For some people, watching black and white movies are not fun. They often find them looking pretty boring because it lacks the color. Usually, those are the people who don’t even give them a shot.
On the other hand, fans of the movies that were made back in the 1950s know that romantic comedies were a hit back then. Some darker themes were also pretty popular. Amongst all of these films that were released back in the day, there were some big name stars that made the industry popular. Today, we are going to talk about them.
James Stewart
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He was the guy that broke all the records back in the day, and someone who was also in the military before being a huge movie star. James has always been cool and collected, somebody who starred in Hitchcock’s classics Rear and Vertigo, which was his way to fame.
Marlon Brando
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Besides being a great actor and bringing a much-needed dose of realism to film and acting, Brando was also a director and an activist. In case you didn’t know, his best performances were in On the Waterfront and The Wild One.
Marilyn Monroe
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Everybody knows who Marilyn Monroe was. As a successful actress and a model, she was one of the best looking girls back in the 1950s. Some Like It Hot and The Seven Year Itch were some of her most notable flicks.
Clark Gable
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He was nicknamed The King of Hollywood. We know that he was a terrific actor, but some might not know that he was an officer as well. Silent movies were his thing back in the day, and then he rose to the top of the world with some of the films like Band of Angels.
John Wayne
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Had we said Marion Mitchell Morrison, you might have reacted with a simple: “Who?!” But, John Wayne was the name he used and was also nicknamed Duke. As a star of The Stagecoach movie, John Wayne became really popular, and he never looked back after the role in that masterpiece. He became one of the best actors of his generation and one of the best to ever do it.
