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Total Film
Total Film
Entertainment
Eric Francisco

The 32 best '50s movies

Gene Kelly sings in the rain, in Singin' in the Rain.

In the first decade after the fallout of World War II, the global movie industry hadn’t missed a step. But which of them are actually the greatest?

Throughout the middle of the 20th century, the art of filmmaking evolved through the refinement of the commercial studio style. At the same time, progressive experimentations, like electronic music scoring to widespread adoption of Technicolor and widescreen panorama, took the medium to the next level. While all of that was happening, movie stars grew more accustomed to being the sole reasons why the public went to see movies in the first place. 

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