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| … 1947 . The year 1960 in film involved some significant events Events April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military The year 1947 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1947. The year 1948 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1948. The year 1949 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1949. The year 1950 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1950. The year 1951 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1951. The year 1952 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1952. The year 1953 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1953. The year 1947 in radio involved some significant events Events February 10 - The Netherlands Radio Union is established The year 1948 saw a number of significant events in Radio broadcasting. The year 1949 saw a number of significant events in Radio broadcasting. The year 1950 in radio involved some significant events Events May 1 - Springbok Radio became the first commercial The year 1951 in radio involved some significant events Events March 4 - Sir John Gielgud The year 1952 in Radio involved some significant events Events March 4 - The Courier the first seagoing radio station is The year 1953 in radio involved some significant events Events January 15 - Harry Truman becomes the first President This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1948 . Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1949 - 1950 - 1951 . Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January 1952 . Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1953 … … 1920s . Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada 1930s . The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. 1940s -1950s- 1960s . The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 1970s . This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. 1980s … … 19th century . The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar 20th century . The twentieth century of the Common Era began on 21st century … |
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The year 1950 in film involved some significant events. See also Other events of 1950 This list of years in film indexes the individual year Events 1870s - French inventor Charles-Émile Reynaud improved on the Zoetrope idea by placing mirrors at the center of the Events 1880 - American George Eastman begins to commercially manufacture dry plates for Photography. Events 1891 - Designed around the work of Muybridge Marey and Eastman Thomas Edison 's employee William K Events William Dickson completes his work for Thomas Edison on the Kinetograph cylinder either in this year or 1889 Events WK Laurie Dickson supervises the construction of the first movie studio called the " Black Maria " in West Orange New Jersey which produces Events The final revisions to the Kinetoscope are made including a vertical transport and wider film Events Thomas Edison builds "America's First Movie Studio" the Black Maria Blacksmith Scene is made Events January 7 - William Kennedy Dickson receives a Patent for motion picture film. Events March 22 - First display of motion pictures by Auguste and Louis Lumière (private screening Events January - In Britain, Birt Acres and Robert W Paul developed their own film projector the Theatrograph (later known Events 125 people died during a film screening at the Charity Bazaar in Paris after a curtain catches on fire from the ether used to fuel the Events May 19 - Vitagraph is founded in New York Birt Acres invents the first amateur format Birtac, by splitting 35 mm The year 1899 in film involved some significant events Events T Events Several full-length films were produced during the first decade of the 1900s The year 1900 in film involved some significant events Events Reulos Goudeau & Co The year 1901 in film involved some significant events Events Edwin S The year 1902 in film involved some significant events Events March 10 - Circuit Court's decision disallows Thomas Edison from having a monopoly The year 1903 in film involved some significant events Events Thomas Edison demolishes "America's First Movie Studio" the Black The year 1904 in film involved some significant events Events As shown in the film Westinghouse Works, some filmmakers begin to move The year 1905 in film involved some significant events Events Pathé Frères colors black-and-white films by machine The year 1906 in film involved some significant events Events 26 December - The world's first feature film The Story of the Kelly Gang The year 1907 in film involved some significant events Events January 19 - Variety publishes its first film review The year 1908 in film involved some significant events Events Thomas Edison formed the Motion Picture Patents Company, with goals of controlling The year 1909 in film involved some significant events Events Matsunosuke Onoe, who would become the first superstar of Japanese cinema Events Several full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1910s The year 1910 in film involved some significant events Events The newsreel footage of the funeral of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom is shot The year 1911 in film involved some significant events Events October 27: David Horsley 's Nestor Motion The year 1912 in film involved some significant events Events Mack Sennett, who had previously worked as an actor and comedy director with D The year 1913 in film involved some significant events Events The Squaw Man, the first Hollywood feature film is made The year 1914 in film involved some significant events Events The 3300-seat Strand Theater opens in New York City. The year 1915 in film involved some significant events Events June 18: The Motion Picture Directors Association (MPDA was formed by The year 1916 in film involved some significant events Events October 17 - A Daughter of the Gods