US, 1950s

Rebel Without a Cause

http://us.imdb.com/Title?0048545

From Here to Eternity

http://us.imdb.com/Title?0045793

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

http://us.imdb.com/Title?0045810

Love Me Tender (Elvis)

http://us.imdb.com/Title?0049452

American Grafitti (OK, it's about 1962, but close enough)

http://us.imdb.com/Title?0069704

On the Waterfront

http://us.imdb.com/Title?0047296

Grease

http://us.imdb.com/Title?0077631

TV shows:

Ed Sullivan

I Love Lucy

The Honeymooners

Happy Days

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