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Subgenre Sampler
How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)- Dir. Jean Negulesco
Feat. Betty Grable, Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall - An extravagent, cheery comedy with a trio of sexy opportunists who collectively devise schemes to entrap well–to–do bachelors.
I Confess (1953)- Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Montgomery Clift, Anne Baxter, Karl Malden - Striking Wellesian cinematography and an excellent performance by proto–Method actor Montgomery Clift more than make up for minor shortcomings…
I Vitelloni (1953)
- Dir. Federico Fellini
Feat. Franco Interlenghi, Alberto Sordi, Franco Fabrizi - This neo–realist Fellini combines humour and pathos for a truthful study of aimless youths either ill–equipped or unwilling to embrace…
Indiscretion of an American Wife (1953)- Dir. Vittorio De Sica
Feat. Jennifer Jones, Montgomery Clift - Little–seen melodrama with Jennifer Jones and Montgomery Clift as lovers, together for one last fling. An Italian–American…
Invaders from Mars (1953)- Dir. William Cameron Menzies
Feat. Jimmy Hunt, Helena Carter, Arthur Franz… - A young boy witnesses the landing and encroachment of hostile Martians. Paranoia allegory pre–dates the similarly–themed BODY SNATCHERS.
Island in the Sky (1953)- Dir. William A. Wellman
Feat. John Wayne, Lloyd Nolan, James Arness - Decent action vehicle for John Wayne, who plays a pilot whose transport plane makes a forced landing in the frozen wastes of Labrador, Canada, where…
It Came from Outer Space (1953)- Dir. Jack Arnold
Feat. Richard Carlson - A spaceship crash lands in the Arizona desert (where else?), causing friction between mild–mannered scientist Richard Carlson and the more…
Johnny Guitar (1953)
- Dir. Nicholas Ray
Feat. Joan Crawford, Mercedes McCambridge, Sterling Hayden… - Cowgirls Joan Crawford and Mercedes McCambridge come head to head over the men they love in this wild Western soap opera, brimming with quirky…
Julius Caesar (1953)- Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Feat. Marlon Brando, James Mason, John Gielgud… - Marlon Brando, James Mason and John Gielgud star in this beautifully staged Hollywood adaptation. Passionate drama of power, conspiracy and murder in…
King Lear (1953)- Dir. Andrew McCollough
Feat. Orson Welles, Wesley Addy - Sturdy made–for–TV adaptation, with Orson Welles in the grizzly, titular role.
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