Action
The enduring popularity of the action movie has drenched the genre in cliche yet glorious invention abounds around the globe - fighting is the international language. Fashionable styles of film-making come and go but action movies just change their shoes and remain centre-stage.
Great glittering galaxies of genre from across the Alice universe have been gleaned to assemble a suitably kick-ass selection of ballistic ballet and poetic pugilism to scintillate the delicate senses of our discerning clientele. Are you ready to rumble? Are you feeling lucky, Sir/Madame? Our suggestions for a hearty evening of action are listed below.
Pictured: Mr Kiss Kiss Bang Bang springs into action. Sean Connery as agent 007 in "Diamonds are Forever" (1971).
Sailor of the King (1953)
7/10
Director: Roy Boulting
Starring: Jeffrey Hunter, Michael Rennie, Wendy Hiller
WWII adventure adapted from a novel by C.S. Forester. 1940: a vital British convoy is crossing the Pacific, escorted by a cruiser squadron under the c... Read more
Seminole (1953)
6.3/10
Director: Budd Boetticher
Starring: Anthony Quinn, Barbara Hale, Hugh O'Brian, Lee Marvin, Richard Carlson, Rock Hud...
"Seminole" thrillingly meshes action, betrayal and radical politics in its tense portrayal of the battles between US cavalry and a Seminole Indian tri... Read more
Sea Devils (1953)
5.7/10
Director: Raoul Walsh
Starring: Rock Hudson, Yvonne De Carlo
Rock Hudson stars in this swashbuckling tale of spies, counter-spies, and star crossed love! The threat of Napoleonic invasion hangs heavy over Britai... Read more
The World in His Arms (1952)
7.2/10
Director: Raoul Walsh
Starring: Ann Blyth, Anthony Quinn, Gregory Peck, Hans Conried, John McIntire, Andrea King
Frustrated by illegal competition from Russians in the seal fur trade, Capt. Jonathan Clark (Gregory Peck) struggles to raise funds to purchase Alaska... Read more
The Magic Carpet (1951)
5.3/10
Director: Lew Landers
Starring: Lucille Ball, John Agar, Patricia Medina
Using a magic flying carpet and a handful of friends, the son of a murdered Caliph must fight the usurper in order to win the throne of the Caliphate. Read more
The Fuller Brush Girl (1950)
6.7/10
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Starring: Lucille Ball, Eddie Albert
Scatterbrained Sally Elliott tries to get a job as a Fuller brush girl and desperate for money she borrows her friend's kit without permission and her... Read more
Winchester '73 (Blu-Ray) (1950)
7.7/10
Director: Anthony Mann
Starring: Charles Drake, Dan Duryea, James Stewart, John McIntire, Shelley Winters, Millar...
Lin McAdam (James Stewart) pursues notorious outlaw Henry "Dutch" Brown (Millard Mitchell) into Dodge City, Kansas. There, in an effort to flush out t... Read more
Rio Grande (1950)
7.2/10
Director: John Ford
Starring: John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Ben Johnson
John Wayne is Lt. Colonel Kirby Yorke in the third of the trilogy of John Ford's films on the U.S. Cavalry. His mission is to cross the Rio Grande in... Read more
The Lone Ranger (1949)
7.9/10
Starring: Clayton Moore, Jay Silverheels
Enjoy hours of yesteryear action memories with this collection of seventeen episodes from classic 'The Lone Ranger' series. Along with his Indian comp... Read more
Batman and Robin: The Complete Movie Serial (1949)
6.2/10
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet
Starring: Robert Lowery, John Duncan, Jane Adams, Lyle Talbot
Join superheroes Batman (Robert Lowery) and Robin (John Duncan) as they help Commissioner Gordon (Lyle Talbot) battle The Wizard, a villainous madman... Read more