List of British films of 1953

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

1953

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
1953
36 Hours	Montgomery Tully	Dan Duryea, Elsie Albiin	Crime
Albert R.N.	Lewis Gilbert	Anthony Steel, Jack Warner, Robert Beatty	World War II/POW
Appointment in London	Philip Leacock	Dirk Bogarde, Ian Hunter, Dinah Sheridan	World War II
Background	Daniel Birt	Valerie Hobson, Philip Friend	Drama
Beat the Devil	John Huston	Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones	Comedy/Thriller
The Beggar's Opera	Peter Brook	Laurence Olivier, Hugh Griffith	Musical
Black 13	Ken Hughes	Peter Reynolds, Rona Anderson	Crime
Black Orchid	Charles Saunders	Ronald Howard, Olga Edwardes	Crime
Blood Orange	Terence Fisher	Tom Conway, Mila Parély	Crime
The Blue Parrot	John Harlow	Dermot Walsh, Jacqueline Hill	Crime
The Broken Horseshoe	Martyn C. Webster	Robert Beatty, Elizabeth Sellers	Crime
The Captain's Paradise	Anthony Kimmins	Alec Guinness, Celia Johnson, Yvonne De Carlo	Romantic comedy
The Conquest of Everest	George Lowe	Meredith Edwards (narrator)	Documentary
Cosh Boy	Lewis Gilbert	James Kenney, Joan Collins	Crime drama
Counterspy	Vernon Sewell	Dermot Walsh, Hazel Court	Drama
The Cruel Sea	Charles Frend	Jack Hawkins, Donald Sinden	World War II
Deadly Nightshade	John Gilling	Emrys Jones, Zena Marshall	Crime
Death Goes to School	Stephen Clarkson	Barbara Murray, Gordon Jackson	Mystery
Decameron Nights	Hugo Fregonese	Joan Fontaine, Louis Jourdan	Drama
Desperate Moment	Compton Bennett	Dirk Bogarde, Mai Zetterling	Thriller
The Dog and the Diamonds	Ralph Thomas	Kathleen Harrison, George Coulouris	Family
Escape by Night	John Gilling	Sid James, Bonar Colleano	Crime
The Fake	Godfrey Grayson	Dennis O'Keefe, Coleen Gray	Crime
The Final Test	Anthony Asquith	Jack Warner, Robert Morley	Sports
The Flanagan Boy	Reginald Le Borg	Barbara Payton, Frederick Valk	Drama
Folly to Be Wise	Frank Launder	Alastair Sim, Elizabeth Allan	Comedy
Four Sided Triangle	Terence Fisher	Barbara Payton, James Hayter	Sci-fi
The Gambler and the Lady	Patrick Jenkins	Dane Clark, Kathleen Byron	Crime
Genevieve	Henry Cornelius	Dinah Sheridan, John Gregson, Kay Kendall	Comedy	Number 86 in the BFI Top 100 British films
Glad Tidings	Wolf Rilla	Barbara Kelly, Raymond Huntley	Comedy/Drama
The Good Beginning	Gilbert Gunn	John Fraser, Eileen Moore	Drama
Grand National Night	Bob McNaught	Nigel Patrick, Moira Lister, Beatrice Campbell	Thriller
The Great Game	Maurice Elvey	James Hayter, Thora Hird, Diana Dors	Sports
The Heart of the Matter	George More O'Ferrall	Trevor Howard, Elizabeth Allan	Drama
House of Blackmail	Maurice Elvey	Mary Germaine, William Sylvester	Drama
The House of the Arrow	Michael Anderson	Oskar Homolka, Robert Urquhart	Mystery/Detective
Intimate Relations	Charles Frank	Harold Warrender, Marian Spencer, William Russell	Drama	Entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival
The Intruder	Guy Hamilton	Jack Hawkins, George Cole	Drama
Innocents in Paris	Gordon Parry	Alastair Sim, Jimmy Edwards	Comedy
Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?	Maurice Elvey	Diana Dors, Bonar Colleano	Comedy
It's a Grand Life	John E. Blakeley	Frank Randle, Diana Dors	Comedy
Johnny on the Run	Lewis Gilbert	Eugeniusz Chylek, Sydney Tafler	Adventure
Knights of the Round Table	Richard Thorpe	Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner	Adventure	Made by MGM-British
The Large Rope	Wolf Rilla	Donald Houston, Susan Shaw	Crime
Laughing Anne	Herbert Wilcox	Wendell Corey, Margaret Lockwood	Adventure
The Limping Man	Cy Endfield	Lloyd Bridges, Moira Lister	Drama
