(Saturday, January 28, 1956) — “(Love Is) The Tender Trap” by Frank Sinatra peaked at #7 on today’s Billboard Most Played by Jockeys chart for one week.
Category Archives: Movies 1950s
‘Guys and Dolls’ premieres in New York City 60 years ago this hour (Nov 3 1955)
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(Wednesday, November 3, 1955, 8:30 p.m. EST) — Guys and Dolls, a musical film about a big-city gambler who bets that he can seduce a Salvation Army girl, premiered tonight at the Capitol in New York City.
Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, the film starred Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra and Vivian Blaine.
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‘Rebel Without a Cause’ opens in New York City 60 years ago this hour (Oct 26 1955)
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(Wednesday, October 26, 1955, 9:30 a.m. EST) — Rebel Without a Cause, a drama film about an alienated teenager who tries to handle life’s troubles and an apron-wearing dad, opened this morning at the Astor in New York City.
Directed by Nicholas Ray, the film starred James Dean (who had died in a car crash Sept. 30, 1955), Natalie Wood and Sal Mineo.
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‘Oklahoma!’ premieres in New York City 60 years ago tonight (Oct 10 1955)
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(Monday, October 10, 1955, evening EDT) — Oklahoma!, a musical film based on the 1943 stage musical Oklahoma!, written by composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist/librettist Oscar Hammerstein II, premiered tonight before an invitation-only audience at the Rivoli Theatre in New York.
Directed by Fred Zinnemann, the film starred Gordon MacRae, Gloria Grahame. Gene Nelson, Charlotte Greenwood, Rod Steiger, Eddie Albert, James Whitmore and Shirley Jones. It was the first feature film photographed in the Todd-AO 70 mm widescreen process.
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‘Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing’ by The Four Aces peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago today (Oct 8 1955)
(Saturday, October 8, 1955) — “Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing” by The Four Aces was the #1 song on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for two non-consecutive weeks (Oct. 8/22, 1955).
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Actor James Dean, 24, killed in two-car collision in California 60 years ago this hour (Sep 30 1955)
Video: 'James Dean Crash Recreated with Broderick Crawford Intro.'
(Friday, September 30, 1955, 5:15 p.m. PST) — Actor James Dean, 24, was killed today in a two-car collision near Cholame, California, while driving a small German speedster to a sports car racing competition.
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Debbie Reynolds, Eddie Fisher married 60 years ago tonight (Sep 26, 1955)
Video: 'Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds/You are My Sunshine//?'
(Monday, September 26, 1955, evening EDT) — Actress Debbie Reynolds, 23, and singer Eddie Fisher, 26, were married tonight in a civil ceremony at Grossinger’s resort in the Catskills, New York, following a 15-month romance.
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‘The Yellow Rose of Texas’ by Mitch Miller peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago today (Sep 3 1955)
(Saturday, September 3, 1955) — “The Yellow Rose of Texas” by Mitch Miller was the #1 song on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for six non-consecutive weeks (Sep. 3/10/17/24, Oct. 1/15, 1955).
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‘Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing’ opens in New York City 60 years ago today (Aug 18 1955)
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(Thursday, August 18, 1955) — Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing, a drama-romance film about a Eurasian doctor in Hong Kong who falls in love with a war correspondent, opened today at the Roxy theater in New York City.
Directed by Henry King, the film starred Jennifer Jones and William Holden.
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‘To Catch a Thief’ premieres in Hollywood 60 years ago tonight (Aug 3 1955)
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(Wednesday, August 3, 1955, evening PDT) — To Catch a Thief, a romantic thriller film about a retired cat burglar fights to clear himself of a series of Riviera robberies committed in his style, premiered tonight in Hollywood.
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, the film starred Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis, John Williams, Charles Vanel and Brigitte Auber.