released - first US production with The year 1917 in film involved some significant events Events Foundation of Universum Film AG (UƒA as a propaganda film company in Berlin The year 1918 in film involved some significant events Events Following litigation for anti-trust activities the US Supreme Court orders the Motion Picture The year 1919 in film involved some significant events Events February 5 - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Events Many full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1920s The year 1920 in film involved some significant events Events November 27 - The Mark of Zorro, starring Douglas Fairbanks Events February 20 - The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, starring Rudolph Valentino, premieres Events November 26 - The Toll of the Sea, starring Anna May Wong and Kenneth Harlan, debuts as the first general Events April 15 - Lee De Forest demonstrates the Phonofilm sound-on-film system at the Rivoli Theater in New York Events Entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gained control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B Events Top grossing films The Big Parade Ben-Hur The Freshman Events August - Warner Brothers debuts the first Vitaphone film Don Juan. Events January 10 - Fritz Lang 's science-fiction fantasy Metropolis premieres in Germany Events Although some movies released in 1928 had sound, most were still silent. Events The days of the Silent film were numbered A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound was on Events Many full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1930s Events Top grossing films Tom Sawyer Whoopee! Common Clay Check Events Top grossing films Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff Ingagi, starring Sir Hubert Events Katharine Hepburn 's film career begins Shirley Temple 's film career begins Disney released Flowers Events British Film Institute founded March 2 - King Kong premieres in New York City. Events January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn (formerly of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) purchases the film rights to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Events Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM The year 1936 in film involved some significant events Events Nov 6 - first Porky Pig animated cartoon The year 1937 in film involved some significant events Events April 16 - Way Out West premieres in The year 1938 in film involved some significant events Events January &mdash MGM announces that Judy Garland The year 1939 in film involved some significant events Events Movie historians and film buffs often look back on the year 1939 as "the Events Hundreds of full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1940s The year 1940 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Walt Disney 's animated Film The year 1941 in film involved some significant events in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time The year 1942 in film involved some significant events in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time The year 1943 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1944 in film involved some significant events Events July 20 - Since You Went Away is released The year 1945 in film involved some significant events Events Paramount Studios releases theatrical short Cartoon The year 1946 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1947 in film involved some significant events Events May 22 - Great Expectations is premiered in New York The year 1948 in film involved some significant events Events Laurence Olivier 's Hamlet becomes the The year 1949 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U Events Films of the 1950s were of a wide variety As a result of Television, the studios and companies sought to put audiences back in theaters The year 1951 in film involved some significant events Events Sweden - May Britt is scouted by Italian The year 1952 in film involved some significant events Events January 10 - Cecil B The year 1953 in film involved some significant events Events September 16 — The Robe debuts as The year 1954 in film involved some significant events Events May 12 - The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx The year 1955 in film involved some significant events Events November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls The year 1956 in film involved some significant events Events August 4 - The last film serial Blazing the Overland The year 1957 in film involved some significant events Events October 21 - The movie Jailhouse Rock The year 1958 in film involved some significant events Events February 16- " In the Money " by William The year 1959 in film involved some significant events Events The Three Stooges make their 180th and last short film Events Hundreds of full-length films were produced during the 1960s The year 1960 in film involved some significant events Events April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military The year 1961 in film involved some significant events Events Last Year at Marienbad ( L'année dernière The year 1962 in film involved some significant events Events Dr The year 1963 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - Filming begins on Dr The year 1964 in film involved some significant events Events January 29 - The film Dr The year 1965 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1966 in film involved some significant events Events Walt Disney, well known for his creation of Mickey Mouse died on The year 1967 in film involved some significant events It is widely considered as one of the most ground-breaking years in film The year 1968 in film involved some significant events Events October 30 - The film The Lion in Winter The year 1969 in film involved some significant events Events Cannes Film Festival opens but closes in support World cinema In cinema all over the world the seventies