Amazing Movie Posters

he suspect in a 12-year-old murder case is finally caught and tried, but the witnesses are a bit hard to track down. Director: George Archainbaud Writer: DeVallon Scott Stars: Gig Young, Lynne Roberts, Mary Anderson

A single-handed hero sets himself against Martians trying to assume control of Earth. Director: Fred C. Brannon Writer: Ronald Davidson Stars: Walter Reed, Lois Collier, Gregory Gaye

A well-planned robbery goes awry, with tough cop Cordell in pursuit. Director: Richard Fleischer Writers: Earl Felton (screenplay), Gerald Drayson Adams (screenplay) Stars: Charles McGraw, Adele Jergens, William Talman

The musical tale of Annie Oakley (Betty Hutton) moves from stage to screen in this rollicking film adaptation. Renowned in the Wild West as a sharpshooter, Annie meets her match, both romantically and professionally, in the form of fellow ace gunslinger Frank Butler (Howard Keel). While Annie and Frank are performing as part of the famous traveling show headlined by the legendary Buffalo Bill (Louis Calhern), the two compete and flirt, with plenty of ups and downs along the way. Release date: May 17, 1950 (USA) Directors: George Sidney, Busby Berkeley, Charles Walters Adapted from: Annie Get Your Gun Screenplay: Dorothy Fields, Sidney Sheldon, Herbert Fields

The son (Gene Kelly) of a slain Italian lawyer helps a policeman (J. Carrol Naish) fight organized crime in circa-1900 New York. Initial release: March 11, 1950 Director: Richard Thorpe Running time: 1h 32m Music composed by: Alberto Colombo Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

A World War II veteran (Gordon MacRae) and his nurse (Virginia Mayo) search for his buddy (Edmond O'Brien), a reformed hoodlum on the run. Initial release: February 11, 1950 Director: Vincent Sherman Running time: 14h 51m Music composed by: Daniele Amfitheatrof Producer: Anthony Veiller

Ashamed that his father lived a life of crime, hard-boiled New York City cop Mark Dixon (Dana Andrews) has a reputation for being too tough on criminals. So when Dixon unintentionally kills a murder suspect during a routine questioning, he hides the fact from the department and tries to pin the killing on his nemesis, notorious gangster Scalise (Gary Merrill). The snag in the cop's plan comes when his boss wrongly accuses the father of Dixon's love interest, Morgan (Gene Tierney), of the murder. Release date: June 26, 1950 (USA) Director: Otto Preminger Running time: 1h 35m Film series: 20th Century Fox Film Noir Screenplay: Ben Hecht, Robert E. Kent, Victor Trivas, Frank P. Rosenberg