Monthly Film Bulletin
May 1954
Vol. 21 No. 244
Act of Love
Un acte d'amour
France/USA - 1953 - 108m - bw
United Artists (A) (cut)
D: Anatole Litvak
The Amazing Monsieur Fabre
Monsieur Fabre
France - 1951 - 90m - bw
Exclusive (U)
D: Henri Diamant-Berger
Le café du cadran
(aka: Clockface Cafe)
France - 1947 - 97m - bw
Archway (A)
D: Jean Gehret, Henri Decoin
Charge of the Lancers
USA - 1953 - 73m - col
Columbia (U)
D: William Castle
The Command
USA - 1954 - 94m - col / scope (2.55:1)Warner (U)
D: David Butler
Two versions of this film were produced simultaneously: One was photographed in 3-D (aspect ratio 1.85:1), the other in scope (Vistarama, credited on-screen as 'CinemaScope'). Only the scope version was ever released, though the 3-D elements still exist.
4-channel stereo
Companions of the Night
Les compagnes de la nuit
(aka: Paris Streetwalker)
France - 1953 - 100m - bw
Films de France (X) (cut)
D: Ralph Habib
Conflict of Wings
UK - 1954 - 84m - col
British Lion (U)
D: John Eldridge
Cyclone Fury
USA - 1951 - 53m - bw
Columbia (U)
D: Ray Nazarro
Series: The Durango Kid (1940).
Dangerous Voyage
(USA: Terror Ship)
UK - 1954 - 72m - bw
Anglo-Amalgamated (U)
D: Vernon Sewell
Devil on Horseback
UK - 1954 - 89m - bw
British Lion (U)
D: Cyril Frankel
The Devil's Jest
UK - 1953 - 61m - bw
Equity British (A) (cut)
D: Alfred Goulding
Doctor in the House
UK - 1954 - 91m - col
General Film (U)
D: Ralph Thomas
Followed by: Doctor at Sea (1955, Sep/1955), Doctor at Large (1957, Apr/1957), Doctor in Love (1960, Aug/1960), Doctor in Distress (1963, Sep/1963), Doctor in Clover (1966, Apr/1966), Doctor in Trouble (1970, Aug/1970).
Double Exposure
UK - 1954 - 63m - bw
General Film (U)
D: John Gilling
The Emperor's Baker
Císařův pekař a pekařův císař
(USA: The Emperor and the Golem)
(aka: The Emperor's Baker: The Baker's Emperor)
Czechoslovakia - 1952 - 144m - col
Gala (U)
D: Martin Fric
Geraldine
USA - 1953 - 90m - bw
Republic (U)
D: R.G. Springsteen
The Great Jesse James Raid
USA - 1953 - 70m - col
Exclusive (A) (cut)
D: Reginald Le Borg
Gypsy Colt
USA - 1953 - 71m - col
MGM (U)
D: Andrew Marton
The Harassed Hero
UK - 1953 - 61m - bw
Associated British-Pathé (U)
D: Maurice Elvey
Heaven Over the Marshes
Cielo sulla palude
Italy - 1949 - 111m - bw
Films de France (A) (cut)
D: Augusto Genina
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Madame de...
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In Old Santa Fe
USA - 1934 - 64m - bw
British Lion (U)
D: David Howard
Original UK cinema release: 1935 (Associated-British).
