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Albert Lamorisse's Classic ShortsAlbert Lamorisse's Classic Shorts (White Mane, The Red Balloon) (1953-1956) Aro Favourite
Dir. Albert Lamorisse
Feat. Alain Emery
French director Albert Lamorisse's two landmark films WHITE MANE and THE RED BALLOON presented together on a single DVD is a must–have…
All I DesireAll I Desire (1953)
Dir. Douglas Sirk
Feat. Barbara Stanwyck
Template Sirk melodrama features Barbara Stanwyck as an ambitious stage actress who abandons her husband and family for Broadway, only to return when…
Band Wagon, TheBand Wagon, The (1953) Recommended
Dir. Vincente Minnelli
Feat. Fred Astaire, Jack Buchanan, Cyd Charisse
In the top echelon of screen–musicals, this follows the fortunes of toe–tapping movie actor Fred Astaire, revue style, as he attempts a…
Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, TheBeast from 20,000 Fathoms, The (1953)
Dir. Eugene Lourie
Feat. Paul Christian, Paula Raymond
A–Bomb tests in the Arctic circle unearths an angry giant rhedosaurus! A landmark creature feature, it helped create a genre around experiments…
Beat the DevilBeat the Devil (1953)
Dir. John Huston
Feat. Humphrey Bogart, Gina Lollobrigida, Peter Lorre
Spoofing their own suspense movies (such as CASABLANCA and MALTESE FALCON), Humphrey Bogart and dir. Huston produced this comic oddity with the help…
Beggar's Opera, TheBeggar's Opera, The (1953) Recommended
Dir. Peter Brook
Feat. Laurence Olivier
Initially a commercial failure, this energetic romp through John Gay's 18th century ribald opera has since been critically acclaimed. In his first…
Beneath The 12-Mile ReefBeneath The 12-Mile Reef (1953)
Dir. Robert D. Webb
Feat. Robert Wagner, Terry Moore, Gilbert Roland
Adventure yarn about a Greek father and son team off the coast of Florida who dive for living sponges in dangerous waters. Brought down a little by a…
Big Heat, TheBig Heat, The (1953) Recommended
Dir. Fritz Lang
Feat. Glenn Ford, Lee Marvin, Gloria Grahame
Pugnacious cop Glenn Ford turns up the heat on civic corruption in this iconic film–noir from dir. Lang's 50s period. When a detective's…
By the Light of the Silvery MoonBy the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953)
Dir. David Butler
Feat. Doris Day, Gordon MacRae
Quaint sequel to ON MOONLIGHT BAY finds Gordon MacRae returning from WWI where fiancée Doris Day waits impatiently to begin married life together.…
Caddy, TheCaddy, The (1953)
Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin
Golf comedy from the Jerry Lewis/Dean Martin stable. Lewis caddies, Martin sings ‘That’s Amore’.

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