1950 in film
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The year 1950 in film involved some significant events.
Events
- February 15 - Walt Disney Studios' animated film Cinderella debuts.
Top grossing films (U.S.)
| Rank | Title | Studio | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cinderella* | Disney/RKO | $71,087,000 |
| 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 (1950 film) | 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 Supporting Actor: George Sanders - All About Eve
- Drama:
- Best Actor: José Ferrer - Cyrano de Bergerac
- Best Actress: Gloria Swanson - Sunset Boulevard
- Musical or comedy:
- Best Picture: no award
- 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
- The Asphalt Jungle
- At War with the Army
- The Blue Lamp
- Battleground
- Bitter Rice (U.S. release)
- The Black Rose
- Born Yesterday
- Bright Leaf
- Broken Arrow
- Café Paradis
- Caged
- Captain Carey, U.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.S. release)
- Three Little Words
- Treasure Island
- Trio
- Twelve O'Clock High
- The West Point Story
- 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 29 - Phillip Noyce, director
- May 12 - Gabriel Byrne, actor
- 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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