More than 320 American feature films were released in 1952.Bahn & Andrus (1953) Industry Statistics 1953 Year Book of Motion Pictures The Film Daily p125Features 1953 Year Book of Motion Pictures The Film Daily p212–265 The Greatest Show on Earth won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
A-B Title Director Cast Genre Notes5 FingersJoseph L. Mankiewicz James Mason, Danielle Darrieux, Michael RennieDrama 20th Century FoxAaron Slick from Punkin CrickClaude Binyon Alan Young, Dinah Shore, Adele Jergens Comedy ParamountAbbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd Charles LamontAbbott and Costello, Charles Laughton, Hillary Brooke Comedy Warner Bros.About Face Roy Del Ruth Gordon MacRae, Eddie Bracken, Virginia Gibson Comedy Warner Bros.Above and BeyondMelvin Frank, Norman Panama Robert Taylor, Eleanor Parker, James Whitmore War MGMActors and Sin Ben Hecht Edward G. Robinson, Eddie Albert, Marsha Hunt Comedy United ArtistsAffair in TrinidadVincent Sherman Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, Torin Thatcher Film noir ColumbiaAfrican Treasure Ford Beebe Johnny Sheffield, Laurette Luez, Lyle Talbot Adventure MonogramAgainst All FlagsGeorge Sherman Errol Flynn, Maureen O'Hara, Anthony Quinn Adventure UniversalAladdin and His Lamp Lew Landers Johnny Sands, Patricia Medina, Richard Erdman Adventure MonogramAndrocles and the Lion Chester Erskine Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Alan Young Historical Epic RKO. Based on the playAnything Can Happen George Seaton José Ferrer, Kim Hunter, Kurt Kasznar Drama ParamountApache Country George Archainbaud Gene Autry, Carolina Cotton, Harry Lauter Western ColumbiaApache War Smoke Harold F. Kress Gilbert Roland, Glenda Farrell, Robert Horton Western MGMApril in ParisDavid Butler Ray Bolger, Doris Day, Claude Dauphin Musical Warner Bros.Arctic Flight Lew Landers Wayne Morris, Lola Albright, Alan Hale Jr. Drama MonogramArmy Bound Paul Landres Stanley Clements, Karen Sharpe, Steve Brodie Action MonogramAssignment – Paris! Phil Karlson Dana Andrews, Märta Torén, George Sanders Spy drama ColumbiaAt Sword's Point Lewis Allen Cornel Wilde, Maureen O'Hara, Gladys Cooper Adventure RKOThe Atomic City Jerry Hopper Gene Barry, Lydia Clarke, Nancy Gates Drama ParamountBabes in Bagdad Edgar G. Ulmer Paulette Goddard, Gypsy Rose Lee, John Boles Comedy United ArtistsBack at the Front George Sherman Tom Ewell, Harvey Lembeck, Mari Blanchard Comedy UniversalThe Bad and the Beautiful Vincente Minnelli Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon, Dick Powell, Barry Sullivan, Gloria Grahame Drama MGM. Winner of 5 Academy AwardsBal Tabarin Philip Ford Claire Carleton, Steve Brodie, Steven Geray Drama RepublicBarbed Wire George Archainbaud Gene Autry, Leonard Penn, Pat Buttram Western ColumbiaThe Battle at Apache Pass George Sherman John Lund, Jeff Chandler, Susan Cabot Western UniversalBattles of Chief Pontiac Felix E. Feist Lex Barker, Helen Westcott, Lon Chaney Jr. Western RealartBattle Zone Lesley Selander John Hodiak, Linda Christian, Stephen McNally War Allied ArtistsBecause of You Joseph Pevney Loretta Young, Jeff Chandler, Frances Dee Drama UniversalBecause You're Mine Alexander HallMario Lanza, Doretta Morrow, James Whitmore MusicalMGMBela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla William BeaudineBela Lugosi, Duke Mitchell, Sammy Petrillo Comedy RealartThe Belle of New YorkCharles Walters Fred Astaire, Vera-Ellen, Marjorie Main Musical comedy MGMBelles on Their Toes Henry Levin Jeanne Crain, Myrna Loy, Debra Paget Comedy 20th Century FoxBend of the RiverAnthony Mann James Stewart, Rock Hudson, Arthur Kennedy WesternUniversalBeware, My Lovely Harry HornerIda Lupino, Robert Ryan, Taylor Holmes Film noir RKOBig Jim McLainEdward Ludwig John