Followed by: The Phantom Empire (1935), Tumbling Tumbleweeds (1935, Nov/1935), Melody Trail (1935, Jan/1936), Sagebrush Troubadour (1935), The Singing Vagabond (1935), Red River Valley (1936, Jun/1936), Comin' Round the Mountain (1936), The Singing Cowboy (1936, Mar/1937), Guns and Guitars (1936, Apr/1937), Oh, Susanna! (1936, Nov/1936), Ride Ranger Ride (1936), The Big Show (1936, Feb/1937), The Old Corral (1936, Feb/1937 + Sep/1937), Round-Up Time in Texas (1937, Aug/1937), Git Along Little Dogies (1937, Dec/1937), Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm (1937, Jun/1938), Yodelin' Kid From Pine Ridge (1937, Apr/1938), Public Cowboy No. 1 (1937), Boots and Saddles (1937), Springtime in the Rockies (1937, Feb/1938), The Old Barn Dance (1938, Oct/1938), Gold Mine in the Sky (1938, Jan/1939), Man From Music Mountain (1938, Feb/1939), Prairie Moon (1938, Mar/1939), Rhythm of the Saddle (1938, Mar/1939), Western Jamboree (1938, Apr/1939), Home on the Prairie (1939), Mexicali Rose (1939, May/1946), Blue Montana Skies (1939, Jan/1940), Mountain Rhythm (1939, May/1940), Colorado Sunset (1939), In Old Monterey (1939, Nov/1939), Rovin' Tumbleweeds (1939, Jul/1940), South of the Border (1939, Mar/1940), Rancho Grande (1940, Sep/1940), Gaucho Serenade (1940, Oct/1940), Carolina Moon (1940, Dec/1940), Ride Tenderfoot Ride (1940, Feb/1941), Melody Ranch (1940, Apr/1941), Ridin' on a Rainbow (1941, Sep/1941), Back in the Saddle (1941, Nov/1941), The Singing Hill (1941, Dec/1941), Sunset in Wyoming (1941, Feb/1942), Under Fiesta Stars (1941, Feb/1942), Down Mexico Way (1941, Feb/1942), Sierra Sue (1941, Apr/1942), Cowboy Serenade (1942, Jun/1942), Heart of the Rio Grande (1942, Aug/1942), Home in Wyomin' (1942, Aug/1942), Stardust on the Sage (1942, Oct/1942), Call of the Canyon (1942, Apr/1943), Bells of Capistrano (1942, Mar/1943), Sioux City Sue (1946, Mar/1947), Trail to San Antone (1947, Nov/1947), Twilight on the Rio Grande (1947, Jul/1948), Saddle Pals (1947, Nov/1949), Robin Hood of Texas (1947, Dec/1948), The Last Round-Up (1947, Feb/1949), The Strawberry Roan (1948, Feb/1951), Loaded Pistols (1948, Jan-Feb/1950), The Big Sombrero (1949, Apr-May/1950), Riders of the Whistling Pines (1949, Jun/1950), Rim of the Canyon (1949, Jun/1950), The Cowboy and the Indians (1949, Oct/1950), Riders in the Sky (1949, Oct/1950), Sons of New Mexico (1949), Mule Train (1950), Cow Town (1950, May/1951), Beyond the Purple Hills (1950, Jan/1952), Indian Territory (1950, May/1952), The Blazing Sun (1950, Jan/1952), Gene Autry and the Mounties (1951, Jan/1953), Texans Never Cry (1951, May/1952), Whirlwind (1951, Aug/1952), Silver Canyon (1951, Nov/1952), The Hills of Utah (1951, Feb/1953), Valley of Fire (1951, Feb/1953), The Old West (1952), Night Stage to Galveston (1952, Jul/1953), Apache Country (1952, Apr/1953), Barbed Wire (1952, Apr/1953), Wagon Team (1952, Nov/1953), Blue Canadian Rockies (1952, Nov/1953), Winning of the West (1953, Sep/1953), On Top of Old Smoky (1953, Apr/1954), Goldtown Ghost Riders (1953, Feb/1954), Pack Train (1953, Jul/1954), Saginaw Trail (1953, Sep/1954), Last of the Pony Riders (1953, Sep/1954).
It Happened in Paris
C'est arrivé à Paris
France - 1952 - 90m - bw
Films de France (U)
D: Henri Lavorel
Johnny on the Spot
UK - 1954 - 72m - bw
E.J. Fancey (U)
D: Maclean Rogers
Killer Ape
USA - 1953 - 67m - bw
Columbia (U)
D: Spencer Gordon Bennet
Series: Jungle Jim (1948, Jun/1949).
