1951 Movies
Browse 932 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
- Woman on the Run
- The Red Badge of Courage
- Flying Padre
- Summer Stock
- Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
- The Steel Helmet
- 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
- Angels in the Outfield
- Fourteen Hours
- Halls of Montezuma
- Cry Danger
- Storm Warning
- Sirocco
- David and Bathsheba
- Cause for Alarm!
- The Mob
- At War with the Army
- 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
- The Secret of Convict Lake
- Appointment with Danger
- Anne of the Indies
- The Great Caruso
- Comin' Round the Mountain
- Love Nest
- Lightning Strikes Twice
- As Young as You Feel
- 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
- Canned Feud
- Lullaby of Broadway
- The Scarlet Flower
- Here Comes the Groom
- Two Flags West
- Pool of London
- On the Riviera
- My Forbidden Past
- Out of Scale
- Sleepy-Time Tom
- Santa Fe
- That's My Boy
- Kind Lady
- Racket Girls
- Bedtime for Bonzo
- Five Angles on Murder
- The Big Night
- Home Town Story
- Big Top Bunny
- I'll Never Forget You
- Tomahawk
- Putty Tat Trouble
- Jerry and the Goldfish
- Circle of Danger
- Vampire Over London
- Symphony in Slang
- Sealed Cargo
- Bright Victory
- I Was a Communist for the F.B.I.
- Slicked-up Pup
- Goodbye, My Fancy
- Rooty Toot Toot
- Apache Drums
- Man of Straw
- Hollywood Story
- Tweety's S.O.S.
- French Rarebit
- The Model and the Marriage Broker
- The Well
- Cat Napping
- One Summer of Happiness
- Happy Go Lovely
- Nit-Witty Kitty
- Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
- Casanova Cat
- The Ring
- Pickup
- Three Guys Named Mike
- A.T.M.: ¡¡A toda máquina!!
- Behave Yourself!
- His Mouse Friday
- Fort Worth
- Two of a Kind
- The Wearing of the Grin
- You're in the Navy Now
- You Never Can Tell
- The Prince Who Was a Thief
- Pathala Bhairavi
- Cattle Drive
- Callaway Went Thataway
- No Questions Asked
- Daughter of Deceit
- Teresa
- A Bear for Punishment
- Edward and Caroline
- Olivia
- The Strip
- It's a Big Country: An American Anthology
- Cheese Chasers
- Cloudburst
- 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
- Car of Tomorrow
- The Company She Keeps
- Red Mountain
- The Scarf
- Chow Hound
- Tarzan's Peril
- Tweet Tweet Tweety
- The Last Outpost
- No Smoking
- I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
- Highly Dangerous
- Room and Bird
- The Fighting Pimpernel
- I Want You
- Early to Bet
- Dr. Knock
- Lion Down
- Mr. Denning Drives North
- Night Into Morning
- I Can Get It for You Wholesale
- The Law and the Lady
- Mr. Peek-a-Boo
- Francis Goes to the Races
- Mr. Imperium
- Rich, Young and Pretty
- Frenchie
- Texas Carnival
- Droopy's Double Trouble
- The 13th Letter
- The Fat Man
- Come Fill the Cup
- A Portrait of Ga
- A Millionaire for Christy
- Close to My Heart
- Daredevil Droopy
- Tomorrow We Diet!
- Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
- Bird of Paradise
- Warpath
- Tom Brown's Schooldays
- Lovelorn Leghorn
- Soldiers Three
- For Heaven's Sake
- The Long Dark Hall
- Gambling House
- The Light Touch
- Chained for Life
- Fort Defiance
- Native Son
- Ghost Chasers
- Little Big Horn
- Cold War
- Waterfront Women
- The Blue Veil
- Mystery Junction
- Calling Bulldog Drummond
- Juliette, or Key of Dreams
- Young Wives' Tale
- Anna
- The Texas Rangers
- The Unknown Man
- Follow the Sun
- Gamble
- Breakthrough
- Home Made Home
- Drums in the Deep South
- Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
- Get Rich Quick
- Watch the Birdie
- Adventures of Captain Fabian
- Bikini Baby
- The Whistle at Eaton Falls
- Excuse My Dust
- Ginza Cosmetics
- Scrambled Brains
- The Raging Tide
- El siete machos
- Topaze
- Jungle Manhunt
- The Redhead and the Cowboy
- The Sinner
- Cave of Outlaws
- The Family Secret
- Half Angel
- The Groom Wore Spurs
- Victims of Sin
- The Son of Dr. Jekyll
- The Tooth Will Out
- Island Rescue
- Hotel Sahara
- ¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer?
