6 Films & TV Shows Set In Arkansas During The 1950s
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Walk the Line
California Tennessee Arkansas The 1940s The 1950s The 1960sLove is a burning thing. — A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.
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The Ernest Green Story
Arkansas The 1950sBecause of his courage, Central High School will never be the same. — Follows the story of Ernest Green, one of the Little Rock Nine who were the first blacks to integrate into an all white school.
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Crisis at Central High
Arkansas The 1950sStory of the federally-ordered integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957.
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September 30, 1955
Arkansas The 1950sIt was a date that would change their lives forever. — Rebel. Icon. Legend. James Dean’s untimely death on September 30, 1955, shocked the world and helped define an entire generation. This gripping drama chronicles the reactions of an Arkansas college town to the tragedy and focuses on Jimmy J., a young man who idolized the rising star. Racked with grief, Jimmy holds a vigil that quickly devolves into a drunken spectacle with its own catastrophic consequences. Dennis Quaid also stars in "September 30, 1955": a day that forever changed the lives of many.
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Crazy Mama
Nevada Arkansas California Florida The 1950s The 1930sIn 1957 Cheryl Drove Her Mom's Chevy on a Heavy Date: Got Knocked Up, Knocked Over a Bank, Smashed Four Police Cars, and Kidnapped Her Stepfather. It Was a Crazy Year! — Melba Stokes, her mother Sheba and daughter Cheryl embark on a crime spree after their California beauty parlor is repossessed. Their destination is Arkansas, where the three generations of women want to reclaim the family farm.
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A Face in the Crowd
New York Tennessee Arkansas The 1950sPOWER! He loved it! He took it raw in big gulpfuls … he liked the taste, the way it mixed with the bourbon and the sin in his blood! — The rise of a raucous hayseed named Lonesome Rhodes from itinerant Ozark guitar picker to local media rabble-rouser to TV superstar and political king-maker. Marcia Jeffries is the innocent Sarah Lawrence girl who discovers the great man in a back-country jail and is the first to fall under his spell.
