This is a list of films produced or distributed by Universal Pictures in 1950–1959, founded in 1912 as the Universal Film Manufacturing Company. It is the main motion picture production and distribution arm of Universal Studios, a subsidiary of the NBCUniversal division of Comcast.
1950 Release date Title Notes January 5, 1950 Sons of Matthew U.S. distribution only as The Rugged O'Riordans; co-production with the Greater Union Organisation January 6, 1950 Woman in Hiding February 8, 1950 Francis Outside the Wall February 14, 1950 The Astonished HeartOwned by MGM (via United Artists) U.S. distribution March 1, 1950 The Kid from Texas Buccaneer's Girl Borderline distribution only; produced by Milton H. Bren and William A. Seiter Productions and Borderline Pictures Corporation April 1, 1950 One Way Street Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town May 1, 1950 Comanche Territory May 13, 1950 I Was a Shoplifter May 25, 1950 Curtain Call at Cactus Creek May 31, 1950 Louisa June 1, 1950 Sierra June 8, 1950 Spy Hunt July 1, 1950 Peggy July 12, 1950 Winchester '73 August 5, 1950 Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion The Desert Hawk August 30, 1950 South Sea Sinner August 31, 1950 Madeleine U.S. distribution September 1, 1950 Shakedown September 21, 1950 Saddle Tramp October 12, 1950 Woman on the Run distribution only; produced by Fidelity Pictures Corporation October 16, 1950 The Sleeping City October 17, 1950 The Milkman October 18, 1950 Wyoming Mail November 1, 1950 Deported November 2, 1950 Undercover Girl November 15, 1950 Kansas Raiders December 1950 Mystery Submarine December 21, 1950 Harvey December 25, 1950 Frenchie
1951 Release date Title Notes January 23, 1951 The Groom Wore Spurs distribution only; produced by Fidelity Pictures Corporation January 26, 1951 Under the Gun February 5, 1951 Tomahawk March 3, 1951 Target Unknown March 5, 1951 Up Front March 7, 1951 Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man March 14, 1951 Air Cadet April 1, 1951 Katie Did It April 5, 1951 Bedtime for Bonzo April 26, 1951 Double Crossbones April 1951 Apache Drums May 1, 1951 Francis Goes to the Races May 10, 1951 Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm May 18, 1951 Smuggler's Island May 19, 1951 The Fat Man June 1, 1951 Hollywood Story July 2, 1951 The Prince Who Was a Thief July 24, 1951 The Mark of the Renegade July 26, 1951 Comin' Round the Mountain August 1951 Bright Victory Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for best Motion - Drama August 8, 1951 Cattle Drive August 29, 1951 Little Egypt September 1, 1951 The Lady from Texas September 20, 1951 Iron Man September 23, 1951 You Never Can Tell October 17, 1951 Thunder on the Hill October 1951 The Lady Pays Off The Golden Horde Reunion in Reno November 1951 The Raging Tide Cave of Outlaws December 8, 1951 The Strange Door December 19, 1951 Flame of Araby December 1951 Week-End with Father
1952 Release date Title Notes January 13, 1952 The Cimarron Kid January 23, 1952 Bend of the River January 1952 Finders Keepers February 23, 1952 Here Come the Nelsons March 1, 1952 The Treasure of Lost Canyon March 27, 1952 Flesh and Fury April 1, 1952 Meet Danny Wilson May 1, 1952 Bronco Buster May 9, 1952 Steel Town The Battle at Apache Pass May 24, 1952 Red Ball Express June 13, 1952 No Room for the Groom June 20, 1952 Scarlet Angel June 25, 1952 Has Anybody Seen My Gal? June 27, 1952 Just Across the Street June 1952 Appointment with Venus U.S. distribution July 11, 1952 Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair July 15, 1952 White CorridorsOwned by Cohen Media Group U.S. distribution July 