Best Drama Films of 1951
David and Bathsheba
David and Bathsheba is ... David and Bathsheba was the last major "flat-screen" Biblical epic; it was filmed in 1951 B.C. -- Before Cinemascope. [ best drama films - 1951 ]
The Lemon Drop Kid
Damon Runyon's Broadway fable ... introduced the enduring Yuletide ballad "Silver Bells", written (reportedly in a real hurry) by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. [ best drama films - 1951 ]
Detective Story
Sidney Kingsley's Broadway play ... of its theatrical original, and it forms a clear precursor to such latter-day urban police dramas as NYPD Blue. [ best drama films - 1951 ]
The Enforcer
Humphrey Bogart plays Martin ... and evidence, and he has to figure it out before Mendoza does, or lose the last witness he has. [ best drama films - 1951 ]
Fourteen Hours
Henry Hathaway directed this ... his life. Fourteen Hours marked Grace Kelly's screen debut; Ossie Davis and Brian Keith also appear in small roles. [ best drama films - 1951 ]
Mr. Imperium
Ezio Pinza stars as ... decade, they reunite, only now Barlo is a Hollywood superstar and Imperium has ascended to the throne of king. [ best drama films - 1951 ]
Jim Thorpe - All American
Burt Lancaster stars as ... previously had secured small acting roles for the real Thorpe in such films as Knute Rockne: All American (1940). [ best drama films - 1951 ]
Sirocco
In Sirocco Humphrey Bogart ... but by then, it's too late. A weak attempt by Bogart's Santana Productions to duplicate the success of Casablanca. [ best drama films - 1951 ]
The Basketball Fix
The title tells all ... girl friend Pat Judd (Vanessa Brown). This otherwise ordinary programmer is distinguished by the excellent cinematography of Stanley Cortez. [ best drama films - 1951 ]
The Browning Version
Michael Redgrave gives his ... incident and character detail builds to intense emotional heights that make this version of The Browning Version a classic. [ best drama films - 1951 ]
Decision Before Dawn
With the Third Reich ... Dawn was filmed on location in Europe. Watch for a young and sickly-looking Klaus Kinski as an overeager defector. [ best drama films - 1951 ]
The House on Telegraph Hill
After surviving the hell ... by Robert Wise, who went on to helm such blockbusters as West Side Story and The Sound of Music. [ best drama films - 1951 ]
Two Dollar Bettor
Dependable supporting actor John ... Hewitt for everything he's got. Two Dollar Bettor was directed by Edward L. Cahn with his usual ten-day-schedule efficiency. [ best drama films - 1951 ]
Early Summer
Writer/director Yasujiro Ozu combines ... the universal appeal of this austere film. Yasujiro Ozu collaborated on the script of Early Summer with Kogo Noda. [ best drama films - 1951 ]
Awara
Indian film icon Raj ... for the lad and at the same time winning the heart of his one and only love Rita (Nargis). [ best drama films - 1951 ]
The River
The River must be ... pad for the directorial career of Satyajit Ray, who met and befriended Renoir during the shooting of this film. [ best drama films - 1951 ]
The Well
The Well is a ... to be equitable by 1951 standards, and is heartfelt enough to overcome its occasional lapses into stereotype and condescension. [ best drama films - 1951 ]
The Medium
Filmed opera can be ... burglars, kills the boy. Whether or not her punishment is Divine Intervention is left for the viewer to ponder. [ best drama films - 1951 ]
Chained for Life
The conjoined twins Violet ... the 1950s and they ran a fruit-stand in Florida until they died in 1964 at the ages of 56. [ best drama films - 1951 ]
The Devil's Sleep
Still trading on her ... uncouth Poverty Row entrepreneur, George Weiss was portrayed as such, memorably, by actor Mike Starr in Ed Wood (1994). [ best drama films - 1951 ]
Susana
Having recently escaped from ... through seduction and intimidation. Acclaimed Spanish surrealist Luis Buņuel directs this lurid and slightly absurd melodrama starring Rosita Quintana. [ best drama films - 1951 ]
Variety Lights
Federico Fellini's directorial debut ... outcast performers are left without a leader, while star-eyed Lily proves to be relentless in her quest for fame. [ best drama films - 1951 ]
Una Mujer Sin Amor
A comparatively conventional Luis ... not as pronounced as the anti-establishment theme, but it's there for those familiar with Bunuel's "code words" and imagery. [ best drama films - 1951 ]
Doņa Perfecta
Director Alejandro Galindo directs ... is family. When Pepe and his cousin Rosario fall deeply in love, the situation quickly comes to a head. [ best drama films - 1951 ]
Racket Squad [TV Series]
All the episodes in ... popular series were allegedly based upon real-life cases dealing with captured con-artists. [ best drama films - 1951 ]
Afsana
B. R. Chopra directs ... Meera (Veena Kumari), Ratan's memory returns just as his wife commits suicide following the bankruptcy of her illicit lover. [ best drama films - 1951 ]
Mujeres Sin Maņana
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Con Todo El Corazon
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Cuando tu me Quieras
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El Suavecito
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Victimas del Pecado
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El Marido de Mi Novia
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Las Islas Marias
Las Islas Marias stars ... committed the crime. While on the inside, he learns important life lessons that actually make him a better man. [ best drama films - 1951 ]
Las Mujeres de Mi General
South-of-the-border screen idol Pedro ... baby and the general, all concerned (including the mistress) must face an onslaught of terror from bellicose governmental soldiers. [ best drama films - 1951 ]Supplemental Navigation
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