1952 in film - 2 reference results
The year 1952 in film involved some significant events.
Events
- January 10 - Cecil B. DeMille's circus epic, The Greatest Show on Earth, premieres at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
- February 20 - The film The African Queen opens (Capitol Theater in New York City).
- March 27 - The MGM musical Singin' in the Rain premieres at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
- September 30 - The Cinerama widescreen system, invented by Fred Waller, debuts with the film This Is Cinerama.
- November 27 - Bwana Devil, the first American, feature-length, color 3-D movie, is released, and begins the demand for 3-D films that lasts for the next two years.
- May Britt debuts in Jolanda la Figlia Del Corsaro Nero (Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair)
Top grossing films (U.S.)
| Rank | Title | Studio | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | This is Cinerama | Cinerama | $15,400,000 |
| 2. | The Greatest Show on Earth | Paramount | $14,000,000 |
| 3. | The Snows of Kilimanjaro | 20th Century Fox | $6,500,000 |
| 4. | Ivanhoe | MGM | $6,258,000 |
| 5. | Hans Christian Andersen | RKO | $6,000,000 |
| 6. | Sailor Beware | Paramount | $4,300,000 |
| 7. | Moulin Rouge | United Artists | $4,252,000 |
| 8. | Singin' in the Rain | MGM | $4,221,000 |
| 9. | Jumping Jacks | Paramount | $4,000,000 |
| 10. | The Quiet Man | Republic | $3,800,000 |
source: http://www.boxofficereport.com/database/1952.shtml
Awards
- Best Picture: The Greatest Show on Earth - DeMille, Paramount
- Best Supporting Actress: Gloria Grahame - The Greatest Show on Earth
- Drama:
- Best Picture: The Greatest Show on Earth
- Best Actor: Gary Cooper - High Noon
- Best Actress: Shirley Booth - Come Back, Little Sheba
- Musical or comedy:
- Best Actress: Susan Hayward - With a Song in My Heart
- Other
- Best Director: Cecil B. DeMille - The Greatest Show on Earth
Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival):
- The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice, directed by Orson Welles, United States
- Two Cents Worth of Hope (Due soldi di speranza), directed by Renato Castellani, Italy
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):
- Forbidden Games (Jeux interdits), directed by René Clément, France
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
- Hon dansade en sommar (One Summer of Happiness), directed by Arne Mattsson, Sweden
Films released in 1952
- 5 Fingers, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd, starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
- Above and Beyond
- Against All Flags
- Alraune
- Androcles and the Lion
- April 1, 2000
- The Atomic City, a thriller starring Gene Barry and Lydia Clarke
- The Bad and the Beautiful
- Because You're Mine
- Bend of the River
- Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla starring Bela Lugosi
- The Big Sky
- The Big Trees
- The Black Castle starring Stephen McNally, Boris Karloff, and Lon Chaney Jr.
- Brandy for the Parson
- Captive Women
- The Card
- Carrie
- Clash by Night
- Come Back, Little Sheba
- The Crimson Pirate
- Down Among the Z Men
- Forbidden Games
- The Greatest Show on Earth
- Hans Christian Andersen, starring Danny Kaye and Farley Granger
- High Noon
- Ikiru
- The Importance of Being Earnest
- Invasion U.S.A.
- Ivanhoe
- The Jazz Singer
- Forbidden Games (Jeux interdits)
- Jack and the Beanstalk, starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
- Jolanda la Figlia Del Corsaro Nero
- Jumping Jacks, starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
- Kansas City Confidential
- The Life of Oharu (Saikaku ichidai onna)
- Limelight, starring Charlie Chaplin
- Lost in Alaska, starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
- The Medium
- The Member of the Wedding
- The Merry Widow
- Million Dollar Mermaid, starring Esther Williams and Victor Mature
- The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima
- Moulin Rouge
- My Cousin Rachel
- My Six Convicts
- My Son John, starring Van Heflin
- The Narrow Margin
- On Dangerous Ground
- Othello (aka The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice), written and directed by, and starring, Orson Welles
- Pat and Mike
- The Pride of St. Louis
- The Quiet Man, directed by John Ford
- Red Planet Mars
- Sailor Beware, starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
- Scaramouche
- Singin' in the Rain
- The Sniper
- The Snows of Kilimanjaro
- Son of Paleface
- The Sound Barrier, directed by David Lean
- The Star
- The Stooge, starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
- Sudden Fear
- This is Cinerama
- The Thief
- The Titfield Thunderbolt
- Two Cents Worth of Hope (Due soldi di speranza)
- Umberto D.
- La villa Santo-Sospir, short film directed by Jean Cocteau
- Viva Zapata!
- With a Song in My Heart
- The World in His Arms
Serials
- Blackhawk, starring Kirk Alyn
- King of the Congo, starring Buster Crabbe
- Radar Men from the Moon, starring George D. Wallace and Aline Towne
- Son of Geronimo starring Clayton Moore
- Zombies of the Stratosphere, starring Judd Holdren
Short film series
- Mickey Mouse (1928-1953)
- Looney Tunes (1930-1969)
- Terrytoons (1930-1964)
- Merrie Melodies (1931-1969)
- Popeye (1933-1957)
- The Three Stooges (1934-1959)
- Donald Duck (1936)-(1956)
- Goofy (1939-1953)
- Tom and Jerry (1940-1958)
- Bugs Bunny (1940-1962)
- Mighty Mouse (1942-1955)
- Chip and Dale (1943-1956)
- Droopy (1943-1958)
- Yosemite Sam (1945-1963)
Births
- March 19 - Harvey Weinstein producer
- June 7 - Liam Neeson, actor
- June 18 - Isabella Rossellini, actress
- July 20 - Adrian Biddle, cinematographer (d. 2005)
Deaths
- January 18 - Curly Howard, comedian, of The Three Stooges
- April 21 - Leslie Banks, actor
- May 8 - Walter Fox, US movie producer
- October 23 - Susan Peters, actress
- October 26 - Hattie McDaniel, African-American actress best known as Mammy in Gone with the Wind
See also
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