List of American films of 1952

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The Greatest Show on Earth won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes/Studio
5 Fingers Joseph L. Mankiewicz James Mason, Danielle Darrieux, Walter Hampden, Michael Rennie Drama 20th Century Fox
24 Hours of a Woman's Life Victor Saville Merle Oberon, Richard Todd Drama Allied Artists
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick Claude Binyon Alan Young, Dinah Shore, Adele Jergens, Robert Merrill Comedy Paramount
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd Charles Lamont Abbott and Costello, Charles Laughton Comedy Warner Bros.
About Face Roy Del Ruth Gordon MacRae, Virginia Gibson Comedy
Above and Beyond Melvin Frank, Norman Panama Robert Taylor, Eleanor Parker War MGM
Affair in Trinidad Vincent Sherman Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford Film noir Columbia
Against All Flags George Sherman Errol Flynn, Maureen O'Hara Action Universal
Androcles and the Lion Chester Erskine Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Alan Young Historical Epic based on the play
Angel Face Otto Preminger Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons Film noir RKO
Anything Can Happen George Seaton Jose Ferrer, Kim Hunter Drama Paramount
April in Paris David Butler Ray Bolger, Doris Day Musical Warner Bros.
At Sword's Point Lewis Allen Cornel Wilde, Maureen O'Hara, Gladys Cooper Adventure RKO
The Atomic City Jerry Hopper Gene Barry, Lydia Clarke Drama Paramount
Back at the Front George Sherman Tom Ewell, Harvey Lembeck Comedy
The Bad and the Beautiful Vincente Minnelli Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon, Dick Powell, Gloria Grahame Drama winner of 5 Academy Awards
Battle Zone Lesley Selander John Hodiak, Linda Christian War Allied Artists
Because of You Joseph Pevney Loretta Young, Jeff Chandler, Frances Dee Drama Universal
Because You're Mine Alexander Hall Mario Lanza, Doretta Morrow Musical MGM
Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla William Beaudine Bela Lugosi, Duke Mitchell Comedy Realart
The Belle of New York Charles Walters Fred Astaire, Vera-Ellen Musical comedy MGM
Belles on Their Toes Henry Levin Jeanne Crain, Myrna Loy, Debra Paget Comedy 20th Century Fox
Bend of the River Anthony Mann James Stewart, Rock Hudson, Arthur Kennedy Western MGM
Beware, My Lovely Harry Horner Ida Lupino, Robert Ryan Film noir RKO
Big Jim McLain Edward Ludwig John Wayne, James Arness Drama Warner Bros.
The Big Sky Howard Hawks Kirk Douglas Western RKO
The Big Trees Felix E. Feist Kirk Douglas Drama Warner Bros.
The Black Castle Nathan H. Juran Richard Greene, Boris Karloff, Stephen McNally Horror Universal
Blackbeard the Pirate Raoul Walsh Robert Newton, Linda Darnell Adventure RKO
Bloodhounds of Broadway Harmon Jones Mitzi Gaynor, Scott Brady Musical 20th Century Fox
Brave Warrior Spencer Gordon Bennet Jon Hall, Christine Larsen, Jay Silverheels Western
Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory Bernard Rey Clayton Moore, Charles Harvey Western United Artists
The Bushwackers Rod Amateau John Ireland, Lawrence Tierney, Dorothy Malone Western
Bwana Devil Arch Oboler Robert Stack, Nigel Bruce Drama Filmed in Africa

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
California Conquest Lew Landers Cornel Wilde, Teresa Wright Adventure Columbia
The Captive City Robert Wise John Forsythe, Joan Camden Film noir United Artists
Captive Women Stuart Gilmore Ron Randell, Margaret Field Science fiction RKO
Carbine Williams Richard Thorpe James Stewart, Jean Hagen, Wendell Corey Biography
Carrie William Wyler Jennifer Jones, Laurence Olivier, Miriam Hopkins Drama Paramount
Carson City André de Toth Randolph Scott, Raymond Massey Western Warner Bros.
Castle in the Air Henry Cass David Tomlinson Comedy
Cattle Town Noel M. Smith Dennis Morgan, Rita Moreno Western
Clash by Night Fritz Lang Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Ryan, Paul Douglas, Marilyn Monroe Drama RKO
Come Back, Little Sheba Daniel Mann Burt Lancaster, Shirley Booth, Terry Moore Drama based on the play; Oscar for Booth
The Crimson Pirate Robert Siodmak Burt Lancaster Adventure Warner Bros.
