American films of 1952

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
Cinema of the
United States

1890s
1890 1891 1892 1893 1894
1895 1896 1897 1898 1899
1900s
1900 1901 1902 1903 1904
1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
1910s
1910 1911 1912 1913 1914
1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
1920s
1920 1921 1922 1923 1924
1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
1930s
1930 1931 1932 1933 1934
1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
1940s
1940 1941 1942 1943 1944
1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
1950s
1950 1951 1952 1953 1954
1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1960s
1960 1961 1962 1963 1964
1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970s
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980s
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990s
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000s
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth

A list of American films released in 1952.
The Greatest Show on Earth won the Academy Award for Best Picture.



















Contents

[edit] A-B

Title Director Cast Genre Notes/Studio
5 Fingers Joseph L. Mankiewicz James Mason, Danielle Darrieux, Michael Rennie, Herbert Berghof and Walter Hampden.
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick Alan Young, Dinah Shore, Adele Jergens, Robert Merrill, Minerva Urecal, Martha Stewart, Veda Ann Borg Hill-billy Paramount Pictures
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd Charles Lamont Abbott and Costello, Charles Laughton, Hillary Brooke, Leif Erickson Comedy Warner Bros.
Above and Beyond (film) Melvin Frank, Norman Panama War MGM
Affair in Trinidad Vincent Sherman Film noir Columbia Pictures
Against All Flags George Sherman Action Universal Pictures
Angel Face Otto Preminger Film noir RKO Pictures
April in Paris Doris Day and Ray Bolger Musical
Because You're Mine Alexander Hall Musical MGM
Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla William Beaudine Comedy
The Belle of New York Charles Walters Musical comedy MGM
Bend of the River Anthony Mann Western MGM
Beware, My Lovely Harry Horner Film noir RKO Pictures
Big Jim McLain Edward Ludwig John Wayne Political thriller Warner Bros.
The Big Sky Howard Hawks Western
The Big Trees Felix E. Feist Drama Warner Bros.
Blackbeard the Pirate Raoul Walsh Pirate RKO Pictures
Bwana Devil Arch Oboler Drama United Artists. Shot in Africa

[edit] C-G

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
The Captive City Robert Wise Film noir United Artists
Captive Women Stuart Gilmore Sci-Fi RKO Pictures
Carrie William Wyler Drama Paramount Pictures
Carson City André De Toth Western Warner Bros.
Clash by Night Fritz Lang Drama RKO Pictures
Come Back, Little Sheba Daniel Mann Drama Paramount Pictures
The Crimson Pirate Robert Siodmak Adventure Warner Bros.
The Devil Makes Three Andrew Marton Thriller MGM
Don't Bother to Knock Roy Ward Baker Drama 20th Century Fox
Face to Face John Brahm Western
The Fallbrook Story Frank Capra Short
Feed the Kitty Chuck Jones Animated short Warner Bros.
Fit to Be Tied William Hanna, Joseph Barbera Tom and Jerry Animated short MGM
Fool Coverage Robert McKimson Animated short Warner Bros.
The Fourposter Irving Reis Based on the play
The Greatest Show on Earth Cecil B. DeMille Romantic drama Academy Award Best Picture. Set in a circus

[edit] H-J

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Hans Christian Andersen Charles Vidor Musical RKO Pictures
The Happy Time Richard Fleischer Comedy Columbia Pictures
Hare Lift Friz Freleng Animated short Warner Bros.
Has Anybody Seen My Gal? Piper Laurie and Rock Hudson
Hic-cup Pup William Hanna, Joseph Barbera Animated short MGM
High Noon Fred Zinnemann Western United Artists
Invasion U.S.A. Alfred Green Cold War Columbia Pictures
Ivanhoe Richard Thorpe Musical MGM
Jack and the Beanstalk Jean Yarbrough Abbott and Costello Comedy Warner Bros.
Jumping Jacks Norman Taurog Comedy Paramount Pictures
Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land Lew Landers Adventure Columbia Pictures

[edit] K-N

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Kansas City Confidential Phil Karlson Film noir United Artists
The Las Vegas Story Robert Stevenson Film noir RKO Pictures
Limelight Charlie Chaplin Comedy drama United Artists
Little Runaway William Hanna, Joseph Barbera Tom and Jerry Animated short MGM
Lone Star Vincent Sherman Western MGM
Lost in Alaska Jean Yarbrough Comedy Universal Pictures
The Lusty Men Nicholas Ray, Robert Parrish Western RKO Pictures
Macao Josef von Sternberg, Nicholas Ray Film noir RKO Pictures
Madeline Animated short Produced by United Productions of America
Magical Maestro Tex Avery Short animation MGM
The Marrying Kind George Cukor Dramedy Columbia Pictures
The Member of the Wedding Fred Zinnemann Based on the 1946 novel
The Merry Widow Curtis Bernhardt Musical MGM
Million Dollar Mermaid Mervyn LeRoy Biographical musical MGM
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima John Brahm Religious Warner Bros.
Les Misérables (1952 film) Lewis Milestone Drama 20th Century Fox
Monkey Business Howard Hawks Cary Grant Screwball comedy 20th Century Fox
My Cousin Rachel Henry Koster Mystery romance 20th Century Fox
My Pal Gus Robert Parrish Comedy drama 20th Century Fox
My Six Convicts Hugo Fregonese
The Narrow Margin Richard Fleischer Film noir RKO Pictures

