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1. Terror Street (1953)
Not Rated | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
An American pilot AWOL from the states is framed for his wife's murder and has just 36 hours to prove his innocence.
Director: Montgomery Tully | Stars: Dan Duryea, Elsie Albiin, Gudrun Ure, Eric Pohlmann
Votes: 387
2. 99 River Street (1953)
Not Rated | 83 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A former boxer turned cab driver has to hide from the police when his badgering wife is murdered by the jewel thief she was having an affair with.
Director: Phil Karlson | Stars: John Payne, Evelyn Keyes, Brad Dexter, Frank Faylen
Votes: 3,433
3. A Blueprint for Murder (1953)
Approved | 77 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Whitney Cameron suspects his sister-in-law has poisoned his brother and niece, but without proof how does he prevent the murder of his nephew?
Director: Andrew L. Stone | Stars: Joseph Cotten, Jean Peters, Gary Merrill, Catherine McLeod
Votes: 1,832
4. A Lion Is in the Streets (1953)
Approved | 88 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
A charismatic peddler from the bayous finds his true calling in politics. Is he a demagogue in the making?
Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: James Cagney, Barbara Hale, Anne Francis, Warner Anderson
Votes: 1,028
5. A Perilous Journey (1953)
Approved | 90 min | Western
Francie Landereaux is one of 29 women on a voyage to California on a barter-bride deal in which any qualified man can buy a wife. Unknown to the sponsors, she is already married to a man ... See full summary »
Director: R.G. Springsteen | Stars: Vera Ralston, David Brian, Scott Brady, Charles Winninger
Votes: 81
6. 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
7. A Virgin in Hollywood (1953)
Not Rated | 63 min | Comedy, Music
A young female newspaper reporter is assigned by her editor to investigate the seamier side of Hollywood.
Director: Klaytan W. Kirby | Stars: Dorothy Abbott, Thad Swift, Phil Rhodes, Carol Brewster
Votes: 125
8. Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953)
Approved | 77 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Two workmen accidentally launch a space rocket intended for Mars, and find mistakenly landing in New Orleans just the beginning of their misadventures.
Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Robert Paige, Mari Blanchard
Votes: 3,602
9. Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)
Passed | 76 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Two bumbling American cops hunt for the mysterious Mr. Hyde in London, England.
Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Boris Karloff, Craig Stevens
Votes: 4,996 | Gross: $2.62M
10. Affair with a Stranger (1953)
Approved | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
When a TV gossip columnist wrongly announces that the marriage between now successful playwright William Blakeley and his wife Carolyn is breaking up, New York friends variously reminisce about how the two met and married.
Director: Roy Rowland | Stars: Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Linda Douglas, Monica Lewis
Votes: 523
11. All Ashore (1953)
Not Rated | 80 min | Comedy, Musical
Three sailors finally get some shore leave, and go in search of fun and girls.
Director: Richard Quine | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Dick Haymes, Peggy Ryan, Ray McDonald
Votes: 216
12. All I Desire (1953)
Approved | 80 min | Drama, Romance
In 1910, a wayward mother re-visits the family she deserted.
Director: Douglas Sirk | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Richard Carlson, Lyle Bettger, Marcia Henderson
Votes: 2,445
13. 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: 1,108
14. Ambush at Tomahawk Gap (1953)
Passed | 73 min | Action, Drama, Romance
An innocent cowboy convicted with three robbers, fresh out of Yuma Territorial Prison, travels with them to get a share of their hidden loot.
Director: Fred F. Sears | Stars: John Hodiak, John Derek, David Brian, María Elena Marqués
Votes: 600
15. Angel Face (1952)
Approved | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Ambulance driver Frank Jessup is ensnared in the schemes of the sensuous but dangerous Diane Tremayne.
Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons, Mona Freeman, Herbert Marshall
Votes: 9,027
16. Appointment in Honduras (1953)
Approved | 79 min | Adventure, Crime, Thriller
A wealthy American couple are hostages on an arduous jungle journey.
Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Glenn Ford, Ann Sheridan, Zachary Scott, Rodolfo Acosta
Votes: 685 | Gross: $1.15M
17. That Man from Tangier (1953)
Approved | 82 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Mary Ellen travels abroad and ends up marrying a Count while she is intoxicated. The Count disappears and with the aid of her father, George, she tracks down his address in the Casbah, only... See full summary »
Directors: Luis María Delgado, Robert Elwyn | Stars: Nils Asther, Roland Young, Nancy Coleman, Margaret Wycherly
Votes: 35
18. 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
19. Arrowhead (1953)
Passed | 105 min | Drama, Romance, Western
Chief of Scouts Ed Bannon works for the US Army at Fort Clark, Texas and he dreams of aiding in bringing peace to the region, despite opposition from both the Army and the Apaches.
Director: Charles Marquis Warren | Stars: Charlton Heston, Jack Palance, Katy Jurado, Brian Keith
Votes: 1,613
20. Back to God's Country (1953)
Approved | 78 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In north-western Canada,in the 1870s,American schooner captain Peter Keith hopes to return to America with a cargo of furs before winter but two local crooks plan to steal Keith's cargo,boat and wife.
Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: Rock Hudson, Marcia Henderson, Steve Cochran, Hugh O'Brian
Votes: 246
21. Bad for Each Other (1953)
Approved | 83 min | Drama
A doctor returning from the Korean War to his hometown in Pennsylvania must choose what next to do with his life
Director: Irving Rapper | Stars: Charlton Heston, Lizabeth Scott, Dianne Foster, Mildred Dunnock
Votes: 804
22. Bandits of Corsica (1953)
Approved | 81 min | Adventure, Crime
Siamese twins separated at birth retain a psychic link - each feels the other's pain and happiness.
Director: Ray Nazarro | Stars: Richard Greene, Paula Raymond, Raymond Burr, Dona Drake
Votes: 142
23. Bandits of the West (1953)
Approved | 54 min | Western
Marshal Rocky Lane learns of a plan to obstruct the promotion of natural gas in his town. Bud Galloway, ranch boss for Jeff Chadwick who has just gained his release from prison, is the ... See full summary »
Director: Harry Keller | Stars: Allan Lane, Black Jack, Eddy Waller, Cathy Downs
Votes: 59
24. Battle Circus (1953)
Approved | 90 min | Drama, Romance, War
Set in Korea and made during the war, this is the love story of a hard-bitten Army surgeon, and a new nurse ready to save the world.
Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, June Allyson, Keenan Wynn, Robert Keith
Votes: 1,663
25. Beat the Devil (1953)
Approved | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
On their way to Africa are a group of rogues who hope to get rich there, and a seemingly innocent British couple. They meet and things happen...
Director: John Huston | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones, Gina Lollobrigida, Robert Morley
Votes: 10,401
26. Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953)
Approved | 102 min | Adventure, Drama
Fierce competition among sponge fishermen forces a Greek-American family to fish in the dangerous 12-mile reef area off the western coast of Florida.
Director: Robert D. Webb | Stars: Robert Wagner, Terry Moore, Gilbert Roland, J. Carrol Naish
Votes: 1,610
27. Big Leaguer (1953)
Approved | 71 min | Drama, Family, Sport
John Lobert runs a training camp in Florida for the New York Giants. Every year, he evaluates the hopefuls to pick the best for a minor league contract. They all have dreams and talent, but... See full summary »
Director: Robert Aldrich | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Vera-Ellen, Jeff Richards, Richard Jaeckel
Votes: 446
28. Blowing Wild (1953)
Approved | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In South America, after Jeff Dawson and Dutch Peterson's oil rigs are dynamited by local bandits, the two partners resort to risky transportation of nitroglycerin to raise money.
Director: Hugo Fregonese | Stars: Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Ruth Roman, Anthony Quinn
Votes: 1,197
29. Border City Rustlers (1953)
54 min | Drama, Western
Two episodes of "Wild Bill Hickok" edited together and released as a feature.
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Guy Madison, Andy Devine, Gloria Talbott, Isabel Randolph
Votes: 11
30. Born to the Saddle (1953)
Approved | 77 min | Western
When a young man agrees to race a wonderful quarter horse, a crooked, wife abusing, gambler has plans to sabotage the contest.
