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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…
Dial M for MurderDial M for Murder (1954) Recommended
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Ray Milland, Grace Kelly
An ageing tennis champion arranges the death of his wife for her inheritance. Hitch adapts the chilling stageplay, obviously well at home with the…
Doctor in the HouseDoctor in the House (1954) Recommended
Dir. Ralph Thomas
Feat. Dirk Bogarde
First and best of a series in which Doctors and Nurses exchange fleeting glances and banter for comic effect while training at a med school. Dirk…
Drum BeatDrum Beat (1954)
Dir. Delmer Daves
Feat. Alan Ladd, Audrey Dalton, Marisa Pavan
Fine western with Indian fighter Ladd sent by President Grant to negotiate a treaty with the Medoc Tribe. Charles Bronson's first major role.
Egyptian, TheEgyptian, The (1954)
Dir. Michael Curtiz
Feat. Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Edmund Purdom
Epic "CinemaScope" drama set in ancient Egypt where a poor orphan becomes a genial physician and is eventually appointed at the Pharaoh's court where…
Elephant WalkElephant Walk (1954)
Dir. William Dieterle
Feat. Elizabeth Taylor, Dana Andrews, Peter Finch
Love–triangle melodrama set on Ceylon tea plantation is a tad overblown, with thunder stolen from the good cast by a climactic elephant…
End of the Affair, TheEnd of the Affair, The (1954)
Dir. Edward Dmytryk
Feat. Deborah Kerr, Van Johnson, John Mills
Original screen adaptation of Graham Greene’s tale of unrequited wartime love, with Deborah Kerr and Van Johnson entangled in a brief but illicit…

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