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101. Cry of the Hunted (1953)
Approved | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A fugitive is pursued by a lawman who is obsessed with his capture.
Director: Joseph H. Lewis | Stars: Vittorio Gassman, Barry Sullivan, Polly Bergen, William Conrad
Votes: 542
102. Easy to Love (1953)
Approved | 96 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
An aquatic performer tries to attract the man she loves.
Director: Charles Walters | Stars: Esther Williams, Van Johnson, Tony Martin, John Bromfield
Votes: 807
103. Scandal at Scourie (1953)
Passed | 90 min | Drama
After their orphanage burns down, a group of children are being transported west by train to Manitoba. All of them are available for adoption and at a stop at Scourie, Ontario little Patsy ... See full summary »
Director: Jean Negulesco | Stars: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Agnes Moorehead, Donna Corcoran
Votes: 591
104. Take the High Ground! (1953)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, War
In 1953, at Fort Bliss, Texas, two former Korean War combat veterans work as drill sergeants and fall in love with the same woman.
Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Richard Widmark, Karl Malden, Elaine Stewart, Carleton Carpenter
Votes: 1,112
105. All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953)
Approved | 95 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
In the South Pacific islands, two brothers, one good and one bad, fight over the same girl and over a bag of pearls.
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Robert Taylor, Stewart Granger, Ann Blyth, Betta St. John
Votes: 1,111
106. Code Two (1953)
Passed | 69 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The adventures of motorcycle cops, from their academy days, to chasing crooked truckers.
Director: Fred M. Wilcox | Stars: Ralph Meeker, Elaine Stewart, Sally Forrest, Keenan Wynn
Votes: 474
107. Bright Road (1953)
Approved | 68 min | Drama, Music
Based on the story, See How They Run (The Ladies' Home Journal June 51), and subsequently won that year's Christopher award. The story was written by Mary Elizabeth Vroman, a 4th generation... See full summary »
Director: Gerald Mayer | Stars: Dorothy Dandridge, Philip Hepburn, Harry Belafonte, Barbara Randolph
Votes: 819
108. Ride, Vaquero! (1953)
Passed | 90 min | Romance, Western
Two outlaws, Rio and Esqueda, raised together as stepbrothers, have a showdown over the issue of whether to evict new settlers from their territory.
Director: John Farrow | Stars: Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Howard Keel, Anthony Quinn
Votes: 1,087
109. Latin Lovers (1953)
Passed | 104 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Nora Taylor has $37,000,000 but thinks every man she meets prefers her bankbook figure to her own, and that includes her current fiancé, Paul Chevron, who has $48,000,000 of his own. Paul ... See full summary »
Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Lana Turner, Ricardo Montalban, John Lund, Louis Calhern
Votes: 587
110. The Clown (1953)
Approved | 91 min | Comedy, Drama
Once a famous Ziegfeld star, Dodo Delwyn is reduced to playing clowns in burlesque and amusement parks as a result of his drinking. His son Little Dink idolizes him and faithfully believes ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Red Skelton, Jane Greer, Tim Considine, Loring Smith
Votes: 527
111. Sombrero (1953)
Approved | 103 min | Musical, Romance
Adapted from the book, "Mexican Village," by Josefina Niggli, the film tells three interwoven love stories against the background of a feud between two villages. Cyd Charisse and Rick Jason... See full summary »
Director: Norman Foster | Stars: Ricardo Montalban, Pier Angeli, Vittorio Gassman, Yvonne De Carlo
Votes: 356
112. Remains to Be Seen (1953)
Approved | 88 min | Comedy, Crime, Music
Jody Revere (June Allyson) is a band singer working in New York City. Waldo Williams (Van Johnson) is the manager of a fancy apartment house where a murder is committed. The victim is ... See full summary »
Director: Don Weis | Stars: June Allyson, Van Johnson, Louis Calhern, Angela Lansbury
Votes: 249
113. A Slight Case of Larceny (1953)
Approved | 71 min | Comedy, Crime
Two army buddies down on their luck open up a gas station and get involved in a price war - in a somewhat underhanded way.
