American feature-length motion pictures released in 1954 number at least 253.Impact of Imports and Exports on Employment Congressional Hearings Before House Committee on Education and Labor, 1961 p630Andrus, Winfield (1953) Industry Statistics 1955 Year Book of Motion Pictures The Film Daily p139Features 1955 Year Book of Motion Pictures The Film Daily p203–245
On the Waterfront won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
A-B Title Director Cast Genre Notes3 Ring Circus Joseph Pevney Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Joanne Dru Comedy Paramount20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Richard Fleischer Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas, Peter Lorre Adventure Disney; based on the novel by Jules Verne; winner of 2 Academy AwardsAbout Mrs. Leslie Daniel Mann Shirley Booth, Robert Ryan, Marjie Millar Drama ParamountThe Adventures of Hajji Baba Don Weis John Derek, Elaine Stewart, Rosemarie Bowe Adventure 20th Century FoxAlaska Seas Jerry Hopper Robert Ryan, Brian Keith, Jan Sterling Crime ParamountApache Robert Aldrich Burt Lancaster, Jean Peters, John McIntire, Charles Bronson Western United ArtistsArrow in the Dust Lesley Selander Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Keith Larsen Western Allied ArtistsAthena Richard Thorpe Jane Powell, Debbie Reynolds, Virginia Gibson Musical MGMThe Atomic KidLeslie H. Martinson Mickey Rooney, Robert Strauss, Elaine Devry Comedy RepublicBait Hugo Haas Cleo Moore, John Agar, John Agar Drama ColumbiaThe Bamboo Prison Lewis Seiler Robert Francis, Dianne Foster, Brian Keith War drama ColumbiaThe Barefoot ContessaJoseph L. Mankiewicz Humphrey Bogart, Ava Gardner, Rossano Brazzi, Edmond O'Brien Drama United Artists. Oscar for O'BrienThe Battle of Rogue River William Castle George Montgomery, Martha Hyer, Richard Denning Western ColumbiaBeachhead Stuart Heisler Tony Curtis, Frank Lovejoy, Mary Murphy War United ArtistsBeau BrummellCurtis Bernhardt Stewart Granger, Elizabeth Taylor, Peter Ustinov Biography MGM; remake of 1924 filmBeautiful Stranger David Miller Ginger Rogers, Herbert Lom, Stanley Baker Mystery United ArtistsBengal Brigade Lazlo Benedek Rock Hudson, Arlene Dahl, Ursula Thiess Adventure UniversalBetrayed Gottfried Reinhardt Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Victor Mature Drama MGMThe Big Chase Arthur Hilton Glenn Langan, Adele Jergens, Lon Chaney Jr. Crime LippertBitter Creek Thomas Carr Bill Elliott, Beverly Garland, Carleton Young Western Allied ArtistsThe Black Dakotas Ray Nazarro Wanda Hendrix, Gary Merrill, John Bromfield, Fay Roope, Jay Silverheels, John War Eagle, Noah Beery Jr. Western ColumbiaBlack Horse Canyon Jesse Hibbs Joel McCrea, Mari Blanchard, Murvyn Vye Western UniversalThe Black KnightTay Garnett Alan Ladd, Patricia Medina, Peter Cushing Adventure ColumbiaThe Black Pirates Allen H. Miner Anthony Dexter, Martha Roth, Lon Chaney Jr. Adventure LippertThe Black Shield of FalworthRudolph Maté Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, Barbara Rush Adventure UniversalBlack Tuesday Hugo Fregonese Edward G. Robinson, Peter Graves, Jean Parker Crime drama United ArtistsBlack Widow Nunnally Johnson Ginger Rogers, Van Heflin, Gene Tierney, George Raft Mystery 20th Century FoxThe Bob Mathias Story Francis D. Lyon Bob Mathias, Ward Bond, Diane Jergens Biography Allied ArtistsBorder River George Sherman Joel McCrea, Yvonne De Carlo, Pedro Armendáriz Western UniversalThe Bounty Hunter Andre DeToth Randolph Scott, Marie Windsor, Dolores Dorn Western Warner Bros.The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters Edward Bernds Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Lloyd Corrigan Comedy Allied ArtistsThe Boy from Oklahoma Michael Curtiz Will Rogers Jr., Nancy Olson, Anthony Caruso Western Warner Bros.The Bridges at Toko-Ri Mark Robson William Holden, Grace Kelly, Fredric March, Mickey Rooney War Paramount; Oscar for Best Visual EffectsBrigadoon Vincente Minnelli Gene Kelly, Van Johnson, Cyd Charisse Musical MGM; 3 Oscar nominationsBright Road Gerald Mayer Dorothy Dandridge, Harry Belafonte, Barbara Randolph Drama MGMBroken LanceEdward Dmytryk Spencer Tracy, Robert Wagner, Richard Widmark, Katy Jurado Western 20th Century Fox; won Oscar for Best StoryA Bullet Is Waiting John Farrow Jean Simmons, Rory Calhoun, Brian Aherne Film noir Columbia
