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The Wings of Eagles (1957) on 22 february 1957
, 1h50Directed by John Ford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Action
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors John Wayne, Dan Dailey, Maureen O'Hara, Ward Bond, Ken Curtis, Sig Ruman
Rating65%
Soon after World War I is over, "Spig" Wead (John Wayne), along with John Dale Price (Ken Curtis), tries to prove to the Navy the value of aviation in combat. To do this, Wead pushes the Navy to compete in racing and endurance competitions. Several races are against the US Army aviation team led by Captain Herbert Allen Hazard (based on Jimmy Doolittle – played by Kenneth Tobey).
Tops with Pops (1957) on 22 february 1957
Directed by Joseph Barbera, William Hanna
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about cats, Mise en scène d'un rongeur, Mise en scène d'une souris, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Daws Butler
Rating66%
Spike le bouledogue prévient Tom de se tenir loin de son fils, Tyke. Jerry réalise alors que rester près du garçon est la meilleure façon de protéger de son tortionnaire, mais Tom n'est pas prêt de laisser la souris lui échapper si facilement.(Remake en Cinémascope de "Love That Pup".)
Oh, Men! Oh, Women! (1957) on 22 february 1957
, 1h30Directed by Nunnally Johnson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Medical-themed films, Théâtre, Films about psychiatry, Films based on plays, Children's films
Actors Dan Dailey, Ginger Rogers, David Niven, Tony Randall, Barbara Rush, Natalie Schafer
Rating52%
Mildred Turner is a patient of a New York psychiatrist, Dr. Alan Coles. She is bored and frustrated in her marriage to a movie star, Arthur Turner.
Pyaasa (1957) on 19 february 1957
, 2h26Directed by Guru Dutt
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about suicide, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Guru Dutt, Mala Sinha, Waheeda Rehman, Johnny Walker, Rehman, Leela Mishra
Rating82%
Vijay (Guru Dutt) is an unsuccessful poet whose works are not taken seriously by publishers or his brothers (who sell his poems as waste paper). Unable to bear their taunting that he is a good-for-nothing, he stays away from home and is often out on the streets. He encounters a good-hearted prostitute named Gulabo (Waheeda Rehman), who is enamoured with his poetry and falls in love with him. He also encounters his ex-girlfriend Meena (Mala Sinha) from college and finds out that she has married a big publisher Mr. Ghosh (Rehman) for financial security. Ghosh hires him as a servant to find out more about him and Meena. A dead beggar to whom Vijay gave his coat and whom he tries to save unsuccessfully from the path of a running train is mistaken for Vijay. Gulabo goes to Ghosh and gets his poems published. Ghosh does so feeling he can exploit the poems and make a killing. The poems are very successful. However, Vijay is alive and in the hospital after the train mishap.
Mister Cory (1957) on 23 february 1957
, 1h32Directed by Blake Edwards
Genres Drama
Themes Jeu, Poker
Actors Tony Curtis, Martha Hyer, Charles Bickford, Kathryn Crosby, William Reynolds, Henry Daniell
Rating65%
Cory, a poor Chicago kid with a penchant for gambling, gets a job at a posh Wisconsin resort as a busboy. He takes a liking to glamorous socialite Abby Vollard, who is toying with the affections of rich boyfriend Alex Wyncott.
Hold That Hypnotist (1957) on 24 february 1957
, 1h1Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action
Actors Huntz Hall, Stanley Clements, David Gorcey, Queenie Smith, Jane Nigh, Robert Foulk
Rating54%
The Bowery Boys' landlady Mrs. Kelly believes in a theory proposed by Dr. Simon Noble. The theory is that through hypnosis, one can regress into a former life that they supposedly lived centuries ago. The boys believe that Noble is a phony until Sach manages to get himself hypnotized. Evidently Sach once lived as Algy Winkle, an English tax collector in Charleston, South Carolina. Winklemanaged to receive a map from Captain Blackbeard leading to buried treasure.