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Quiet Man, TheQuiet Man, The (1952)
Dir. John Ford
Feat. John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara
Ex–boxer John Wayne retires to his Irish homeland in search of tranquillity and maybe the hand of Maureen O'Hara. This romantic comedy was a…
Road To Bali Road To Bali (1952)
Dir. Hal Walker
Feat. Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour
The only Technicolor Road picture they made, this time the comic and the crooner star as two song–and–dance men who set out to rescue a…
Scared StiffScared Stiff (1952)
Dir. George Marshall
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin
Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin make a ‘spooktacle’ of themselves in this version of Paul Dickey and Charles Goddard’s Broadway hit.
Stalag 17Stalag 17 (1952) Recommended
Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. William Holden, Don Taylor, Otto Preminger
Sophisticated WW2 film in which comedy and suspense make uneasy but fascinating bedfellows. William Holden leads imprisoned American G.Is who plan…
Three Stooges - Volume 2Three Stooges - Volume 2 (1952-1956)
Feat. The Three Stooges
Five shorts: Squareheads of the Round Table (1948), Gents in a Jam (1952), Tricky Dicks (1953); Rumpus in the Harem, Hot Stuff (1956, recycled of…
Titfield Thunderbolt, TheTitfield Thunderbolt, The (1952)
Dir. Charles Crichton
Feat. Stanley Holloway, George Relph, Naunton Wayne
Gorgeously shot comedy with Stan Holloway leading the way in saving his local branch railway from being cut by British Rail. At the more whimsical…
We're Not MarriedWe're Not Married (1952)
Dir. Edmund Goulding
Feat. Marilyn Monroe, Ginger Rogers, Fred Allen
Overlooked Marilyn Monroe starrer is a multi–episode comedy in which six married couples find out their weddings weren't legitimate.
What Price Glory? (1952)
Dir. John Ford
Feat. James Cagney, Dan Dailey, Corinne Calvet
Soldiers James Cagney and Dan Dailey take time out from the trenches of WWI for some zesty romantic rivalry over local attraction Corrinne Calvet.
White Sheik, TheWhite Sheik, The (Sceicco bianco, Lo) (1952)
Dir. Federico Fellini
Feat. Alberto Sordi, Leopoldo Trieste, Giulietta Masina
Fellini’s against–the–grain feature debut coaxes the marital problems of a newlywed couple into a light, playful comedy that wasn’t…
Appointment with VenusAppointment with Venus (1951)
Dir. Ralph Thomas
Feat. David Niven, Glynis Johns, Kenneth More
Bizarre war drama based on a true story about a small recently occupied British isle with a very important prize cow living on it that the War Office…

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