Best 15 Action Movies Must-See Released in 1953

A small town in California is attacked by Martians, beginning a worldwide invasion. Get info on The War of the Worlds / IMDB / YouTube

A knight seeks to free the captive King Richard and put him back on the throne. Read about Ivanhoe / IMDB / YouTube

On their way to Africa are a group of rogues who hope to get rich there, and a seemingly innocent British couple. They meet and things happen... Get info on Beat the Devil / IMDB / YouTube

Richard Burton plays a Scottish Army officer put in charge of a disparate band of ANZAC troops on the perimeter of Tobruk with the German Army doing their best to dislodge them. Learn about The Desert Rats / IMDB / YouTube

A former boxer turned cab driver has to hide from the police when his badgering wife is murdered by the jewel thief she was having an affair with. Read about 99 River Street / IMDB / YouTube

Brian Hawke of the Royal Navy versus the pirates of Madagascar. Explore Against All Flags / IMDB / YouTube

In Arizona, Frank Slayton's gang robs a stagecoach and kidnaps Ben Warren's fiancée, prompting Warren to pursue Slayton. Explore Gun Fury / IMDB / YouTube

Two noble Scottish brothers deliberately take opposite sides when Bonnie Prince Charlie returns to claim the throne of Scotland in order to preserve the family fortune. Look into The Master of Ballantrae / IMDB / YouTube

Chief of Scouts Ed Bannon works for the US Army at Fort Clark, Texas and he dreams of aiding in bringing peace to the region, despite opposition from both the Army and the Apaches. Read about Arrowhead / IMDB / YouTube

Buffalo Bill and Wild Bill Hickock work to establish the Pony Express and fight Indians and California Separatists who seek to destroy it. Get info on Pony Express / IMDB / YouTube

Col. Paul Tibbets piloted the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in World War II. See more about Above and Beyond / IMDB / YouTube

In South America, after Jeff Dawson and Dutch Peterson's oil rigs are dynamited by local bandits, the two partners resort to risky transportation of nitroglycerin to raise money. Details on Blowing Wild / IMDB / YouTube

Arriving home to find his native land under the yoke of corrupt merchants, an adventurer named Sadko sets sail in search of a mythical bird of happiness. Get info on Sadko / IMDB / YouTube

The exploits of nineteenth-century pioneer Jim Bowie after settling in New Orleans. Details on The Iron Mistress / IMDB / YouTube

The remnants of a massacred cavalry troop and ragtag group of stagecoach passengers fight for survival against fierce Comanches at a desert ruin. Look into Last of the Comanches / IMDB / YouTube