Adventure Movies of 1953
Island in the Sky
During World War II, a Military Air Transport Command DC-3 piloted by a civilian crew is forced down in northern Labrador. The five men, led by Dooley (John Wayne), have ... [ Adventure movie - 1953 ]
Gun Fury
Originally shot in 3-D, Gun Fury opens with wealthy rancher Ben Warren (Rock Hudson) and his fiancée Jennifer Ballard (Donna Reed) aboard a stagecoach bound for California. Having recently fought ... [ Adventure movie - 1953 ]
Mogambo
The 1953 Clark Gable film Mogambo is a remake of Gable's 1932 seriocomic adventure Red Dust. Where the earlier film was lensed on the MGM backlot, Mogambo was shot on location ... [ Adventure movie - 1953 ]
Escape From Fort Bravo
A nail-biting Indian deadlock remains the climax of this otherwise overly verbose Western filmed in M-G-M's then-new Ansco colors (forerunner of Eastmancolor). After ruthlessly dragging an escaped prisoner through the Arizona desert, ... [ Adventure movie - 1953 ]
Sabaka
Filmed on location in India, The Hindu is an outgrowth of the "Gunga Ram" episodes originally seen on TV's Smilin' Ed's Gang (later known as Andy's Gang). Nino Marcel stars as adventurous young mahout Gunga ... [ Adventure movie - 1953 ]
Knights of the Round Table
MGM's first CinemaScope production was the lavishly appointed Knights of the Round Table. Without overlapping into any copyrighted material ... [ Adventure movie - 1953 ]
Plunder of the Sun
Adapted from a novel by David Dodge, Plunder of the Sun is basically Treasure of the Sierra Madre in Aztec country. Several interested parties converge upon the Mexican Aztec ruins in ... [ Adventure movie - 1953 ]
Sword of Venus
Released by RKO, Sword of Venus was independently produced by "B"-flick ... [ Adventure movie - 1953 ]
Captain Scarface
Considering its cast, it's surprising that Captain Scarface isn't better known. Filmed during the waning days of the ... [ Adventure movie - 1953 ]
His Majesty O'Keefe
Captain David O'Keefe is a character based on the real-life 18th-century American who introduced modern agricultural methods to the South Seas. Lest you think ... [ Adventure movie - 1953 ]
The Master of Ballantrae
Errol Flynn buckled his last swash in The Master of Ballantrae, playing out the final film of his Warner Brothers contract in this ... [ Adventure movie - 1953 ]
Long John Silver
Robert Newton repeats his Treasure Island role as Long John Silver in this Australian adventure film--and if anything, Newton is even more out of control this time around than he'd been in the earlier picture. Paying only lip service to ... [ Adventure movie - 1953 ]
Sadko
The Magic Voyage of Sinbad is the American release title for Sadko, an outsized 1952 Russian ... [ Adventure movie - 1953 ]
Captain Scarlett
Richard Greene stars in the medium-budget swashbuckler Captain Scarlet. Greene plays the title character, a Gallic Robin Hood, who seeks to reclaim his birthright from the usurping Duke of Corlaine ... [ Adventure movie - 1953 ]
The Little Fugitive
A lyrical serio-comedy from the writing/directing team ... [ Adventure movie - 1953 ]
