The year 1950 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1950 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Events

* January 13 – Three weeks after its world premiere at the Paramount and Rivoli theatres in New York City, Cecil B. DeMille's '' Samson and Delilah'' opens in Los Angeles. The film is a massive commercial success and wins the awards for

Best Art Direction The Academy Award for Best Production Design recognizes achievement for art direction in film. The category's original name was Best Art Direction, but was changed to its current name in 2012 for the 85th Academy Awards. This change resulted fro ...

and Best Costume Design at the

23rd Academy Awards The 23rd Academy Awards were held on March 29, 1951, honoring the films of 1950. ''All About Eve'' received a record 14 nominations, besting the previous record of 13 set by ''Gone with the Wind'' in 1939. It won six Oscars, including Best Pi ...

. * February 15 – Walt Disney Studios' animated film '' Cinderella'' debuts. The film is the most successful the studio has made since '' Dumbo'', and saves the studio from four million dollars in debt. * July 19 – Walt Disney Studios' first completely live-action film '' Treasure Island'' debuts.

Awards

Top ten money making stars

Notable films released in 1950

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47 morto che parla ''47 morto che parla'' is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia. The film stars Totò and Silvana Pampanini. Plot The story is set in a small town near Naples in early 1900. Baron Antonio Peletti is a stingy and cruel ...

'', starring Totò – ( Italy) *'' 711 Ocean Drive'', starring Edmond O'Brien and Joanne Dru

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*'' Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion'', starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello *'' The Admiral Was a Lady'', starring Wanda Hendrix and Edmond O'Brien *'' All About Eve'', directed by

Joseph L. Mankiewicz Joseph Leo Mankiewicz (; February 11, 1909 – February 5, 1993) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Mankiewicz had a long Hollywood career, and won both the Academy Award for Best Director and the Academy Award for Best ...

, starring Bette Davis,

Anne Baxter Anne Baxter (May 7, 1923 – December 12, 1985) was an American actress, star of Hollywood films, Broadway productions, and television series. She won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe, and was nominated for an Emmy. A granddaughter of Fra ...

, George Sanders, Celeste Holm, Hugh Marlowe, Marilyn Monroe – winner of 6 Oscars *'' Ambush'', starring Robert Taylor and Arlene Dahl *'' Annie Get Your Gun'', starring Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, Louis Calhern *''

Armored Car Robbery ''Armored Car Robbery'' is a 1950 American film noir starring Charles McGraw, Adele Jergens, and William Talman. Directed by Richard Fleischer, ''Armored Car Robbery'' is a heist movie, a subgenre of crime-based films. It tells the story of a ...

'', starring Charles McGraw and William Talman *'' The Asphalt Jungle'', directed by

John Huston John Marcellus Huston ( ; August 5, 1906 – August 28, 1987) was an American film director, screenwriter, actor and visual artist. He wrote the screenplays for most of the 37 feature films he directed, many of which are today considered ...

, starring Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern,

Sam Jaffe Shalom "Sam" Jaffe (March 10, 1891 – March 24, 1984) was an American actor, teacher, musician, and engineer. In 1951, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in '' The Asphalt Jungle'' (1950) and ap ...

James Whitmore James Allen Whitmore Jr. (October 1, 1921 – February 6, 2009) was an American actor. He received numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, a Grammy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Theatre World Award, and a Tony Award, plus two Aca ...

, Jean Hagen and Marilyn Monroe *''

The Astonished Heart ''The Astonished Heart'', described by the author as "a tragedy in six scenes", is a short play by Noël Coward, one of ten that make up '' Tonight at 8.30'', a cycle written to be performed across three evenings. One-act plays were unfashionab ...

'', starring

Celia Johnson Dame Celia Elizabeth Johnson, (18 December 1908 – 26 April 1982) was an English actress, whose career included stage, television and film. She is especially known for her roles in the films ''In Which We Serve'' (1942), ''This Happy Bree ...

and

Noël Coward Sir Noël Peirce Coward (16 December 189926 March 1973) was an English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what ''Time'' magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and ...

– ( GB) *'' At War with the Army'', starring

Dean Martin Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an American singer, actor and comedian. One of the most popular and enduring American entertainers of the mid-20th century, Martin was nicknamed "The King of Cool". M ...

and

Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis (born Joseph Levitch; March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, singer, filmmaker and humanitarian. As his contributions to comedy and charity made him a global figure in popular culture, pop culture ...

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*'' Babul'' (Father's House), starring Dilip Kumar and Nargis – ( India) *'' Backfire'', starring Virginia Mayo and Gordon MacRae *'' The Bandit Queen'', starring

Barbara Britton Barbara Britton (born Barbara Maurine Brantingham, September 26, 1920 – January 17, 1980) was an American film and television actress. She is best known for her Western film roles opposite Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, and Gene Autry and for h ...

and Phillip Reed *'' The Baron of Arizona'', starring Vincent Price *''

Beauty and the Devil ''La Beauté du diable'' (literally "the beauty of the devil"; originally released in the UK and USA as ''Beauty and the Devil'') is a 1950 Franco-Italian fantasy film drama directed by René Clair. A tragicomedy set in the early 19th century, it ...

'' (La Beauté du diable), directed by René Clair, starring Michel Simon – ( France/ Italy) *'' Beqasoor'', starring Madhubala – ( India) *'' The Big Lift'', starring Montgomery Clift and Paul Douglas *'' Bitter Springs'', starring

Tommy Trinder Thomas Edward Trinder CBE (24 March 1909 – 10 July 1989) was an English stage, screen and radio comedian whose catchphrase was "You lucky people!". Described by cultural historian Matthew Sweet as "a cocky, front-of-cloth variety turn", he was ...

and Chips Rafferty – (

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/GB) *'' The Black Forest Girl'', starring

Sonja Ziemann Sonja Alice Selma Toni Ziemann (; 8 February 1926 – 17 February 2020) was a German film and television actress. In the 1950s, she was among Germany's most prominent actresses, awarded the 1950 Bambi for appearing, together with Rudolf Prack, ...

and

Rudolf Prack Rudolf Prack (2 August 1905 – 2 December 1981) was an Austrian film actor. Selected filmography * ''Florentine'' (1937) * ''Prinzessin Sissy'' (1939) - Prince Luitpold * '' A Mother's Love'' (1939) - Felix Pirlinger - 1922 * ''Krambambuli'' ( ...

– (West Germany) *'' The Black Rose'', starring Tyrone Power and Orson Welles – (GB/US) *'' The Blue Lamp'', starring Jack Warner and

Dirk Bogarde Sir Dirk Bogarde (born Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde; 28 March 1921 – 8 May 1999) was an English actor, novelist and screenwriter. Initially a matinée idol in films such as ''Doctor in the House'' (1954) for the Rank Organ ...

– ( GB) *'' Born to Be Bad'', starring Joan Fontaine and Robert Ryan *'' Born Yesterday'', directed by George Cukor, starring

Broderick Crawford William Broderick Crawford (December 9, 1911 – April 26, 1986) was an American stage, film, radio, and television actor, often cast in tough-guy roles and best known for his Oscar- and Golden Globe-winning portrayal of Willie Stark in ''All t ...

