During the Mayflower pilgrims' long voyage across the Atlantic Ocean on their way to America, Captain Christopher Jones falls in love with William Bradford's wife Dorothy.

Viva Zapata!

1952

English

7.2

♡ 26

53%

presidential election

usa president

Western

Elia Kazan Director

Joseph Wiseman as Fernando

Nestor Paiva as New General

Henry Corden as Senior Officer

Fred Sadoff as Soldier

The story of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, who led a rebellion against the corrupt, oppressive dictatorship of president Porfirio Díaz in the early 20th century.

Jumping Jacks

1952

English

6.2

♡ 13

54%

Norman Taurog Director

Arthur Space as Doctor in Hospital

Charles Evans as Gen. Bond

Don DeFore as Lt. Kelsey

Richard Erdman as Pvt. Dogface Dolan

Nightclub entertainer Hap Smith has a new act since his former partner Chick Allen joined the army. With his lovely new female partner, Hap now plays a clownish parody of a soldier. When Chick organises a soldier show at Fort Benning, he realizes he needs his former partner's help—so, to get onto the base, Hap impersonates a hapless real soldier, but circumstances force them to prolong the masquerade, creating an increasingly tangled Army-sized SNAFU.

Pat and Mike

1952

English

6.9

♡ 9

85%

George Cukor Director

Paul Brinegar as Caddy

Margaret Bert as Golf Spectator

Charles Bronson as Hank Tasling

Frank Richards as Sam Garsell

Pat Pemberton is a brilliant athlete, except when her domineering fiancé is around. The ladies golf championship is in her reach until she gets flustered by his presence at the final holes. He wants them to get married and forget the whole thing, but she cannot give up on herself that easily. She enlists the help of Mike Conovan, a slightly shady sports promoter. Together they face mobsters, a jealous boxer, and a growing mutual attraction.

Son of Ali Baba

1952

English

5.8

♡ 8

27%

Kurt Neumann Director

Victor Jory as Caliph

Gregg Palmer as Farouk

William Reynolds as Mustapha

Chuck Hayward as Villager

In ancient Persia the son of Ali Baba (of forty thieves fame), Kashma Baba is a military cadet by day and a party goer by night. He falls for a girl who he later finds is an escaped slave girl belonging to the wicked Caliph. They flee to his father's palace. But alas, there's more to her than meets the eye. Will the evil schemers succeed? The sons of the Forty Thieves to the rescue!

Hangman's Knot

1952

English

6.7

♡ 6

44%

Roy Huggins Director

Frank Faylen as Cass Browne

Frank Hagney as Drifter

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams as Smitty

Edward Earle as Union Captain

In 1865, a troop of Confederate soldiers led by Major Matt Stewart attack the wagon of gold escorted by Union cavalry and the soldiers are killed. The only wounded survivor tells that the war ended one month ago, and the group decides to take the gold and meet their liaison that knew that the war ended but did not inform the troop. The harsh Rolph Bainter kills the greedy man and the soldiers flee in his wagon driven by Major Stewart. When they meet a posse chasing them, Stewart gives wrong information to misguide the group; however, they have an accident with the wagon and lose the horses. They decide to stop a stagecoach and force the driver to transport them, but the posse returns and they are trapped in the station with the passenger. They realize that the men are not deputies and have no intention to bring them to justice but take the stolen gold.

Daag

1952

Hindi

6.8

♡ 7

95%

Amiya Chakrabarty Director

C.S. Dubey as Hira

Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi as Lala Jagat Narayan Nimmi

Nimmi as Parvati 'Paro'

Jawahar Kaul as Shyam Sunder

Shankar and Paro love each other, but their relationship is strained by his drinking problem and Paro's sudden wealth.

The White Sheik

1952

Italian

7.2

♡ 8

100%

Federico Fellini Director

Giulietta Masina as Cabiria - La prostituta

Lilia Landi as Felga - La zingara del fotoromanzo

Leopoldo Trieste as Ivan Cavalli

Brunella Bovo as Wanda Giardino Cavalli

In Italy, small-town newlyweds Wanda and Ivan Cavalli embark on their honeymoon in the big city of Rome. Ivan dutifully wants to keep appointments with family and church, but Wanda is only interested in meeting her favorite photo-strip star known as "The White Sheik". While Wanda impetuously sneaks away to locate the object of her affections, disconsolate Ivan tries his hardest to keep up appearances with the couple's relatives.

Million Dollar Mermaid

1952

English

6.5

♡ 10

86%

Mervyn LeRoy Director

Patrick Whyte as Barge Man

Charlie Hall as Minor Role

Betty Lynn as Minor Role

Dean Smith as Swimmer

After overcoming polio, Annette Kellerman achieves fame and creates a scandal when her one-piece bathing suit is considered indecent.

The Lusty Men

1952

English

7.3

♡ 5

100%

83%

Action

Drama

husband wife relationship

Nicholas Ray Director

Frank Faylen as Al Dawson

Robert Bray as Fritz

Sheb Wooley as Gambler with Buster

Marshall Reed as Jim-Bob Tyler

Retired rodeo champion Jeff McCloud agrees to mentor novice rodeo contestant Wes Merritt against the wishes of Merritt's wife who fears the dangers of this rough sport.

