Thriller Movies of 1953
The Big Heat
Fritz Lang directed this gritty drama of gangland murder and police corruption, which was considered quite violent in its day. Dave Bannion (Glenn Ford) is a scrupulously honest police detective who ... [ Thriller movie - 1953 ]
Pickup on South Street
Samuel Fuller scarcely used Dwight Taylor's source material, a languid courtroom ... [ Thriller movie - 1953 ]
Vicki
Although a few character names and minor details are different, Vicki is a fairly faithful remake of the 1941 murder melodrama I Wake Up Screaming. The title character, Vicki Lynn, played by Jean ... [ Thriller movie - 1953 ]
The Wages of Fear
Together with Diabolique, The Wages of Fear (Le Salaire de la Peur) earned Henri-Georges Clouzot the reputation as a "French Hitchcock." In truth, Clouzot's ability to sustain suspense may have even exceeded Hitchcock's; when ... [ Thriller movie - 1953 ]
Dangerous Crossing
In this suspenseful drama, based on a John Dickson Carr novel, blissfully happy newlywed Ruth Bowman (Jeanne Crain) boards a transatlantic ocean liner with her new husband John (Carl Betz). A few days later, however, John suddenly ... [ Thriller movie - 1953 ]
The Hitch-Hiker
Daniel Mainwaring took this story right out of the headlines of the day, penning this true story of a mass murderer who was eventually executed in San Quentin's gas ... [ Thriller movie - 1953 ]
