Famous 1950s Movies That Were A Hit At The Time

1) Cinderella

This movie is about a young lady who lives with her evil step mother and step sisters who try and ruin her life.

She goes to the ball with the help of her magic godmother and once it strikes midnight she leaves a glass shoe.

Once the prince discovers it was her who left the shoe at the ball, they get together and live happily ever after.

2) Born Yesterday

A young woman moves to Washington with her millionaire sugar daddy.

Turns out that his lawyer is pressuring him to marry this woman as a wife cannot be forced to testify against her husband.

This causes Harry to hire a journalist to smarten up the woman and romance blooms.

3) Father of the Bride

When Kay announces she is getting married her father tries to help pay for her wedding but there comes up many problems regarding money and the planning.

This is the journey of a father having a hard time giving away his daughter.

4) The Asphalt Jungle

Dix gets released from prison and plans to steal $1 million in jewels.

He gathers many friends to help him including a lawyer and the plan goes smoothly until someone gets shot.

After they are caught they let greed get the best of them and go for more extreme measures.

5) Stage Fright

The police think a male actor is a murderer and try to get him into trial but he claims it was his girlfriend who did it who is also a famous actress.

He asks the help of his ex-girlfriend and they get entangled in a web of deception.

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