https://shotonwhat.com/1956 The Source for Motion Picture & Television Technical Information Sat, 15 Jun 2019 14:36:00 -0800 en-US hourly 1 https://shotonwhat.com/giant-1956 Fri, 17 May 2024 14:50:12 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/giant-1956
Director: George Stevens
Cinematographer: William C. Mellor
Sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family and associates. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/around-the-world-in-eighty-days-1956 Tue, 14 May 2024 03:42:55 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/around-the-world-in-eighty-days-1956
Director: Michael Anderson, John Farrow
Cinematographer: Lionel Lindon
A Victorian Englishman bets that with the new steamships and railways he can circumnavigate the globe in eighty days. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-second-honeymoon-1956 Tue, 18 Jun 2019 02:57:37 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-second-honeymoon-1956
Director: James V. Kern
Cinematographer: Karl Freund
Lucy thinks the trip to Europe will be her and Ricky's second honeymoon, but his schedule doesn't leave much time for her. She feels left out when even Fred and Ethel start feeling romantic. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-bon-voyage-1956 Tue, 18 Jun 2019 02:57:24 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-bon-voyage-1956
Director: James V. Kern
Cinematographer: Karl Freund
Lucy gets left behind when the gang sets sail for Europe. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-staten-island-ferry-1956 Tue, 18 Jun 2019 02:57:11 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-staten-island-ferry-1956
Director: James V. Kern
Cinematographer: Karl Freund
The girls seek a cure for Fred's seasickness. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-lucy-meets-the-queen-1956 Tue, 18 Jun 2019 02:57:00 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-lucy-meets-the-queen-1956
Director: James V. Kern
Cinematographer: Karl Freund
While in London, Lucy is determined to meet the Queen of England. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-the-fox-hunt-1956 Tue, 18 Jun 2019 02:56:44 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-the-fox-hunt-1956
Director: James V. Kern
Cinematographer: Karl Freund
The gang is invited to a fox hunt, but Lucy's jealousy may ruin the whole weekend. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-lucy-goes-to-scotland-1956 Tue, 18 Jun 2019 02:56:32 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-lucy-goes-to-scotland-1956
Director: James V. Kern
Cinematographer: Karl Freund
Lucy wants to investigate her family history in Scotland. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-paris-at-last-1956 Tue, 18 Jun 2019 02:56:18 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-paris-at-last-1956
Director: James V. Kern
Cinematographer: Karl Freund
Lucy and the gang have adventures on the streets of Paris. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-lucy-meets-charles-boyer-1956 Tue, 18 Jun 2019 02:56:06 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-lucy-meets-charles-boyer-1956
Director: James V. Kern
Cinematographer: Karl Freund
Lucy decides to fake a meeting with Charles Boyer. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-lucy-gets-a-paris-gown-1956 Tue, 18 Jun 2019 02:55:49 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-lucy-gets-a-paris-gown-1956
Director: James V. Kern
Cinematographer: Karl Freund
Lucy is determined to get a new designer dress while in Paris. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-lucy-in-the-swiss-alps-1956 Tue, 18 Jun 2019 02:55:37 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-lucy-in-the-swiss-alps-1956
Director: James V. Kern
Cinematographer: Karl Freund
The Ricardos and Mertzes get trapped in a cabin by an avalanche. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-lucy-gets-homesick-in-italy-1956 Tue, 18 Jun 2019 02:55:25 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-lucy-gets-homesick-in-italy-1956
Director: James V. Kern
Cinematographer: Karl Freund
In Italy, Lucy gets homesick and wants to call Little Ricky in New York on his third birthday. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-lucys-bicycle-trip-1956 Tue, 18 Jun 2019 02:55:13 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-lucys-bicycle-trip-1956
Director: James V. Kern
Cinematographer: Karl Freund
The gang goes on a long bike ride. When they get to the French/Italian border, Lucy doesn't have her passport. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-lucys-italian-movie-1956 Tue, 18 Jun 2019 02:54:58 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-lucys-italian-movie-1956
Director: James V. Kern
Cinematographer: Karl Freund
In Rome, a film producer asks Lucy if she'd be interested in auditioning for his new film entitled "Bitter Grapes." Thinking that the film has something to do with the production of wine, ... ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-return-home-from-europe-1956 Tue, 18 Jun 2019 02:54:42 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-return-home-from-europe-1956
Director: James V. Kern
Cinematographer: Karl Freund
Lucy takes a huge block of cheese disguised as a baby on the flight home. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-lucy-goes-to-monte-carlo-1956 Tue, 18 Jun 2019 02:54:30 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-lucy-goes-to-monte-carlo-1956
Director: James V. Kern
Cinematographer: Karl Freund
Lucy and Ethel go to the casino and inadvertently win big. After Ricky finds the hidden money, he thinks Fred has been skimming Ricky's concert earnings. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-lucy-and-bob-hope-1956 Tue, 18 Jun 2019 02:54:23 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-lucy-and-bob-hope-1956
Director: James V. Kern