Deadline – U.S.A. Richard Brooks Humphrey Bogart, Ethel Barrymore, Kim Hunter, Warren Stevens, Martin Gabel, Ed Begley Crime drama 20th Century Fox
Denver and Rio Grande Byron Haskin Edmond O'Brien, Sterling Hayden, Dean Jagger Western Paramount
Desperate Search Joseph H. Lewis Howard Keel, Jane Greer, Keenan Wynn Adventure MGM
The Devil Makes Three Andrew Marton Gene Kelly, Pier Angeli Thriller MGM
Diplomatic Courier Henry Hathaway Tyrone Power, Patricia Neal, Hildegard Knef Drama
The Dog House Hanna-Barbera Tom and Jerry Animated short MGM
Don't Bother to Knock Roy Ward Baker Marilyn Monroe, Richard Widmark, Anne Bancroft Drama 20th Century Fox
Dreamboat Claude Binyon Clifton Webb, Ginger Rogers, Anne Francis Comedy 20th Century Fox
The Duck Doctor Hanna-Barbera Tom and Jerry Animated short MGM
The Duel at Silver Creek Don Siegel Audie Murphy, Faith Domergue Western Universal
Eight Iron Men Edward Dmytryk Lee Marvin, Richard Kiley War Columbia
The Fabulous Senorita R.G. Springsteen Estelita Rodriguez, Robert Clarke Musical comedy Republic
Face to Face John Brahm James Mason, Robert Preston, Gene Lockhart Drama Anthology
The Fallbrook Story Frank Capra town's fight for water rights Documentary Short
Fearless Fagan Stanley Donen Janet Leigh, Carleton Carpenter Comedy
Feed the Kitty Chuck Jones Animated short Warner Bros.
Fit to Be Tied Hanna-Barbera Tom and Jerry Animated short MGM
Flaming Feather Ray Enright Sterling Hayden, Barbara Rush, Forrest Tucker Western Paramount
Flat Top Lesley Selander Sterling Hayden, Richard Carlson Drama Monogram
Flesh and Fury Joseph Pevney Tony Curtis, Jan Sterling, Wallace Ford Sports drama
Fool Coverage Robert McKimson Animated short Warner Bros.
The Four Poster Irving Reis Rex Harrison, Lilli Palmer Comedy based on The Fourposter
A Girl in Every Port Chester Erskine Groucho Marx, Marie Wilson, William Bendix Comedy RKO
The Greatest Show on Earth Cecil B. DeMille Charlton Heston, Betty Hutton, James Stewart, Cornel Wilde, Dorothy Lamour, Henry Wilcoxon Drama won 2 Academy Awards including Best Picture
The Green Glove (aka The White Road) Rudolph Maté Glenn Ford, Geraldine Brooks, Cedric Hardwicke Mystery US/France co-production

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Hangman's Knot Roy Huggins Randolph Scott, Donna Reed Western Columbia
Hans Christian Andersen Charles Vidor Danny Kaye, Farley Granger Musical, Biography RKO; 6 Oscar nominations
The Happy Time Richard Fleischer Charles Boyer, Louis Jourdan Comedy Columbia
Hare Lift Friz Freleng Animated short Warner Bros.
Has Anybody Seen My Gal? Douglas Sirk Piper Laurie, Rock Hudson Romance Universal
The Hasty Hare Charles M. Jones Bugs Bunny Animated short MGM
Hellgate Charles Warren Sterling Hayden, Joan Leslie Western
Hiawatha Kurt Neumann Vince Edwards, Keith Larsen Western Allied Artists; based on the poem
Hic-cup Pup Hanna-Barbera Animated short MGM
High Noon Fred Zinnemann Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Katy Jurado, Lloyd Bridges Western United Artists; won 4 Oscars
Holiday for Sinners Gerald Mayer Gig Young, Janice Rule Romance MGM
Hoodlum Empire Joseph Kane Claire Trevor, Brian Donlevy Drama Republic
Horizons West Budd Boetticher Robert Ryan, Julie Adams, Rock Hudson Western Universal
Hunt the Man Down George Archainbaud Gig Young, Carla Balenda Film noir RKO
The I Don't Care Girl Lloyd Bacon Mitzi Gaynor, Oscar Levant Musical, Biography 20th Century Fox; based on life of Eva Tanguay
Indian Uprising Ray Nazarro George Montgomery, Audrey Long Western Columbia
Invasion U.S.A. Alfred Green Dan O'Herlihy, Peggie Castle Cold War Columbia
It Grows on Trees Arthur Lubin Irene Dunne, Dean Jagger Comedy Universal
Ivanhoe Richard Thorpe Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders Adventure based on Sir Walter Scott novel; 2 Oscar nominations
Jack and the Beanstalk Jean Yarbrough Abbott and Costello Comedy Warner Bros.