Judy Holliday Judy Holliday (born Judith Tuvim, June 21, 1921 – June 7, 1965) was an American actress, comedian and singer.Obituary ''Variety'', June 9, 1965, p. 71. She began her career as part of a nightclub act before working in Broadway plays and music ...

and William Holden *'' The Breaking Point'', directed by Michael Curtiz, starring John Garfield and Patricia Neal *'' Bright Leaf'', starring Gary Cooper,

Lauren Bacall Lauren Bacall (; born Betty Joan Perske; September 16, 1924 – August 12, 2014) was an American actress. She was named the 20th-greatest female star of classic Hollywood cinema by the American Film Institute and received an Academy Honorary Aw ...

and Patricia Neal *'' Broken Arrow'', starring

James Stewart James Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was an American actor and military pilot. Known for his distinctive drawl and everyman screen persona, Stewart's film career spanned 80 films from 1935 to 1991. With the strong morality h ...

and Jeff Chandler

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Café Paradis ''Café Paradis'' (English Title: ''Paradise Cafe'') is a 1950 Danish film, directed by Bodil Ipsen and Lau Lauritzen Jr., and written by . The film received the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film, and Ib Schønberg, for what is regarded his fines ...

'' – ( Denmark) *''

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'', starring Eleanor Parker *''

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'', directed by and starring Adolfo Celi – ( Brazil) *''

Captain Carey, U.S.A. ''Captain Carey, U.S.A.'' is a 1949 American crime film noir directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Alan Ladd and Wanda Hendrix. An American returns to post–World War II Italy to bring a traitor to justice. The film was based on the novel ...

'', starring

Alan Ladd Alan Walbridge Ladd (September 3, 1913 – January 29, 1964) was an American actor and film producer. Ladd found success in film in the 1940s and early 1950s, particularly in films noir and Westerns. He was often paired with Veronica Lake ...

and Wanda Hendrix *''

Captain China ''Captain China'' is a 1950 American adventure film directed by Lewis R. Foster and written by Lewis R. Foster and Gwen Bagni. The film stars John Payne, Gail Russell, Jeffrey Lynn, Lon Chaney Jr., Edgar Bergen, Michael O'Shea and Ellen Corb ...

'', starring John Payne and Gail Russell *'' Champagne for Caesar'', starring

Ronald Colman Ronald Charles Colman (9 February 1891 – 19 May 1958) was an English-born actor, starting his career in theatre and silent film in his native country, then immigrating to the United States and having a successful Hollywood film career. He wa ...

, Celeste Holm, Vincent Price, Art Linkletter *''

Cheaper by the Dozen ''Cheaper by the Dozen'' is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, published in 1948. The novel recounts the authors' childhood lives growing up in a household of 12 children. The bestsell ...

'', starring

Clifton Webb Webb Parmelee Hollenbeck (November 19, 1889 – October 13, 1966), known professionally as Clifton Webb, was an American actor, singer, and dancer. He worked extensively and was known for his stage appearances in the plays of Noël Coward, in ...

and Myrna Loy *'' Cinderella'', a Disney animated film. Directed by Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, and Wilfred Jackson, starring

Ilene Woods Jacqueline Ruth Woods (May 5, 1929 – July 1, 2010) better known as Ilene Woods, was an American actress and singer. Woods was the original voice of the title character of the Walt Disney animated feature ''Cinderella'', for which she was nam ...

, Eleanor Audley,

Verna Felton Verna Arline Felton (July 20, 1890December 14, 1966) was an American actress, best known for providing many voices in numerous Disney animated films. She also provided the voice for Fred Flintstone's mother-in-law, Pearl Slaghoople in Hanna-Bar ...

, Rhoda Williams, James MacDonald,

Luis van Rooten Luis d'Antin van Rooten (November 29, 1906 – June 17, 1973) was a Mexican-born American actor. He was sometimes credited as Louis Van Rooten. Van Rooten was born in Mexico City, Mexico, and emigrated to the United States with his parents when ...

, Don Barclay,

Mike Douglas Michael Delaney Dowd Jr. (August 11, 1920 – August 11, 2006),Cook County Birth Certificates, file number 6053268, borAugust 11, 1920Social Security Death Index, Michael D. Dowd Jr., Birth: 11 Aug 1920, death: 11 Aug 2006 residing in North ...

, and Lucille Bliss *'' Comanche Territory'', starring

Maureen O'Hara Maureen O'Hara (; 17 August 1920 – 24 October 2015) was a native Irish and naturalized American actress and singer, who became successful in Cinema of the United States, Hollywood from the 1940s through to the 1960s. She was a natural ...

*'' Convicted'', starring Glenn Ford and

*'' Crisis'', starring Cary Grant and Jose Ferrer *'' Cyrano de Bergerac'', starring José Ferrer

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*'' D.O.A.'', starring Edmond O'Brien *'' Dallas'', starring Gary Cooper *'' The Damned Don't Cry'', starring Joan Crawford *'' Dance Hall'', directed by Charles Crichton, starring Diana Dors and Petula Clark – ( GB) *'' Darah dan Doa'', directed and produced by

Usmar Ismail Usmar Ismail (20 March 1921 – 2 January 1971) was an Indonesian film director, author, journalist and revolutionary of Minangkabau descent. He was widely regarded as the native Indonesian pioneer of the cinema of Indonesia. Biography ...

– ( Indonesia), first native-produced Indonesian film *'' Dark City'', directed by William Dieterle, starring

Charlton Heston Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter; October 4, 1923April 5, 2008) was an American actor and political activist. As a Hollywood star, he appeared in almost 100 films over the course of 60 years. He played Moses in the epic film ''The Ten C ...

(in his first studio film), Lizabeth Scott, Viveca Lindfors, Dean Jagger, Mike Mazurki,

Ed Begley Edward James Begley Sr. (March 25, 1901 – April 28, 1970) was an American actor of theatre, radio, film, and television. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film ''Sweet Bird of Youth'' (1962) an ...

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The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady ''The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady'' is a 1950 American musical film directed by David Butler. It stars June Haver and Gordon MacRae. The story is mostly about the lives of musical performers in New York in the closing years of the 19th century. M ...

'', starring June Haver and Gordon MacRae *''

Death is a Caress ''Death is a Caress'' ( no, Døden er et kjærtegn) is a 1949 Norwegian film noir starring Claus Wiese, Bjørg Riiser-Larsen and Ingolf Rogde. Based on a 1948 novel by Arve Moen, it was Edith Carlmar Edith Carlmar (born Edith Mary Johanne Mat ...

'' (Døden er et kjærtegn) – ( Norway) *'' Deported'', starring Jeff Chandler *'' Destination Moon'', starring John Archer *'' The Devil Is a Woman'' (Doña Diabla) – ( Mexico) *'' Devil's Doorway'', starring Robert Taylor, Louis Calhern,

Paula Raymond Paula Raymond (born Paula Ramona Wright; November 23, 1924 – December 31, 2003) was an American model and actress who played the leading lady in numerous movies and television series including ''Crisis'' (1950) with Cary Grant. She was th ...