Wayne, James Arness, Nancy Olson Drama Warner Bros.The Big SkyHoward Hawks Kirk Douglas, Elizabeth Threatt, Dewey Martin Western RKOThe Big TreesFelix E. FeistKirk Douglas, Eve Miller, Patrice WymoreDrama Warner Bros.The Black Castle Nathan H. Juran Richard Greene, Boris Karloff, Stephen McNally Horror UniversalBlackbeard the PirateRaoul Walsh Robert Newton, Linda Darnell, William Bendix AdventureRKOBlack Hills Ambush Harry Keller Allan Lane, Leslie Banning, Eddy Waller Western RepublicThe Black Lash Ron Ormond Lash LaRue, Peggy Stewart, Kermit Maynard Western RealartThe Blazing Forest Edward Ludwig John Payne, Agnes Moorehead, William Demarest Adventure ParamountBloodhounds of Broadway Harmon Jones Mitzi Gaynor, Scott Brady, Marguerite Chapman Musical 20th Century FoxBlue Canadian Rockies George Archainbaud Gene Autry, Gail Davis, Carolina Cotton Western ColumbiaBomba and the Jungle Girl Ford Beebe Johnny Sheffield, Karen Sharpe, Walter Sande Adventure MonogramBonzo Goes to College Frederick de Cordova Maureen O'Sullivan, Edmund Gwenn, Charles Drake Comedy UniversalBoots Malone William Dieterle William Holden, Stanley Clements, Basil Ruysdael Drama ColumbiaBorder Saddlemates William Witney Rex Allen, Mary Ellen Kay, Roy Barcroft Western RepublicBrave Warrior Spencer Bennet Jon Hall, Christine Larson, Michael Ansara, Western ColumbiaBreakdown Edmond Angelo Ann Richards, William Bishop, Anne Gwynne Film noir RealartThe Brigand Phil Karlson Anthony Dexter, Jody Lawrence, Gale Robbins Adventure ColumbiaBronco Buster Budd Boetticher John Lund, Scott Brady, Joyce Holden Western UniversalBuffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory Bernard B. Ray Clayton Moore, Rodd Redwing, Chief Yowlachie Western United ArtistsBugles in the Afternoon Roy Rowland Ray Milland, Helena Carter, Hugh Marlowe Western Warner Bros.The Bushwackers Rod Amateau John Ireland, Lawrence Tierney, Dorothy Malone Western RealartBwana Devil Arch ObolerRobert Stack, Nigel Bruce, Barbara Britton Adventure United Artists
C-D Title Director Cast Genre NotesCalifornia Conquest Lew Landers Cornel Wilde, Teresa Wright, Lisa Ferraday Western ColumbiaCanyon Ambush Lewis D. Collins Johnny Mack Brown, Phyllis Coates, Lee Roberts Western MonogramCaptain Pirate Ralph Murphy Louis Hayward, Patricia Medina, John Sutton Adventure ColumbiaThe Captive CityRobert Wise John Forsythe, Joan Camden, Victor Sutherland Film noirUnited ArtistsCaptive of Billy the Kid Fred C. Brannon Allan Lane, Grant Withers, Penny Edwards Western RepublicCaptive Women Stuart Gilmore Ron Randell, Margaret Field, Gloria Saunders Science Fiction RKOCarbine Williams Richard Thorpe James Stewart, Jean Hagen, Wendell Corey Biography MGMCaribbean Gold Edward Ludwig Arlene Dahl, John Payne, Cedric Hardwicke Adventure ParamountCarrieWilliam Wyler Jennifer Jones, Laurence Olivier, Miriam Hopkins DramaParamountCarson CityAndré de Toth Randolph Scott, Raymond Massey, Lucille Norman Western Warner Bros.Cattle Town Noel M. Smith Dennis Morgan, Amanda Blake, Rita Moreno Western Warner Bros.The Cimarron Kid Budd Boetticher Audie Murphy, Beverly Tyler, Yvette Dugay Western UniversalClash by Night Fritz LangBarbara Stanwyck, Robert Ryan, Marilyn Monroe Drama RKOColorado Sundown William Witney Rex Allen, Mary Ellen Kay, Slim Pickens Western RepublicCome Back, Little ShebaDaniel Mann Burt Lancaster, Shirley Booth, Terry Moore Drama Paramount. Oscar for BoothConfidence Girl Andrew L. Stone Tom Conway, Hillary Brooke, Jack Kruschen Film noir United ArtistsThe Crimson Pirate Robert Siodmak Burt Lancaster, Eva Bartók, Nick Cravat AdventureWarner Bros.Cripple Creek Ray Nazarro George Montgomery, Jerome Courtland, Karin Booth Western ColumbiaDeadline – U.S.A. Richard Brooks Humphrey Bogart, Ethel Barrymore, Kim Hunter Crime