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Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr in From Here to Eternity
The following is a list of American films released in 1953 .
Donald O'Connor and Fredric March cohosted the 26th Academy Awards ceremony on March 25, 1954, held at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood . This was the second year in which the ceremony was telecast, with viewership at an estimated 43,000,000.
The winner in the Best Motion Picture category was Columbia 's From Here to Eternity . All of the major-category winners were black-and-white films.
The 11th Golden Globe Awards also honored the best films of 1953. There was no award for Best Picture in either the Musical or Comedy categories.
Spencer Tracy won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a drama film for The Actress , while David Niven won Best Actor in the Musical or Comedy genre for The Moon Is Blue . Audrey Hepburn won Best Actress for Roman Holiday , and Ethel Merman won for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy film for her role in Call Me Madam . The Robe won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture .
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
The 49th Man
Fred F. Sears
Richard Denning , John Ireland , Suzanne Dalbert
Film noir
Columbia
99 River Street
Phil Karlson
John Payne , Evelyn Keyes
Film noir
United Artists
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T
Roy Rowland
Tommy Rettig , Mary Healy
Musical fantasy
Columbia
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
Charles Lamont
Abbott and Costello , Horace McMahon , Martha Hyer , Mari Blanchard
Comedy
Universal
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Charles Lamont
Abbott and Costello , Boris Karloff
Comedy
Universal
Act of Love
Anatole Litvak
Kirk Douglas , Dany Robin
Drama
United Artists
The Actress
George Cukor
Jean Simmons , Spencer Tracy , Teresa Wright
Drama
MGM ; based on Ruth Gordon
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
Don Weis
Debbie Reynolds , Bob Fosse
Musical comedy
MGM ; became TV series
Affair with a Stranger
Roy Rowland
Jean Simmons , Victor Mature , Monica Lewis
Drama
RKO
The All American
Jesse Hibbs
Tony Curtis , Lori Nelson , Mamie Van Doren
Sports drama
Universal
All Ashore
Richard Quine
Mickey Rooney , Dick Haymes , Peggy Ryan , Ray McDonald
Comedy, Musical
Columbia
All I Desire
Douglas Sirk
Barbara Stanwyck , Richard Carlson , Lyle Bettger , Lori Nelson
Drama
Universal
All the Brothers Were Valiant
Richard Thorpe
Robert Taylor , Stewart Granger , Ann Blyth
Adventure
MGM ; remake of 1923 film
Ambush at Tomahawk Gap
Fred F. Sears
John Hodiak , John Derek
Western
Columbia
Angel Face
Otto Preminger
Robert Mitchum , Jean Simmons , Mona Freeman
Film noir
RKO
Appointment in Honduras
Jacques Tourneur
Glenn Ford , Ann Sheridan , Zachary Scott
Adventure
RKO
Arena
Richard Fleischer
Gig Young , Jean Hagen , Polly Bergen
Drama
MGM
Arrowhead
Charles Warren
Charlton Heston , Jack Palance , Katy Jurado
Adventure
Paramount
Back to God's Country
Joseph Pevney
Rock Hudson , Marcia Henderson , Steve Cochran
Adventure, Western
Universal
Bad for Each Other
Irving Rapper
Charlton Heston , Lizabeth Scott
Film noir
Columbia
The Bandits of Corsica
Ray Nazarro
Paula Raymond , Richard Greene , Raymond Burr
Adventure
United Artists
Bandits of the West
Harry Keller
Allan Lane , Cathy Downs
Western
Republic
The Band Wagon
Vincente Minnelli
Fred Astaire , Cyd Charisse , Oscar Levant , Jack Buchanan , Nanette Fabray
Musical
MGM ; 5 Oscar nominations
Battle Circus
John Huston
Humphrey Bogart , June Allyson , Robert Keith , Keenan Wynn
Drama
MGM
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
Eugène Lourié
Paula Raymond , Cecil Kellaway
Science fiction
Warner Bros.
Beat the Devil
John Huston
Humphrey Bogart , Jennifer Jones , Gina Lollobrigida , Peter Lorre
Comedy
United Artists
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
Robert D. Webb
Robert Wagner , Terry Moore , Gilbert Roland
Adventure
20th Century Fox
The Bigamist
Ida Lupino
Joan Fontaine , Ida Lupino , Edmond O'Brien
Drama
Independent
The Big Heat
Fritz Lang
Glenn Ford , Gloria Grahame Jocelyn Brando
Film noir
Columbia
Big Leaguer
Robert Aldrich
Edward G. Robinson , Vera-Ellen
Comedy
MGM
Blowing Wild
Hugo Fregonese
Gary Cooper , Barbara Stanwyck , Ruth Roman
Drama
Warner Bros.
The Blue Gardenia
Fritz Lang
Anne Baxter , Richard Conte , Ann Sothern , Raymond Burr
Film noir
Warner Bros.
