1951 Movies
Browse 931 titles in our 1951 Movies Database
- Alice in Wonderland
- Strangers on a Train
- A Streetcar Named Desire
- The Day the Earth Stood Still
- Ace in the Hole
- An American in Paris
- The Thing from Another World
- A Christmas Carol
- A Place in the Sun
- Quo Vadis
- The Lavender Hill Mob
- Diary of a Country Priest
- Born Yesterday
- The Man in the White Suit
- Early Summer
- When Worlds Collide
- Miracle in Milan
- On Dangerous Ground
- Captain Horatio Hornblower
- People Will Talk
- The River
- The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
- Summer Interlude
- Royal Wedding
- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
- The Idiot
- The Enforcer
- Flying Leathernecks
- The Browning Version
- His Kind of Woman
- The Red Badge of Courage
- Woman on the Run
- Summer Stock
- Flying Padre
- The Steel Helmet
- Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
- Awaara
- No Highway in the Sky
- Father's Little Dividend
- Rabbit Fire
- The Prowler
- The Tales of Hoffmann
- Operation Pacific
- The House on Telegraph Hill
- Westward the Women
- Story of a Love Affair
- The Racket
- Rawhide
- The Man from Planet X
- He Ran All the Way
- Fourteen Hours
- Halls of Montezuma
- Angels in the Outfield
- Cry Danger
- Sirocco
- Storm Warning
- David and Bathsheba
- Cause for Alarm!
- At War with the Army
- The Mob
- Vengeance Valley
- Harriet Craig
- Distant Drums
- M
- Superman and the Mole-Men
- The Tall Target
- Jim Thorpe -- All-American
- Across the Wide Missouri
- Susana
- Along the Great Divide
- The Lemon Drop Kid
- Miss Julie
- Laughter in Paradise
- The Mating Season
- The Sound of Fury
- Miss Oyu
- Payment on Demand
- Repast
- Lost Continent
- Cops and Robbers
- Go for Broke!
- Only the Valiant
- Drip-Along Daffy
- La Poison
- Tomorrow Is Another Day
- The Red Inn
- Man in the Saddle
- Five
- Jerry's Cousin
- The Frogmen
- The People Against O'Hara
- Ballot Box Bunny
- Appointment with Danger
- The Secret of Convict Lake
- Anne of the Indies
- The Great Caruso
- Comin' Round the Mountain
- Love Nest
- As Young as You Feel
- Lightning Strikes Twice
- My Favorite Spy
- Flight to Mars
- Corn Chips
- Bunny Hugged
- Unknown World
- Double Dynamite
- Thunder on the Hill
- The Glass Menagerie
- The Strange Door
- The Painted Hills
- Lullaby of Broadway
- Canned Feud
- The Scarlet Flower
- Two Flags West
- Here Comes the Groom
- Pool of London
- On the Riviera
- My Forbidden Past
- Sleepy-Time Tom
- Out of Scale
- Santa Fe
- That's My Boy
- Kind Lady
- Racket Girls
- Bedtime for Bonzo
- The Big Night
- Big Top Bunny
- Five Angles on Murder
- Home Town Story
- I'll Never Forget You
- Tomahawk
- Putty Tat Trouble
- Jerry and the Goldfish
- Circle of Danger
- Symphony in Slang
- Vampire Over London
- Bright Victory
- Sealed Cargo
- I Was a Communist for the F.B.I.
- Goodbye, My Fancy
- Slicked-up Pup
- Rooty Toot Toot
- Man of Straw
- Apache Drums
- Tweety's S.O.S.
- Hollywood Story
- French Rarebit
- The Model and the Marriage Broker
- One Summer of Happiness
- The Well
- Cat Napping
- Happy Go Lovely
- Nit-Witty Kitty
- Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
- Casanova Cat
- The Ring
- Three Guys Named Mike
- A.T.M.: ¡¡A toda máquina!!
- Pickup
- His Mouse Friday
- Behave Yourself!
