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  • Gary Cooper, Anthony Quinn, Barbara Stanwyck, and Ruth Roman in Blowing Wild (1953)

    1. Blowing Wild

    19531h 30mApproved
    6.4 (1.3K)
    In South America, after Jeff Dawson and Dutch Peterson's oil rigs are dynamited by local bandits, the two partners resort to risky transportation of nitroglycerin to raise money.
    DirectorHugo FregoneseStarsGary CooperBarbara StanwyckRuth Roman
  • Return to Paradise (1953)

    2. Return to Paradise

    19531h 40mApproved
    6.0 (896)
    An American drifter comes to a remote Polynesian island controlled by a Puritanical missionary and turns the social life of the island upside-down.
    DirectorMark RobsonStarsGary CooperBarry JonesRoberta Haynes
  • Hondo (1953)

    3. Hondo

    19531h 23mPG79Metascore
    7.0 (13K)
    Army dispatch rider Hondo Lane discovers a woman and young son living in the midst of warring Apaches and becomes their protector.
    DirectorJohn FarrowStarsJohn WayneGeraldine PageWard Bond
  • John Wayne and Dawn Bender in Island in the Sky (1953)

    4. Island in the Sky

    19531h 49mApproved
    6.8 (4K)
    A C-47 transport plane, named the Corsair, makes a forced landing in the frozen wastes of Quebec, and the plane's pilot, Captain Dooley, must keep his men alive in deadly conditions while waiting for rescue.
    DirectorWilliam A. WellmanStarsJohn WayneLloyd NolanWalter Abel
  • John Wayne and Donna Reed in Trouble Along the Way (1953)

    5. Trouble Along the Way

    19531h 51mApproved
    6.8 (2.3K)
    An ex-football coach is hired by a small Catholic college to train its football team in the hopes of winning games and making money to save the school from bankruptcy.
    DirectorMichael CurtizStarsJohn WayneDonna ReedCharles Coburn
  • The Actress (1953)

    6. The Actress

    19531h 30mApproved
    6.4 (1.6K)
    This is an account of the real life experience of actress/playwright Ruth Gordon.
    DirectorGeorge CukorStarsSpencer TracyJean SimmonsTeresa Wright
  • I Confess (1953)

    7. I Confess

    19531h 35mApproved68Metascore
    7.2 (25K)
    A priest, who comes under suspicion for murder, cannot clear his name without breaking the seal of the confessional.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsMontgomery CliftAnne BaxterKarl Malden
  • Battle Circus (1953)

    8. Battle Circus

    19531h 30mApproved
    5.9 (1.7K)
    Set in Korea and made during the war, this is the love story of a hard-bitten Army surgeon, and a new nurse ready to save the world.
    DirectorRichard BrooksStarsHumphrey BogartJune AllysonKeenan Wynn
  • Beat the Devil (1953)

    9. Beat the Devil

    19531h 29mApproved
    6.4 (11K)
    On their way to Africa are a group of rogues who hope to get rich there, and a seemingly innocent British couple. They meet and things happen...
    DirectorJohn HustonStarsHumphrey BogartJennifer JonesGina Lollobrigida
  • James Cagney, Anne Francis, Larry Keating, and John McIntire in A Lion Is in the Streets (1953)

    10. A Lion Is in the Streets

    19531h 28mApproved66Metascore
    6.1 (1.1K)
    A charismatic peddler from the bayous finds his true calling in politics. Is he a demagogue in the making?
    DirectorRaoul WalshStarsJames CagneyBarbara HaleAnne Francis
  • Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, and Betta St. John in Dream Wife (1953)

    11. Dream Wife

    19531h 40mApproved
    5.9 (2.3K)
    A business tycoon decides to wed a Middle Eastern princess whose customs dictate the pair must live apart for several months before marrying. Even more complications settle in when the tycoon's ex-fiancée is assigned to chaperone the pair.
    DirectorSidney SheldonStarsCary GrantDeborah KerrWalter Pidgeon
  • Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck in Roman Holiday (1953)

    12. Roman Holiday

    19531h 58mApproved78Metascore
    8.0 (154K)
    A bored and sheltered princess escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American newsman in Rome.
    DirectorWilliam WylerStarsGregory PeckAudrey HepburnEddie Albert
  • The Naked Spur (1953)

    13. The Naked Spur

    19531h 31mApproved
    7.3 (13K)
    A bounty hunter trying to bring a murderer to justice is forced to accept the help of two less-than-trustworthy strangers.
    DirectorAnthony MannStarsJames StewartJanet LeighRobert Ryan
  • James Stewart, Dan Duryea, Joanne Dru, and Gilbert Roland in Thunder Bay (1953)

