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All motion pictures made and exhibited before 1929 are indisputably in the public domain in the United States. This date will move forward one year, every year, meaning that films released in 1929 will enter the public domain in 2025, films from 1930 in 2026, and so on, concluding with films from 1977 entering the public domain in 2073.
- List of Public Domain Works With Multimedia Adaptations
Following is a list of public domain works with multimedia...
- The Screaming Skull
The Screaming Skull is a 1958 independently made American...
- List of Public Domain Works With Multimedia Adaptations
- Old Yeller 1957, 83 min. Robert Stevenson • Starring: Dorothy McGuire, Fess Parker, Kevin Corcoran. Animal Picture • Coming-of-Age • Drama. find this movie on ►
- Animal Farm 1954, 72 min. Joy Batchelor, John Halas • Starring: Gordon Heath, Maurice Denham. Animal Picture • Animation • Comedy Drama. find this movie on ►
- The Shaggy Dog 1959, 104 min. Charles Barton • Starring: Fred MacMurray, Jean Hagen, Tommy Kirk. Comedy • Family-Oriented Comedy • Slapstick. find this movie on ►
- The Living Desert 1953, 69 min. James Algar • Starring: Winston Hibler. Animal Picture • Documentary 1 find this movie on ► Buy or Rent on iTunes. Find on Netflix.
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- Creature from The Black Lagoon
- It Came from Beneath The Sea
- Invasion of The Body Snatchers
- The Blob
- The Fly
- The Thing from Another World
- The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
- 20 Million Miles to Earth
- The Mummy
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At first glance, it might not seem like a movie about giant, mutated ants would be that scary, but that is to fundamentally misunderstand Them!In the movie, a colony of ants grows to giant proportions as a result of being exposed to atomic radiation, which then go on to kill many people. The special effects are surprisingly sophisticated for a movie of this type, and the specter of nuclear annihilation helps to give its narrative a powerful bite that endures, particularly given the extent to...
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Few horror movies have exerted quite as strong of a hold on the public imagination as Creature from the Black Lagoon, which is arguably one of the best horror movies ever made. It is also one of the most frightening, particularly since the creature in question is so menacing in appearance. What’s more, the movie manages to capture just the right level of sinister atmosphere. Even now, it manages to keep the viewer on the edge of their seat as they, along with the characters, wait to see just...
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Ray Harryhausen is renowned for his ability to create truly unsettling creatures in stop-motion, and this is evident in many of his movies from the 1950s. In It Came from Beneath the Sea, for example, features a giant octopus that has, unsurprisingly, been transformed by exposure to a hydrogen bomb. Though the creature is obviously a major reason that the movie manages to frighten, it is also its rather documentarian tone. This gives it a feeling of immediacy and reality that makes the viewer...
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Many great horror movies emerged out of the 1950s, but few were as adept at capturing the fears of the period like Invasion of the Body Snatchers. As its title suggests, it focuses on a small town that is invaded by an alien race determined on replicating their human hosts and taking over the planet. It remains a frightening movie for many reasons, not the least of which is the skill with which it articulates the fear of conformity that was rampant in American culture at the time. The movie’s...
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There have been many movies made about alien invasions, but The Blobdeserves to be seen as among the best of them. Focusing on an amoeba-like alien creature which begins to devour people after it lands on Earth, it’s a movie that is very much in the B-movie aesthetic that was very common in the 1950s. However, this doesn’t mean that it’s not still a very scary offering, and the creature’s ability to consume almost anything and anyone is one that still has the ability to send a chill down the...
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The 1950s was a decade characterized by enormous strides in science, with many discoveries which would go on to reshape American life. However, many of these involved exploring the unknown, with all the peril that entails. The Flyis a great example of a creature feature that articulates the fears of science, and its story about a man who becomes a terrible hybrid of fly and human after an experiment goes wrong is one that still has the ability to shock. It is, to be sure, a shocking and frigh...
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The postwar decades were characterized by a certain level of paranoia, which helps to explain why so many movies of the period, particularly creature features, dealt with beings from outer space. The Thing from Another Worldfocuses on a plant-like alien that, after being defrosted, terrorizes a group of scientists in the Arctic. It is a movie that maintains its power to terrify, particularly since the creature in question is only rarely seen in a full shot. As a result, it stands in the movie...
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As with so many of the movies of the 1950s that were creature features, The Beast from 20,000 Fathomsinvolves nuclear testing, which in this case awakens a dinosaur from slumber. The beast then wreaks havoc on the surface. It features the great special effects of Ray Harryhausen and the creature itself is one of his best early works. In fact, it is precisely this menacing creature that gives the movie its power to terrify a modern viewer, and The Beast from 20,000 Fathomsis a salutary reminde...
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Ray Harryhausen had a particularly great decade in the 1950s, and his creatures would become a steady part of the b-movie circuit. They are very much in evidence in 20 Million Miles to Earth, which tells the story of a creature brought back to Earth by an American space crew. The creature itself is one of Harryhausen’s best, both very frightening to behold and yet oddly sympathetic, as it tries to figure out what it is doing on this strange planet while everyone tries to destroy it.
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Few movie monsters have become quite as prominent as the Mummy, which has appeared in a number of creature features. This movie is not only quite chilling–the title creature maintains its power to terrify–but also quite well-executed. It’s clear that the movie had a substantial budget, which gives it a level of gravitas that is sometimes lacking in creature features of this particular variety. As a result, the movie manages to capture the chilling idea of a creature coming back from the dead...
Year Name Animal Picture Producer 1950 Francis: Mule Francis: Universal International: 1951 Rhubarb Cat Rhubarb: Perlberg-Seaton: 1952 Jackie Lion Fearless Fagan: MGM: 1953 Sam Dog Hondo: Wayne-Fellows 1954 Gypsy Horse Gypsy Colt: MGM 1955 Wildfire Dog It's a Dog's Life: MGM 1956 Samantha Goose Friendly Persuasion: Allied Artists: 1957 Spike ...
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- 'The Human Condition I: No Greater Love' (1959) Letterboxd Rating: 4.5/5. When it comes to ranking the best World War II movies of all time, few can compete with The Human Condition trilogy.
- 'Vertigo' (1958) Letterboxd Rating: 4.2/5. It might be difficult for film buffs to agree on what is the greatest Alfred Hitchcock movie, because he made plenty of great ones and a handful of undisputed classics, too.
- '12 Angry Men' (1957) Letterboxd Rating: 4.6/5. 12 Angry Men might well be one of the most enduring and continually beloved movies of its decade, with it being an effective enough drama that it's likely to appeal even to those who don't watch many older movies.
- 'A Man Escaped' (1956) Letterboxd Rating: 4.3/5. One of the greatest films ever made by French director Robert Bresson, A Man Escaped is as straightforward and no-nonsense with its storytelling as its title is direct.
1950s satirical films (34 P) 1950s short films (12 C, 1 P) 1950s speculative fiction films (4 C) 1950s sports films (4 C, 30 P) 1950s spy films (3 C, 26 P) 1950s superhero films (1 C, 7 P) 1950s supernatural films (2 C, 1 P)
B. The Baron of Arizona. The Black Rose. Brave People. Broken Arrow (1950 movie)