Japanese War Bride King Vidor Shirley Yamaguchi, Don Taylor Drama
The Jazz Singer Michael Curtiz Danny Thomas, Peggy Lee Musical drama Warner Bros.; remake of 1927 film; remade in 1980
Jumping Jacks Norman Taurog Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis Comedy Columbia
Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land Lew Landers Johnny Weissmuller, Angela Greene Adventure Columbia
Just Across the Street Joseph Pevney Ann Sheridan, John Lund Comedy Universal

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Kangaroo Lewis Milestone Maureen O'Hara, Peter Lawford Drama 20th Century Fox
Kansas City Confidential Phil Karlson John Payne, Coleen Gray Film noir United Artists
Kid Monk Baroni Harold D. Schuster Bruce Cabot, Leonard Nimoy Drama
Lady in the Iron Mask Ralph Murphy Patricia Medina, Louis Hayward Adventure 3 Musketeers story
The Las Vegas Story Robert Stevenson Jane Russell, Vincent Price Film noir RKO
Limelight Charles Chaplin Charlie Chaplin, Claire Bloom Comedy United Artists; belated Oscar for Best Score
Little Runaway Hanna-Barbera Tom and Jerry Animated short MGM
Lone Star Vincent Sherman Clark Gable, Ava Gardner Western MGM
Lost in Alaska Jean Yarbrough Abbott and Costello Comedy Universal
Lovely to Look At Mervyn LeRoy Kathryn Grayson, Red Skelton, Howard Keel Musical MGM
Lure of the Wilderness Jean Negulesco Jean Peters, Jeffrey Hunter Adventure 20th Century Fox
The Lusty Men Nicholas Ray, Robert Parrish Robert Mitchum, Susan Hayward Western RKO
Lydia Bailey Jean Negulesco Dale Robertson, Anne Francis Drama 20th Century Fox
Macao Josef von Sternberg, Nicholas Ray Robert Mitchum, Jane Russell, William Bendix, Gloria Grahame Film noir RKO
Madeline Animated short United Productions
Magical Maestro Tex Avery Animated short MGM
Mara Maru Gordon Douglas Errol Flynn, Ruth Roman Adventure Warner Bros.
The Marrying Kind George Cukor Judy Holliday, Aldo Ray Comedy Columbia
Meet Danny Wilson Joseph Pevney Frank Sinatra, Shelley Winters, Alex Nicol, Raymond Burr Musical drama Universal
The Member of the Wedding Fred Zinnemann Julie Harris, Ethel Waters Drama Columbia; based on novel by Carson McCullers
The Merry Widow Curtis Bernhardt Fernando Lamas, Lana Turner Musical MGM
Million Dollar Mermaid Mervyn LeRoy Victor Mature, Esther Williams Biography, musical MGM; based on life of Annette Kellerman
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima John Brahm Gilbert Roland, Sherry Jackson Drama Warner Bros.
Les Misérables Lewis Milestone Michael Rennie, Robert Newton Drama 20th Century Fox; based on novel by Victor Hugo
Monkey Business Howard Hawks Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers, Marilyn Monroe Screwball comedy 20th Century Fox
Monsoon Rod Amateau Ursula Thiess, Diana Douglas Drama United Artists
Montana Belle Allan Dwan Jane Russell, George Brent Western RKO
Montana Territory Ray Nazarro Wanda Hendrix, Preston Foster Western Columbia
Mutiny Edward Dmytryk Mark Stevens, Angela Lansbury Adventure King Brothers
My Cousin Rachel Henry Koster Olivia de Havilland, Richard Burton Mystery 20th Century Fox
My Pal Gus Robert Parrish Richard Widmark, Joanne Dru Comedy 20th Century Fox
My Six Convicts Hugo Fregonese Gilbert Roland, Millard Mitchell Comedy Golden Globe for Mitchell
My Son John Leo McCarey Dean Jagger, Helen Hayes, Van Heflin Drama Paramount
The Narrow Margin Richard Fleischer Charles McGraw, Marie Windsor Film noir RKO; remade in 1990
No Room for the Groom Douglas Sirk Tony Curtis, Piper Laurie Comedy Universal

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
O. Henry's Full House 5 Directors Charles Laughton, Marilyn Monroe, Anne Baxter, Oscar Levant, Jean Peters, Jeanne Crain, Dale Robertson, David Wayne, Fred Allen Anthology 20th Century Fox; based on 5 stories by O. Henry
Oily Hare Robert McKimson Bugs Bunny Animated short Warner Bros.
