Drama Movies
Young Man with Ideas (1952)

Young Man with Ideas (1952)

Young Man with Ideas (1952)
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84

A Montana lawyer gets distracted after moving to California with his wife and children.

Genre: Comedy, Drama
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
Carbine Williams (1952)

Carbine Williams (1952)

Carbine Williams (1952)
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92

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…

Genre: Crime, Drama
The Atomic City (1952)

The Atomic City (1952)

The Atomic City (1952)
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85

Spies hold the son of a nuclear physicist (Gene Barry) hostage in exchange for the Los Alamos bomb formula.

Genre: Drama, Thriller
Mara Maru (1952)

Mara Maru (1952)

Mara Maru (1952)
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98

An American salvage diver plunges into dangerous intrigue around a sunken treasure in the Philippines.

The Life of Oharu (1952)

The Life of Oharu (1952)

The Life of Oharu (1952)
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136

In Edo Period Japan, a noblewoman’s banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall.

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Genre: Drama
Tall Headlines (1952)

Tall Headlines (1952)

Tall Headlines (1952)
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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
My Son John (1952)

My Son John (1952)

My Son John (1952)
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122

In this Cold War drama, a woman suspects her son is a Communist spy.

Genre: Drama
Wings of Danger (1952)

Wings of Danger (1952)

Wings of Danger (1952)
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73

A former pilot suffering from blackouts discovers that a fellow flyer is suspected of being mixed up with a web of smugglers. While searching for his missing buddy, he unwittingly…

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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Captive City (1952)

The Captive City (1952)

The Captive City (1952)
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91

A small-town newspaper editor defies threats to expose the mob.

Genre: Crime, Drama
My Six Convicts (1952)

My Six Convicts (1952)

My Six Convicts (1952)
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104

A psychologist takes on the daunting task of getting into the mind of prisoners. He must gain the trust and cooperation from a group of men who have no reason…

Genre: Drama
Stranger on the Prowl (1952)

Stranger on the Prowl (1952)

Stranger on the Prowl (1952)
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90

A down-and-out crook on the lam befriends a young street urchin, in an Italian port city. At first amused that the boy is a sneak thief, he tries to deflects…

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Genre: Crime, Drama
Something to Live For (1952)

Something to Live For (1952)

Something to Live For (1952)
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89

Advertising executive Alan Miller, a recovered alcoholic who now does interventions on behalf of Alcoholics Anonymous, is called to help Broadway actress Jenny Carey whose developing career is threatened by…

Genre: Drama
Rancho Notorious (1952)

Rancho Notorious (1952)

Rancho Notorious (1952)
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86

A man in search of revenge infiltrates a ranch, hidden in an inhospitable region, where its owner, Altar Keane, gives shelter to outlaws fleeing from the law in exchange for…

Genre: Drama, Western
I Believe in You (1952)

I Believe in You (1952)

I Believe in You (1952)
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95

A drama about parole officers to follow the successful Ealing police story of “The Blue Lamp”(1950) . Various sub-plots follow the parole officers and their charges.

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Genre: Drama
Le Plaisir (1952)

Le Plaisir (1952)

Le Plaisir (1952)
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97

Three stories about the pleasure. The first one is about a man hiding his age behind a mask to keep going to balls and fancying women – pleasure and youth….

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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Okinawa (1952)

Okinawa (1952)

Okinawa (1952)
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67

On the eve of their return to the states, the crew of the U.S.S. Blake is unpleasantly surprised when their new captain, Lt. Commander Hale, announces that they’ve been reassigned…

Genre: Action, Drama, War
Retreat Hell! (1952)

Retreat Hell! (1952)

Retreat Hell! (1952)
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95

During the Korean War, a U.S. Marine battalion must fight its way out of a frozen mountain pass despite diminishing supplies, freezing temperatures and constant attacks by overwhelming numbers of…

Genre: Drama, War
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)

The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)

The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
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152

To ensure a full profitable season, circus manager Brad Braden engages The Great Sebastian, though this moves his girlfriend Holly from her hard-won center trapeze spot. Holly and Sebastian begin…

Genre: Drama, Romance
This Woman Is Dangerous (1952)

This Woman Is Dangerous (1952)

This Woman Is Dangerous (1952)
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100

A crime gang leader is losing her sight, so while her lover goes into hiding, she checks in to the hospital for extensive surgery to recover her eyesight. There she…

Genre: Crime, Drama
Phone Call from a Stranger (1952)

Phone Call from a Stranger (1952)

Phone Call from a Stranger (1952)
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105

Four strangers board a plane and become fast friends, but a catastrophic crash leaves only one survivor. He then sets off on a journey to discover who these people were,…

Genre: Drama
Invitation (1952)

Invitation (1952)

Invitation (1952)
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84

A rich man buys a husband for his dying daughter and she finds out.

