Movies of 1950
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1. Cinderella (1950)
G | 74 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
When Cinderella's cruel stepmother prevents her from attending the Royal Ball, she gets some unexpected help from the lovable mice Gus and Jaq and from her Fairy Godmother.
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske | Stars: Ilene Woods, James MacDonald, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton
Votes: 173,938 | Gross: $85.00M
Release date February 15, 1950
Directed by Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske & Clyde Geronimi
Academy Awards, USA 1951
NOMINEE Best Music, Original Song
NOMINEE Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture
NOMINEE Best Sound, Recording
2. Harvey (1950)
Approved | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Due to his insistence that he has an invisible six foot-tall rabbit for a best friend, a whimsical middle-aged man is thought by his family to be insane - but he may be wiser than anyone knows.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: James Stewart, Wallace Ford, William H. Lynn, Victoria Horne
Votes: 58,235
Release date December 4, 1950
Directed by Henry Koster
James Stewart ... Elwood P. Dowd
Academy Awards, USA 1951
NOMINEE Best Actor in a Leading Role (James Stewart)
WINNER Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Josephine Hull)
3. Woman on the Run (1950)
Not Rated | 77 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Frank Johnson becomes an eyewitness to a murder. He's pursued around San Francisco by his wife, the police, and the killer.
Director: Norman Foster | Stars: Ann Sheridan, Dennis O'Keefe, Robert Keith, John Qualen
Votes: 4,839
Release date November 29, 1950 Directed by Norman Foster Ann Sheridan ... Eleanor Johnson
4. All About Eve (1950)
Passed | 138 min | Drama
A seemingly timid but secretly ruthless ingénue insinuates herself into the lives of an aging Broadway star and her circle of theater friends.
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Stars: Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm
Votes: 138,751 | Gross: $0.01M
Release date October 13, 1950
Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Bette Davis ... Margo
Anne Baxter ... Eve
Celeste Holm ... Karen
Marilyn Monroe ... Miss Casswell
Academy Awards, USA 1951
WINNER Best Picture
WINNER Best Actor in a Supporting Role (George Sanders)
NOMINEE Best Actress in a Leading Role (Anne Baxter)
NOMINEE Best Actress in a Leading Role (Bette Davis)
NOMINEE Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Celeste Holm)
NOMINEE Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Thelma Ritter)
NOMINEE Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White
NOMINEE Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
WINNNER Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
WINNER Best Director
NOMINEE Best Film Editing
NOMINEE Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
WINNER Best Sound, Recording
WINNER Best Writing, Screenplay
5. Rio Grande (1950)
Passed | 105 min | Drama, Romance, Western
A cavalry officer posted on the Rio Grande is confronted with murderous raiding Apaches, a son who's a risk-taking recruit and his wife from whom he has been separated for many years.
Director: John Ford | Stars: John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Ben Johnson, Claude Jarman Jr.
Votes: 17,663
Release date November 1, 1950 Directed by John Ford John Wayne ... Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke Maureen O'Hara ... Mrs. Kathleen Yorke
6. Stage Fright (1950)
Approved | 110 min | Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller
A struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence after he's accused of murdering the husband of a high-society entertainer.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Marlene Dietrich, Jane Wyman, Richard Todd, Michael Wilding
Votes: 16,145
Release date 23 February 1950 Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Marlene Dietrich ... Charlotte Inwood
7. Et moi j'te dis qu'elle t'a fait d'l'oeil! (1950)
85 min | Comedy
André Courvalin, a merry bachelor, considers marrying, but not his exuberant mistress Aurélie. He would much rather wed sweet Suzanne. Trouble is that Suzanne is already engaged to Yves, ... See full summary »
Director: Maurice Gleize | Stars: Bernard Lancret, Madeleine Lebeau, Jean Parédès, Denise Provence
Votes: 17
Release Date December 20, 1950 Directed by Maurice Gleize
8. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
Passed | 110 min | Drama, Film-Noir
A screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson
Votes: 236,434
Release date August 4, 1950
Directed by Billy Wilder
William Holden ... Joe Gillis
Gloria Swanson ... Norma Desmond
Buster Keaton ... Buster Keaton
Academy Awards, USA 1951
NOMINEE Best Picture
NOMINEE Best Actor in a Leading Role (William Holden)
NOMINEE Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Erich von Stroheim)
NOMINEE Best Actress in a Leading Role (Gloria Swanson)
NOMINEE Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Nancy Olson)
WINNER Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White
NOMINEE Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
NOMINEE Best Director
NOMINEE Best Film Editing
WINNER Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
WINNER Best Writing, Story and Screenplay
9. Night and the City (1950)
Not Rated | 96 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
A small-time grifter and nightclub tout takes advantage of some fortuitous circumstances and tries to become a big-time player as a wrestling promoter.
