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Good Die Young, TheGood Die Young, The (1954) Recommended
Dir. Lewis Gilbert
Feat. Laurence Harvey, Sir Stanley Baker, Joan Collins
Fiery British heist–noir with a debt–burdened Laurence Harvey leading a motley crew of down–on–their–luck military men…
Hell and High WaterHell and High Water (1954)
Dir. Samuel Fuller
Feat. Richard Widmark, Bella Darvi, Victor Francen
Cold war thriller with Widmark helming a submarine in pursuit of a Red freighter. Unexceptional by Samuel Fuller's usual standards – he was…
High and the Mighty, TheHigh and the Mighty, The (1954) Recommended
Dir. William A. Wellman
Feat. John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Laraine Day
John Wayne undercuts his bravura persona as the reluctant hero piloting a stricken passenger flight over the Atlantic. Solid disaster clichés and a…
It Should Happen to YouIt Should Happen to You (1954)
Dir. George Cukor
Feat. Judy Holliday, Jack Lemmon
Aspiring model Judy Holliday gets the kind of attention she hadn't bargained for when she advertises herself on a giant billboard. Jack Lemmon's…
Knock on WoodKnock on Wood (1954)
Dir. Melvin Frank, Norman Panama
Feat. Danny Kaye, Mai Zetterling, Torin Thatcher
Danny Kaye plays a ventriloquist who is comically unlucky in love due to his jealous dummy, who manages to sabotage every relationship he has right…
Lassie (TV Series)Lassie (TV Series) (1954-1974)
Feat. Jon Provost, Tommy Rettig
A representative selection of episodes from the long–running US series depicting the adventures of a rather intelligent collie dog with a…
Les DiaboliquesLes Diaboliques (1954) Recommended
Dir. Henri-Georges Clouzot
Feat. Simone Signoret, Vera Clouzot, Paul Meurisse
Simone Signoret stars as one of two women who conspire to murder the man they share – a sadistic schoolmaster. Iconic French thriller with a…
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…

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