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List of Universal Pictures films (1950–1959)

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This is a list of films produced or distributed by Universal Pictures in 1950–1959, founded in 1912 as the Universal Film Manufacturing Company. It is the main motion picture production and distribution arm of Universal Studios, a subsidiary of the NBCUniversal division of Comcast.

1950

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January 5, 1950 Sons of Matthew U.S. distribution only as The Rugged O'Riordans; co-production with the Greater Union Organisation
January 6, 1950 Woman in Hiding
February 8, 1950 Francis
Outside the Wall
February 14, 1950 The Astonished Heart[N 1] U.S. distribution
March 1, 1950 The Kid from Texas
Buccaneer's Girl
Borderline distribution only; produced by Milton H. Bren and William A. Seiter Productions and Borderline Pictures Corporation
April 1, 1950 One Way Street
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
May 1, 1950 Comanche Territory
May 13, 1950 I Was a Shoplifter
May 25, 1950 Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
May 31, 1950 Louisa
June 1, 1950 Sierra
June 8, 1950 Spy Hunt
The Rocking Horse Winner[N 1] U.S. distribution
July 1, 1950 Peggy
July 12, 1950 Winchester '73
August 5, 1950 Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion
The Desert Hawk
August 30, 1950 South Sea Sinner
August 31, 1950 Madeleine[N 1] U.S. distribution
September 1, 1950 Shakedown
September 21, 1950 Saddle Tramp
October 16, 1950 The Sleeping City
October 17, 1950 The Milkman
October 18, 1950 Wyoming Mail
November 1, 1950 Deported
November 2, 1950 Undercover Girl
November 15, 1950 Kansas Raiders
November 29, 1950 Woman on the Run distribution only; produced by Fidelity Pictures Corporation
December 21, 1950 Harvey
December 25, 1950 Frenchie
December 1950 Mystery Submarine

1951

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Release date Title Notes
February 5, 1951 Tomahawk
February 26, 1951 The Magnet U.S. distribution
March 3, 1951 Target Unknown
March 5, 1951 Up Front
March 7, 1951 Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man
March 14, 1951 Air Cadet
The Groom Wore Spurs distribution only; produced by Fidelity Pictures Corporation
April 1, 1951 Katie Did It
April 5, 1951 Bedtime for Bonzo
April 26, 1951 Double Crossbones
April 1951 Apache Drums
May 1, 1951 Francis Goes to the Races
May 10, 1951 Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
May 18, 1951 Smuggler's Island
May 19, 1951 The Fat Man
June 1, 1951 Hollywood Story
July 2, 1951 The Prince Who Was a Thief
July 24, 1951 The Mark of the Renegade
July 26, 1951 Comin' Round the Mountain
August 1951 Bright Victory Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for best Motion - Drama
August 8, 1951 Cattle Drive
August 29, 1951 Little Egypt
September 1, 1951 The Lady from Texas
September 20, 1951 Iron Man
September 23, 1951 You Never Can Tell
October 15, 1951 The Lavender Hill Mob U.S. distribution
October 17, 1951 Thunder on the Hill
October 29, 1951 The Browning Version U.S. distribution
October 1951 The Lady Pays Off
The Golden Horde
Reunion in Reno
November 27, 1951 Pool of London U.S. distribution
November 1951 The Raging Tide
Cave of Outlaws
December 8, 1951 The Strange Door
December 19, 1951 Flame of Araby
December 1951 Week-End with Father

