List of British films of 1953 explained

A list of films produced in the United Kingdom in 1953 (see 1953 in film):

1953

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1953
36 HoursMontgomery TullyDan Duryea, Elsie Albiin, Eric PohlmannCrime
Albert R.N.War
Alf's Baby Comedy
Always a Bride Comedy
Appointment in LondonWar
BackgroundDaniel BirtValerie Hobson, Philip Friend, Norman WoodlandDrama
Beat the DevilComedy thriller Co-production with Italy
The Beggar's OperaPeter BrookLaurence Olivier, Dorothy Tutin, Hugh GriffithMusical
Behind the Headlines Crime
Black 13Ken HughesPeter Reynolds, Rona Anderson, Lana MorrisCrime
Black OrchidCharles SaundersRonald Howard, Olga Edwardes, John BentleyCrime
Blood OrangeTerence FisherTom Conway, Mila Parély, Naomi ChanceCrime
The Blue ParrotJohn HarlowDermot Walsh, Jacqueline Hill, Ballard BerkeleyCrime
The Broken HorseshoeMartyn C. Webster Crime
The Captain's ParadiseRomantic comedy
Cosh BoyCrime drama
CounterspyVernon SewellDermot Walsh, Hazel Court, Hermione BaddeleyThriller
The Cruel SeaWar
A Day to Remember Comedy drama
Deadly NightshadeJohn GillingEmrys Jones, Zena Marshall, John HorsleyCrime
Death Goes to SchoolStephen ClarksonBarbara Murray, Gordon Jackson, Beatrice Varley Mystery
Decameron NightsHugo FregoneseJoan Fontaine, Louis Jourdan, Joan CollinsDrama
Desperate MomentCompton BennettDirk Bogarde, Mai Zetterling, Albert LievenThriller
The Dog and the DiamondsRalph ThomasKathleen Harrison, George Coulouris, Geoffrey SumnerFamily
Escape by NightJohn GillingCrime
The FakeGodfrey GraysonDennis O'Keefe, Coleen Gray, Hugh WilliamsCrime
The Final TestAnthony AsquithJack Warner, Robert Morley, Adrianne AllenSports
The Flanagan BoyReginald Le BorgBarbara Payton, Frederick Valk, Tony WrightDrama
Flannelfoot Crime
Forces' Sweetheart Comedy
Four Sided TriangleTerence FisherBarbara Payton, Stephen Murray, James HayterSci-fi
The Gambler and the LadyPatrick JenkinsDane Clark, Kathleen Byron, Naomi ChanceCrime
GenevieveComedyNumber 86 in the list of BFI Top 100 British films
The Girl on the Pier Crime
Glad TidingsWolf RillaComedy drama
The Good BeginningGilbert GunnJohn Fraser, Eileen Moore, Peter ReynoldsDrama
Grand National NightBob McNaughtNigel Patrick, Moira Lister, Beatrice CampbellThriller
The Great GameSports
The Heart of the MatterDrama
The House of the ArrowMystery
House of BlackmailMaurice ElveyDrama
Innocents in ParisGordon ParryAlastair Sim, Jimmy Edwards, Claire BloomComedy
Intimate RelationsCharles Frank Drama Entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival
The IntruderDrama
Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?Maurice ElveyDiana Dors, Bonar Colleano, David TomlinsonComedy
Isn't Life Wonderful! Comedy
It's a Grand LifeComedy
Johnny on the RunLewis GilbertSydney Tafler, Michael Balfour, Jean AndersonDrama
The KidnappersDrama
The Large RopeWolf RillaDonald Houston, Susan Shaw, Vanda GodsellCrime
Laughing AnneHerbert WilcoxWendell Corey, Margaret Lockwood, Forrest TuckerAdventure
Laxdale Hall Comedy
The Limping ManThriller
The Long MemoryDrama
Love in PawnCharles SaundersBernard Braden, Barbara Kelly, Jeannie CarsonComedy
Malta StoryAlec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Muriel PavlowWar
The Man BetweenCarol ReedJames Mason, Claire Bloom, Hildegard KnefThriller
The Man from Cairo Crime Co-production with Italy
MantrapTerence FisherPaul Henreid, Lois Maxwell, Kieron MooreCrime
Marilyn Crime