A Blueprint for Murder
Andrew L. Stone
Joseph Cotten , Jean Peters , Gary Merrill
Thriller
20th Century Fox
Born to the Saddle
William Beaudine
Chuck Courtney , Donald Woods
Western
Astor Pictures
Botany Bay
John Farrow
Alan Ladd , James Mason , Patricia Medina
Adventure
Paramount
Bright Road
Gerald Mayer
Dorothy Dandridge , Harry Belafonte
Drama
MGM
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
David Butler
Doris Day , Gordon MacRae
Musical
Warner Bros. ; On Moonlight Bay sequel
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
The Caddy
Norman Taurog
Dean Martin , Jerry Lewis , Donna Reed
Comedy
Paramount ; debut of song "That's Amore "
Calamity Jane
David Butler
Doris Day , Howard Keel
Musical
Warner Bros. ; Oscar for Best Song
Call Me Madam
Walter Lang
Ethel Merman , Donald O'Connor , Vera-Ellen , Billy De Wolfe
Musical
20th Century Fox . Based on play ; Golden Globe for Merman
Captain John Smith and Pocahontas
Lew Landers
Anthony Dexter , Jody Lawrance
Historical
United Artists
Captain Scarlett
Thomas Carr
Richard Greene , Leonora Amar
Adventure
United Artists
Cat-Women of the Moon
Arthur Hilton
Sonny Tufts , Victor Jory
Science Fiction
Astor
Cease Fire!
Owen Crump
War
Paramount
Champ for a Day
William A. Seiter
Alex Nicol , Audrey Totter , Charles Winninger
Crime drama
Republic
Charade
Roy Kellino
James Mason , Pamela Mason
Drama
Independent
The Charge at Feather River
Gordon Douglas
Guy Madison , Vera Miles
Western
Warner Bros.
China Venture
Don Siegel
Edmond O'Brien , Barry Sullivan , Jocelyn Brando
War
Columbia
City Beneath the Sea
Budd Boetticher
Robert Ryan , Mala Powers , Anthony Quinn , Suzan Ball
Adventure
Universal
City of Bad Men
Harmon Jones
Dale Robertson , Jeanne Crain , Richard Boone
Western
20th Century Fox
City That Never Sleeps
John H. Auer
Gig Young , William Talman , Mala Powers , Paula Raymond , Chill Wills
Film noir
Republic
Clipped Wings
Edward Bernds
Leo Gorcey , Huntz Hall , June Vincent
Comedy
Allied Artists
The Clown
Robert Z. Leonard
Red Skelton , Jane Greer , Tim Considine
Drama
MGM
Code Two
Fred M. Wilcox
Ralph Meeker , Sally Forrest
Film noir
MGM
Column South
Frederick de Cordova
Audie Murphy , Joan Evans
Western
Universal
Combat Squad
Cy Roth
John Ireland , Lon McCallister
War
Columbia
Confidentially Connie
Edward Buzzell
Van Johnson , Janet Leigh , Louis Calhern
Comedy
MGM
Conquest of Cochise
William Castle
Robert Stack , John Hodiak , Joy Page
Western
Columbia
Count the Hours
Don Siegel
Teresa Wright , Macdonald Carey
Crime
RKO
Cow Country
Lesley Selander
Edmond O'Brien , Helen Westcott
Western
Allied Artists
Crazylegs
Francis D. Lyon
Lloyd Nolan , Joan Vohs
Sports
Republic
Cruisin' Down the River
Richard Quine
Dick Haymes , Audrey Totter
Musical
Columbia
Cry of the Hunted
Joseph H. Lewis
Vittorio Gassman , Barry Sullivan , Polly Bergen
Film noir
MGM
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
Dance Hall Racket
Phil Tucker
Timothy Farrell , Lenny Bruce , Honey Harlow
Drama
Film Classics
Dangerous Crossing
Joseph M. Newman
Jeanne Crain , Michael Rennie , Carl Betz
Mystery
20th Century Fox ; based on the play Cabin B-13
Dangerous When Wet
Charles Walters
Esther Williams , Fernando Lamas , Jack Carson
Musical
MGM
Decameron Nights
Hugo Fregonese
Joan Fontaine , Louis Jourdan , Joan Collins
Romance
RKO
Desert Legion
Joseph Pevney
Alan Ladd , Arlene Dahl , Richard Conte
Adventure
Universal
The Desert Rats
Robert Wise
Richard Burton , James Mason , Robert Newton
War
20th Century Fox
The Desert Song
H. Bruce Humberstone
Kathryn Grayson , Gordon MacRae
Musical
Warner Bros. ; based on the operetta
Destination Gobi
Robert Wise
Richard Widmark , Don Taylor
War drama
20th Century Fox
Devil's Canyon
Alfred L. Werker
Virginia Mayo , Dale Robertson
Western
RKO
The Diamond Queen
John Brahm
Arlene Dahl , Fernando Lamas
Adventure
Warner Bros.
Down Laredo Way
William Witney
Rex Allen , Dona Drake
Western
Republic
Donovan's Brain
Felix E. Feist
Lew Ayres , Nancy Davis
Horror
United Artists
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
Edmund Goulding
Mitzi Gaynor , William Lundigan , David Wayne
Musical
20th Century Fox
Dream Wife
Sidney Sheldon
Cary Grant , Deborah Kerr , Walter Pidgeon
Comedy
MGM
East of Sumatra
Budd Boetticher
Jeff Chandler , Anthony Quinn , Marilyn Maxwell
Adventure
Universal
Easy to Love
Charles Walters
Esther Williams , Van Johnson , Tony Martin
Musical
MGM
The Eddie Cantor Story
Alfred E. Green
Keefe Brasselle , Marilyn Erskine , Aline MacMahon
Biography
Warner Bros.