1952

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Release date Title Notes
January 13, 1952 The Cimarron Kid
January 23, 1952 Bend of the River
January 1952 Finders Keepers
February 23, 1952 Here Come the Nelsons
March 1, 1952 The Treasure of Lost Canyon
March 27, 1952 Flesh and Fury
April 1, 1952 Meet Danny Wilson
May 1, 1952 Bronco Buster
May 9, 1952 Steel Town
The Battle at Apache Pass
May 24, 1952 Red Ball Express
June 13, 1952 No Room for the Groom
June 20, 1952 Scarlet Angel
June 25, 1952 Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
June 27, 1952 Just Across the Street
June 1952 Appointment with Venus[N 1] U.S. distribution
July 11, 1952 Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
July 15, 1952 White Corridors[N 2] U.S. distribution
July 23, 1952 Untamed Frontier
July 28, 1952 Lost in Alaska
July 1952 Sally and Saint Anne
Francis Goes to West Point
August 15, 1952 Son of Ali Baba
September 2, 1952 It Grows on Trees
September 5, 1952 The Duel at Silver Creek
September 11, 1952 Bonzo Goes to College
September 16, 1952 Yankee Buccaneer
October 9, 1952 The World in His Arms
October 11, 1952 Horizons West
October 28, 1952 The Card[N 1] U.S. distribution
October 1952 Back at the Front
November 20, 1952 The Raiders
December 4, 1952 Because of You
December 22, 1952 The Importance of Being Earnest[N 1] U.S. distribution
December 24, 1952 Against All Flags
December 25, 1952 The Black Castle

1953

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Release date Title Notes
January 3, 1953 The Lawless Breed
January 8, 1953 The Redhead from Wyoming
January 13, 1953 The Mississippi Gambler
January 15, 1953 Girls in the Night
January 1953 Meet Me at the Fair
March 1953 Crash of Silence U.S. distribution
March 20, 1953 Seminole
April 6, 1953 Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
April 20, 1953 Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
April 21, 1953 City Beneath the Sea
April 22, 1953 It Happens Every Thursday
May 4, 1953 Gunsmoke
May 8, 1953 Desert Legion
May 13, 1953 Law and Order
May 20, 1953 Column South
Thunder Bay Universal's first film with stereophonic sound
June 5, 1953 It Came from Outer Space Universal's first 3D film
June 6, 1953 A Queen Is Crowned U.S. distribution
June 10, 1953 Francis Covers the Big Town
June 19, 1953 Take Me to Town
June 25, 1953 All I Desire
June 26, 1953 The Lone Hand
July 17, 1953 The Great Sioux Uprising
August 1, 1953 Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Desperate Moment U.S. distribution
August 19, 1953 The Cruel Sea
August 21, 1953 The Man from the Alamo
August 26, 1953 Wings of the Hawk 3-D
September 1953 The Stand at Apache River
September 23, 1953 The Golden Blade
East of Sumatra
October 7, 1953 The Veils of Bagdad
October 10, 1953 Something Money Can't Buy[N 1] U.S. distribution
The Gentle Gunman
October 20, 1953 The Titfield Thunderbolt
October 1953 All American
November 1953 Back to God's Country
November 11, 1953 The Glass Web 3-D
December 2, 1953 Forbidden
December 6, 1953 Walking My Baby Back Home
December 1953 Tumbleweed

1954

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Release date Title Notes
January 6, 1954 War Arrow
January 11, 1954 Both Sides of the Law U.S. distribution
January 1954 Border River
February 10, 1954 Ride Clear of Diablo
February 15, 1954 Genevieve[N 1] U.S. distribution
February 17, 1954 The Glenn Miller Story
February 18, 1954 Taza, Son of Cochise
March 5, 1954 Creature from the Black Lagoon 3D
March 10, 1954 Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
March 30, 1954 Saskatchewan
April 14, 1954 Rails Into Laramie
April 17, 1954 Yankee Pasha
April 21, 1954 Playgirl
May 2, 1954 Fireman Save My Child
June 6, 1954 Always a Bride
June 22, 1954 Johnny Dark
June 1954 Black Horse Canyon
Drums Across the River
July 3, 1954 Tanganyika
July 30, 1954 Francis Joins the WACS
August 7, 1954 Magnificent Obsession
August 30, 1954 The Maggie U.S. distribution
September 1, 1954 Dawn at Socorro
September 2, 1954 The Black Shield of Falworth
October 1, 1954 Naked Alibi
November 1, 1954 Ricochet Romance
November 6, 1954 Bengal Brigade
November 16, 1954 The Yellow Mountain
December 1, 1954 Destry
December 12, 1954 Four Guns to the Border
December 15, 1954 So This Is Paris
December 18, 1954 Sign of the Pagan

