CBR15  Passport California There were two types of literary genre that were particularly popular in the 1950s.  One was Biblical tales, and the other was multi-generational drama, particularly set in the West.  Examples of the first type are plentiful.  The Silver Chalice, Ben-Hur, The Ten Commandments, and Quo Vadis, to name a few.  The second type was exemplified by novels such as Giant and Sometimes a Great Notion.  One thing all these novels had in common was that they were made into prestigious, best-selling movies.  […]