You are here1955
1955
TV & Ads: Achievement USA - 1955
The Ford line of cars gained a new body for 1955 to keep up with surging Chevrolet, although it remained similar to the 1952 Ford underneath. The Mileage Maker I6 was bumped up to 223 CID (3.7 L) for 120 hp (89 kW) and the new-for-1954 Y-block V8 was now offered in two sizes: Standard Fords used a 272 CID (4.5 L) version with 162 hp (121 kW), but the large 292 CID (4.8 L) unit from the Thunderbird was also offered, boasting 193 hp (144 kW).
Veterans' Day: Selective Services; Time to Go - 1955
Weirdo Video Exclusive 1950's propaganda film explaining the necessity of the draft to persuade young men to comply with registering with the US Selective Services. Future adventures would be tours in Korea and later Vietnam. The Selective Service System is a means by which the United States maintains information on those potentially subject to military conscription. All males between the ages of 18 to 25 are required by law to register within 30 days of their 18th birthday. As of the end of 2008, the names and addresses of over 14 million men are on file. Registration for Selective Service is also required for various federal programs and benefits, including student loans, job training, federal employment, and naturalization. The Selective Service System provides the names of all registrants to JAMRS for inclusion in the JAMRS Consolidated Recruitment Database. The names are distributed to the Services for recruiting purposes on a quarterly basis. The Selective Service Act of 1948 was passed to reintroduce conscription. All males 18 years and older had to register for Selective Service. All males between the ages of 19 to 26 were eligible to be drafted for a service requirement of 21 months. This was followed by a commitment for either 12 consecutive months of active service or 36 consecutive months of service in the reserves, with a statutory term of military service set at a minimum of five years total. Conscripts could volunteer for military service in the Regular Army for a term of four years or the Organized Reserves for a term of six years. Due to deep postwar budget cuts, only 100,000 conscripts were raised in 1948. In 1950, the number of conscripts was greatly expanded to meet the demands of the Korean War.
Selective Services: Time to Go - 1955
Weirdo Video Exclusive 1950's propaganda film explaining the necessity of the draft to persuade young men to comply with registering with the US Selective Services. Future adventures would be tours in Korea and later Vietnam. The Selective Service System is a means by which the United States maintains information on those potentially subject to military conscription. All males between the ages of 18 to 25 are required by law to register within 30 days of their 18th birthday. As of the end of 2008, the names and addresses of over 14 million men are on file. Registration for Selective Service is also required for various federal programs and benefits, including student loans, job training, federal employment, and naturalization. The Selective Service System provides the names of all registrants to JAMRS for inclusion in the JAMRS Consolidated Recruitment Database. The names are distributed to the Services for recruiting purposes on a quarterly basis. The Selective Service Act of 1948 was passed to reintroduce conscription. All males 18 years and older had to register for Selective Service. All males between the ages of 19 to 26 were eligible to be drafted for a service requirement of 21 months. This was followed by a commitment for either 12 consecutive months of active service or 36 consecutive months of service in the reserves, with a statutory term of military service set at a minimum of five years total. Conscripts could volunteer for military service in the Regular Army for a term of four years or the Organized Reserves for a term of six years. Due to deep postwar budget cuts, only 100,000 conscripts were raised in 1948. In 1950, the number of conscripts was greatly expanded to meet the demands of the Korean War.
Trailer: Diabolique - 1955
Henri-Georges Clouzot's 1955 masterpiece Le Diaboliques stars the seductive Simone Signoret and his beautiful wife Vera Clouzot entangled in an intimate, criminal affair.
Still gripping even by today's standards, one wonders who is more diabolical, the characters in the film, or Henri-Georges Clouzot in his artfulness and precision crafting the first and perhaps ultimate psycho-drama. And if you've already seen in, don't reveal the ending ...
Les Diaboliques, also known as The Fiends or Diabolique, is a 1955 black and white French suspense film directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, starring Simone Signoret, Véra Clouzot and Paul Meurisse. It was based on the novel Celle qui n'était plus (She Who Was No More) by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac. The story blends elements of thriller and horror, with the plot focusing on a woman and her husband's mistress who conspire to murder the man; after the crime is committed, however, his body disappears, and a number of strange occurrences ensue.
Teaserama trailer - 1955
After the surprise success of the B-movie Strip-O-Rama, a 1953 burlesque revue with famous striptease artists and model Bettie Page, Klaw quickly duplicated the formula for his own burlesque features.
