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Subgenre Sampler

 
Mad Magician, TheMad Magician, The (1954)
Dir. John Brahm
Feat. Vincent Price, Mary Murphy, Eva Gabor
This follow–up to HOUSE OF WAX is another early "3D" Vincent Price horror with a melodramatic plot involving an inventive, ambitious 19th…
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…
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…

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