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Marlon Brando gave one of his most memorable performances in "On the Waterfront," a film released on this day in history, July 28, 1954. It went on to win eight Academy Awards.
Power has blinded the union boss to the gifts she’s given the cause of school choice.
Film took off in a million directions during the 1950s, so we’ve pulled together a list. Here are the best 1950s movies:
On the Waterfront, American dramatic film, released in 1954, that presented a powerful account of union corruption and was directed by Elia Kazan. The movie, which featured one of Marlon Brando’s most memorable performances, was a critical and popular success, winning eight Academy Awards, including that for best picture. As the movie begins, Terry Malloy (played by Brando), a former boxer turned dockworker, leaves the waterfront office of union boss Johnny Friendly (Lee J. Cobb) with instructions to lure another longshoreman, Joey Doyle (Ben Wagner), to the roof of Joey’s apartment build...
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