Shane (1953)

Directed by George Stevens and starring Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin, Brandon deWilde and Jack Palance.

DVD bought in 2005

118mins

Audio commentary with George Stevens Jr. and associate producer Ivan Moffat
Theatrical trailer

Stalag 17 (1953)

Directed by Billy Wilder and starring William Holden, Don Taylor, Otto Preminger, Neville Brand and Peter Graves.

Special Collector's Edition DVD bought in 2006
Special Edition Blu-ray bought in 2015

120mins

Blu-ray

Blu-ray extras -

Audio commentary with actors Richard Erdman and Gil Stratton, and co-playwright Donald Bevan
New video interview with film scholar Neil Sinyard (24mins)
Stalag 17: From Reality to Screen (22mins)
The Real Heroes of Stalag XVII B (25mins)
28 page collector's booklet

The War of the Worlds (1953)

Directed by Byron Haskin and starring Gene Barry, Ann Robinson and Les Tremayne, narrated by Sir Cedric Hardwicke.

Special Collector's Edition DVD bought in 2005

85mins

Audio commentary by actor Gene Barry and actress Ann Robinson
Audio commentary by Joe Dante, Bob Burns, and Bill Warren
Extras:
"The Sky is Falling: Making The War of the Worlds"
"H.G. Wells: The Father of Science Fiction"
"The Mercury Theater on the Air Presents: The War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast" (59min)
Theatrical trailer
12-page Booklet

Invaders from Mars (1953)

Directed by William Cameron Menzies and starring Jimmy Hunt, Helena Carter and Arthur Franz.

Special Edition DVD bought in 2004

79mins

US and alternate British versions of the film

Still Gallery

Theatrical Trailer

It Came From Outer Space (1953)

Directed by Jack Arnold and starring Richard Carlson, Barbara Rush and Charles Drake.

DVD bought in 2006

81mins

Audio commentary by film historian Tom Weaver
"The Universe According to Universal" - an original documentary on 'It Came from Outer Space'
Photograph and poster gallery
Theatrical trailer

House of Wax (1953)

Directed by Andre de Toth and starring Vincent Price, Frank Lovejoy, Phyllis Kirk, Carolyn Jones and Charles Bronson.

DVD bought in 2005

88mins

Bonus movie - Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933) directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Lionel Atwill and Fay Wray. 77mins

"Round-the-Clock Premiere: Coast Hails House of Wax" newsreel footage

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)

Directed by Eugene Lourie and starring Paul Christian, Paula Raymond, Cecil Kellaway and Kenneth Tobey. Special effects by Ray Harryhausen.

DVD bought in 2004

76m 30s

"The Rhedosaurus and the Rollercoaster: Making the Beast"

"Harryhausen & Bradbury: An Unfathomable Friendship"
Giant Monsters trailer gallery