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Davy Crockett - King of the Wild FrontierDavy Crockett - King of the Wild Frontier (1954) Recommended
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…
Elephant WalkElephant Walk (1954)
Dir. William Dieterle
Feat. Elizabeth Taylor, Dana Andrews, Peter Finch
Love–triangle melodrama set on Ceylon tea plantation is a tad overblown, with thunder stolen from the good cast by a climactic elephant…
River of No ReturnRiver of No Return (1954) Recommended
Dir. Otto Preminger
Feat. Marilyn Monroe, Robert Mitchum
A Western adventure set aboard a river raft in which the frayed temperaments of Marilyn Monroe and Robert Mitchum endure the perils of raging water…
Robinson CrusoeRobinson Crusoe (1954)
Dir. Luis Bunuel
Feat. Dan O'Herlihy
Daniel Defoe's classic novel of a shipwreck's sole survivor. Luis Bunuel directs with a few surrealist flourishes.
Beneath The 12-Mile ReefBeneath The 12-Mile Reef (1953)
Dir. Robert D. Webb
Feat. Robert Wagner, Terry Moore, Gilbert Roland
Adventure yarn about a Greek father and son team off the coast of Florida who dive for living sponges in dangerous waters. Brought down a little by a…
Conquest of Everest, TheConquest of Everest, The (1953)
Dir. George Lowe
Technicolour documentary about the various expeditions to the summit of Mount Everest. Both cameraperson Tom Stobart and New Zealand director George…
MogamboMogambo (1953)
Dir. John Ford
Feat. Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, Grace Kelly
Clark Gable squeezes in wooing both Ava Gardner and Grace Kelly between bouts of elephant shooting in the African jungle.
Peter PanPeter Pan (1953) Recommended
Dir. Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson
Walt's version of the J M Barrie classic, animated with consummate skill by his army of inhouse artisans. The flying imp Peter Pan leads Wendy and…
Return to ParadiseReturn to Paradise (1953)
Dir. Mark Robson
Feat. Gary Cooper, Barry Jones, Roberta Haynes
Understated drama with Cooper as a carefree drifter content to live aimlessly in his Pacific Island paradise. His idyllic existence is threatened by…
Wages of FearWages of Fear (Salaire de la Peur, Le) (1953) Aro Favourite
Dir. Henri-Georges Clouzot
Feat. Yves Montand, Charles Vanel
A young Yves Montand leads a group of impoverished men over rocky Latin American terrain with a dangerous load of nitro–glycerine. Considered…

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