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Creature from the Black LagoonCreature from the Black Lagoon (1954) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jack Arnold
Feat. Richard Carlson, Julie Adams, Richard Denning
A boatload of scientists variously misunderstand the actions of a subterranean humanoid that lurks in an Amazonian lagoon. Graceful handling of a…
Crucified Lovers, TheCrucified Lovers, The (Chikamatsu Monogatari) (1954)
Dir. Kenji Mizoguchi
Feat. Kazuo Hasegawa, Kyoko Kagawa, Eitaro Shindo
Powerful, Bunraku–inspired tragidrama of adulterous lovers whose illicit romance is doomed in Feudal, 17th century Japan. Essential Mizoguchi.
Dambusters, TheDambusters, The (Dam Busters, The) (1954) Recommended
Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. Michael Redgrave, Ursula Jeans, Charles Carson
British inventor Barnes Wallis's ingenious attempts to destroy German dams during WWII forms the basis of this splendid thriller. Michael Redgrave…
Davy Crockett - King of the Wild FrontierDavy Crockett - King of the Wild Frontier (1954) Recommended
Dir. Norman Foster
Feat. Fess Parker, Buddy Ebsen, William Bakewell
TV version of the quintessential American story, which created such a phenomenal interest when screened that it was released in a movie version. Fess…
Demetrius and the GladiatorsDemetrius and the Gladiators (1954)
Dir. Delmer Daves
Feat. Victor Mature
Efficient sequel to THE ROBE follows Demetrius, the Greek slave (Victor Mature), to Rome where he is trained as a gladiator. Rousing combat sequences.
Desiree (1954)
Dir. Henry Koster
Feat. Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons
Marlon Brando plays a young Napoleon whose first romance, with Desiree Clay (Jean Simmons), is strained when he is swept into the cut–throat…
Devil Girl From MarsDevil Girl From Mars (1954)
Dir. David MacDonald
Feat. Patricia Laffan, Hugh McDermott, Adrienne Corri
High camp sci–fi cheapie about a female alien commander from Mars who is sent to earth to collect human males as breeding stock to save the…
Dial M for MurderDial M for Murder (1954) Recommended
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Ray Milland, Grace Kelly
An ageing tennis champion arranges the death of his wife for her inheritance. Hitch adapts the chilling stageplay, obviously well at home with the…
Doctor in the HouseDoctor in the House (1954) Recommended
Dir. Ralph Thomas
Feat. Dirk Bogarde
First and best of a series in which Doctors and Nurses exchange fleeting glances and banter for comic effect while training at a med school. Dirk…
Dov'e La Liberta...?Dov'e La Liberta...? (Where Is Freedom?) (1954)
Dir. Roberto Rossellini
Feat. Toto, Vera Molnar, Nita Dover
Legendary Italian comic Toto plays a barber who cannot abide the hypocritical society he is thrust into after spending two decades in prison, and…

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