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

MFB: July 1954

Introduction for newcomers

Monthly Film Bulletin

July 1954

Vol. 21 No. 246

About Mrs. Leslie
USA - 1954 - 104m - bw
Paramount (U)
D: Daniel Mann

Below the Sahara
USA - 1953 - 64m - col
RKO Radio (U)
D: Armand Denis
Followed by: Armand and Michaela Denis Under the Southern Cross (1954, Feb/1955), Armand and Michaela Denis on the Barrier Reef (1955, May/1955), Armand and Michaela Denis Among the Headhunters (1955, Nov/1955).

Burning Arrows
Captain John Smith and Pocahontas
USA - 1953 - 75m - col
United Artists (U)
D: Lew Landers

Burnt Evidence
UK - 1954 - 61m - bw
Monarch (A)
D: Daniel Birt

Companions in Crime

UK - 1954 - 70m - col
Republic (U)
D: John Krish
Two episodes of the TV series Stryker of the Yard (1953-54), edited together and released as a theatrical feature.
Series: Stryker of the Yard (1953, Feb/1954).

Dangerous Cargo
UK - 1954 - 61m - bw
Monarch (U)
D: John Harlow

Dangerous Mission
USA - 1954 - 75m - col / 3-D
RKO Radio (U) (cut)
D: Louis King
The UK version distributed by RKO Radio was 2-D only.

Drive a Crooked Road
USA - 1954 - 82m - bw
Columbia (A) (cut)
D: Richard Quine

Drums of Tahiti
USA - 1953 - 72m - col / 3-D
Columbia (U)
D: William Castle
The UK version distributed by Columbia was 2-D only.

Elephant Walk
USA - 1954 - 103m - col
Paramount (U)
D: William Dieterle

Father Brown
(USA: The Detective)
UK - 1954 - 91m - bw
Columbia (U)
D: Robert Hamer

Five Days
(USA: Paid to Kill)
UK - 1954 - 72m - bw
Exclusive (A) (cut)
D: Montgomery Tully

Flight of the White Heron
(USA: The Royal Tour of Queen Elizabeth and Philip)
UK - 1954 - 96m - col / scope (2.55:1)
20th Century Fox (U)
D: Gordon Craig
4-channel stereo

Fort Savage Raiders
USA - 1951 - 54m - bw
Columbia (U)
D: Ray Nazarro
Series: The Durango Kid (1940).

Gate of Hell
地獄門
Jpn - 1953 - 90m - col
London Films (A)
D: Teinosuke Kinugasa

Hands of Destiny
UK - 1954 - 61m - bw
Adelphi (U)
D: Anthony Young

Happy Ever After
(USA: Tonight's the Night)
UK - 1954 - 87m - col
Associated British-Pathé (U)
D: Mario Zampi

Highway Dragnet
USA - 1954 - 70m - bw
Associated British-Pathé (U)
D: Nathan Juran

The House Across the Lake
(USA: Heat Wave)
UK - 1953 - 69m - bw
Associated British-Pathé (A) (cut)
D: Ken Hughes

Human Torpedoes
I sette dell'orsa maggiore
(USA: Hell Raiders of the Deep)
It - 1952 - 102m - bw
Archway (U)
D: Duilio Coletti

Jigokumon
[see: Gate of Hell]

Johnny Guitar
USA - 1954 - 109m - col
Republic (A) (cut)
D: Nicholas Ray

Jungle Spell
Magia verde
(USA: Green Magic)
Italy/Brazil - 1953 - 85m - col
20th Century Fox (U)
D: Gian Gaspare Napolitano

Knave of Hearts
Monsieur Ripois
(USA: Lovers, Happy Lovers!)
(aka: Lover Boy)
France/UK - 1954 - 103m - bw
Associated British-Pathé (X)
D: René Clément

Knights of the Round Table
UK - 1953 - 115m - col / scope (2.55:1)
MGM (U) (cut)
D: Richard Thorpe
4-channel stereo

The Lone Gun
USA - 1954 - 76m - col
United Artists (U)
D: Ray Nazarro

Lucky Me
USA - 1954 - 100m - col / scope (2.55:1)
Warner (U)
D: Jack Donohue
4-channel stereo

