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Subgenre Sampler

 
Androcles and the LionAndrocles and the Lion (1952)
Dir. Chester Erskine
Feat. Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Alan Young
George Bernard Shaw's satire of ancient Rome in which a Christian fugitive pulls a thorn from a lions paw whilst hiding in the forest, only to…
Angel FaceAngel Face (1952)
Dir. Otto Preminger
Feat. Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons
Jean Simmons is a woman possessed in this quietly unconventional film noir, playing a take–no–prisoners femme fatale who systematically…
Angels One FiveAngels One Five (1952)
Dir. George More O'Ferrall
Feat. Jack Hawkins, Michael Denison, Dulcie Gray
British war film following the experience of a young fighter pilot in the Battle of Britain during WWII. Based on the book "What Are Your Angels…
Bad and the Beautiful, TheBad and the Beautiful, The (1952) Aro Favourite
Dir. Vincente Minnelli
Feat. Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon
Masterpiece of Hollywood navel–gazing, with charismatic producer Kirk Douglas clawing his way to success on a Freudian subtext, using and…
Bend of the RiverBend of the River (1952)
Dir. Anthony Mann
Feat. James Stewart, Arthur Kennedy, Rock Hudson
A gritty and compelling showdown on the Oregon Trail between settler James Stewart and double–crosser Arthur Kennedy. Beautiful Rocky Mountain…
Best of Frankie Howerd, TheBest of Frankie Howerd, The (1952-1981)
Feat. Frankie Howerd
A compilation of classic moments in the TV career of comedian Frankie Howerd. Although he initially got his start in post–WW2 radio, he went to…
Card, TheCard, The (1952)
Dir. Ronald Neame
Feat. Alec Guinness, Glynis Johns, Valerie Hobson
Robust comedy with Alec Guinness playing an enthusiastic young man of lower–class origins who takes every opportunity to advance his station,…
CarrieCarrie (1952) Recommended
Dir. William Wyler
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Jennifer Jones, Miriam Hopkins
Tough–minded and unusual "male melodrama" follows middle aged restauranteer Olivier's descent from riches to rags when he falls for Jones'…
Casque d'OrCasque d'Or (Golden Marie) (1952)
Dir. Jacques Becker
Feat. Simone Signoret, Serge Reggiani, Claude Dauphin
A gangster’s moll falls in love with a reformed criminal, igniting underworld violence, in this lush, overwhelming tragi–romance set in Paris…
Cimarron Kid, TheCimarron Kid, The (1952)
Dir. Budd Boetticher
Feat. Audie Murphy, Beverly Tyler
Budd Boetticher directs Audie Murphy as a cowboy who is unjustly accused of robbing a train but then re–joins his old gang and becomes a…

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