Movies of 1952
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1. Singin' in the Rain (1952)
G | 103 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood.
Directors: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly | Stars: Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen
Votes: 260,695 | Gross: $8.82M
Release date March 27, 1952
Directed by Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly
Gene Kelly ... Don Lockwood
Debbie Reynolds ... Kathy Selden
Cyd Charisse ... Dancer
Academy Awards, USA 1953
NOMINEE Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Jean Hagen)
NOMINEE Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture
2. Monkey Business (1952)
Approved | 97 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
A chemist finds his personal and professional life turned upside down when one of his chimpanzees finds the fountain of youth.
Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers, Marilyn Monroe, Charles Coburn
Votes: 15,576
Release date August 29, 1952 Directed by Howard Hawks Cary Grant ... Dr. Barnaby Fulton Ginger Rogers ... Mrs. Edwina Fulton Marilyn Monroe ... Miss Lois Laurel
3. The Little World of Don Camillo (1952)
107 min | Comedy
A determined priest and a Communist mayor develop a grudging friendship in spite of their official rivalry.
Director: Julien Duvivier | Stars: Fernandel, Gino Cervi, Vera Talchi, Franco Interlenghi
Votes: 4,849
Release Date March 18, 1952 Directed by Julien Duvivier Fernandel ... Don Camillo
4. High Noon (1952)
PG | 85 min | Drama, Thriller, Western
A town Marshal, despite the disagreements of his newlywed bride and the townspeople around him, must face a gang of deadly killers alone at "high noon" when the gang leader, an outlaw he "sent up" years ago, arrives on the noon train.
Director: Fred Zinnemann | Stars: Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Bridges
Votes: 110,194 | Gross: $9.45M
Release date May 1, 1952
Directed by Fred Zinnemann
Gary Cooper ... Marshal Will Kane
Grace Kelly ... Amy Fowler Kane
Lee Van Cleef ... Jack Colby
Academy Awards, USA 1953
NOMINEE Best Picture
WINNER Best Actor in a Leading Role (Gary Cooper)
NOMINEE Best Director
WINNER Best Film Editing
WINNER Best Music, Original Song
WINNER Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
NOMINEE Best Writing, Screenplay
5. The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Passed | 118 min | Drama, Romance
An unscrupulous movie producer uses an actress, a director and a writer to achieve success.
Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon, Dick Powell
Votes: 16,463
Release date December 25, 1952
Directed by Vincente Minnelli
Lana Turner ... Georgia
Kirk Douglas ... Jonathan
Gloria Grahame ... Rosemary
Academy Awards, USA 1953
NOMINEE Best Actor in a Leading Role (Kirk Douglas)
WINNER Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Gloria Grahame)
WINNER Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White
WINNER Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
WINNER Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
WINNER Best Writing, Screenplay
6. We're Not Married! (1952)
Approved | 86 min | Comedy, Romance
In separate stories, five couples learn that they are not legally married.
Director: Edmund Goulding | Stars: Ginger Rogers, Marilyn Monroe, Victor Moore, Fred Allen
Votes: 2,289
Release date July 11, 1952 Directed by Edmund Goulding Ginger Rogers ... Ramona Gladwyn Marilyn Monroe ... Annabel Jones Norris Lee Marvin ... Pinky
7. Affair in Trinidad (1952)
Not Rated | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Nightclub singer and her brother-in-law try to find her husband's killer.
Director: Vincent Sherman | Stars: Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, Alexander Scourby, Valerie Bettis
Votes: 3,087
Release date July 29, 1952
Directed by Vincent Sherman
Rita Hayworth ... Chris Emery
Glenn Ford ... Steve Emery
Academy Awards 1953
NOMINEE Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
8. Bend of the River (1952)
Approved | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When a town boss confiscates homesteaders' supplies after gold is discovered nearby, a tough cowboy risks his life to try and get it to them.
Director: Anthony Mann | Stars: James Stewart, Rock Hudson, Arthur Kennedy, Julie Adams
Votes: 9,900
Release date January 23, 1952 Directed by Anthony Mann James Stewart ... Glyn McLyntock Rock Hudson ... Trey Wilson
9. Forbidden Fruit (1952)
92 min | Drama
A doctor in southern France takes a mistress but lives to regret it.
Director: Henri Verneuil | Stars: Fernandel, Françoise Arnoul, Jacques Castelot, René Génin
Votes: 194
Release date 24 September 1952 Directed by Henri Verneuil Fernandel ... Le docteur Charles Pellegrin
10. Sailor Beware (1952)
Not Rated | 108 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Although allergic to kissing girls, Seaman Melvin Jones, through a fluke TV appearance, gets the undeserved reputation of a great kisser dubbed "Mr. Temptation" and is pursued by amorous young females.