*'' Dial 1119'', starring Marshall Thompson, Virginia Field,

William Conrad William Conrad (born John William Cann Jr., September 27, 1920 – February 11, 1994) was an American actor, producer, and director whose entertainment career spanned five decades in radio, film, and television, peaking in popularity when he s ...

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Dieu a besoin des hommes ''God Needs Men'' (French: ''Dieu a besoin des hommes'') is a 1950 French historical drama film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Pierre Fresnay, Madeleine Robinson and Daniel Gélin. The film is based on a 1944 novel ''Un recteur de l'Îl ...

'' (God Needs Man), directed by

Jean Delannoy Jean Delannoy (12 January 1908 – 18 June 2008) was a French actor, film editor, screenwriter and film director. Biography Although Delannoy was born in a Paris suburb, his family was from Haute-Normandie in the north of France. He was a P ...

– ( France)

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*'' The Eagle and the Hawk'', starring Rhonda Fleming and John Payne *'' Edge of Doom'', starring Farley Granger and

Mala Powers Mary Ellen "Mala" Powers (December 20, 1931 – June 11, 2007) was an American actress. Early life Powers was born in San Francisco, California, and raised in Los Angeles. Her father was a United Press International, United Press executive, whil ...

*'' Les Enfants Terribles'', directed by Jean-Pierre Melville – ( France) *''

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'' (Akatsuki no dasso) – (

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)

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*'' The Fall of Berlin'' (Padeniye Berlina) – ( USSR) *'' Fancy Pants'', starring Bob Hope and Lucille Ball *''

Father Is a Bachelor ''Father Is a Bachelor'' is a 1950 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Abby Berlin and Norman Foster. It stars William Holden and Coleen Gray. Plot Carefree vagabond Johnny Rutledge is stuck in a small town when his medicine show ...

'', starring William Holden and

Colleen Gray Coleen Gray (born Doris Bernice Jensen; October 23, 1922 – August 3, 2015) was an American actress. She was best known for her roles in the films '' Nightmare Alley'' (1947), '' Red River'' (1948), and Stanley Kubrick's '' The Killing'' ( ...

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Father of the Bride The Father of the Bride is commonly one of the wedding ceremony participants. Father of the Bride may also refer to: * ''Father of the Bride'' (novel), 1949, by Edward Streeter ** ''Father of the Bride'' (franchise), media franchise based on the 1 ...

'', directed by Vincente Minnelli, starring Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett and

Elizabeth Taylor Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was a British-American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s. ...

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The File on Thelma Jordon ''The File on Thelma Jordon'' is a 1950 American film noir drama film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Wendell Corey. The screenplay by Ketti Frings, based on an unpublished short story by Marty Holland, concerns a woma ...

'', starring

Barbara Stanwyck Barbara Stanwyck (; born Ruby Catherine Stevens; July 16, 1907 – January 20, 1990) was an American actress, model and dancer. A stage, film, and television star, during her 60-year professional career she was known for her strong, realistic sc ...

*'' The Fireball'', starring

Mickey Rooney Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule Jr.; other pseudonym Mickey Maguire; September 23, 1920 – April 6, 2014) was an American actor. In a career spanning nine decades, he appeared in more than 300 films and was among the last surviving stars of the ...

and Pat O'Brien *'' The Flame and the Arrow'', starring

Burt Lancaster Burton Stephen Lancaster (November 2, 1913 – October 20, 1994) was an American actor and producer. Initially known for playing tough guys with a tender heart, he went on to achieve success with more complex and challenging roles over a 45-yea ...

and Virginia Mayo *''

The Flowers of St. Francis ''The Flowers of St. Francis'' (in Italian, ''Francesco, giullare di Dio'', or "Francis, God's Jester") is a 1950 film directed by Roberto Rossellini and co-written by Federico Fellini. The film is based on two books, the 14th-century novel ''Fi ...

'' (Francesco, giullare di Dio), directed by Roberto Rossellini – ( Italy) *'' For Heaven's Sake'', starring

and Joan Bennett *'' Frenchie'', starring Joel McCrea and Shelley Winters *'' The Fuller Brush Girl'', starring Lucille Ball and Eddie Albert *'' The Furies'', directed by

Anthony Mann Anthony Mann (born Emil Anton Bundsmann; June 30, 1906 – April 29, 1967) was an American film director and stage actor. Mann initially started as a theatre actor appearing in numerous stage productions. In 1937, he moved to Hollywood where ...

, starring

and Walter Huston

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*'' Gabriela'', directed by Géza von Cziffra, starring

Zarah Leander Zarah Leander (; 15 March 1907 – 23 June 1981) was a Swedish singer and actress whose greatest success was in Germany between 1936 and 1943, when she was contracted to work for the state-owned Universum Film AG (UFA). Although no exact record ...

– ( West Germany) *'' Gerald McBoing-Boing'' *'' The Glass Menagerie'', based on the play by Tennessee Williams, starring Jane Wyman,

Kirk Douglas Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, 1916 – February 5, 2020) was an American actor and filmmaker. After an impoverished childhood, he made his film debut in ''The Strange Love of Martha Ivers'' (1946) with Barbara Stanwyck. Do ...

, Gertrude Lawrence and

Arthur Kennedy John Arthur Kennedy (February 17, 1914January 5, 1990) was an American stage and film actor known for his versatility in supporting film roles and his ability to create "an exceptional honesty and naturalness on stage", especially in the origi ...

*'' Gone to Earth'', starring Jennifer Jones – ( GB) * '' Guilty of Treason'', starring Charles Bickford and

Bonita Granville Bonita Gloria Granville Wrather (February 2, 1923 – October 11, 1988) was an American actress and producer. The daughter of vaudevillians, Granville began her career on the stage at age three. She initially began as a child actress, making h ...

*'' Gun Crazy'' (aka ''Deadly is the Female''), starring

John Dall John Dall (born John Dall Thompson; May 26, 1920 – January 15, 1971) was an American actor. Primarily a stage actor, he is best remembered today for two film roles: the cool-minded intellectual killer in Alfred Hitchcock's ''Rope'' (1948), and ...

and

Peggy Cummins Peggy Cummins (born Augusta Margaret Diane Fuller; 18 December 1925 – 29 December 2017) was an Irish actress, born in Wales, who is best known for her performance in Joseph H. Lewis's ''Gun Crazy'' (1950), playing a trigger-happy ''femme fa ...

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The Gunfighter ''The Gunfighter'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by Henry King and starring Gregory Peck, Helen Westcott, Millard Mitchell and Karl Malden. It was written by screenwriters William Bowers and William Sellers, with an uncredited rewr ...

'', starring

Gregory Peck Eldred Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an American actor and one of the most popular film stars from the 1940s to the 1970s. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Peck the 12th-greatest male star of Classic Hollywood ...