El Alamein
Fred F. Sears
Scott Brady , Edward Ashley , Rita Moreno
War
Columbia
El Paso Stampede
Harry Keller
Allan Lane , Phyllis Coates
Western
Republic
Escape from Fort Bravo
John Sturges
William Holden , Eleanor Parker , John Forsythe
Western
MGM
Fair Wind to Java
Joseph Kane
Fred MacMurray , Vera Ralston , Victor McLaglen
Adventure
Republic Pictures
Fangs of the Arctic
Rex Bailey
Kirby Grant , Warren Douglas
Western
Allied Artists
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Henry Levin
Betty Grable , Dale Robertson
Musical comedy
20th Century Fox ; remake of 1934 play, 1935 film
Fast Company
John Sturges
Howard Keel , Polly Bergen
Comedy
MGM
Fear and Desire
Stanley Kubrick
Frank Silvera , Paul Mazursky
Drama
Independent ; Kubrick's first film
Fighter Attack
Lesley Selander
Sterling Hayden , Joy Page
War
Allied Artists
Fighting Lawman
Thomas Carr
Wayne Morris , Virginia Grey
Western
Allied Artists
Flame of Calcutta
Seymour Friedman
Denise Darcel , Patric Knowles
Drama
Columbia
The Flaming Urge
Harold Ericson
Harold Lloyd Jr. , Cathy Downs
Drama
Independent
Flight Nurse
Allan Dwan
Joan Leslie , Forrest Tucker , Jeff Donnell
War drama
Republic
Flight to Tangier
Charles Marquis Warren
Jack Palance , Joan Fontaine , Corinne Calvet
Crime
Paramount
Forever Female
Irving Rapper
Ginger Rogers , William Holden , Paul Douglas
Comedy
Paramount
Forbidden
Rudolph Mate
Tony Curtis , Joanne Dru
Film noir
Universal ; remake of 1932 film
Fort Ti
William Castle
George Montgomery , Joan Vohs
Western
Columbia
Fort Vengeance
Lesley Selander
James Craig , Rita Moreno , Reginald Denny
Western
Allied Artists
Francis Covers the Big Town
Arthur Lubin
Donald O'Connor , Yvette Duguay
Comedy
Universal
From Here to Eternity
Fred Zinnemann
Montgomery Clift , Deborah Kerr , Burt Lancaster , Frank Sinatra , Donna Reed
Drama, war
Columbia ; based on James Jones novel; won 8 Academy Awards
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Howard Hawks
Marilyn Monroe , Jane Russell
Musical comedy
20th Century Fox ; based on stage musical
Geraldine
R. G. Springsteen
John Carroll , Mala Powers
Comedy
Republic
The Girl Next Door
Richard Sale
Dan Dailey , June Haver
Musical
20th Century Fox ; Haver's final film
The Girl Who Had Everything
Richard Thorpe
Elizabeth Taylor , Fernando Lamas , William Powell
Drama
MGM
Girls in the Night
Jack Arnold
Joyce Holden , Harvey Lembeck
Film noir
Universal
The Girls of Pleasure Island
F. Hugh Herbert
Don Taylor , Leo Genn , Audrey Dalton
Comedy
Paramount
Give a Girl a Break
Stanley Donen
Debbie Reynolds , Marge Champion , Gower Champion , Bob Fosse
Musical comedy
MGM
The Glass Wall
Maxwell Shane
Vittorio Gassman , Gloria Grahame
Film noir
Columbia
The Glass Web
Jack Arnold
Edward G. Robinson , John Forsythe , Marcia Henderson , Kathleen Hughes
Film noir
Universal
The Glory Brigade
Robert D. Webb
Victor Mature , Richard Egan
War
20th Century Fox
Glen or Glenda
Ed Wood
Timothy Farrell , Dolores Fuller
Drama
Film Classics
The Golden Blade
Nathan Juran
Rock Hudson , Piper Laurie , Gene Evans , Kathleen Hughes
Adventure
Universal
Goldtown Ghost Riders
George Archainbaud
Gene Autry , Gail Davis
Western
Columbia
The Great Jesse James Raid
Reginald LeBorg
Willard Parker , Barbara Payton , Tom Neal
Western
Lippert
The Great Sioux Uprising
Lloyd Bacon
Jeff Chandler , Faith Domergue , Lyle Bettger , Stephen Chase , Walter Sande , John War Eagle
Western
Universal
Guerrilla Girl
John Christian
Helmut Dantine , Irene Champlin
War
United Artists
Gun Belt
Ray Nazarro
Tab Hunter , Helen Westcott
Western
United Artists
Gun Fury
Raoul Walsh
Rock Hudson , Donna Reed , Philip Carey , Roberta Haynes , Lee Marvin
Western
Columbia
Gunsmoke
Nathan Juran
Audie Murphy , Susan Cabot
Western
Universal ; not related to TV series with same name
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
Half a Hero
Don Weis
Red Skelton , Jean Hagen
Comedy
MGM
Hannah Lee
Lee Garmes
Joanne Dru , John Ireland
Western
Independent ; filmed in 3-D
Here Come the Girls
Claude Binyon
Bob Hope , Rosemary Clooney , Tony Martin , Arlene Dahl
Musical comedy
Paramount
The Hitch-Hiker
Ida Lupino
Edmond O'Brien , William Talman , Frank Lovejoy
Film noir
RKO
The Homesteaders
Lewis D. Collins
Bill Elliott , Robert Lowery
Western
Allied Artists
Hondo
John Farrow
John Wayne , Geraldine Page , Ward Bond , James Arness
Western
Warner Bros.