Director: William Beaudine | Stars: Leif Erickson, Donald Woods, Rand Brooks, Chuck Courtney
Votes: 109
31. 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: 809
32. Bugs Bunny Cartoon Revue (1953)
Family, Animation, Comedy
A feature length laugh riot featuring many of Warner Bros. famous cartoon stars.
Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 62
33. By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953)
Approved | 101 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
Marjorie Winfield's engagement to Bill Sherman, who has just arrived home from fighting in World War I, serves as the backdrop for the trials and tribulations of her family.
Director: David Butler | Stars: Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Leon Ames, Rosemary DeCamp
Votes: 2,476
34. Calamity Jane (1953)
Passed | 101 min | Musical, Romance, Western
The story of Calamity Jane, her saloon, and her romance with Wild Bill Hickok.
Director: David Butler | Stars: Doris Day, Howard Keel, Allyn Ann McLerie, Philip Carey
Votes: 10,847
35. Call Me Madam (1953)
Approved | 114 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Washington hostess Sally Adams becomes a Truman-era US ambassador to a European grand duchy.
Director: Walter Lang | Stars: Ethel Merman, Donald O'Connor, Vera-Ellen, George Sanders
Votes: 1,463
36. Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders (1953)
Approved | 167 min | Drama, Western
A villain named Marlof attempts to set up secret missile bases inside Canada so he can launch missiles at the U.S. The Canadian Mounted Police dispatch agents to try to stop him.
Director: Franklin Adreon | Stars: William Henry, Susan Morrow, Arthur Space, Dale Van Sickel
Votes: 156
37. Captain John Smith and Pocahontas (1953)
Approved | 75 min | Drama, History, Romance
Captain John Smith overcomes the treachery of some of his men and resentment of the local Native Americans to establish the colony of Jamestown.
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Anthony Dexter, Jody Lawrance, Alan Hale Jr., Robert Clarke
Votes: 191
38. Captain Scarface (1953)
Approved | 72 min | Action, Drama, Romance
A man desperate to leave South America books passage on a freighter, and learns that the captain has made plans to force a scientist to participate in a mission of destruction.
Director: Paul Guilfoyle | Stars: Barton MacLane, Virginia Grey, Leif Erickson, Peter Coe
Votes: 261
39. Cat-Women of the Moon (1953)
Approved | 64 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
Astronauts travel to the moon where they discover it is inhabited by attractive young women in black tights.
Director: Arthur Hilton | Stars: Sonny Tufts, Victor Jory, Marie Windsor, Susan Morrow
Votes: 2,047
40. Champ for a Day (1953)
Approved | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
An up-and-coming heavyweight fighter, George Wilson, arrives in Vulcan City, a small mid-western town over-run by racketeers, to fight a heavily-favored Frankie Sebastian. George arrives ... See full summary »
Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: Alex Nicol, Audrey Totter, Charles Winninger, Hope Emerson
Votes: 64
41. China Venture (1953)
Approved | 83 min | Adventure, Drama, War
During WW2, an American commando team is sent to rescue the prisoner of a warlord in Japanese-occupied China.
Director: Don Siegel | Stars: Edmond O'Brien, Barry Sullivan, Jocelyn Brando, Leo Gordon
Votes: 156
42. City Beneath the Sea (1953)
Passed | 87 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Two American divers are distracted by fair ladies and skulduggery while trying to salvage a gold ship off Jamaica.
Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Robert Ryan, Mala Powers, Anthony Quinn, Suzan Ball
Votes: 699
43. City That Never Sleeps (1953)
Approved | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Johnny Kelly, who plans on resigning from the police force and leaving his wife the next day, has a very eventful last night on duty.
Director: John H. Auer | Stars: Gig Young, Mala Powers, William Talman, Edward Arnold
Votes: 1,618
44. City of Bad Men (1953)
Approved | 81 min | Western
After six years spent in Mexico a penniless Brett Stanton and his gang return to Carson City intending to make a quick dishonest buck.
Director: Harmon Jones | Stars: Jeanne Crain, Dale Robertson, Richard Boone, Lloyd Bridges
Votes: 430
45. Clipped Wings (1953)
Approved | 65 min | Comedy, Family
Slip and Sach mistakenly enlist in the Air Force where Sach is mistakenly assigned to the WACs.
