
1951 Movies
Browse 982 titles in our 1951 Movies Database
- Alice in Wonderland
- Strangers on a Train
- A Streetcar Named Desire
- The Day the Earth Stood Still
- The African Queen
- 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
- The Man in the White Suit
- Early Summer
- Detective Story
- Othello
- When Worlds Collide
- Miracle in Milan
- On Dangerous Ground
- Captain Horatio Hornblower
- People Will Talk
- The River
- Summer Interlude
- The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
- Royal Wedding
- The Idiot
- The Enforcer
- Flying Leathernecks
- Bellissima
- The Browning Version
- Show Boat
- Day of the Fight
- His Kind of Woman
- The Red Badge of Courage
- Flying Padre
- Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
- The Steel Helmet
- Awaara
- No Highway in the Sky
- The Prowler
- Father's Little Dividend
- Rabbit Fire
- The Tales of Hoffmann
- The House on Telegraph Hill
- Operation Pacific
- Westward the Women
- Another Man's Poison
- The Racket
- Rawhide
- The Man from Planet X
- Fourteen Hours
- On Moonlight Bay
- He Ran All the Way
- Decision Before Dawn
- Angels in the Outfield
- Halls of Montezuma
- Sirocco
- Storm Warning
- Cry Danger
- The Mob
- Cause for Alarm!
- David and Bathsheba
- Vengeance Valley
- Superman and the Mole-Men
- The Tall Target
- Distant Drums
- M
- Jim Thorpe -- All-American
- The Lemon Drop Kid
- Along the Great Divide
- Susana
- Across the Wide Missouri
- Utopia
- Fixed Bayonets!
- Laughter in Paradise
- Miss Julie
- The Mating Season
- Miss Oyu
- Payment on Demand
- Tomorrow Is Another Day
- Repast
- Go for Broke!
- Cops and Robbers
- Only the Valiant
- Lost Continent
- Drip-Along Daffy
- Five
- La Poison
- The Stooge
- Man in the Saddle
- The Red Inn
- Roadblock
- Jerry's Cousin
- The Frogmen
- Ballot Box Bunny
- The Secret of Convict Lake
- Anne of the Indies
- The People Against O'Hara
- Lightning Strikes Twice
- As Young as You Feel
- The Great Caruso
- Love Nest
- Comin' Round the Mountain
- Bride of the Gorilla
- The Magic Box
- Corn Chips
- Flight to Mars
- Let's Make It Legal
- The Man with a Cloak
- My Favorite Spy
- Unknown World
- Double Dynamite
- Thunder on the Hill
- Bunny Hugged
- Outcast of the Islands
- The Strange Door
- Pool of London
- Canned Feud
- The Painted Hills
- Lullaby of Broadway
- Death of a Salesman
- I'll See You in My Dreams
- My Forbidden Past
- The Hoodlum
- Here Comes the Groom
- Kind Lady
- On the Riviera
- Ten Tall Men
- Out of Scale
- Sleepy-Time Tom
- Santa Fe
- The Lost Man
- That's My Boy
- Racket Girls
- Home Town Story
- Tomahawk
- Bedtime for Bonzo
- Big Top Bunny
- The Big Night
- Circle of Danger
- I'll Never Forget You
- Hollywood Story
- No Questions Asked
- Jerry and the Goldfish
- The Model and the Marriage Broker
- Putty Tat Trouble
- Bright Victory
- Guernica
- Symphony in Slang
- Cry, the Beloved Country
- Slicked-up Pup
- Sealed Cargo
- Goodbye, My Fancy
- I Was a Communist for the F.B.I.
- Rooty Toot Toot
- Apache Drums
- Man of Straw
- Tweety's S.O.S.
- French Rarebit
- Pickup
- One Summer of Happiness
- Cat Napping
- The Well
- Nit-Witty Kitty
- Happy Go Lovely
- Casanova Cat
- Kekec
- Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
- A.T.M.: ¡¡A toda máquina!!
