More than 383 U.S. produced feature films were released in 1950.Bahn & Andrus (1951) Distribution Year Book of Motion Pictures The Film Daily p85Features Year Book of Motion Pictures The Film Daily p163–217
Fred Astaire hosted the 23rd Academy Awards ceremony on March 29, 1951, held at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. The winner of the Best Motion Picture category was Twentieth Century-Fox's All About Eve.
The other four nominated pictures were Born Yesterday, Father of the Bride, King Solomon's Mines and Sunset Boulevard.
All About Eve was nominated for 14 Oscars, beating the previous record of Gone with the Wind (13).
Newcomer Judy Holliday won the Oscar for Best Actress for her portrayal of showgirl mistress Billie Dawn in the film version of the play Born Yesterday, a role which she had originated on Broadway. Other Best Actress nominees for that year were Bette Davis and Anne Baxter for All About Eve, Eleanor Parker for Caged and Gloria Swanson for Sunset Boulevard.
José Ferrer won the Oscar for Best Actor for his role as the title character in the film version of the 1946 Broadway play, Cyrano de Bergerac, a role which he had played on Broadway. Other nominees that year were Louis Calhern for The Magnificent Yankee, William Holden for Sunset Boulevard, James Stewart for Harvey and Spencer Tracy for Father of the Bride.
The 8th Golden Globe Awards also honored the best films of 1950. That year's Golden Globes also marked the first time that the Best Actor and Actress categories were split into Musical or Comedy or Drama. However, Best Picture remained a single category until the 9th Golden Globe Awards, when it too was split into two categories. Ferrer won the Golden Globe for Best Actor – Motion Picture – Drama, for Cyrano de Bergerac, while Fred Astaire won Best Actor – Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for Three Little Words. Swanson won Best Actress – Motion Picture – Drama for Sunset Boulevard, while Holliday won for Best Actress – Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for Born Yesterday. Sunset Boulevard won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture.
1950 also saw the film debut of several future stars, such as Marlon Brando, Charlton Heston, Sidney Poitier, Piper Laurie and Debbie Reynolds.
A-B Title Director Cast Genre Notes711 Ocean Drive Joseph M. Newman Edmond O'Brien, Joanne Dru, Dorothy Patrick Crime drama ColumbiaAbbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion Charles Lamont Abbott and Costello, Patricia Medina, Walter Slezak Comedy UniversalAcross the Badlands Fred F. Sears Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, Helen Mowery Western ColumbiaThe Admiral Was a Lady Albert S. Rogell Edmond O'Brien, Wanda Hendrix, Steve Brodie Comedy United ArtistsAll About Eve Joseph L. Mankiewicz Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, Gary Merrill, Drama 20th Century Fox; Academy Award for Best PictureAmbush Sam Wood Robert Taylor, John Hodiak, Arlene Dahl Western MGM. Wood's last filmAmerican Guerrilla in the Philippines Fritz Lang Tyrone Power, Micheline Presle, Tom Ewell War 20th Century FoxAnnie Get Your Gun George Sidney Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, Louis Calhern Musical MGM. Based on 1946 musical; 4 Oscar nominationsThe Arizona Cowboy R. G. Springsteen Rex Allen, Teala Loring, Gordon Jones Western RepublicArizona Territory Wallace Fox Whip Wilson, Andy Clyde, Nancy Saunders Western MonogramArmored Car RobberyRichard Fleischer Charles McGraw, Adele Jergens, William Talman Film noir RKO. Among first heist films The Asphalt JungleJohn Huston Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen Film noir MGM; 4 Oscar nominationsAt War with the Army Hal