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Street of Shadows (1953)

Street of Shadows (1953)

Street of Shadows (1953)
IMDb: N/A
84

A saloon owner falls in love with the abused wife of a heavy gambler. He is snared into a web of intrigue when an ex-girlfriend is found murdered in his…

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Genre: Crime, Drama
Will Any Gentleman…? (1953)

Will Any Gentleman…? (1953)

Will Any Gentleman…? (1953)
IMDb: N/A
84

A trip to the theatre changes a meek bank clerk’s life, as he undergoes hypnosis and leaves without being woken up. Suddenly, he believes he is the world’s greatest lover…

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Genre: Comedy
Always a Bride (1953)

Always a Bride (1953)

Always a Bride (1953)
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82

Set against the glitz and glamour of the French Riviera, this comedy follows the misadventures of a father and daughter con artist team (Ronald Squire and Peggy Cummins) who pose…

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Genre: Comedy, Romance
The Red Beret (1953)

The Red Beret (1953)

The Red Beret (1953)
IMDb: N/A
88

Steve MacKendrick resigns from the US Army after causing the needless death of a fellow officer. Wanting to serve in the war, he enlists as a Canadian in the British…

Genre: Drama, War
The Master of Ballantrae (1953)

The Master of Ballantrae (1953)

The Master of Ballantrae (1953)
IMDb: N/A
90

Scottish highlander Jamie Durie falls into a life of piracy after joining the failed rebellion of Bonnie Prince Charlie against the British crown.

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Genre: Adventure
Innocents in Paris (1953)

Innocents in Paris (1953)

Innocents in Paris (1953)
IMDb: N/A
102

Romantic comedy about a group of Britons flying to Paris for the weekend.

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Genre: Comedy
A Queen Is Crowned (1953)

A Queen Is Crowned (1953)

A Queen Is Crowned (1953)
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79

A lavish documentary film of Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation in 1953.

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Genre: Documentary
Johnny on the Run (1953)

Johnny on the Run (1953)

Johnny on the Run (1953)
IMDb: N/A
68

A Polish boy runs away from his unkind foster mother in Edinburgh and finds a new home in a lakeside village for orphans of all nations, after encountering trouble through…

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Genre: Adventure, Family
South of Algiers (1953)

South of Algiers (1953)

South of Algiers (1953)
IMDb: N/A
88

Archaeologists Van Heflin and Eric Portman undertake an expedition in Tunisia in search of an ancient mask.

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Genre: Adventure, Drama
The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)

The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)

The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)
IMDb: N/A
84

When British Railways announce the closure of the Titfield to Mallingford branch line a group of local residents make a bid to run it themselves, backed by a monied member…

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Genre: Comedy
The Cruel Sea (1953)

The Cruel Sea (1953)

The Cruel Sea (1953)
IMDb: N/A
126

At the start of World War II, Cmdr. Ericson is assigned to convoy escort HMS Compass Rose with inexperienced officers and men just out of training. The winter seas make…

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Genre: Drama, History, War
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan (1953)

The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan (1953)

The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan (1953)
IMDb: N/A
109

The career of W. S. Gilbert, a barrister turned comic librettist, and Arthur Sullivan, a composer turned against his will to light music, who together wrote fifteen comic operas between…

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Genre: Drama, Music
The Yellow Balloon (1953)

The Yellow Balloon (1953)

The Yellow Balloon (1953)
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76

A young boy is blackmailed by a crook who saw him unwittingly cause his friend’s death.

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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Net (1953)

The Net (1953)

The Net (1953)
IMDb: N/A
86

A secret jet aircraft capable of traveling three times the speed of sound is being developed by a group of scientists. On the day of the test flight, one of…

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Time Bomb (1953)

Time Bomb (1953)

Time Bomb (1953)
IMDb: N/A
73

When a saboteur places an explosive device on a train full of sea mines, the authorities call for bomb expert Peter Lyncort to diffuse the situation, unaware that he has…

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Genre: Thriller
Cosh Boy (1953)

Cosh Boy (1953)

Cosh Boy (1953)
IMDb: N/A
75

Roy Walsh is a brash and enterprising thug who bullies his friends into subservience. He and his gang assault and rob people on the street, but things get increasingly dangerous…

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Genre: Crime, Drama
The Drayton Case (1953)

The Drayton Case (1953)

The Drayton Case (1953)
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26

During the early years of World War II, a bomb from a German airplane uncovers the corpse of a strangled woman.

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Genre: Crime
There Was a Young Lady (1953)

There Was a Young Lady (1953)

There Was a Young Lady (1953)
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84

A super-efficient secretary circumvents the schemes of smash-and grab gangsters.

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Genre: Comedy
The Planter’s Wife (1952)

The Planter’s Wife (1952)

The Planter’s Wife (1952)
IMDb: N/A
88

The wife of a rubber plantation owner must put her marriage problems on hold when her family is forced to defend themselves during a native uprising.

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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Salute the Toff (1952)

Salute the Toff (1952)

Salute the Toff (1952)
IMDb: N/A
75

The Toff solves the mystery of a missing employer. One of the BFi’s most wanted films.