23, 1952 Untamed Frontier July 28, 1952 Lost in Alaska July 1952 Sally and Saint Anne Francis Goes to West Point August 15, 1952 Son of Ali Baba September 2, 1952 It Grows on Trees September 5, 1952 The Duel at Silver Creek September 11, 1952 Bonzo Goes to College September 16, 1952 Yankee Buccaneer October 9, 1952 The World in His Arms October 11, 1952 Horizons West October 28, 1952 The Card U.S. distribution October 1952 Back at the Front November 20, 1952 The Raiders December 4, 1952 Because of You December 22, 1952 The Importance of Being Earnest U.S. distribution December 24, 1952 Against All Flags December 25, 1952 The Black Castle
1953 Release date Title Notes January 3, 1953 The Lawless Breed January 8, 1953 The Redhead from Wyoming January 13, 1953 The Mississippi Gambler January 15, 1953 Girls in the Night January 1953 Meet Me at the Fair March 20, 1953 Seminole April 6, 1953 Abbott and Costello Go to Mars April 20, 1953 Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation April 21, 1953 City Beneath the Sea April 22, 1953 It Happens Every Thursday May 4, 1953 Gunsmoke May 8, 1953 Desert Legion May 13, 1953 Law and Order May 20, 1953 Column South Thunder Bay Universal's first film with stereophonic sound June 5, 1953 It Came from Outer Space Universal's first 3D film June 6, 1953 A Queen Is Crowned U.S. distribution June 10, 1953 Francis Covers the Big Town June 19, 1953 Take Me to Town June 25, 1953 All I Desire June 26, 1953 The Lone Hand July 17, 1953 The Great Sioux Uprising August 1, 1953 Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Desperate Moment U.S. distribution August 19, 1953 The Cruel Sea August 21, 1953 The Man from the Alamo August 26, 1953 Wings of the Hawk 3-D September 1953 The Stand at Apache River September 23, 1953 East of Sumatra The Golden Blade October 7, 1953 The Veils of Bagdad October 10, 1953 Something Money Can't Buy U.S. distribution October 15, 1953 All American November 1953 Back to God's Country November 11, 1953 The Glass Web 3-D December 2, 1953 Forbidden December 6, 1953 Walking My Baby Back Home December 21, 1953 Tumbleweed
1954 Release date Title Notes January 6, 1954 War Arrow January 11, 1954 Both Sides of the Law U.S. distribution January 18, 1954 Border River February 10, 1954 Ride Clear of Diablo February 15, 1954 Genevieve U.S. distribution February 17, 1954 The Glenn Miller Story February 18, 1954 Taza, Son of Cochise March 5, 1954 Creature from the Black Lagoon 3D March 10, 1954 Ma and Pa Kettle at Home March 30, 1954 Saskatchewan April 14, 1954 Rails Into Laramie April 17, 1954 Yankee Pasha April 21, 1954 Playgirl May 2, 1954 Fireman Save My Child June 1954 Black Horse Canyon Drums Across the River June 22, 1954 Johnny Dark July 3, 1954 Tanganyika July 30, 1954 Francis Joins the WACS August 7, 1954 Magnificent Obsession August 30, 1954 The Maggie U.S. distribution September 1, 1954 Dawn at Socorro September 2, 1954 The Black Shield of Falworth October 1, 1954 Naked Alibi November 1, 1954 Ricochet Romance November 6, 1954 Bengal Brigade November 16, 1954 The Yellow Mountain December 1, 1954 Destry December 12, 1954 Four Guns to the Border December 15, 1954 So This Is Paris December 18, 1954 Sign of the Pagan
