Movies from 1957 12 Angry Men (1957) 96 mins Drama Some of my favourite movies are those which can be defined as courtroom dramas, the powerful to and thro between lawyers as they try to outwit each other whilst pulling apart each other's case. There have been some terrific c... 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957) 82 mins Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi When "20 Million Miles to Earth" was released back in 1957 it was science fiction fantasy, delivering the horror of monsters from such far flung places as Venus. Watching "20 Million Miles to Earth" now it's more science fict... 3:10 to Yuma (1957) 92 mins Western I suppose you could say I have double standards; if someone asked me about a recent movie which uses CG to create beautiful backdrops I am unlikely to be impressed but if you were to ask me about an older movie which features... The Abominable Snowman (1957) 91 mins Adventure , Horror, Sci-Fi There is a lot to like about "The Abominable Snowman" starting with the movie's look as director Val Guest and his crew have done a nice job of weaving actual footage of climbers on mountains, the Pyrenees standing in for the... After the Ball (1957) 89 mins Biography, Musical If someone said Burlington Bertie to me I would be able to say that it is an old music hall number but I couldn't tell you anything else especially about the performer Vesta Tilley. As such I have to be honest and say that I ... An Affair to Remember (1957) 110 mins Drama, Romance "An Affair to Remember" starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr is with out doubt one of the most popular romantic movies of all time and in all fairness deserves the high praise it often receives. From the well designed storyli... Battle Hymn (1957) 108 mins Drama I would imagine the true story of Dean Hess probably is an inspirational one as he goes from a pilot to preacher and then finding a way to combine being a fighter and a man of God. Unfortunately when it comes to "Battle Hymn"... The Birthday Present (1957) 100 mins Drama Movie Review - The Birthday Present (1957) Tony Britton stars as Simon Scott, a salesman who ends up doing time when he tries to smuggle a watch past customs as a present for his wife Jean (Sylvia Syms)... Bitter Victory (1957) 102 mins Drama, War Like Alfred Hitchcock director Nicholas Ray has his devotees who find his movies to be a cut above the norm. There is nothing wrong with that as Nicholas Ray certainly crafted stylish and classic movies and he deserves a lot ... Blood Is My Heritage (1957) 69 mins Horror Blood Is My Heritage: There are naughty goings on at a girl's boarding school when a teacher uses hypnosis to bring oout a girl's inner vampire... Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (1957) 86 mins Comedy Blue Murder at St. Trinian's: The girls of St Trinian's are running wild and even the police ar scared, whilst Flash Harry has been pimping the girls to a Prince... The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) 161 mins Adventure , Drama, War When you think of the war movie genre many of the most popular movies focus on the action, be it the secretive operations of a crack force to blow up oil dumps or prisoner of wars staging an audacious escape attempts. And whi... The Buckskin Lady (1957) 66 mins Western Oh how I am torn because in my experience westerns with a female lead are vastly out numbered by those which focus on a man and as such when I come across one I want it to grab me with entertaining performances and story. Sad... Campbell's Kingdom (1957) 102 mins Adventure , Drama It would be so easy for me to rip "Campbell's Kingdom" to shreds, heck any movie which features Sid James delivering a heavy American accent is opening up for a bit of ribbing. In fact with this being a predominantly British ... Carry on Admiral (1957) 83 mins Comedy Not to be confused with the more famous Carry On movies which started in the following year "Carry on Admiral" is one of those typical British confusion comedies. These movies were ten a penny during the 50s and for a confusi... The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) 82 mins Horror The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) - Peter Cushing stars in this account of the life and experiments of Victor Frankenstein who creates a monster (Christopher Lee)... Date with Disaster (1957) 61 mins Crime, Drama Movie Review - Date with Disaster (1957) when his business partner ends up murdered Miles Harrington (Tom Drake) finds himself the chief suspect... Decision at Sundown (1957) 77 mins Western I've watched a fair amount of Randolph Scott movies and one thing which I always felt was wrong was that far too often he was cast as the happy good guy, the decent guy with a smile who wins the girl and so on and so forth. Y... Desk Set (1957) 103 mins Comedy, Romance There is something quite amusing when you consider the premise of "Desk Set" as you have a team of researchers fretting over their jobs as computers are introduced. It's amusing because you wouldn't think that over 50 years a... Doctor at Large (1957) 104 mins Comedy As a child I watched a few of these "Doctor" movies, they seemed to appear surprisingly regularly on TV, yet I remember very little about them other than having a very similar feel to the "Carry On" movies which I also once l... 4 pages / 80 reviews Simple list