Director: Jules Dassin | Stars: Richard Widmark, Gene Tierney, Googie Withers, Hugh Marlowe
Votes: 15,271 | Gross: $3.60M
Release date June 9, 1950 Directed by Jules Dassin Gene Tierney ... Mary Bristol
10. Winchester '73 (1950)
Passed | 92 min | Action, Drama, Western
A cowboy's obsession with a stolen rifle leads to a bullet-ridden odyssey through the American West.
Director: Anthony Mann | Stars: James Stewart, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea, Stephen McNally
Votes: 21,976
Release date June 1, 1950 Directed by Anthony Mann James Stewart ... Lin McAdam Shelley Winters ... Lola Manners Rock Hudson ... Young Bull Tony Curtis ... Doan
11. Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
Not Rated | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon wants to be something his old man wasn't: a guy on the right side of the law. Will Dixon's vicious nature get the better of him?
Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, Gary Merrill, Bert Freed
Votes: 9,959
Release date July 7, 1950 Directed by Otto Preminger Gene Tierney ... Morgan Taylor
12. Utopia (1950)
82 min | Comedy
Stan inherits a yacht and a South Pacific island. Ollie and Stan sail there with 2 other men. They shipwreck on a new atoll and settle there. An ex-fiancee joins them. They declare an independent nation and problems arise.
Directors: Léo Joannon, John Berry, Alfred J. Goulding, Tim Whelan | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Suzy Delair, Max Elloy
Votes: 2,222
Release date December 20, 1950 Directed by Léo Joannon Stan Laurel ... Stan Oliver Hardy ... Ollie
13. At War with the Army (1950)
Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy, Musical, War
Alvin Corwin is low man on the totem pole, and goes from one mishap to another at an army training camp in World War II.
Director: Hal Walker | Stars: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Mike Kellin, Jimmie Dundee
Votes: 2,623
Release date December 31, 1950 Directed by Hal Walker Jerry Lewis ... Pfc. Alvin Korwin
14. The Gamblers (1950 TV Movie)
50 min | Comedy
Director: Claude Barma | Stars: Louis de Funès, Pierre Gallon, Jacques Grello, Daniel Lecourtois
Votes: 57
Release date 20 December 1950 Directed by Claude Barma Louis de Funès ... Piotr Petrovitch
15. The Black Rose (1950)
Approved | 120 min | Adventure, History, Romance
A disinherited 13th Century Saxon nobleman leaves Norman England with an archer friend to seek his fortune in the Far East.
Director: Henry Hathaway | Stars: Tyrone Power, Orson Welles, Cécile Aubry, Jack Hawkins
Votes: 2,458
Release date September 1, 1950
Directed by Henry Hathaway
Orson Welles ... Bayan
Academy Awards, USA 1951
NOMINEE Best Costume Design, Color
16. Little Quacker (1950)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom steals an egg from a mother's nest, cracks it over a frying pan and then discovers he can have roast duck. But the uncooperative hatchling runs away from the cat and into a mouse hole, where he finds an able protector in Jerry.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Red Coffey, William Hanna, Bob Laztny, Jack Sabel
Votes: 1,269
Release date January 7, 1950 Directed by William Hanna & Joseph Barbera Tom & Jerry
17. Saturday Evening Puss (1950)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
While Mammy Two-Shoes enjoys her evening with the Lucky Seven Saturday Night Bridge Club, Tom and his friends have a party in the house. Jerry, unable to sleep, emerges from his mouse hole to stop it.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: William Hanna, Lillian Randolph
Votes: 1,130
Release date January 14, 1950 Directed by William Hanna & Joseph Barbera Tom & Jerry
18. Texas Tom (1950)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Toots arrives at the ranch where Tom is tormenting Jerry, and Tom puts on all his best moves, though Jerry does his best to sabotage Tom.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Ken Darby, William Hanna, The King's Men
Votes: 1,294
Release date March 11, 1950 Directed by William Hanna & Joseph Barbera Tom & Jerry
19. Jerry and the Lion (1950)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Jerry agrees to help an escaped circus lion, whose first need is food. But first they'll have to evade Tom, who heard the news bulletin and is armed with a shotgun.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Billy Bletcher, Paul Frees, Frank Graham, William Hanna
Votes: 1,130
Release date April 8, 1950 Directed by William Hanna & Joseph Barbera Tom & Jerry
20. Safety Second (1950)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Jerry forbids young Nibbles from lighting fireworks on the Fourth of July, but both mice find these dangerous toys to be useful weapons when their cat-nemesis, Tom, starts trouble.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Star: William Hanna
Votes: 1,024
Release date July 1, 1950 Directed by William Hanna & Joseph Barbera Tom & Jerry
21. Tom and Jerry in the Hollywood Bowl (1950)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom is conducting a symphony at the Hollywood Bowl when Jerry comes out to "help" him.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Star: William Hanna
Votes: 1,697
Release date September 16, 1950 Directed by William Hanna & Joseph Barbera Tom & Jerry
22. The Framed Cat (1950)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom filches a drumstick from a fresh-baked chicken. When Mammy is about to discover him, he hands it off to Jerry; this lets him be a hero to Mammy and still get his chicken. Jerry is ... See full summary »
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: William Hanna, Jerry Mann, Lillian Randolph
Votes: 927
Release date October 21, 1950 Directed by William Hanna & Joseph Barbera Tom & Jerry
23. Cue Ball Cat (1950)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom is in a pool hall after hours; as he soon discovers, Jerry is sleeping in the corner pocket. Tom chases Jerry around the table and the rest of the pool hall.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Star: William Hanna
Votes: 1,288
Release date November 25, 1950 Directed by William Hanna & Joseph Barbera Tom & Jerry
24. Out on a Limb (1950)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Comedy, Animation
Donald's doing a little tree surgery when he spots Chip 'n' Dale gathering nuts. He saws off the branch outside their hole and paints it with tar, which Dale gets stuck in. Then Donald has a little fun with the long-handled pruning shears.