Director: Edward Bernds | Stars: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bernard Gorcey, Renie Riano
Votes: 323
46. 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
47. Colonel March Investigates (1953)
70 min | Mystery
Three episodes of "Colonel March of Scotland Yard" edited together for theatrical release.
Director: Cy Endfield | Stars: Boris Karloff, Ewan Roberts, Richard Wattis, Sheila Burrell
Votes: 170
48. Column South (1953)
Approved | 84 min | Western
Before the Civil War, Lt. Jed Sayre's efforts to conciliate the cavalry and the Navajo are undermined by his racist C.O. and Confederate sympathizers.
Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: Audie Murphy, Joan Evans, Robert Sterling, Ray Collins
Votes: 729
49. Combat Squad (1953)
Approved | 72 min | Drama, War
Set in the Korean War, a terrified rookie GI is given the chance to prove himself on a mission with a battle-hardened sergeant.
Director: Cy Roth | Stars: John Ireland, Lon McCallister, Hal March, George E. Stone
Votes: 85
50. 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: 405
51. Conquest of Cochise (1953)
Passed | 70 min | Western
A cavalry officer tries to keep a lid on a volatile situation when Indian leader Cochise is being prodded into starting a war.
Director: William Castle | Stars: John Hodiak, Robert Stack, Joy Page, Rico Alaniz
Votes: 391
52. Count the Hours! (1953)
Passed | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Lawyer defends migrant worker falsely accused of two murders.
Director: Don Siegel | Stars: Teresa Wright, Macdonald Carey, Dolores Moran, Adele Mara
Votes: 605
53. Cow Country (1953)
Passed | 82 min | Western
In 1875, the collapse of the world beef market creates hardships for Texas cattle growers. In Garnet Basin, many cattlemen are forced to sell their cattle for low prices. Processed in ... See full summary »
Director: Lesley Selander | Stars: Edmond O'Brien, Helen Westcott, Robert Lowery, Barton MacLane
Votes: 222
54. Crazylegs (1953)
Approved | 87 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
The story of the life and career of football star Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch (who plays himself).
Director: Francis D. Lyon | Stars: Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch, Lloyd Nolan, Joan Vohs, James Millican
Votes: 191
55. Crime Wave (1953)
Approved | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter.
Director: André De Toth | Stars: Gene Nelson, Sterling Hayden, Phyllis Kirk, Ted de Corsia
Votes: 4,545
56. Cruisin' Down the River (1953)
Approved | 79 min | Musical
Beauregard Clemment, a New York nightclub crooner, inherits a broken-down Georgia showboat and decides to turn it into a nightclub. He falls in love with Sally Jane, the granddaughter of ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Quine | Stars: Dick Haymes, Audrey Totter, Billy Daniels, Cecil Kellaway
Votes: 55
57. 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: 531
58. Dance Hall Racket (1953)
Not Rated | 63 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A gangster who operates a sleazy dance hall uses a sadistic bodyguard to keep his girls afraid and his customers in line.
Director: Phil Tucker | Stars: Timothy Farrell, Lenny Bruce, Bernie Jones, Honey Bruce Friedman
Votes: 239
59. Dangerous Crossing (1953)
Approved | 75 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery
When a beautiful bride boards an ocean liner with her new husband, he goes into hiding, and she becomes the target of a murder conspiracy.
Director: Joseph M. Newman | Stars: Jeanne Crain, Michael Rennie, Max Showalter, Carl Betz
Votes: 2,431
60. Dangerous When Wet (1953)
Approved | 95 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
With her promoter-trainer and family in tow, Katie Higgins swims her way from the Arkansas Ozarks to foggy London and the English Channel. - SimonJack
Directors: Charles Walters, Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Esther Williams, Fernando Lamas, Jack Carson, Charlotte Greenwood
Votes: 1,142
61. Desert Legion (1953)
Approved | 86 min | Adventure
Paul Lartal of the Foreign Legion meets the princess of a lost city in the Algerian mountains.
Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: Alan Ladd, Richard Conte, Arlene Dahl, Akim Tamiroff
Votes: 399
62. Destination Gobi (1953)
Approved | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, War
In 1944, US Navy specialists run a weather station in the Gobi desert where they are harassed by Japanese warplanes but aided by local Mongol nomads.