- Two of a Kind
- Fort Worth
- The Wearing of the Grin
- You're in the Navy Now
- The Prince Who Was a Thief
- Pathala Bhairavi
- You Never Can Tell
- Cattle Drive
- Callaway Went Thataway
- No Questions Asked
- Daughter of Deceit
- Teresa
- A Bear for Punishment
- Edward and Caroline
- The Strip
- Olivia
- It's a Big Country: An American Anthology
- Cloudburst
- Cheese Chasers
- The Whip Hand
- The Lady of Musashino
- Carmen Comes Home
- Best of the Badmen
- Force of Arms
- Submarine Command
- Bullfighter and the Lady
- The Magnificent Yankee
- The Company She Keeps
- Car of Tomorrow
- The Scarf
- Chow Hound
- Red Mountain
- Tarzan's Peril
- The Last Outpost
- No Smoking
- Tweet Tweet Tweety
- I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
- Highly Dangerous
- I Want You
- Room and Bird
- The Fighting Pimpernel
- Early to Bet
- Lion Down
- Dr. Knock
- Mr. Denning Drives North
- Night Into Morning
- I Can Get It for You Wholesale
- Mr. Peek-a-Boo
- The Law and the Lady
- Francis Goes to the Races
- Rich, Young and Pretty
- The 13th Letter
- Droopy's Double Trouble
- Frenchie
- Mr. Imperium
- Texas Carnival
- The Fat Man
- Come Fill the Cup
- A Portrait of Ga
- Close to My Heart
- A Millionaire for Christy
- Tomorrow We Diet!
- Daredevil Droopy
- Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
- Tom Brown's Schooldays
- Warpath
- Bird of Paradise
- For Heaven's Sake
- The Long Dark Hall
- Soldiers Three
- Lovelorn Leghorn
- The Light Touch
- Chained for Life
- Gambling House
- Fort Defiance
- Ghost Chasers
- Native Son
- Waterfront Women
- Cold War
- Little Big Horn
- The Blue Veil
- Mystery Junction
- Calling Bulldog Drummond
- Juliette, or Key of Dreams
- Young Wives' Tale
- The Unknown Man
- Anna
- The Texas Rangers
- Follow the Sun
- Gamble
- Breakthrough
- Home Made Home
- Drums in the Deep South
- Get Rich Quick
- Watch the Birdie
- Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
- Adventures of Captain Fabian
- Bikini Baby
- Excuse My Dust
- The Whistle at Eaton Falls
- Ginza Cosmetics
- Scrambled Brains
- The Raging Tide
- El siete machos
- Topaze
- Jungle Manhunt
- The Redhead and the Cowboy
- The Sinner
- The Groom Wore Spurs
- Cave of Outlaws
- Half Angel
- The Family Secret
- Island Rescue
- The Tooth Will Out
- Hotel Sahara
- The Son of Dr. Jekyll
- Victims of Sin
- ¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer?
- Take Care of My Little Girl
- Cielo Negro
- Side Street Story
- The Snow Maiden
- Silver City
- Merry Mavericks
- Double Crossbones
- Le grand Méliès
- Four in a Jeep
- The Night Is My Kingdom
- Bowery Battalion
- Radio tekee murron
- Pest Man Wins
- The Tanks Are Coming
- Flame of Araby
- Valentino
- My Outlaw Brother
- Three Husbands
- Attention! Bandits!
- Let's Go Navy!
- Golden Girl
- F.B.I. Girl
- Chance of a Lifetime
- Mød mig paa Cassiopeia
- Two Lost Worlds
- Raton Pass
- The Great Missouri Raid
- St. Benny the Dip
- Fury of the Congo
- Inside Straight
- Mask of the Avenger
- Iron Man
- Al Jennings of Oklahoma
- Home to Danger
- Sugarfoot
- Crazy Over Horses
- Gold Raiders
- Darling, How Could You!
- Barricade
- We Will All Go to Monte Carlo
- Nature's Half Acre
- I Was an American Spy
- Never Trust a Gambler
- Call Me Mister
- Under the Paris Sky
- Week-End with Father
- The Forbidden Christ
- Grounds for Marriage
- At the Rovaniemi Fair
- The Dark Man
- Counterblast
- Saturday's Hero
- Green Grow the Rushes
- We're Getting Married
- Totò cerca moglie
- The Galloping Major
- The Harlem Globetrotters
- Cold Turkey
- Desire
- The Terrible Truth
- Lorna Doone
- A Hound for Trouble
- Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
- The Quiet Woman
- Deedar
- The Girl on the Bridge
- Mysterious Island
- The Golden Horde
- Passage West
- Two Dollar Bettor
- Government Agents vs Phantom Legion
- The Story of 'Rapunzel'
- The First Legion
- Kashtanka
- Crosswinds
- Meet Me After the Show
- Wild Women
- New Mexico
- Strictly Dishonorable
- The Passaguai Family
- The Lion Hunters
- Dick Barton Strikes Back
- Paris Is Always Paris
- The Brave Bulls
- This Is Korea!
