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Life at Stake, ALife at Stake, A (1954)
Dir. Paul Guilfoyle
Feat. Angela Lansbury, Keith Andes, Douglas Dumbrille
Minor noir elevated by the presence of Lansbury as a seductress who's business proposition to a struggling architect may not be strictly financial.
LifeboatLifeboat (1954)
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Tallulah Bankhead, William Bendix
Enterprising thriller staged entirely within the confines of a lifeboat. Its simplistic anti–Nazi politic is perhaps redeemed by Tallulah…
Living It UpLiving It Up (1954)
Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, Janet Leigh
One of the funnier Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis comedies of the 17 they made together. Jerry Lewis plays a stationmaster from provincial New Mexico…
Long, Long Trailer, The (1954)
Dir. Vincente Minnelli
Feat. Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz
Gallivanting in an enormous RV across America, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz journey to disaster in this winning slapstick comedy. The classic TV…
Maggie, The Maggie, The (High and Dry) (1954)
Dir. Alexander Mackendrick
Feat. Paul Douglas, Alex Mackenzie
Ealing comedy about the argumentative crew of an aged cargo boat, captained by a wily Scottish man who clashes with a wealthy American industrialist.
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…
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…
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…

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