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Subgenre Sampler
Calamity Jane (1953)
- Dir. David Butler
Feat. Doris Day, Howard Keel - Big, rousing musical western, featuring Doris Day as the tomboy heroine, who falls for easygoing Wild Bill Hickok (Howard Keel).
Call Me Madam (1953)- Dir. Walter Lang
Feat. Ethel Merman, Donald O'Connor, Vera-Ellen… - Delightful musical starring Ethel Merman as a Washington hostess who becomes a Truman–era US ambassador to a European grand duchy. Songs by…
Commando Cody: Sky Marshall of the Universe (1953)- Feat. Aline Towne, Gregory Gaye, Judd Holdren
- Black–and–white TV series following the adventures of masked super–scientist Commando Cody, who is recruited by the U.S. government…
Conquest of Everest, The (1953)- Dir. George Lowe
- Technicolour documentary about the various expeditions to the summit of Mount Everest. Both cameraperson Tom Stobart and New Zealand director George…
Desert Rats, The (1953)- Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Richard Burton - No–nonsense British Army officer Richard Burton assumes command of an Australian platoon, but struggles to win their respect. Sequel to The…
Fear and Desire (1953)- Dir. Stanley Kubrick
Feat. Kenneth Harp, Frank Silvera, Paul Mazursky - Kubrick's debut feature – not regarded as worthy of reconsideration by the director himself – is nonetheless a eerie allegorical war…
Final Test, The (1953)- Dir. Anthony Asquith
Feat. Jack Warner, Robert Morley, George Relph… - Gentle comedy of values has a famed cricketer making his way to the middle for one last innings. Meanwhile is son is torn between seeing dad bat one…
From Here to Eternity (1953)- Dir. Fred Zinnemann
Feat. Frank Sinatra, Burt Lancaster, Deborah Kerr… - Frank Sinatra established himself an actor alongside Burt Lancaster in this account of life at a Honolulu barracks at the time of Pearl Harbour.…
Gate of Hell (Jigokumon) (1953)- Dir. Teinosuke Kinugasa
Feat. Machiko Kyo, Kazuo Hasegawa, Isao Yamagata - Tragic story of unrequited love set during the Heiji Rebellion in 1159, where a samurai warrior falls in love with a married…
Genevieve (1953)- Dir. Henry Cornelius
Feat. John Gregson, Dinah Sheridan, Kenneth More… - The London to Brighton car rally sets off this high–spirited, fondly remembered comedy in which a couple make a wager with their affectionate…
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