- Gunplay
- Hell Is Sold Out
- The House in Montevideo
- Fingerprints Don't Lie
- Under the Gun
- On the Loose
- Son of the Nile
- Belle Le Grand
- Saddle Legion
- The Medium
- Scarlet Thread
- The Sword of Monte Cristo
- Elopement
- Hot Lead
- Overland Telegraph
- Arctic Fury
- The Strange Madame X
- Frosty the Snowman
- Penny Points to Paradise
- Without Leaving an Address
- Elephant Stampede
- The Story of 'Hansel and Gretel'
- Malliswari
- Three Steps North
- Let's Go Crazy
- Balarrasa
- Fortune in Diamonds
- Air Cadet
- Tarana
- Dear Caroline
- Amazon Symphony
- Taras Shevchenko
- Cavalry Scout
- Bannerline
- Dear Brat
- Little Love of My Life
- Pen Point Percussion
- Night Was Our Friend
- The Lady Pays Off
- The Sleepwalker
- Dancing Girl
- Fanfaren der Liebe
- Det gamle guld
- Gasoline Alley
- Katie Did It
- Peking Express
- Roaring City
- Pier 23
- Smart Alec
- Lilli Marlene
- Genji monogatari
- El revoltoso
- Her First Romance
- Oh! Susanna
- Tokyo File 212
- Mamma mia, che impressione!
- The Woody Woodpecker Polka
- Assassin for Hire
- When the Redskins Rode
- The Longhorn
- Danger Zone
- Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere
- White Corridors
- The Last Wagon
- Bajaja
- The Barefoot Mailman
- Pistol Harvest
- Law of the Badlands
- The Wild Blue Yonder
- According to Mrs. Hoyle
- Trotacalles
- Night Without Stars
- Bonanza Town
- Boyhood
- Gabriel, Come Back
- My True Story
- The Affairs of Messalina
- Missing Women
- Vendetta
- Criminal Lawyer
- Savage Triangle
- Black Crown
- Mask of the Dragon
- Alpine for You
- Fighting Coast Guard
- Filumena Marturano
- Bim, the Little Donkey
- Smuggler's Island
- Spoilers of the Plains
- Young Love
- Let's Stalk Spinach
- Mátenme porque me muero
- The Hills of Utah
- The White-haired Girl
- Vacation with Play
- Valley of Fire
- Up Front
- Adhémar ou le jouet de la fatalité
- Toto the Third Man
- Stronghold
- South of Caliente
- Albela
- The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story
- The Magic Face
- Story of a Beloved Wife
- The Young Caruso
- Mr Drake's Duck
- Three Desperate Men
- Los islas Marias
- Doña Perfecta
- Bountiful Summer
- Whirlwind
- Anand Math
- La señora de Fátima
- Insurance Investigator
- Tukkijoella
- Fra den gamle Købmandsgaard
- The Black Widow
- Miracles Only Happen Once
- Texans Never Cry
- Sunny Side of the Street
- When I Grow Up
- The Lady from Texas
- The Six Men
- The Lady and the Bandit
- Heart of the Rockies
- Silver Canyon
- Lost Planet Airmen
- Double-Cross-Country Race
- Gene Autry and the Mounties
- El Suavecito
- The Walt Disney Christmas Show
- Snake River Desperadoes
- ¡Ay amor... cómo me has puesto!
- Clothes of Deception
- O.K. Nero
- Position Wanted
- The Highwayman
- The Good Fairy
- The Siege
- Cárcel de mujeres
- The Man of a Hundred Swords
- Biffen och Bananen
- El gavilán pollero
- Pals of the Golden West
- Punch and Judo
- Rome-Paris-Rome
- Wherever She Goes
- Pecos River
- Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared
- Thrill of Fair
- Hurricane Island
- In Old Amarillo
- Krane's Confectionery
- Victor
- Night Riders of Montana
- Tales of Robin Hood
- Customs Officer Bom
- The Guy Who Came Back
- Era lui, sì, sì!
