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Greatest films of the 1950's. These are only the best movies from the 50s. For the full article go to: http://www.filmsite.org/300films.html

 
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  1. 1
    All About Eve Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 50's Film picture

    All About Eve

    1950
    Joseph L. Mankiewicz
    Drama, Black-and-white, LGBT, Black comedy
    George Sanders, Anne Baxter, Celeste Holm, Gary Merrill, Marilyn Monroe, Gregory Ratoff, Walter Hampden, Hugh Marlowe, Barbara Bates, Bette Davis, Thelma Ritter More
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  2. 2
    The Asphalt Jungle Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 50's Film picture

    The Asphalt Jungle

    1950
    John Huston
    Drama, Black-and-white, Thriller, Crime fiction, Crime Thriller, Film noir, Heist More
    Anthony Caruso, Sterling Hayden, Marilyn Monroe, James Whitmore, Marc Lawrence, Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen, Sam Jaffe, Barry Kelley, John McIntire, Teresa Celli More
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  3. 3
    Gun Crazy Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 50's Film picture

    Gun Crazy

    1949
    Joseph H. Lewis
    Drama, Black-and-white, Thriller, Crime fiction, Crime Thriller, Indie, Film noir More
    John Dall, Anabel Shaw, Harry Lewis, Berry Kroeger, Russ Tamblyn, Morris Carnovsky, Trevor Bardette, Nedrick Young, Mickey Little, Peggy Cummins More
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  4. 4
    In a Lonely Place Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 50's Film picture

    In a Lonely Place

    1950
    Nicholas Ray
    Drama, Black-and-white, Mystery, Thriller, Crime fiction, Crime Thriller, Film noir More
    Morris Ankrum, Frank Lovejoy, William Ching, Humphrey Bogart, Carl Benton Reid, Jeff Donnell, Art Smith, Robert Warwick, Gloria Grahame, Steven Geray, Martha Stewart More
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  5. 5
    Sunset Boulevard Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 50's Film picture

    Sunset Boulevard

    1950
    Billy Wilder
    Drama, Black-and-white, Psychological thriller, Thriller, Suspense, Film noir, Psycho-biddy More
    Jack Webb, Fred Clark, Erich von Stroheim, Anna Q. Nilsson, Gloria Swanson, Cecil B. DeMille, Buster Keaton, Robert Emmett O'Connor, Lloyd Gough, H. B. Warner, Nancy Olson, William Holden More
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  7. 6
    Winchester '73 Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 50's Film picture

    Winchester '73

    1950
    Anthony Mann
    Action/Adventure, Western
    Abner Biberman, James Stewart, John Alexander, Shelley Winters, Jay C. Flippen, James Millican, Dan Duryea, Rock Hudson, Charles Drake, Steve Brodie, John McIntire, Stephen McNally, Millard Mitchell, Tony Curtis, James Best, Will Geer More
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  8. 7
    The African Queen Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 50's Film picture

    The African Queen

    1951
    John Huston
    Drama, Action, Adventure, Action/Adventure, Romance film, War, Film adaptation More
    Gerald Onn, Walter Gotell, Katharine Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, Robert Morley, Richard Marner, Peter Bull, Theodore Bikel, Peter Swanwick More
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  9. 8
    An American in Paris Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 50's Film picture

    An American in Paris

    1951
    Vincente Minnelli
    Musical
    Leslie Caron, Nina Foch, Gene Kelly, Oscar Levant, Georges Guétary
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  10. 9
    A Place in the Sun Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 50's Film picture

    A Place in the Sun

    1951
    George Stevens
    Drama, Romance film, Crime fiction, Romantic drama, Film adaptation, Film noir More
    Shelley Winters, Fred Clark, Montgomery Clift, Keefe Brasselle, Anne Revere, Raymond Burr, Elizabeth Taylor More
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  11. 10
    The Day the Earth Stood Still Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 50's Film picture

    The Day the Earth Stood Still

    1951
    Robert Wise
    Drama, Black-and-white, Science fiction, Cold War, Doomsday film, Therimin music More
    Patricia Neal, James Dean, Hugh Marlowe, Michael Rennie, Sam Jaffe, Frances Bavier, House Peters, Jr., Billy Gray, Lock Martin More
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  12. 11
    Strangers on a Train Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 50's Film picture

    Strangers on a Train

    1951
    Alfred Hitchcock
    Drama, Black-and-white, Psychological thriller, Thriller, LGBT, Crime Thriller, Suspense, Film adaptation, Film noir More
    Kasey Rogers, Jonathan Hale, Ruth Roman, Farley Granger, Robert Gist, Marion Lorne, Robert Walker, Leo G. Carroll, Patricia Hitchcock, Howard St. John, Norma Varden, Alfred Hitchcock, John Brown More
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  13. 12
    A Streetcar Named Desire Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 50's Film picture

    A Streetcar Named Desire

    1951
    Elia Kazan
    Drama, Black-and-white, Film adaptation
    Rudy Bond, Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter, Karl Malden, Nick Dennis More
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  14. 13
    The Thing Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 50's Film picture

    The Thing

    1951
    Howard Hawks, Christian Nyby
    Science fiction, Horror, Monster movie, Therimin music
    John Dierkes, George Fenneman, Kenneth Tobey, James Arness, Robert O. Cornthwaite, Margaret Sheridan, James R. Young, Douglas Spencer, Dewey Martin, Paul Frees, Eduard Franz, William Self, Sally Creighton More
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  15. 14
    The Bad and the Beautiful Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 50's Film picture

