The Great Movie Tournament - 1950s: Round 1 - Group 13 of 32

[mae]

During the first round of The Great Movie Tournament, please vote for up to four films you would like to move onto the next round. The top four films will be moving on. Keep in mind that the percentage of the vote a given film receives will determine its standing going forward.

The poll will run for seven days. Discussion is greatly encouraged!

The nominees are (please let me know if any video doesn't play for you):


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The Big Heat (1953) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Heat)
Directed by Fritz Lang


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ze6S3zZdSlA

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East of Eden (1955) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_of_Eden_(film))
Directed by Elia Kazan


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqVoIQ5UsT8

https://a.ltrbxd.com/resized/film-poster/5/0/6/3/2/50632-stage-fright-0-230-0-345-crop.jpg?k=063b84ed73
Stage Fright (1950) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stage_Fright_(1950_film))
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzKx9y-75gg

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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_on_a_Hot_Tin_Roof_(1958_film))
Directed by Richard Brooks


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDk0JtQHc0A

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Oklahoma! (1955) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma!_(1955_film))
Directed by Fred Zinnemann


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-vFeZBWiDE

[Heather19]

East of Eden is one of my personal favorites. Glad to see it leading the pack at the moment.

[mae]

We have a three-way tie for the final two spots here between The Big Heat, Stage Fright, and Oklahoma! :panic:

[mae]

Stage Fright and Oklahoma are still tied for that final spot!

[mae]

The poll has closed. The following three titles are moving on to the next round:


East of Eden (76.47%)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (70.59%)
The Big Heat (47.06%)


The following two titles will face off in a tiebreaker for the last spot:


Oklahoma! (41.18%)
Stage Fright (41.18%)