Cinematographer: Robert De Grasse
Lucy tries to convince Bob Hope that she's not a jinx. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-little-ricky-learns-to-play-the-drums-1956 Tue, 18 Jun 2019 02:54:06 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-little-ricky-learns-to-play-the-drums-1956
Director: James V. Kern
Cinematographer: Robert De Grasse
When Little Ricky shows a natural talent for the drums, Lucy and Ricky clash over whether he should be a professional drummer when he grows up. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-lucy-meets-orson-welles-1956 Tue, 18 Jun 2019 02:54:00 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-lucy-meets-orson-welles-1956
Director: James V. Kern
Cinematographer: Robert De Grasse
Orson Welles asks Lucy to assist in his magic act. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-little-ricky-gets-stage-fright-1956 Tue, 18 Jun 2019 02:53:50 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-little-ricky-gets-stage-fright-1956
Director: James V. Kern
Cinematographer: Robert De Grasse
Little Ricky develops a case of stage fright. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-visitor-from-italy-1956 Tue, 18 Jun 2019 02:53:31 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-visitor-from-italy-1956
Director: James V. Kern
Cinematographer: Robert De Grasse
A gondolier from Vienna shows up at Lucy & Ricky's home. They had met him when they were on their European vacation and casually invited him to visit. The gondolier decided to visit and mishaps occur. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-off-to-florida-1956 Tue, 18 Jun 2019 02:53:18 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-off-to-florida-1956
Director: James V. Kern
Cinematographer: Robert De Grasse
Lucy loses her and Ethel's train tickets to Florida (Ricky and Fred went ahead of them), so they take a ride with a woman whom they think might be an escaped hatchet murderer. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-desert-island-1956 Tue, 18 Jun 2019 02:53:06 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-desert-island-1956
Director: James V. Kern
Cinematographer: Robert De Grasse
While filming a movie, actor Claude Akins, dressed in wild native costume, meets with Ricky and agrees to scare Lucy and Ethel for playing a trick that got them stranded on the island earlier. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-deep-sea-fishing-1956 Tue, 18 Jun 2019 02:52:50 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-deep-sea-fishing-1956
Director: James V. Kern
Cinematographer: Robert De Grasse
In Miami Beach, Lucy and Ethel make a bet with Ricky and Fred as to who can catch the biggest fish. To ensure winning, the day before the contest, each pair buys a 100 lb. tuna and stores ... ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-the-ricardos-visit-cuba-1956 Tue, 18 Jun 2019 02:52:38 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-the-ricardos-visit-cuba-1956
Director: James V. Kern
The Ricardo's and Mertz's visit Cuba to visit Ricky's family. Lucy is told to impress Uncle Alberto because he is the one that wanted Ricky to marry a Cuban woman. Lucy cannot seem to do anything right. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-little-rickys-school-pageant-1956 Tue, 18 Jun 2019 02:52:25 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-little-rickys-school-pageant-1956
Director: James V. Kern
Cinematographer: Sidney Hickox
The Ricardos and Mertzes get involved in Little Ricky's school pageant. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-the-i-love-lucy-christmas-show-1956 Tue, 18 Jun 2019 02:52:14 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-the-i-love-lucy-christmas-show-1956
Director: James V. Kern, William Asher
Cinematographer: Karl Freund, Sidney Hickox
On Christmas Eve, the Ricardos and the Mertzes recall past events in their lives, as seen in clips from past episodes. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/lust-for-life-1956 Sun, 16 Jun 2019 11:52:23 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/lust-for-life-1956
Director: Vincente Minnelli, George Cukor
Cinematographer: Russell Harlan, Freddie Young
The life of brilliant but tortured artist Vincent van Gogh. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-searchers-1956 Sun, 16 Jun 2019 11:23:31 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-searchers-1956
Director: John Ford
Cinematographer: Winton C. Hoch
An American Civil War veteran embarks on a journey to rescue his niece from the Comanches. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/high-society-1956 Sun, 16 Jun 2019 11:23:24 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/high-society-1956
Director: Charles Walters
Cinematographer: Paul Vogel
A spoiled heiress must choose among three suitors: her jazz musician ex-husband, a stuffy businessman, and an undercover tabloid reporter. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-man-who-knew-too-much-1956 Sun, 16 Jun 2019 11:20:54 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-man-who-knew-too-much-1956
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cinematographer: Robert Burks
An American physician and his wife take matters into their own hands after assassins planning to execute a foreign Prime Minister kidnap their son. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-the-i-love-lucy-christmas-show-2-1956 Sun, 16 Jun 2019 08:25:43 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/i-love-lucy-the-i-love-lucy-christmas-show-2-1956
Director: James V. Kern, William Asher
Cinematographer: Karl Freund, Sidney Hickox
On Christmas Eve, the Ricardos and the Mertzes recall past events in their lives, as seen in clips from past episodes. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/bus-stop-1956 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 23:21:14 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/bus-stop-1956