Director: Don Weis | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Eddie Bracken, Elaine Stewart, Marilyn Erskine
Votes: 226
114. Confidentially Connie (1953)
Passed | 74 min | Comedy, Family
Texas cattleman Opie Bedloe (Louis Calhern) comes to Maine to visit his son Joe (Van Johnson), a college poetry instructor, and his wife Connie (Janet Leigh) in the hopes of persuading Joe ... See full summary »
Director: Edward Buzzell | Stars: Van Johnson, Janet Leigh, Louis Calhern, Walter Slezak
Votes: 406
115. Arena (1953)
Approved | 83 min | Drama, Sport, Western
Rodeo rider's marriage is endangered because of his commitment to the sport.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Gig Young, Jean Hagen, Polly Bergen, Harry Morgan
Votes: 308
116. Half a Hero (1953)
Approved | 71 min | Comedy
Magazine writer copes with modern life in the suburbs, stressing about the expenses. Then his editor assigns an article calling the suburbs the slums of tomorrow. His research yields interesting conclusions.
Director: Don Weis | Stars: Red Skelton, Jean Hagen, Charles Dingle, Willard Waterman
Votes: 247
117. Rogue's March (1953)
Passed | 84 min | Adventure, Drama, War
Unjustly drummed out of his regiment, a Victorian Englishman (Peter Lawford) restores his honor in India.
Director: Allan Davis | Stars: Peter Lawford, Richard Greene, Janice Rule, Leo G. Carroll
Votes: 169
118. Singin' in the Rain (1952)
G | 103 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood.
Directors: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly | Stars: Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen
Votes: 261,129 | Gross: $8.82M
119. Lone Star (1952)
Approved | 94 min | Drama, Western
Ex-President Andrew Jackson sends Texan Devereaux Burke back home on a mission to facilitate Sam Houston's drive for U.S. statehood.
Director: Vincent Sherman | Stars: Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, Broderick Crawford, Lionel Barrymore
Votes: 1,237
120. The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Passed | 118 min | Drama, Romance
An unscrupulous movie producer uses an actress, a director and a writer to achieve success.
Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon, Dick Powell
Votes: 16,483
121. Scaramouche (1952)
Approved | 115 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
In France during the late 18th Century, a man sets out to avenge the death of his friend at the hands of a master swordsman.
Director: George Sidney | Stars: Stewart Granger, Janet Leigh, Eleanor Parker, Mel Ferrer
Votes: 6,373
122. Pat and Mike (1952)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
Pat is a women's sports sensation unless her fiancé is around. Her new shady manager Mike keeps them apart and develops feelings for her.
Director: George Cukor | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Aldo Ray, William Ching
Votes: 6,179
123. The Prisoner of Zenda (1952)
Approved | 96 min | Adventure, Mystery, Romance
An Englishman vacationing in a Ruritarian kingdom is recruited to impersonate his cousin, the soon-to-be-crowned king, after the monarch is drugged and kidnapped.
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Stewart Granger, Deborah Kerr, James Mason, Louis Calhern
Votes: 4,010
124. Million Dollar Mermaid (1952)
Approved | 115 min | Biography, Drama, Musical
Biopic of Australian swimming champ and entertainer Annette Kellerman. After overcoming polio, Kellerman achieves fame and creates a scandal when her one-piece bathing suit is considered indecent.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Esther Williams, Victor Mature, Walter Pidgeon, David Brian
Votes: 1,795
125. The Merry Widow (1952)
Approved | 105 min | Musical, Mystery, Romance
Operating under royal orders, a count must woo a young and wealthy widow in order to save a kingdom from bankruptcy.
Director: Curtis Bernhardt | Stars: Lana Turner, Fernando Lamas, Una Merkel, Richard Haydn
Votes: 670
126. Above and Beyond (1952)
Approved | 122 min | Biography, Drama, War
Col. Paul Tibbets piloted the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in World War II.
