1952
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1. Man Bait (1952)
Not Rated | 78 min | Crime, Drama
The married owner of a bookstore is attracted to his sexy blonde clerk. He finally gives in to temptation and makes a pass at her, but that only results in him getting enmeshed in blackmail and murder.
Director: Terence Fisher | Stars: George Brent, Marguerite Chapman, Raymond Huntley, Peter Reynolds
Votes: 874
===> "Man Bait" on Box: "Hammer Film Noir Double Feature Vol. 1" / VCI Entertainment (engl.)
2. The Cimarron Kid (1952)
Passed | 84 min | Western
Unjustly accused of robbing the train he was riding home, Bill Doolin re-joins his old gang, participates in other robberies and becomes a wanted outlaw.
Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Audie Murphy, Beverly Tyler, James Best, Yvette Duguay
Votes: 1,144
===> Koch Media Western Legenden #46
3. The Las Vegas Story (1952)
Approved | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
The arrival in Las Vegas of a businessman and his glamorous wife creates a complex web of murder and deceit.
Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Jane Russell, Victor Mature, Vincent Price, Hoagy Carmichael
Votes: 1,612
"The Las Vegas Story" (engl.) ===> K103
4. Flaming Feather (1952)
Approved | 77 min | Drama, Western
In Arizona,during the 1870s, rancher Tex McCloud and cavalry Lt. Tom Blaine race to capture the famous renegade outlaw Ute leader known as the Sidewinder.
Director: Ray Enright | Stars: Sterling Hayden, Forrest Tucker, Arleen Whelan, Barbara Rush
Votes: 438
===> Western Classics Edition #4 / White Pearl / Daredo
5. Dead on Course (1952)
Not Rated | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
When his girlfriend's brother's cargo plane is lost at sea, nagging questions arise, and pilot Richard Van Ness gets caught in a web of blackmail and smuggling.
Director: Terence Fisher | Stars: Zachary Scott, Robert Beatty, Naomi Chance, Arthur Lane
Votes: 327
===> on Box "Hammer Film Noir Double Feature Collector's Set 2" / VCI Entertainment (engl.)
6. High Noon (1952)
PG | 85 min | Drama, Thriller, Western
A town Marshal, despite the disagreements of his newlywed bride and the townspeople around him, must face a gang of deadly killers alone at "high noon" when the gang leader, an outlaw he "sent up" years ago, arrives on the noon train.
Director: Fred Zinnemann | Stars: Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Bridges
Votes: 110,161 | Gross: $9.45M
===> K104
7. Bronco Buster (1952)
Approved | 80 min | Western
A veteran rodeo rider takes on a young apprentice in order to "teach him the ropes", and winds up competing against him.
Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: John Lund, Scott Brady, Joyce Holden, Chill Wills
Votes: 109
===> Koch Media Western Legenden No. 30
8. Stolen Face (1952)
Approved | 72 min | Crime, Drama
A doctor repairs a female inmate's disfigured face to match the lovely woman who left him, and marries her, only to find out how abusive she is.
Director: Terence Fisher | Stars: Paul Henreid, Lizabeth Scott, André Morell, Mary Mackenzie
Votes: 834
===> on Box: "Hammer Film Noir Double Feature Vol. 2" / VCI Entertainment (engl.)
9. Untamed Frontier (1952)
Approved | 78 min | Western
Squeezed between Mexico and the Denbow family lands lies the U.S. government free grazing land but the incoming settlers cannot reach it without trespassing on the Denbow property which is defended by an army of Denbow cowhands.
Director: Hugo Fregonese | Stars: Joseph Cotten, Shelley Winters, Scott Brady, Suzan Ball
Votes: 426
===> Koch Media Western Legenden #13
10. Lost in Alaska (1952)
76 min | Adventure, Comedy
Two volunteer firemen rescue a gold prospector from suicide. However, once they discover that the police mistakenly want them for murder, they travel with the prospector to Alaska to help ... See full summary »
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Mitzi Green, Tom Ewell
Votes: 2,147
===> on Box "The Best of Abbott & Costello Volume 3" / Universal (engl.)
11. Vampire Over London (1952)
Not Rated | 74 min | Comedy, Horror
The mysterious figure known as the Vampire comes to England to complete experiments in his mad bid to gain control of the world. When the radar-controlled Robot which he had ordered shipped... See full summary »
Director: John Gilling | Stars: Arthur Lucan, Bela Lugosi, Dora Bryan, Philip Leaver
Votes: 983
===> on Double DVD with "... Headmistress" / DDHE (engl.)
12. The Crimson Pirate (1952)
Not Rated | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
During the 1700s, pirate Captain Vallo seizes a British warship and gets involved in various money-making schemes involving Caribbean rebels led by El Libre, British envoy Baron Jose Gruda, and a beautiful courtesan named Consuelo.
Director: Robert Siodmak | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Nick Cravat, Eva Bartok, Torin Thatcher
Votes: 6,987
===> K105
13. Kansas City Confidential (1952)
Not Rated | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
An ex-con trying to go straight is framed for a million dollar armored car robbery and must go to Mexico in order to unmask the real culprits.
Director: Phil Karlson | Stars: John Payne, Coleen Gray, Preston Foster, Neville Brand
Votes: 8,138
"Kansas City Confidential" (engl.) K106
14. The Black Castle (1952)
Passed | 82 min | Adventure, Horror, Mystery
Man investigates the disappearance of two of his friends who were the guests of a sinister Austrian count.
Director: Nathan Juran | Stars: Richard Greene, Boris Karloff, Stephen McNally, Paula Corday
Votes: 1,640
===> "The Black Castle" on Box: "The Boris Karloff Collection" / Universal Studio Home Entertainment (engl.)
15. Bombay Waterfront (1952)
71 min | Crime, Mystery
The Temples investigate a series of gruesome murders attributed to a mysterious figure known as "The Marquis".
Director: Maclean Rogers | Stars: John Bentley, Patricia Dainton, Grey Blake, Peter Gawthorne
Votes: 188
===> K107
16. Moulin Rouge (1952)
Not Rated | 119 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Fictional account of French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
Director: John Huston | Stars: José Ferrer, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Suzanne Flon, Claude Nollier
Votes: 6,519 | Gross: $11.81M
===> K108
17. The Gambler and the Lady (1952)
Approved | 72 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A social-climbing American with a business in illegal gambling falls in love with a blue blood, but gangsters and a jealous ex-girlfriend stand in the way of happiness.
Directors: Patrick Jenkins, Sam Newfield | Stars: Dane Clark, Kathleen Byron, Naomi Chance, Meredith Edwards
Votes: 353
===> on Box: "Hammer Film Noir Double Feature Vol. 3 /VCI Entertainment (engl.)
18. Denver & Rio Grande (1952)
Passed | 89 min | Drama, Western
A romanticized history of the building of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad in the Colorado mountains.
Director: Byron Haskin | Stars: Edmond O'Brien, Sterling Hayden, Dean Jagger, Kasey Rogers
Votes: 618
===> on Box "Railroad West!"
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