brought about vigor in adventurous cool and realistic complex narratives with rich cinematography and elaborate scores The year 1970 in film involved some significant events Events February 11 - The film The Magic Christian The year 1971 in film involved some significant events Events February 8 - Bob Dylan 's hour long documentary The year 1972 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1973 in film involved some significant events Events The Marx Brothers ' Zeppo Marx divorces his second The year 1974 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released The year 1975 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - George Lucas creates the second draft The year 1976 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas ' The year 1977 in film involved some significant events Events In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway The year 1978 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U The year 1979 in film involved some significant events Events March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode Events The 1980s saw the continued rise of the blockbuster, an increased amount of Nudity in film and the increasing emphasis in the American industry on film The year 1980 in film involved some significant events Events April 30 - The Roger Daltrey film McVicar, opens Events January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. Events June 10 = Steven Spielberg 's Science fiction PG-rating film E Events February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name Events 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films Events April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries Events January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago Illinois, to Events Michael Jackson 's first film was Moonwalker Top grossing films (U Events Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton Georgia for $20 million Events Thousands of full-length Films were produced during the 1990s The year 1990 in film involved some significant events Events CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for The year 1991 in film involved some significant events Events April 28 - Bonnie The year 1992 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages The year 1993 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages The year 1994 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U The year 1995 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris The year 1996 in film involved some significant events Major releases this year included Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient The year 1997 in film involved some significant events Events Summer - Production begins on Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace The year 1998 in film involved some significant events Events February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein The year 1999 in film involved some significant events and was arguably the most successful year for films released in the 1990s Events Thousands of full-length Films have been produced during the first decade of the 21st Century The year 2000 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films Please note that following the tradition of the The year 2001 in film involved some significant events (For more about non-English films check sources in those languages The year 2002 in film involved some significant events The first significant releases of sequels took place between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The year 2003 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Lord of the Rings The Return The year 2004 in film involved some significant events Major releases of sequels took place The year 2005 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Devil's Rejects, Cheaper The year 2006 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with Superman Returns, Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest 2007 saw major releases such as The Simpsons Movie, National Treasure Book of Secrets, 2009 in film has numerous films in production to be released in 2009 as well as films that have announced release dates but have yet to begin filming
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Events
- February 15 - Walt Disney Studios' animated film Cinderella debuts. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Cinderella is a 1950 Animated feature produced by Walt Disney, and released to theaters on February 15, 1950 by RKO Radio
Top grossing films (U. S. )
| Rank | Title | Studio | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cinderella* | Disney/RKO | $41,087,000 |
| 2. | King Solomon's Mines | MGM | $5,586,000 |
| 3. | Annie Get Your Gun | MGM | $4,919,000 |
| 4. | Cheaper By the Dozen | 20th Century Fox | $4,425,000 |
| 5. | Born Yesterday | Columbia | $4,115,000 |
| 6. | Father of the Bride | MGM | $4,054,000 |
| 7. | Broken Arrow | 20th Century Fox | $3,600,000 |
| 8. | At War with the Army | Paramount | $3,300,000 |
| 9. | All About Eve | 20th Century Fox | $3,100,000 |
| 10. | The Flame and the Arrow Francis Kim | Paramount Universal MGM | $3,000,000 |
(*) After theatrical re-issue(s)
source: http://www.boxofficereport.com/database/1950.shtml
Awards
- Best Picture: All About Eve - 20th Century-Fox
- Best Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz - All About Eve
- Best Actor: José Ferrer - Cyrano de Bergerac
- Best Actress: Judy Holliday - Born Yesterday
- Best Supporting Actor: George Sanders - All About Eve
- Best Supporting Actress: Josephine Hull - Harvey
- Drama:
- Best Picture: Sunset Boulevard
- Best Actor: José Ferrer - Cyrano de Bergerac
- Best Actress: Gloria Swanson - Sunset Boulevard
- Musical or comedy:
- Best Picture: no award
- Best Actor: Fred Astaire - Three Little Words
- Best Actress: Judy Holliday - Born Yesterday
- Other
- Best Director: Billy Wilder - Sunset Boulevard
Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival): not held
