A list of adventure films released in the 1950s.
1950 Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/NotesAbbott and Costello in the Foreign LegionCharles LamontBud Abbott, Lou Costello, Patricia Medina, Walter SlezakUnited StatesAdventure comedyThe Adventurers of the AirRené JayetGinette Leclerc, Yves Furet, Jean Murat, Elina LabourdetteFranceLes Aventuriers de l'air, NotreCinema.com; accessed 18 November 2017 (in French)The AvengersJohn H. AuerJohn Carroll, Adele MaraUnited StatesThe Bandit QueenWilliam BerkeBarbara BrittonUnited StatesWesternBitter SpringsRalph SmartTommy Trinder, Chips Rafferty, Gordon JacksonAustraliaUnited KingdomBlack JackJulien DuvivierGeorge Sanders, Patricia Roc, Herbert Marshall, Agnes Moorehead, Marcel DalioFranceUnited StatesSpainSea adventureBlack Jack, AlloCiné; accessed 4 January 2018 (in French)The Black RoseHenry HathawayTyrone Power, Orson Welles, Cécile Aubry, Jack HawkinsUnited StatesBomba 3: The Lost VolcanoFord BeebeJohnny SheffieldUnited StatesBomba 4: The Hidden CityFord BeebeJohnny SheffieldUnited StatesThe Breaking PointMichael CurtizJohn Garfield, Patricia NealUnited StatesSea adventureBuccaneer's GirlFred de CordovaYvonne De Carlo, Philip Friend, Robert DouglasUnited StatesPirate filmCaptain ChinaLewis R. FosterJohn Payne, Gail RussellUnited StatesSea adventureCargo to CapetownEarl McEvoyBroderick Crawford, John Ireland, Ellen DrewUnited StatesSea adventure (in French) (in Italian)Ladung für Kapstadt, zweitausendeins.de; accessed 4 January 2018 (in German)Cartouche, King of ParisGuillaume RadotRoger PigautFranceCartouche roi de Paris, NotreCinema.com; accessed 17 November 2017 (in French)The Count of Saint ElmoGuido BrignoneMassimo Serato, Anna Maria Ferrero, Nelly CorradiItalyIl conte di Sant'Elmo, FilmTv.it; accessed 17 November 2017 (in Italian)Le Rebelle de Naples, NotreCinema.com; accessed 17 November 2017 (in French)The Desert HawkFred de CordovaYvonne De Carlo, Richard GreeneUnited StatesDestination MoonIrving PichelJohn Archer, Warner Anderson, Tom Powers, Dick WessonUnited StatesSpace adventureDon JuanJosé Luis Sáenz de HerediaAntónio Vilar, Annabella, María Rosa SalgadoSpainDon Juan – La spada di Siviglia, FilmTv.it; accessed 17 November 2017 (in Italian)The Eagle and the HawkLewis R. FosterJohn Payne, Rhonda Fleming, Dennis O'KeefeUnited StatesWesternL'aquila e il falco, FilmTv.it; accessed 19 November 2017 (in Italian)The Elusive PimpernelMichael Powell, Emeric PressburgerDavid Niven, Margaret Leighton, Jack HawkinsThe Flame and the ArrowJacques TourneurBurt Lancaster, Virginia Mayo, Robert DouglasUnited StatesForbidden JungleRobert Emmett TanseyDon C. Harvey, Forrest Taylor, Alyce LewisUnited StatesFortunes of Captain BloodGordon DouglasLouis Hayward, Patricia Medina, George MacreadyUnited StatesPirate filmGolden SalamanderRonald NeameTrevor Howard, Anouk Aimée, Herbert Lom, Walter RillaUnited KingdomThe Iroquois TrailPhil KarlsonGeorge Montgomery, Brenda MarshallUnited StatesWesternKiller SharkBudd BoetticherRoddy McDowallUnited StatesSea adventureThe Man from JamaicaMaurice de CanongePierre Brasseur, Véra NormanFranceL'Homme de la Jamaïque, NotreCinema.com; accessed 18 November 2017 (in French)L'uomo della Giamaica, FilmTv.it; accessed 18 November 2017 (in Italian)Jungle Jim 3: Mark of the GorillaWilliam BerkeJohnny WeissmullerUnited StatesJungle Jim 4: Captive GirlWilliam BerkeJohnny Weissmuller, Buster CrabbeUnited StatesJungle Jim 5: Pygmy IslandWilliam BerkeJohnny Weissmuller, Ann SavageUnited StatesKimVictor SavilleErrol Flynn, Dean Stockwell, Paul Lukas, Robert DouglasUnited StatesKing Solomon's MinesCompton Bennett, Andrew MartonStewart Granger, Deborah Kerr, Richard Carlson United StatesRomantic adventureKon-TikiThor Heyerdahl NorwaySwedenDocumentary, sea adventureLast of the BuccaneersLew LandersPaul HenreidUnited StatesPirate filmThe Lion of AmalfiPietro Francisci Vittorio Gassman, Milly Vitale ItalyThe Mark of the FoxGilberto