A Dark Year In Hollywood: The 13 Worst Box Office DISASTERS of 1959 Revealed

Journey back to 1959, when Hollywood studios lost millions on spectacular failures starring the biggest names in cinema. From forgotten Robert Mitchum war dramas to biblical epics that bankrupted studios, these financial catastrophes changed filmmaking forever.

Discover how Sleeping Beauty nearly ruined Disney animation, why Alfred Hitchcock abandoned The Wreck of the Mary Deare, and the tragic story behind Solomon and Sheba's troubled production.

Featuring shocking behind-the-scenes stories of Gary Cooper, Frank Sinatra, Yul Brynner, and other legends whose star power couldn't save these costly mistakes.

Chapters
00:00 Introduction - 1959: Hollywood's Year of Financial Disaster
01:17 The Angry Hills - Robert Mitchum's Greek Tragedy
02:34 This Earth Is Mine - How Rock Hudson's Wine Drama Soured
03:46 The Miracle - Carroll Baker's Controversial Religious Flop
05:05 The Big Fisherman - Disney's $4 Million Biblical Mistake
06:27 The Wreck of the Mary Deare - The Film Hitchcock Abandoned
07:46 The Devil's Disciple - When Three Legends Couldn't Save a Film
09:04 The Journey - Cold War Drama's Icy Box Office Reception
10:20 For the First Time - Mario Lanza's Final Heartbreaking Performance
11:39 The Last Voyage - MGM's Sinking Ship (Literally)
13:00 They Came to Cordura - The Western Too Dark for Audiences
14:16 Never So Few - Sinatra and McQueen's Unlikely Box Office Failure
15:36 Solomon and Sheba - The Epic Cursed by Tragedy
16:58 Sleeping Beauty - How Disney's Masterpiece Was Initially a Disaster
18:51 Conclusion - Lessons from Hollywood's Costliest Mistakes

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