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Gunman in the Streets ''Gunman in the Streets'' (Canadian title ''Gangster at Bay'') is a French/US-produced 1950 black-and-white film noir directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Dane Clark and Simone Signoret. Unreleased for theatrical screening in the US, the film ...

'', starring

Simone Signoret Simone Signoret (; born Simone Henriette Charlotte Kaminker; 25 March 1921 – 30 September 1985) was a French actress. She received various accolades, including an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, a César Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a ...

– ( France)

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*'' The Happiest Days of Your Life'', starring Alastair Sim and Margaret Rutherford – ( GB) *''

Harriet Craig ''Harriet Craig'' is a 1950 American drama (film and television), drama film starring Joan Crawford. The screenplay by Anne Froelick and James Gunn (screenwriter, born 1920), James Gunn was based upon the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1925 play ''Craig's ...

'', starring Joan Crawford and Wendell Corey *'' Harvey'', starring

and Josephine Hull *'' The High and the Mighty'', starring

John Wayne Marion Robert Morrison (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne and nicknamed The Duke or Duke Wayne, was an American actor who became a popular icon through his starring roles in films made during Hollywood's Gol ...

and

Claire Trevor Claire Trevor ( Wemlinger; March 8, 1910April 8, 2000) was an American actress. She appeared in 65 feature films from 1933 to 1982, winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in ''Key Largo'' (1948), and received nomina ...

*'' Highly Dangerous'', starring Margaret Lockwood and

Dane Clark Dane Clark (born Bernard Zanville; February 26, 1912September 11, 1998) was an American character actor who was known for playing, as he labeled himself, "Joe Average." Early life Clark was born in Brooklyn, New York City, the son of Jewish imm ...

– ( GB) *'' Highway 301'', starring Steve Cochran and Virginia Grey *''

The Hollywood Ten ''The Hollywood Ten'' is a 1950 American 16mm short documentary film. In the film, each member of the Hollywood Ten made a short speech denouncing McCarthyism and the Hollywood blacklisting. The film was directed by John Berry. After being na ...

'', documentary by John Berry *'' House by the River'', starring Louis Hayward and

Jane Wyatt Jane Waddington Wyatt ( ; August 12, 1910 – October 20, 2006) was an American actress. She starred in a number of Hollywood films, such as Frank Capra's ''Lost Horizon'', but is likely best known for her role as the housewife and mother Marg ...

*'' Hunt the Man Down'', starring Gig Young and Carla Balenda

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The Iroquois Trail ''The Iroquois Trail'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by Phil Karlson starring George Montgomery and Brenda Marshall. It is set during the French-Indian War. It is an adaptation of James Fenimore Cooper's 1826 work ''The Last of ...

'', starring

George Montgomery George Montgomery may refer to: * George Montgomery (actor) (1916–2000), American actor *George Leslie Montgomery (c. 1727–1787), Irish Member of Parliament *George Montgomery (set decorator) (1899–1951), American set decorator * George Thoma ...

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I Was a Shoplifter ''I Was a Shoplifter'' is a 1950 American film noir crime film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Scott Brady and Mona Freeman. Plot A shoplifter, Faye Burton, is being watched by Herb Klaxon, a security guard at a Los Angeles department sto ...

'', starring Scott Brady and Mona Freeman *'' I'll Get By'', starring June Haver, Gloria DeHaven, Steve Allen, Dennis Day *''

In a Lonely Place ''In a Lonely Place'' is a 1950 American film noir directed by Nicholas Ray and starring Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame, produced for Bogart's Santana Productions. The script was written by Andrew P. Solt from Edmund H. North's adaptation o ...

'', directed by Nicholas Ray, starring

Humphrey Bogart Humphrey DeForest Bogart (; December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957), nicknamed Bogie, was an American film and stage actor. His performances in Classical Hollywood cinema films made him an American cultural icon. In 1999, the American Film In ...

and Gloria Grahame

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*'' The Jackie Robinson Story'', starring Robinson as himself, with

Ruby Dee Ruby Dee (October 27, 1922 – June 11, 2014) was an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and civil rights activist. She originated the role of "Ruth Younger" in the stage and film versions of ''A Raisin in the Sun'' (19 ...

*'' Jogan'', starring Dilip Kumar and Nargis – ( India) *''

Johnny One-Eye ''Johnny One-Eye'' is a 1950 film noir crime film from a story by Damon Runyon, directed by Robert Florey starring Pat O'Brien, Wayne Morris, Dolores Moran and Gayle Reed. Plot In Manhattan, former gangster turned legitimate businessman Mar ...

'', starring Pat O'Brien *''

Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar (; ; 12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC), was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in a civil war, and ...

'', starring

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Justice is Done ''Justice Is Done'' (french: Justice est faite) is a 1950 French drama film directed by André Cayatte. It tackles the subject of euthanasia by depicting a court case in which a woman is tried for killing her terminally ill employer at his reques ...

'' (Justice est faite) – ( France)

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*'' Key to the City'', starring Clark Gable and Loretta Young *'' The Kid'' (Xi lu xiang), starring 10-year-old

Bruce Lee Bruce Lee (; born Lee Jun-fan, ; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was a Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy drawing from different combat disciplines that ...

– ( Hong Kong) *'' Kill the Umpire'', starring

William Bendix William Bendix (January 14, 1906 – December 14, 1964) was an American film, radio, and television actor, who typically played rough, blue-collar characters. He is best remembered for his role in ''Wake Island'', which earned him an Academy ...

, William Frawley, Una Merkel *''

The Killer That Stalked New York ''The Killer That Stalked New York'' (also known as ''Frightened City'') is a 1950 American film noir directed by Earl McEvoy and starring Evelyn Keyes, Charles Korvin and William Bishop. The film, shot on location and in a semi-documentary styl ...

'', starring Evelyn Keyes *'' Kim'', starring Errol Flynn *'' King Solomon's Mines'', starring

Deborah Kerr Deborah Jane Trimmer CBE (30 September 192116 October 2007), known professionally as Deborah Kerr (), was a British actress. She was nominated six times for the Academy Award for Best Actress. During her international film career, Kerr won a G ...

and

Stewart Granger Stewart Granger (born James Lablache Stewart; 6 May 1913 – 16 August 1993) was a British film actor, mainly associated with heroic and romantic leading roles. He was a popular leading man from the 1940s to the early 1960s, rising to fame thr ...

*'' Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye'', starring

James Cagney James Francis Cagney Jr. (; July 17, 1899March 30, 1986) was an American actor, dancer and film director. On stage and in film, Cagney was known for his consistently energetic performances, distinctive vocal style, and deadpan comic timing. He ...

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*'' A Lady Without Passport'', starring Hedy Lamarr and John Hodiak *'' Last Holiday'', starring

Alec Guinness Sir Alec Guinness (born Alec Guinness de Cuffe; 2 April 1914 – 5 August 2000) was an English actor. After an early career on the stage, Guinness was featured in several of the Ealing comedies, including ''Kind Hearts and Coronets'' (194 ...

