1951 In Film

The year 1951 in film involved some significant events.

EVENTS

Sweden - May Britt is scouted by Italian Film-maker s Carlo Ponti and Mario Soldati

TOP GROSSING FILMS

:North America
# '' David And Bathsheba ''
# '' Show Boat ''
# tie '' The Great Caruso '' and '' An American In Paris ''
# '' A Streetcar Named Desire ''
# '' Born Yesterday ''
# '' Alice In Wonderland ''

AWARDS

Academy Awards :

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Golden Globe Awards :

:Drama:

' -

:Musical or comedy:
: Best Picture : ''An American in Paris''

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:Other

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Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival):
:'' Miss Julie '' (''Fröken Julie''), directed by Alf Sjöberg , Sweden
:'' Miracle In Milan '' (''Miracolo a Milano''), directed by Vittorio De Sica , Italy

Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival)
:'' Rashomon '', directed by Akira Kurosawa , Japan

FILMS RELEASED IN 1951

'' Abbott And Costello Meet The Invisible Man '', starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello

'' Ace In The Hole ''

'' The African Queen ''

'' Alice In Wonderland ''

'' An American In Paris ''

'' Angels In The Outfield ''

'' Bedtime For Bonzo ''

'' The Blue Veil ''

'' Captain Horatio Hornblower '', starring Gregory Peck and directed by Raoul Walsh

'' Comin' Round The Mountain '', starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello

'' Cry, The Beloved Country ''

'' David And Bathsheba ''

'' The Day The Earth Stood Still ''

'' Death Of A Salesman '' (see also play '' Death Of A Salesman '')

'' Flying Leathernecks '' starring John Wayne

'' Gerald McBoing-Boing ''

'' The Great Caruso ''

'' He Ran All The Way ''

'' His Kind Of Woman ''

'' Laughter In Paradise ''

'' The Lavender Hill Mob ''

'' Let's Go Crazy ''

'' The Man In The White Suit ''

'' Miracle In Milan '' (''Miracolo a Milano'')

'' Miss Julie '' -(only mention of 1951 film) (see also play '' Miss Julie '')

'' No Highway ''

'' On The Riviera '' with Danny Kaye

'' Pandora And The Flying Dutchman ''

'' Penny Points To Paradise ''

'' A Place In The Sun ''

'' Quo Vadis ''

'' The Red Badge Of Courage ''

'' Show Boat '' (film only mentioned in article)

'' Strangers On A Train '', Alfred Hitchcock

'' A Streetcar Named Desire ''

'' That's My Boy '', starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis

'' The Thing From Another World ''

'' Too Young To Kiss ''

'' When Worlds Collide ''

SERIALS

'''', starring Judd Holdren

'' Don Daredevil Rides Again '', starring Ken Curtis and Aline Towne

'' Government Agents Vs Phantom Legion '', starring Walter Reed

'' Mysterious Island '', starring Richard Crane

'' Roar Of The Iron Horse '', starring Buster Crabbe

SHORT FILM SERIES

'' Mickey Mouse '' ( 1928 - 1953 )

'' Looney Tunes '' ( 1930 - 1969 )

'' Merrie Melodies '' ( 1931 - 1969 )

'' Popeye '' ( 1933 - 1957 )

'' The Three Stooges '' ( 1934 - 1959 )

'' Donald Duck '' ( 1936 - 1956 )

'' Pluto '' ( 1937 -1951)

'' Goofy '' ( 1939 - 1953 )

'' Tom And Jerry '' ( 1940 - 1958 )

'' Bugs Bunny '' ( 1940 - 1962 )

'' Mighty Mouse '' ( 1942 - 1955 )

'' Chip And Dale '' ( 1943 - 1956 )

'' Yosemite Sam '' ( 1945 - 1963 )

BIRTHS

January 1 - Shelley Spurlock , actress

March 14 - Season Hubley , actress

July 13 - Didi Conn , actress

July 24 - Lynda Carter , actress

August 6 - Catherine Hicks , US actress

DEATHS

January 11 – Charles W. Goddard , playwright and screenwriter

March 25 - Oscar Micheaux , pioneer African American filmmaker & author

April 4 - Al Christie , early Hollywood director/producer

June 6 - Olive Tell , actress

June 9 - Mayo Methot , actress

July 23 - Robert J. Flaherty , pioneer documentary filmmaker

August 30 - Konstantin Märska , cinematographer

September 7 - Maria Montez , actress

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