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Hollywood in 1950

Television competition grows as Hollywood turns toward spectacle, sharper adult drama, and self-examination.

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1950 · Film noir / satire

Sunset Boulevard

A struggling screenwriter enters the decaying mansion and fantasy world of silent star Norma Desmond.

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1950 · Drama

All About Eve

Theater ambition and celebrity hunger drive a razor-sharp backstage drama anchored by Davis’s Margo Channing.

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