Director: Jack Hannah | Stars: Dessie Flynn, James MacDonald, Clarence Nash
Votes: 674
Release date December 15, 1950 Directed by Jack Hannah Donald Duck
25. Big House Bunny (1950)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Comedy
Sing Song guard (Yosemite) Sam Shultz mistakes Bugs for a prisoner when he tunnels up inside the jail.
Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 1,449
Release date April 22, 1950 Directed by I. Freleng Bugs Bunny
26. What's Up Doc? (1950)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Bugs' showbiz career is recounted from babyhood to stardom. Bugs and Elmer Fudd perform the title song.
Director: Robert McKimson | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan, Dave Barry, Richard Bickenbach
Votes: 1,704
Release date June 17, 1950 Directed by Robert McKimson Bugs Bunny Elmer Fudd
27. All a Bir-r-r-d (1950)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Sylvester Cat, Tweety Bird, and a bulldog are passengers on a train. Sylvester's attempts to catch Tweety are thwarted by the bulldog and a conscientious conductor.
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet
Votes: 719
Release date June 24, 1950 Directed by I. Freleng Tweety
28. Bunker Hill Bunny (1950)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Sam Von Schamm The Hessian and Bugs Bunny fight it out in the little known American Revolutionary War Battle of Bagle Heights.
Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 1,434
Release date September 23, 1950 Directed by I. Freleng Bugs Bunny
29. Canary Row (1950)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Sylvester spots Tweety Bird in an apartment and tries to gain access but cannot make it past Granny or the cat-hating desk clerk. He tries climbing up the drainpipe, posing as an organ ... See full summary »
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet
Votes: 1,277
Release dates October 7, 1950
Directed by I. Freleng
Tweety
Academy Awards, USA 1950
NOMINEE Best Short Subject, Cartoons
30. Rabbit of Seville (1950)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Bugs Bunny gives Elmer Fudd a close shave as they sing and act out Rossini's opera.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan
Votes: 5,646
Release date December 16, 1950 Directed by Charles M. Jones Bugs Bunny Elmer Fudd
31. The Hypo-Chondri-Cat (1950)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Comedy, Short
Those crazy mice Hubie & Bertie are at it again with Claude. This time the mice see that Claude is seriously ill, so they give him an operation.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Stan Freberg
Votes: 1,151
Release date April 15, 1950 Directed by Charles M. Jones
32. The Chump Champ (1950)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Droopy and Spike compete in a series of athletics contests, and no prizes for guessing who starts cheating...
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Daws Butler, Frank Graham, Don Messick, Bill Thompson
Votes: 551
Release date November 4, 1950 Directed by Tex Avery Droopy
33. Ventriloquist Cat (1950)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A cat learns the art of ventriloquism in order to play a series of practical jokes on a slow-witted bulldog...
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Tex Avery, Red Coffey
Votes: 620
Release date May 27, 1950 Directed by Tex Avery
34. The Cuckoo Clock (1950)
Passed | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A cat is driven up the wall by the inhabitant of the cuckoo clock, so he spends the film trying to catch him.
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Daws Butler, William Hanna
Votes: 480
Release Date June 10, 1950 Directed by Tex Avery
35. Garden Gopher (1950)
Passed | 7 min | Family, Comedy, Animation
When Spike tries to bury a bone, he finds a belligerent gopher, setting off an escalating battle.
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Sara Berner, Tex Avery, William Hanna, Bill Thompson
Votes: 431
Release date September 30, 1950 Directed by Tex Avery
36. The Peachy Cobbler (1950)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Comedy
A poor, sick cobbler, given the last crust of bread in the house by his wife, feeds it instead to some birds that are really shoemaker elves. They show their gratitude by finishing all his ... See full summary »
Director: Tex Avery | Star: Daws Butler
Votes: 464
Release Date December 9, 1950 Directed by Tex Avery
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