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Importance of Being EarnestImportance of Being Earnest (1952) Recommended
Dir. Anthony Asquith
Feat. Michael Redgrave, Michael Denison, Dame Edith Evans
Screen version of Oscar Wilde's brilliant comedy of manners starring a host of British stage thesps.
Invasion U.S.A.Invasion U.S.A. (1952)
Dir. Alfred E. Green
Feat. Gerald Mohr, Peggie Castle, Dan O'Herlihy
A crudely devised, but fascinating slice of early Cold War paranoia, this has the 'Land of the Free' being invaded by hordes of Russians, with…
IvanhoeIvanhoe (1952)
Dir. Richard Thorpe
Feat. Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Fontaine
Boisterous Middle–Ages spectacular featuring brutal action scenes.
Jack and the BeanstalkJack and the Beanstalk (1952)
Dir. Jean Yarbrough
Feat. Bud Abbott, Lou Costello
Abbott and Costello romp through the fairytale passages of Jack and his Beanstalk. While their comedy doesn’t transpose so well, this is an amiable…
Jumping JacksJumping Jacks (1952)
Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin
The comic duo of Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin make an unlikely pair of paratroopers.
Kansas City ConfidentialKansas City Confidential (1952)
Dir. Phil Karlson
Feat. Lee Van Cleef, John Payne, Coleen Gray
A grimly tough crime drama set in the Kansas City underworld. Payne plays an ex–con who is jailed for an unrelated crime, and on release…
Le PlaisirLe Plaisir (House Of Pleasure) (1952)
Dir. Max Ophuls
Feat. Jean Gabin, Danielle Darrieux, Simone Simon
Three tales by Guy de Maupassant go into this visually elegant treatise on the changing moods of love, youth and memory. The most successful…
LiliLili (1952)
Dir. Charles Walters
Feat. Leslie Caron, Mel Ferrer
Fairytale–like story of Leslie Caron's amorous adventures in a carnival is swimming in charm, whimsical songs and 'circus–type'…
Love NestLove Nest (1952)
Dir. Joseph M. Newman
Feat. Marilyn Monroe
Unremarkable comedy about nosey neighbours in a broken–down apartment block, one of whom is Marilyn Monroe.
Lusty Men, TheLusty Men, The (1952)
Dir. Nicholas Ray
Feat. Susan Hayward, Robert Mitchum, Arthur Kennedy
A nicely close–to–the–ground take on the life of the rodeo rider – and one of Wim Wenders' favourite films – this…

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