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81 Second Woman, The 1950 drama; mystery; romance James V. Kern

Morris Carnovsky as the medical Dr. Raymond Hartley wears glasses and is seen wiping them with a white handkerchief.
82 In a Lonely Place 1950 drama Nicholas Ray

The character Mel Lippman is Dixon Steele's amiable manager and long time friend. This character wears horn-rimmed glasses with a more or less straight top but at the same time with round lenses. Also, it's the type of eyewear with earpieces that are thicker than the temples. This can be seen when Lippman temporarily takes off his glasses.

At one moment Lippman's glasses get knocked off by Steele who afterwards tries to make up with him asking if his glasses were broken.
83 Girl in Every Port, A 1952 comedy Chester Erskine

Groucho Marx wears his trade mark glasses as Benjamin Franklin 'Benny' Linn.
84 Kid Monk Baroni 1952 drama Harold D. Schuster

- unidentified actor (Elderly man who says: "Why don't you get wise and become a pro?")
- unidentified actor with black plastic librarian glasses ("You know you mustn't hit a man with glasses.")
85 How to Marry a Millionaire 1953 comedy Jean Negulesco

A nearsighted Marilyn Monroe learns that glasses don't put off millionaire marriage candidates. After the play 'Loco, the Greeks had a word for it.'
86 Boulanger de Valorgue, Le 1953 comedy Henri Verneuil

Georges Chamarat wears round, metal rimmed glasses. His character - monsieur Aussel - is the village's postmaster and the title character's main antagonist.
A representative number of the villagers in Valorgue wear metal rimmed glasses too. The village spinster wears round, horn rimmed specs.
87 Ennemi Public No 1, L' 1953 comedy; crime Henri Verneuil

Fernandel as the nearsighted main character Joe Calvet.
88 Trouble with Harry, The 1955 comedy Alfred Hitchcock

Dwight Marfield as Dr. Greenbow.
89 The Harder They Fall 1956 drama Mark Robson

Edward Andrews wears horn rimmed glasses in the small supporting role of Jim Weyerhause - a boxing manager.
Jack Albertson in a very small part as Pop, boxing trainer or manager of the character Gus Dundee.
90 En effeuillant la marguerite 1956 comedy Marc Allégret

- Brigitte Bardot (2b verified) in a black frame as Agnès Dumont.
- Movie made in France. Dialogue in French.
- English title: 'While Plucking the Daisy'
91 Mädchen mit schwachem Gedächtnis 1956 comedy Géza von Cziffra

German comedian Heinz Erhardt as Albert.
92 Sweet Smell of Success 1957 drama Alexander Mackendrick

Burt Lancaster wears browline glasses as the evil newspaper columnist J.J. Hunsecker in this film-noir.
A promo text featured the phrase 'venom that flickers in those eyes behind the glasses'.
Haven't seen this film yet. Inclusion based on stills and several posters.
93 Quatermass 2 1957 horror; sf Val Guest

Tom Chatto in horn rimmed glasses as Vinnie Broadhead.
American title: 'Quatermass II: Enemy from Space'
94 20 Million Miles to Earth 1957
horror
sf
 Nathan Juran - Darlene Fields in black acetate cat eye glasses as Miss Reynolds, a journalist of United Press.
- Tito Vuolo in round steel rims as Commissario Charra.
95 Witwer mit 5 Töchtern 1957 comedy, musical Erich Engels

Haven't seen this one but the stills make it clear.
German comedian Heinz Erhardt wears a round wire frame covered with tortoise shell colored plastic as the title character Friedrich Scherzer. This kind of frame is sometimes referred to as Windsor style. Another characteristic is that there are no nosepads but a comfortable saddle bridge that rests directly on the nose.

Movie title translates as "Widower with 5 daughters".
96 I Bury the Living 1958 horror Albert Band

Herbert Anderson as Jess Jessup.
97 Crawling Eye, The 1958 horror; sf Quentin Lawrence

Forrest Tucker as Alan Brooks in black plastic glasses while reading his newspaper in the train.
98 Vertigo 1958 thriller Alfred Hitchcock

Barbara Bel Geddes as Marjorie 'Midge' Wood.
99 Vater, Mutter und neun Kinder 1958 comedy Erich Engels

Heinz Erhardt as good citizen, father of nine and baker.
100 Fly, The 1958 sf; horror; drama Kurt Neumann

Patricia Owens as Helene Delambre (around the 52nd minute). She is seen wearing glasses with fashionable temples and earpieces in a rear shot. As her house maid complains that her husband hasn't touched his food, Helene Delambre puts her magazine on the coffee table, folds her glasses and puts them on top of the magazine. The viewer is never shown the front piece of the glasses.
Herbert Marshall as the inspector Charas.
Charles Tannen as the family doctor.