Most Viewed Year 1953

Leaving the safety of their nursery behind, Wendy, Michael and John follow Peter Pan to a magical world where childhood lasts forever. But while in...

Genre: Animation

Cast: Bobby Driscoll

Unable, due to the seal of the confessional, to be forthcoming with information that would serve to clear himself during a murder investigation, a...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Montgomery Clift

Overwhelmed by her suffocating schedule, touring European princess Ann takes off for a night while in Rome. When a sedative she took from her doctor...

Genre: Romance

Cast: Audrey Hepburn

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...

Genre: Science Fiction

Cast: Gene Barry

Marcellus is a tribune in the time of Christ. He is in charge of the group that is assigned to crucify Jesus. Drunk, he wins Jesus' homespun robe...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Richard Burton

Unhappily married, Julia Sturges decides to go to America with her two children on the Titanic. Her husband, Richard also arranges passage on the...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Clifton Webb

Lorelei Lee is a beautiful showgirl engaged to be married to the wealthy Gus Esmond, much to the disapproval of Gus' rich father, Esmond Sr., who...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Marilyn Monroe

Roy and Gilbert's fishing trip takes a terrifying turn when the hitchhiker they pick up turns out to be a sociopath on the run from the law. He's...

Genre: Thriller

Cast: Edmond O'Brien

A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler and rancher conflict forces him to act.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Alan Ladd

It's a dreary Christmas 1944 for the American POWs in Stalag 17 and the men in Barracks 4, all sergeants, have to deal with a grave...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: William Holden

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...

Genre: Thriller

Cast: Marilyn Monroe

In a run-down South American town, four men are paid to drive trucks loaded with nitroglycerin into the jungle through to the oil field. Friendships...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Yves Montand

In 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second in command are falling in love.

Genre: War

Cast: Burt Lancaster

The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to visit their adult children in Tokyo. Their elder...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Chishū Ryū

Army despatch rider Hondo Lane discovers a woman and her son living in the midst of warring Apaches, and he becomes their protector.

Genre: Western

Cast: John Wayne

Monika from Stockholm falls in love with Harry, a young man on holiday. When she becomes pregnant they are forced into a marriage, which begins to...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Harriet Andersson

A New York sculptor who opens a wax museum to showcase the likenesses of famous historical figures runs into trouble with his business partner, who...

Genre: Horror

Cast: Vincent Price

The assassination of the would be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic consequences for the idealist and the republic.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Marlon Brando

The Black Rebels Motorcycle Club ride into the small California town of Wrightsville, eager to raise hell. Brooding gang leader Johnny Strabler takes...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Marlon Brando

Sharpshooter Calamity Jane takes it upon herself to recruit a famous actress and bring her back to the local saloon, but jealousy soon gets in the...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Doris Day

Current affairs programme, featuring interviews and investigative reports on a wide variety of subjects.

Genre: Documentary

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The United States Steel Hour is an anthology series which brought hour-long dramas to television from 1953 to 1963. The television series and the...

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Valiant Lady is an American soap opera which ran daily on CBS radio and television from October 12, 1953 to August 16, 1957 at 12:00 PM. The show's...

Genre: Soap

Cast: Sue Randall

Riley worked in an aircraft plant in California, but viewers usually saw him at home, cheerfully disrupting life with his malapropisms and ill timed...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: William Bendix

I Led Three Lives is an American drama series which was syndicated by Ziv Television Programs from October 1, 1953 to January 1, 1956. The series...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Richard Carlson

Letter to Loretta is an American anthology drama series telecast on NBC from September 1953 to June 1961 for a total of 165 episodes. The filmed show...

Genre: Drama

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Meet Mr. McNutley is an American situation comedy which aired on CBS Television from 1953–1955, with Ray Milland in the role of fastidious...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Ray Milland

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Cast: Grant Williams

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a...

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Danny Thomas, an entertainer, tries to balance his home life with the needs of his career, with hilarious results.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Danny Thomas

Elizabeth and Alvin are a married couple who live an ordinary suburban life, but inevitably managed to get into predicaments. At the end of most...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Betty White

Topper is an American fantasy sitcom based on the 1937 film of the same name. The series was broadcast on CBS from October 9, 1953 to July 15, 1955,...

Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Cast: Robert Sterling

Rod Brown of the Rocket Rangers was a 30-minute, weekly CBS-TV network outer space adventure series, broadcast live Saturdays from April 18, 1953 to...

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Cast: Jack Weston

Private Secretary is an American sitcom that aired from February 1, 1953 to September 10, 1957 on CBS, alternating with The Jack Benny Program on...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Ann Sothern

Crime drama starring Rod Cameron as 43-year-old Bart Grant, a tough 1950s New York City police lieutenant.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Rod Cameron

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse is an American dramatic anthology series that aired on ABC from 1953 to 1955, sponsored by Pepsi-Cola. The show was hosted...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Polly Bergen

You Are There is an American historical educational television and radio series broadcast over the CBS Radio and CBS Television networks.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Walter Cronkite

The Man Behind the Badge is the title of a half-hour American television police drama series which aired on the CBS from 1953-1955 starring and...

Genre: Crime

Cast: Charles Bickford

Action in the Afternoon is an American western television series that aired live on CBS from February 2, 1953 to January 29, 1954. The series...

Genre: Western

Cast: Walter Barnes

Colonel Humphrey Flack is an American sitcom which ran Wednesdays at 9pm ET from October 7, 1953 to July 2, 1954 on the DuMont Television Network,...

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Cast: Alan Mowbray