Director: Robert Wise | Stars: Richard Widmark, Don Taylor, Max Showalter, Murvyn Vye
Votes: 1,130
63. Devil's Canyon (1953)
Approved | 92 min | Western
In 1897 Arizona, an ex-marshal is sent to the territorial prison where many of his enemies, among guards and inmates alike, are eager for a chance at payback.
Director: Alfred L. Werker | Stars: Virginia Mayo, Dale Robertson, Stephen McNally, Arthur Hunnicutt
Votes: 487
64. Die Jungfrau auf dem Dach (1953)
90 min | Comedy
Actress Patty O'Neill meets playboy architect Donald Gresham on the observation deck of the Empire State Building and accepts his invitation to join him for drinks and dinner in his apartment.
Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: Johanna Matz, Johannes Heesters, Hardy Krüger, Gregory Ratoff
Votes: 109
65. Donovan's Brain (1953)
Approved | 84 min | Sci-Fi, Horror
Three scientists unlawfully remove the still living brain of a dead tycoon and experiment with it but the evil brain begins to telepathically control the lead scientist.
Director: Felix E. Feist | Stars: Lew Ayres, Gene Evans, Nancy Reagan, Steve Brodie
Votes: 1,719
66. Down Laredo Way (1953)
Approved | 54 min | Drama, Western
Rodeo star Rex Allen investigates the death of a colleague and in the process uncovers a ring of diamond smugglers.
Director: William Witney | Stars: Rex Allen, Koko, Slim Pickens, Dona Drake
Votes: 45
67. The Man from Cairo (1953)
Approved | 81 min | Crime, Drama
An American tourist, who served in Algeria during WW2, is mistaken for an American agent hired by the French government to recover its gold reserves that went missing in the Algerian desert during the war.
Directors: Ray Enright, Edoardo Anton | Stars: George Raft, Gianna Maria Canale, Massimo Serato, Guido Celano
Votes: 199
68. The Man from Cairo (1953)
Approved | 81 min | Crime, Drama
An American tourist, who served in Algeria during WW2, is mistaken for an American agent hired by the French government to recover its gold reserves that went missing in the Algerian desert during the war.
Directors: Ray Enright, Edoardo Anton | Stars: George Raft, Gianna Maria Canale, Massimo Serato, Guido Celano
Votes: 199
69. Dream Wife (1953)
Approved | 100 min | Comedy, Romance
A business tycoon decides to wed a Middle Eastern princess whose customs dictate the pair must live apart for several months before marrying. Even more complications settle in when the tycoon's ex-fiancée is assigned to chaperone the pair.
Director: Sidney Sheldon | Stars: Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Walter Pidgeon, Betta St. John
Votes: 2,223
70. East of Sumatra (1953)
Approved | 82 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
Tough Duke Mullane tries to open a new mine in the jungle, but the natives turn hostile...except for one lissome dancer.
Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Jeff Chandler, Marilyn Maxwell, Anthony Quinn, Suzan Ball
Votes: 272
71. 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: 806
72. Egypt by Three (1953)
Not Rated | 76 min | Drama
Three stories of Egyptian locale: 1) Deals with murder and violence, 2) Pilgrimage to Mecca, and 3) Comedy about desert life. First American picture filmed entirely in Egypt.
Director: Victor Stoloff | Stars: Joseph Cotten, Ann Stanville, Jackie Graven, Paul Campbell
Votes: 91
73. El Alaméin (1953)
Approved | 66 min | Drama, War
Several years after the end of World War II, mechanical engineer Joe Banning returns to North Africa to recall his wartime experiences: As a civilian tank mechanic, Joe delivers the newest ... See full synopsis »
Director: Fred F. Sears | Stars: Scott Brady, Edward Ashley, Robin Hughes, Rita Moreno
Votes: 83
74. El Paso Stampede (1953)
Passed | 53 min | Drama, Western
The cattle that are being rustled apparently vanish as no one is able to find them. But Rocky Lane, in his last B western, is on the job and he is assisted as usual by Nugget Clark.