- My Mother-in-Law Is an Atomic Bomb
- Flesh and Blood
- Dårskapens hus
- Double Cross
- Malavita
- A High Hill
- Tu m'as sauvé la vie
- The Story of Time
- Shadow and Light
- The Piano Tuner Has Arrived
- A Case for PC 49
- El hincha
- Five Men of Edo
- Chhatrapati Shivaji
- Divorced
- Quay of Grenelle
- The Life of a Horsetrader
- La favorita
- Four Days
- Don Daredevil Rides Again
- Deburau
- Fireworks Over the Sea
- Portrait of Clare
- Olympic Fund Telethon
- Fodboldpræsten
- Dispersed Clouds
- Epilogue
- Oriental Evil
- Target Unknown
- Death Is a Number
- Eroica
- Don Juan
- Girdle of Gold
- Acá las tortas
- Cyclone Fury
- Mister Universe
- A Day of Thanksgiving
- Valgus Koordis
- Io sono il capataz
- Embrujo
- Barbe-Bleue
- Never Take No for an Answer
- Million Dollar Pursuit
- Las mujeres de mi general
- Skipper Learns a Lesson
- Bitter Bread
- Gigolo
- La maison Bonnadieu
- Afsana
- The Sea Hornet
- Revenge of Black Eagle
- The Tower of Knights
- Perfectionist
- Yes Sir, Mr. Bones
- Amazing Monsieur Fabre
- Bag de røde porte
- Pilgrim Popeye
- The Four Stairs
- Death of an Angel
- From Victory to Victory
- Flame of Stamboul
- Corky of Gasoline Alley
- Muchachas de Uniforme
- Lakeuksien lukko
- Hulchul
- The Life of Wu Xun
- Destination Meat Ball
- Man from Sonora
- Love I Haven't... But... But
- Dream of a Cossack
- Sonhar é Fácil
- Bloody Christmas
- Silver City Bonanza
- The Rossiter Case
- Milano miliardaria
- Two on the Tiles
- Puck - heter jag
- Around Is Around
- Lebbra bianca
- Los árboles mueren de pie
- G.I. Jane
- Crime and Punishment
- Footlight Varieties
- 91:an Karlssons bravader
- Il mago per forza
- Queen for a Day
- Rion yö
- Skadeskutt
- Si usted no puede, yo sí
- Little Egypt
- Canyon Raiders
- Ylijäämänainen
- China Corsair
- Le film est déjà commencé?
- Dead City
- Il padrone del vapore
- Howdy Doody's Christmas
- The Madame Gambles
- The Red Rose
- Kanketsu Sasaki Kojirô: Ganryû-jima kettô
- Chinnamul
- Savage Drums
- London Entertains
- Bibi Fricotin
- Los peloteros
- Birthright
- Aaram
- Lyntoget
- Now Is the Time
- The Outsider
- Min vän Oscar
- Tytön huivi
- Kore'de Türk süngüsü
- Stop That Cab
- Self-Conscious Guy
- Those Not Allowed to Love
- Mi esposa y la otra
- V mirnye dni
- Spring Fever
- The Godson
- Colette
- Bezoek aan Picasso
- Deseada
- My Wife Is Formidable
- The Big Gusher
- Desert of Lost Men
- The Vanishing Outpost
- Kesäillan valssi
- Badal
- El papelerito
- Séptima página
- Paris Vice Squad
- Last Meeting
- Frühling auf dem Eis
- Kenraalin morsian
- Dorte
- Hold fingrene fra mor
- Validoob - Fell Oak
- Vihaan sinua - rakas
- Sportivnaya chest
- Vom Teufel gejagt
- Camino del infierno
- Injun Trouble
- The Lioness of Castille
- A Swiss Miss
- Two Pennies Worth of Violets
- Helen of Troy
- To Have and to Hold
- Dirty Hands
- Pitkäjärveläiset
- The Face of Truth
- Miners of the Don
- Vores fjerde far
- Andalousie
- The Golden Gloves Story
- Le plus joli péché du monde
- The Straying Rooster
- Nålen
- Maria Theresia
- Kommen Sie am Ersten
- All That I Have
- Vain laulajapoikia
- Spöke på semester
- Asphalt
- Filigrana
- Talk of a Million
- Vienna Waltzes
- Mujeres sin mañana
- Livat på luckan
- Zwei in einem Auto
- Gyarmat a föld alatt
- Ça c'est du cinéma
- 24 timer
- Leva på 'Hoppet'
- The Owl and the Pussycat
- La paura fa 90
- Domani è un altro giorno
- Secrets of Beauty
- Aila, Pohjolan tytär
- The Great Force
- Sensation in San Remo
- To Be a Woman
- Medieval Dutch Sculpture
- Warszawska premiera
- Bahar
- Storfolk og småfolk
- World of Kids
- We Two Alone
- Tierra baja
- The Glenrowan Affair
- Adventures in the Red Sea
- The Turkey
- Vivillo desde chiquillo
- The Case of the Missing Scene
- Hilfe, ich bin unsichtbar
- De mujer a mujer
- Som sendt fra himlen
- To the Rescue
- Ella y yo
- Kuisma ja Helinä
- The Cape of Hope
- A Strange Marriage
- Dicen que soy comunista
- Familien Schmidt
- Rover Makes Good
- Casa de vecindad
- The Promise
- Aventuras de Juan Lucas
- The Grand Concert
- Paris Still Sings!
