List of Paramount Pictures films (1950–1959)

The following is a list of films originally produced and/or distributed theatrically by Paramount Pictures and released in the 1950s.

1950

Release date	Title	Notes
January 5, 1950	The File on Thelma Jordon	produced by Wallis-Hazen From this point forward, Paramount owns most of the following titles.
February 2, 1950	Captain China	produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
February 15, 1950	Paid in Full
February 21, 1950	No Man of Her Own
February 21, 1950	Captain Carey, U.S.A.
April 12, 1950	Riding High
May 30, 1950	The Eagle and the Hawk	produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
June 9, 1950	The Lawless	produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
July 4, 1950	My Friend Irma Goes West
July 19, 1950	Fancy Pants
July 21, 1950	The Furies
August 10, 1950	Sunset Boulevard	Starring Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond.^[1] Nominated for 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture.^[2]
September 8, 1950	Union Station
October 3, 1950	Cassino to Korea	produced by CNI Cinema
October 6, 1950	Dark City	produced by Hal Wallis Productions
October 10, 1950	Trio
October 18, 1950	September Affair
November 9, 1950	Tripoli	produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
November 15, 1950	Copper Canyon
November 29, 1950	Let's Dance
December 8, 1950	Mr. Music
December 23, 1950	Branded
December 23, 1950	The Goldbergs

1951

Release date	Title	Notes
January 12, 1951	The Mating Season
January 17, 1951	At War with the Army	distribution only; produced by Fred F. Finklehoffe Productions, Screen Associates Inc. & York Pictures Corporation^{[N 1]}
March 15, 1951	The Redhead and the Cowboy
March 15, 1951	Quebec
April 2, 1951	The Lemon Drop Kid	distribution only; produced by Hope Enterprises^{[N 2]}^{[N 3]}^{[N 4]}
April 4, 1951	The Last Outpost	produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
April 7, 1951	The Great Missouri Raid
May 9, 1951	Appointment with Danger
May 30, 1951	Dear Brat
May 31, 1951	That's My Boy
June 29, 1951	Ace in the Hole
July 18, 1951	Peking Express
August 8, 1951	Darling, How Could You!
August 14, 1951	A Place in the Sun	Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture^[3]
August 30, 1951	Passage West	produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
August 1951	Warpath
September 20, 1951	Here Comes the Groom
September 27, 1951	Rhubarb
November 6, 1951	Detective Story
November 15, 1951	When Worlds Collide
November 1951	Red Mountain
November 1951	Submarine Command
December 1, 1951	Silver City
December 6, 1951	Crosswinds	produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
December 25, 1951	My Favorite Spy

1952

Release date	Title	Notes
January 10, 1952	The Greatest Show on Earth	Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture
January 12, 1952	Hong Kong	produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
February 9, 1952	Sailor Beware
February 1952	Flaming Feather
March 7, 1952	Something to Live For
April 1, 1952	Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
April 2, 1952	Encore
April 3, 1952	Anything Can Happen
April 8, 1952	My Son John
May 1, 1952	The Atomic City
May 16, 1952	Denver and Rio Grande
June 11, 1952	Jumping Jacks
July 14, 1952	Son of Paleface	distribution only; produced by Hope Enterprises^{[N 2]}^{[N 3]}^{[N 4]}
July 17, 1952	Carrie
August 21, 1952	Just for You
September 24, 1952	Somebody Loves Me
September 1952	The Savage
September 1952	Caribbean Gold	produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
October 3, 1952	Hurricane Smith
November 14, 1952	The Turning Point
December 24, 1952	Come Back, Little Sheba
December 25, 1952	Road to Bali	distribution only; produced by Hope Enterprises; The sixth of the Road films^{[N 1]}^{[N 2]}^{[N 3]}^{[N 4]}
December 31, 1952	The Stooge
December 1952	The Blazing Forest	produced by Pine-Thomas Productions

