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Moon is Blue, The (1953)- Dir. Otto Preminger
Feat. William Holden, Maggie McNamara, David Niven - Bright, bristling romantic comedy centered on the courtship of a blithe and carefree commercials actress (McNamara) by the smooth–as–silk…
Mr. Hulot's Holiday (Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot) (1953)
- Dir. Jacques Tati
Feat. Jacques Tati, Nathalie Pascaud - Jacques Tati fine–tunes the virtues of JOUR DE FETE to create his most eponymous character. The first of four Hulot features follows the…
Norman Wisdom Collection, The (Trouble in Store, Up in the World, On the Beat.) (1953-1962)- Feat. Norman Wisdom, Margaret Rutherford
- Collection of three comedies – Trouble in Store, Up in the World and On the Beat – from admired British slapstick comedian Norman Wisdom,…
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…
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…
Down Among the Z Men (The Goon Show Movie) (1952)- Dir. Maclean Rogers
Feat. Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe… - A rare outing into film for the Goons, in their original four–man lineup – Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Michael Bentine –…
Has Anyone Seen My Gal? (1952)- Dir. Douglas Sirk
Feat. Charles Coburn, Lynn Bari, Piper Laurie… - Sirk–for–hire musical comedy finds the iconic melodramatist at his most unidentifiable: Coburn stars as an elderly money bags with no…
Importance of Being Earnest (1952)- Dir. Anthony Asquith
Feat. Michael Redgrave, Michael Denison, Dame Edith Evans… - Screen version of Oscar Wilde's brilliant comedy of manners starring a host of British stage thesps.
Jumping Jacks (1952)- Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin - The comic duo of Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin make an unlikely pair of paratroopers.
Love Nest (1952)- Dir. Joseph M. Newman
Feat. Marilyn Monroe - Unremarkable comedy about nosey neighbours in a broken–down apartment block, one of whom is Marilyn Monroe.
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