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Redhead From Wyoming, TheRedhead From Wyoming, The (1953)
Dir. Lee Sholem
Feat. Maureen O'Hara, Alex Nicol
Breakout Western for Maureen O’Hara – usually second fiddle to John Wayne – here as the plucky proprietress of saloon who’s equally adept on…
Return to ParadiseReturn to Paradise (1953)
Dir. Mark Robson
Feat. Gary Cooper, Barry Jones, Roberta Haynes
Understated drama with Cooper as a carefree drifter content to live aimlessly in his Pacific Island paradise. His idyllic existence is threatened by…
Robe, TheRobe, The (1953)
Dir. Henry Koster
Feat. Richard Burton
Richard Burton acquires Jesus' robe after supervising his crucifixion and becomes wreaked with fear and guilt. A lavish biblical epic, the first film…
Robot MonsterRobot Monster (1953) Aro Favourite
Dir. Phil Tucker
Feat. George Barrows
Sharing the mantle with PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE as the "worst movie of all time", this lesser–known unpolished turd is just as bad, only…
Roman HolidayRoman Holiday (1953) Aro Favourite
Dir. William Wyler
Feat. Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck
Audrey Hepburn's Oscar–winning and breakthrough performance is her princess who abandons regal responsibilities while abroad to run off with…
SalomeSalome (1953)
Dir. William Dieterle
Feat. Rita Hayworth, Stewart Granger, Charles Laughton
Biblical epic loaded with Hollywood opulence and famed for its erotic dance sequence by Rita Hayworth. The star plays Jewish Princess Salome who…
Sawdust and TinselSawdust and Tinsel (Gycklarnas Afton) (1953)
Dir. Ingmar Bergman
Feat. Ake Gronberg
This grim flipside to Fellini’s loony, carnivalesque films powerfully relays the degradation of several circus performers at the end of their…
Sea DevilsSea Devils (1953)
Dir. Raoul Walsh
Feat. Rock Hudson, Yvonne De Carlo, Bryan Forbes
Old–fashioned smuggling yarn, with Rock Hudson playing a Channel Islands contrabandist who gets involved in the French Revolution. Minor sea…
SeminoleSeminole (1953)
Dir. Budd Boetticher
Feat. Rock Hudson, Barbara Hale, Anthony Quinn
Superlative Western set against the backdrop of 1835 Florida, where Rock Hudson plays a West Pointer Lieutenant who, on the insistence of Richard…
ShaneShane (1953) Aro Favourite
Dir. George Stevens
Feat. Alan Ladd, Jack Palance, Emile Meyer
Former gunfighter Alan Ladd comes to the defence of homesteaders menaced by Jack Palance (satanically clad all in black). Classic Western is splendid…

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