C-D Title Director Cast Genre NotesThe Caine MutinyEdward Dmytryk Humphrey Bogart, José Ferrer, Van Johnson War, Drama Columbia; based on Herman Wouk novel; 7 Oscar nominationsCannibal Attack Lee Sholem Johnny Weissmuller, David Bruce, Bruce Cowling Adventure ColumbiaCaptain Kidd and the Slave Girl Lew Landers Anthony Dexter, Eva Gabor, Alan Hale Jr. Adventure United ArtistsCarmen Jones Otto Preminger Harry Belafonte, Dorothy Dandridge, Pearl Bailey Musical 20th Century Fox; won Golden GlobeCarnival StoryKurt Neumann Anne Baxter, Steve Cochran, Lyle Bettger Drama RKO; Co-production with West GermanyCasanova's Big Night Norman Z. McLeod Bob Hope, Joan Fontaine, Basil Rathbone Comedy ParamountCattle Queen of MontanaAllan Dwan Barbara Stanwyck, Ronald Reagan, Gene Evans Western RKOCharge of the Lancers William Castle Paulette Goddard, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Karin Booth Adventure ColumbiaThe Command David Butler Guy Madison, James Whitmore, Joan Weldon Western Warner Bros.The Country GirlGeorge Seaton Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, William Holden Drama Paramount; Oscars for Kelly, screenplayCreature from the Black LagoonJack Arnold Richard Carlson, Julie Adams, Richard Denning Science fiction Universal; 2 sequelsCrime WaveAndré de Toth Sterling Hayden, Gene Nelson, Ted de Corsia, Phyllis Kirk Crime drama Warner Bros.Crossed Swords Milton Krims Errol Flynn, Gina Lollobrigida, Nadia Gray Swashbuckler United Artists. Co-produced with ItalyCry Vengeance Mark Stevens Mark Stevens, Skip Homeier, Martha Hyer Crime Allied ArtistsDangerous MissionLouis King Victor Mature, Piper Laurie, William Bendix Thriller RKODawn at SocorroGeorge Sherman Rory Calhoun, Piper Laurie, David Brian, Kathleen HughesWestern UniversalDeep in My HeartStanley Donen José Ferrer, Merle Oberon, Walter Pidgeon Musical, Biography MGM; story of Sigmund RombergDemetrius and the GladiatorsDelmer Daves Victor Mature, Susan Hayward, Michael Rennie, Debra Paget Adventure 20th Century FoxDésirée Henry Koster Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Merle Oberon Historical 20th Century FoxThe Desperado Thomas Carr Wayne Morris, Beverly Garland, Jimmy Lydon Western Allied ArtistsDestry George Marshall Audie Murphy, Mari Blanchard, Lyle Bettger Western UniversalDial M for Murder Alfred Hitchcock Grace Kelly, Ray Milland, Robert Cummings, Anthony Dawson Suspense Warner Bros.; based on play by Frederick KnottDown Three Dark StreetsArnold Laven Broderick Crawford, Ruth Roman, Martha Hyer Crime drama United ArtistsDragnet Jack Webb Jack Webb, Richard Boone, Ann Robinson Film noir Warner Bros.Dragon's Gold Aubrey Wisberg John Archer, Hillary Brooke, Philip Van Zandt Crime United ArtistsDragonfly Squadron Lesley Selander John Hodiak, Barbara Britton, Bruce Bennett War Allied ArtistsDrive a Crooked Road Richard Quine Mickey Rooney, Dianne Foster, Kevin McCarthy Crime ColumbiaDrum Beat Delmer Daves Alan Ladd, Audrey Dalton, Marisa Pavan Western Warner Bros.Drums Across the River Nathan H. Juran Audie Murphy, Lisa Gaye, Walter Brennan Western UniversalDrums of Tahiti William Castle Patricia Medina, Dennis O'Keefe, Francis L. Sullivan Adventure3-D ColumbiaDuffy of San Quentin Walter Doniger Joanne Dru, Louis Hayward, Maureen O'Sullivan Drama Warner Bros.
