster, nestor paiva, prehistoric, richard carlson, richard denning, sci-fi, science, science fiction, scientist, water, whit bissell, william alland | Leave a comment

Sansho the Bailiff (1954)

Posted on October 19, 2019 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Kenji Mizoguchi Writers: Fuji Yahiro & Yoshikata Yoda (Based on the short story “Sansho Dayu” by Ogai Mori)

Posted in Drama, Foreign | Tagged 1954, adaptation, brothel, buddha, buddism, children, criterion collection, drama, exile, foreign, fuji yahiro, governor, japan, japanese, kenji mizoguchi, labor, medieval, ogai mori, oppression, prostitution, sacrifice, sangho dayu, sangho the bailiff, slave, slavery, wife, yoshikata yoda | Leave a comment

Animal Farm (1954)

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Joy Batchelor & John Halas Writers: Lothar Wolff, Borden Mace, Philip Stapp, John Halas, & Joy Batchelor (Based on the book by George Orwell) Whoever was the critic for the N.Y. Daily News was a weirdo. “The Laughs Of … Continue reading →

Posted in Animated, Drama, Review | Tagged 1954, adaptation, animal, animal farm, animals, animated, animation, borden mace, cartoon, drama, farm, farmer, george orwell, john halas, joy batchelor, lothar wolff, philip stapp, pig, pigs, revolution, satire, windmill | Leave a comment

Dial M for Murder (1954)

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Alfred Hitchcock Writer: Frederick Knott (Adapted from his own play)

Posted in Crime, Drama, Review, Thriller | Tagged 1954, adaptation, alfred hitchcock, american, anthony dawsom, blackmail, crime, dial m for murder, drama, england, evidence, frederick knott, grace kelly, husband, inherit, investigate, investigation, john williams, letter, london, marriage, married, murder, ray milland, robert cummings, tennis, thriller, wife, writer | Leave a comment