Man of Conflict
(aka: My Dad, J.R.)
USA - 1953 - 73m - bw
Monarch (U)
D: Hal R. Makelim

The Miami Story
USA - 1954 - 75m - bw
Columbia (A) (cut)
D: Fred F. Sears

Miss Sadie Thompson
USA - 1953 - 91m - col / 3-D
Columbia (A) (cut)
D: Curtis Bernhardt
The UK version distributed by Columbia was 2-D only.
3-channel stereo

O.K. Nero
O.K. Nerone
It - 1951 - 105m - bw
Eros (U)
D: Mario Soldati

Pack Train
USA - 1953 - 56m - bw
Columbia (U)
D: George Archainbaud
Series: In Old Santa Fe (1934, May/1954).

Phantom of the Rue Morgue
USA - 1954 - 83m - col / 3-D
Warner (X) (cut)
D: Roy Del Ruth

The Queen in Australia
Aus/UK - 1954 - 71m - col
General Film (U)
D: Frank Bagnall, Colin Dean, Stanley Hawes

The Rainbow Jacket
UK - 1954 - 99m - col
General Film (U)
D: Basil Dearden

The Range Master
USA - 1954 - 52m - 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).

Rebellion
(aka: Lady From Frisco)
USA - 1936 - 56m - bw
Adelphi (U)
D: Lynn Shores
Original UK release: 1937 (Independent).

Saadia
USA - 1953 - 87m - col
MGM (U)
D: Albert Lewin

Scarlet Web
UK - 1954 - 63m - bw
Eros (A)
D: Charles Saunders

Sins of Jezebel
USA - 1953 - 75m - col
Exclusive (U)
D: Reginald Le Borg

Storm Over Africa
The Royal African Rifles
USA - 1953 - 75m - col
Associated British-Pathé (U)
D: Lesley Selander

Take the High Ground
USA - 1953 - 101m - col
MGM (A) (cut)
D: Richard Brooks
3-channel stereo

That Kind of Girl
Models Inc.
USA - 1952 - 72m - bw
Butcher's (A) (cut)
D: Reginald Le Borg

Untamed Heiress
USA - 1954 - 61m - bw
Republic (U)
D: Charles Lamont

Welcome the Queen!
UK - 1954 - 50m - col
Associated British-Pathé (U)
D: [uncredited]

Why Men Leave Home
Secrets of Beauty
USA - 1951 - 74m - bw
International (U)
D: Erle C. Kenton

MFB: June 1954

Introduction for newcomers

Monthly Film Bulletin

June 1954

Vol. 21 No. 245

The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.
USA - 1952 - 88m - col
Columbia (U)
D: Roy Rowland
3-channel stereo

Adventure in the Hopfields
UK - 1954 - 60m - bw
Associated-British (U)
D: John Guillermin

Bad Men of Marysville
USA - 1953 - 51m - 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).

Beachhead
USA - 1953 - 90m - col
United Artists (A) (cut)
D: Stuart Heisler

The Boy From Oklahoma
USA - 1953 - 88m - col
Warner (U)
D: Michael Curtiz

Carnival Story
USA/W.Germany - 1954 - 93m - col
RKO Radio (A) (cut)
D: Kurt Neumann
English-language version of German film Rummelplatz der Liebe (1954), shot on the same sets with actors exclusive to each edition.

China Venture
USA - 1953 - 80m - bw
Columbia (A)
D: Don Siegel

Devil Girl From Mars
UK - 1954 - 76m - bw
British Lion (U)
D: David MacDonald

The Diamond
(USA: The Diamond Wizard)
UK - 1954 - 83m - bw / 3-D
United Artists (A) (cut)
D: Montgomery Tully
The UK version distributed by United Artists was 2-D only.

The Diamond Queen
USA - 1953 - 79m - col
Warner (U)
D: John Brahm

Forbidden Cargo
UK - 1954 - 85m - bw
General Film (U)
D: Harold French

Fort Dodge Stampede
USA - 1951 - 60m - bw
Republic (U)
D: Harry Keller
Series: The Wild Frontier (1947).

