Subgenre Sampler
Classics: 3634 Films to Buy & Rent
Angels One Five (1952)
- Dir. George More O'Ferrall
Feat. Jack Hawkins, Michael Denison, Dulcie Gray…
- British war film following the experience of a young fighter pilot in the Battle of Britain during WWII. Based on the book "What Are Your Angels…
Bad and the Beautiful, The (1952)
- Dir. Vincente Minnelli
Feat. Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon…
- Masterpiece of Hollywood navel–gazing, with charismatic producer Kirk Douglas clawing his way to success on a Freudian subtext, using and…
Bend of the River (1952)
- Dir. Anthony Mann
Feat. James Stewart, Arthur Kennedy, Rock Hudson…
- A gritty and compelling showdown on the Oregon Trail between settler James Stewart and double–crosser Arthur Kennedy. Beautiful Rocky Mountain…
Best of Frankie Howerd, The (1952-1981)
- Feat. Frankie Howerd
- A compilation of classic moments in the TV career of comedian Frankie Howerd. Although he initially got his start in post–WW2 radio, he went to…
Card, The (1952)
- Dir. Ronald Neame
Feat. Alec Guinness, Glynis Johns, Valerie Hobson
- Robust comedy with Alec Guinness playing an enthusiastic young man of lower–class origins who takes every opportunity to advance his station,…
Carrie (1952)
- Dir. William Wyler
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Jennifer Jones, Miriam Hopkins…
- Tough–minded and unusual "male melodrama" follows middle aged restauranteer Olivier's descent from riches to rags when he falls for Jones'…
Cimarron Kid, The (1952)
- Dir. Budd Boetticher
Feat. Audie Murphy, Beverly Tyler
- Budd Boetticher directs Audie Murphy as a cowboy who is unjustly accused of robbing a train but then re–joins his old gang and becomes a…
Clash by Night (1952)
- Dir. Fritz Lang
Feat. Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Ryan, Marilyn Monroe
- Simmering jealousies in a run–down fishing village provide downbeat fare from the pen of Clifford Odets. With Barbara Stanwyk, Robert Ryan and…
Come Back, Little Sheba (1952)
- Dir. Daniel Mann
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Shirley Booth, Terry Moore…
- An affecting melodrama based on William Inge's stageplay, concerning a loveless marriage, alcoholism and the price of misplaced love.
Burt…
Crimson Pirate, The (1952)
- Dir. Robert Siodmak
Feat. Burt Lancaster
- Camp swashbuckler stars Burt Lancaster as a spirited pirate who leads an island people's revolt against a ruling tyrant. Rollicking entertainment…