– ( GB) *'' The Lawless'', directed by

Joseph Losey Joseph Walton Losey III (; January 14, 1909 – June 22, 1984) was an American theatre and film director, producer, and screenwriter. Born in Wisconsin, he studied in Germany with Bertolt Brecht and then returned to the United States. Blackliste ...

, starring Macdonald Carey *'' Let's Dance'', starring Fred Astaire and Betty Hutton *'' Life'' (Jeevitham), directed by

A. V. Meiyappan Avichi Meiyappa Chettiar (28 July 1907 – 12 August 1979), also known as A. V. Meiyappan, A. V. Meiyappa Chettiar or AVM, was an Indian film producer, director and philanthropist who established AVM Productions in Vadapalani, Chennai. He ...

, starring Vyjayanthimala in her Telugu film debut – ( India) *'' A Life of Her Own'', starring Lana Turner and

Ray Milland Ray Milland (born Alfred Reginald Jones; 3 January 1907 – 10 March 1986) was a Welsh-American actor and film director. His screen career ran from 1929 to 1985. He is remembered for his Academy Award and Cannes Film Festival Award-winning ...

*''

The Life of Wu Xun ''The Life of Wu Xun'' () is a 1950 Chinese film directed by Sun Yu and starring Zhao Dan. A black and white movie, it was produced by Kunlun Film Studio. It deals with a true story of a figure in Chinese history, Wu Xun, who spent years collecti ...

'' (Wu Xun zhuan) – (

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

) *'' Louisa'', starring

Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan ( ; February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician, actor, and union leader who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He also served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 ...

*'' Love Happy'', starring the Marx Brothers and, in a non-speaking role, Marilyn Monroe

M

*'' The Magnificent Yankee'', starring Louis Calhern *'' The Man Who Cheated Himself'', starring

Lee J. Cobb Lee J. Cobb (born Leo Jacoby; December 8, 1911February 11, 1976) was an American actor, known both for film roles and his work on the Broadway stage. He often played arrogant, intimidating and abrasive characters, but he also acted as respectabl ...

and

*'' The Men'', starring

Marlon Brando Marlon Brando Jr. (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004) was an American actor. Considered one of the most influential actors of the 20th century, he received numerous accolades throughout his career, which spanned six decades, including two Academ ...

in his film debut, with

Teresa Wright Muriel Teresa Wright (October 27, 1918 – March 6, 2005) was an American actress. She was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress: in 1941 for her debut work in ''The Little Foxes'', and in 1942 for ''Mrs. Miniver'', ...

Everett Sloane Everett H. Sloane (October 1, 1909 – August 6, 1965) was an American character actor who worked in radio, theatre, films, and television. Early life Sloane was born in Manhattan on October 1, 1909, to Nathaniel I. Sloane and Rose (Gers ...

Jack Webb John Randolph Webb (April 2, 1920 – December 23, 1982) was an American actor, television producer, Television director, director, and screenwriter, who is most famous for his role as Joe Friday, Sgt. Joe Friday in the Dragnet (franchise) ...

and, in a bit part,

DeForest Kelley Jackson DeForest Kelley (January 20, 1920 – June 11, 1999), known to colleagues as "Dee", was an American actor, screenwriter, poet, and singer. He was known for his roles in Westerns and as Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy of the in the televisio ...

*''

The Miniver Story ''The Miniver Story'' is a 1950 American drama film that is the sequel to the 1942 film '' Mrs. Miniver''. Like its predecessor, the picture, made by MGM, stars Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon, but it was filmed on-location in England. The film ...

'', starring Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon and John Hodiak *''

Mirror of Holland ''Mirror of Holland'' ( nl, Spiegel van Holland) is a 1950 short Dutch documentary film about The Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision ...

'' (Spiegel van Holland) – ( Netherlands) winner of

Short Film Palme d'Or The Short Film Palme d'Or (french: Palme d'Or du court métrage) is the highest prize given to a short film at the Cannes Film Festival. Since the creation of the Cinéfondation La ''Cinéfondation'' is a foundation under the aegis of the Cannes ...

*'' Mister 880'', starring

and Edmund Gwenn *'' Montana'', starring Errol Flynn and

Alexis Smith Margaret Alexis Fitzsimmons-Smith (June 8, 1921 – June 9, 1993) was a Canadian-born American actress and singer. She appeared in several major Hollywood films in the 1940s and had a notable career on Broadway in the 1970s, winning a Tony Awar ...

*'' Morning Departure'' (aka Operation Disaster), starring John Mills and

Richard Attenborough Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, (; 29 August 192324 August 2014) was an English actor, filmmaker, and entrepreneur. He was the president of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and the British Academy of Film and Televisio ...

– (GB) *''

Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone ''Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone'' is a 1950 comedy/murder mystery film set on board a train. It stars Marjorie Main and James Whitmore. It is based on the short story "Once Upon a Train (The Loco Motive)" by Stuart Palmer and Craig Rice. Plot M ...

'', starring Marjorie Main and

*'' The Mudlark'', starring Irene Dunne and

– ( GB/ US) *''

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'' – ( USSR) *'' My Blue Heaven'', starring Betty Grable *''

My Friend Irma Goes West ''My Friend Irma Goes West'' is a 1950 American comedy film directed by Hal Walker and based on the radio show ''My Friend Irma.'' It stars the comedy team of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. The film is a sequel to ''My Friend Irma'' (1949) and was r ...

'', starring

and

*''

Mystery Street ''Mystery Street'' is a 1950 black-and-white film noir featuring Ricardo Montalbán, Sally Forrest, Bruce Bennett, Elsa Lanchester, and Marshall Thompson. Produced by MGM, it was directed by John Sturges with cinematography by John Alton. The f ...

'', starring Ricardo Montalbán

N

*''

Nancy Goes to Rio ''Nancy Goes to Rio'' is a Technicolor musical comedy film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1950. It was directed by Robert Z. Leonard and produced by Joe Pasternak from a screenplay by Sidney Sheldon, based on a story by Ralph Block, Frederic ...

'', starring Ann Sothern,

Jane Powell Jane Powell (born Suzanne Lorraine Burce; April 1, 1929 – September 16, 2021) was an American actress, singer, and dancer who first appeared in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musicals in the 1940s and 50s. With her soprano voice and girl-next-door ima ...

Barry Sullivan Barry Sullivan may refer to: *Barry Sullivan (American actor) (1912–1994), US film and Broadway actor *Barry Sullivan (stage actor) (1821–1891), Irish born stage actor active in Britain and Australia *Barry Sullivan (lawyer), Chicago lawyer and ...

, Carmen Miranda, Louis Calhern, and Scotty Beckett *''

The Nevadan ''The Nevadan'' is a 1950 American Cinecolor Western film directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Randolph Scott, Dorothy Malone, Forrest Tucker, Frank Faylen, and George Macready. Written by George W. George and George F. Slavin, the film is a ...