- Three Guys Named Mike
- Rhubarb
- His Mouse Friday
- Surcos
- Two of a Kind
- Fort Worth
- Callaway Went Thataway
- Behave Yourself!
- You Never Can Tell
- The Wearing of the Grin
- You're in the Navy Now
- Cattle Drive
- Olivia
- Pathala Bhairavi
- The Prince Who Was a Thief
- Submarine Command
- The Strip
- A Bear for Punishment
- Daughter of Deceit
- Edward and Caroline
- The Whip Hand
- Teresa
- It's a Big Country: An American Anthology
- Cheese Chasers
- Cloudburst
- The Lady of Musashino
- Carmen Comes Home
- Red Mountain
- The Scarf
- Best of the Badmen
- Force of Arms
- Bullfighter and the Lady
- Hard, Fast and Beautiful!
- Car of Tomorrow
- Chow Hound
- The Last Outpost
- Too Young to Kiss
- The Company She Keeps
- The Conquest of Constantinople
- Tweet Tweet Tweety
- Tarzan's Peril
- No Smoking
- I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
- Room and Bird
- The Fighting Pimpernel
- Two Tickets to Broadway
- I Want You
- Early to Bet
- Victims of Sin
- Dr. Knock
- Starlift
- The Fat Man
- Mr. Imperium
- Lion Down
- Encore
- Mr. Denning Drives North
- Droopy's Double Trouble
- Mr. Peek-a-Boo
- I Can Get It for You Wholesale
- The 13th Letter
- A Millionaire for Christy
- Francis Goes to the Races
- Night Into Morning
- Rich, Young and Pretty
- The Law and the Lady
- Texas Carnival
- Daredevil Droopy
- Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
- Come Fill the Cup
- Tomorrow We Diet!
- Close to My Heart
- Little Big Horn
- Lovelorn Leghorn
- Warpath
- Tom Brown's Schooldays
- Bird of Paradise
- The Long Dark Hall
- Native Son
- Calling Bulldog Drummond
- Fort Defiance
- Ghost Chasers
- The Light Touch
- Soldiers Three
- Cold War
- Rabbit Every Monday
- The Blue Veil
- Obsessed
- Mystery Junction
- Juliette, or Key of Dreams
- Young Wives' Tale
- Anna
- The Texas Rangers
- The Unknown Man
- Follow the Sun
- Drums in the Deep South
- Venom and Eternity
- Gamble
- The Man with My Face
- Four Ways Out
- Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
- High Treason
- Home Made Home
- Ginza Cosmetics
- The Raging Tide
- Nobody's Children
- The Franchise Affair
- Get Rich Quick
- Bikini Baby
- Adventures of Captain Fabian
- The Whistle at Eaton Falls
- Topaze
- Scrambled Brains
- Excuse My Dust
- The Son of Dr. Jekyll
- El siete machos
- The Redhead and the Cowboy
- The Family Secret
- Half Angel
- Island Rescue
- The Groom Wore Spurs
- The Sinner
- Cave of Outlaws
- Jungle Manhunt
- Hotel Sahara
- In the Palm of Your Hand
- The Tooth Will Out
- ¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer?
- Double Crossbones
- Silver City
- Cielo Negro
- Take Care of My Little Girl
- Merry Mavericks
- Four in a Jeep
- Chicago Calling
- The Bushwhackers
- Valentino
- The Night Is My Kingdom
- The Magic Carpet
- Bowery Battalion
- The Night Before Christmas
- Iron Man
- Pest Man Wins
- Radio tekee murron
- The Tale About the Dead Princess and Seven Strong Men
- Flame of Araby
- The Tanks Are Coming
- F.B.I. Girl
- Attention! Bandits!
- Les horizons morts
- My Outlaw Brother
- I Was an American Spy
- Two Lost Worlds
- Golden Girl
- Let's Go Navy!
- Al Jennings of Oklahoma
- Raton Pass
- Mød mig paa Cassiopeia
- The Great Missouri Raid
- Home to Danger
- St. Benny the Dip
- Fury of the Congo
- Mask of the Avenger
- Never Trust a Gambler
- Inside Straight
- Slaughter Trail
- Sugarfoot
- Nature's Half Acre
- We Will All Go to Monte Carlo
- Darling, How Could You!