    14. Thunder Bay

    19531h 43mApproved
    6.5 (2.3K)
    Shrimpers and oilmen clash after an ambitious wildcatter begins constructing an off-shore oil rig.
    DirectorAnthony MannStarsJames StewartJoanne DruGilbert Roland
  • The Master of Ballantrae (1953)

    15. The Master of Ballantrae

    19531h 30mApproved
    6.4 (1.9K)
    Two noble Scottish brothers deliberately take opposite sides when Bonnie Prince Charlie returns to claim the throne of Scotland in order to preserve the family fortune.
    DirectorWilliam KeighleyStarsErrol FlynnRoger LiveseyAnthony Steel
  • Edward G. Robinson, Paulette Goddard, K.T. Stevens, and Adam Williams in Vice Squad (1953)

    16. Vice Squad

    19531h 28mApproved
    6.7 (1.1K)
    A tough captain investigates a cop shooting and stumbles upon a bank robbery plot. He's not afraid to bend rules to get results, using questionable tactics on witnesses and informants while balancing routine police work with major cases.
    DirectorArnold LavenStarsEdward G. RobinsonPaulette GoddardK.T. Stevens
  • The Glass Web (1953)

    17. The Glass Web

    19531h 21mApproved
    6.6 (627)
    A beautiful but heartless television actress uses seduction and tricks to blackmail the men in her life to a point where she could get herself killed.
    DirectorJack ArnoldStarsEdward G. RobinsonJohn ForsytheKathleen Hughes
  • Big Leaguer (1953)

    18. Big Leaguer

    19531h 11mApproved
    6.0 (531)
    John Lobert runs a training camp in Florida for the New York Giants. Every year, he evaluates the hopefuls to pick the best for a minor league contract. They all have dreams and talent, but the elimination whittles them down to a lucky few who'll get the $150 a month contract. This year John's niece comes down from the home office in New York and is attracted to tall quiet Adam.
    DirectorRobert AldrichStarsEdward G. RobinsonVera-EllenJeff Richards
  • The Beggar's Opera (1953)

    19. The Beggar's Opera

    19531h 34mApproved
    6.1 (410)
    When the composer of an opera about a swashbuckling, wenching highwayman meets his hero's real-life counterpart, he's disappointed with his lack of dash.
    DirectorPeter BrookStarsLaurence OlivierHugh GriffithGeorge Rose
  • Clark Gable, Grace Kelly, and Ava Gardner in Mogambo (1953)

    20. Mogambo

    19531h 56mApproved
    6.6 (9.6K)
    On a Kenyan safari, white hunter Victor Marswell has a love triangle with seductive American socialite Eloise Kelly and anthropologist Donald Nordley's cheating wife Linda.
    DirectorJohn FordStarsClark GableGrace KellyAva Gardner
  • Clark Gable, Gene Tierney, and Richard Haydn in Never Let Me Go (1953)

    21. Never Let Me Go

    19531h 34mApproved
    6.2 (952)
    An American reporter stationed in post-war Moscow marries a ballet dancer, but their relationship is threatened by the country's political volatility.
    DirectorDelmer DavesStarsClark GableGene TierneyBernard Miles
  • Charlton Heston and Jack Palance in Arrowhead (1953)

    22. Arrowhead

    19531h 45mApproved
    5.9 (1.7K)
    Chief of Scouts Ed Bannon works for the US Army at Fort Clark, Texas and he dreams of aiding in bringing peace to the region, despite opposition from both the Army and the Apaches.
    DirectorCharles Marquis WarrenStarsCharlton HestonJack PalanceKaty Jurado
  • Charlton Heston and Lizabeth Scott in Bad for Each Other (1953)

    23. Bad for Each Other

    19531h 23mApproved
    5.8 (1.1K)
    A doctor returning from the Korean War to his hometown in Pennsylvania must choose what next to do with his life.
    DirectorIrving RapperStarsCharlton HestonLizabeth ScottDianne Foster
  • Charlton Heston in Pony Express (1953)

    24. Pony Express

    19531h 41mApproved
    5.8 (1.6K)
    Buffalo Bill and Wild Bill Hickock work to establish the Pony Express and fight Indians and California Separatists who seek to destroy it.
    DirectorJerry HopperStarsCharlton HestonRhonda FlemingJan Sterling
  • Charlton Heston and Susan Hayward in The President's Lady (1953)

    25. The President's Lady

    19531h 36mApproved
    6.8 (1.1K)
    The story of president Andrew Jackson from his early years, the film begins when he meets Rachel Donaldson Robards. The plot concentrates on the scandal concerning the legality of their marriage and how they overcame the difficulties.
    DirectorHenry LevinStarsSusan HaywardCharlton HestonJohn McIntire

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