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Vice Squad (1953) on 31 july 1953
, 1h27Directed by Arnold Laven
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Actors Edward G. Robinson, Christine White, Paulette Goddard, Porter Hall, K. T. Stevens, Lee Van Cleef
Rating65%
A married undertaker having an affair, Jack Hartrampf, is a reluctant eyewitness to the shooting of a Los Angeles cop. He does not wish to testify, but captain of detectives "Barney" Barnaby is just as determined.
Desperate Moment (1953) on 1 august 1953
, 1h28Directed by Compton Bennett
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Dirk Bogarde, Mai Zetterling, Philip Friend, Albert Lieven, Carl Jaffe, Fritz Wendhausen
Rating65%
A Dutchman wrongly accused of a crime goes on the run through Germany in search of the only witness who can clear him.
The New Neighbor (1953) on 1 august 1953
, 6minutesDirected by Jack Hannah
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about birds, Mise en scène d'un canard, Children's films
Actors Clarence Nash, Billy Bletcher
Rating70%
Donald vient de s'installer dans sa nouvelle maison, mais il découvre que son voisin, Pat, avait pris l'habitude vider sa poubelle et d'envoyer jouer son énorme chien dans le jardin de notre pauvre canard, ainsi que de venir faire ses courses dans le frigo de Donald...
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953) on 1 august 1953
, 1h16Directed by Charles Lamont
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror, Comic science fiction
Themes Comedy science fiction films, Comedy horror films
Actors Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Boris Karloff, Eddie Parker, Craig Stevens, Helen Westcott
Rating63%
A rash of murders (by an unknown "monster") is plaguing London, and police are baffled. A newspaper reporter, Bruce Adams (Craig Stevens), finds one of the murder victims while coming home from a bar at night and calls the police. The next day, two American policemen, Slim (Bud Abbott) and Tubby (Lou Costello), who are working for the London Police Force, respond to a mob fight at a Women's Suffrage Rally in Hyde Park. Reporter Adams, young suffragette Vicky Edwards (Helen Westcott), Slim, and Tubby, all get caught up in the fray and wind up in jail. Later, Vicky's guardian, Dr. Henry Jekyll (Boris Karloff), bails Vicky and Adams out. Tubby and Slim are thereafter kicked off the police force. Unknown to anyone, however, Dr. Jekyll has developed an injectable serum which transforms him into Mr. Hyde (the "monster" responsible for the recent murders). When Jekyll notices Vicky's and Bruce's mutual attraction, he has more thoughts of murder, injects himself, and transforms once again into Hyde (with the intent of murdering Adams).
Mission Over Korea (1953) on 1 august 1953
, 1h25Origin USA
Genres War
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Actors John Hodiak, John Derek, Audrey Totter, Maureen O'Sullivan, Harvey Lembeck, Richard Erdman
Rating54%
In June 1950, while stationed at Kimpo, South Korea, Captain George Slocum (John Hodiak) finds out from his friend, Lieutenant Jerry Barker (Todd Karns), that he has to go to Japan. At the airport, he meets Barker's younger brother, Pete (John Derek), who takes up a Stinson L-5 Sentinel liaison aircraft and begins showing off. George reprimands him for careless flying, but sticks up for him when the military police want to arrest Pete.
No Escape (1953) on 31 july 1953
, 1h15Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime, Romance
Actors Lew Ayres, Sonny Tufts, Lewis Martin, Marjorie Steele, Gertrude Michael, James Griffith
Rating55%
A couple suspected of murder follow a trail of clues which lead them to the real culprit.
Cruisin' Down the River (1953) on 2 august 1953
, 1h19Directed by Richard Quiney
Origin USA
Genres Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Dick Haymes, Audrey Totter, Cecil Kellaway, Connie Russell, Douglas Fowley, Larry J. Blake
Rating65%
The Stranger Wore a Gun (1953) on 30 july 1953
, 1h23Directed by André de Toth
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Actors Randolph Scott, Claire Trevor, Joan Weldon, George Macready, Lee Marvin, Alfonso Bedoya
Rating58%
Jeff Travis (Randolph Scott), a former spy for Quantrill's Raiders, rides to Arizona to start a new life. Finding that his reputation has preceded him, crooked Jules Mourret (George Macready) hires him to monitor a series of gold shipments, in preparation for a major robbery. Travis falls in love with Shelby Conroy (Joan Weldon), daughter of freight-line operator Jason Conroy (Pierre Watkin), and decides to turn honest.