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| 1 |  | Singin' in the Rain (1952) |  3.9856 111 reviews | G | Musical, Romance, Comedy |
$9.99
| Don and Lina are a famous on-screen romantic pair at the height of their silent film careers. When ...more about Singin' in the Rain starring Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor |
| 2 |  | High Noon (1952) |  3.2624 78 reviews | PG | Thriller, Western |
$3.99
| On his last day as town Marshall, Will Kane hears a rumor that one of the men he put in jail is on ...more about High Noon starring Gary Cooper and Lloyd Bridges |
| 3 |  | Quiet Man, The (1952) | 3.2500 55 reviews | G | Drama, Romance, Comedy |
$5.62
| After a disaster in the ring, boxer Sean Thornton returns to his birthplace in Ireland. Hoping to ...more about Quiet Man starring John Wayne and Francis Ford |
| 4 |  | On Dangerous Ground (1952) |  3.0969 12 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime, Film-Noir |
$28.99
| Hard, withdrawn city cop Jim Wilson roughs up one too many suspects and is sent upstate to help ...more about On Dangerous Ground starring Ida Lupino and Robert Ryan |
| 5 |  | Bad and the Beautiful, The (1952) | 3.0492 29 reviews | PG | Drama |
$13.79
| A director, an actress and a writer each explain why they never want to work with producer Jonathan ...more about Bad and the Beautiful starring Lana Turner and Kirk Douglas |
| 6 |  | Angel Face (1952) | 3.0243 14 reviews | PG | Drama, Crime, Mystery, Film-Noir |
$12.71
| When Mrs. Tremayne is mysteriously poisoned with gas, ambulance driver Frank Jessup meets her ...more about Angel Face starring Robert Mitchum and Jean Simmons |
| 7 |  | Crimson Pirate, The (1952) | 2.9824 21 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Comedy |
$19.99
| Burt Lancaster plays a pirate with a taste for intrigue and acrobatics who involves himself in the ...more about Crimson Pirate starring Burt Lancaster and Nick Cravat |
| 8 |  | Importance of Being Earnest, The (1952) | 2.9241 26 reviews | G | Drama, Comedy |
$19.79
| Jack Worthing lives in the country with his pretty ward Cecily Cardew. But in the city, he goes by ...more about Importance of Being Earnest starring Michael Redgrave and Richard Wattis |
| 9 |  | Narrow Margin, The (1952) | 2.9045 20 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime, Film-Noir |
$12.71
| When a mobsters wife decides to testify against his evil deeds she goes undercover to avoid being ...more about Narrow Margin starring Charles McGraw and Marie Windsor |
| 10 |  | Member of the Wedding, The (1952) | 2.8661 4 reviews | NA | Drama | N/A | A film version of the Carson McCullers play. Frankie Addams, a very boyish articulate 12-year-old ...more about Member of the Wedding starring Ethel Waters and Julie Harris |
| 11 | | Rancho Notorious (1952) | 2.8661 11 reviews | NA | Drama, Western | N/A | A western based on the story "Gunsight Whitman" by Silvia Richards. Vern Haskell, a nice rancher, ...more about Rancho Notorious starring Marlene Dietrich and Arthur Kennedy |
| 12 |  | Don't Bother to Knock (1952) | 2.8515 11 reviews | NA |
$6.88
| Airline pilot Jed stays at the New York hotel where girlfriend Lyn is a singer. He sees Nell in a ...more about Don't Bother to Knock starring Richard Widmark and Marilyn Monroe | |
| 13 |  | Pat and Mike (1952) | 2.8478 12 reviews | NA | Romance, Comedy, Sports |
$10.98
| Pat's a brilliant athlete, except when her domineering fiance is around. The lady's golf ...more about Pat and Mike starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn |
| 14 |  | Bend of the River (1952) | 2.8371 17 reviews | NA | Western |
$6.99
| Two men with questionable pasts, Glyn McLyntock and his friend Cole, lead a wagon-train load of ...more about Bend of the River starring James Stewart and Arthur Kennedy |
| 15 |  | Clash by Night (1952) | 2.8251 14 reviews | NA | Drama, Film-Noir |
$12.71
| Mae Doyle comes back to her hometown a cynical woman. Her brother Joe fears that his love, fish ...more about Clash by Night starring Barbara Stanwyck and Paul Douglas |
| 16 |  | Sudden Fear (1952) | 2.8021 6 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror, Film-Noir |
$19.95
| Actor Lester Blaine has all but landed the lead in Myra Hudson's new play when Myra vetoes him ...more about Sudden Fear starring Joan Crawford and Jack Palance |