- Crazy Over Horses
- Call Me Mister
- Under the Paris Sky
- Grounds for Marriage
- Gold Raiders
- The Dark Man
- The Forbidden Christ
- Week-End with Father
- Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
- A Hound for Trouble
- Lorna Doone
- At the Rovaniemi Fair
- One Wild Oat
- Green Grow the Rushes
- Cold Turkey
- The Harlem Globetrotters
- We're Getting Married
- The Galloping Major
- Saturday's Hero
- The Girl on the Bridge
- Valley of the Eagles
- The Quiet Woman
- Mark of the Renegade
- Passage West
- The Terrible Truth
- Mysterious Island
- Two Dollar Bettor
- The Lady with a Lamp
- Deedar
- The Golden Horde
- The First Legion
- Government Agents vs Phantom Legion
- Meet Me After the Show
- The Story of 'Rapunzel'
- Paris Is Always Paris
- The Third Visitor
- Crosswinds
- Wild Women
- New Mexico
- King Lavra
- Frosty the Snowman
- Hell Is Sold Out
- The Passaguai Family
- Strictly Dishonorable
- The Brave Bulls
- The Lion Hunters
- This Is Korea!
- Ivory Hunter
- Fingerprints Don't Lie
- Saddle Legion
- The Basketball Fix
- Gunplay
- Under the Gun
- The Sword of Monte Cristo
- Elephant Stampede
- Son of the Nile
- Scarlet Thread
- The House in Montevideo
- The Medium
- On the Loose
- The Axe of Wandsbek
- Belle Le Grand
- Elopement
- Without Leaving an Address
- Hot Lead
- Overland Telegraph
- Trotacalles
- Penny Points to Paradise
- The Strange Madame X
- The Story of 'Hansel and Gretel'
- Arctic Fury
- Malliswari
- Three Steps North
- Wall of Death
- Roaring City
- Air Cadet
- Tarana
- Let's Go Crazy
- Pier 23
- Fortune in Diamonds
- Taras Shevchenko
- Balarrasa
- Amazon Symphony
- Gasoline Alley
- Dear Caroline
- Peking Express
- Cavalry Scout
- White Corridors
- Pen Point Percussion
- Bannerline
- Night Was Our Friend
- The Sleepwalker
- Lucky Nick Cain
- Dear Brat
- The Lady Pays Off
- Smart Alec
- El revoltoso
- Sensualidad
- The Woody Woodpecker Polka
- Genji monogatari
- Det gamle guld
- Dancing Girl
- The Hunting Ground
- The Black Widow
- Fanfaren der Liebe
- Oh! Susanna
- Danger Zone
- Assassin for Hire
- Her First Romance
- Bim, the Little Donkey
- Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere
- Mamma mia, che impressione!
- The Wild Blue Yonder
- Tokyo File 212
- A Tale of Five Women
- When the Redskins Rode
- Bajaja
- Journey Into Light
- Murder in the Cathedral
- The Longhorn
- My True Story
- Law of the Badlands
- Pistol Harvest
- Bonanza Town
- The Barefoot Mailman
- Los isleros
- Filumena Marturano
- The Affairs of Messalina
- Criminal Lawyer
- Boyhood
- Night Without Stars
- Missing Women
- Black Crown
- According to Mrs. Hoyle
- Savage Triangle
- Gabriel, Come Back
- A Case for PC 49
- Young Love
- Alpine for You
- Fighting Coast Guard
- Smuggler's Island
- Mask of the Dragon
- Sette ore di guai
- Mátenme porque me muero
- Up Front
- Spoilers of the Plains
- Vacation with Play
- Three Desperate Men
- Let's Stalk Spinach
- Good Eating Habits
- The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story
- Insurance Investigator
- The White-Haired Girl
- The Magic Face
- Adhémar ou le jouet de la fatalité
- Bountiful Summer
- Toto the Third Man
- The Hills of Utah
- El Suavecito
- The Young Caruso
- Mr Drake's Duck
- Stronghold
- South of Caliente
- Doña Perfecta
- Albela
- Valley of Fire
- Whirlwind
- Story of a Beloved Wife
- Los islas Marias
- Miracles Only Happen Once
- La señora de Fátima
- Clothes of Deception
- Santa and the Fairy Snow Queen
- When I Grow Up
- Tukkijoella
- Fra den gamle Købmandsgaard
- Silver Canyon
- The Six Men
- Heidelberger Romanze
- Sunny Side of the Street
- ¡Ay amor... cómo me has puesto!