    The Bad and the Beautiful

    1952
    Vincente Minnelli
    Drama, Comedy, Black-and-white, Romance film
    Walter Pidgeon, Gilbert Roland, Leo G. Carroll, Gloria Grahame, Barry Sullivan, Kirk Douglas, Paul Stewart, Barbara Billingsley, Vanessa Brown, Elaine Stewart, Lana Turner, Dick Powell, Sammy White More
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  16. 15
    High Noon Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 50's Film picture

    High Noon

    1952
    Fred Zinnemann
    Drama, Black-and-white, Action/Adventure, Western, Existentialism
    Thomas Mitchell, Katy Jurado, Grace Kelly, Gary Cooper, Morgan Farley, Lloyd Bridges, Lon Chaney, Jr., Harry Shannon, Lee Van Cleef, Otto Kruger, Brian Markinson, Sheb Wooley, Eve McVeagh, Robert J. Wilke, Harry Morgan, Ian MacDonald More
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  18. 16
    The Quiet Man Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 50's Film picture

    The Quiet Man

    1952
    John Ford
    Drama, Comedy, Romance film, Drama film
    Victor McLaglen, John Wayne, Mildred Natwick, Barry Fitzgerald, Maureen O'Hara, Ward Bond, Francis Ford More
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  19. 17
    Singin' in the Rain Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 50's Film picture

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952
    Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen
    Comedy, Musical, Romance film
    Debbie Reynolds, Douglas Fowley, Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell, Cyd Charisse, Donald O'Connor, Gene Kelly, Rita Moreno More
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  20. 18
    The Big Heat Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 50's Film picture

    The Big Heat

    1953
    Fritz Lang
    Drama, Black-and-white, Crime fiction, Suspense, Film noir
    Gloria Grahame, Peter Whitney, Glenn Ford, Lee Marvin, Jocelyn Brando, Jeanette Nolan, Alexander Scourby More
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  21. 19
    From Here to Eternity Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 50's Film picture

    From Here to Eternity

    1953
    Fred Zinnemann
    Drama, Romance film, War, Romantic drama, Epic, Film adaptation
    Robert J. Wilke, Philip Ober, Ernest Borgnine, Burt Lancaster, Jack Warden, Merle Travis, Jean Willes, Harry Bellaver, Carleton Young, John L. Cason, Frank Sinatra, Donna Reed, Willis Bouchey, Mickey Shaughnessy, Deborah Kerr, Montgomery Clift, George Reeves, Claude Akins, Joseph Sargent More
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  22. 20
    Roman Holiday Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 50's Film picture

    Roman Holiday

    1953
    William Wyler
    Drama, Comedy, Black-and-white, Romance film, Romantic comedy
    Tullio Carminati, Laura Solari, Hartley Power, Paolo Carlini, Audrey Hepburn, Gorella Gori, Gregory Peck, Eddie Albert, Harcourt Williams, Claudio Ermelli, Alfredo Rizzo, Paola Borboni, Margaret Rawlings More
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  23. 21
    Shane Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 50's Film picture

    Shane

    1953
    Fred Guiol, George Stevens
    Action/Adventure, Western
    Jean Arthur, Brandon De Wilde, Alan Ladd, Ellen Corby, Van Heflin, Edgar Buchanan, Jack Palance, Ben Johnson, Emile Meyer More
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  24. 22
    On the Waterfront Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 50's Film picture

    On the Waterfront

    1954
    Elia Kazan
    Drama, Black-and-white, Romance film
    Marlon Brando, Eva Marie Saint, Rod Steiger, Leif Erickson, James Westerfield, Lee J. Cobb, Martin Balsam, Karl Malden, Pat Henning More
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  25. 23
    Rear Window Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 50's Film picture

    Rear Window

    1955
    Alfred Hitchcock
    Psychological thriller, Mystery, Thriller, Crime Thriller, Suspense
    Georgine Darcy, Rand Harper, Frank Cady, Raymond Burr, Sara Berner, James Stewart, Irene Winston, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter, Ross Bagdasarian, Alfred Hitchcock, Grace Kelly, Judith Evelyn, Jesslyn Fax More
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  26. 24
    A Star Is Born Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 50's Film picture

    A Star Is Born

    1976
    Frank R. Pierson
    Drama, Musical, Romance film, Indie, Romantic drama
    M.G. Kelly, Clydie King, Joanne Linville, Oliver Clark, Sally Kirkland, Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson, Gary Busey, Venetta Fields, Marta Heflin More
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  27. 25
    Bad Day at Black Rock Filmsite's Greatest Films of the 50's Film picture

    Bad Day at Black Rock

    1955
    John Sturges
    Drama, Psychological thriller, Mystery, Thriller, Action/Adventure, Suspense, Western, Film noir More
    Robert Ryan, Anne Francis, Lee Marvin, John Ericson, Russell Collins, Ernest Borgnine, Spencer Tracy, Dean Jagger, Walter Brennan, Walter Sande More
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  1. Anonymous
    All About Eve at 10/09/2009 12:25 AM
    it sure is a great movie!!
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