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MFB: March 1954





Monthly Film Bulletin
March 1954
Vol. 21 No. 242


Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
USA - 1953 - 76m - bw
General Film (X)
D: Charles Lamont

Arena
USA - 1953 - 70m - col / 3-D
MGM (U)
D: Richard Fleischer

Battleship Potemkin
Броненосец Потёмкин
USSR - 1925 - silent - bw
Gala (X)
D: Sergei Eisenstein
Rejected by the BBFC when submitted by FBO in 1926, then passed uncut in 1954.
Also reviewed: Jun 1944.

The Black Lash
USA - 1951 - 55m - bw
Grand National (U)
D: Ron Ormond
Series: Dead Man's Gold (1948, Mar/1952).

Blue Steel
(aka: Stolen Goods)
USA - 1934 - 54m - bw
Exclusive (U) (cut)
D: Robert N. Bradbury

Combat Squad
USA - 1953 - 72m - bw
Columbia (A)
D: Cy Roth

Desert Patrol
El Alamein
USA - 1953 - 67m - bw
Columbia (U)
D: Fred F. Sears



The Eddie Cantor Story
USA - 1953 - 105m - col
Warner (U)
D: Alfred E. Green

Eight O'Clock Walk
UK - 1953 - 87m - bw
British Lion (A) (cut)
D: Lance Comfort

Face the Music
(USA: The Black Glove)
UK - 1954 - 84m - bw
Exclusive (A)
D: Terence Fisher

Fighting Bill Carson
USA - 1945 - 53m - bw
Butcher's (U)
D: Sam Newfield
Series: Billy the Kid Outlawed (1940).

Flaming Bullets
USA - 1945 - 59m - bw
Butcher's (U)
D: Harry L. Fraser
Series: The Rangers Take Over (1942).

Forbidden Fruit
Le fruit défendu
France - 1952 - 103m - bw
Cameo-Poly (X) (cut)
D: Henri Verneuil

Gangster's Den
USA - 1945 - 58m - bw
Butcher's (U)
D: Sam Newfield
Series: Billy the Kid Outlawed (1940).

Gangsters of the Frontier
USA - 1944 - 55m - bw
Butcher's (U) (cut)
D: Elmer Clifton
Series: The Rangers Take Over (1942).

Genghis Khan
Philippines - 1950 - 88m - bw
United Artists (A) (cut)
D: Manuel Conde, Lou Salvador

Hell Below Zero
UK - 1953 - 90m - col
Columbia (U)
D: Mark Robson

Hobson's Choice
UK - 1953 - 107m - bw
British Lion (U)
D: David Lean



Kiss Me Kate
USA - 1953 - 110m - col / 3-D
MGM (U)
D: George Sidney
3-channel stereo

The Lawless Frontier
USA - 1934 - 52m - bw
Exclusive (U)
D: Robert N. Bradbury
Original UK release: 1935 (Pathé).

Life With the Lyons
(USA: Family Affair)
UK - 1953 - 81m - bw
Exclusive (U)
D: Val Guest
Followed by: The Lyons in Paris (1954, Feb/1955).

A Lion is in the Streets
USA - 1953 - 88m - col
Warner (A)
D: Raoul Walsh

Lost Treasure of the Amazon
Jivaro
USA - 1953 - 91m - col / 3-D
Paramount (U)
D: Edward Ludwig

The Love Lottery
UK - 1953 - 89m - col
General Film (U)
D: Charles Crichton

The Lucky Texan
(aka: Gold Strike River)
USA - 1934 - 54m - bw
Pathé (U)
D: Robert N. Bradbury

Murder Without Tears
USA - 1953 - 64m - bw
Associated British-Pathé (A)
D: William Beaudine

Outlaw of the Plains
USA - 1945 - 54m - bw
Butcher's (U)
D: Sam Newfield

Plunder of the Sun
USA - 1953 - 81m - bw
Warner (U)
D: John Farrow

Port Sinister
USA - 1952 - 65m - bw
RKO Radio (U)
D: Harold Daniels

Royal Symphony
UK - 1954 - 56m - col
General Film (U)
D: [uncredited]

The Runaway Bus
UK - 1953 - 78m - bw
Eros (U)
D: Val Guest

The Scarlet Spear
USA - 1953 - 78m - col
United Artists (U)
D: George P. Breakston, C. Ray Stahl

The Sins of Madeleine
Dupont Barbès
France - 1951 - 112m - bw
Astral (X) (cut)
D: Henri Lepage





Solution by Phone
UK - 1953 - 59m - bw
Associated British-Pathé (A) (cut)
D: Alfred Travers

The Stand at Apache River
USA - 1953 - 76m - col
General Film (U)
D: Lee Sholem

Star of India
UK/Italy - 1953 - 97m - col
Eros (U)
D: Arthur Lubin

Star of My Night
UK - 1953 - 71m - bw
General Film (U)
D: Paul Dickson

The Star Packer
(aka: The Shadow Gang)
USA - 1934 - 54m - bw
Pathé (U)
D: Robert N. Bradbury

The Stranger Wore a Gun
USA - 1953 - 80m - col / 3-D
Columbia (U)
D: André De Toth
The UK version distributed by Columbia was 2-D only.
3-channel stereo

The Teton Tornado
USA - 1954 - 50m - bw
Exclusive (U)
D: Lew Landers
Two episodes of the TV series The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951-55), edited together and released as a theatrical feature.
Series: Prince of Padua Hills (1953).

They Who Dare
UK - 1953 - 107m - col
British Lion (U)
D: Lewis Milestone

The Village Feud
La Table-aux-Crevés
(aka: The Hunting Ground)
France - 1951 - 92m - bw
Films de France (A) (cut)
D: Henri Verneuil

War Paint
USA - 1953 - 80m - col
United Artists (A) (cut)
D: Lesley Selander

West of the Divide
USA - 1934 - 53m - bw
Pathé (U)
D: Robert N. Bradbury

You Know What Sailors Are
UK - 1953 - 89m - col
General Film (U)
D: Ken Annakin

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