- Texans Never Cry
- Lost Planet Airmen
- The Heath Is Green
- Double-Cross-Country Race
- The Lady from Texas
- The Lady and the Bandit
- The Highwayman
- Heart of the Rockies
- Gene Autry and the Mounties
- Position Wanted
- Rome-Paris-Rome
- Cárcel de mujeres
- Tales of Robin Hood
- Quebec
- O.K. Nero
- The Man of a Hundred Swords
- The Good Fairy
- Snake River Desperadoes
- The Walt Disney Christmas Show
- Thrill of Fair
- El gavilán pollero
- Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared
- A High Hill
- Biffen och Bananen
- Punch and Judo
- Hurricane Island
- Pals of the Golden West
- Double Cross
- Night Riders of Montana
- Wherever She Goes
- The Rossiter Case
- Pecos River
- In Old Amarillo
- Era lui, sì, sì!
- Victor
- Customs Officer Bom
- The Guy Who Came Back
- Krane's Confectionery
- The Strange Case of the Man and the Beast
- Flesh and Blood
- My Mother-in-Law Is an Atomic Bomb
- House of Ghosts
- Dårskapens hus
- Hanna Amon
- Fireworks Over the Sea
- The Story of Time
- Five Men of Edo
- The Sea Hornet
- Shadow and Light
- Acá las tortas
- Malavita
- The Life of a Horsetrader
- Deburau
- El hincha
- Four Days
- Dispersed Clouds
- Barbe-Bleue
- Divorced
- Cyclone Fury
- Don Daredevil Rides Again
- Oriental Evil
- Fodboldpræsten
- Target Unknown
- Death Is a Number
- Revenge of Black Eagle
- Million Dollar Pursuit
- Muchachas de Uniforme
- Gigolo
- Flame of Stamboul
- Bitter Bread
- Valgus Koordis
- Forest Travellers
- Never Take No for an Answer
- The Tale of the Siberian Taiga
- Afsana
- A Day of Thanksgiving
- Io sono il capataz
- La maison Bonnadieu
- Bakonja fra Brne
- Mister Universe
- Yes Sir, Mr. Bones
- Amazing Monsieur Fabre
- Perfectionist
- Destination Meat Ball
- Behind Closed Shutters
- Las mujeres de mi general
- The Circus
- The Dark Light
- Pilgrim Popeye
- Corky of Gasoline Alley
- 91:an Karlssons bravader
- The Four Stairs
- Bag de røde porte
- Min vän Oscar
- Around Is Around
- Love I Haven't... But... But
- Hulchul
- Nezabyvaemyy 1919 god
- Sonhar é Fácil
- The Life of Wu Xun
- Man from Sonora
- Two on the Tiles
- Dawn of America
- Dream of a Cossack
- Bloody Christmas
- Lakeuksien lukko
- Silver City Bonanza
- The Seven Dwarfs to the Rescue
- The Madame Gambles
- Dead City
- Puck - heter jag
- Now Is the Time
- Footlight Varieties
- The Red Rose
- Milano miliardaria
- Skadeskutt
- G.I. Jane
- Rion yö
- Bibi Fricotin
- To Have and to Hold
- Los árboles mueren de pie
- Le film est déjà commencé?