Director: Harry Keller | Stars: Allan Lane, Black Jack, Eddy Waller, Phyllis Coates
Votes: 67
75. Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)
Passed | 99 min | Drama, Romance, Western
During the Civil War, a group of Confederates escapes from the Union POW camp at Fort Bravo but has to contend with the desert, the Mescalero Apaches and the pursuing Union troops.
Director: John Sturges | Stars: William Holden, Eleanor Parker, John Forsythe, William Demarest
Votes: 3,138 | Gross: $1.45M
76. Eyes of the Jungle (1953)
Passed | 79 min | Adventure, Family
Ramar of the Jungle encounters a holy man who warns him of great danger. His friend Professor Howard is near death, cursed by the Mark of Shitan. A sacred golden tablet and a woman ready for sacrifice holds the key to Howard's survival.
Director: Paul Landres | Stars: Jon Hall, Ray Montgomery, Victor Millan, Merrill McCormick
Votes: 17
77. Fair Wind to Java (1953)
Approved | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In 1883, an American merchant ship's captain is searching for a treasure in diamonds from a sunken Dutch ship in the vicinity of a volcanic island in the Dutch East Indies.
Director: Joseph Kane | Stars: Fred MacMurray, Vera Ralston, Robert Douglas, Victor McLaglen
Votes: 404
78. Fangs of the Arctic (1953)
Passed | 62 min | Adventure, Western
Canadian Mounties Corporal Rod Webb and Constable Mike Kelly, along with Rod's dog Chinook, are sent to the Blackfoot Crossing country to find the killer of trapper Antonie Dubois, and also... See full summary »
Director: Rex Bailey | Stars: Kirby Grant, Chinook, Lorna Hanson, Warren Douglas
Votes: 36
79. Fast Company (1953)
67 min | Comedy
The temperamental Carol Maldon leaves New York behind to take control of her father's stable, she inherited. Rick Grayton is a horse racing trainer who lucked into training a champ, the ... See full summary »
Director: John Sturges | Stars: Howard Keel, Polly Bergen, Marjorie Main, Nina Foch
Votes: 188
80. Fear and Desire (1952)
Not Rated | 62 min | Drama, Thriller, War
Four soldiers trapped behind enemy lines must confront their fears and desires.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Frank Silvera, Kenneth Harp, Paul Mazursky, Stephen Coit
Votes: 13,720
81. Fighter Attack (1953)
Approved | 80 min | War
World War II action in Italy involving fighter pilot's last sortie, and the help he receives from Italian partisans in an effort to complete it.
Director: Lesley Selander | Stars: Sterling Hayden, J. Carrol Naish, Joy Page, Kenneth Tobey
Votes: 199
82. Fighting Lawman (1953)
Passed | 71 min | Western
Woman is determined to get loot stolen by robbers, is pursued by a sheriff who's determined that she won't.
Director: Thomas Carr | Stars: Wayne Morris, Virginia Grey, John Kellogg, Harry Lauter
Votes: 82
83. Flame of Calcutta (1953)
Approved | 69 min | Adventure, Action, Romance
Indian woman stands up for her people in 1750s India.
Director: Seymour Friedman | Stars: Denise Darcel, Patric Knowles, Paul Cavanagh, George Keymas
Votes: 66
84. Flight Nurse (1953)
Approved | 90 min | Biography, Drama, War
During the Korean War, a United States Air Force nurse with the Medical Air Evacuation Unit flies on C-47 transport aircraft based in Japan where she ferries servicemen wounded in combat.
Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Joan Leslie, Forrest Tucker, Arthur Franz, Jeff Donnell
Votes: 154
85. Flight to Tangier (1953)
Passed | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
During the Cold War, a mysterious plane carrying $3 million arrives at Tangier airport, and various interested parties try to grab the cash.
Director: Charles Marquis Warren | Stars: Joan Fontaine, Jack Palance, Corinne Calvet, Robert Douglas
Votes: 369
86. Forbidden (1953)
Approved | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Eddie Darrow, seeking a mobster's widow in Macao, gets involved in a casino owner's affairs.
Director: Rudolph Maté | Stars: Tony Curtis, Joanne Dru, Lyle Bettger, Marvin Miller
Votes: 518
87. Forever Female (1953)
Approved | 93 min | Comedy
An aging actress refuses to admit she is too old to play the ingénue role anymore.