Killers From Space
USA - 1953 - 71m - bw
RKO Radio (U)
D: W. Lee Wilder
King of the Khyber Rifles
USA - 1953 - 99m - col / scope (2.55:1)
20th Century Fox (U)
D: Henry King
4-channel stereo
Knock on Wood
USA - 1954 - 103m - col
Paramount (U)
D: Melvin Frank, Norman Panama
Life in the Arctic
Во льдах океана
(aka: The Ice of the Ocean)
USSR - 1953 - 65m - col
Gala (U)
D: Aleksandr Zguridi
Distributed in the UK by Gala as a short film, running 47 mins.
The Long, Long Trailer
USA - 1953 - 95m - col
MGM (U)
D: Vincente Minnelli
Madame de...
(USA: The Earrings of Madame de...)
France/Italy - 1953 - 102m - bw
Miracle (A)
D: Max Ophüls
Make Haste to Live
USA - 1954 - 89m - bw
Republic (A) (cut)
D: William A. Seiter
The Man From Cairo
Dramma nella Kasbah
Italy/UK/USA - 1953 - 82m - bw
Exclusive (U)
D: Ray Enright, Edoardo Anton
Maximka
Максимка
USSR - 1952 - 78m - col
Gala (U)
D: Vladimir Braun
Mr. Walkie Talkie
USA - 1952 - 65m - bw
Exclusive (U)
D: Fred Guiol
Series: Tanks a Million (1941, Nov/1941).
Murder at Scotland Yard
UK - 1952 - 75m - bw
Famous Films (U)
D: Victor M. Gover
Series: King of the Underworld (1952).
The Naked Jungle
USA - 1953 - 94m - col
Paramount (A) (cut)
D: Byron Haskin
The Nebraskan
USA - 1953 - 68m - col / 3-D
Columbia (A) (cut)
D: Fred F. Sears
The UK version distributed by Columbia was 2-D only.
Night of the Full Moon
UK - 1954 - 67m - bw
United Artists (U)
D: Donald Taylor
The Pearl
La perla
Mexico - 1947 - 85m - bw
RKO Radio (A)
D: Emilio Fernández
Quelque part dans le monde
[see: Act of Love]
Racing Blood
USA - 1954 - 76m - bw
20th Century Fox (U)
D: Wesley Barry
The Saga of Anatahan
アナタハン
(USA: Ana-ta-han)
Japan - 1953 - 92m - bw
British Lion (X) (cut)
D: Josef von Sternberg
Also reviewed: May 1979.
The Sea Around Us
USA - 1953 - 62m - col
RKO Radio (U)
D: [uncredited]
The Shanghai Story
USA - 1954 - 86m - bw
Republic (A) (cut)
D: Frank Lloyd
Shark River
USA - 1953 - 80m - col
United Artists (U)
D: John Rawlins
St. Matthew Passion
Passione secondo S. Matteo
Italy/Austria - 1949 - 95m - bw
Film Traders (U)
D: Ernst Marischka
Stranger on the Prowl
Imbarco a mezzanotte
Italy/USA - 1952 - 90m - bw
United Artists (A)
D: Joseph Losey [as: Andrea Forzano]
Tale of Three Women
UK - 1954 - 85m - bw
Paramount (A) (cut)
D: Paul Dickson, Thelma Connell
Three episodes of the TV series Adventure Theater (1953-54), edited together and released as a theatrical feature. The show was filmed as Calling Scotland Yard, but never broadcast under that title.
Series: Gilbert Harding Speaks of Murder (1953, Oct/1953).
West of Zanzibar
UK - 1954 - 94m - col
General Film (U)
D: Harry Watt
Whip Hand
USA - 1951 - 55m - bw
Columbia (U)
D: Fred F. Sears
Yankee Pasha
USA - 1954 - 82m - col
General Film (U)
D: Joseph Pevney
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