- Crime and Punishment
- Lebbra bianca
- Il mago per forza
- Howdy Doody's Christmas
- Ylijäämänainen
- Captain Poison
- Queen for a Day
- Little Egypt
- Si usted no puede, yo sí
- Rogue River
- Aaram
- Die Csardasfürstin
- China Corsair
- Chinnamul
- Deseada
- Canyon Raiders
- A Wonder Mill
- Paris Vice Squad
- Il padrone del vapore
- Los peloteros
- London Entertains
- Kanketsu Sasaki Kojirô: Ganryû-jima kettô
- Lyntoget
- Birthright
- Savage Drums
- V mirnye dni
- Stop That Cab
- The Outsider
- Colette
- Self-Conscious Guy
- My Wife Is Formidable
- La muerte enamorada
- Those Not Allowed to Love
- Kore'de Türk Süngüsü
- Spring Fever
- Honeychile
- ...ja Helena soittaa
- Tytön huivi
- Whistling Hills
- The Big Gusher
- Last Meeting
- Smuggler's Gold
- The Vanishing Outpost
- Lady Feyrouz
- Badal
- Sultan Selim and Hasan the Janissary
- El papelerito
- Why Korea?
- Injun Trouble
- Kesäillan valssi
- Séptima página
- Sportivnaya chest
- Dorte
- Hold fingrene fra mor
- Le plus joli péché du monde
- Frühling auf dem Eis
- Sazaa
- Kenraalin morsian
- A Swiss Miss
- Vihaan sinua - rakas
- Miners of the Don
- Camino del infierno
- Two Pennies Worth of Violets
- Dirty Hands
- The Lioness of Castille
- Helen of Troy
- Pitkäjärveläiset
- Vores fjerde far
- The Face of Truth
- All That I Have
- Andalousie
- Stolen Paradise
- The Heart of a Brave Man
- The Border of Sin
- Kommen Sie am Ersten
- Vain laulajapoikia
- Maria Theresia
- Asphalt
- Nålen
- Barjatri
- The Great Force
- La virgen gitana
- Spöke på semester
- Ça c'est du cinéma
- Vienna Waltzes
- Talk of a Million
- Mujeres sin mañana
- Domani è un altro giorno
- Livat på luckan
- 24 timer
- Sensation in San Remo
- Zwei in einem Auto
- La paura fa 90
- David
- Gyarmat a föld alatt
- The Turkey
- Secrets of Beauty
- Aila, Pohjolan tytär
- World of Kids
- Leva på 'Hoppet'
- Medieval Dutch Sculpture
- Storfolk og småfolk
- Royal Journey
- The Glenrowan Affair
- To Be a Woman
- Warszawska premiera
- A Strange Marriage
- Adventures in the Red Sea
- The Cat's Tale
- Vivillo desde chiquillo
- Bahar
- The Temptress
- Hilfe, ich bin unsichtbar
- The Cape of Hope
- Som sendt fra himlen
- Der alte Sünder
- Ella y yo
- Tierra baja
- The Case of the Missing Scene
- Kuisma ja Helinä
- Dicen que soy comunista
- Familien Schmidt
- Casa de vecindad
- Wenn die Abendglocken läuten
- Schön muß man sein
- Le bagnard
- The Grand Concert
- Negro es mi color
- ¡Baile mi rey!...
- The Veiled Lady
- Del can-can al mambo
- First Start
- Paris Still Sings!
- La marquesa del barrio
- La duquesa del Tepetate
- Dupont Barbès
- Arrabalera
- Auguri e figli maschi!
- El hermoso Brummel
- La niña de la venta
- Mi mujer no es mía
- La estatua de carne
- La bienamada
- Skipper Next to God
- Los hijos de la calle
- En carne viva
- Bärande hav
- Mother
- Tall Timber Tale
- Eine Frau mit Herz
- Sunday by the Sea
- Der letzte Schuß
- Una bruna indiavolata!
