CURRENT & CHOICE

Kon-Tiki. An engrossing documentary record of how six men floated 4,300 miles from Peru to Polynesia on a balsa raft (TIME, April 16).

God Needs Men. A stirring French movie with Pierre Fresnay as a devout fisherman whose fellow islanders prod him into the sacrilege of serving as their priest (TIME, April 16).

Teresa. The story of a troubled war bride introduces the refreshing talent of Italy's Pier Angeli in her U.S. debut (TIME, April 9).

The Lemon Drop Kid. Bob Hope uses a Damon Runyon story as an incidental prop in a wild, gagged-up farce of racetrack touts and Broadway con games (TIME, April 2).

Fourteen Hours. The day-long ordeal of a would-be suicide poised on a Manhattan hotel's window ledge; with Richard Basehart, Paul Douglas (TIME, March 12).

Seven Days to Noon. London reacts, in the best British documentary style, to the imminent threat of a man on the loose with an atomic bomb (TIME, Dec. 25).

Born Yesterday. Judy Holliday's Academy-Award-winning performance as the dumb blonde of the Broadway hit (TIME, Dec. 25).

Cyrano de Bergerac. Oscar-Winner Jose Ferrer plays Rostand's poet-swordsman with wit, dash and eloquence (TIME, Nov. 20).

Ail About Eve. The most laureled picture of 1950 cleverly dissects a Broadway actress' rise to success; with Bette Davis, George Sanders (TIME, Oct. 16).

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