Director: Irving Rapper | Stars: Ginger Rogers, William Holden, Paul Douglas, James Gleason
Votes: 628
88. Fort Algiers (1953)
Approved | 78 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In northwest Africa, a tribal leader tries to stir up a rebellion against the ruling powers.
Director: Lesley Selander | Stars: Yvonne De Carlo, Carlos Thompson, Raymond Burr, Leif Erickson
Votes: 250
89. Fort Ti (1953)
Passed | 73 min | Adventure, War, Western
Set against the backdrop of the French and Indian war in colonial America, the British soldiers attempt to root out the French Army from Fort Ticonderoga.
Director: William Castle | Stars: George Montgomery, Joan Vohs, Irving Bacon, James Seay
Votes: 286
90. Fort Vengeance (1953)
Passed | 75 min | Western
Two American brothers chased by a posse cross into Canada and join the Canadian North-West Mounted Police at the height of the Sioux-American war.
Director: Lesley Selander | Stars: James Craig, Rita Moreno, Keith Larsen, Reginald Denny
Votes: 283
91. Francis Covers the Big Town (1953)
Passed | 86 min | Family
A man who has a talking mule gets a job on a newspaper, and both get mixed up in a murder trial.
Director: Arthur Lubin | Stars: Donald O'Connor, Yvette Duguay, Gene Lockhart, Nancy Guild
Votes: 388
92. From Here to Eternity (1953)
Passed | 118 min | Drama, Romance, War
At a U.S. Army base in 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his commanding officer's wife and top aide begin a tentative affair.
Director: Fred Zinnemann | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, Donna Reed
Votes: 50,801 | Gross: $30.50M
93. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
Approved | 91 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Showgirls Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw travel to Paris, pursued by a private detective hired by the suspicious father of Lorelei's fiancé, as well as a rich, enamored old man and many other doting admirers.
Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe, Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid
Votes: 43,003 | Gross: $12.00M
94. Geraldine (1953)
Approved | 90 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Janey Edwards, working for Cambria Records, is managing the personal appearance tour of sobbing songster Billy Weber, and Janey is disgusted when Billy leaves her at Santa Fe College with ... See full summary »
Director: R.G. Springsteen | Stars: John Carroll, Mala Powers, Jim Backus, Stan Freberg
Votes: 70
95. Girl on the Run (1953)
64 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
Police investigate a murder that occurred in a burlesque theater.
Directors: Arthur J. Beckhard, Joseph Lerner | Stars: Richard Coogan, Rosemary Pettit, Frank Albertson, Harry Bannister
Votes: 258
96. Girls in the Night (1953)
Passed | 83 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A family's efforts to move out of a slum area into a better neighborhood is hampered when their son is accused of the murder of a local blind beggar.
Director: Jack Arnold | Stars: Harvey Lembeck, Joyce Holden, Glenda Farrell, Leonard Freeman
Votes: 110
97. Give a Girl a Break (1953)
Approved | 82 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Broadway choreographer Ted Sturgis auditions dancers for a new musical after the lead walks out, with talent ranging from a ballerina to an untrained novice and his former partner, a retired star.
Director: Stanley Donen | Stars: Marge Champion, Gower Champion, Debbie Reynolds, Helen Wood
Votes: 854
98. Glen or Glenda (1953)
PG | 65 min | Drama
A psychiatrist tells the stories of a transvestite (Glen or Glenda) and a pseudohermaphrodite (Alan or Anne).
Director: Edward D. Wood Jr. | Stars: Edward D. Wood Jr., Bela Lugosi, Lyle Talbot, Timothy Farrell
Votes: 9,189
99. Goldtown Ghost Riders (1953)
Passed | 57 min | Western
Circuit judge Gene must judge a man who claims he's already done time for the killing he's accused of.
Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Gene Autry, Champion, Gail Davis, Laton Riley Kirk Sr.
Votes: 99
100. Guerrilla Girl (1953)
Approved | 82 min | Thriller, War, Drama
During World War II, a beautiful, brave, deadly woman helps to fight against Communists in the Greek Civil War.
Director: Giannis Hristodoulou | Stars: Helmut Dantine, Marianna, Irene Champlin, Ray Julian
Votes: 66
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