1951 in film

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The year 1951 in film involved some significant events.
Contents[hide]
1 Events
2 Top grossing films
3 Awards
4 Films released in 1951
5 Serials
6 Short film series
7 Births
8 Deaths
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[edit] Events
Sweden - May Britt is scouted by Italian film-makers Carlo Ponti and Mario Soldati

[edit] 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

[edit] Awards
Academy Awards:
Best Picture: An American in Paris - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Best Director: George Stevens - A Place in the Sun
Best Actor: Humphrey Bogart - The African Queen
Best Actress: Vivien Leigh - A Streetcar Named Desire
Best Supporting Actor: Karl Malden - A Streetcar Named Desire
Best Supporting Actress: Kim Hunter - A Streetcar Named Desire
Golden Globe Awards:
Drama:
Best Picture: A Place in the Sun
Best Actor: Fredric March - Death of a Salesman
Best Actress: Jane Wyman - The Blue Veil
Musical or comedy:
Best Picture: An American in Paris
Best Actor: Danny Kaye - On the Riviera
Best Actress: June Allyson - Too Young to Kiss
Other
Best Director: Laslo Benedek - Death of a Salesman
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

[edit] 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

[edit] Serials
Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere, 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

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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

[edit] 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 28 - Robert Hudson Walker, actor
August 30 - Konstantin Märska, cinematographer
September 7 - Maria Montez, actress