On Dangerous Ground Nicholas Ray Ida Lupino, Robert Ryan Film noir RKO
One Minute to Zero Tay Garnett Robert Mitchum, Ann Blyth War RKO
Operation: Rabbit Charles M. Jones Bugs Bunny Animated short Warner Bros.
Operation Secret Lewis Seiler Cornel Wilde, Steve Cochran Drama Warner Bros.
Othello Orson Welles Orson Welles, Robert Coote Drama United Artists; based on William Shakespeare play
The Pace That Thrills Leon Barsha Bill Williams, Frank McHugh Drama RKO
Pat and Mike George Cukor Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy Comedy MGM
Phone Call from a Stranger Jean Negulesco Shelley Winters, Gary Merrill, Bette Davis, Keenan Wynn, Helen Westcott, Beatrice Straight Drama 20th Century Fox
The Pleasure Garden James Broughton Short
Plymouth Adventure Clarence Brown Spencer Tracy, Gene Tierney, Van Johnson Drama MGM; won Oscar for Visual Effects
Pony Soldier Joseph M. Newman Tyrone Power, Robert Horton, Thomas Gomez Western 20th Century Fox
Posse Cat Hanna-Barbera Tom and Jerry Animated short MGM
The Pride of St. Louis Harmon Jones Dan Dailey, Joanne Dru, Richard Crenna Biography story of Dizzy Dean
The Prisoner of Zenda Richard Thorpe Deborah Kerr, James Mason Adventure remake of the 1937 film
Push-Button Kitty Hanna-Barbera Tom and Jerry Animated short MGM
The Quiet Man John Ford Maureen O'Hara, John Wayne Romantic comedy Republic; Oscars for Ford, cinematography
Rabbit Seasoning Charles M. Jones Bugs Bunny Animated short Warner Bros.
Radar Men from the Moon Fred C. Brannon George D. Wallace, Aline Towne Serial Republic; 1st Commando Cody feature
Rancho Notorious Fritz Lang Marlene Dietrich, Arthur Kennedy, Mel Ferrer Western RKO
Red Ball Express Budd Boetticher Jeff Chandler, Alex Nicol, Sidney Poitier War Universal
Red Planet Mars Harry Horner Peter Graves Science fiction United Artists
Red Skies of Montana Joseph M. Newman Richard Widmark, Richard Boone Adventure 20th Century Fox
Retreat, Hell! Joseph H. Lewis Frank Lovejoy, Russ Tamblyn War Warner Bros.
Return of the Texan Delmer Daves Dale Robertson, Joanne Dru, Walter Brennan Western 20th Century Fox
Road to Bali Hal Walker Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour Comedy Paramount; 6th of Road to... series
Rogue's March Leon Gordon Peter Lawford, Janice Rule War MGM
The Rose Bowl Story William Beaudine Marshall Thompson, Vera Miles Romance Monogram
Rose of Cimarron Harry Keller Mala Powers, Jack Buetel Western 20th Century Fox
Ruby Gentry King Vidor Jennifer Jones, Charlton Heston, Karl Malden Drama 20th Century Fox

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Sailor Beware Hal Walker Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis Comedy Paramount
Saturday Island Stuart Heisler Linda Darnell, Tab Hunter War
The Savage George Marshall Charlton Heston, Susan Morrow Western Paramount
Scandal Sheet Phil Karlson Broderick Crawford, John Derek, Donna Reed Crime drama Columbia
Scaramouche George Sidney Stewart Granger, Janet Leigh Adventure MGM
The Sellout Gerald Mayer Walter Pidgeon, Paula Raymond Drama MGM
Singin' in the Rain Stanley Donen Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor, Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell Musical comedy MGM; 2 Oscar nominations; Golden Globe for O'Connor
Sky Full of Moon Norman Foster Carleton Carpenter, Jan Sterling Comedy MGM
Smitten Kitten Hanna-Barbera Animated short MGM
The Sniper Edward Dmytryk Adolphe Menjou, Arthur Franz Film noir Columbia
The Snows of Kilimanjaro Henry King Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Susan Hayward Adventure Fox; from Ernest Hemingway story
Something to Live For George Stevens Joan Fontaine, Ray Milland Drama Paramount
Son of Geronimo Spencer Gordon Bennet Clayton Moore, Rodd Redwing Western Columbia
Son of Paleface Frank Tashlin Bob Hope, Jane Russell, Roy Rogers Western comedy Paramount; sequel to Paleface
Sound Off Richard Quine Mickey Rooney Comedy Columbia
Springfield Rifle André de Toth Gary Cooper, Phyllis Thaxter, Lon Chaney, Jr. Western Warner Bros.