- Take Care of My Little Girl
- Cielo Negro
- The Snow Maiden
- Silver City
- Side Street Story
- Merry Mavericks
- Four in a Jeep
- Double Crossbones
- Le grand Méliès
- The Night Is My Kingdom
- Bowery Battalion
- Radio tekee murron
- Pest Man Wins
- The Tanks Are Coming
- Valentino
- Flame of Araby
- Three Husbands
- My Outlaw Brother
- Attention! Bandits!
- Let's Go Navy!
- F.B.I. Girl
- Golden Girl
- Two Lost Worlds
- Chance of a Lifetime
- Iron Man
- Mød mig paa Cassiopeia
- Raton Pass
- The Great Missouri Raid
- St. Benny the Dip
- Fury of the Congo
- Al Jennings of Oklahoma
- Inside Straight
- Home to Danger
- Mask of the Avenger
- Sugarfoot
- Crazy Over Horses
- We Will All Go to Monte Carlo
- Barricade
- Never Trust a Gambler
- Darling, How Could You!
- Gold Raiders
- Nature's Half Acre
- Call Me Mister
- I Was an American Spy
- Under the Paris Sky
- Week-End with Father
- The Forbidden Christ
- Grounds for Marriage
- At the Rovaniemi Fair
- The Dark Man
- Counterblast
- We're Getting Married
- Saturday's Hero
- Green Grow the Rushes
- Cold Turkey
- The Harlem Globetrotters
- Totò cerca moglie
- The Galloping Major
- A Hound for Trouble
- The Terrible Truth
- Desire
- Lorna Doone
- Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
- The Girl on the Bridge
- The Quiet Woman
- Mysterious Island
- Passage West
- Deedar
- The Golden Horde
- Two Dollar Bettor
- Government Agents vs Phantom Legion
- Kashtanka
- The First Legion
- The Story of 'Rapunzel'
- Crosswinds
- New Mexico
- Meet Me After the Show
- Wild Women
- Dick Barton Strikes Back
- The Lion Hunters
- Strictly Dishonorable
- Paris Is Always Paris
- The Passaguai Family
- The Brave Bulls
- Gunplay
- Fingerprints Don't Lie
- This Is Korea!
- Hell Is Sold Out
- Under the Gun
- The House in Montevideo
- On the Loose
- Belle Le Grand
- Son of the Nile
- The Medium
- Saddle Legion
- The Sword of Monte Cristo
- Scarlet Thread
- Elopement
- Hot Lead
- Overland Telegraph
- The Strange Madame X
- Arctic Fury
- Penny Points to Paradise
- Frosty the Snowman
- Without Leaving an Address
- Elephant Stampede
- The Story of 'Hansel and Gretel'
- Three Steps North
- Malliswari
- Let's Go Crazy
- Air Cadet
- Fortune in Diamonds
- Balarrasa
- Dear Caroline
- Taras Shevchenko
- Cavalry Scout
- Tarana
- Amazon Symphony
- Bannerline
- Dear Brat
- Little Love of My Life
- Pen Point Percussion
- Night Was Our Friend
- The Lady Pays Off
- Det gamle guld
- Pier 23
- The Sleepwalker
- Peking Express
- Gasoline Alley
- Fanfaren der Liebe
- Katie Did It
- Dancing Girl
- Roaring City
- El revoltoso
- Genji monogatari
- Lilli Marlene
- Smart Alec
- Oh! Susanna
- Her First Romance
- Mamma mia, che impressione!
- The Woody Woodpecker Polka
- Tokyo File 212
- Assassin for Hire
- Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere
- When the Redskins Rode
- Danger Zone
- The Longhorn
- White Corridors
- The Wild Blue Yonder
- Bajaja
- Trotacalles
- The Barefoot Mailman
- The Last Wagon
- Law of the Badlands
- Pistol Harvest
- According to Mrs. Hoyle
- Bonanza Town
- My True Story
- The Affairs of Messalina
- Night Without Stars
- Boyhood
- Vendetta
- Gabriel, Come Back
- Missing Women
- Criminal Lawyer
- Savage Triangle
- Black Crown
- Bim, the Little Donkey
- Alpine for You
- Mask of the Dragon
- Filumena Marturano
- Fighting Coast Guard
- Smuggler's Island
- Spoilers of the Plains
- Untamed Mistress
- Young Love
- Mátenme porque me muero
- The Hills of Utah
- Let's Stalk Spinach
- The White-haired Girl
- Vacation with Play
- Valley of Fire
- Stronghold
- Adhémar ou le jouet de la fatalité
- Toto the Third Man
- Three Desperate Men
- Up Front
- The Magic Face
- South of Caliente
- The Young Caruso
- Mr Drake's Duck
- Albela
- The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story
- Story of a Beloved Wife
- Doña Perfecta
- Los islas Marias
- Insurance Investigator
- Bountiful Summer
- Whirlwind
- Anand Math
- Miracles Only Happen Once
- La señora de Fátima
- Fra den gamle Købmandsgaard
- The Black Widow
- When I Grow Up
- Tukkijoella
- Sunny Side of the Street
- Texans Never Cry
- 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
- Clothes of Deception
- Position Wanted
- The Highwayman
- ¡Ay amor... cómo me has puesto!
