Muscle Beach was shown in competition at Cannes in 1949 and won a prize at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 1951. The short became a cult favorite, screening at film clubs around the world. Strick used an army surplus movie camera to shoot the film during weekends in the fall of 1948. The songs in “Muscle Beach,” composed and sung by political folk singer Earl Robinson, with lyrics by screenwriter and poet Edwin Rolfe, accent the film’s three-movement structure as it transitions between soaring gymnastics shows, flirty beachgoers and children playing near the now-demolished pier at Ocean Park. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2009.
Next Exit, Main Street
6.8
East of Main Street: Milestones
Documentary
6.1
The United Monster Talent Agency
Comedy, Horror
9.1
Closed For Maintenance
Drama
6.1
The Latin Explosion: A New America
Documentary
8.3
Travelling Hawkers in Frankfurt am Main
Documentary
6.4
Family Business
Crime, Drama, Comedy
5.7
Disney Presents: Main Street Electrical Parade - Farewell Season
Documentary, Family
5.5
The Postman
Comedy, Drama, Romance
7.9
Casino
Crime, Drama
8.0
Manhattan
Comedy, Drama, Romance
7.7
Who's That Knocking at My Door
Drama, Romance
6.2
Ultimate Driving Craft 3 - Eyes on main beam
5.8
Four Nights of a Dreamer
Drama, Romance
7.0
Bana Masal Anlatma
Comedy, Drama
6.7
Robert Schimmel: Life Since Then
Comedy
6.6
Miller's Crossing
Drama, Thriller, Crime
7.5
Eraserhead
Horror
7.4
A Man Escaped
Drama, Thriller
8.0
Down by Law
Crime, Drama, Comedy
7.4