| 17 |  | Monkey Business (1952) | 2.7664 32 reviews | NA | Sci-Fi, Comedy |
$6.88
| Barnaby Fulton is a research chemist working on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. ...more about Monkey Business starring Cary Grant and Ginger Rogers |
| 18 |  | Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice, The (1952) | 2.7545 18 reviews | NA | Drama | N/A | Durante il periodo delle Repubbliche Marinare, in Italia, Otello, detto "il moro di Venezia", viene ...more about Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice starring Orson Welles and Micheál MacLiammóir |
| 19 | | Masques (1952) |  2.7100 8 reviews | NA | N/A | ...more about Masques | |
| 20 |  | Big Trees, The (1952) | 2.6994 4 reviews | NA | Action, Drama |
$1.99
| In 1900, unscrupulous timber baron Jim Fallon plans to take advantage of a new law and make ...more about Big Trees starring Kirk Douglas and Eve Miller |
| 21 |  | Come Back, Little Sheba (1952) | 2.6853 13 reviews | NA | Drama |
$9.59
| For two decades Doc and Lola Delaney avoided coming to terms with what Doc considered a "shot gun" ...more about Come Back starring Burt Lancaster and Shirley Booth |
| 22 |  | Carrie (1952) | 2.6776 10 reviews | NA | Drama, Romance |
$4.58
| Carrie boards the train to Chicago with big ambitions. She gets a job stitching shoes and her ...more about Carrie starring Laurence Olivier and Jennifer Jones |
| 23 |  | We're Not Married! (1952) | 2.6652 7 reviews | NA |
$6.88
| A Justice of the Peace performed weddings a few days before his license was valid. A few years ...more about We're Not Married! starring Ginger Rogers and Fred Allen | |
| 24 |  | Ivanhoe (1952) | 2.6126 16 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, Romance |
$12.71
| In the centre of this Walter Scott classic fiction inspired film the chivalrousness and the daring ...more about Ivanhoe starring Robert Taylor and Elizabeth Taylor |
| 25 |  | Belles on Their Toes (1952) | 2.5970 11 reviews | NA | Comedy |
$6.88
| The "Cheaper by the Dozen" crew is back, sans Clifton Webb. Lillian is struggling to make ends meet ...more about Belles on Their Toes starring Jeanne Crain and Myrna Loy |
| 26 |  | Star, The (1952) | 2.5719 11 reviews | NA | Drama |
$8.68
| Margaret Elliot is a former oscar winning actress who's career is over and is completely broke. She ...more about Star starring Bette Davis and Sterling Hayden |
| 27 |  | Without Warning! (1952) | 2.5617 7 reviews | NA | Thriller, Crime, Film-Noir |
$11.97
| Quiet, unobtrusive LA citizen Carl Martin picks up look-alikes for his estranged blonde wife and ...more about Without Warning! starring Adam Williams and Meg Randall |
| 28 | | Lusty Men, The (1952) | 2.5419 6 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Western | N/A | When he sustains a rodeo injury, star rider Jeff McCloud returns to his hometown after many years ...more about Lusty Men starring Susan Hayward and Arthur Kennedy |
| 29 |  | Another Man's Poison (1952) | 2.5191 1 reviews | NA | N/A | Mystery writer Janet Frobisher lives alone in a dark English country house, when she's not ...more about Another Man's Poison starring Bette Davis and Anthony Steel | |
| 30 |  | Moulin Rouge (1952) | 2.4893 16 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography |
$4.55
| Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec frequently visits the Moulin Rouge, where he drinks cognac and draws ...more about Moulin Rouge starring José Ferrer and Zsa Zsa Gabor |
| 31 |  | Winning Team, The (1952) | 2.4734 3 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Romance, Sports |
$31.85
| Based on a true story, Ronald Reagan stars as Grover Cleveland Alexander, a former worker for the ...more about Winning Team starring Doris Day and Ronald Reagan |
| 32 |  | Greatest Show on Earth, The (1952) | 2.4731 27 reviews | NA | Drama, Romance, Family |
$3.90
| To ensure a full profitable season, circus manager Brad Braden engages The Great Sebastian, though ...more about Greatest Show on Earth starring Betty Hutton and Cornel Wilde |
| 33 |  | Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952) | 2.4504 16 reviews | NA | Horror, Sci-Fi, Comedy |
$6.99