- O.K. Nero
- The Walt Disney Christmas Show
- Snake River Desperadoes
- The Good Fairy
- The Siege
- The Man of a Hundred Swords
- Rome-Paris-Rome
- Cárcel de mujeres
- Pals of the Golden West
- Biffen och Bananen
- Punch and Judo
- El gavilán pollero
- Wherever She Goes
- Tales of Robin Hood
- In Old Amarillo
- Pecos River
- Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared
- Thrill of Fair
- Hurricane Island
- A High Hill
- Krane's Confectionery
- Victor
- Customs Officer Bom
- Night Riders of Montana
- Era lui, sì, sì!
- Flesh and Blood
- The Guy Who Came Back
- Double Cross
- My Mother-in-Law Is an Atomic Bomb
- Dårskapens hus
- Malavita
- Tu m'as sauvé la vie
- Shadow and Light
- A Case for PC 49
- The Story of Time
- The Piano Tuner Has Arrived
- Five Men of Edo
- Chhatrapati Shivaji
- El hincha
- Divorced
- Quay of Grenelle
- Four Days
- The Life of a Horsetrader
- Fodboldpræsten
- Deburau
- Fireworks Over the Sea
- La favorita
- Don Daredevil Rides Again
- The Sea Hornet
- Oriental Evil
- Portrait of Clare
- Olympic Fund Telethon
- Dispersed Clouds
- Epilogue
- Eroica
- Target Unknown
- Acá las tortas
- Death Is a Number
- Valgus Koordis
- Don Juan
- Barbe-Bleue
- Girdle of Gold
- Cyclone Fury
- Mister Universe
- A Day of Thanksgiving
- Skipper Learns a Lesson
- Never Take No for an Answer
- Bitter Bread
- Io sono il capataz
- Embrujo
- Yes Sir, Mr. Bones
- Million Dollar Pursuit
- Las mujeres de mi general
- Gigolo
- La maison Bonnadieu
- Revenge of Black Eagle
- Afsana
- 91:an Karlssons bravader
- The Tower of Knights
- Perfectionist
- Bag de røde porte
- Amazing Monsieur Fabre
- The Four Stairs
- Pilgrim Popeye
- Death of an Angel
- Flame of Stamboul
- Destination Meat Ball
- Corky of Gasoline Alley
- From Victory to Victory
- Man from Sonora
- Muchachas de Uniforme
- Lakeuksien lukko
- Hulchul
- The Life of Wu Xun
- Love I Haven't... But... But
- Sonhar é Fácil
- Dream of a Cossack
- Bloody Christmas
- The Rossiter Case
- Silver City Bonanza
- Around Is Around
- Milano miliardaria
- Two on the Tiles
- Puck - heter jag
- G.I. Jane
- The Madame Gambles
- Footlight Varieties
- Lebbra bianca
- Queen for a Day
- Los árboles mueren de pie
- Crime and Punishment
- Il mago per forza
- Rion yö
- Skadeskutt
- Little Egypt
- Si usted no puede, yo sí
- Canyon Raiders
- Ylijäämänainen
- The Red Rose
- Dead City
- China Corsair
- Los peloteros
- Le film est déjà commencé?