[edit] O-R

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
O. Henry's Full House Henry Koster Anthology 20th Century Fox
Oily Hare Robert McKimson Animated short Warner Bros.
On Dangerous Ground Nicholas Ray Film noir RKO Pictures
One Minute to Zero Tay Garnett Korean War RKO Pictures
Operation: Rabbit Charles M. Jones Animated short Warner Bros.
Othello (1952 film) Orson Welles Drama United Artists
Pat and Mike George Cukor Comedy MGM
The Pleasure Garden James Broughton Short
Plymouth Adventure Clarence Brown Drama MGM
Posse Cat William Hanna, Joseph Barbera Tom and Jerry Animated short MGM
The Prisoner of Zenda Richard Thorpe Drama MGM
Push-Button Kitty William Hanna, Joseph Barbera Tom and Jerry Animated short MGM
The Quiet Man John Ford Romantic comedy Republic Pictures
Rabbit Seasoning Charles M. Jones Animated short Warner Bros.
Radar Men from the Moon Fred C. Brannon Action adventure Republic Pictures
Rancho Notorious Fritz Lang Western RKO Pictures
Red Planet Mars Harry Horner Sci-Fi United Artists
Red Skies of Montana Joseph M. Newman Adventure drama 20th Century Fox
Retreat, Hell! Joseph H. Lewis Korean war Warner Bros.
Road to Bali Hal Walker Comedy Paramount Pictures

[edit] S-Z

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Sailor Beware Hal Walker Comedy Paramount Pictures
Scandal Sheet Phil Karlson Crime Columbia Pictures
Scaramouche George Sidney Swash-buckling MGM
Singin' in the Rain Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly Musical comedy MGM
Smitten Kitten William Hanna and Joseph Barbera Animated short MGM
The Sniper Edward Dmytryk Film noir Columbia Pictures
The Snows of Kilimanjaro Henry King Romantic adventure
Something to Live For George Stevens Joan Fontaine, Ray Milland Drama Paramount Pictures
Son of Geronimo Spencer Gordon Bennet Western Columbia Pictures
Son of Paleface Frank Tashlin Western comedy Paramount Pictures
The Star (film) Stuart Heisler Drama 20th Century Fox
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men Ken Annakin Disney
The Story of Three Loves Vincente Minnelli Romance MGM
Sudden Fear David Miller Film noir RKO Pictures
Susie the Little Blue Coupe Clyde Geronimi Animated short Walt Disney
The Dog House (Tom and Jerry) William Hanna, Joseph Barbera Tom and Jerry Animated short MGM
The Duck Doctor William Hanna, Joseph Barbera Tom and Jerry Animated short MGM
The Hasty Hare Charles M. Jones Animated short MGM
The Jazz Singer Michael Curtiz Musical drama Warner Bros.
The Thief Russell Rouse Film noir - Cold War United Artists
This Woman is Dangerous Felix E. Feist Drama Warner Bros.
Three for Bedroom "C" Milton H. B Comedy Warner Bros.
Trance and Dance in Bali Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson Short documentary
Trent's Last Case Herbert Wilcox Film noir
Trick or Treat (cartoon) Donald Duck Animated short Walt Disney
Triplet Trouble William Hanna, Joseph Barbera Tom and Jerry Animated short MGM
The Turning Point William Dieterle Film noir Paramount Pictures
Two Cents Worth of Hope
Two Little Indians William Hanna, Joseph Barbera Tom and Jerry Animated short MGM
The Two Mouseketeers William Hanna, Joseph Barbera Tom and Jerry Animated short MGM
Water, Water Every Hare Charles M. Jones Bugs Bunny Animated short Warner Bros.
We're Not Married! Edmund Golding Romantic comedy 20th Century Fox
What Price Glory? John Ford War 20th Century Fox
When in Rome Clarence Brown Comedy MGM
With a Song in My Heart Walter Lang Biography
Without Warning! Arnold Laven Film noir United Artists
The World in His Arms Raoul Walsh Adventure Universal Pictures
Zombies of the Stratosphere Fred C. Brannon Adventure/Sci-Fi serial Republic Pictures

[edit] External links