- Woe to Him Who Loves
- Unsterbliche Geliebte
- River of Steel
- Menores de edad
- Unge piger forsvinder i København
- Por querer a una mujer
- Friends - Comrades
- Cheer the Brave
- Screen Snapshots: Reno's Silver Spur Awards
- La trinca del aire
- Professor Nachtfalter
- Nosotras las sirvientas
- Salón de belleza
- The Lovers
- Koibito
- Nusumareta koi
- Durch dick und dünn
- Amar fué su pecado
- Entre abogados te veas
- Friendship Triumphs
- Verklungenes Wien
- Arrivano i nostri
- Amor vendido
- The Stranger
- Skeppare i blåsväder
- Boîte de nuit
- Das Herz einer Frau
- Die Frauen des Herrn S.
- Stadtpark
- Grenzstation 58
- Dei svarte hestane
- Amor perdido
- The Two Girls
- Näin syntyi nykypäivä... 1900-1950
- Bluebeard
- Recién casados... no molestar
- Red Fury
- Naujawan
- Seasick Sailors
- Ieraishan
- Engel im Abendkleid
- Take Me to Paris
- The Kilties Are Coming
- New Fighters Shall Arise
- Life in a Song
- Greve Svensson
- The Black Captain
- The Bogus Green
- Una cubana en España
- The Lady in Black
- ¡... Y murío por nosotros!
- Perdición de mujeres
- Under the Skies of the Asturias
- Unguarded Moment
- Suomi maksaa
- Spotlight at the Fair
- Zugverkehr unregelmäßig
- Whirled into Happiness
- Anillo de compromiso
- La tienda de la esquina
- The Elephant Mouse
- Bellezze a Capri
- Sarvadhikari
- May Events
- Life in Her Hands
- Mujeres de teatro
- Puerto de tentación
- Life Triumphs
- Jagan Mohini
- Especialista en señoras
- Worm's Eye View
- Little Problems
- Fierecilla
- Musical Madness
- The Mechanical Bird
- Kali Ghata
- La reina del mambo
- Sérénade au bourreau
- María Montecristo
- Papa's Little Helpers
- West of England
- River Solo Flows
- Pecado
- María Cristina
- Poker
- Ah! Qu'il fait bon chez nous
- Ore Iravu
- Serenata en Acapulco
- Victorious Wings
- Los huéspedes de La Marquesa
- In the Penalty Area
- Jamais deux sans trois
- Tercio de quites
- Maria Theresia
- Primanerinnen
- Mutter sein dagegen sehr
- Noche de perdición
- Liberated Land
- Rue des Saussaies
- DS 70 nevyjizdi
- Il microfono è vostro
- In the Circus Arena
- Datta
- The Festival in London
- Canasta uruguaya
- El grito de la carne
- After Prison What?
- Waters of Time
- Tini-Kling: Drömresan till Fjärran Östern
- Candidate for Murder
- Prtosani megobrebi
- Die tödlichen Träume
- Der Teufel führt Regie
- Miracles Still Happen
- Capitán de rurales
- Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
- Joe Santa Claus
- 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
- The Longhouse People
- Three Portrait Sketches
- Sur le pont d'Avignon
- Eva und der Frauenarzt
- Kerala Kesari
- Torreani
- Die Dubarry
- Toronto Boom Town
- Buenas noches mi amor
- Les maîtres-nageurs
- Paris Nights
- A Bolt of Lightning
- Biyallish
- La boca
- Starkare än lagen
- The White Orchid
- Ainsi naît une ville
- 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
- The Caribou Hunters
- The Queen Steps Out
- Water for the Prairies
- The Mystery of the Snakeskin Belt
- Romeo at Julieta
- Joshu Karasu
- Androcles and the Lion
- Enchanted Islands
- Nyozoku to hangan
- Ask - Montané. Kevyen sarjan EM-ottelu nyrkkeilyssä Helsinki 17.8.51
- Home of Your Own
- The City of London
- Eye Witness No. 33
- Fast and Foolish
- Vacances à la mer
- Ano oka koete
- Balance 1950
- Your Children's Play
- The Organ of a Thousand Moods
- Gre-No-Li, Nacka & Co.
- Wing to Wing
- Out of True
- Ein Tag im Frankfurter Zoo
- The Distant Thames
- The Thirteen That Go Astray
- John Gilpin
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.