1955 Release date Title Notes January 21, 1955 Six Bridges to Cross February 2, 1955 Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops February 12, 1955 The Far Country March 24, 1955 Man Without a Star March 26, 1955 Captain Lightfoot March 1955 Smoke Signal April 12, 1955 The Man from Bitter Ridge April 1955 Chief Crazy Horse Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki May 2, 1955 The Seekers U.S. distribution May 13, 1955 Revenge of the Creature May 30, 1955 Cult of the Cobra May 1955 The Looters June 1, 1955 This Island Earth June 15, 1955 The Purple Mask June 16, 1955 The Shrike June 23, 1955 Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy July 1, 1955 Ain't Misbehavin' August 2, 1955 The Private War of Major Benson August 19, 1955 Female on the Beach August 23, 1955 Foxfire Filmed in 1954; last American film to be shot in three-strip Technicolor August 24, 1955 Francis in the Navy September 2, 1955 One Desire September 22, 1955 To Hell and Back September 23, 1955 Kiss of Fire October 24, 1955 The Second Greatest Sex November 1955 Hold Back Tomorrow November 2, 1955 The Naked Dawn Lady Godiva of Coventry November 23, 1955 Tarantula December 1, 1955 Running Wild December 23, 1955 The Spoilers December 25, 1955 All That Heaven Allows December 30, 1955 The Square Jungle
1956 Release date Title Notes January 8, 1956 There's Always Tomorrow February 2, 1956 The Benny Goodman Story March 10, 1956 Never Say Goodbye March 13, 1956 The Price of Fear March 24, 1956 Raw Edge March 1956 World in My Corner Red Sundown April 11, 1956 Backlash April 26, 1956 The Creature Walks Among Us April 1956 The Kettles in the Ozarks May 2, 1956 A Day of Fury June 1956 Outside the Law June 13, 1956 Star in the Dust June 29, 1956 The Toy Tiger July 1956 Edge of Hell Congo Crossing Behind the High Wall July 1, 1956 The Rawhide Years July 9, 1956 Francis in the Haunted House August 16, 1956 Away All Boats Filmed in VistaVision September 1956 I've Lived Before Walk the Proud Land October 12, 1956 Pillars of the Sky October 26, 1956 The Brave One Made for RKO Pictures October 1956 Showdown at Abilene December 1, 1956 Everything but the Truth December 25, 1956 Written on the Wind December 27, 1956 The Unguarded Moment December 1956 Curucu, Beast of the Amazon The Great Man The Mole People Rock, Pretty Baby
1957 Release date Title Notes January 16, 1957 Four Girls in Town January 23, 1957 Istanbul February 1, 1957 The Young StrangerOwned by Warner Bros. (via Turner Entertainment Co.) distribution only; co-production with Stuart Miller Productions; distributed by RKO Radio Pictures February 14, 1957 Battle Hymn February 23, 1957 Mister Cory co-production with Curtleigh Productions March 6, 1957 Gun for a Coward March 14, 1957 The Tattered Dress April 2, 1957 The Night Runner April 4, 1957 Man Afraid April 10, 1957 Kelly and Me The Incredible Shrinking Man April 11, 1957 The Girl in the Kremlin May 10, 1957 The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm May 19, 1957 Public Pigeon No. 1 Made for RKO Pictures May 26, 1957 The Deadly Mantis May 29, 1957 Joe Butterfly June 4, 1957 The Midnight Story June 14, 1957 Tammy and the Bachelor plus Tammy sequels in 1961, 1963, and 1967 July 24, 1957 Night Passage July 28, 1957 Doctor at Large U.S. distribution August 13, 1957 Man of a Thousand Faces September 1, 1957 Slaughter on Tenth Avenue September 5, 1957 Run of the Arrow distribution only; made for RKO Pictures September 6, 1957 Quantez September 1957 That Night! made for RKO PicturesAppointment with a Shadow October 1, 1957 Jet Pilot made for RKO PIctures October 18, 1957 My Man Godfrey October 27, 1957 Joe Dakota October 30, 1957 The Land Unknown Interlude October 1957 The Unholy Wife distribution only; made for RKO Pictures November 13, 1957 All Mine to Give November 27, 1957 The Violators November 1957 Slim Carter December 18, 1957 The Monolith Monsters December 23, 1957 Escapade in Japan distribution only; made for RKO Pictures December 1957 Love Slaves of the Amazons
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