drama 20th Century FoxDead Man's Trail Lewis D. Collins Johnny Mack Brown, Barbara Woodell, James Ellison Western MonogramDenver and Rio Grande Byron Haskin Edmond O'Brien, Sterling Hayden, Dean Jagger Western ParamountDesert Passage Lesley Selander Tim Holt, Richard Martin, Dorothy Patrick Western RKODesert Pursuit George Blair Wayne Morris, Virginia Grey, George Tobias Western MonogramDesperadoes' Outpost Philip Ford Allan Lane, Eddy Waller, Claudia Barrett Western RepublicDesperate Search Joseph H. Lewis Howard Keel, Jane Greer, Keenan Wynn Adventure MGMThe Devil Makes Three Andrew Marton Gene Kelly, Pier Angeli, Richard Egan Thriller MGMDiplomatic Courier Henry Hathaway Tyrone Power, Patricia Neal, Hildegard Knef Drama 20th Century FoxDon't Bother to KnockRoy Ward Baker Marilyn Monroe, Richard Widmark, Anne Bancroft Drama20th Century FoxDreamboat Claude Binyon Clifton Webb, Ginger Rogers, Anne Francis Comedy 20th Century FoxThe Duel at Silver Creek Don Siegel Audie Murphy, Faith Domergue, Susan Cabot Western Universal
E-G Title Director Cast Genre NotesEight Iron Men Edward Dmytryk Bonar Colleano, Lee Marvin, Richard Kiley War ColumbiaEverything I Have Is Yours Robert Z. Leonard Marge Champion, Gower Champion, Dennis O'Keefe Musical MGMThe Fabulous SenoritaR. G. SpringsteenEstelita Rodriguez, Robert Clarke, Rita Moreno Musical comedyRepublicFace to Face John Brahm James Mason, Robert Preston, Gene Lockhart Drama RKOFargo Lewis D. Collins Bill Elliott, Phyllis Coates, Myron Healey Western MonogramFearless Fagan Stanley Donen Janet Leigh, Carleton Carpenter, Keenan Wynn Comedy MGMFeudin' Fools William Beaudine Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Anne Kimbell Comedy MonogramThe Fighter Herbert Kline Richard Conte, Vanessa Brown, Lee J. Cobb Film noir United ArtistsFinders Keepers Frederick De Cordova Tom Ewell, Julie Adams, Evelyn Varden Comedy UniversalThe First Time Frank Tashlin Robert Cummings, Barbara Hale, Jeff Donnell Comedy Drama ColumbiaFlaming Feather Ray Enright Sterling Hayden, Barbara Rush, Forrest Tucker Western ParamountFlat Top Lesley Selander Sterling Hayden, Richard Carlson, John Bromfield Drama Allied ArtistsFlesh and Fury Joseph Pevney Tony Curtis, Jan Sterling, Mona Freeman Film noir UniversalFor Men Only Paul Henreid Paul Henreid, Margaret Field, Kathleen Hughes Drama LippertFort Osage Lesley Selander Rod Cameron, Jane Nigh, Morris Ankrum Western MonogramThe Four PosterIrving ReisRex Harrison, Lilli Palmer Comedy Drama Columbia. Based on The FourposterFrancis Goes to West Point Arthur Lubin Donald O'Connor, Lori Nelson, Alice Kelley Comedy UniversalThe Frontier Phantom Ron Ormond Lash LaRue, Al St. John, Virginia Herrick Western RealartGeisha Girl George Breakston Steve Forrest, Martha Hyer, Tetsu Nakamura Adventure RealartA Girl in Every Port Chester Erskine Groucho Marx, Marie Wilson, William Bendix Comedy RKOThe Girl in White John Sturges June Allyson, Arthur Kennedy, Mildred Dunnock Drama MGMGlory Alley Raoul Walsh Ralph Meeker, Leslie Caron, Gilbert Roland Musical Drama MGMGobs and Gals R. G. Springsteen Robert Hutton, Cathy Downs, George Bernard Comedy RepublicThe Golden Hawk Sidney Salkow Rhonda Fleming, Sterling Hayden, Helena Carter Adventure Columbia Gold Fever Leslie Goodwins Ralph Morgan, Gene Roth, John Calvert Western MonogramThe Greatest Show on EarthCecil B. DeMille Charlton Heston, Betty Hutton, James Stewart, Cornel Wilde, Dorothy Lamour, Henry Wilcoxon Drama Paramount. Won 2 Academy Awards including Best PictureThe Green Glove Rudolph Maté Glenn Ford, Geraldine Brooks, Cedric Hardwicke Film noir United Artists. Co-production with FranceThe Gunman Lewis D. Collins Whip Wilson, Phyllis Coates, Fuzzy Knight Western Monogram
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