Night Falls

1952

Spanish

6.9

♡ 4

96%

Roberto Gavaldón Director

Wolf Ruvinskis as Bodoques

Pedro Armendáriz as Marcos Arizmendi

Rebeca Iturbide as Rebeca Villarreal

Anita Blanch as Sara

Marcos is an arrogant jai-alai player who seduces and discards women until he himself becomes the object of a cunning revenge.

Androcles and the Lion

1952

English

6.0

♡ 3

43%

based on play or musical

Nicholas Ray Director

Alan Young as Androcles

Alex Sharp as Officer

Robert Foulk as Soldier

Charlie Hall as Town Crier

George Bernard Shaw’s breezy, delightful dramatization of this classic fable—about a Christian slave who pulls a thorn from a lion’s paw and is spared from death in the Colosseum as a result of his kind act—was written as a meditation on modern Christian values. Pascal’s final Shaw production is played broadly, with comic character actor Alan Young as the titular naïf. He’s ably supported by Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Robert Newton, and Elsa Lanchester.

The Golden Coach

1952

English

7.0

♡ 10

100%

Jean Renoir Director

Anna Magnani as Camilla

Renato Chiantoni as Capitaine Fracasse

Elena Altieri as Duchesse de Castro

Duncan Lamont as Ferdinand, Le Viceroy

A viceroy, a nobleman and a bullfighter court a comedy-troupe actress in 18th-century Peru.

Stars and Stripes Forever

1952

English

7.1

♡ 4

78%

Henry Koster Director

Robert Foulk as Joe - Plainclothesman

Norman Leavitt as John Purvis

Bill Walker as Train Porter

Robert Wagner as Willie Little

A film biography of the composer John Philip Sousa, from his early days in the Marine Corps Band through the Spanish-American War in 1898.

Sudden Fear

1952

English

7.5

♡ 12

92%

san francisco, california

Thriller

David Miller Director

Arthur Space as George Ralston

Gloria Grahame as Irene Neves

Jack Palance as Lester Blaine

Amzie Strickland as Reception Guest

Actor Lester Blaine has all but landed the lead in Myra Hudson's new play when Myra vetoes him because, to her, he doesn't look like a romantic leading man. On a train from New York to San Francisco, Blaine sets out to prove Myra wrong...by romancing her. Is he sincere, or does he have a dark ulterior motive?

Chi è senza peccato....

1952

Italian

6.0

♡ 3

child abandonment

Drama

italian immigrant

miscarriage of justice

Romance

Raffaello Matarazzo Director

Teresa Franchini as Adele

Mario Ferrari as John Morresi

Enrica Dyrell as Laura Morresi

Aldo Nicodemi as L'avvocato

Stefano and Maria have a marriage by proxy while he is working abroad in Canada. When she is mistakenly accused of abandoning her own child and sent to jail, Stefano finds out and decides to annul their marriage.

Let's Stick Together

1952

English

6.7

♡ 10

Action

Animation

anthropomorphic animal

Jack Hannah Director

Jack Hannah as Circus Barker

Clarence Nash as Donald Duck

Bill Thompson as Spike

June Foray as Spike's wife / Various kids

Even with his long white beard and aching back, an aging Donald still has to make ends meet by lancing trash in the park. When he happens upon his old partner, an elderly honey bee named Spike, it conjures up memories of the good ol' days.

Hans Christian Andersen

1952

English

6.9

♡ 8

83%

Charles Vidor Director

John Qualen as Burgomaster

George Chandler as Farmer

Danny Kaye as Hans Christian Andersen

Frank Hagney as Townsman

A small-town shoemaker with a knack for spinning yarns, Hans encounters happiness and heartbreak on his road to becoming a full-fledged writer.

The Truth About Bebe Donge

1952

French

6.8

♡ 8

Henri Decoin Director

Claude Génia as Jeanne Donge

Maurice Bénard as Le professeur Gaspéri

Gabrielle Dorziat as Madame D'Ortemont

André Darnay as Un joueur de bridge

François Donge, a rich industrialist and womaniser, meets a girl nicknamed Bébé who he marries. Ten years later, poisoned by his wife and dying in hospital, he recalls his married life and understands how his wife who adored him suffered from his many affairs and indifference.

The Sniper

1952

English

7.1

♡ 5

83%

san francisco, california

sniper

Thriller

Edward Dmytryk Director

John Roy as Detective at Line-Up

Harry Harvey as Man at Darr Murder Scene

Robert Foulk as Officer Rivers

Wally Cox as Presser at dry cleaning shop

Eddie Miller struggles with his hatred of women, he's especially bothered by seeing women with their lovers. He starts a killing spree as a sniper by shooting women from far distances. In an attempt to get caught, he writes an anonymous letter to the police begging them to stop him.

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Plymouth Adventure

Viva Zapata!

Jumping Jacks

Pat and Mike

Son of Ali Baba

Hangman's Knot

Daag

The White Sheik

Million Dollar Mermaid

The Lusty Men

Night Falls

Androcles and the Lion

The Golden Coach

Stars and Stripes Forever

Sudden Fear

Chi è senza peccato....

Let's Stick Together

Hans Christian Andersen

The Truth About Bebe Donge

The Sniper