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival)
- Justice Is Done (Justice est faite), directed by André Cayatte, France
Films released in 1950
- Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion
- All About Eve
- Annie Get Your Gun (film mentioned in article)
- The Asphalt Jungle
- At War with the Army
- The Blue Lamp
- Battleground
- Bitter Rice (U. The 23rd Academy Awards Ceremony awarded Oscars for the best in films in 1950 The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working All About Eve is a Drama film, written and directed by Joseph L The Academy Award for Achievement in Directing (Best Director is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to Joseph Leo Mankiewicz ( February 11, 1909 – February 5, 1993) was an American Academy Award -winning director Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón ( January 8, 1909 – January 26, 1992) was a Puerto Rican theater and Cyrano de Bergerac ( 1950) is a Black-and-white Feature film based on the 1897 French Alexandrine Verse Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to Judy Holliday (June 21 1921 – June 7 1965 was an American Academy - and Tony Award -winning Actress. For the 1993 remake see Born Yesterday (1993 film Born Yesterday is a 1950 film directed by George Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts George Henry Sanders (July 3 &ndashApril 25) was an Academy Award -winning English film and television Actor. Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS Josephine Hull ( January 3, 1886 – March 12, 1957) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe winning American Harvey is a 1950 film based on Mary Chase 's Pulitzer Prize -winning play of the same name, directed by Henry Koster, and The 8th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in Film for 1950 films were held on February 28, 1951. This page lists the winners and nominees for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture — Drama, since its institution in 1951 Sunset Boulevard is a 1950 American Film noir classic Directed and co-written by Billy Wilder, it was named The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951 The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951 Gloria Swanson (March 27 1899 – April 4 1983 was an Academy Award -nominated Golden Globe -winning American Hollywood Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy has been awarded annually since 1952 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 &ndash June 22, 1987) was an American Academy Award Three Little Words ( 1950) is a Hollywood Musical film biography of the Tin Pan Alley songwriting partnership of Kalmar and Ruby and stars The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in This page lists the winners and nominees for the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, since its institution in 1943 Billy Wilder ( June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was an Austrian born Jewish - American Journalist The Palme d'Or ( English: Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded to competing films at the Cannes Film Festival. The Leone d’Oro ('Golden Lion' is the highest prize given to a film at the Biennale Venice Film Festival. Justice Is Done ( Justice est faite) is a 1950 French Drama film directed by André Cayatte. André Cayatte ( February 3, 1909, Carcassonne &ndash February 6, 1989, Paris) was a French New Wave filmmaker Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion is a 1950 film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. All About Eve is a Drama film, written and directed by Joseph L Annie Get Your Gun is a 1950 American Musical film loosely based on the life of sharpshooter Annie Oakley. The Asphalt Jungle ( 1950) is a Film noir directed by John Huston. At War with the Army is a 1950 musical comedy film directed by Hal Walker and starring the comedy team of Martin and Lewis. The Blue Lamp is a British Crime film released in early 1950 by Ealing Studios directed by Basil Dearden and produced Battleground is a War film that tells the story of the 3rd platoon of Item Company 327th Glider Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, Bitter Rice ( Riso Amaro) is a 1949 Italian film made by Lux Film, written and directed by Giuseppe De Santis. S. release)
- The Black Rose
- Born Yesterday
- Bright Leaf
- Broken Arrow
- Café Paradis
- Caged
- Captain Carey, U. The Black Rose is a 1950 20th Century-Fox film starring Tyrone Power and Orson Welles, loosely based on the Thomas B For the 1993 remake see Born Yesterday (1993 film Born Yesterday is a 1950 film directed by George Bright Leaf is a 1949 novel written by Foster Fitzsimmons, which was adapted into a 1950 film by Henry Koster and starring Gary Broken Arrow is a western film released in 1950. It was directed by Delmer Daves and starred James Stewart and Jeff Chandler Café Paradis (English Title Paradise Cafe) is an award-winning Danish film made in 1950, directed by Bodil Ipsen and Caged is a 1950 film tells the story of a teenage newlywed who is sent to prison for being an accessory to a robbery S. A. , war drama starring Alan Ladd
- Cheaper by the Dozen
- Cinderella
- Cyrano de Bergerac
- Dark City
- Destination Moon
- Fancy Pants
- Father of the Bride
- The Flame and the Arrow
- The Furies
- Gun Crazy (aka Deadly is the Woman)
- The Gunfighter
- The Happiest Days of Your Life
- Harvey
- In a Lonely Place
- Justice is Done
- Kim
- King Solomon's Mines
- A Lady Without Passport
- Last Holiday
- Louisa (film), starring Ronald Reagan
- The Magnificent Yankee
- The Men
- The Miniver Story
- Mister 880
- Mystery Street
- My Friend Irma Goes West
- No Way Out
- Orphée
- Rashomon
- Rio Grande
- Sands of Iwo Jima
- Side Street
- Seven Days to Noon
- Stage Fright
- Stromboli
- Summer Stock
- Sunset Boulevard
- Tension
