Subgenre Sampler
: 25144 Films to Buy & Rent
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.
Cat Women of the Moon (1954)
- Dir. Arthur Hilton
Feat. Sonny Tufts, Victor Jory
- Ed Wood might be given a run for his money with this drive–in cheapie about a moon expedition that discovers a man–hungry female…
Country 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 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…
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
- Dir. Jack Arnold
Feat. Richard Carlson, Julie Adams, Richard Denning
- A boatload of scientists variously misunderstand the actions of a subterranean humanoid that lurks in an Amazonian lagoon. Graceful handling of a…
Crucified Lovers, The (Chikamatsu Monogatari) (1954)
- Dir. Kenji Mizoguchi
Feat. Kazuo Hasegawa, Kyoko Kagawa, Eitaro Shindo
- Powerful, Bunraku–inspired tragidrama of adulterous lovers whose illicit romance is doomed in Feudal, 17th century Japan. Essential Mizoguchi.
Dambusters, The (Dam Busters, The) (1954)
- 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 Frontier (1954)
- 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 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…