Subgenre Sampler
Classics: 3623 Films to Buy & Rent
Johnny Guitar (1953)
- Dir. Nicholas Ray
Feat. Joan Crawford, Mercedes McCambridge, Sterling Hayden…
- Cowgirls Joan Crawford and Mercedes McCambridge come head to head over the men they love in this wild Western soap opera, brimming with quirky…
Julius Caesar (1953)
- Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Feat. Marlon Brando, James Mason, John Gielgud…
- Marlon Brando, James Mason and John Gielgud star in this beautifully staged Hollywood adaptation. Passionate drama of power, conspiracy and murder in…
Kiss Me Kate (1953)
- Dir. George Sidney
Feat. Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Ann Miller
- Cole Porter’s irreverent take on Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew is one of the most pleasurable (and fabulously danced) MGM musicals of the…
Knights of the Round Table (1953)
- Dir. Richard Thorpe
Feat. Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Mel Ferrer…
- Sumptuous retelling of the legends of Camelot was MGM's first Cinemascope production. Tayloris excellent as Lancelot while Ava Gardner is inspired…
Lawless Breed, The (1953)
- Dir. Raoul Walsh
Feat. Rock Hudson, Julie Adams, Mary Castle…
- Western based on the life of outlaw John Wesley Hardin (Rock Hudson), a former gunfighter who creates a manuscript detailing his life and adventures,…
Life of Oharu (1953)
- Dir. Kenji Mizoguchi
Feat. Kinuyo Tanaka, Toshiro Mifune
- The prolific, though rarely seen dir. Mizoguchi came to attention with this chronicled downfall of a court–concubine in 17th century Japan,…
Lion Is in the Streets, The (1953)
- Dir. Raoul Walsh
Feat. James Cagney, Barbara Hale
- Political parable based on Southern governor Huey Long stars James Cagney as the populist peddler–turned–politico who yields to…
Little Fugitive (1953)
- Dir. Raymond Abrashkin
Feat. Richie Andrusco, Richard Brewster
- A young boy runs away to Coney Island after fearing that he shot his older brother, who is only faking. An exquisitely naturalistic film with…
Madame De... (Earrings Of Madame De..., The) (1953)
- Dir. Max Ophuls
Feat. Danielle Darrieux, Vittorio De Sica, Charles Boyer
- Widely considered one of the dir.'s peak achievements, this gracefully and ironically traces a doomed menage–a–trois in 18th century…
Malta Story (1953)
- Dir. Brian Desmond Hurst
Feat. Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Anthony Steel
- A taut wee adventure set among the special forces of the British Air Force defending the island of Malta during WW2. Real–life locations and a…