Director: Hal Walker | Stars: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Corinne Calvet, Marion Marshall
Votes: 1,385
Release date January 24, 1952 Directed by Hal Walker Jerry Lewis ... Melvin Jones
11. Outlaw Women (1952)
Passed | 75 min | Western
This rather unusual 50s western is set in a town where men may not enter. The town is controlled by a woman gambler who eventually succumbs to the allure of a handsome and persistent cowboy.
Directors: Sam Newfield, Ron Ormond | Stars: Marie Windsor, Richard Rober, Carla Balenda, Jackie Coogan
Votes: 247
Release date April 28, 1952 Directed by Sam Newfield & Ron Ormond
12. Don't Bother to Knock (1952)
Passed | 76 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery
After being dumped by his girlfriend, an airline pilot pursues a babysitter in his hotel and gradually realizes she's dangerous.
Director: Roy Ward Baker | Stars: Richard Widmark, Marilyn Monroe, Anne Bancroft, Donna Corcoran
Votes: 8,496
Release date July 18, 1952 Directed by Roy Ward Baker Marilyn Monroe ... Nell Forbes Anne Bancroft ... Lyn Lesley
13. French Touch (1952)
Approved | 87 min | Comedy
Mario (Fernandel), a bumptious sheep-shearer, discovers he has a inimtable touch that makes women, as well as sheep, swoon at his professional caress. He is soon the most sought-after ... See full summary »
Director: Jean Boyer | Stars: Fernandel, Renée Devillers, Arlette Poirier, Georges Chamarat
Votes: 260
Release date 9 May 1952 Directed by Jean Boyer Fernandel ... Marius, dit Mario
14. The Big Sky (1952)
Approved | 140 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
The success of the journey focuses on keeping the Indian girl alive as well as themselves to complete trade with the Blackfeet.
Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Dewey Martin, Elizabeth Threatt, Arthur Hunnicutt
Votes: 4,748
Release date July 29, 1952
Directed by Howard Hawks
Kirk Douglas ... Jim Deakins
Academy Awards, USA 1953
NOMINEE Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Arthur Hunnicutt)
NOMINEE Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
15. Limelight (1952)
G | 137 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A fading comedian and a suicidally despondent ballet dancer must look to each other to find purpose and hope in their lives.
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Claire Bloom, Nigel Bruce, Buster Keaton
Votes: 22,139 | Gross: $1.00M
Release date October 16, 1952
Directed by Charlie Chaplin
Charles Chaplin ... Calvero
Buster Keaton ... Calvero's Partner
Academy Awards, USA 1973
WINNER Best Music, Original Dramatic Score
16. Ivanhoe (1952)
Approved | 106 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
A knight seeks to free the captive King Richard and put him back on the throne.
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders
Votes: 10,225
Release date June 12, 1952
Directed by Richard Thorpe
Elizabeth Taylor ... Rebecca
Joan Fontaine ... Rowena
Academy Awards, USA 1953
NOMINEE Best Picture
NOMINEE Best Cinematography, Color
NOMINEE Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
17. The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)
Approved | 114 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Writer Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the shadow of Mount Kilamanjaro.
Directors: Henry King, Roy Ward Baker | Stars: Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward, Ava Gardner, Hildegard Knef
Votes: 5,902 | Gross: $18.05M
Release date September 17, 1952
Directed by Henry King
Gregory Peck ... Harry Street
Susan Hayward ... Helen
Ava Gardner ... Cynthia Green
Hildegard Knef ... Countess Liz
Academy Awards, USA 1953
NOMINEE Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color
NOMINEE Best Cinematography, Color
18. The Golden Coach (1952)
Not Rated | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, History
Three men of varying social standing - a viceroy, a bullfighter, and a soldier - vie for the affections of an actress in 18th-century Peru.
Director: Jean Renoir | Stars: Anna Magnani, Odoardo Spadaro, Nada Fiorelli, Duncan Lamont
Votes: 3,444
Release date 5 December 1952 Directed by Jean Renoir Anna Magnani ... Camilla
19. Ruby Gentry (1952)
82 min | Drama, Romance
A sexy but poor young girl marries a rich man she doesn't love, but carries a torch for another man.
