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Subgenre Sampler

 
Broken LanceBroken Lance (1954)
Dir. Edward Dmytryk
Feat. Spencer Tracy, Robert Wagner, Jean Peters
King Lear loosely transposed as a gripping Western melodrama with proud yet stubborn patriarch Spencer Tracy at odds with his ungrateful sons over…
Caine Mutiny, TheCaine Mutiny, The (1954)
Dir. Edward Dmytryk
Feat. Humphrey Bogart
Solid action with unstable Ship's Captain Humphrey Bogart contending with mutinies and typhoons.
Carmen JonesCarmen Jones (1954) Recommended
Dir. Otto Preminger
Feat. Dorothy Dandridge, Harry Belafonte
Blazing screen version of George Bizet's "Carmen" classic opera uniquely staged in the Deep South with an all–black cast and new lyrics by…
Carrington V.C.Carrington V.C. (Court Martial) (1954)
Dir. Anthony Asquith
Feat. David Niven, Margaret Leighton, Allan Cuthbertson
Legal drama adapted from the stage play in which a court–martial attempts to find out why, and if, an officer embezzled his unit's funds.
Country Girl, TheCountry Girl, The (1954)
Dir. George Seaton
Feat. Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, William Holden
Bing Crosby sobers up to play an alcoholic has–been actor aided to make a comeback by wife Grace Kelly and pal William Holden.
Crash of the MoonsCrash of the Moons (1954)
Dir. Hollingsworth Morse
Feat. Scotty Beckett, Richard Crane
Feature–length edit of the classic sci–fi TV serial 'Rocky Jones Space Ranger' in which Richard Crane plays the raygun–toting hero…
Dambusters, TheDambusters, The (Dam Busters, The) (1954) Recommended
Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. Michael Redgrave, Ursula Jeans, Charles Carson
British inventor Barnes Wallis's ingenious attempts to destroy German dams during WWII forms the basis of this splendid thriller. Michael Redgrave…
Davy Crockett - King of the Wild FrontierDavy Crockett - King of the Wild Frontier (1954) Recommended
Dir. Norman Foster
Feat. Fess Parker, Buddy Ebsen, William Bakewell
TV version of the quintessential American story, which created such a phenomenal interest when screened that it was released in a movie version. Fess…
Demetrius and the GladiatorsDemetrius and the Gladiators (1954)
Dir. Delmer Daves
Feat. Victor Mature
Efficient sequel to THE ROBE follows Demetrius, the Greek slave (Victor Mature), to Rome where he is trained as a gladiator. Rousing combat sequences.
Desiree (1954)
Dir. Henry Koster
Feat. Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons
Marlon Brando plays a young Napoleon whose first romance, with Desiree Clay (Jean Simmons), is strained when he is swept into the cut–throat…

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