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Post by morrisondylanfan on Apr 7, 2020 1:28:37 GMT
Hi all,after reading about it in a issue of Cinema Retro last year,I finally picked up the epic International Spy Guide 1945-1989 two volume set by Richard Rhys Davies. Some of the most interesting reviews I've found have been for pre-007 Spy flicks, I would like to ask what your favourite spy films of the 50's are? Thanks. .JPG) .JPG) |
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Post by mattgarth on Apr 7, 2020 1:37:01 GMT
FIVE FINGERS (1952)
THE MAN WHO NEVER WAS (1956)
I WAS A COMMUNIST FOR THE FBI (1951)
WALK EAST ON BEACON (1952)
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Post by bravomailer on Apr 7, 2020 1:41:52 GMT
OSS (1946)
My Son John (1952)
Our Man In Havana (1958)
The Quiet American (1958)
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Post by bravomailer on Apr 7, 2020 1:49:06 GMT
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Post by mikef6 on Apr 7, 2020 14:41:44 GMT
Many of my favorites have already come up in just the first three responses. Here are a few that I don’t think have.
The Tall Target / Anthony Mann (1951)
The Thief / Russell Rouse (1952)
Pickup On South Street / Samuel Fuller (1953)
Carve Her Name With Pride / Lewis Gilbert (1958)
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Post by politicidal on Apr 7, 2020 15:40:56 GMT
North by Northwest (1959) - Some call it the first "James Bond" type of espionage thriller.
Pickup on South Street (1953)
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Post by morrisondylanfan on Apr 9, 2020 1:12:53 GMT
OSS (1946) My Son John (1952) Our Man In Havana (1958) The Quiet American (1958) Thanks for highlighting OSS, bravo. I did not realize that before the oo7-era,and the later delightful Dujardin spoofs, that there had been a earlier mission for the OSS.  
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Post by bravomailer on Apr 9, 2020 1:20:06 GMT
OSS (1946) My Son John (1952) Our Man In Havana (1958) The Quiet American (1958) Thanks for highlighting OSS, bravo. I did not realize that before the oo7-era,and the later delightful Dujardin spoofs, that there had been a earlier mission for the OSS. From Sterling Hayden's Wiki page: "As OSS agent John Hamilton, his World War II service included sailing with supplies from Italy to Yugoslav partisans and parachuting into fascist Croatia. Hayden, who also participated in the Naples–Foggia campaign and established air crew rescue teams in enemy-occupied territory, became a first lieutenant on September 13, 1944, and a captain on February 14, 1945. He received the Silver Star (for gallantry in action in the Balkans and Mediterranean; "Lt. Hamilton displayed great courage in making hazardous sea voyages in enemy-infested waters and reconnaissance through enemy-held areas"), a Bronze Arrowhead device for parachuting behind enemy lines, and a commendation from Yugoslavia's Josip Broz Tito. He left active duty on December 24, 1945.[16] Tito awarded him the Order of Merit."
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