Director: King Vidor | Stars: Jennifer Jones, Charlton Heston, Karl Malden, Tom Tully
Votes: 1,765 | Gross: $3.85M
Release date December 25, 1952 Directed by King Vidor Jennifer Jones ... Ruby Gentry Charlton Heston ... Boake Tackman
20. The Big Trees (1952)
Approved | 89 min | Drama, Western
A Quaker colony tries to save the giant sequoias from a timber baron.
Director: Felix E. Feist | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Eve Miller, Patrice Wymore, Edgar Buchanan
Votes: 1,857
Release date February 5, 1952 Directed by Felix E. Feist Kirk Douglas ... Jim Fallon
21. Mister Leguignon, Signalman (1952)
105 min | Comedy
Follenfant, a designated lawyer, fails to justify Leguignon, who is scheduled to appear for insulting a policeman, but helps him to move when he is expropriated.
Director: Maurice Labro | Stars: Yves Deniaud, Jane Marken, Bernard Lajarrige, Christiane Barry
Votes: 135
Release date 9 May 1952 Directed by Maurice Labro Louis de Funès ... Un habitant du quartier
22. Umberto D. (1952)
Not Rated | 89 min | Drama
An elderly man and his dog struggle to survive on his government pension in Rome.
Director: Vittorio De Sica | Stars: Carlo Battisti, Maria Pia Casilio, Lina Gennari, Ileana Simova
Votes: 28,198 | Gross: $0.07M
Release date 10 January 1952
Directed by Vittorio De Sica
Academy Awards, USA 1957
NOMINEE Best Writing, Motion Picture Story
23. The Flying Cat (1952)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
When Jerry befriends a canary, Tom finds it necessary to construct a makeshift pair of wings.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Star: William Hanna
Votes: 1,106
Release date January 12, 1952 Directed by William Hanna & Joseph Barbera Tom & Jerry
24. The Duck Doctor (1952)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom is duck hunting, and he wings a little duckling that can't quite keep up with the flock. Jerry gets to the fallen duck before Tom, bandages his wing, and shelters him from Tom as he keeps running out to join his flock.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Star: Red Coffey
Votes: 912
Release date February 16, 1952 Directed by William Hanna & Joseph Barbera Tom & Jerry
25. The Two Mouseketeers (1952)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
This Tom and Jerry cartoon is set in 17th century France. Tom, who is a soldier in the King's castle, is assigned to guard the food laid out on a banquet table. Jerry and a smaller mouse ... See full summary »
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Francoise Brun-Cottan, Arthur Q. Bryan, William Hanna, The King's Men
Votes: 1,824
Release date March 15, 1952
Directed by William Hanna & Joseph Barbera
Tom & Jerry
Academy Awards, USA 1952
WINNER Best Short Subject, Cartoons
26. Smitten Kitten (1952)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom's in love again, and Jerry's devil conscience reminds him of times this has happened in the past (which, of course, we see, in the form of clips from earlier shorts), and how that's been nothing but trouble for Jerry.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Sara Berner, William Hanna, Pat McGeehan, Buck Woods
Votes: 717
Release date April 12, 1952 Directed by William Hanna & Joseph Barbera Tom & Jerry
27. Triplet Trouble (1952)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Mammy Two-Shoes agrees to babysit three seemingly innocent kittens. But while she is away buying cream, the trio of brats torment Tom and Jerry.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: William Hanna, The Kanders Brothers, Lillian Randolph
Votes: 943
Release date April 19, 1952 Directed by William Hanna & Joseph Barbera Tom & Jerry
28. Little Runaway (1952)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A baby seal escapes from the circus and ends up in Jerry's backyard pond. Tom finds out soon enough when Jerry grabs a fish from Tom's plate, and when the circus offers a $10,000 reward, ... See full summary »
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Daws Butler, Pinto Colvig, William Hanna, Bob Laztny
Votes: 950
Release date June 14, 1952 Directed by William Hanna & Joseph Barbera Tom & Jerry
29. Fit to Be Tied (1952)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Jerry removes a tack from Spike's paw. In gratitude, Spike gives Jerry a bell to ring when he's in trouble. Soon, Tom is acting as Jerry's servant. But then the city passes a leash law, and... See full summary »
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Daws Butler, William Hanna, Bob Shamrock
Votes: 993
Release date July 26, 1952 Directed by William Hanna & Joseph Barbera Tom & Jerry
30. Push-Button Kitty (1952)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom's being especially lazy, which makes it even easier for Mammy to toss him out when her new mouse-catching robot cat, Mechano, arrives. Mechano is frighteningly efficient, foiling ... See full summary »
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: William Hanna, Harry Lang, Lillian Randolph
Votes: 933
Release date September 6, 1952 Directed by William Hanna & Joseph Barbera Tom & Jerry
31. Cruise Cat (1952)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom is the official cat on the cruise ship S.S. Aloha, but he'll be kicked off if the captain finds even one mouse. That one, of course, is Jerry, who sneaks on board just before sailing ... See full summary »
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Paul Frees, William Hanna, Harry Lang
Votes: 958
Release date October 18, 1952 Directed by William Hanna & Joseph Barbera Tom & Jerry
32. The Dog House (1952)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Spike is building his dream house when Tom crashes into it mid-chase. Of course, Jerry then takes every opportunity to route the chases through the construction project.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Daws Butler, William Hanna, Bob Shamrock
Votes: 878
Release date November 29, 1952 Directed by William Hanna & Joseph Barbera Tom & Jerry
33. Gift Wrapped (1952)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Sylvester gets a rubber mouse for Christmas, but he much prefers Granny's gift: a new Tweety Bird.
