Most Popular Feature Films Released In 1952
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Singin' in the Rain
(1952) A silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound. Dir: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly With: Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds Comedy | Musical | Romance |
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High Noon
(1952) A marshall, personally compelled to face a returning deadly enemy, finds that his own town refuses to help him. Dir: Fred Zinnemann With: Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Thomas Mitchell Drama | Western |
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Stars and Stripes Forever
(1952) A film biography of the composer John Philip Sousa, from his early days in the Marine Corps Band through the Spanish-American War in 1898. Dir: Henry Koster With: Clifton Webb, Robert Wagner, Debra Paget Biography | Music 90 mins. |
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Ikiru
(1952) A bureaucrat tries to find a meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer. Dir: Akira Kurosawa With: Takashi Shimura, Nobuo Kaneko, Shin'ichi Himori Drama |
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The Greatest Show on Earth
(1952) The dramatic lives of trapeze artists, a clown, and an elephant trainer against a background of circus spectacle. Dir: Cecil B. DeMille With: James Stewart, Charlton Heston, Betty Hutton Drama | Family | Romance |
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The Quiet Man
(1952) A retired American boxer returns to the village where he was born in Ireland, where he finds love. Dir: John Ford With: John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald Comedy | Drama | Romance |
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The Steel Trap
(1952) A Bank officer discovers a flaw in the U.S. extradition treaty with Brazil and decides to take advantage of it... Dir: Andrew L. Stone With: Joseph Cotten, Teresa Wright, Jonathan Hale Drama | Crime United States-PASSED 85 mins. |
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Monkey Business
(1952) Barnaby Fulton is a research chemist working on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. While trying a sample dose on himself... Dir: Howard Hawks With: Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers, Marilyn Monroe Comedy | Sci-Fi |
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The Bad and the Beautiful
(1952) An actress, a director, and a writer are asked to help revive the career of ruthless Hollywood studio bigwig Jonathan Shields. However, all three are reluctant because they have all been used and betrayed by him in the past. Dir: Vincente Minnelli With: Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon Drama | Romance |
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Limelight
(1952) A fading comedian and a suicidally despondent ballet dancer must look to each other to find meaning and hope in their lives. Dir: Charles Chaplin With: Charles Chaplin, Claire Bloom, Nigel Bruce Drama | Music | Romance |










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