1955

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Release date Title Notes
January 21, 1955 Six Bridges to Cross
February 2, 1955 Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
February 12, 1955 The Far Country
March 24, 1955 Man Without a Star
March 26, 1955 Captain Lightfoot
March 1955 Smoke Signal
April 12, 1955 The Man from Bitter Ridge
April 1955 Chief Crazy Horse
Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki
May 2, 1955 The Seekers[N 1] U.S. distribution
May 13, 1955 Revenge of the Creature
May 30, 1955 Cult of the Cobra
May 1955 The Looters
June 1, 1955 This Island Earth
June 15, 1955 The Purple Mask
June 16, 1955 The Shrike
June 23, 1955 Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
July 1, 1955 Ain't Misbehavin'
August 2, 1955 The Private War of Major Benson
August 19, 1955 Female on the Beach
August 23, 1955 Foxfire Last American film to be shot in three-strip Technicolor
August 24, 1955 Francis in the Navy
September 2, 1955 One Desire
September 22, 1955 To Hell and Back
September 23, 1955 Kiss of Fire
October 1955 The Second Greatest Sex
November 1955 Hold Back Tomorrow
November 2, 1955 The Naked Dawn
Lady Godiva of Coventry
November 23, 1955 Tarantula
December 1, 1955 Running Wild
December 23, 1955 The Spoilers
December 25, 1955 All That Heaven Allows
December 30, 1955 The Square Jungle

1956

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Release date Title Notes
January 8, 1956 There's Always Tomorrow
February 2, 1956 The Benny Goodman Story
March 10, 1956 Never Say Goodbye
March 13, 1956 The Price of Fear
March 24, 1956 Raw Edge
March 1956 World in My Corner
Red Sundown
April 11, 1956 Backlash
April 26, 1956 The Creature Walks Among Us
April 1956 The Kettles in the Ozarks
May 2, 1956 A Day of Fury
June 1956 Outside the Law
June 13, 1956 Star in the Dust
June 29, 1956 The Toy Tiger
July 1956 Edge of Hell
Congo Crossing
Behind the High Wall
July 1, 1956 The Rawhide Years
July 9, 1956 Francis in the Haunted House
August 16, 1956 Away All Boats Filmed in VistaVision
September 1956 I've Lived Before
Walk the Proud Land
October 12, 1956 Pillars of the Sky
October 26, 1956 The Brave One Made for RKO Pictures
October 1956 Showdown at Abilene
December 1, 1956 Everything but the Truth
December 25, 1956 Written on the Wind
December 27, 1956 The Unguarded Moment
December 1956 Curucu, Beast of the Amazon
The Great Man
The Mole People
Rock, Pretty Baby