Hot News
Edward Bernds
Stanley Clements , Gloria Henry
Crime
Monogram
Houdini
George Marshall
Tony Curtis , Janet Leigh
Biographical
Paramount ; story of Harry Houdini
House of Wax
André de Toth
Vincent Price , Carolyn Jones , Phyllis Kirk
Horror
Warner Bros.
How to Marry a Millionaire
Jean Negulesco
Lauren Bacall , Betty Grable , Marilyn Monroe , William Powell
Comedy
20th Century Fox
I Confess
Alfred Hitchcock
Montgomery Clift , Anne Baxter
Drama
Warner Bros.
The I Don't Care Girl
Lloyd Bacon
Mitzi Gaynor , Oscar Levant
Biography
20th Century Fox ; story of Eva Tanguay
I Love Lucy
Edward Sedgwick
Lucille Ball , Desi Arnaz
Comedy
Desilu ; feature-length version of TV series
I Love Melvin
Don Weis
Debbie Reynolds , Donald O'Connor
Comedy
MGM
I, the Jury
Harry Essex
Biff Elliot , Peggie Castle
Drama
United Artists ; based on book by Mickey Spillane ; remade in 1982
Inferno
Roy Ward Baker
Robert Ryan , Rhonda Fleming
Thriller, 3-D
20th Century Fox
Invaders from Mars
William Cameron Menzies
Helena Carter , Leif Erickson
Science fiction
20th Century Fox
Iron Mountain Trail
William Witney
Rex Allen , Slim Pickens
Western
Republic
Island in the Sky
William Wellman
John Wayne , Lloyd Nolan , James Arness
Drama
Warner Bros.
It Came from Outer Space
Jack Arnold
Richard Carlson , Barbara Rush
Sci-fi, 3-D
Universal
It Happens Every Thursday
Joseph Pevney
Loretta Young , John Forsythe
Comedy
Universal
Jack McCall, Desperado
Sidney Salkow
George Montgomery , Angela Stevens
Western
Columbia
Jalopy
William Beaudine
Leo Gorcey , Huntz Hall
Comedy
Allied Artists
Jamaica Run
Lewis R. Foster
Ray Milland , Arlene Dahl , Patric Knowles
Adventure
Paramount
Jennifer
Joel Newton
Ida Lupino , Howard Duff
Thriller
Allied Artists
Jeopardy
John Sturges
Barbara Stanwyck , Barry Sullivan , Ralph Meeker
Thriller
MGM
The Joe Louis Story
Robert Gordon
Coley Wallace , Paul Stewart
Sports
United Artists
The Juggler
Edward Dmytryk
Kirk Douglas , Milly Vitale
Drama
Columbia
Julius Caesar
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Marlon Brando , James Mason , John Gielgud , Greer Garson , Deborah Kerr
Drama
MGM . Based on Shakespeare play; 5 Oscar nominations
Kansas Pacific
Ray Nazarro
Sterling Hayden , Eve Miller
Western
Allied Artists
The Kid from Left Field
Harmon Jones
Dan Dailey , Anne Bancroft
Sports comedy
20th Century Fox
Killer Ape
Spencer G. Bennet
Johnny Weissmuller , Carol Thurston
Adventure
Columbia
King of the Khyber Rifles
Henry King
Tyrone Power , Terry Moore , Michael Rennie
Adventure
20th Century Fox
Kiss Me Kate
George Sidney
Kathryn Grayson , Howard Keel , Ann Miller
Musical
MGM ; based on 1948 stage musical
Knights of the Round Table
Richard Thorpe
Robert Taylor , Ava Gardner , Mel Ferrer
Adventure
MGM ; 2 Oscar nominations
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
The Lady Wants Mink
William A. Seiter
Dennis O'Keefe , Ruth Hussey , Eve Arden
Comedy
Republic
Last of the Comanches
Andre de Toth
Broderick Crawford , Barbara Hale , John War Eagle
Western
Columbia
Last of the Pony Riders
George Archainbaud
Gene Autry , Kathleen Case
Western
Columbia
The Last Posse
Alfred L. Werker
Broderick Crawford , Wanda Hendrix , John Derek
Western
Columbia
Latin Lovers
Mervyn LeRoy
Lana Turner , Ricardo Montalbán , John Lund
Musical comedy
MGM
Law and Order
Nathan Juran
Ronald Reagan , Dorothy Malone
Western
Universal
The Lawless Breed
Raoul Walsh
Rock Hudson , Julie Adams , Hugh O'Brian
Western
Universal
Let's Do It Again
Alexander Hall
Jane Wyman , Ray Milland , Aldo Ray
Musical
Columbia
Lili
Charles Walters
Leslie Caron , Mel Ferrer , Jean-Pierre Aumont , Zsa Zsa Gabor
Musical
MGM ; 5 Oscar nominations
A Lion Is in the Streets
Raoul Walsh
James Cagney , Barbara Hale
Drama
Warner Bros.