| Entertainers Mitchell and Petrillo (Martin & Lewis clones) parachute into the jungles of the ...more about Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla starring Bela Lugosi and Sammy Petrillo |
| 34 | | Scandal Sheet (1952) | 2.4399 4 reviews | NA | Drama, Film-Noir | N/A | The editor of a tabloid newspaper that specializes in sensationalistic sex and murder stories ...more about Scandal Sheet starring John Derek and Donna Reed |
| 35 | | Invasion USA (1952) | 2.4201 9 reviews | NA | Drama, Sci-Fi |
$12.95
| Five people are sitting in a New York bar with a mysterious Mr. Ohman, when they hear the news that ...more about Invasion USA starring Peggie Castle and Robert Bice |
| 36 |  | Against All Flags (1952) | 2.4186 5 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Drama | N/A | In 1700, the pirates of Madagascar menace the India trade; British officer Brian Hawke has himself ...more about Against All Flags starring Errol Flynn and Maureen O'Hara |
| 37 |  | Talk About a Stranger (1952) | 2.4095 1 reviews | NA | Drama, Mystery, Film-Noir | N/A | Coming-of-age story about a bratty kid (Billy Gray) who takes an instant dislike to a strange new ...more about Talk About a Stranger starring Nancy Davis and Billy Gray |
| 38 |  | Iron Mistress, The (1952) | 2.3912 1 reviews | NA | Western | N/A | Barely historical presentation of the life of Jim Bowie. Here he goes to New Orleans to sell lumber ...more about Iron Mistress starring Alan Ladd and Virginia Mayo |
| 39 |  | Hangman's Knot (1952) | 2.3866 4 reviews | NA |
$9.27
| It's 1865 in Nevada and a unit of Reb soldiers attack a Union troop carrying gold. They kill the ...more about Hangman's Knot starring Randolph Scott and Donna Reed | |
| 40 | | Hindle Wakes (1952) | 2.3851 6 reviews | NA | Drama, Romance | N/A | While on seaside holiday with her girlfriend Mary, a pretty factory worker named Jenny is attracted ...more about Hindle Wakes starring Lisa Daniely and Leslie Dwyer |
| 41 |  | April in Paris (1952) | 2.3638 1 reviews | NA | Musical, Comedy | N/A | Miss Ethel 'Dynamite' Jackson is a chorus girl who mistakingly receives an invitation from the ...more about April in Paris starring Doris Day and Ray Bolger |
| 42 | | Million Dollar Mermaid (1952) | 2.3592 6 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Musical | N/A | ...more about Million Dollar Mermaid starring Esther Williams and Victor Mature |
| 43 |  | Colonel March Investigates (1952) | 2.3547 1 reviews | NA | Mystery | N/A | ...more about Colonel March Investigates starring Boris Karloff |
| 44 |  | Jack and the Beanstalk (1952) | 2.3338 9 reviews | NA | Fantasy, Musical, Comedy, Family |
$1.99
| ...more about Jack and the Beanstalk starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello |
| 45 | | Jumping Jacks (1952) | 2.3318 2 reviews | NA | Comedy |
$30.60
| Hap Smith, nightclub entertainer, has a new act since his former partner Chick Allen joined the ...more about Jumping Jacks starring Jerry Lewis and Mona Freeman |
| 46 | | At Sword's Point (1952) | 2.3181 4 reviews | NA | N/A | France, 1648: Richelieu and Louis XIII are dead, the new king is a minor, and the Duc de Lavalle is ...more about At Sword's Point starring Cornel Wilde and Maureen O'Hara | |
| 47 |  | Hans Christian Andersen (1952) | 2.2885 8 reviews | NA | Biography, Musical, Family |
$9.99
| A completely fabricated biography of the famous Danish fairytale writer Hans Christian Andersen ...more about Hans Christian Andersen starring Danny Kaye and Farley Granger |
| 48 | | Back at the Front (1952) |  2.2268 1 reviews | NA | Comedy | N/A | World War II is over; to get home quickly, GIs Willie and Joe (of cartoon fame) join the "inactive ...more about Back at the Front starring Tom Ewell and Harvey Lembeck |
| 49 | | Angels One Five (1952) | 2.2223 2 reviews | NA | Drama, War | N/A | 'Septic' Baird has just joined a front line RAF squadron at the height of the Battle of Britain. ...more about Angels One Five starring Jack Hawkins and Dulcie Gray |
| 50 |  | Scaramouche (1952) | 2.2063 9 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, Romance |
$9.76
| Andre-Louis Moreau is a nobleman's bastard in the days of the French revolution. Noel, the Marquis ...more about Scaramouche starring Stewart Granger and Eleanor Parker |
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