'', starring

Randolph Scott George Randolph Scott (January 23, 1898 – March 2, 1987) was an American film actor whose career spanned the years from 1928 to 1962. As a leading man for all but the first three years of his cinematic career, Scott appeared in a variety of ...

and Dorothy Malone *'' Night and the City'', directed by Jules Dassin, starring Richard Widmark and

Gene Tierney Gene Eliza Tierney (November 19, 1920 – November 6, 1991) was an American film and stage actress. Acclaimed for her great beauty, she became established as a leading lady. Tierney was best known for her portrayal of the title character in the ...

– ( GB) *'' No Man of Her Own'', starring

*'' No Peace Under the Olive Tree'' (Non c'è pace tra gli ulivi), starring Raf Vallone – ( Italy) *'' No Way Out'', starring Richard Widmark, Linda Darnell, Stephen McNally and

Sidney Poitier Sidney Poitier ( ; February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was an American actor, film director, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. He received two competitive ...

O

*'' Odette'', starring Anna Neagle and Trevor Howard – ( GB) *''

Los Olvidados ''Los olvidados'' (, Spanish: ''The Forgotten Ones''; known in the United States as ''The Young and the Damned'') is a 1950 Mexican teen crime film directed by Luis Buñuel. It was filmed at Tepeyac Studios and on location in Mexico City. Produ ...

'', directed by Luis Buñuel – photograph of Gabriel Figueroa – ( Mexico) *'' Once a Thief'', starring Cesar Romero and Lon Chaney, Jr. *''

One Way Street ''One Way Street'' is a 1950 American film noir crime film directed by Hugo Fregonese and starring James Mason, Märta Torén and Dan Duryea. The crime film takes place mainly in Mexico. Plot Dr. Frank Matson, a physician, steals $200,000 from t ...

'', starring

James Mason James Neville Mason (; 15 May 190927 July 1984) was an English actor. He achieved considerable success in British cinema before becoming a star in Hollywood. He was the top box-office attraction in the UK in 1944 and 1945; his British films inc ...

*'' Orphée'', directed by Jean Cocteau, starring

Jean Marais Jean-Alfred Villain-Marais (11 December 1913 – 8 November 1998), known professionally as Jean Marais (), was a French actor, film director, theatre director, painter, sculptor, visual artist, writer and photographer. He performed in over 100 f ...

– ( France) *''

Outrage Outrage may refer to: * Outrage (emotion), an emotion * Tort of outrage, in law, an alternative term for ''intentional infliction of emotional distress'' Books * ''Outrage'', a novel by Henry Denker 1982 * ''Outrage'', a play by Itamar Moses 2 ...

'', directed by Ida Lupino, starring

*'' Outside the Wall'', starring Richard Basehart and Marilyn Maxwell

P

*'' Panic in the Streets'', directed by

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, starring Richard Widmark,

Jack Palance Jack Palance ( ; born Volodymyr Palahniuk ( uk, Володимир Палагню́к); February 18, 1919 – November 10, 2006) was an American actor known for playing tough guys and villains. He was nominated for three Academy Awards, all fo ...

Zero Mostel Samuel Joel "Zero" Mostel (February 28, 1915 – September 8, 1977) was an American actor, comedian, and singer. He is best known for his portrayal of comic characters such as Tevye on stage in ''Fiddler on the Roof'', Pseudolus on stage and on ...

and

Barbara Bel Geddes Barbara Bel Geddes (October 31, 1922 – August 8, 2005) was an American stage and screen actress, artist, and children's author whose career spanned almost five decades. She was best known for her starring role as Miss Ellie Ewing in the t ...

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'' (Il Cammino della speranza), directed by

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, starring Raf Vallone – ( Italy) *'' Perfect Strangers'', starring Ginger Rogers *''

Please Believe Me ''Please Believe Me'' is a 1950 American romantic comedy film directed by Norman Taurog, and starring Deborah Kerr, Robert Walker, Mark Stevens and Peter Lawford. Plot Alison Kirbe is a young London girl who has just found out she has inherit ...

'', starring

, Peter Lawford and Robert Walker *'' Post Office Box 1001'' (Apartado de correos 1001) – ( Spain) *'' Prehistoric Women'', directed by Gregg C. Tallas *''

Prima comunione ''Father's Dilemma'' ( it, Prima comunione) is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Alessandro Blasetti. It won an award at the Venice Film Festival. Details * The voice of the narrator is Alberto Sordi. When Sordi worked on the film he had jus ...

'' (aka Father's Dilemma), starring Aldo Fabrizi – ( Italy)

Q

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'', starring

and Peter Lorre

R

*'' Rashomon'', directed by Akira Kurosawa, starring

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and Masayuki Mori – (

) *'' Riding High'', directed by

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, starring

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*''Right Cross'', starring June Allyson and Dick Powell *''Rio Grande (1950 film), Rio Grande'', directed by John Ford, starring

and

*''Rocketship X-M'', starring Lloyd Bridges, Hugh O'Brian and Noah Beery, Jr. *''Rocky Mountain (film), Rocky Mountain'', starring Errol Flynn and Patrice Wymore *''Rogues of Sherwood Forest'', starring John Derek *''La Ronde (1950 film), La Ronde'' (The Merry-Go-Round), directed by Max Ophüls, starring

and Anton Walbrook – ( France) *''Room to Let (1950 film), Room to Let'', directed by Godfrey Grayson

S

*''Scandal (1950 film), Scandal'' (Sukyandaru), directed by Akira Kurosawa – (

) *''The Second Face'', starring Ella Raines *''The Secret Fury'', starring Claudette Colbert and Robert Ryan *''September Affair'', starring Joan Fontaine and Joseph Cotten *''Seven Days to Noon'', directed by the Boulting Brothers, starring Barry Jones (actor), Barry Jones – ( GB) *''Shadow on the Wall (1950 film), Shadow on the Wall'', starring Ann Sothern, Zachary Scott, Nancy Reagan, Nancy Davis *''Side Street (1950 film), Side Street'', starring Farley Granger and Cathy O'Donnell *''Sierra (film), Sierra'', starring Wanda Hendrix and Audie Murphy *''The Sleeping City'', starring Richard Conte *''So Long at the Fair'', starring Jean Simmons and

– ( GB) *''The Sound of Fury (film), The Sound of Fury'', starring Frank Lovejoy and Lloyd Bridges *''Stage Fright (1950 film), Stage Fright'', directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Jane Wyman, Marlene Dietrich, Michael Wilding (actor), Michael Wilding and Richard Todd – ( GB) *''Stars in My Crown (film), Stars in My Crown'', starring Joel McCrea *''State Secret (1950 film), State Secret'', starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Jack Hawkins – ( GB) *''Story of a Love Affair'' (Cronaca di un amore), directed by Michelangelo Antonioni – (Italy) *''Stromboli (film), Stromboli'', directed by Roberto Rossellini, starring Ingrid Bergman – ( Italy/ US) *''Summer Stock'', starring Judy Garland and Gene Kelly, with Phil Silvers *''Sunday in August'' (Domenica d'agosto) – ( Italy) *''Sunset Boulevard (1950 film), Sunset Boulevard'', directed by Billy Wilder, starring William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich Von Stroheim, Nancy Olson *

