Romance Movies
King of the Khyber Rifles (1953)
Freshly arrived Sandhurst-trained Captain Alan King, better versed in Pashtun then any of the veterans and born locally as army brat, survives an attack on his escort to his Northwest…
Miss Sadie Thompson (1953)
Sadie Thompson winds up stranded on an island and while her boat is being quarantined, she manages to stir up the blood of every marine on the base.
Knights of the Round Table (1953)
In Camelot, kingdom of Arthur and Merlin, Lancelot is well known for his courage and honor. But one day he must quit Camelot and the Queen Guinevere’s love, leaving the…
Forever Female (1953)
An aging actress has a hard time admitting she is too old to play the ingenue role anymore.
Easy to Love (1953)
Two men vie for the heart of a Cypress Gardens swimming star.
Flight Nurse (1953)
In this war drama, set during the Korean War, an Air Force nurse gets involved in a love triangle on the front lines.
Give a Girl a Break (1953)
When the temperamental star of a new Broadway musical revue in rehearsals walks out, director and choreographer Ted Sturgis suggests casting an unknown for the role. When it is announced…
Thérèse Raquin (1953)
Star-crossed lovers Thérèse and Laurent think they’ve gotten away with murder after Thérèse’s weakling husband “falls” from a speeding train. But when forced to contend with a blackmailer’s demands and…
Torch Song (1953)
Jenny Stewart is a tough Broadway musical star who doesn’t take criticism from anyone. Yet there is one individual, Tye Graham, a blind pianist who may be able to break…
Sins of Jezebel (1953)
The aging king of Israel, Ahab, falls under the influence of a young and beautiful but scheming Pagan woman named Jezebel and, against the advice of his advisers and the…
East of Sumatra (1953)
Duke Mullane, manager of a Malayan tin mine, goes to a little-known island to open a new mine in the jungle. Initially, the natives there are friendly, especially dancer Minyora…who…
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953)
Grainbelt University has one attraction for Dobie Gillis – women, especially Pansy Hammer. Pansy’s father, even though and maybe because she says she’s in dreamville, does not share her affection…
Always a Bride (1953)
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…
So This Is Love (1953)
Film biography of opera star Grace Moore, released in 1953.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
Lorelei Lee is a beautiful showgirl engaged to be married to the wealthy Gus Esmond, much to the disapproval of Gus’ rich father, Esmond Sr., who thinks that Lorelei is…
The Moon Is Blue (1953)
Two aging playboys are both after the same attractive young woman, but she fends them off by claiming that she plans to remain a virgin until her wedding night. Both…
South Sea Woman (1953)
Marine Sergeant James O’Hearn is being tried at the San Diego Marine base for desertion, theft, scandalous conduct and destruction of property in time of war. He refuses to testify…
Francis Covers the Big Town (1953)
A man who has a talking mule gets a job on a newspaper, and both get mixed up in a murder trial.
The Desert Song (1953)
Shiek Yousseff, poses as a friend of the French while secretly plotting to overthrow them. Apposing Yousseff are the Riffs, whose secret leader, The Red Shadow, is Paul Bonnard, a…
The Girl Next Door (1953)
Stage-and-night club star Jeannie Laird buys her first home, and everyone who is anyone comes to her first garden party only to be blinded by smoke from next door. Jeannie…
Sombrero (1953)
Mexican love stories follow a dying man, a bullfighter’s sister and lovers from feuding villages.
The Girls of Pleasure Island (1953)
In the spring of 1945, World War II is coming to a close. Roger Halyard, a dignified, strait-laced Englishmen, lives on a South Sea atoll with his three daughters, Gloria,…
The Story of Three Loves (1953)
Passengers on an ocean liner recall their greatest loves.
Salome (1953)
In the reign of emperor Tiberius, Gallilean prophet John the Baptist preaches against King Herod and Queen Herodias. The latter wants John dead, but Herod fears to harm him due…
The Mississippi Gambler (1953)
Mark Fallon, with partner Kansas John Polly, tries to introduce honest gambling on the riverboats. His first success makes enemies of the crooked gamblers and of fair Angelique Dureau, whose…
Jungle Drums of Africa (1953)
In Africa, a deceased medical missionary’s daughter in Africa carries on her father’s work. Before long, she finds herself in danger from crooks and a local witch doctor.
Hiawatha (1952)
A young Indian brave attempts to bring peace to two warring tribes.
Botany Bay (1952)
Based on the story of the start of Australia’s colonisation. An American medical student is falsely convicted of robbery, with his sentence involving the torturous voyage with other prisoners to…
Manina the Lighthouse-Keeper’s Daughter (1952)
Gerard, a 25-year-old student, decides to find a treasure Troilus lost in the sea after the Peloponnesian War. His meeting with Manina jeopardises his plans of finding the treasure.
Ruby Gentry (1952)
A sexy but poor young girl marries a rich man she doesn’t love, but carries a torch for another man.
April in Paris (1952)
A series of misunderstandings leads to a chorus girl traveling to Paris to represent the American theater, where she falls in love with a befuddled bureaucrat.
The Star (1952)
Actress Margaret Elliot is well past her prime but refuses to retire from the acting business. Despite entreaties from both her daughter, Gretchen, and one-time professional colleague Jim Johannsen, Margaret…
Because of You (1952)
A female ex-con falls in love and hesitates to reveal her past.
The Iron Mistress (1952)
In this biopic, Jim Bowie goes to New Orleans, where he falls for Judalon and befriends her brother, Narcisse. Soon, Jim is forced to avenge Narcisse’s murder, but Judalon takes…