E-F Title Director Cast Genre NotesThe EgyptianMichael Curtiz Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Gene Tierney, Michael Wilding Adventure 20th Century Fox; based on the bookElephant WalkWilliam Dieterle Elizabeth Taylor, Dana Andrews, Peter Finch Adventure ParamountExecutive SuiteRobert Wise William Holden, Barbara Stanwyck, Fredric March, June Allyson, Walter Pidgeon, Drama MGM. 4 Oscar nominations; a rare film with no musicFangs of the Wild William F. Claxton Charles Chaplin Jr., Onslow Stevens, Margia Dean AdventureWestern LippertThe Fast and the FuriousJohn IrelandJohn Ireland, Dorothy Malone, Iris AdrianCrimeAIPFireman Save My Child Leslie Goodwins Hugh O'Brian, Buddy Hackett, Adele Jergens Comedy UniversalFlame and the FleshRichard Brooks Lana Turner, Pier Angeli, Carlos Thompson Drama MGMThe Forty-Niners Thomas Carr Bill Elliott, Virginia Grey, Harry Morgan Western Allied ArtistsFour Guns to the Border Richard Carlson Rory Calhoun, Colleen Miller, Nina Foch Western UniversalFrancis Joins the WACS Arthur Lubin Donald O'Connor, Julie Adams, Mamie Van Doren Comedy UniversalThe French Line Lloyd Bacon Jane Russell, Gilbert Roland, Arthur Hunnicutt Musical RKO. Made in 3D
G-H Title Director Cast Genre NotesThe Gambler from Natchez Henry Levin Dale Robertson, Debra Paget, Lisa Daniels Western 20th Century FoxGarden of EvilHenry Hathaway Gary Cooper, Susan Hayward, Richard Widmark Western 20th Century FoxThe Glenn Miller Story Anthony Mann James Stewart, June Allyson, Charles Drake, George Tobias, Harry Morgan Biography, Musical Universal; 3 Oscar nominationsGo Man Go James Wong Howe Dane Clark, Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee Sports United ArtistsGog Herbert L. Strock Richard Egan, Herbert Marshall, Constance Dowling Sci-fi United ArtistsThe Golden Idol Ford Beebe Johnny Sheffield, Anne Kimbell, Paul Guilfoyle Adventure Allied ArtistsThe Golden Mistress Abner Biberman John Agar, Rosemarie Bowe Adventure United ArtistsGorilla at Large Harmon Jones Cameron Mitchell, Anne Bancroft, Lee J. Cobb Horror 20th Century FoxThe Great Diamond Robbery Robert Z. Leonard Red Skelton, James Whitmore, Cara Williams Comedy MGMGreen Fire Andrew Marton Grace Kelly, Stewart Granger, Paul Douglas Adventure MGMGypsy Colt Andrew Marton Donna Corcoran, Ward Bond, Frances Dee Family MGMHansel and Gretel John Paul Anna Russell, Mildred Dunnock (voices) Animation RKOHell and High WaterSamuel Fuller Richard Widmark, Bella Darvi, Victor Francen Drama 20th Century FoxHell Below Zero Mark Robson Alan Ladd, Stanley Baker, Joan Tetzel Adventure ColumbiaHell's Half Acre John H. Auer Evelyn Keyes, Wendell Corey, Marie Windsor Crime RepublicHell's Outpost Joseph Kane Rod Cameron, Joan Leslie, John Russell Drama RepublicHer Twelve Men Robert Z. Leonard Greer Garson, Robert Ryan, Barry Sullivan Comedy MGMThe High and the MightyWilliam Wellman John Wayne, Robert Stack, Laraine Day, Claire Trevor Drama Warner Bros. 6 Oscar nominations; won for Best Musical ScoreHighway Dragnet Nathan Juran Richard Conte, Joan Bennett, Wanda Hendrix Crime drama Allied ArtistsHis Majesty O'KeefeByron Haskin Burt Lancaster, Joan Rice, André Morell Adventure Warner Bros.Human DesireFritz Lang Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Broderick Crawford Suspense ColumbiaThe Human Jungle Joseph M. Newman Gary Merrill, Jan Sterling, Regis Toomey Crime Allied Artists
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