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Subgenre Sampler

 
Beggar's Opera, TheBeggar's Opera, The (1953) Recommended
Dir. Peter Brook
Feat. Laurence Olivier
Initially a commercial failure, this energetic romp through John Gay's 18th century ribald opera has since been critically acclaimed. In his first…
Big Heat, TheBig Heat, The (1953) Recommended
Dir. Fritz Lang
Feat. Glenn Ford, Lee Marvin, Gloria Grahame
Pugnacious cop Glenn Ford turns up the heat on civic corruption in this iconic film–noir from dir. Lang's 50s period. When a detective's…
Bigamist, TheBigamist, The (1953)
Dir. Ida Lupino
Feat. Edmond O'Brien, Joan Fontaine, Ida Lupino
A San Francisco adoption agency, investigating salesman Edmond O'Brien and wife Joan Fontaine, discover he has a second life, and wife, in LA.…
British War DVD Collection, TheBritish War DVD Collection, The (Ice Cold in Alex, The Cruel Sea, The Colditz Story, The Dambusters) (1953-1958)
Four classic British b&w war films beautifully remastered.
By the Light of the Silvery MoonBy the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953)
Dir. David Butler
Feat. Doris Day, Gordon MacRae
Quaint sequel to ON MOONLIGHT BAY finds Gordon MacRae returning from WWI where fiancée Doris Day waits impatiently to begin married life together.…
Caddy, TheCaddy, The (1953)
Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin
Golf comedy from the Jerry Lewis/Dean Martin stable. Lewis caddies, Martin sings ‘That’s Amore’.
Calamity JaneCalamity Jane (1953) Recommended
Dir. David Butler
Feat. Doris Day, Howard Keel
Big, rousing musical western, featuring Doris Day as the tomboy heroine, who falls for easygoing Wild Bill Hickok (Howard Keel).
Call Me MadamCall Me Madam (1953)
Dir. Walter Lang
Feat. Ethel Merman, Donald O'Connor, Vera-Ellen
Delightful musical starring Ethel Merman as a Washington hostess who becomes a Truman–era US ambassador to a European grand duchy. Songs by…
Captain's ParadiseCaptain's Paradise (1953)
Dir. Anthony Kimmins
Feat. Alec Guinness, Yvonne De Carlo, Celia Johnson
Nautical romp with captain Alec Guinness paying the price of having a wife in two ports – sultry Yvonne De Carlo and a genial Celia Johnson.
Commando Cody: Sky Marshall of the UniverseCommando Cody: Sky Marshall of the Universe (1953)
Feat. Aline Towne, Gregory Gaye, Judd Holdren
Black–and–white TV series following the adventures of masked super–scientist Commando Cody, who is recruited by the U.S. government…

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