The Star Stuart Heisler Bette Davis, Sterling Hayden Drama 20th Century Fox
Steel Town George Sherman John Lund, Ann Sheridan, Howard Duff Drama Universal
The Steel Trap Andrew L. Stone Joseph Cotten, Teresa Wright Film noir Fox
The Stooge Norman Taurog Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Polly Bergen Comedy Paramount
Stop, You're Killing Me Roy Del Ruth Broderick Crawford, Claire Trevor, Virginia Gibson, Margaret Dumont Comedy Warner Bros.
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men Ken Annakin Richard Todd, Peter Finch, James Robertson Justice Adventure Disney
The Story of Will Rogers Michael Curtiz Will Rogers, Jr., Jane Wyman Biography Warner Bros.
Strange Fascination Hugo Haas Cleo Moore, Mona Barrie Drama
Sudden Fear David Miller Joan Crawford, Jack Palance, Gloria Grahame Film noir RKO
Susie the Little Blue Coupe Clyde Geronimi Animated short Disney
The Thief Russell Rouse Ray Milland, Martin Gabel Film noir United Artists
This Is Cinerama Merian C. Cooper Lowell Thomas Documentary
This Woman is Dangerous Felix E. Feist Joan Crawford, Dennis Morgan Drama Warner Bros.
Three for Bedroom "C" Milton H. B Gloria Swanson, James Warren Comedy Warner Bros.
Thunderbirds John H. Auer John Derek, John Drew Barrymore War Republic
Trance and Dance in Bali Margaret Mead, Gregory Bateson Documentary
Trick or Treat Donald Duck Animated short Disney
Triplet Trouble Hanna-Barbera Tom and Jerry Animated short MGM
Tropical Heat Wave R.G. Springsteen Estelita Rodriguez, Robert Hutton Musical comedy Republic
The Turning Point William Dieterle William Holden, Edmond O'Brien Film noir Paramount
Two Little Indians Hanna-Barbera Tom and Jerry Animated short MGM
The Two Mouseketeers Hanna-Barbera Tom and Jerry Animated short MGM
Untamed Frontier Hugo Fregonese Joseph Cotten, Shelley Winters, Scott Brady Western Universal
Viva Zapata! Elia Kazan Marlon Brando, Jean Peters, Anthony Quinn Historical Fox; Oscar for Quinn, 5 nominations
Voodoo Tiger Spencer G. Bennet Johnny Weissmuller Adventure Columbia
Wait till the Sun Shines, Nellie Henry King Jean Peters, David Wayne Drama Fox
Washington Story Robert Pirosh Van Johnson, Patricia Neal Drama MGM
Water, Water Every Hare Charles M. Jones Bugs Bunny Animated short Warner Bros.
We're Not Married! Edmund Goulding Ginger Rogers, Marilyn Monroe Romantic comedy Fox
What Price Glory? John Ford James Cagney, Dan Dailey War Fox
When in Rome Clarence Brown Van Johnson, Paul Douglas Comedy MGM
The Wild North Andrew Marton Stewart Granger, Wendell Corey, Cyd Charisse Western MGM
Wings of Danger Terence Fisher Zachary Scott, Kay Kendall Drama Lippert Pictures
With a Song in My Heart Walter Lang Susan Hayward, Rory Calhoun Biography Fox
Without Warning! Arnold Laven Adam Williams, Edward Binns Film noir United Artists
The World in His Arms Raoul Walsh Gregory Peck, Ann Blyth Adventure Universal
Yankee Buccaneer Frederick de Cordova Jeff Chandler, Scott Brady Adventure Universal
You for Me Don Weis Jane Greer, Peter Lawford Romance MGM
Young Man with Ideas Mitchell Leisen Glenn Ford, Ruth Roman Comedy MGM
Zombies of the Stratosphere Fred C. Brannon Serial Republic

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