Adventures of Robinson Crusoe. Daniel Defoe’s great classic, as wonderful as ever, with actor Dan O’Herlihy outwitting mutineers, cannibals and nature itself (TIME, May 24).
Executive Suite. Star-studded scramble for the presidency of a big corporation; with William Holden, June Allyson, Barbara Stanwyck, Fredric March, Shelley Winters, etc., etc. (TIME, May 10).
Knock on Wood. Some extremely funny Kayedenzas by a brilliant clown, Danny Kaye (TIME, April 26).
Night People. Capitalist meets commissar in Berlin, and Writer-Producer-Director Nunnally Johnson bangs their heads together; with Gregory Peck, Broderick Crawford (TIME, March 22).
Beat the Devil. John Huston and Truman Capote tell a completely wacky shaggy-dog story; with Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones, Gina Lollobrigida, Robert Morley, Peter Lorre (TIME, March 8).
The Pickwick Papers. The first full-length film of Charles Dickens’ monumental jape; with James Hayter, Donald Wolfit, Joyce Grenfell (TIME, March 1).
The Golden Coach. Jean Renoir’s costume comedy of Spain’s golden age, as rich in color as his father’s paintings; with Anna Magnani at her best (TIME, Feb. 1).
It Should Happen to You. Judy Holliday in a sharp little Garson Kanin comedy about a girl on the make (TIME, Jan. 25).
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