The Fortune Hunter
USA - 1954 - 88m - col
Republic (U)
D: William Witney

The French Line
USA - 1953 - 102m - col / 3-D
RKO Radio (U)
D: Lloyd Bacon
The UK version distributed by RKO Radio was 2-D only.

Go Man Go

USA - 1954 - 83m - bw
United Artists (U)
D: James Wong Howe

Heidi
Switzerland - 1952 - 97m - bw
United Artists (U)
D: Luigi Comencini
Followed by: Heidi and Peter (1955, Feb/1956).

Hell and High Water
USA - 1954 - 103m - col / scope (2.55:1)
20th Century Fox (U) (cut)
D: Samuel Fuller
4-channel stereo

Henriette
La fête à Henriette
(USA: Holiday for Henriette)
France - 1952 - 118m - bw
Cameo-Poly (A) (cut)
D: Julien Duvivier

His Majesty O'Keefe
UK - 1953 - 90m - col
Warner (U)
D: Byron Haskin

The Living Desert
USA - 1953 - 72m - col
Walt Disney (U)
D: James Algar
Series: Seal Island (1948, short).

Lost Women
Mesa of Lost Women
USA - 1952 - 69m - bw
New Realm (X) (cut)
D: Ron Ormond, Herbert Tevos

The Man in the Attic
USA - 1953 - 80m - bw
20th Century Fox (A) (cut)
D: Hugo Fregonese

The Marskman
USA - 1953 - 61m - bw
Associated British-Pathé (U)
D: Lewis D. Collins

Men Behind Bars
Duffy of San Quentin
USA - 1954 - 78m - bw
Associated British-Pathé (A)
D: Walter Doniger
Compiled from material intended for a TV anthology series which never aired.
See also: The Steel Cage (1954, Apr/1956).

Night Club
Boîte de nuit
(USA: Hotbed of Sin)
France - 1951 - 91m - bw
Astarte (A) (cut)
D: Alfred Rode

No Time for Flowers
USA - 1952 - 83m - bw
RKO Radio (U)
D: Don Siegel

Paris Model
USA - 1953 - 78m - bw
Columbia (A) (cut)
D: Alfred E. Green

Paris Playboys
USA - 1954 - 62m - bw
Associated British-Pathé (U)
D: William Beaudine
Series: Live Wires (1946, Jun/1946).

Playgirl
USA - 1954 - 85m - bw
General Film (A) (cut)
D: Joseph Pevney

Prince Valiant
USA - 1954 - 100m - col / scope (2.55:1)
20th Century Fox (U)
D: Henry Hathaway
4-channel stereo

A frame which demonstrates the full potential of the CinemaScope image.
Click for the full impact. (Prince Valiant)

The Proud Ones
Les orgueilleux
France/Mexico - 1953 - 104m - bw
Curzon (X) (cut)
D: Yves Allégret

Rails Into Laramie
USA - 1954 - 81m - col
General Film (U)
D: Jesse Hibbs

Riders to the Stars
USA - 1954 - 80m - col
United Artists (U)
D: Richard Carlson

The Secret Conclave
Gli uomini non guardano il cielo
Italy - 1952 - 95m - bw
Archway (U)
D: Umberto Scarpelli

The Siege at Red River
USA - 1954 - 86m - col
20th Century Fox (U)
D: Rudolph Maté

Stormswept
UK - 1954 - 51m - bw
Adelphi (U)
D: Ivan Barnett

Taza, Son of Cochise
USA - 1954 - 77m - col / 3-D
General Film (U)
D: Douglas Sirk
The UK version distributed by General Film was 2-D only.

Tembo

USA - 1951 - 80m - col
RKO Radio (U)
D: Howard Hill

Tobor the Great
USA - 1954 - 77m - bw
Republic (U)
D: Lee Sholem

Witness to Murder
USA - 1954 - 81m - bw
United Artists (A) (cut)
D: Roy Rowland

MFB: May 1954

Introduction for newcomers

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

Madame de...

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