T

*''También de Dolor se Canta'' (They Also Sing from Sadness), starring Pedro Infante – ( Mexico) *''Tea for Two (film), Tea for Two'', starring Doris Day and Gordon MacRae *''Tension (film), Tension'', starring Richard Basehart and Audrey Totter *''This Life of Mine'' (Wo zhe yi bei zi) – (

) *''Three Came Home'', starring Claudette Colbert *''Three Little Words (film), Three Little Words'', starring Fred Astaire and Red Skelton *''Three Secrets'', starring Eleanor Parker, Patricia Neal, Ruth Roman *''A Ticket to Tomahawk'', starring

and Dan Dailey *''The Titan: Story of Michelangelo'', award-winning documentary by Robert J. Flaherty *''To Joy (film), To Joy'' (Till glädje), directed by Ingmar Bergman – (Swedish films of the 1950s, Sweden) *''To Please a Lady'', starring Clark Gable and

*''The Toast of New Orleans'', starring Kathryn Grayson and Mario Lanza *''Tomorrow Is Too Late'' (Domani è troppo tardi), starring Pier Angeli and Vittorio De Sica – ( Italy) *''The Trap (1950 film), The Trap'' (Past), directed by Martin Frič – (Czech films of the 1950s, Czechoslovakia) *'' Treasure Island'', starring Robert Newton – (GB/US) *''Trio (1950 film), Trio'', starring Nigel Patrick, Wilfred Hyde-White, Jean Simmons – ( GB) *''Tripoli (film), Tripoli'', starring

and John Payne *''Two Flags West'', starring Joseph Cotten and Linda Darnell *''Two Weeks with Love'', starring

and Ricardo Montalban

U

*''El último caballo'' (The Last Horse) – ( Spain) *''The Underworld Story'', starring Dan Duryea *''Union Station (film), Union Station'', starring William Holden *''Until We Meet Again (1950 film), Until We Meet Again'' (Mata au hi made) – (

)

V

*''Variety Lights'' (Luci del varietà), directed by Federico Fellini – ( Italy) *''Vendetta (1950 film), Vendetta'', starring Faith Domergue (filmed in 1946 but not released until 1950 due to delays from Howard Hughes)

W

*''Wabash Avenue (film), Wabash Avenue'', starring Betty Grable (a remake of Grable's 1943 film ''Coney Island (1943 film), Coney Island'') *''Wagon Master'', directed by John Ford, starring Ben Johnson (actor), Ben Johnson, Joanne Dru and Ward Bond *''Watch the Birdie (1950 film), Watch the Birdie'', starring Red Skelton, Arlene Dahl and Ann Miller *''The West Point Story (film), The West Point Story'', starring

and Doris Day *''When Willie Comes Marching Home'', starring Dan Dailey *''Where Danger Lives'', starring Robert Mitchum and Faith Domergue in her film debut *''Where the Sidewalk Ends (film), Where the Sidewalk Ends'', directed by Otto Preminger, starring Dana Andrews and

*''Winchester '73 (1950 film), Winchester '73'', starring

, Shelley Winters, Stephen McNally, Dan Duryea, and with early appearances by Rock Hudson and Tony Curtis *''The Woman in Question'', directed by Anthony Asquith, starring Jean Kent and

– ( GB) *''Woman in Hiding'', starring Ida Lupino, Howard Duff and Stephen McNally *''Woman on the Run'', starring Ann Sheridan and Dennis O'Keefe *''The Wooden Horse'', starring Leo Genn and Anthony Steel (actor), Anthony Steel – ( GB)

Y

*''The Yellow Cab Man'', starring Red Skelton and Gloria DeHaven *''The Young and the Damned'' (Los Olvidados), directed by Luis Buñuel – ( Mexico) *''Young Man with a Horn (film), Young Man with a Horn'', directed by Michael Curtiz, starring

, Doris Day

Z

*''Zhukovsky (film), Zhukovsky'' – ( USSR)

Serials

*''Atom Man vs. Superman'', starring Kirk Alyn, Noel Neill and Lyle Talbot *''Cody of the Pony Express'' *''Desperadoes of the West'', starring Tom Keene (actor), Tom Keene *''Flying Disc Man from Mars'', starring Walter Reed (actor), Walter Reed and Lois Collier *''The Invisible Monster'', starring Richard Webb (actor), Richard Webb and Aline Towne * *''Pirates of the High Seas'', starring Buster Crabbe

Short film series

*''Mickey Mouse'' (1928 in film, 1928–1952 in film, 1952) *''Looney Tunes'' (1930 in film, 1930–1969 in film, 1969) *''Merrie Melodies'' (1931 in film, 1931–1969 in film, 1969) *''Popeye'' (1933 in film, 1933–1957 in film, 1957) *''The Three Stooges'' (1934 in film, 1934–1959 in film, 1959) *''Donald Duck'' (1936 in film, 1936–1956 in film, 1956) *''Pluto (Disney), Pluto'' (1937 in film, 1937–1951 in film, 1951) *''Goofy'' (1939 in film, 1939–1953 in film, 1953) *''Tom and Jerry'' (1940 in film, 1940–1958 in film, 1958) *''Bugs Bunny'' (1940 in film, 1940–1962 in film, 1962) *''The Fox and the Crow (animated characters), The Fox and the Crow'' (1941 in film, 1941–1950) *''Mighty Mouse'' (1942 in film, 1942–1955 in film, 1955) *''Chip and Dale'' (1943 in film, 1943–1956 in film, 1956) *''Yosemite Sam'' (1945 in film, 1945–1963 in film, 1963) *''Noveltoons'' (1943 in film, 1943–1967 in film, 1967)

