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Summer with MonikaSummer with Monika (1952)
Dir. Ingmar Bergman
Feat. Harriet Andersson
Early Bergman turns his lens on a pair of working class, teenage lovers. At first this rebellious holiday boat ride comes across as dreamy escapism…
Three Stooges - Volume 2Three Stooges - Volume 2 (1952-1956)
Feat. The Three Stooges
Five shorts: Squareheads of the Round Table (1948), Gents in a Jam (1952), Tricky Dicks (1953); Rumpus in the Harem, Hot Stuff (1956, recycled of…
Titfield Thunderbolt, TheTitfield Thunderbolt, The (1952)
Dir. Charles Crichton
Feat. Stanley Holloway, George Relph, Naunton Wayne
Gorgeously shot comedy with Stan Holloway leading the way in saving his local branch railway from being cut by British Rail. At the more whimsical…
Venetian BirdVenetian Bird (Assassin) (1952)
Dir. Ralph Thomas
Feat. Richard Todd, Eva Bartok, John Gregson
Complex thriller with a detective sent to Venice by an insurance company finds himself on the run after being framed for a series of murders.…
Viva Zapata!Viva Zapata! (1952)
Dir. Elia Kazan
Feat. Marlon Brando, Anthony Quinn
Stirring treatment of the life of the Mexican revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata (Marlon Brando) who rose from peasanthood to presidency in the…
Waiting WomenWaiting Women (1952)
Dir. Ingmar Bergman
Feat. Anita Bjork, Eva Dahlbeck, Maj-Britt Nilsson
A group of women discuss their relationships while waiting for their husbands (all of whom are brothers) at a summer villa, and each of their…
White Sheik, TheWhite Sheik, The (Sceicco bianco, Lo) (1952)
Dir. Federico Fellini
Feat. Alberto Sordi, Leopoldo Trieste, Giulietta Masina
Fellini’s against–the–grain feature debut coaxes the marital problems of a newlywed couple into a light, playful comedy that wasn’t…
Ace in the HoleAce in the Hole (The Big Carnival) (1951) Aro Favourite
Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Porter Hall
Cast in a hole until recently, this scathing editorial on media sensationalism and the human spectacle stars Kirk Douglas (never fiercer) as a…
African Queen, TheAfrican Queen, The (1951) Recommended
Dir. John Huston
Feat. Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn
A magnificent combination of comedy, character and adventure with odd companions Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn trying to survive each other…
Alice in WonderlandAlice in Wonderland (1951)
Dir. Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson
Disney add their special touch of magic to Lewis Carroll's classic fairytale, bringing Alice, the Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter and the Queen of…

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