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The Bad and the Beautiful (1953) on 15 january 1953
, 1h58Directed by Vincente Minnelli, Jerry Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about films, Films about television
Actors Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon, Dick Powell, Barry Sullivan, Gloria Grahame
Rating77%
In Hollywood, screenwriter James Lee Bartlow (Dick Powell), movie star Georgia Lorrison (Lana Turner), and director Fred Amiel (Barry Sullivan) each refuse to speak by phone to Jonathan Shields (Kirk Douglas) in Paris. Movie producer Harry Pebbel (Walter Pidgeon) gathers them in his office and explains that Shields was calling them because he has a new film idea and he wants the three of them for the project. Shields cannot get financing on his own, but with their names attached, there would be no problem. Pebbel asks the three to allow him to get Shields on the phone before they give their final answer.
Girls in the Night (1953) on 15 january 1953
, 1h23Directed by Jack Arnold
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Harvey Lembeck, Glenda Farrell, Leonard Freeman, Jeff Chandler, Don Gordon, Anthony Ross
Rating67%
Hannah Haynes, a pretty girl who competes in a beauty contest, dreams of moving away from her New York slum neighborhood. So does older brother Chuck, who has a chance to land a new job on Long Island, but is hit by a car and needs to recover first.
The Mississippi Gambler (1953) on 13 january 1953
, 1h39Directed by Rudolph Maté
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure, Romance, Western
Actors Tyrone Power, Piper Laurie, Anita Ekberg, Julie Adams, John McIntire, Paul Cavanagh
Rating66%
On a riverboat, Mark Fallon impresses fellow gambler Kansas John Polly, who takes him under his wing. The advice includes being wary of the rich and dishonest F. Montague Caldwell, who is caught cheating by Mark in a poker game.
Escape Route (1952) on 16 january 1953
, 1h17Directed by Peter Graham Scott
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Crime
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors George Raft, Sally Gray, Clifford Evans, Frederick Piper, Reginald Tate, Patricia Laffan
Rating55%
An American, Steve Rossi, enters Britain by slipping past immigration at Heathrow Airport, leading to a national manhunt by the police. He is finally intercepted by Joan Miller, an MI5 agent, who takes him to her superiors. Rossi reveals himself to be an FBI agent posing as a nuclear scientist in an attempt to infiltrate a gang kidnapping western scientists and taking them across the Iron Curtain. His contact in London is a man named Michael Grand who has recently arranged the kidnap of an American. With MI5's assistance, Rossi monitors Grand and arranges a meeting with him. Growing increasingly suspicious of Rossi, Grand and his organisation make several attempts to kill him.
Fangs of the Arctic (1953) on 18 january 1953
, 1h2Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Crime, Western
Actors Kirby Grant, Leonard Penn, Warren Douglas, Richard Avonde
Rating58%
The Clown (1953) on 16 january 1953
, 1h31Directed by Robert Z. Leonard
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Circus films
Actors Red Skelton, Jane Greer, Steve Forrest, Tim Considine, Philip Ober, Loring Smith
Rating64%
Dodo the Clown is a funny man with a serious drinking problem. His son Dink is amused by Dodo's act, but not so the circus owner who dismisses Dodo for having insulted a paying customer. Dodo also ruins a job audition by turning up drunk.
Snow Business (1953) on 17 january 1953
, 7minutesOrigin USA
Genres Comedy, Animation
Actors Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet
Rating69%
Des plongées profondes piégent Sylvester the Cat et Tweety (amis au début de la bande dessinée) seul dans la cabane de la Granny's Mountain. Le rapport de radio exposant standard indique que les routes seront bloquées pendant six semaines. Panicked, Sylvester cherche de la nourriture partout où rien ne trouve que des boîtes et des boîtes de graines d'oiseaux. Il s'empare rapidement de l'idée de faire coïncider Tweety, en proposant un jeu de voilier (dans un pot stock) et de patinage (dans une poêle à l'huile).
The I Don't Care Girl (1953) on 14 january 1953
, 1h18Directed by Lloyd Bacon
Origin USA
Genres Biography, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Musical films, Children's films
Actors Mitzi Gaynor, Oscar Levant, Julie Newmar, Warren Stevens, David Wayne, Craig Hill
Rating60%
The story of vaudeville performer Eva Tanguay (Mitzi Gaynor) is told to a couple of writers who plan to do a script about her for Hollywood producer George Jessel.
Tropic Zone (1953) on 14 january 1953
, 1h34Directed by Lewis R. Foster
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Actors Ronald Reagan, Rhonda Fleming, Estelita Rodríguez, Noah Beery, Jr, Grant Withers, Argentina Brunetti
Rating48%
Reagan's character, Dan McCloud, is an American (described as a "soldier of fortune" in the publicity for the picture's release) who becomes the foreman of a Central American banana plantation. Learning that his employer, Lukats, is corrupt and trying to corner the market, McCloud joins with one of the smaller growers (played by Rhonda Fleming) to organize the workers and stop Lukats' scheme.