May 12, 1970

Top 10 Films of 1952

1. "Singin' In The Rain" (Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen, USA)

2. "High Noon" (Fred Zinnemann, USA)

3. "The Quiet Man" (John Ford, USA)


4. "Jeux interdits" (René Clement, France)


5. "The Importance Of Being Earnest" (Anthony Asquith, UK)


6. "The Crimson Pirate" (Robert Siodmak, USA)


7. "Bend Of The River" (Anthony Mann, USA)


8. "The Belle Of New York" (Charles Walters, USA)


9. "The Narrow Margin" (Richard Fleischer, USA)


10. "Life Of Oharu" (Kenji Mizoguchi, Japan)


Other great films:

Alraune (Germany)
The Bad And The Beautiful
A Treasure On Bird Island (Czechoslovakia)
Umberto D (Italy)
The Witch (Finland)

Short Top 3:

1. "Reducing" (Dave O'Brien, MGM, USA)


2. "Desert Killer" (Larry Lansburgh, Warner, USA)


3. "Communism" (Coronet, USA)


Other great shorts:

Water Birds

Top Commercial:

"I Like Ike" (Eisenhower For President)


Top TV:

"I Love Lucy: Lucy Does A TV Commercial" (Marc Daniels, CBS)


Cartoon Top 10

1. "Madeline" (Robert Cannon, Columbia)


2. "Rabbit Seasoning" (Chuck Jones, Warner)


3. "How To Be A Detective" (Jack Kinney, Disney)


4. "Pink And Blue Blues" (Pete Burness, Columbia)


5. "Pluto's Christmas Tree" (Jack Hannah, Disney)


6. "Neighbors" (Norman McLaren, NFB, Canada)


7. "Two Chips And A Miss" (Jack Hannah, Disney)


8. "Terrier Stricken" (Chuck Jones, Warner)


9. "Tree For Two" (Friz Freleng, Warner)


10. "Termites From Mars" (Don Patterson, Universal)


Other great cartoons:

14 Carrot Rabbit
Ain't She Tweet
Beep Beep
Caballero Droopy
Captains Outrageous
Color Cry
Cracked Quack
The Dog Snatcher
Donald Applecore
Feed The Kitty
Fit To Be Tied
Gift Wrapped
Hare Lift
Hasty Hare
Hello Aloha
Johann Mouse
Kiddin' The Kitten
Little Beau Pepe
The Little House
Little Johnny Jet
Little Red Rodent Hood
Little Runaway
Magical Maestro
Man Alive
Mouse Warming
Muntz TV
One Cab's Family
The Oompahs
Operation: Rabbit
Rock-A-Bye Bear
A Romance Of Transportation In Canada (Canada)
The Super Snooper
Susie The Little Blue Coupe
Triplet Trouble
The Turn-Tale Wolf
Two Gun Goofy
Two Weeks' Vacation
Uncle Donald's Ants
Willie The Kid

Weak films of 1952:

5 Fingers
Bloodhounds Of Broadway