Directors: Melvin Frank, Norman Panama | Stars: Robert Taylor, Eleanor Parker, James Whitmore, Larry Keating
Votes: 1,342
127. Carbine Williams (1952)
Unrated | 92 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
David Marshall Williams is sent to a prison farm where he works in the tool shop and eventually develops the precursor of the famous M-1 Carbine automatic rifle used in World War II.
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: James Stewart, Jean Hagen, Wendell Corey, Carl Benton Reid
Votes: 2,097
128. Skirts Ahoy! (1952)
Passed | 109 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Three women in three different situations report for induction at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station and end up roommates. What follows is a frothy and fun musical.
Director: Sidney Lanfield | Stars: Esther Williams, Joan Evans, Vivian Blaine, Barry Sullivan
Votes: 577
129. Plymouth Adventure (1952)
Passed | 105 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Trials and tribulations beset the one hundred odd settlers that journey to Virginia in 1620 including unexpectedly arriving in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Director: Clarence Brown | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Gene Tierney, Van Johnson, Leo Genn
Votes: 1,656
130. Love Is Better Than Ever (1952)
Passed | 81 min | Comedy, Romance
Dancing teacher Anastacia "Stacie" Macaboy (Dame Elizabeth Taylor) falls in love with smart theatre agent Jud Parker (Larry Parks). He likes her too, just not enough to give up his exciting... See full summary »
Director: Stanley Donen | Stars: Larry Parks, Elizabeth Taylor, Josephine Hutchinson, Tom Tully
Votes: 621
131. The Wild North (1952)
Approved | 97 min | Adventure, Romance, Western
In the Canadian mountains, a trapper goes on the run accused of a crime, and is pursued by a rugged and determined lawman of the Royal North-West Mounted Police.
Director: Andrew Marton | Stars: Stewart Granger, Wendell Corey, Cyd Charisse, Morgan Farley
Votes: 1,077
132. Invitation (1952)
Not Rated | 84 min | Drama, Romance
A millionaire tries to buy his dying daughter a husband.
Director: Gottfried Reinhardt | Stars: Van Johnson, Dorothy McGuire, Ruth Roman, Louis Calhern
Votes: 661
133. Lovely to Look At (1952)
Approved | 103 min | Comedy, Musical, Mystery
Three Broadway producers struggling to get backing for their show, hope one's sudden inheritance of a half interest in a Parisian fashion house is the answer. They travel to Paris only to learn the salon is in debt and requires their help.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Kathryn Grayson, Red Skelton, Howard Keel, Marge Champion
Votes: 861
134. Glory Alley (1952)
Approved | 79 min | Drama, Music
An about-to-retire New Orleans newspaper columnist tells the story of a most unforgettable character: boxer Socks Barbarossa.
Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Ralph Meeker, Leslie Caron, Kurt Kasznar, Gilbert Roland
Votes: 597
135. The Sellout (1952)
Approved | 83 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
During the 1950s, a small-town newspaper editor and a state assistant attorney-general fight corrupt local officials from one rotten county.
Director: Gerald Mayer | Stars: Walter Pidgeon, John Hodiak, Audrey Totter, Paula Raymond
Votes: 677
136. The Belle of New York (1952)
Not Rated | 82 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Playboy Charlie Hill meets beautiful Angela Bonfils, a mission house worker in the Bowery. He genuinely falls in love, so, dedicated to winning her over, Charlie cleans up his act and even gets a job as a driver to impress her.
Director: Charles Walters | Stars: Fred Astaire, Vera-Ellen, Marjorie Main, Keenan Wynn
Votes: 1,108
137. Young Man with Ideas (1952)
Approved | 84 min | Comedy, Drama
A young lawyer encounters problems while relocating his family.
Director: Mitchell Leisen | Stars: Glenn Ford, Ruth Roman, Denise Darcel, Nina Foch
Votes: 500
138. Just This Once (1952)
Passed | 90 min | Comedy
Mark MacLene owes the IRS, the banks, and others a lot of money. The problem is that his trust makes $1,000,000 a year, but he spends $150,000 every month. His trustee Sam uses the power of... See full summary »
Director: Don Weis | Stars: Janet Leigh, Peter Lawford, Lewis Stone, Marilyn Erskine
Votes: 449
139. Apache War Smoke (1952)
Passed | 67 min | Western
Apaches surround and attack a remote stage relay station - trapping a stagecoach, passengers, cash box, a local bandit, a drifter and the station staff - in a search for a killer of their tribesmen.