Martínez SolaresGermán Valdés, Silvia PinalMexicoAdventure comedyFrank CadmanColin Barlow, Ursula StracheyUnited KingdomSerial, family-oriented adventureAbenteuer im afrikanischen Busch, zweitausendeins.de; accessed 17 November 2017 (in German)Mystery SubmarineH. Bruce HumberstoneMacdonald Carey, Märta Torén, Robert Douglas, Carl EsmondUnited StatesOn the Isle of SamoaWilliam BerkeJon HallUnited StatesOperation HayliftWilliam BerkeBill Williams, Ann Rutherford, Tom BrownUnited StatesPirates of the High SeasSpencer Gordon Bennet, Thomas CarrBuster CrabbeUnited StatesSerial, sea adventurePrehistoric WomenGregg G. TallasLaurette Luez, Allan Nixon, Joan Shawlee, Judy LandonUnited StatesThe Reluctant WidowBernard KnowlesJean Kent, Guy RolfeUnited KingdomRocketship X-MKurt NeumannLloyd Bridges, Osa Massen, John Emery, Noah Beery Jr., Hugh O'BrianUnited StatesSpace adventure (in Dutch)Rogues of Sherwood ForestGordon DouglasJohn Derek, Diana LynnUnited StatesShadow of the EagleSidney SalkowRichard Greene, Valentina CorteseUnited KingdomItalySinbad the SeasickGilberto Martínez SolaresGermán ValdésMexicoAdventure comedySouth Sea SinnerH. Bruce HumberstoneShelley Winters, Macdonald CareyUnited StatesState SecretSidney GilliatDouglas Fairbanks Jr., Glynis Johns, Jack Hawkins, Walter Rilla, Karel Stepanek, Herbert LomUnited Kingdom (in Italian)Tarzan and the Slave GirlLee SholemLex Barker, Denise Darcel United StatesTimber FuryBernard B. RayDavid BruceUnited StatesThe Thief of VeniceJohn BrahmMaria Montez, Paul Hubschmid, Massimo SeratoItalyUnited StatesTreasure IslandByron HaskinRobert Newton, Bobby DriscollUnited StatesUnited KingdomSea adventure, pirate filmTripoliWill PriceMaureen O'Hara, John PayneUnited StatesTwo Lost WorldsNorman Dawn James Arness, Kasey Rogers, Bill Kennedy United StatesSea adventure, fantasyTyrant of the SeaLew LandersRhys Williams, Ron Randell United StatesSea adventureThe White Hell of Pitz PaluRolf HansenHans Albers, Liselotte Pulver, Adrian HovenWest GermanyMountaineering adventureFöhn, zweitausendeins.de; accessed 16 November 2017 (in German)The White TowerTed TetzlaffGlenn Ford, Claude Rains, Lloyd Bridges, Alida Valli, Oskar Homolka United StatesMountaineering adventureWomen and BrigandsMario Soldati Amedeo Nazzari, Maria Mauban, Paolo Stoppa ItalyFranceYoung Daniel BooneReginald LeBorgDavid Bruce, Kristine MillerUnited StatesWestern
1951 Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/NotesAcross the Wide MissouriWilliam A. WellmanClark Gable, Ricardo Montalbán, Adolphe Menjou, María Elena MarquésUnited StatesWesternThe AdventurersDavid MacDonaldJack Hawkins, Dennis Price, Grégoire AslanAdventures of Captain FabianWilliam MarshallErrol Flynn, Micheline Presle, Vincent Price, Agnes MooreheadUnited StatesFranceThe African QueenJohn HustonHumphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Robert MorleyUnited StatesUnited KingdomAnne of the IndiesJacques TourneurJean Peters, Louis Jourdan, Debra Paget, Herbert MarshallUnited StatesAtoll KLéo Joannon,John BerryStan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Suzy DelairFranceItalyAdventure comedyThe Barefoot MailmanEarl McEvoyRobert Cummings, Terry Moore, Jerome CourtlandUnited StatesAdventure comedyThe Big GusherLew LandersWayne Morris, Preston Foster, Dorothy PatrickUnited StatesBird of ParadiseDelmer DavesLouis Jourdan, Debra Paget, Jeff ChandlerUnited StatesThe Black CaptainGiorgio Ansoldi,Alberto PozzettiSteve Barclay, Marina Berti, Paul MullerItaly (in Italian)Bomba 5: The Lion HuntersFord BeebeJohnny SheffieldUnited StatesBomba 6: Elephant StampedeFord BeebeJohnny SheffieldUnited StatesCaptain ArdantAndré ZwobodaYves Vincent, Renée Saint-Cyr, Jean DanetFranceCaptain Horatio HornblowerRaoul WalshGregory Peck, Virginia Mayo, Robert BeattyUnited KingdomUnited StatesSea adventureThe Captain of VeniceGianni PucciniLeonardo Cortese, Mariella Lotti, Andrea ChecchiItalyIl Capitano di Venezia, NotreCinema.com; accessed 