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The Juggler is a 1953 drama film starring Kirk Douglas as a survivor of the Holocaust. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The screenplay was adapted by Michael Blankfort from his novel of the same name. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It was the first American feature film that was made in Israel.
Loose in London is a 1953 American comedy film directed by Edward Bernds and starring The Bowery Boys. The film was released on May 24, 1953, by Allied Artists and is the thirtieth film in the series.
Film critic Howard Thompson in The New York Times wrote: “Even with fairly thoughtful direction by Don Seigel, in addition to some nice raw photography throughout, this offering sacrifices substance of plain conviction for standardized suspense.” [4] Thompson attributes the film’s inadequacies to the screenplay by Doane H. Hoag and Karen DeWolf, which moves the action “along familiar ...
Sangaree is a 1953 American 3-D color period costume drama film by director Edward Ludwig. It was adapted from the 1948 novel of the same name by Frank G. Slaughter. [2] [3] The film stars Fernando Lamas and Arlene Dahl. The film is set during the American Revolution and focuses on an indentured servant, Dr. Carlos Morales, who rises to power ...
Panakkaari was released on 1 May 1953. [4] According to historian Randor Guy, the film failed at the box office "mainly because of its ‘anti-sentimental’ storyline".". During the same period, another film, Pitchaikkari, became a major commercial success; people in Madras would often joke, "Those who bought Panakkari became pitchaikkaarans (beggars), while buyers of Pitchaikkari became ...
Jeopardy is a 1953 American crime drama directed by John Sturges. The black-and-white film stars Barbara Stanwyck and Barry Sullivan as a married couple, and Ralph Meeker as an escaped convict. The film was based on the 22-minute radio play "A Question of Time".
BOAC Flight 783 broke up in midair and crashed near Calcutta, India, killing all 43 people aboard. [5]Hussein was crowned King of Jordan.On the same day, Faisal II, Hussein's cousin, assumed his constitutional powers as King of Iraq.
Phantom from Space is a 1953 independently made American black-and-white science fiction film produced and directed by W. Lee Wilder and starring Ted Cooper, Noreen Nash, Dick Sands, and Burt Wenland. [1] The screenplay was by William Raynor and Myles Wilder.