1953

Release date	Title	Notes
January 1953	Tropic Zone
February 3, 1953	Thunder in the East
March 11, 1953	The Stars Are Singing
March 26, 1953	Off Limits
April 1, 1953	The Girls of Pleasure Island
April 22, 1953	Jamaica Run	produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
April 23, 1953	Shane	Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture
April 27, 1953	Scared Stiff
May 27, 1953	Sangaree	produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
June 3, 1953	The Vanquished	produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
June 5, 1953	Pony Express
June 6, 1953	Stalag 17
July 2, 1953	Houdini
August 3, 1953	Arrowhead
August 10, 1953	The Caddy
August 26, 1953	The War of the Worlds
September 2, 1953	Roman Holiday	Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture
October 7, 1953	Botany Bay
October 16, 1953	Those Redheads from Seattle	produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
October 22, 1953	Here Come the Girls
October 1953	Little Boy Lost
November 21, 1953	Flight to Tangier
November 24, 1953	Cease Fire
November 28, 1953	Forever Female
December 31, 1953	Money from Home

1954

Release date	Title	Notes
January 27, 1954	Alaska Seas
February 12, 1954	Jivaro
March 3, 1954	The Naked Jungle
March 26, 1954	Red Garters
April 7, 1954	Casanova's Big Night
April 14, 1954	Knock on Wood
April 21, 1954	Elephant Walk
June 6, 1954	Secret of the Incas
July 23, 1954	Living It Up
August 3, 1954	About Mrs. Leslie
September 1, 1954	Rear Window	distribution only; produced by Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions^{[N 5]}
October 14, 1954	White Christmas
October 15, 1954	Sabrina
December 22, 1954	3 Ring Circus

1955

Release date	Title	Notes
January 20, 1955	The Bridges at Toko-Ri
March 25, 1955	Strategic Air Command
March 30, 1955	Mambo
April 20, 1955	Conquest of Space
May 14, 1955	Run for Cover	produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
May 17, 1955	The Country Girl	Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture
May 20, 1955	The Far Horizons	produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
June 23, 1955	The Seven Little Foys	distribution only; produced by Hope Enterprises^{[N 2]}^{[N 3]}^{[N 4]}
June 27, 1955	Hell's Island	produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
July 7, 1955	We're No Angels
July 20, 1955	You're Never Too Young
August 3, 1955	To Catch a Thief	directed by Alfred Hitchcock
September 1955	The Girl Rush
October 3, 1955	The Trouble with Harry	distribution only; produced by Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions^{[N 5]}
October 5, 1955	The Desperate Hours
October 20, 1955	Lucy Gallant	produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
October 1955	Ulysses	distribution only; produced by Lux Film, Producciones Ponti-de Laurentiis and Zénith Films
November 7, 1955	Artists and Models
December 12, 1955	The Rose Tattoo	Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture

1956

Release date	Title	Notes
January 27, 1956	The Court Jester
April 22, 1956	The Birds and the Bees
April 1956	Anything Goes
April 1956	The Scarlet Hour
June 1, 1956	The Man Who Knew Too Much	distribution only; produced by Filwite Productions^{[N 5]}
June 4, 1956	That Certain Feeling
June 6, 1956	The Leather Saint
June 13, 1956	The Proud and Profane
July 17, 1956	Godzilla, King of the Monsters!	Released in Spain
August 1, 1956	Pardners
August 21, 1956	War and Peace
August 29, 1956	The Vagabond King
October 1, 1956	The Search for Bridey Murphy
October 5, 1956	The Ten Commandments	Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture. A remake of the 1923 film, in VistaVision. Annually broadcast by the ABC television network in the United States since 1973, traditionally the evening before Easter Sunday.
November 14, 1956	The Mountain
December 6, 1956	Hollywood or Bust	16th and final Martin and Lewis comedy film.
December 13, 1956	The Rainmaker

1957

Release date	Title	Notes
February 9, 1957	Three Violent People
February 13, 1957	Funny Face
March 20, 1957	Fear Strikes Out
May 30, 1957	Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
May 1957	The Buster Keaton Story
June 6, 1957	The Delicate Delinquent
June 7, 1957	Beau James
July 9, 1957	Loving You	distribution only^{[N 6]}
August 23, 1957	Omar Khayyam
September 26, 1957	The Joker Is Wild
September 1957	Short Cut to Hell
October 4, 1957	The Devil's Hairpin
October 16, 1957	Mister Rock and Roll
October 23, 1957	The Tin Star
October 25, 1957	Spanish Affair
October 1957	Hear Me Good
November 5, 1957	Stowaway Girl
November 10, 1957	The Lonely Man
November 13, 1957	Zero Hour!	Theatrical distribution, co-production with Bartlett-Champion Productions, Carmel Productions and Delta Enterprises Inc.^{[N 7]}
November 27, 1957	The Sad Sack
December 11, 1957	Wild Is the Wind

