de Havolland Comet
A year after entering commercial service, Comet airframes began suffering catastrophic metal fatigue, with three of them tearing apart during mid-flight. The Comet was withdrawn from service and extensively tested to discover the cause. Design flaws including window shape and installation methodology were ultimately identified. The Comet was extensively redesigned with oval windows, structural reinforcement and other changes.
de Havilland Comet
The Lone Ranger | 1949-61 | cast | |
Dragnet | 1952-58 & 1967-69 | cast | |
I Love Lucy | 1952-55 | cast | |
The Cisco Kid (First TV series made in colour) |
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Victory at Sea | 1952 | ||
Our Miss Brooks | 1952-57 | cast | |
The Nelsons | 1952-66 | cast |
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The Greatest Show on Earth directed by Cecil B. de Mille | Charlton Heston Betty Hutton James Stewart Cornell Wilde Dorothy Lamour Gloria Grahame |
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High Noon directed by Fred Zinnemann | Gary Cooper Grace Kelly Otto Kruger Lloyd Bridges Thomas Mitchell Katy Jurado |
Best Actor Best Editing Best Song ("High Noon") Best Score ![]() |
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Ivanhoe directed by Richard Thorpe | Robert Taylor Elizabeth Taylor Joan Fontaine |
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Singin' in the Rain directed by Gene Kelly Stanley Donen |
Gene Kelly Debbie Reynolds Donald O'Connor Jean Hagan Millard Mitchell Rita Moreno |
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East of Eden | John Steinbeck | ![]() |
The Old Man & the Sea | Ernest Hemmingway | ![]() |
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The Illustrated Man | Ray Bradbury | |
Reach for the Sky | Paul Brickhill | ![]() |
Bridge on the River Kwai | Pierre Boule | ![]() |
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