Walker Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Polly Bergen Musical comedy Paramount; first starring roles for Martin and Lewis, BergenThe Avengers John H. Auer Adele Mara, John Carroll, Fernando Lamas Adventure RepublicBackfire Vincent Sherman Edmond O'Brien, Virginia Mayo, Gordon MacRae Crime thriller Warner Bros.The Bandit Queen William Berke Barbara Britton, Willard Parker, Phillip Reed Western LippertThe Baron of Arizona Samuel Fuller Vincent Price, Ellen Drew, Vladimir Sokoloff Western drama LippertBarricade Peter Godfrey Ruth Roman, Raymond Massey, Dane Clark Western Warner Bros. Battling Marshal Oliver Drake Sunset Carson, Lee Roberts, Pat Starling Western AstorBeauty on Parade Lew Landers Robert Hutton, Ruth Warrick, Lola Albright Drama ColumbiaBelle of Old MexicoR. G. SpringsteenEstelita Rodriguez, Robert Rockwell, Dorothy PatrickMusical comedy Republic PicturesBells of Coronado William Witney Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Grant Withers Western RepublicBetween Midnight and Dawn Gordon Douglas Edmond O'Brien, Gale Storm, Mark Stevens Crime thriller ColumbiaBeware of Blondie Edward Bernds Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Adele Jergens Comedy Columbia. Last of 28-film seriesBeyond the Purple Hills John English Gene Autry, Jo-Carroll Dennison, Don Beddoe Western ColumbiaThe Big Hangover Norman Krasna Elizabeth Taylor, Van Johnson, Leon Ames Comedy MGMThe Big Lift George Seaton Montgomery Clift, Paul Douglas, Cornell Borchers War 20th Century Fox. Shot in BerlinBlack Hand Richard Thorpe Gene Kelly, Teresa Celli, J. Carrol Naish Crime drama MGMBlack Jack Julien Duvivier George Sanders, Herbert Marshall, Patricia Roc Adventure IndependentThe Black Rose Henry Hathaway Tyrone Power, Orson Welles, Jack Hawkins Historical 20th Century Fox. Co-production with UKThe Blazing Sun John English Gene Autry, Lynne Roberts, Anne Gwynne Western ColumbiaBlonde Dynamite William Beaudine Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Adele Jergens Comedy MonogramBlondie's Hero Edward Bernds Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, William Frawley Comedy ColumbiaBlue Grass of Kentucky William Beaudine Bill Williams, Jane Nigh, Ralph Morgan Western MonogramBlues Busters William Beaudine Bowery Boys, Adele Jergens, Phyllis Coates Comedy MonogramBorder Outlaws Richard Talmadge Spade Cooley, Maria Hart, Bill Edwards Western Eagle-LionBorderline William A. Seiter Fred MacMurray, Claire Trevor, Raymond Burr Film noir UniversalBorder Rangers William Berke Don "Red" Barry, Robert Lowery, Pamela Blake Western Lippert Border Treasure George Archainbaud Tim Holt, Jane Nigh, Richard Martin Western RKOBorn to Be Bad Nicholas Ray Joan Fontaine, Robert Ryan, Zachary Scott Drama RKO. Based on novel All KneelingBorn Yesterday George Cukor William Holden, Judy Holliday, Broderick Crawford Comedy Columbia. Oscar for Holliday; Remade in 1993Boy from Indiana John Rawlins Lon McCallister, Lois Butler, Billie Burke Sports Eagle-LionBranded Rudolph Maté Alan Ladd, Mona Freeman, Charles Bickford Western Paramount. Remake of 1931 filmThe Breaking Point Michael Curtiz John Garfield, Patricia Neal, Phyllis Thaxter Film noir Warner Bros. Based on novel To Have and Have Not Breakthrough Lewis Seiler David Brian, John Agar, Frank Lovejoy War Warner Bros.Bright LeafMichael Curtiz Gary Cooper, Lauren Bacall, Patricia Neal Drama Warner Bros. Broken Arrow Delmer Daves James Stewart, Jeff Chandler, Debra Paget Western 20th Century Fox. 3 Oscar nominationsBuccaneer's Girl Frederick de Cordova Yvonne De Carlo, Philip Friend, Robert Douglas Adventure UniversalBunco Squad Herbert I. Leeds Robert Sterling, Joan Dixon, Ricardo Cortez Crime RKO
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