- Kanketsu Sasaki Kojirô: Ganryû-jima kettô
- Bibi Fricotin
- Il padrone del vapore
- Chinnamul
- Howdy Doody's Christmas
- Lyntoget
- Now Is the Time
- Savage Drums
- London Entertains
- Aaram
- Mi esposa y la otra
- Birthright
- Min vän Oscar
- Kore'de Türk Süngüsü
- Deseada
- The Outsider
- My Wife Is Formidable
- Tytön huivi
- Stop That Cab
- Self-Conscious Guy
- La muerte enamorada
- Those Not Allowed to Love
- V mirnye dni
- Spring Fever
- Colette
- Bezoek aan Picasso
- The Vanishing Outpost
- The Big Gusher
- The Godson
- Desert of Lost Men
- Kesäillan valssi
- El papelerito
- Badal
- Séptima página
- Hold fingrene fra mor
- Paris Vice Squad
- Last Meeting
- Dorte
- Frühling auf dem Eis
- Kenraalin morsian
- Sportivnaya chest
- Validoob - Fell Oak
- Vihaan sinua - rakas
- Vom Teufel gejagt
- Camino del infierno
- Injun Trouble
- The Lioness of Castille
- Two Pennies Worth of Violets
- Helen of Troy
- A Swiss Miss
- To Have and to Hold
- Dirty Hands
- The Face of Truth
- Pitkäjärveläiset
- Miners of the Don
- Vores fjerde far
- All That I Have
- Le plus joli péché du monde
- Andalousie
- The Straying Rooster
- The Golden Gloves Story
- Vain laulajapoikia
- Kommen Sie am Ersten
- Nålen
- Maria Theresia
- Asphalt
- Filigrana
- Talk of a Million
- Spöke på semester
- Vienna Waltzes
- Livat på luckan
- 24 timer
- Zwei in einem Auto
- Mujeres sin mañana
- Sensation in San Remo
- Leva på 'Hoppet'
- Gyarmat a föld alatt
- Secrets of Beauty
- The Great Force
- Ça c'est du cinéma
- The Owl and the Pussycat
- La paura fa 90
- Medieval Dutch Sculpture
- Domani è un altro giorno
- Aila, Pohjolan tytär
- Storfolk og småfolk
- To Be a Woman
- The Turkey
- Warszawska premiera
- Bahar
- World of Kids
- We Two Alone
- Som sendt fra himlen
- Tierra baja
- The Glenrowan Affair
- Adventures in the Red Sea
- Vivillo desde chiquillo
- Hilfe, ich bin unsichtbar
- De mujer a mujer
- A Strange Marriage
- To the Rescue
- Rover Makes Good
- Ella y yo
- Kuisma ja Helinä
- The Cape of Hope
- Dicen que soy comunista
- Familien Schmidt
- Casa de vecindad
- The Promise
- The Grand Concert
- ¡Baile mi rey!...
- Aventuras de Juan Lucas
- Zai and Chick
- Paris Still Sings!
- Del can-can al mambo
- Schön muß man sein
- El que recibe las bofetadas
- First Start
- Le bagnard
- Sarmiko
- La duquesa del Tepetate
- Marmayogi
- Bärande hav
- La estatua de carne
- Der letzte Schuß
- The Cat's Tale
- Auguri e figli maschi!
- Skipper Next to God
- Arrabalera
- Third from the Right
- Mi mujer no es mía
- Sunday by the Sea
- Dupont Barbès
- 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
- Professor Nachtfalter
- Unge piger forsvinder i København
- Salón de belleza
- Cheer the Brave
- Koibito
- Men of the Forest
- Nusumareta koi
- Ésta es mi vida
- Operation Ivy
- Amar fué su pecado
- La bienamada
- König für eine Nacht
- Entre abogados te veas
- La trinca del aire
- Skeppare i blåsväder
- Mother
- Die Frauen des Herrn S.
- Verklungenes Wien
- The Stranger
- Bluebeard
- Ieraishan
- Take Me to Paris
- Näin syntyi nykypäivä... 1900-1950
- Boîte de nuit
- Red Fury
- Naujawan
- Una cubana en España
- Stadtpark
- Grenzstation 58
- Girls Behind Bars
- Mujeres sacrificadas
- Seasick Sailors
- Under the Skies of the Asturias
- Das Herz einer Frau
- New Fighters Shall Arise
- Life in a Song
- Greve Svensson
- Suomi maksaa
- Elstree Story
- Zugverkehr unregelmäßig
- Anillo de compromiso
- ¡... Y murío por nosotros!
- La tienda de la esquina
- Sarvadhikari
- Zhivoy trup
- Life Triumphs
- The Black Captain
- Bob and Sally
- Der Schatten des Herrn Monitor
- Especialista en señoras
- Arrivano i nostri
- Perdición de mujeres
- The Elephant Mouse
- Kali Ghata
- La reina del mambo
- Recién casados... no molestar
- Life in Her Hands
- Sérénade au bourreau
- V stepyakh Ukrainy
- Jagan Mohini
- Worm's Eye View
- Little Problems
- Fierecilla
- Musical Madness
- The Mechanical Bird
- River Solo Flows
- María Cristina
- Poker
- 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
- Noche de perdición
- Liberated Land
- DS 70 nevyjizdi
- After Prison What?
- Atoms at Work
- Canasta uruguaya
- Blunden Harbor
- El grito de la carne
- Rue des Saussaies
- Files from Scotland Yard
- Prtosani megobrebi
- Der Teufel führt Regie
- Il microfono è vostro
- 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
- Say Abracadabra
- 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
- Cambridge May Week Boat Races
- Old Market Square
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.