1950s (4)

Rear Window (1954) - A wheelchair bound photographer spies on his neighbours from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.

Lady and the Tramp (1955) - The romantic tale of a sheltered uptown Cocker Spaniel dog and a streetwise downtown Mutt.

12 Angry Men (1957) - A dissenting juror in a murder trial slowly manages to convince the others that the case is not as obviously clear as it seemed in court.

The Bridge On the River Kwai (1957) -After settling his differences with a Japanese PoW camp commander, a British colonel co-operates to oversee his men's construction of a railway bridge for their captors - while oblivious to a plan by the Allies to destroy it.

Vertigo (1958) - A San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.

North by Northwest (1959) - A hapless New York advertising executive is mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and is pursued across the country while he looks for a way to survive.