The Master of BallantraeWilliam KeighleyErrol Flynn, Anthony Steel, Beatrice CampbellAdventure
Meet Mr. LuciferAnthony PelissierComedy
MelbaLewis MilestonePatrice Munsel, Robert Morley, John McCallumBiopic
Murder at 3amFrancis SearleDennis Price, Peggy Evans, Arnold BellCrime
Murder at Scotland YardVictor M. GoverTod Slaughter, Patrick Barr, Tucker McGuireThriller
The NetThriller
Never Let Me GoDelmer DavesClark Gable, Gene Tierney, Bernard MilesAdventure
Noose for a LadyWolf RillaDennis Price, Rona Anderson, Ronald HowardCrime
Operation DiplomatJohn GuillerminGuy Rolfe, Lisa Daniely, Patricia DaintonDrama
The OracleC. M. Pennington-RichardsRobert Beatty, Michael Medwin, Virginia McKennaComedy
Our Girl FridayNoel LangleyJoan Collins, Kenneth More George ColeComedy
Park Plaza 605Bernard KnowlesTom Conway, Eva Bartok, Joy SheltonCrime
Personal AffairAnthony PelissierGene Tierney, Leo Genn, Glynis JohnsDrama
RecoilJohn GillingKieron Moore, Elizabeth Sellars, Edward UnderdownCrime
The Red BeretTerence YoungAlan Ladd, Leo Genn, Susan StephenWar
Historical adventure
Rough ShootRobert ParrishJoel McCrea, Evelyn Keyes, Herbert LomThriller
Sailor of the King War
The Saint's Return Thriller
Sea DevilsRaoul WalshYvonne De Carlo, Rock Hudson, Maxwell ReedAdventureCo-production with the United States
Small Town StoryThriller
South of AlgiersJack LeeVan Heflin, Eric Portman, Wanda HendrixAdventure
SpacewaysTerence FisherHoward Duff, Eva Bartok, Alan WheatleySci-fi
The Square RingBasil DeardenSid James, Jack Warner, Joan CollinsDrama
The Steel KeyRobert S. BakerTerence Morgan, Joan Rice, Raymond LovellThriller
The Story of Gilbert and SullivanSidney GilliatRobert Morley, Maurice Evans, Eileen HerlieMusical
Strange Stories Drama
The Straw Man Donald Taylor Crime
Street CornerDrama
Street of ShadowsRichard VernonCrime
Stryker of the YardArthur CrabtreeClifford Evans, Susan Stephen, Jack WatlingCrime
The Sword and the Rose Adventure Co-production with the United States
Take a Powder Lionel Tomlinson Comedy
There Was a Young LadyLawrence HuntingtonMichael Denison, Dulcie Gray, Sydney TaflerComedy
Those People Next DoorJohn HarlowJack Warner, Charles Victor, Garry MarshComedy
Three Steps in the DarkGreta Gynt, Hugh Sinclair, Sarah LawsonCrime
Three Steps to the GallowsJohn GillingScott Brady, Mary Castle, Gabrielle Brune Crime
Time BombTed TetzlaffGlenn Ford, Anne Vernon, Maurice DenhamThriller
The Titfield Thunderbolt Comedy
Top of the FormJohn Paddy CarstairsRonald Shiner, Harry Fowler, Jacqueline PierreuxComedy
Trouble in StoreJohn Paddy CarstairsNorman Wisdom, Moira Lister, Lana MorrisComedy
Turn the Key SoftlyJack LeeYvonne Mitchell, Joan Collins, Kathleen HarrisonDrama
Twice Upon a TimeEmeric PressburgerHugh Williams, Elizabeth Allan, Jack HawkinsComedy
Valley of SongGilbert GunnMervyn Johns, Clifford Evans, Maureen SwansonComedy
The Wedding of Lilli MarleneArthur CrabtreeDrama
Wheel of FateFrancis SearlePatric Doonan, Sandra Dorne, Bryan ForbesDrama
Will Any Gentleman...? Comedy
The Yellow BalloonJ. Lee ThompsonAndrew Ray, Kathleen Ryan, Kenneth MoreDrama

Documentaries

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
The Conquest of Everest Meredith Edwards (narrator) Documentary
Man of AfricaEntered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival
O DreamlandDocumentary short subject
A Queen Is Crowned Narrated by Laurence OlivierDocumentary

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