The Robe
Movie / 1953-09-16 / United States / Releases: 4 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Alfred Newman
Drunk and disillusioned Roman, Marcellus Gallio, wins Jesus' robe in a dice game after the crucifixion. Marcellus has never been a man of faith like his slave, Demetrius, but when Demetrius escapes with the robe, Marcellus experiences disturbing visions and feels guilty for his actions. Convinced that destroying the robe will cure him, Marcellus sets out to find Demetrius — and discovers his Christian faith along the way.
The War of the Worlds
Movie / 1953-08-13 / United States / Releases: 2 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Leith Stevens
The residents of a small town are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the hills, until they discover it is the first of many transport devices from Mars bringing an army of invaders invincible to any man-made weapon, even the atomic bomb.
Dangerous Crossing
Movie / 1953-07-22 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Alfred Newman
A honeymoon aboard an ocean liner is cut short when the bride finds herself suddenly alone, and unable to convince anyone of her husband’s existence.
Ride, Vaquero!
Movie / 1953-07-17 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Bronislau Kaper
Two Mexican outlaws, Rio and Esqueda, raised as stepbrothers, have a showdown over the issue of whether to evict new settlers from their Texas border territory.
White Witch Doctor
Movie / 1953-07-01 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Bernard Herrmann
Ellen Burton arrives in Africa to join Dr. Mary as her nurse, bringing modern medicine to the native peoples. Lonni Douglas, an animal wrangler and fortune hunter, agrees to take her upriver, despite his misgivings about her suitability for Africa. They battle escaped gorillas, hostile natives, infected lion wounds, and hostile witch doctors to reach their destination and on the way, they fall in love. Will their contrasting interests doom their romance?
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.
Movie / 1953-06-19 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Friedrich Hollaender
Young Bart Collins lives with his widowed mother Heloise. The major blight on Bart's existence is the hated piano lessons he is forced to endure under the tutelage of the autocratic Dr. Terwilliker. Bart feels that his mother has fallen under Terwilliker's sinister influence, and gripes to visiting plumber August Zabladowski, without much result. While grimly hammering away at his lessons, Bart dozes off and enters a fantastical musical dream.
Le Retour de Don Camillo
Movie / 1953-06-05 / Italy / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 0
Composer tba
Energetic priest Don Camillo returns to the town of Brescello for more political and personal duels with Communist mayor Peppone.
Julius Caesar
Movie / 1953-06-04 / United States / Releases: 2 / Recordings: 2
Composed by
Miklós Rózsa
The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar but both have sorely underestimated Mark Antony.
Young Bess
Movie / 1953-05-29 / United States / Releases: 4 / Recordings: 3
Composed by
Miklós Rózsa
The mother died under the executioner's axe; the daughter rose to become England's greatest monarch -- the brilliant and cunning Queen Elizabeth I. Jean Simmons portrays young Bess in this rich tapestry of a film that traces the tumultuous, danger-fraught years from Elizabeth's birth to her unexpected ascension to the throne at a mere 25. Charles Laughton reprises his Academy Award®-winning* role as her formidable father Henry VIII. Deborah Kerr plays her last stepmother (and Henry's last of six wives), gentle Catherine Parr. And Simmons' then real-life husband, Stewart Granger, adds heroics as Lord Admiral Thomas Seymour. In a resplendent world of adventure, romance and court intrigue, Young Bess reigns.
Pickup on South Street
Movie / 1953-05-27 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Leigh Harline
In New York City, an insolent pickpocket, Skip McCoy, inadvertently sets off a chain of events when he targets ex-prostitute Candy and steals her wallet. Unaware that she has been making deliveries of highly classified information to the communists, Candy, who has been trailed by FBI agents for months in hopes of nabbing the spy ringleader, is sent by her ex-boyfriend, Joey, to find Skip and retrieve the valuable microfilm he now holds.
Man on a Tightrope
Movie / 1953-05-21 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Franz Waxman
The owner of an impoverished circus in Communist-ruled Czechoslovokia plots to flee across the border to freedom, taking his entire troupe of performers and wild animals with him.
Code Two
Movie / 1953-04-24 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Miklós Rózsa
Three young men train to become motorcycle cops.
Shane
Movie / 1953-04-23 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Victor Young
A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler and rancher conflict forces him to act.
The Story of Three Loves
Movie / 1953-03-26 / United States / Releases: 2 / Recordings: 2
Composed by
Miklós Rózsa
Passengers on an ocean liner recall their greatest loves.
Destination Gobi
Movie / 1953-03-20 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Sol Kaplan
A group of US Navy weathermen taking measurements in the Gobi desert in World War II are forced to seek the help of Mongol nomads to regain their ship while under attack from the Japanese.
Rogue's March
Movie / 1953-02-13 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Miklós Rózsa
After being unjustly accused of spying, a British officer tries to redeem himself in India.
Treasure of the Golden Condor
Movie / 1953-02-04 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Sol Kaplan
A nobleman searches for a hidden treasure in Guatemala.
General Electric Theater
Television / 1953-02-01 / United States / Releases: 0 / Recordings: 0
Composer tba
General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations.
The Naked Spur
Movie / 1953-01-29 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Bronislau Kaper
A bounty hunter trying to bring a murderer to justice is forced to accept the help of two less-than-trustworthy strangers.
Niagara
Movie / 1953-01-26 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Sol Kaplan
Rose Loomis and her older, gloomier husband, George, are vacationing at a cabin in Niagara Falls, N.Y. The couple befriend Polly and Ray Cutler, who are honeymooning in the area. Polly begins to suspect that something is amiss between Rose and George, and her suspicions grow when she sees Rose in the arms of another man. While Ray initially thinks Polly is overreacting, things between George and Rose soon take a shockingly dark turn.
Above and Beyond
Movie / 1953-01-02 / United States / Releases: 2 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Hugo Friedhofer
The story of Colonel Paul Tibbets, the pilot that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Although unaware of the full potential of this new weapon, he knows that it can do tremendously more damage than any other weapon used before, and that the death toll resulting from it will be huge. He is reluctant to be the person who will end so many lives, but as time goes on, the pressure upon him only increase.
My Cousin Rachel
Movie / 1952-12-25 / United States / Releases: 4 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Franz Waxman
A young man plots revenge against the woman he believes murdered his cousin, but his plans are shaken when he comes face to face with the enigmatic beauty.
Thunder in the East
Movie / 1952-12-04 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Hugo Friedhofer
During India's first years of independence from Britain, Steve Gibbs lands his armaments loaded plane in Ghandahar province hoping to get rich. Pacifist Prime Minister Singh hopes to reach an agreement with guerilla leader Khan, the maharajah is a fool, and the British residents are living in the past. Steve's love interest is Joan Willoughby, the blind daughter of a parson.
Plymouth Adventure
Movie / 1952-11-28 / United States / Releases: 2 / Recordings: 2
Composed by
Miklós Rózsa
During the Mayflower pilgrims' long voyage across the Atlantic Ocean on their way to America, Captain Christopher Jones falls in love with William Bradford's wife Dorothy.
Desperate Search
Movie / 1952-11-19 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Miklós Rózsa
A man (Howard Keel), his wife (Jane Greer) and his famous-aviator ex-wife (Patricia Medina) search for their two children lost with a cougar.