Director: Harold F. Kress | Stars: Gilbert Roland, Glenda Farrell, Robert Horton, Barbara Ruick
Votes: 263
140. Because You're Mine (1952)
Approved | 103 min | Comedy, Musical
A famous opera singer falls for his sergeant's sister at boot camp.
Director: Alexander Hall | Stars: Mario Lanza, Doretta Morrow, James Whitmore, Dean Miller
Votes: 413
141. When in Rome (1952)
Approved | 78 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
An American fugitive flees to Rome and tries to elude capture by masquerading as a priest.
Director: Clarence Brown | Stars: Van Johnson, Paul Douglas, Joseph Calleia, Carlo Rizzo
Votes: 334
142. Shadow in the Sky (1952)
78 min | Drama
Burt served in the Marines during the war, but now he is confined to an asylum. His experiences in the South Pacific left him mentally ill and deathly afraid of storm clouds and rain. ... See full summary »
Director: Fred M. Wilcox | Stars: Ralph Meeker, Nancy Reagan, James Whitmore, Jean Hagen
Votes: 426
143. Desperate Search (1952)
Approved | 73 min | Adventure, Drama
The family and friends of two children lost in the wilderness mount a desperate search to find them.
Director: Joseph H. Lewis | Stars: Howard Keel, Jane Greer, Patricia Medina, Keenan Wynn
Votes: 343
144. The Girl in White (1952)
92 min | Biography, Drama
A young woman decides to become a doctor at a time when women are not being made welcome in the field of medicine. Eventually, her determination and skills end up earning the respect of her male counterparts.
Director: John Sturges | Stars: June Allyson, Arthur Kennedy, Gary Merrill, Mildred Dunnock
Votes: 449
145. Talk About a Stranger (1952)
Passed | 65 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery
In an idyllic setting, a likable but dangerously volatile twelve-year-old boy tries to settle a score with his disagreeable, mysterious neighbor.
Director: David Bradley | Stars: George Murphy, Nancy Reagan, Billy Gray, Lewis Stone
Votes: 735
146. My Man and I (1952)
Approved | 99 min | Drama
In California, a Mexican-American is falsely accused of killing the farmer he was working for, after the racist farmer stiffed his immigrant employee with a bad check.
Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Shelley Winters, Ricardo Montalban, Wendell Corey, Claire Trevor
Votes: 462
147. Fearless Fagan (1952)
Approved | 79 min | Comedy
A man brings his devoted pet with him when he is drafted into the army. The pet happens to be an adult lion, named Fearless Fagan. Based on a true story.
Director: Stanley Donen | Stars: Janet Leigh, Carleton Carpenter, Keenan Wynn, Richard Anderson
Votes: 380 | Gross: $0.95M
148. You for Me (1952)
Approved | 71 min | Comedy, Romance
Katie McDermad, who comes from a working-class household, is a dedicated surgical nurse who loves her profession but not the low pay. Her emotions often get the better of her. Jeff Chadwick... See full summary »
Director: Don Weis | Stars: Peter Lawford, Jane Greer, Gig Young, Paula Corday
Votes: 247
149. Everything I Have Is Yours (1952)
Approved | 92 min | Musical
Pregnancy forces one half of a married song- and- dance team to find a new Broadway partner.
Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Marge Champion, Gower Champion, Dennis O'Keefe, Monica Lewis
Votes: 220
150. Holiday for Sinners (1952)
Passed | 72 min | Drama
Three men, reared together in New Orleans, but whose paths have drifted apart, each face a crisis during the last weekend of Mardi Gras: Dr. Jason Kent must decide between accepting a ... See full summary »
Director: Gerald Mayer | Stars: Gig Young, Keenan Wynn, Janice Rule, William Campbell
Votes: 190