1957

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Release date Title Notes
January 16, 1957 Four Girls in Town
January 23, 1957 Istanbul
January 30, 1957 Gun for a Coward
February 1, 1957 The Young Stranger co-production with Stuart Miller Productions; distributed by RKO Radio Pictures
February 14, 1957 Battle Hymn
February 22, 1957 The Incredible Shrinking Man
February 23, 1957 Mister Cory co-production with Curtleigh Productions
March 14, 1957 The Tattered Dress
April 2, 1957 The Night Runner
April 4, 1957 Man Afraid
April 10, 1957 Kelly and Me
April 11, 1957 The Girl in the Kremlin
May 10, 1957 The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm
May 19, 1957 Public Pigeon No. 1 Made for RKO Pictures
May 26, 1957 The Deadly Mantis
May 29, 1957 Joe Butterfly
June 4, 1957 The Midnight Story
June 14, 1957 Tammy and the Bachelor plus Tammy sequels in 1961, 1963, and 1967
July 24, 1957 Night Passage
July 28, 1957 Doctor at Large[N 1] U.S. distribution
August 13, 1957 Man of a Thousand Faces
September 1, 1957 Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
September 5, 1957 Run of the Arrow made for RKO Pictures
September 6, 1957 Quantez
September 1957 That Night! made for RKO Pictures
Appointment with a Shadow
October 1, 1957 Jet Pilot made for RKO PIctures
October 18, 1957 My Man Godfrey
October 27, 1957 Joe Dakota
October 30, 1957 The Land Unknown
Interlude
October 1957 The Unholy Wife distribution only; made for RKO Pictures
November 13, 1957 All Mine to Give
November 27, 1957 The Violators
November 1957 Slim Carter
December 18, 1957 The Monolith Monsters
December 23, 1957 Escapade in Japan distribution only; made for RKO Pictures
December 1957 Love Slaves of the Amazons

1958

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Release date Title Notes
January 11, 1958 The Tarnished Angels
January 22, 1958 Man in the Shadow
January 30, 1958 The Lady Takes a Flyer
February 5, 1958 Day of the Badman
February 1958 The Girl Most Likely distribution only; made for RKO Pictures
The Big Beat
Flood Tide
March 1, 1958 Damn Citizen
March 5, 1958 The Mark of the Hawk U.S. distribution only
April 1958 Live Fast, Die Young co-production with B.R.K. Inc.
Girls on the Loose co-production with Jewell Enterprises Inc.
April 23, 1958 Touch of Evil
The Female Animal
May 8, 1958 Horror of Dracula[N 3] U.S. distribution only; produced by Hammer Film Productions
May 14, 1958 I Married a Woman distribution only; made for RKO Pictures
June 18, 1958 This Happy Feeling
June 25, 1958 Summer Love
June 27, 1958 The Thing That Couldn't Die
July 9, 1958 A Time to Love and a Time to Die
July 1958 The Last of the Fast Guns
August 6, 1958 Twilight for the Gods
August 13, 1958 Voice in the Mirror
August 1958 Wild Heritage
September 19, 1958 Raw Wind in Eden
September 24, 1958 Kathy O'
September 1958 Step Down to Terror
Once Upon a Horse...
October 1958 Blood of the Vampire[N 4] U.S. distribution only; production by Artistes Alliance Ltd.
Money, Women and Guns
October 1, 1958 The Saga of Hemp Brown
November 23, 1958 Ride a Crooked Trail
November 30, 1958 The Perfect Furlough Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Comedy.
December 17, 1958 Monster on the Campus
December 1958 The Restless Years

1959

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Release date Title Notes
1959 The Race for Space
February 11, 1959 Never Steal Anything Small
March 3, 1959 A Stranger in My Arms
March 18, 1959 Imitation of Life
May 27, 1959 The Wild and the Innocent
May 1959 Curse of the Undead
June 1959 Born to Be Loved distribution only; production by Hugo Haas Productions
July 8, 1959 This Earth Is Mine co-production with Vintage Productions
October 2, 1959 The Silent Enemy U.S. distribution
October 7, 1959 Pillow Talk distribution only; production by Arwin Productions
Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Comedy.
4D Man distribution only; production by Fairview Productions and Jack H. Harris Enterprises
November 20, 1959 The Snow Queen English dub, U.S. distribution only
December 5, 1959 Operation Petticoat[N 5] distribution only; production by Granart Company
Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Comedy
December 16, 1959 The Mummy[N 3] U.S. distribution only; co-production with Hammer Film Productions

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Owned by MGM (via United Artists)
  2. ^ Owned by Cohen Media Group
  3. ^ a b Owned by Warner Bros.
  4. ^ Owned by Shout! Studios
  5. ^ Owned by Paramount Pictures (via Melange Pictures)

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