Little Boy Lost
George Seaton
Bing Crosby , Claude Dauphin
Drama
Paramount
Little Fugitive
Three directors
Richie Andrusco
Drama
Independent
The Lone Hand
George Sherman
Joel McCrea , Barbara Hale , Alex Nicol
Western
Universal
Loose in London
Edward Bernds
Leo Gorcey , Huntz Hall
Comedy
Allied Artists
The Lost Planet
Spencer Bennet
Judd Holdren
Science fiction
Columbia
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
Charles Lamont
Marjorie Main , Percy Kilbride
Comedy
Universal ; fifth of a series
The Magnetic Monster
Curt Siodmak
Richard Carlson , King Donovan
Science fiction
United Artists
Main Street to Broadway
Tay Garnett
Mary Murphy , Herb Shriner
Anthology
MGM ; many cameos
The Man Behind the Gun
Felix Feist
Randolph Scott , Patrice Wymore
Western
Warner Bros.
Man Crazy
Irving Lerner
Neville Brand , Christine White , Irene Anders, Colleen Miller , John Brown
Drama
20th Century Fox
The Man from Cairo
Ray Enright
George Raft , Irene Pappas , Massimo Serato
Crime
Lippert
The Man from the Alamo
Budd Boetticher
Glenn Ford , Julie Adams , Hugh O'Brian
Western
Universal [1]
Man in the Attic
Hugo Fregonese
Jack Palance , Constance Smith
Drama
20th Century Fox
Man in the Dark
Lew Landers
Edmond O'Brien , Audrey Totter
Thriller
Columbia
Man of Conflict
Hal R. Makelim
Edward Arnold , John Agar , Susan Morrow
Drama
Independent [2]
Man on a Tightrope
Elia Kazan
Fredric March , Terry Moore , Gloria Grahame
Thriller
20th Century Fox
The Marksman
Lewis D. Collins
Wayne Morris , Elena Verdugo
Western
Allied Artists
Marry Me Again
Frank Tashlin
Robert Cummings , Marie Wilson
Comedy
RKO
Marshal of Cedar Rock
Harry Keller
Allan Lane , Phyllis Coates
Western
Republic
The Marshal's Daughter
William Berke
Laurie Anders , Hoot Gibson
Western
United Artists
Martin Luther
Irving Pichel
Niall MacGinnis , Pierre Lefevre
Biography
Independent
The Maze
William Cameron Menzies
Richard Carlson , Veronica Hurst
Horror
Allied Artists
Meet Me at the Fair
Douglas Sirk
Dan Dailey , Diana Lynn , Hugh O'Brian
Drama
Universal
Mesa of Lost Women
Ron Ormond , Herbert Tevos
Jackie Coogan , Richard Travis
Science fiction
Howco
Mexican Manhunt
Rex Bailey
George Brent , Karen Sharpe
Crime
Allied Artists
Miss Sadie Thompson
Curtis Bernhardt
Rita Hayworth , José Ferrer , Aldo Ray
Musical
Columbia ; remake of 1928 and 1932 films
Mission Over Korea
Fred F. Sears
John Derek , Audrey Totter
War
Columbia
The Mississippi Gambler
Rudolph Maté
Tyrone Power , Piper Laurie , Julie Adams
Western
Universal
Mister Scoutmaster
Henry Levin
Clifton Webb , Edmund Gwenn
Comedy
20th Century Fox
Mogambo
John Ford
Clark Gable , Ava Gardner , Grace Kelly
Adventure
MGM ; 2 Oscar nominations; Golden Globe for Kelly
Money from Home
George Marshall
Dean Martin , Jerry Lewis
Comedy
Paramount ; 10th Martin and Lewis film
The Moon Is Blue
Otto Preminger
William Holden , David Niven , Maggie McNamara
Romantic comedy
United Artists
The Moonlighter
Roy Rowland
Barbara Stanwyck , Fred MacMurray
Western
Warner Bros.