Director: Joshua Logan
Cinematographer: Milton R. Krasner
A naive but stubborn cowboy falls in love with a saloon singer and tries to take her away against her will to get married and live on his ranch in Montana. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/between-heaven-and-hell-1956 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 22:45:54 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/between-heaven-and-hell-1956
Director: Richard Fleischer
Cinematographer: Leo Tover
The spoiled rich son of a wealthy Southerner is changed by his experiences in the Pacific during World War II. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-ten-commandments-1956 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 20:52:46 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-ten-commandments-1956
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Cinematographer: Loyal Griggs
The Egyptian Prince, Moses, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/unidentified-flying-objects-the-true-story-of-flying-saucers-1956 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 18:53:49 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/unidentified-flying-objects-the-true-story-of-flying-saucers-1956
Director: Winston Jones
Cinematographer: Howard A. Anderson, Eddie Fitzgerald, Bert Spielvogel
Interviews and documentary footage combine with the fictional story of an air-force pilot who encounters aliens. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/carousel-1956 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 18:28:43 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/carousel-1956
Director: Henry King
Cinematographer: Charles G. Clarke
Fifteen years after his death, a carousel barker is granted permission to return to Earth for one day to make amends to his widow and their daughter. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-proud-ones-1956 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 17:34:13 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-proud-ones-1956
Director: Robert D. Webb
Cinematographer: Lucien Ballard
Marshal Cass Silver has to deal with his old nemesis, a corrupt gambler, and his hired guns come to town as well as recurring bouts of blindness. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-man-in-the-gray-flannel-suit-1956 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 16:45:13 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-man-in-the-gray-flannel-suit-1956
Director: Nunnally Johnson
Cinematographer: Charles G. Clarke
An ex-soldier faces ethical questions as he tries to earn enough to support his wife and children well. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/d-day-the-sixth-of-june-1956 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 15:50:25 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/d-day-the-sixth-of-june-1956
Director: Henry Koster
Cinematographer: Lee Garmes
En route to Normandy, an American and a British officer reminisce in flashback about their romances with the same woman. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-king-and-i-1956 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 14:36:00 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-king-and-i-1956
Director: Walter Lang
Cinematographer: Leon Shamroy
A widow accepts a job as a live-in governess to the King of Siam's children. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/moby-dick-1956 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 12:48:05 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/moby-dick-1956
Director: John Huston
Cinematographer: Oswald Morris
The sole survivor of a lost whaling ship relates the tale of his captain's self-destructive obsession to hunt the white whale, Moby Dick. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/bigger-than-life-1956 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 12:12:13 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/bigger-than-life-1956
Director: Nicholas Ray
Cinematographer: Joseph MacDonald
A seriously ill schoolteacher becomes dependent on a "miracle" drug that begins to affect his sanity. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-girl-cant-help-it-1956 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 10:31:31 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-girl-cant-help-it-1956
Director: Frank Tashlin
Cinematographer: Leon Shamroy
A gangster hires a down-and-out press agent to make his airheaded girlfriend a singing star. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/anastasia-1956 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 09:46:13 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/anastasia-1956
Director: Anatole Litvak
Cinematographer: Jack Hildyard
An opportunistic Russian businessman tries to pass a mysterious impostor as the Grand Duchess Anastasia. But she is so convincing in her performance that even the biggest skeptics believe her. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/love-me-tender-1956 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 09:05:01 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/love-me-tender-1956
Director: Robert D. Webb
Cinematographer: Leo Tover
At the end of the Civil War, a Confederate team is ordered to rob a Union payroll train but the war ends leaving these men with their Union loot, until the Feds come looking for it. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-man-who-never-was-1956 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 08:24:06 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-man-who-never-was-1956
Director: Ronald Neame
Cinematographer: Oswald Morris
True story of a British attempt to trick the enemy into weakening Sicily's defenses before the 1943 attack, using a dead man with faked papers. ]]>