16 November 2017 (in French) (in Italian)China CorsairRay NazarroJon Hall, Lisa Ferraday, Ron Randell, Ernest BorgnineUnited StatesSea adventureCrosswindsLewis R. FosterJohn Payne, Rhonda FlemingUnited StatesSea adventureDakota 308Jacques Daniel-NormanJean Pâqui, Suzy Carrier, Louis Seigner, Ketty KervielFranceDarling CarolineRichard PottierMartine Carol, Jacques Dacqmine, Marie Déa, Raymond Souplex, Jacques Clancy, Pierre Cressoy, Alfred AdamFranceDawn of AmericaJuan de OrduñaAntónio VilarSpainSea adventureDick Turpin's RideRalph MurphyLouis Hayward, Patricia MedinaUnited StatesDouble CrossbonesCharles BartonDonald O'Connor, Helena CarterUnited StatesAdventure comedyDuel in DakarGeorges Combret, Claude OrvalMaurice Régamey, Lysiane Rey, Pierre CressoyFranceDuel à Dakar, NotreCinema.com; accessed 16 November 2017 (in French)Flame of ArabyCharles LamontMaureen O'Hara, Jeff ChandlerUnited StatesFlight to MarsLesley SelanderMarguerite Chapman, Cameron Mitchell, Arthur FranzUnited StatesSpace adventureThe Golden HordeGeorge Sherman Ann Blyth, David Farrar United StatesThe HighwaymanLesley SelanderPhilip Friend, Charles CoburnUnited StatesHurricane IslandLew LandersJon Hall, Marie WindsorUnited StatesJungle HeadhuntersLewis Cotlow United StatesDocumentaryJungle Jim 6: Fury of the CongoWilliam BerkeJohnny WeissmullerUnited StatesJungle Jim 7: Jungle ManhuntLew LandersJohnny WeissmullerUnited StatesThe King's MailRicardo GascónCesare DanovaSpain (in Italian)Lorna DoonePhil KarlsonBarbara Hale, Richard GreeneUnited States (in Italian)Lost ContinentSam NewfieldCesar Romero, Hillary Brooke, AcquanettaUnited StatesFantasy adventureThe Magic CarpetLew Landers Lucille Ball, John Agar, Patricia Medina, Raymond Burr United StatesThe Mark of the RenegadeHugo Fregonese Ricardo Montalbán, Cyd Charisse, Gilbert Roland, J. Carrol Naish United StatesMask of the AvengerPhil KarlsonJohn Derek, Anthony Quinn, Jody LawranceUnited StatesMysterious IslandSpencer Gordon BennetRichard Crane United StatesSerialOutcast of the IslandsCarol ReedTrevor Howard, Kerima, Ralph Richardson, Robert Morley, Wendy HillerUnited KingdomPeking ExpressWilliam DieterleJoseph Cotten, Corinne Calvet, Edmund GwennUnited States (in Italian)The Prince Who Was a ThiefRudolph MatéTony Curtis, Piper LaurieUnited StatesQuebecGeorge TempletonJohn Drew Barrymore, Corinne Calvet, Barbara Rush, Patric KnowlesUnited StatesRevenge of Black EagleRiccardo FredaRossano Brazzi, Gianna Maria CanaleItaly (in French) (in Italian) (in Italian)Revenge of the PiratesPrimo Zeglio Maria Montez, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Milly Vitale, Paul Muller ItalySadan miekan miesIlmari UnhoKalervo NissiläFinland (in Swedish) (in Portuguese) (in Norwegian)Savage DrumsWilliam BerkeSabuUnited StatesThe Sea HornetJoseph KaneRod CameronUnited StatesSea adventureSiroccoCurtis BernhardtHumphrey Bogart, Lee J. Cobb, Zero Mostel, Märta TorénUnited StatesSirocco, NotreCinema.com; accessed 16 December 2017 (in French) (in Italian)Smuggler's GoldWilliam Berke Cameron Mitchell, Amanda Blake United StatesSea adventureSmuggler's IslandEdward LudwigJeff ChandlerUnited StatesSea adventureSoldiers ThreeTay GarnettStewart Granger, Walter Pidgeon, David Niven, Robert NewtonUnited StatesRené ChanasRoger Pigaut, Jean-Pierre Kérien, Richard Ney, Michèle MartinFranceWest GermanyArctic adventureStrange WorldFranz EichhornAngelika Hauff, Helmuth SchneiderBrazilWest GermanySuperman and the Mole MenLee SholemGeorge Reeves, Phyllis CoatesUnited StatesThe Sword of Monte CristoMaurice GeraghtyRita Corday, George MontgomeryUnited StatesTales of Robin HoodJames TinlingRobert Clarke, Mary HatcherUnited StatesTarzan's PerilByron HaskinLex Barker, Dorothy DandridgeUnited StatesTen Tall MenWillis GoldbeckBurt Lancaster, Jody Lawrance, Gilbert RolandUnited StatesWhere No Vultures FlyHarry WattAnthony SteelUnited KingdomYellow FinFrank McDonaldWayne MorrisUnited StatesSea adventure
1952