Murder Without Tears
William Beaudine
Craig Stevens , Joyce Holden
Crime
Allied Artists
The Naked Spur
Anthony Mann
James Stewart , Janet Leigh , Robert Ryan
Western
MGM
The Neanderthal Man
Ewald Andre Dupont
Robert Shayne , Beverly Garland
Science fiction
United Artists
The Nebraskan
Fred F. Sears
Philip Carey , Lee Van Cleef
Western
Columbia
Never Wave at a WAC
Norman Z. McLeod
Rosalind Russell , Paul Douglas
Comedy
RKO
Niagara
Henry Hathaway
Marilyn Monroe , Jean Peters , Joseph Cotten
Suspense
20th Century Fox
No Escape
Charles Bennett
Lew Ayres , Sonny Tufts
Drama
United Artists
Northern Patrol
Rex Bailey
Kirby Grant , Gloria Talbott
Drama
Allied Artists
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
Off Limits
George Marshall
Bob Hope , Mickey Rooney , Marilyn Maxwell
Comedy
Paramount
Old Overland Trail
William Witney
Rex Allen , Slim Pickens
Western
Republic
On Top of Old Smoky
George Archainbaud
Gene Autry , Gail Davis
Western
Columbia
One Girl's Confession
Hugo Haas
Cleo Moore , Glenn Langan
Drama
Columbia
Pack Train
George Archainbaud
Gene Autry , Gail Davis
Western
Columbia
Paratrooper
Terence Young
Alan Ladd , Leo Genn
War
Columbia
Paris Model
Alfred E. Green
Marilyn Maxwell , Paulette Goddard , Eva Gabor , Barbara Lawrence
Comedy, drama
Columbia
A Perilous Journey
R. G. Springsteen
Vera Ralston , Scott Brady
Adventure
Republic
Perils of the Jungle
George Blair
Clyde Beatty , Phyllis Coates
Adventure
Lippert Pictures
Peter Pan
Clyde Geronimi
Voices of Hans Conried , Bobby Driscoll , Kathryn Beaumont
Animated
Disney
Phantom from Space
W. Lee Wilder
Ted Cooper , Noreen Nash
Science fiction
United Artists
Pickup on South Street
Samuel Fuller
Richard Widmark , Jean Peters , Thelma Ritter
Thriller
20th Century Fox
Plunder of the Sun
John Farrow
Glenn Ford , Diana Lynn , Francis L. Sullivan
Adventure
Warner Bros.
Pony Express
Jerry Hopper
Charlton Heston , Rhonda Fleming , Forrest Tucker
Western
Paramount
Port Sinister
Harold Daniels
James Warren , Lynne Roberts , Paul Cavanagh
Adventure
RKO
Powder River
Louis King
Rory Calhoun , Corinne Calvet
Western
20th Century Fox
The President's Lady
Henry Levin
Susan Hayward , Charlton Heston , John McIntire
Biography
20th Century Fox ; story of Andrew Jackson
Prince of Pirates
Sidney Salkow
John Derek , Barbara Rush
Adventure
Columbia
Prisoners of the Casbah
Richard L. Bare
Gloria Grahame , Cesar Romero , Turhan Bey
Adventure
Columbia
Private Eyes
Edward Bernds
Bowery Boys , Joyce Holden
Comedy
Allied Artists
Problem Girls
E. A. Dupont
Helen Walker , Susan Morrow
Drama
Columbia
Project Moonbase
Richard Talmadge
Ross Ford , Donna Martell
Science-fiction
Lippert Pictures
Raiders of the Seven Seas
Sidney Salkow
John Payne , Donna Reed
Adventure
United Artists
Rebel City
Thomas Carr
Wild Bill Elliott , Marjorie Lord
Western
Allied Artists
The Redhead from Wyoming
Lee Sholem
Maureen O'Hara , Alex Nicol , Dennis Weaver
Western
Universal
Red River Shore
Harry Keller
Rex Allen , Lyn Thomas
Western
Republic
Remains to Be Seen
Don Weis
June Allyson , Van Johnson , Angela Lansbury
Comedy
MGM
Return to Paradise
Mark Robson
Gary Cooper , Barry Jones , Roberta Haynes
Adventure
United Artists
Ride, Vaquero!
John Farrow
Robert Taylor , Ava Gardner , Howard Keel , Anthony Quinn
Western
MGM
Roar of the Crowd
William Beaudine
Howard Duff , Helene Stanley
Sports drama
Monogram
Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue
Harold French
Richard Todd , Glynis Johns
Adventure
Disney
The Robe
Henry Koster
Richard Burton , Jean Simmons , Victor Mature , Michael Rennie , Richard Boone
Drama
20th Century Fox ; 5 Oscar nominations, won 2
Robot Monster
Phil Tucker
George Nader , Claudia Barrett , Selena Royle
Science fiction
Astor Pictures
Rogue's March
Allan Davis
Peter Lawford , Richard Greene , Janice Rule
Drama
MGM
Roman Holiday
William Wyler
Audrey Hepburn , Gregory Peck , Eddie Albert
Romantic comedy
Paramount ; Oscars for Hepburn, screenplay, costumes; 10 nominations
The Royal African Rifles
Lesley Selander
Louis Hayward , Veronica Hurst
Adventure
Allied Artists
Run for the Hills
Lew Landers
Sonny Tufts , Barbara Payton , Mauritz Hugo
Comedy
Realart
Saadia
Albert Lewin
Cornel Wilde , Rita Gam , Mel Ferrer
