1950s Americana on Film

Scenes reflecting mid-20th-century American life, focusing on automobiles, crime narratives, and societal norms.

LOS ANGELES - 1946 - Street scenes of Los Angeles at night pass movie theaters and other businesses.

Biscuter, image from 1954.

HORST BUCHHOLZ in ONE, TWO, THREE (1961), directed by BILLY WILDER.

PASAPORTE PARA UN ANGEL (1954).

CHRISTINE (1983), directed by JOHN CARPENTER.

DANNY GLOVER and KEVIN KLINE in GRAND CANYON (1991), directed by LAWRENCE KASDAN.

JAMES STEWART.

FERIA 1976-MANGUERA EVACUAR EN INCENDIO - FOTO AÑOS 70. Location: PALACIO DE CONGRESOS Y EXPOSICIONES MONTJUIC. Barcelona. SPANIEN.

091, policia al habla, 1960. Spanish film directed by Jose Maria Forque and starring Adolfo Marsillach, Tony Leblanc and Susana Campos.

LOUIS DE FUNES and BOURVIL in CRIME DOES NOT PAY (1965) -Original title: LE CORNIAUD-, directed by GERARD OURY.

THE BIG KNIFE (1955), directed by ROBERT ALDRICH.

ARTURO FERNANDEZ and GISIA PARADIS in IN COLD BLOOD (1959) -Original title: A SANGRE FRÍA-.

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SHIRLEY MACLAINE in THE YELLOW ROLLS ROYCE (1964), directed by ANTHONY ASQUITH.

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