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Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The action movie landscape of the 1950s was much different from what has dominated the industry in recent years, but that did not stop this era from producing some of the greatest action stars ever. Action movies of this era consisted of genres like adventure films, epic swashbucklers, and, of course, Western movies.
9 Stewart Granger 6 May 1913 – 16 August 1993 Stewart Granger was a popular British leading man primarily associated with heroic and romantic roles that set him apart as one of the biggest action heroes of the 1950s. After building up a name for himself in Gainsborough melodramas throughout the 1940s, Granger transitioned into Hollywood movies in the 1950s, beginning with the action comedy Solider Three in 1951.
7 Robert Mitchum August 6, 1917 – July 1, 1997 Unlike most action heroes of the 1950s, Robert Mitchum has been mostly associated with antihero roles with much darker undertones, which he has portrayed in several acclaimed film noirs. While Mitchum effectively played an outright villain as a serial killer in the undisputed classic The Night of the Hunter, this was far from his only achievement, as he worked consistently throughout the 1950s.
Heston would use this acclaimed role as a jumping-off point to even bigger and better things when he gained the title role in the 1957 classic religious epic Ben-Her. More so than almost any other actor, Heston’s star continued to rise throughout the 1950s, culminating in him being one of Hollywood's biggest names.
As a sword-and-sandals film star, Reeves was primarily known for starring in Hercules, Pietro Francisci’s Italian low-budget film, and its sequel, Hercules Unchained. This opened the door for Reeves to subsequently star in other swords-and-sandal features like Goliath and the Barbarians and Sign of the Gladiator.
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