Drama
MGM
Sabre Jet
Louis King
Robert Stack , Coleen Gray , Richard Arlen
War
United Artists
Safari Drums
Ford Beebe
Johnny Sheffield , Douglas Kennedy
Adventure
Allied Artists
Saginaw Trail
George Archainbaud
Gene Autry , Connie Marshall
Western
Columbia
Salome
William Dieterle
Rita Hayworth , Stewart Granger , Judith Anderson , Charles Laughton
Drama
Columbia
Sangaree
Edward Ludwig
Fernando Lamas , Arlene Dahl , Patricia Medina
Historical
Paramount
San Antone
Joseph Kane
Rod Cameron , Arleen Whelan
Western
Republic
Savage Frontier
Harry Keller
Allan Lane , Dorothy Patrick
Western
Republic
Savage Mutiny
Spencer Gordon Bennet
Johnny Weissmuller , Angela Stevens
Adventure
Columbia
Scandal at Scourie
Jean Negulesco
Greer Garson , Walter Pidgeon
Drama
MGM
Scared Stiff
George Marshall
Dean Martin , Jerry Lewis , Lizabeth Scott , Carmen Miranda
Comedy
Paramount ; 8th Martin and Lewis film
Sea Devils
Raoul Walsh
Rock Hudson , Yvonne De Carlo , Maxwell Reed
Adventure
RKO
Sea of Lost Ships
Joseph Kane
John Derek , Wanda Hendrix
Drama
Republic
Second Chance
Rudolph Mate
Robert Mitchum , Jack Palance , Linda Darnell
Thriller
RKO
Seminole
Budd Boetticher
Rock Hudson , Anthony Quinn , Barbara Hale
Western
Universal
Serpent of the Nile
William Castle
Rhonda Fleming , Raymond Burr , William Lundigan
Adventure
Columbia
Shadows of Tombstone
William Witney
Rex Allen , Jeanne Cooper
Western
Republic
Shane
George Stevens
Alan Ladd , Van Heflin , Jean Arthur , Brandon De Wilde , Jack Palance , Ben Johnson
Western
Paramount ; 6 Oscar nominations
Shark River
John Rawlins
Steve Cochran , Carole Mathews
Adventure
United Artists
She's Back on Broadway
Gordon Douglas
Virginia Mayo , Gene Nelson , Steve Cochran
Musical comedy
Warner Bros.
The Silver Whip
Harmon Jones
Dale Robertson , Rory Calhoun
Western
20th Century Fox
Sins of Jezebel
Reginald Le Borg
Paulette Goddard , George Nader , Margia Dean
Drama
Lippert Pictures
Siren of Bagdad
Richard Quine
Paul Henreid , Patricia Medina
Adventure
Columbia
Sky Commando
Fred F. Sears
Dan Duryea , Frances Gifford
Adventure
Columbia
Slaves of Babylon
William Castle
Richard Conte , Linda Christian
Adventure
Columbia
A Slight Case of Larceny
Don Weis
Mickey Rooney , Elaine Stewart
Comedy
MGM
Small Town Girl
László Kardos
Jane Powell , Farley Granger , Ann Miller
Musical
MGM
So Big
Robert Wise
Jane Wyman , Sterling Hayden , Steve Forrest , Nancy Olson , Martha Hyer
Drama
Warner Bros. ; based on Edna Ferber novel
Sombrero
Norman Foster
Ricardo Montalbán , Pier Angeli
Drama
MGM
Son of Belle Starr
Frank McDonald
Keith Larsen , Dona Drake , Peggie Castle
Western
Allied Artists
So This Is Love
Gordon Douglas
Kathryn Grayson , Merv Griffin
Musical
Warner Bros.
South Sea Woman
Arthur Lubin
Burt Lancaster , Virginia Mayo , Chuck Connors
Adventure
Warner Bros.
Spaceways
Terence Fisher
Howard Duff , Eva Bartók
Science fiction
Lippert Films
Split Second
Dick Powell
Stephen McNally , Alexis Smith , Jan Sterling
Thriller
RKO
Stalag 17
Billy Wilder
William Holden , Don Taylor , Otto Preminger , Harvey Lembeck , Robert Strauss , Peter Graves
War
Paramount ; Academy Award for Holden
The Stand at Apache River
Lee Sholem
Stephen McNally , Julie Adams
Western
Universal
The Stars Are Singing
Norman Taurog
Rosemary Clooney , Anna Maria Alberghetti
Musical
Paramount
Star of Texas
Thomas Carr
Wayne Morris , Paul Fix
Western
Allied Artists
The Steel Lady
Ewald André Dupont
Rod Cameron , Tab Hunter , John Dehner
Drama
United Artists
The Story of Three Loves
Vincente Minnelli , Gottfried Reinhardt
Pier Angeli , Kirk Douglas , Leslie Caron , Ethel Barrymore , James Mason , Farley Granger , Ricky Nelson
Anthology
MGM
The Stranger Wore a Gun
Andre DeToth
Randolph Scott , Claire Trevor , Joan Weldon
Western
Columbia
The Sun Shines Bright
John Ford
Charles Winninger , Arleen Whelan , Stepin Fetchit
Drama
Republic
Sweethearts on Parade
Allan Dwan
Ray Middleton , Lucille Norman
Drama
Republic
The Sword and the Rose
Ken Annakin
Glynis Johns , Richard Todd , James Robertson Justice
Adventure
Disney
Sword of Venus
Harold Daniels
Robert Clarke , Dan O'Herlihy
Adventure
RKO
The System
Lewis Seiler
Frank Lovejoy , Joan Weldon , Robert Arthur
Film noir
Warner Bros.