- ¡Baile mi rey!...
- Del can-can al mambo
- Schön muß man sein
- El que recibe las bofetadas
- First Start
- Le bagnard
- Sarmiko
- Zai and Chick
- Marmayogi
- Bärande hav
- The Cat's Tale
- Der Tiger Akbar
- Arrabalera
- Third from the Right
- Mi mujer no es mía
- La estatua de carne
- La duquesa del Tepetate
- Sunday by the Sea
- Der letzte Schuß
- Dupont Barbès
- Auguri e figli maschi!
- Skipper Next to God
- Los hijos de la calle
- Tall Timber Tale
- Eine Frau mit Herz
- Des Lebens Überfluss
- Una bruna indiavolata!
- Screen Snapshots: Reno's Silver Spur Awards
- Cheer the Brave
- Koibito
- Men of the Forest
- Nusumareta koi
- Ésta es mi vida
- Operation Ivy
- Professor Nachtfalter
- Unge piger forsvinder i København
- Salón de belleza
- König für eine Nacht
- La trinca del aire
- Nosotras las sirvientas
- Amar fué su pecado
- La bienamada
- Skeppare i blåsväder
- Mother
- Die Frauen des Herrn S.
- Verklungenes Wien
- Vuelva el sábado
- Entre abogados te veas
- Bluebeard
- Ieraishan
- Take Me to Paris
- Red Fury
- Naujawan
- Una cubana en España
- Girls Behind Bars
- The Stranger
- Mujeres sacrificadas
- Seasick Sailors
- Näin syntyi nykypäivä... 1900-1950
- Under the Skies of the Asturias
- Boîte de nuit
- Das Herz einer Frau
- New Fighters Shall Arise
- Life in a Song
- Greve Svensson
- Suomi maksaa
- Elstree Story
- Zugverkehr unregelmäßig
- Anillo de compromiso
- Grenzstation 58
- ¡... Y murío por nosotros!
- Sarvadhikari
- Zhivoy trup
- Life Triumphs
- Bob and Sally
- Der Schatten des Herrn Monitor
- Stadtpark
- Arrivano i nostri
- Perdición de mujeres
- The Elephant Mouse
- Kali Ghata
- Recién casados... no molestar
- Sérénade au bourreau
- The Black Captain
- V stepyakh Ukrainy
- Jagan Mohini
- Aquellos ojos verdes
- Worm's Eye View
- Little Problems
- Fierecilla
- Musical Madness
- The Mechanical Bird
- La reina del mambo
- River Solo Flows
- Life in Her Hands
- María Cristina
- Poker
- Especialista en señoras
- Ore Iravu
- Ah! Qu'il fait bon chez nous
- The Way to Wimbledon
- Die Sterne lügen nicht
- Bellezze a Capri
- Los huéspedes de La Marquesa
- In the Penalty Area
- Jamais deux sans trois
- Mutter sein dagegen sehr
- Il microfono è vostro
- Noche de perdición
- Liberated Land
- DS 70 nevyjizdi
- Atoms at Work
- Canasta uruguaya
- Blunden Harbor
- El grito de la carne
- Rue des Saussaies
- Files from Scotland Yard
- After Prison What?
