Top 17 Adventure Movies Editor's Choice from 1948

Two down-on-their-luck Americans searching for work in 1920s Mexico convince an old prospector to help them mine for gold in the Sierra Madre Mountains. See more about The Treasure of the Sierra Madre / IMDB / YouTube

Jiminy Cricket hosts two Disney animated shorts: Bongo, about a circus bear escaping to the wild, and Mickey and the Beanstalk, a take on the famous fairy tale. Check out Fun and Fancy Free / IMDB / YouTube

D'Artagnan and his Musketeer comrades thwart the plans of Cardinal Richelieu to usurp King Louis XIII's power. Look into The Three Musketeers / IMDB / YouTube

A girl is engaged to the local rich man, but meanwhile she has dreams about the legendary pirate Macoco. A traveling singer falls in love with her and to impress her he poses as the pirate. Explore The Pirate / IMDB / YouTube

A widowed farmer takes an indentured servant as his new wife, but the arrival of his old friend threatens their burgeoning relationship. Check out Rachel and the Stranger / IMDB / YouTube

The idyllic life of a young Cajun boy and his pet raccoon is disrupted when the tranquility of the bayou is broken by an oil well drilling near his home. Read about Louisiana Story / IMDB / YouTube

To escape from an arranged marriage to Aquatania's pagan god, a desperate maiden ends up in Tarzan's fishing net. But soon, he, too, finds himself before a well-planned conspiracy. Can Tarzan save the mermaid from the barbaric idol's will? Get info on Tarzan and the Mermaids / IMDB / YouTube

In seventeenth-century England, Amber St. Clair aims to raise herself from country girl to nobility, and succeeds, but loses her true love in the process. Details on Forever Amber / IMDB / YouTube

A beautiful but amoral gypsy girl entices a young dragoon to betray his honor and get cashiered from the service, and for her sake he soon turns to a life of crime. Get info on The Loves of Carmen / IMDB / YouTube

Bugs infuriates pirate Yosemite Sam by stealing his treasure and Yosemite chases Bugs onto the pirate ship. Find out about Buccaneer Bunny / IMDB / YouTube

When a plane carrying the daughter of a millionaire crashes in an African jungle, two pilots set out to collect the reward. They discover that she has become the goddess of a primitive tribe. More about Jungle Goddess / IMDB / YouTube

An adventure seeker and his fiancée visit an uncharted island, only to find that it is inhabited by deadly dinosaurs and other creatures ready to attack. Explore Unknown Island / IMDB / YouTube

Striving to be a whiz-bang salesman and screwing up at every turn, Red Skelton turns in a genius comic performance inevitably getting into big trouble, impossible situations and a wild chase involving dastardly crooks. Details on The Fuller Brush Man / IMDB / YouTube

The Huggett family go to a holiday camp, and get involved in crooked card players, a murderer on the run, and a pregnant young girl and her boyfriend missing from home. Explore Holiday Camp / IMDB / YouTube

Insurance detective Steve Hastings investigates a fellow agent's disappearance. He follows the agent's sister, Victoria, to Mexico City, gains her trust, and together they unravel the mystery's cause. Details on Mystery in Mexico / IMDB / YouTube

Young nobleman Richard Shelton returns from the War of the Roses to find his father murdered, a fugitive family friend blamed, and his uncle occupying his estates. Get info on The Black Arrow / IMDB / YouTube

George and Junior hunt for the world's smallest pygmy. Check out Half-Pint Pygmy / IMDB / YouTube