1951 in film
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The year 1951 in film involved some significant events.
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[edit] Events
- Sweden - May Britt is scouted by Italian film-makers Carlo Ponti and Mario Soldati
[edit] Top grossing films (U.S.)
| Rank | Title | Studio | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Quo Vadis | MGM | $11,902,000 |
| 2. | Alice in Wonderland* | Disney/RKO | $7,196,000 |
| 3. | Show Boat | MGM | $5,533,000 |
| 4. | A Streetcar Named Desire | Warner Brothers | $4,800,000 |
| 5. | David and Bathsheba | 20th Century Fox | $4,720,000 |
| 6. | The Great Caruso | MGM | $4,531,000 |
| 7. | The African Queen | United Artists | $4,300,000 |
| 8. | An American in Paris | MGM | $4,213,000 |
| 9. | That's My Boy | Paramount | $3,800,000 |
| 10. | A Place in the Sun Strangers on a Train |
Paramount Warner Brothers |
$3,500,000 |
(*) After theatrical re-issue(s)
source: http://www.boxofficereport.com/database/1951.shtml
[edit] Awards
- Best Picture: An American in Paris - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Best Director: George Stevens - A Place in the Sun
- Best Actor: Humphrey Bogart - The African Queen
- Best Actress: Vivien Leigh - A Streetcar Named Desire
- Best Supporting Actor: Karl Malden - A Streetcar Named Desire
- Best Supporting Actress: Kim Hunter - A Streetcar Named Desire
- Drama:
- Best Picture: A Place in the Sun
- Best Actor: Fredric March - Death of a Salesman
- Best Actress: Jane Wyman - The Blue Veil
- Musical or comedy:
- Best Picture: An American in Paris
- Best Actor: Danny Kaye - On the Riviera
- Best Actress: June Allyson - Too Young to Kiss
- Other
- Best Director: Laslo Benedek - Death of a Salesman
Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival):
- Miss Julie (Fröken Julie), directed by Alf Sjöberg, Sweden
- Miracle in Milan (Miracolo a Milano), directed by Vittorio De Sica, Italy
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival)
- Rashomon, directed by Akira Kurosawa, Japan
[edit] Films released in 1951
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man, starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
- Ace in the Hole, (listed at the Academy Awards as The Big Carnival)
- The African Queen
- Alice in Wonderland
- An American in Paris
- Angels in the Outfield
- Bedtime for Bonzo
- Bright Victory
- The Blue Veil
- Bullfighter and the Lady
- Captain Horatio Hornblower, starring Gregory Peck and directed by Raoul Walsh
- A Christmas Carol
- Come Fill the Cup
- Comin' Round The Mountain, starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
- Cry, the Beloved Country
- David and Bathsheba
- The Day the Earth Stood Still
- Death of a Salesman (see also play Death of a Salesman)
- Decision Before Dawn
- The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
- Detective Story
- The Frogmen
- Flying Leathernecks starring John Wayne
- Fourteen Hours
- Gerald McBoing-Boing
- The Great Caruso
- Go for Broke!
- He Ran All the Way
- Here Comes the Groom
- His Kind of Woman
- The House on Telegraph Hill
- I Want You, starring Dana Andrews and Dorothy McGuire
- Laughter in Paradise
- The Lavender Hill Mob
- Let's Go Crazy
- The Magic Carpet, starring Lucille Ball
- The Man in the White Suit
- The Mating Season
- Two Tickets to Broadway, starring Janet Leigh and Bob Crosby
- Miracle in Milan (Miracolo a Milano)
- Miss Julie -(only mention of 1951 film) (see also play Miss Julie)
- No Highway
- Olivia
- On the Riviera with Danny Kaye
- Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
- Penny Points to Paradise
- A Place in the Sun
- The Racket
- Quo Vadis
- Rashômon (U.S. release)
- Rawhide
- The Tales of Hoffmann
- Teresa
- The Red Badge of Courage
- Show Boat (film only mentioned in article)
- Strangers on a Train, Alfred Hitchcock
- A Streetcar Named Desire
- That's My Boy, starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
- The Thing from Another World
- Too Young to Kiss
- The Well
- When Worlds Collide
[edit] Serials
- Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere, starring Judd Holdren
- Don Daredevil Rides Again, starring Ken Curtis and Aline Towne
- Government Agents vs Phantom Legion, starring Walter Reed
- Mysterious Island, starring Richard Crane
- Roar of the Iron Horse, starring Buster Crabbe
[edit] Short film series
- Mickey Mouse (1928-1953)
- 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)
- Mighty Mouse (1942-1955)
- Chip and Dale (1943-1956)
- Yosemite Sam (1945-1963)
[edit] Births
- January 1 - Shelley Spurlock, actress
- March 14 - Season Hubley, actress
- July 13 - Didi Conn, actress
- July 24 - Lynda Carter, actress
- August 6 - Catherine Hicks, US actress
[edit] Deaths
- January 11 – Charles W. Goddard, playwright and screenwriter
- March 25 - Oscar Micheaux, pioneer African American filmmaker & author
- April 4 - Al Christie, early Hollywood director/producer
- June 6 - Olive Tell, actress
- June 9 - Mayo Methot, actress
- July 23 - Robert J. Flaherty, pioneer documentary filmmaker
- August 28 - Robert Hudson Walker, actor
- August 30 - Konstantin Märska, cinematographer
- September 7 - Maria Montez, actress