Births

*January 1 – Gerard McSorley, Irish actor *January 7 – Erin Gray, American model and actress *January 22 – Pamela Salem, British actress *January 24 – Daniel Auteuil, French actor *January 30 – Trinidad Silva, American comedian and character actor (d. 1988) *February 5 – Jonathan Freeman (actor), Jonathan Freeman, American actor, voice actor, singer and puppeteer *February 12 – Michael Ironside, Canadian actor *February 17 – Prunella Gee, English actress *February 18 **John Hughes (filmmaker), John Hughes, American director, producer and screenwriter (d. 2009) **Cybill Shepherd, American actress *February 21 – Larry Drake, American actor and comedian (d. 2016) *February 22 – Julie Walters, English actress *February 23 – Mary Pat Gleason, American actress (d. 2020) *February 25 – Neil Jordan, Irish director *March 2 – Matthew Laurance, American actor and comedian *March 3 – Laura Ziskin, American producer (d. 2011) *March 11 – Jerry Zucker, American director and producer *March 13 – William H. Macy, American actor *March 18 – Brad Dourif, American actor *March 20 **William Hurt, American actor (d. 2022) **Tom Towles, American character actor (d. 2015) *March 23 – Corinne Cléry, French actress *March 26 **Martin Short, Canadian comedian and actor **Alan Silvestri, American film composer and conductor *March 29 – Barry Pearl, American actor *March 30 – Robbie Coltrane, Scottish actor (d. 2022) *April 4 – Christine Lahti, American actress *April 12 – David Cassidy, American actor and singer-songwriter (d. 2017) *April 13 **Ron Perlman, American actor **William Sadler (actor), William Sadler, American actor *April 15 – Josiane Balasko, French actress, writer and director *April 16 – David Graf, American actor *April 22 – Thierry Zéno, Belgian director (d. 2017) *April 20 – Jay Leno, American comedian, actor, writer, producer and late-night television host *April 23 - Henry Goodman, British actor *April 29 – Phillip Noyce, Australian director *May 1 – John Diehl, American character actor *May 8 – Robert Mugge, American director and producer *May 9 – Marcheline Bertrand, American actress (d. 2007) *May 12 – Gabriel Byrne, Irish actor *May 13 – Joe Johnston, American director, writer and visual effects artist *May 15 – Nicholas Hammond, American-born Australian actor and writer *May 18 **Gerry Mendicino, Canadian actor **Nick Wyman, American actor *May 22 – Peter Wildman, Canadian actor *June 1 – John M. Jackson, American film and television actor *June 5 – Daniel von Bargen, American character actor (d. 2015) *June 6 – Chantal Akerman, Belgian director (d. 2015) *June 8 – Kathy Baker, American actress *June 13 – Belinda Bauer (actress), Belinda Bauer, Australian actress *June 14 - Jeremy Sinden, English actor (d. 1996) *June 17 – Lee Tamahori, New Zealand filmmaker *June 19 – Daria Nicolodi, Italian actress and screenwriter (d. 2020) *June 24 – Nancy Allen (actress), Nancy Allen, American actress *June 25 – Thomas Jefferson Byrd, American actor (d. 2020) *June 26 – Michael Paul Chan, American actor *July 17 – Barbara Rosenblat, British actress *July 20 – Tantoo Cardinal, Canadian actress *July 28 - Lani Minella, American voice actress, voice director and producer *July 29 – Mike Starr (actor), Mike Starr, American character actor *August 5 – Holly Palance, American actress *August 6 – Dorian Harewood, American actor *August 11 – Adam LeFevre, American character actor *August 12 – Jim Beaver, American actor *August 13 – Jane Carr, English actress *August 14 – Peter Guinness (actor), English actor *August 20 – Skip O'Brien, American actor (d. 2011) *August 27 – Charles Fleischer, American stand-up comedian, actor, writer and musician *September 7 – Julie Kavner, American film and television actress, voice actress and comedian *September 11 – Amy Madigan, American actress *September 12 – Bruce Mahler, American actor, producer and writer *September 14 – Howard Deutch, American director *September 21 – Bill Murray, American actor and comedian *September 24 **Harriet Walter, British actress **Kristina Wayborn, Swedish actress *September 28 – John Sayles, American director and screenwriter *September 30 – Vondie Curtis-Hall, American actor, screenwriter and director *October 1 – Randy Quaid, American actor *October 2 – Ian McNeice, English actor *October 4 – Alan Rosenberg, American actor *October 5 – Jeff Conaway, American actor and singer (d. 2011) *October 17 – Howard Rollins, American actor (d. 1996) *October 18 – Om Puri, Indian actor (d. 2017) *October 31 – John Candy, Canadian comedian and actor (d. 1994) *November 13 – Jules Sylvester, British wild animal trainer, actor and television presenter *November 16 – David Leisure, American actor *November 18 – Eric Pierpoint, American actor *November 28 – Ed Harris, American actor *December 10 – Gregg Berger, American voice actor *December 12 – Duane Chase, American actor *December 13 – Wendie Malick, American-Canadian actress, previously fashion model *December 21 – Jane How, English actress *December 22 – Jeris Lee Poindexter, American actor, comedian and musician

Deaths

*January 2 – Emil Jannings, 65, Swiss-born German actor, ''The Blue Angel'', ''The Last Laugh (1924 film), The Last Laugh'' *January 12 – John M. Stahl, 63, American film director and producer, ''Leave Her to Heaven'', ''Imitation of Life (1934 film), Imitation of Life'' *January 22 **Alan Hale Sr., 57, American actor, director, ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'', ''Santa Fe Trail (film), Santa Fe Trail'' **Corinne Luchaire, 28, French actress, ''Prison Without Bars'', ''Conflict (1938 film), Conflict'' *March 10 – Marguerite De La Motte, 47, American actress, ''The Mark of Zorro (1920 film), The Mark of Zorro'', ''The Iron Mask'' *March 18 – Edgar Rice Burroughs, 74, American writer, creator of Tarzan *March 25 – Frank Buck (animal collector), Frank Buck, 66, American actor and animal expert, ''Bring 'Em Back Alive (film), Bring 'Em Back Alive'', ''Africa Screams'' *April 7 – Walter Huston, 67, American Academy Awards, Academy Award-winning actor, ''The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (film), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'', ''Dodsworth (film), Dodsworth'' *April 26 – Hobart Cavanaugh, 63, American actor, ''I Cover the Waterfront'', ''A Letter to Three Wives'' *May 1 – Ernst Laemmle, 49, German director and screenwriter, ''The Phantom of the Opera (1925 film), The Phantom of the Opera'', ''The Palm Beach Story'' *June 22 – Jane Cowl, 66, American actress, '' No Man of Her Own'', ''Payment on Demand'' *July 17 – Antonie Nedošinská, 65, Czech actress, ''Falešná kočička aneb Když si žena umíní'', ''Capek's Tales'' *September 13 – Sara Allgood, 69, Irish actress, ''How Green Was My Valley (film), How Green Was My Valley'', ''The Lodger (1944 film), The Lodger'' *October 23 – Al Jolson, 64, Lithuanian-born American actor, singer, entertainer, ''The Jazz Singer'', ''Rhapsody in Blue (film), Rhapsody in Blue'', ''The Singing Fool'' *October 29 – Maurice Costello, 73, American actor, ''DuBarry Was a Lady (film), Du Barry Was a Lady'', ''Tin Pan Alley (film), Tin Pan Alley'' *December 4 – James Kevin McGuinness, 56, Irish-American producer and screenwriter, ''Madame X (1937 film), Madame X'', ''Rio Grande (1950 film), Rio Grande'' *December 28 – William Garwood, 66, American silent-film actor and director, ''The Cowboy Millionaire (1909 film), The Cowboy Millionaire'', ''Proxy Husband''

Film debuts

– '' The Men'' *Carol Channing – ''Paid in Full (1950 film), Paid in Full'' *Richard Crenna – '' Let's Dance'' *Tippi Hedren – ''The Petty Girl'' *Piper Laurie – '' Louisa'' *Sophia Loren – ''Totò Tarzan'' *Rita Moreno – ''So Young, So Bad'' *

– '' Panic in the Streets'' *Peter Sellers – '' The Black Rose'' *Robert Wagner – ''The Happy Years''

References

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