Best Adventure Films of 1953
Island in the Sky
During World War II, ... like you're watching a documentary, and the effect is bracing and unsettling, and dramatically unparalleled in Wayne's entire output. [ best adventure films - 1953 ]
Gun Fury
Originally shot in 3-D, ... Native American with a grudge against the crooks -- and sets off for the border to bring about justice. [ best adventure films - 1953 ]
Mogambo
The 1953 Clark Gable ... insurmountable. Even so, it is the easy rapport between Gable and Ava Gardner which stole the show in Mogambo. [ best adventure films - 1953 ]
Escape From Fort Bravo
A nail-biting Indian deadlock ... party. Filmed on location at California's Death Valley, Escape from Fort Bravo was co-written by Australian-born actor Michael Pate. [ best adventure films - 1953 ]
Sabaka
Filmed on location in ... Jungle. Despite its lumpy continuity, The Hindu is fairly entertaining, especially for the many TV fans of "Gunga Ram." [ best adventure films - 1953 ]
Knights of the Round Table
MGM's first CinemaScope production ... of the story material in Knights of the Round Table is lifted from Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur. [ best adventure films - 1953 ]
Plunder of the Sun
Adapted from a novel ... picture, the treasure hunters have fallen out and murder is committed. An expected ironic ending caps this workmanlike melodrama. [ best adventure films - 1953 ]
Sword of Venus
Released by RKO, Sword ... as the woman in the Anacin commercials who uttered the immortal phrase, "Mother, PLEASE! I'D RATHER DO IT MYSELF!" [ best adventure films - 1953 ]
Captain Scarface
Considering its cast, it's ... Wendell and Leif Erickson. Barely seen upon its initial release, Captain Scarface enjoyed a healthy second life on TV. [ best adventure films - 1953 ]
His Majesty O'Keefe
Captain David O'Keefe is ... greedy, usurping white traders. The film was freely adapted from the popular novel by Lawrence Kingman and Gerald Green. [ best adventure films - 1953 ]
The Master of Ballantrae
Errol Flynn buckled his ... was dead, is now engaged to his brother Henry (Anthony Steel), who may have betrayed Jamie to the English. [ best adventure films - 1953 ]
Long John Silver
Robert Newton repeats his ... as part of the 26-episode Long John Silver TV series, which of course also starred Robert "Arr, matey!" Newton. [ best adventure films - 1953 ]
Sadko
The Magic Voyage of ... 1962. The scripter for the revamped Magic Voyage of Sinbad was Francis Ford Coppola, but you'd never know it. [ best adventure films - 1953 ]
Captain Scarlett
Richard Greene stars in ... in the cast of Captain Scarlet is a tip-off that the film was lensed in Mexico rather than France. [ best adventure films - 1953 ]
The Little Fugitive
A lyrical serio-comedy from ... editing techniques establish a rough-and-tumble, documentary-like edge perfectly attuned to its incisive, realistic treatment of childhood wonderment and fear. [ best adventure films - 1953 ]
