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Magnificent ObsessionMagnificent Obsession (1954) Recommended
Dir. Douglas Sirk
Feat. Rock Hudson, Jane Wyman
Douglas Sirk's famously tumultuous melodrama, starring Rock Hudson in his first leading role as a guilt–ridden playboy indirectly responsible…
Monster From the Ocean FloorMonster From the Ocean Floor (1954)
Dir. Wyott Ordung
Ultra–cheap Corman production from the writer of 'Robot Monster' concerns a holidaying couple in Mexico who stumble across the monstrous (very…
Naked JungleNaked Jungle (1954)
Dir. Byron Haskin
Feat. Charlton Heston, Eleanor Parker, Abraham Sofaer…
Charlton Heston battles the Marabunta soldier ants that threaten to take over his South American jungle plantation. Eleanor Parker provides some…
Night PeopleNight People (1954)
Dir. Nunnally Johnson
Feat. Gregory Peck, Broderick Crawford, Anita Bjork…
Talky thriller with Gregory Peck as a Colonel trying to negotiate the release of a young G.I. held in East Germany. Plenty of political chicanery and…
On the WaterfrontOn the Waterfront (1954) Recommended
Dir. Elia Kazan
Feat. Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb…
Brooding tour–de–force with Marlon Brando in his prime as the square–jawed misfit entangled in corrupt union politics. Winner of 8…
Peek-a-BooPeek-a-Boo (Ah! Les belles bacchantes) (1954)
Dir. Jean Loubignac
Feat. Louis de Funès, Robert Dhéry
Peppy parody of musical revues, with Louis de Funès's small–town copper finding himself inadvertently cast in an all–singing,…
Prince ValiantPrince Valiant (1954)
Dir. Henry Hathaway
Feat. James Mason, Janet Leigh, Robert Wagner…
Star studded tale of a young Viking prince striving to become a knight in King Arthur's Court and restore his exiled father to his rightful throne.
Purple Plain, ThePurple Plain, The (1954)
Dir. Robert Parrish
Feat. Gregory Peck, Win Min Than, Bernard Lee…
Strong psychological drama, shot in lush Technicolor, with Peck as a shell–shocked pilot stuck with wounded comrades behind enemy lines in the…
Rear WindowRear Window (1954) Aro Favourite
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. James Stewart, Grace Kelly
Convalescing photographer Jimmy Stewart observes what may have been a murder in an opposing apartment. A Hitchcock must.
Ride Clear of DiabloRide Clear of Diablo (1954)
Dir. Jesse Hibbs
Feat. Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea, Russell Johnson…
Classic B–movie western following a railroad surveyor who forms an unlikely alliance with a notorious gunslinger to avenge the death of his…

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