- Prtosani megobrebi
- Der Teufel führt Regie
- Swift Water
- Capitán de rurales
- Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
- Joe Santa Claus
- The Heart of the Brave
- The Terrible Twos and the Trusting Threes
- Tres muskiteros
- The Outlaw Within
- Assignment in Korea
- Alt dette - og Island med
- Elddonet
- Doubt
- Especialista en señoras
- Biraghin
- Tini-Kling : Drömresan till Fjärran Östern
- The Longhouse People
- District Nurse
- Three Portrait Sketches
- Stable Rivals
- Christmas Is Coming
- Sur le pont d'Avignon
- Eva und der Frauenarzt
- Kerala Kesari
- Torreani
- Hay un niño en su futuro
- Die Dubarry
- Toronto Boom Town
- Buenas noches mi amor
- Les maîtres-nageurs
- Paris Nights
- A Bolt of Lightning
- La boca
- Starkare än lagen
- The White Orchid
- Det var en gång en sjöman
- Tinhorn Troubadors
- Under the Frozen Falls
- Canada's Awakening North
- Screaming Jets
- From Father to Son
- Eye Witness No. 30
- Breakdown
- Folksong Fantasy
- La marche
- Sovjetskaja Armenija
- Sing! with the Commodores No. 1
- Caribou Hunters
- The Queen Steps Out
- Water for the Prairies
- The Mystery of the Snakeskin Belt
- Salome
- Romeo at Julieta
- Joshu Karasu
- Waters of Time
- Androcles and the Lion
- Enchanted Islands
- Helmeilevä hymy
- Nyozoku to hangan
- Point of No Return
- Ask - Montané. Kevyen sarjan EM-ottelu nyrkkeilyssä Helsinki 17.8.51
- Pesäpallo - Suomen kansallispeli
- Under the Surface
- Fast and Foolish
- Ano oka koete
- Your Children's Play
- The Organ of a Thousand Moods
- Gre-No-Li, Nacka & Co.
- Candidate for Murder
- Wing to Wing
- Out of True
- Ein Tag im Frankfurter Zoo
- The Distant Thames
- The Thirteen That Go Astray
- Visit to a Shipbuilding Yard
- The First Four Years
- Galashiels and Braw Lads' Gathering
- Bristol, British City
Top 5 Movies of 1951
Quo Vadis
Released on February 23, 1951, "Quo Vadis" is set in ancient Rome during Emperor Nero's reign. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy, the film tells the story of Roman commander Marcus Vinicius, played by Robert Taylor, who falls in love with a Christian woman named Lygia, portrayed by Deborah Kerr. The narrative explores themes of love, power, and faith amidst the early Christian persecution. The film's grandeur is reflected in its lavish sets and costumes, earning it eight Academy Award nominations.
David and Bathsheba
"David and Bathsheba," directed by Henry King and released on August 10, 1951, dramatizes the Old Testament story of King David's affair with Bathsheba. Gregory Peck and Susan Hayward star in the leading roles, with the film getting into the moral and political consequences of their actions. Its success at the box office was complemented by five Academy Award nominations.
Show Boat
George Sidney's adaptation of the 1927 musical "Show Boat" hit the screens on July 17, 1951. Starring Kathryn Grayson, Ava Gardner, and Howard Keel, the film follows the lives of people associated with the Cotton Blossom, a Mississippi River showboat. Known for its memorable music by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II, including "Ol' Man River," the film remains a celebrated piece in the musical genre.
The African Queen
Released on December 26, 1951, "The African Queen," directed by John Huston, features Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn. The story, set in Africa during World War I, revolves around a gin-swilling riverboat captain and a strait-laced missionary who embark on a mission to attack an enemy warship. Bogart's performance won him an Academy Award for Best Actor.
A Streetcar Named Desire
Elia Kazan's "A Streetcar Named Desire," based on Tennessee Williams' play, presents a powerful drama. The film stars Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter, and Karl Malden. It chronicles the troubled life of Blanche DuBois, a former schoolteacher who moves in with her sister and her husband in New Orleans. The film's critical acclaim is marked by its four Academy Awards, including Best Actress for Vivien Leigh.
Industry Highlights and Notable Moments from 1951
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HUAC Hearings: The House Un-American Activities Committee conducted a second round of hearings in Hollywood to investigate communism within the industry. This led to the blacklisting of 212 individuals, showcasing the era's political tensions and their impact on Hollywood.
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United Artists Sale: The sale of United Artists to a syndicate led by Arthur Krim and Robert Benjamin indicated significant changes in industry. This transition marked a shift towards a more modern organizational structure in Hollywood.
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Best Picture Oscar Changes: The Academy Awards made a notable change by awarding the Best Picture Oscar to the film's producers rather than the production companies. This shift recognized the important role of producers in the filmmaking process.
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Response to Television Competition: Columbia Pictures' founding of a television production company subsidiary was a strategic move to address the growing competition from television. This initiative reflected the industry's efforts to adapt to the rapidly changing entertainment scene.
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Pay-Per-View System Trial: The testing of the first pay-per-view movie system on television in Chicago represented an early experiment in offering movies for a fee. This innovation was a precursor to the modern home entertainment models.
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Technological Advancements: The widescreen revolution began to take shape with innovations like 20th Century Fox's Eidophor. These technological developments were part of Hollywood's response to the evolving demands of audiences and competition from other media.