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Genre: Crime
The Voice of Merrill (1952)

The Voice of Merrill (1952)

The Voice of Merrill (1952)
IMDb: N/A
83

A convicted female blackmailer is found murdered in her flat and suspicion falls on three men, all of whom the police believe may have had reason to wish her dead

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Genre: Mystery
The Man Who Watched Trains Go By (1952)

The Man Who Watched Trains Go By (1952)

The Man Who Watched Trains Go By (1952)
IMDb: N/A
82

A Dutch company’s owner bankrupts his own company, burns the incriminating ledgers and plans to run to Paris with the company funds but he is caught in the act by…

Genre: Crime, Drama
Escape Route (1952)

Escape Route (1952)

Escape Route (1952)
IMDb: N/A
78

When nuclear scientists are kidnapped and smuggled behind the Iron Curtain, an FBI man and a British agent are assigned to catch the kidnappers.

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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Paul Temple Returns (1952)

Paul Temple Returns (1952)

Paul Temple Returns (1952)
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71

A serial killer terrorizes London. Each victim is found with a telegram signed “The Marquis.” There seems to be no other common thread between the victims, and Scotland Yard is…

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Genre: Crime, Mystery
The Gentle Gunman (1952)

The Gentle Gunman (1952)

The Gentle Gunman (1952)
IMDb: N/A
86

The relationship between brothers Terry and Matt, both active in the IRA, comes under strain when Terry begins to question the use of violence.

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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Lady in the Fog (1952)

Lady in the Fog (1952)

Lady in the Fog (1952)
IMDb: N/A
77

In this murder mystery, a woman’s brother is killed in a freak accident, or so she believes. Fortunately for her, an American journalist is more suspicious and so begins roaming…

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Genre: Mystery
The Sound Barrier (1952)

The Sound Barrier (1952)

The Sound Barrier (1952)
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118

Fictionalized story of British aerospace engineers solving the problem of supersonic flight.

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Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Ghost Ship (1952)

Ghost Ship (1952)

Ghost Ship (1952)
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75

Warned that it is haunted, a skeptical young couple buy a rundown yacht and fix it up to be their home-on-the-sea, only to slowly realize that it really is haunted.

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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Trent’s Last Case (1952)

Trent’s Last Case (1952)

Trent’s Last Case (1952)
IMDb: N/A
90

When a wealthy business man is found dead reporter Philip Trent is sent to investigate. Against the police conclusions, he suspects the assumed suicide is really a murder, and becomes…

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Genre: Mystery
Father’s Doing Fine (1952)

Father’s Doing Fine (1952)

Father’s Doing Fine (1952)
IMDb: N/A
80

Lady Buckering, an English widow, has four daughters; Doreen, married to Dougall and about to give birth at home, and Gerda, Bicky and Catherine. The story revolves around the impending…

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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Crow Hollow (1952)

Crow Hollow (1952)

Crow Hollow (1952)
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69

A greedy woman tries to poison her nephew’s bride in a dark mansion.

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Genre: Thriller
Mandy (1952)

Mandy (1952)

Mandy (1952)
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93

London, the early 1950s. Born deaf, Mandy is mute for most of her childhood. As she reaches school age her family itself is in danger of breaking up. Christine, Mandy’s…

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Genre: Drama
Derby Day (1952)

Derby Day (1952)

Derby Day (1952)
IMDb: N/A
84

Entertaining ensemble piece dealing with several characters who are on the way to the races on Derby day. It cleverly blends dramatic, romantic and comic elements, including the woman and…

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Who Goes There! (1952)

Who Goes There! (1952)

Who Goes There! (1952)
IMDb: N/A
82

When Miles Cornwall returns suddenly to the home he shares with his father and sister in a grace-and-favour house at St. James’s Palace, he’s amazed to find a pretty Irish…

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Genre: Comedy
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)

The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)

The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
IMDb: N/A
95

Algernon Moncrieff is surprised to discover that his affluent friend — whom he knows as “Ernest” — is actually named Jack Worthing. Jack fabricated his alter ego in order to…

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Genre: Comedy
Gift Horse (1952)

Gift Horse (1952)

Gift Horse (1952)
IMDb: N/A
95

Compton Bennett’s war drama The Gift Horse follows the fortunes of ageing destroyer The Ballantrae and her crew from the time they come together in 1940 until the climactic raid…

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Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Treasure Hunt (1952)

Treasure Hunt (1952)

Treasure Hunt (1952)
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79

Short of money the owners of Ballyroden Hall must attempt to run it as a guest house, but not everyone is happy about the plan.

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Genre: Comedy
Hammer the Toff (1952)

Hammer the Toff (1952)

Hammer the Toff (1952)
IMDb: N/A
71

A detective proves that a Robin Hood-type crook did not steal a metal formula.

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Genre: Crime
Stolen Face (1952)

Stolen Face (1952)

Stolen Face (1952)
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72

A plastic surgeon changes the face of a female convict to match that of the beautiful woman who broke his heart and left him. He marries the convict but trouble…

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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Tall Headlines (1952)

Tall Headlines (1952)

Tall Headlines (1952)
IMDb: N/A
100

A family is torn apart when their eldest son is hanged for the murder of a young girl.

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Genre: Drama