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet, Daws Butler
Votes: 878
Release date February 16, 1952 Directed by I. Freleng Tweety
34. Water, Water Every Hare (1952)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Bugs Bunny's rabbit hole floods, causing him to float to the laboratory of an evil scientist who wants to use his brain for a robot.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, John T. Smith
Votes: 2,295
Release date April 19, 1952 Directed by Charles M. Jones Bugs Bunny
35. Beep, Beep (1952)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Short
The Coyote chases the Road Runner through a maze of mine shafts, with their positions made visible only by the lamps on their helmets.
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Paul Julian
Votes: 1,831
Release date May 24, 1952 Directed by Charles M. Jones Road Runner
36. Ain't She Tweet (1952)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Sylvester Cat discovers Tweety Bird in a pet store window. Tweety is taken to be delivered by truck to a new owner - Granny. Sylvester chases the delivery truck to Granny's home, where ... See full summary »
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet
Votes: 695
Release date June 21, 1952 Directed by I. Freleng Tweety
37. Going! Going! Gosh! (1952)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
The Coyote makes various attempts to get the Road Runner with an explosive-tipped arrow, by shooting himself out of a sling shot and by covering the road with quick drying cement.
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Paul Julian
Votes: 1,010
Release date August 23, 1952 Directed by Charles M. Jones Road Runner
38. A Bird in a Guilty Cage (1952)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Short
Sylvester Cat spots Tweety Bird in a display window of an after-hours department store and sneaks inside through a mail server chute. Tweety flees Sylvester by hiding in a hat pile and a ... See full summary »
Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 645
Release date August 30, 1952 Directed by I. Freleng Tweety
39. Rabbit Seasoning (1952)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Daffy Duck tricks Elmer Fudd into believing it's rabbit season; but Bugs Bunny uses a female disguise and faulty pronouns to fight back.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan
Votes: 4,721
Release date September 20, 1952 Directed by Charles M. Jones Bugs Bunny Daffy Duck Elmer Fudd
40. Rabbit's Kin (1952)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Short
Bugs rescues a young rabbit from Pete Puma and gives lessons on how to heckle.
Director: Robert McKimson | Stars: Mel Blanc, Stan Freberg
Votes: 1,407
Release date November 15, 1952 Directed by Robert McKimson Bugs Bunny
41. Feed the Kitty (1952)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A bulldog, charmed by a kitten, tries to keep her hidden from his human guardian.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Bea Benaderet, Mel Blanc
Votes: 3,548
Release date February 2, 1952 Directed by Charles M. Jones
42. Magical Maestro (1952)
Approved | 6 min | Family, Animation, Comedy
A magician seeks revenge against an opera singer for refusing to let him perform his magic act. He then devises what he thinks is a clever plan to enact his revenge with some hilarious results.
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Daws Butler, Tex Avery, Carlos Ramírez
Votes: 1,228
Release date February 9, 1952 Directed by Tex Avery
43. One Cab's Family (1952)
Approved | 8 min | Family, Animation, Comedy
A happily married pair of taxicabs are delighted when Junior enters their lives, but this delight turns to consternation when he states his ambition to become a hotrodder...
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Tex Avery, Daws Butler, June Foray
Votes: 515
Release date May 17, 1952 Directed by Tex Avery
44. Rock-a-Bye Bear (1952)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Comedy
Spike gets a job running the house for a hibernating bear. Only problem is that same bear is VERY noise-sensitive, and Spike's got a rival that wants his job.
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Tex Avery, Sara Berner, Daws Butler, William Hanna
Votes: 602
Release date July 12, 1952 Directed by Tex Avery
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