Genre: Drama, Romance
Umberto D. (1952)

Umberto D. (1952)

Umberto D. (1952)
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91

When elderly pensioner Umberto Domenico Ferrari returns to his boarding house from a protest calling for a hike in old-age pensions, his landlady demands her 15,000-lire rent by the end…

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Genre: Drama
The African Queen (1952)

The African Queen (1952)

The African Queen (1952)
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105

At the start of the First World War, in the middle of Africa’s nowhere, a gin soaked riverboat captain is persuaded by a strong-willed missionary to go down river and…

The Magic Box (1952)

The Magic Box (1952)

The Magic Box (1952)
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118

Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As young and handsome William Green he changed his name to include his first wife’s so that…

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Genre: Drama
B-Girl Rhapsody (1952)

B-Girl Rhapsody (1952)

B-Girl Rhapsody (1952)
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77

Filmed record of a burlesque performance.

Chicago Calling (1951)

Chicago Calling (1951)

Chicago Calling (1951)
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75

Bill Cannon (Dan Duryea) loses everything to alcohol: his job, his family, his self-respect. Soon after his wife and daughter leave him, he receives word his little girl has been…

Genre: Drama, Thriller
Mr. Denning Drives North (1951)

Mr. Denning Drives North (1951)

Mr. Denning Drives North (1951)
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93

When well-off aircraft designer Denning finds his daughter’s current boyfriend is a nasty character he tries to buy him off, ending up hitting him and causing his death when he…

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Genre: Drama
On Dangerous Ground (1951)

On Dangerous Ground (1951)

On Dangerous Ground (1951)
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82

A big-city cop is reassigned to the country after his superiors find him too angry to be an effective policeman. While on his temporary assignment he assists in a manhunt…

Genre: Crime, Drama
The House in the Square (1951)

The House in the Square (1951)

The House in the Square (1951)
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90

Atomic scientist Peter Standish travels back in time to 1784, an era he has read about in his forefather’s diaries. He falls in love with his forefather’s cousin, Helen, but…

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The Wild Blue Yonder (1951)

The Wild Blue Yonder (1951)

The Wild Blue Yonder (1951)
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98

Wendell Corey and Forrest Tucker star as a pair of World War II Army Air Corps officers. In between their battles over the affections of a beautiful nurse, Corey and…

Genre: Drama, War
Repast (1951)

Repast (1951)

Repast (1951)
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97

Michiyo lives in the small place Osaka and is not happy with her marriage; all she does is cook and clean for her husband.

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Genre: Drama
Five Men of Edo (1951)

Five Men of Edo (1951)

Five Men of Edo (1951)
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132

During the 17th Century roving bands of hatamoto were causing trouble in the new capital city of Edo and constantly fought with the townspeople at every turn. The leader of…

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Genre: Action, Drama
Nobody’s Children (1951)

Nobody’s Children (1951)

Nobody’s Children (1951)
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98

The tragic love story between Guido, the owner of a marble quarry and Luisa, the humble daughter of one of his employees, ends up in her giving birth to their…

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Genre: Drama, Romance
It’s a Big Country (1951)

It’s a Big Country (1951)

It’s a Big Country (1951)
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89

Comprised of eight unrelated episodes of inconsistent quality, this anthology piece of American propaganda features some of MGM Studios’ best directors, screenwriters and actors; it is narrated by Louis Calhern….

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Cry the Beloved Country (1951)

Cry the Beloved Country (1951)

Cry the Beloved Country (1951)
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103

In the back country of South Africa, black minister Stephen Kumalo journeys to the city to search for his missing son, only to find his people living in squalor and…

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Genre: Drama
The Unknown Man (1951)

The Unknown Man (1951)

The Unknown Man (1951)
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86

A scrupulously honest lawyer discovers that the client he’s gotten off was really guilty.

Genre: Crime, Drama
Submarine Command (1951)

Submarine Command (1951)

Submarine Command (1951)
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87

Submarine commander Ken White is forced to suddenly submerge, leaving his captain and another crew member to die outside the sub during WW II. Subsequent years of meaningless navy ground…

Genre: Drama, War
The Raging Tide (1951)

The Raging Tide (1951)

The Raging Tide (1951)
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93

A San Francisco hood is rubbed out by rival Bruno Felkin, who himself reports the crime to Homicide Lt. Kelsey in an alibi scheme which fails. To escape, he stows…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Golden Girl (1951)

Golden Girl (1951)

Golden Girl (1951)
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108

Against the background of the Civil War, sixteen-year-old song-and-dance artiste Lotta Crabtree works her way across America, becoming ever more popular.

Genre: Drama, Western