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
Take Me to Town
Douglas Sirk
Sterling Hayden , Ann Sheridan
Comedy, Western
Universal
Take the High Ground!
Richard Brooks
Richard Widmark , Karl Malden , Russ Tamblyn
War
MGM
The Tall Texan
Elmo Williams
Lloyd Bridges , Lee J. Cobb , Marie Windsor , Luther Adler
Western
Lippert
Tangier Incident
Lew Landers
George Brent , Mari Aldon
Thriller
Allied Artists
Target Hong Kong
Fred F. Sears
Richard Denning , Nancy Gates
Action
Columbia
Tarzan and the She-Devil
Kurt Neumann
Lex Barker , Joyce MacKenzie , Tom Conway
Adventure
RKO
Taxi
Gregory Ratoff
Dan Dailey , Constance Smith
Drama
20th Century Fox
Terminal Station
Vittorio De Sica
Jennifer Jones , Montgomery Clift
Drama
Columbia
Texas Bad Man
Lewis D. Collins
Wayne Morris , Elaine Riley
Western
Allied Artists
That Man from Tangier
Luis María Delgado , Robert Elwyn
Roland Young , Nancy Coleman
Drama
United Artists
Those Redheads from Seattle
Lewis R. Foster
Rhonda Fleming , Gene Barry , Agnes Moorehead , Teresa Brewer
Musical, Western
Paramount
Three Sailors and a Girl
Roy Del Ruth
Jane Powell , Gordon MacRae
Musical
Warner Bros.
Thunder Bay
Anthony Mann
James Stewart , Dan Duryea , Joanne Dru
Adventure, Drama
Universal
Thunder Over the Plains
André de Toth
Randolph Scott , Lex Barker , Phyllis Kirk
Western
Warner Bros.
Thy Neighbor's Wife
Hugo Haas
Cleo Moore , Hugo Haas , Kathleen Hughes
Drama
20th Century Fox
Time Bomb
Ted Tetzlaff
Glenn Ford , Anne Vernon
Suspense
MGM
Titanic
Jean Negulesco
Barbara Stanwyck , Clifton Webb , Robert Wagner
Biography
20th Century Fox ; Oscar for screenplay
Tonight We Sing
Mitchell Leisen
David Wayne , Anne Bancroft
Musical
20th Century Fox
Topeka
Thomas Carr
Wild Bill Elliott , Phyllis Coates
Western
Allied Artists
Torch Song
Charles Walters
Joan Crawford , Michael Wilding , Gig Young
Drama
MGM
Trail Blazers
Wesley Barry
Alan Hale Jr. , Lyle Talbot
Action
Allied Artists
Treasure of the Golden Condor
Delmer Daves
Cornel Wilde , Constance Smith , Finlay Currie
Adventure
20th Century Fox
Tropic Zone
Lewis R. Foster
Ronald Reagan , Rhonda Fleming
Drama
Paramount
Trouble Along the Way
Michael Curtiz
John Wayne , Donna Reed
Comedy
Warner Bros.
Tumbleweed
Nathan Juran
Audie Murphy , Lori Nelson
Western
Universal
The Twonky
Arch Oboler
Hans Conreid , Gloria Blondell
Comedy
United Artists
Valley of the Head Hunters
William Berke
Johnny Weissmuller , Christine Larson
Adventure
Columbia
The Vanquished
Edward Ludwig
John Payne , Jan Sterling , Coleen Gray
Western
Paramount
The Veils of Bagdad
George Sherman
Victor Mature , Mari Blanchard
Adventure
Universal
Vice Squad
Arnold Laven
Edward G. Robinson , Paulette Goddard
Film noir
United Artists
Vicki
Harry Horner
Jeanne Crain , Jean Peters , Richard Boone
Crime drama
20th Century Fox ; I Wake Up Screaming remake
Vigilante Terror
Lewis D. Collins
Wild Bill Elliott , Mary Ellen Kay
Western
Allied Artists
Walking My Baby Back Home
Lloyd Bacon
Donald O'Connor , Janet Leigh , Buddy Hackett
Musical
Universal
War Paint
Lesley Selander
Robert Stack , Joan Taylor
Western
United Artists
The War of the Worlds
Byron Haskin
Gene Barry , Ann Robinson
Science fiction
Paramount ; based on H. G. Wells novel
White Lightning
Edward Bernds
Stanley Clements , Barbara Bestar, Steve Brodie
Sports drama
Allied Artists
White Witch Doctor
Henry Hathaway
Robert Mitchum , Susan Hayward
Adventure
20th Century Fox
Wicked Woman
Russell Rouse
Beverly Michaels , Richard Egan
Drama
United Artists
The Wild One
Laszlo Benedek
Marlon Brando , Lee Marvin
Drama
Columbia
Wings of the Hawk
Rudolph Mate
Van Heflin , Julie Adams
Western
Universal
Winning of the West
George Archainbaud
Gene Autry , Gail Davis
Western
Columbia
Woman They Almost Lynched
Allan Dwan
Audrey Totter , Joan Leslie
Western
Republic
Young Bess
George Sidney
Jean Simmons , Stewart Granger , Deborah Kerr , Charles Laughton
Biography
MGM
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