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Subgenre Sampler

 
Who Done It?Who Done It? (1954)
Dir. Basil Dearden
Feat. Benny Hill
A young Benny Hill nudges and winks his way through his only feature film, as a novice private eye who gets involved with foreign spies.
Young at HeartYoung at Heart (1954)
Dir. Gordon Douglas
Feat. Frank Sinatra, Doris Day
Slick musical with Frank Sinatra wooing Doris Day, while trying to make it as a singer.
5000 Fingers of Dr. T5000 Fingers of Dr. T (1953) Recommended
Dir. Roy Rowland
Feat. Tommy Rettig, Hans Conried
From the genius of Dr. Seuss comes this live–action fantasy worthy of his wondrous imagination. A nine–year–old boy's daydreams of…
Beggar's Opera, TheBeggar's Opera, The (1953) Recommended
Dir. Peter Brook
Feat. Laurence Olivier
Initially a commercial failure, this energetic romp through John Gay's 18th century ribald opera has since been critically acclaimed. In his first…
Bigamist, TheBigamist, The (1953)
Dir. Ida Lupino
Feat. Edmond O'Brien, Joan Fontaine, Ida Lupino
A San Francisco adoption agency, investigating salesman Edmond O'Brien and wife Joan Fontaine, discover he has a second life, and wife, in LA.…
Bolshoi Ballet - Stars of the Russian Ballet (1953)
Three ballets are presented by the Bolshoi Ballet – Tchaikovsky's 'Swan Lake' and 'The Fountains of Bakechisarai' and 'The Flames of Paris'.…
Captain's ParadiseCaptain's Paradise (1953)
Dir. Anthony Kimmins
Feat. Alec Guinness, Yvonne De Carlo, Celia Johnson
Nautical romp with captain Alec Guinness paying the price of having a wife in two ports – sultry Yvonne De Carlo and a genial Celia Johnson.
Dangerous When WetDangerous When Wet (1953)
Dir. Charles Walters
Feat. Esther Williams
Musical starlet Esther Williams gets to do what she does best as an athlete who attempts to swim the English channel. Highlight is a subterranean…
Divine HorsemanDivine Horseman (1953)
Dir. Maya Deren
Interesting filmic record of Voodoo 'possession' dances from Haiti, shot by experimental filmmaker Deren, whose rhythmic editing patterns enhance the…
Donovan's Brain (1953)
Dir. Felix Feist
Feat. Lew Ayres, Gene Evans
B–movie classic about a scientist who keeps alive the brain of a tyrannical tycoon and slowly succumbs to its sinister motives.

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