- The Third Man (U. Alan Walbridge Ladd ( September 3, 1913 – January 29, 1964) was an American film Actor. The 1950 film Cheaper by the Dozen was based upon the 1948 book Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank Gilbreth Jr Cinderella is a 1950 Animated feature produced by Walt Disney, and released to theaters on February 15, 1950 by RKO Radio Cyrano de Bergerac ( 1950) is a Black-and-white Feature film based on the 1897 French Alexandrine Verse Dark City is a 1950 Film noir. The casting of Charlton Heston —in his first film appearance—as a petty hood is unusual in light Destination Moon is a 1950 American Science fiction Feature film produced by George Pál, who later produced Fancy Pants is a 1950 American Comedy film, directed by George Marshall starring Lucille Ball and Bob Hope. Father of the Bride is a 1950 comedy film which tells the story of a man trying to cope with all of the disasters that happen along the way from the time that his daughter The Flame and the Arrow is a 1950 Adventure film made by Warner Bros The Furies is a 1950 Western film directed by Anthony Mann and featuring Walter Huston. Gun Crazy ( 1950) is a Film noir Feature film starring Peggy Cummins and John Dall in a story about the crime-spree The Gunfighter is a 1950 Western film starring Gregory Peck, Helen Westcott and Millard Mitchell. The Happiest Days of Your Life is a 1950 British comedy film based on the play by John Dighton and directed by Frank Launder Harvey is a 1950 film based on Mary Chase 's Pulitzer Prize -winning play of the same name, directed by Henry Koster, and In a Lonely Place ( 1950) is a Film noir directed by Nicholas Ray, and starring Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame, produced Justice Is Done ( Justice est faite) is a 1950 French Drama film directed by André Cayatte. Kim is a 1950 Adventure film made by MGM. It was directed by Victor Saville and produced by Leon Gordon from a Screenplay King Solomon's Mines ( 1950) is an Adventure film loosely based of the 1885 novel by the same name by Henry Rider Haggard A Lady Without Passport is a suspense film directed by Joseph H Last Holiday is a 1950 British film featuring Alec Guinness in his sixth starring role The Magnificent Yankee is a 1950 biographical film which tells the life story of United States Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes. The Miniver Story is a 1950 film Sequel to the successful 1942 film Mrs Miniver. Mister 880 is a 1950 film directed by Edmund Goulding and starring Burt Lancaster, Dorothy McGuire, Edmund Gwenn, and Mystery Street is 1950 Black-and-white film directed by John Sturges with Cinematography by famed lensman John Alton My Friend Irma Goes West is a 1950 film based on the radio show My Friend Irma and featuring the comedy team of Martin and Lewis ( Dean Martin No Way Out ( 1950) is a Black-and-white Film noir directed by Joseph L Orpheus ( Orphée) is a 1950 French film directed by Jean Cocteau and starring Jean Marais. is a 1950 Japanese film directed by Akira Kurosawa, working in close collaboration with Cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa. Rio Grande is a 1950 western film and the third installment of John Ford 's "cavalry trilogy" following two RKO Pictures Sands of Iwo Jima is a 1950 War film which follows a group of Marines from training to the Battle of Iwo Jima during World Side Street ( 1950) is an American crime Film noir directed by Anthony Mann. Seven Days to Noon is a 1950 British drama / Thriller film directed by John Boulting and Roy Boulting. Stage Fright is a 1950 Hitchcock Crime film starring Jane Wyman, Marlene Dietrich, Michael Wilding, and Stromboli (also known as Stromboli terra di dio) ( 1950) is an Italian and American film directed by Roberto Rossellini Summer Stock (known as If You Feel Like Singing in the UK is an MGM musical made in 1950. Sunset Boulevard is a 1950 American Film noir classic Directed and co-written by Billy Wilder, it was named Tension ( 1950) is a crime thriller Film noir directed by John Berry and written by Allen Rivkin based on a story written by John D The Third Man ( is an award-winning British Film noir directed by Carol Reed and starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, S. release)
- Three Little Words
- Treasure Island
- Trio
- Twelve O'Clock High
- When Willie Comes Marching Home
- Where Danger Lives
- Where the Sidewalk Ends
- Winchester '73
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
- Flying Disc Man from Mars, starring Walter Reed and Lois Collier
- The Invisible Monster, starring Richard Webb and Aline Towne
- The Mystery of the Snakeskin Belt
- Pirates of the High Seas, starring Buster Crabbe
Short film series
- Mickey Mouse (1928-1952)
- Looney Tunes (1930-1969)
- Merrie Melodies (1931-1969)
- Popeye (1933-1957)
- The Three Stooges (1934-1959)
- Donald Duck (1936-1956)
- Pluto (1937-1951)
- Goofy (1939-1953)
- Tom and Jerry (1940-1958)
- Bugs Bunny (1940-1962)
- The Fox and the Crow (1941-1950)
- Mighty Mouse (1942-1955)
- Chip and Dale (1943-1956)
- Yosemite Sam (1945-1963)
Births
- January 16 - Debbie Allen, actress, dancer, choreographer
- January 24 - Daniel Auteuil, actor
- February 18 - Cybill Shepherd,actress
- March 16 - Kate Nelligan, actress
- March 18 - Brad Dourif, actor
- March 30 - Robbie Coltrane, actor
- April 4 - Christine Lahti, actress
- April 20 - Veronica Cartwright, actress
- April 29 - Phillip Noyce, director
- May 12 - Gabriel Byrne, actor
- July 18 - Barbara Scott, actress
- September 28 - John Sayles, director, screenwriter
- October 31 - John Candy, comedian and actor
- December 12 - Rajnikanth, actor
Deaths
- January 3 - Emil Jannings, actor
- January 12 - John M. Stahl, film director and producer
- March 10 - Marguerite De La Motte, actress
- April 7 - Walter Huston, Academy Award winning actor
- October 23 - Al Jolson, actor, singer, entertainer
- October 28 - Maurice Costello, actor of stage & screen
- December 28 - William Garwood, actor
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