1958

Release date	Title	Notes
January 1958	High Hell
March 12, 1958	Desire Under the Elms
March 1958	Country Music Holiday
April 1, 1958	Teacher's Pet
April 7, 1958	St. Louis Blues
May 2, 1958	Another Time, Another Place
May 9, 1958	Vertigo	distribution only; produced by Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions^{[N 5]}
May 21, 1958	Maracaibo
June 1958	The Space Children
June 1958	Hot Spell
July 2, 1958	King Creole
July 23, 1958	Rock-A-Bye Baby
August 12, 1958	The Matchmaker
September 12, 1958	The Blob	theatrical distribution only; produced by Fairview Productions, Tonylyn Productions and Valley Forge Films^{[N 3]}
September 1958	As Young as We Are
September 1958	The Party Crashers
October 1958	I Married a Monster from Outer Space
November 1, 1958	When Hell Broke Loose
November 2, 1958	The Geisha Boy
November 19, 1958	Houseboat
November 19, 1958	The Colossus of New York
December 1, 1958	The Buccaneer	A remake of the 1936 version; filmed in Technicolor and VistaVision.
December 1958	The Hot Angel

1959

Release date	Title	Notes
January 28, 1959	The Trap
February 12, 1959	The Black Orchid
February 1959	The Young Captives
February 1959	Tokyo After Dark
March 26, 1959	Tempest
April 8, 1959	Thunder in the Sun
June 16, 1959	Don't Give Up the Ship
June 17, 1959	The Hangman
June 18, 1959	The Five Pennies
June 1959	The Man Who Could Cheat Death
July 8, 1959	Tarzan's Greatest Adventure	distribution only; produced by Solar Film Productions ^{[N 7]}
July 29, 1959	Last Train from Gun Hill
August 19, 1959	But Not for Me
September 11, 1959	That Kind of Woman
October 8, 1959	Career
October 15, 1959	The Jayhawkers!
December 11, 1959	Li'l Abner	Based on the comic strip of the same name

Notes

^ ^a ^b In the public domain
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Owned by the Bob and Dolores Hope Foundation
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Owned by Sony Pictures (via Columbia Pictures)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Owned by Fremantle
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Owned by Universal Pictures
^ Owned by Universal Pictures through NBC
^ ^a ^b Owned by Warner Bros.

References

^ Phillips, Gene D. (2010-02-05). Some Like It Wilder: The Life and Controversial Films of Billy Wilder. University Press of Kentucky. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-8131-7367-2.
^ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, award nominations for Sunset Boulevard Archived 2012-01-12 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 21, 2005.
^ "REVIEW: GEORGE STEVENS' "A PLACE IN THE SUN" (1951) STARRING MONTGOMERY CLIFT AND ELIZABETH TAYLOR; PARMOUNT BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION - Cinema Retro". cinemaretro.com. Retrieved 2023-11-23.

External links

Paramount Pictures Complete Library

[PublicDomain-3] In the public domain

[Hope-4] Owned by the Bob and Dolores Hope Foundation

[Columbia-5] Owned by Sony Pictures (via Columbia Pictures)

[Fremantle-6] Owned by Fremantle

[Universal-8] Owned by Universal Pictures

[NBC-9] Owned by Universal Pictures through NBC

[WarnerBros-10] Owned by Warner Bros.

[1] Phillips, Gene D. (2010-02-05). Some Like It Wilder: The Life and Controversial Films of Billy Wilder. University Press of Kentucky. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-8131-7367-2.

[oscars-2] Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, award nominations for Sunset Boulevard Archived 2012-01-12 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 21, 2005.

[7] "REVIEW: GEORGE STEVENS' "A PLACE IN THE SUN" (1951) STARRING MONTGOMERY CLIFT AND ELIZABETH TAYLOR; PARMOUNT BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION - Cinema Retro". cinemaretro.com. Retrieved 2023-11-23.

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