Iconic+Films+of+1950s

This page contains lists of the top films and musicals of the 1950s along with the major film stars of the era. 1. **Teen rebellion**- Film: //Rebel Without a Cause, Jailhouse Rock,// //The Outsiders//- SE Hinton 3. **Loss of Innocence**- //To Kill a Mockingbird// (Harper Lee), //Speak// (Laurie Halse Anderson), //Babydoll// (film) 4. **Forbidden Love**- //West Side Story, Romeo and Juliet// (Shakespeare), //Twilight// (Stephanie Meyer) 5. **Socialite/High Society-** **The Gossip Girl Series** (Cecily Von Ziegesar) **Breakfast at Tiffany's** (film)
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 * 2. Realizing Role Models are Only Human**- //My Most Excellent Year// (Steve Kluger)

**Top 12 Films of 1950s**
1. //East of Eden//- 1955

2. //Guys and Dolls//- 1955 [|Guys and Dolls Trailer] 3. //Rebel Without a Cause//- 1955 [|Rebel Trailer] 4. //The King and I//- 1956 [|The King and I Trailer] 5. //The 10 Commandments//- 1956 6. //Jailhouse Rock//- 1957 [|Jailhouse Trailer] 7. //12 Angry Men//- 1957 8. //Cat on a Hot Tin Roof//- 1958 [|Cat Trailer] 9. //Vertigo-// 1958 10. //Ben-Hur-// 1959 [|Ben Hur Trailer] 11. //Rio Bravo//- 1959 12. //Sleeping Beauty-// 1959 [|Sleeping Beauty Trailer]