MFB: August 1954

Introduction for newcomers

Monthly Film Bulletin

August 1954

Vol. 21 No. 247

Bait
USA - 1954 - 79m - bw
Columbia (X) (cut)
D: Hugo Haas

The Bandit
O Cangaceiro
(USA: Cangaceiro)
(aka: The Bandit of Brazil)
(aka: The Ninth Bullet)
Brazil - 1953 - 105m - bw
Gala-Cameo-Poly (A) (cut)
D: Lima Barreto

Battle of Rogue River
USA - 1954 - 70m - col
Columbia (U)
D: William Castle

Beautiful Stranger
(USA: Twist of Fate)
UK - 1954 - 89m - bw
British Lion (A) (cut)
D: David Miller

The Blue Angel
Der blaue Engel
Germany - 1930 - 124m - bw
Wardour (U)
D: Josef von Sternberg

Camels West
Southwest Passage
USA - 1954 - 74m - col / 3-D
United Artists (U)
D: Ray Nazarro
The UK version distributed by United Artists was 2-D only.

Children of Love
Les enfants de l'amour
(aka: Wasted Lives)
France - 1953 - 115m - bw
Gala-Cameo-Poly (X) (cut)
D: Léonide Moguy

Crossed Swords
Il maestro di Don Giovanni
Italy/USA - 1954 - 86m - col
United Artists (U)
D: Milton Krims

Dance Little Lady
UK - 1954 - 87m - col
Renown (A)
D: Val Guest

Duel in the Jungle
UK - 1954 - 101m - col
Associated British-Pathé (U)
D: George Marshall

Eddie Drake Investigates
USA - 1953 - 50m - bw
Butcher's (A)
D: Paul Garrison
Two episodes of the TV series The Cases of Eddie Drake (1952), edited together and released as a theatrical feature.
Series: The Brass Key (1953).

Fight for Life
Gyöngyvirágtól lombhullásig
(aka: From Blossom Time to Autumn Frost)
Hungary - 1953 - 88m - bw
Contemporary (U)
D: István Homoki Nagy
Reviewed here in a condensed print (49 mins), though the complete film was later issued under the title From Blossom Time to Autumn Frost (May/1958).

The Gay Dog
UK - 1954 - 87m - bw
Eros (U)
D: Maurice Elvey

The Long Wait
USA - 1954 - 89m - bw
United Artists (A) (cut)
D: Victor Saville

The Mad Magician
USA - 1954 - 72m - bw / 3-D
Columbia (X) (cut)
D: John Brahm

Malaga
(aka: Fire Over Africa)
UK - 1954 - 84m - col
British Lion (U)
D: Richard Sale

Meet Mr. Callaghan
UK - 1954 - 88m - bw
Eros (A)
D: Charles Saunders

Night People
USA - 1954 - 93m - col / scope (2.55:1)
20th Century Fox (A) (cut)
D: Nunnally Johnson
4-channel stereo

The Rocket Man
USA - 1954 - 79m - bw
20th Century Fox (U)
D: Oscar Rudolph

The Saracen Blade
USA - 1954 - 76m - col
Columbia (U)
D: William Castle

Seagulls Over Sorrento
(USA: Crest of the Wave)
UK - 1954 - 92m - bw
MGM (U)
D: John Boulting, Roy Boulting

The Seekers
(USA: Land of Fury)
UK - 1954 - 90m - col
General Film (A)
D: Ken Annakin

The Sleeping Tiger
UK - 1954 - 89m - bw
Anglo-Amalgamated (A) (cut)
D: Joseph Losey [as: Victor Hanbury]

The Stranger's Hand
La mano dello straniero
Italy/UK - 1953 - 85m - bw
British Lion (U)
D: Mario Soldati

Three Coins in the Fountain
USA - 1954 - 102m - col / scope (2.55:1)
20th Century Fox (U)
D: Jean Negulesco
4-channel stereo

Three Young Texans
USA - 1953 - 78m - col
20th Century Fox (U)
D: Henry Levin

Trio-Ballet
Мастера русского балета
(USA: Masters of the Russian Ballet)
USSR - 1953 - 83m - col
Gala (U)
D: Gerbert Rappaport

Trouble in the Glen
UK - 1954 - 91m - col
Republic (U)
D: Herbert Wilcox

The Vagabond
Awāra
आवारा
(aka: The Tramp)
India - 1951 - 193m - bw
New Realm (A) (cut)
D: Raj Kapoor

The World Condemns Them
Il mondo le condanna
Italy/France - 1953 - 95m - bw
Archway (X)
D: Gianni Franciolini