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Subgenre Sampler

 
Captain's ParadiseCaptain's Paradise (1953)
Dir. Anthony Kimmins
Feat. Alec Guinness, Yvonne De Carlo, Celia Johnson
Nautical romp with captain Alec Guinness paying the price of having a wife in two ports – sultry Yvonne De Carlo and a genial Celia Johnson.
Dangerous When WetDangerous When Wet (1953)
Dir. Charles Walters
Feat. Esther Williams
Musical starlet Esther Williams gets to do what she does best as an athlete who attempts to swim the English channel. Highlight is a subterranean…
Divine HorsemanDivine Horseman (1953)
Dir. Maya Deren
Interesting filmic record of Voodoo 'possession' dances from Haiti, shot by experimental filmmaker Deren, whose rhythmic editing patterns enhance the…
Donovan's Brain (1953)
Dir. Felix Feist
Feat. Lew Ayres, Gene Evans
B–movie classic about a scientist who keeps alive the brain of a tyrannical tycoon and slowly succumbs to its sinister motives.
Knights of the Round TableKnights of the Round Table (1953)
Dir. Richard Thorpe
Feat. Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Mel Ferrer
Sumptuous retelling of the legends of Camelot was MGM's first Cinemascope production. Tayloris excellent as Lancelot while Ava Gardner is inspired…
Life of OharuLife of Oharu (1953)
Dir. Kenji Mizoguchi
Feat. Kinuyo Tanaka, Toshiro Mifune
The prolific, though rarely seen dir. Mizoguchi came to attention with this chronicled downfall of a court–concubine in 17th century Japan,…
Lion Is in the Streets, TheLion Is in the Streets, The (1953)
Dir. Raoul Walsh
Feat. James Cagney, Barbara Hale
Political parable based on Southern governor Huey Long stars James Cagney as the populist peddler–turned–politico who yields to…
TitanicTitanic (1953)
Dir. Jean Negulesco
Feat. Clifton Webb, Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Wagner
The infamous maritime disaster goes down here in grand Hollywood style, reflecting the onboard marital downswing of Clifton Webb and Barbara Stanwyk.…
Deadline U.S.A. (1952)
Dir. Richard Brooks
Feat. Humphrey Bogart
Tightly scripted account of the newspaper business. Editor–in–Chief: Humphrey Bogart.
Don't Bother to KnockDon't Bother to Knock (1952)
Dir. Roy Ward Baker
Feat. Marilyn Monroe, Richard Widmark
Marilyn Monroe in her first leading role plays a psychotic babysitter who lures an unwitting Richard Widmark into her world of delusion.

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