The Kidnappers	Philip Leacock	Duncan Macrae, Theodore Bikel, Adrienne Corri	Drama
The Long Memory	Robert Hamer	John Mills, John McCallum	Drama
Love in Pawn	Charles Saunders	Bernard Braden, Barbara Kelly	Comedy
Malta Story	Brian Desmond Hurst	Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins	World War II
The Man Between	Carol Reed	James Mason, Claire Bloom	Thriller
Man of Africa	Cyril Frankel	Frederick Bijuerenda, Gordon Heath		Entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival
Mantrap	Terence Fisher	Paul Henreid, Lois Maxwell	Crime
The Master of Ballantrae	William Keighley	Errol Flynn, Roger Livesey	Adventure
Meet Mr. Lucifer	Anthony Pelissier	Stanley Holloway, Peggy Cummins	Comedy
Melba	Lewis Milestone	Patrice Munsel, Robert Morley	Biopic
Murder at 3am	Francis Searle	Dennis Price, Peggy Evans	Crime
Murder at Scotland Yard	Victor M. Gover	Tod Slaughter, Patrick Barr	Thriller
The Net	Anthony Asquith	James Donald, Phyllis Calvert, Herbert Lom	Thriller
Never Let Me Go	Delmer Daves	Clark Gable, Gene Tierney	Adventure
Noose for a Lady	Wolf Rilla	Dennis Price, Rona Anderson	Crime
O Dreamland	Lindsay Anderson		Documentary short subject
Operation Diplomat	John Guillermin	Guy Rolfe, Lisa Daniely	Drama
The Oracle	C.M. Pennington-Richards	Robert Beatty, Michael Medwin	Comedy
Our Girl Friday	Noel Langley	Joan Collins, Kenneth More George Cole	Comedy
Park Plaza 605	Bernard Knowles	Tom Conway, Eva Bartok	Crime
Personal Affair	Anthony Pelissier	Gene Tierney, Leo Genn	Drama
A Queen is Crowned		Narrated by Laurence Olivier	Documentary
Recoil	John Gilling	Kieron Moore, Elizabeth Sellars	Crime
The Red Beret	Terence Young	Alan Ladd, Leo Genn	World War II
Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue	Harold French	Richard Todd, Glynis Johns, James Robertson Justice	Historical adventure
Rough Shoot	Robert Parrish	Joel McCrea, Evelyn Keyes	Thriller
Sea Devils	Raoul Walsh	Yvonne De Carlo, Rock Hudson	Adventure	Co-production with the United States
Small Town Story	Montgomery Tully	Donald Houston, Susan Shaw	Thriller
South of Algiers	Jack Lee	Van Heflin, Eric Portman	Adventure
Spaceways	Terence Fisher	Howard Duff, Eva Bartok	Sci-fi
The Square Ring	Basil Dearden	Sid James, Jack Warner, Joan Collins	Drama
The Steel Key	Robert S. Baker	Terence Morgan, Joan Rice	Thriller
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan	Sidney Gilliat	Robert Morley, Maurice Evans	Musical
Street Corner	Muriel Box	Peggy Cummins, Terence Morgan	Drama
Street of Shadows	Richard Vernon	Cesar Romero, Kay Kendall	Crime
Stryker of the Yard	Arthur Crabtree	Clifford Evans, Susan Stephen	Crime
There Was a Young Lady	Lawrence Huntington	Michael Denison, Dulcie Gray	Comedy
Those People Next Door	John Harlow	Jack Warner, Charles Victor	Comedy
Three Steps in the Dark	Daniel Birt	Greta Gynt, Hugh Sinclair	Crime
Three Steps to the Gallows	John Gilling	Scott Brady, Mary Castle	Crime
Time Bomb	Ted Tetzlaff	Glenn Ford, Anne Vernon	Thriller
The Titfield Thunderbolt	Charles Crichton	Stanley Holloway, Naunton Wayne	Comedy
Top of the Form	John Paddy Carstairs	Ronald Shiner, Harry Fowler	Comedy
Turn the Key Softly	Jack Lee	Yvonne Mitchell, Joan Collins, Kathleen Harrison	Drama
Trouble in Store	John Paddy Carstairs	Norman Wisdom, Moira Lister	Comedy
Twice Upon a Time	Emeric Pressburger	Hugh Williams, Elizabeth Allan	Comedy
Valley of Song	Gilbert Gunn	Mervyn Johns, Clifford Evans	Comedy
The Wedding of Lilli Marlene	Arthur Crabtree	Lisa Daniely, Hugh McDermott	Drama
Wheel of Fate	Francis Searle	Patric Doonan, Sandra Dorne	Drama
The Yellow Balloon	J. Lee Thompson	Andrew Ray, Kathleen Ryan, Kenneth More	Drama

External links

British films of 1953 at IMDb