1954 IN FILM

The year '1954 in film' involved some significant events.

Contents

Events

Top grossing films

Awards

Films released in 1954

Serials

Short film series

Births

Deaths

Events

★ May 12 - The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx divorces wife Marion Benda. The two were married in 1927.

★ A reproduction of "America's First Movie Studio", Thomas Edison's Black Maria, is constructed

★ November 3 Godzilla makes his debut by appearing in Godzilla (1954 film)

Top grossing films

:North America
# ''White Christmas'', starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen.
# ''The Caine Mutiny'', starring Humphrey Bogart, Jose Ferrer, Van Johnson, Fred MacMurray and Lee Marvin
# ''The Glenn Miller Story'', starring James Stewart, June Allyson, Harry Morgan and Charles Drake
#''The Egyptian'', in CinemaScope, starring Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Gene Tierney and Michael Wilding
# ''Rear Window'', starring James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Thelma Ritter, Wendell Corey and Raymond Burr

Awards

'Academy Awards:'
:Best Picture: '''On the Waterfront''' - Horizon-American, Columbia
:Best Director: 'Elia Kazan' - ''On The Waterfront''
:Best Actor: 'Marlon Brando' - ''On the Waterfront''
:Best Actress: 'Grace Kelly' - ''The Country Girl''
:Best Supporting Actor: 'Edmond O'Brien' - ''The Barefoot Contessa''
:Best Supporting Actress: 'Eva Marie Saint' - ''On The Waterfront''
'Golden Globe Awards:'
:'Drama:'
:Best Picture: '''On the Waterfront'''
:Best Actor: 'Marlon Brando' - ''On the Waterfront''
:Best Actress: 'Grace Kelly' - ''The Country Girl''
:'Musical or comedy:'
:Best Picture: '''Carmen Jones'''
:Best Actor: 'James Mason' - ''A Star Is Born''
:Best Actress: 'Judy Garland' - ''A Star Is Born''
:'Other'
:Best Director: 'Elia Kazan' - ''On the Waterfront''
:Best Foreign Film: '''Twenty-Four Eyes''' (''Nijushi no hitomi''), Japan
:Best Foreign Film: '''No Way Back''' (''Weg Ohne Umkehr''), West Germany
:Best Foreign Film: '''The Lady of the Camellias''' (''La Mujer de las camelias''), Argentina
:Best Foreign Film: '''Genevieve''', United Kingdom
'Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival):'
:'''Jigokumon''' 地獄門, (''Gate of Hell''), directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa, Japan
'Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):'
:'''Romeo and Juliet''' (''Romeo e Giulietta''), directed by Renato Castellani, Italy / U.K.
'Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):'
:'''Hobson's Choice''', directed by David Lean, United Kingdom

Films released in 1954

★ ''20,000 Leagues Under the Sea''

★ ''3 Ring Circus'', starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis

★ ''The Atomic Kid''

★ ''The Barefoot Contessa''

★ ''Beau Brummell''

★ ''The Belles of St Trinian's''

★ ''Black Tuesday''

★ ''Broken Lance''

★ ''Brigadoon'' -(film mentioned in article)

★ ''The Caine Mutiny''

★ ''Casanova's Big Night'' starring Bob Hope

★ ''The Country Girl''

★ ''The Dam Busters''

★ ''Demetrius and the Gladiators''

★ ''Désirée''

★ ''Dial M for Murder''

★ ''Doctor in the House'', starring Dirk Bogarde in the first of the "Doctor" series

★ ''Dragnet''-(film mentioned in series article)

★ ''The Egyptian

★ ''Genevieve''

★ ''Godzilla''

★ ''The High and the Mighty''

★ ''Hobson's Choice''

★ ''An Inspector Calls'', with Alastair Sim, based on the J.B. Priestley play (film mentioned in article)

★ ''Johnny Guitar''

★ ''King Richard and the Crusaders''

★ ''The Lady of the Camelias'' (''La Mujer de las camelias'')

★ ''Living It Up'', starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis

★ ''The Long, Long Trailer''

★ ''The Maggie''

★ ''Monster from the Ocean Floor''

★ ''No Way Back'' (''Weg Ohne Umkehr'')

★ ''On the Waterfront''

★ ''Rear Window''

★ ''River of No Return''

★ ''Romeo and Juliet''

★ ''Sabrina''

★ ''Sansho the Bailiff''

★ ''Seven Brides for Seven Brothers''

★ ''Seven Samurai''

★ ''Sira` Fi al-Wadi''

★ ''A Star Is Born''

★ ''La strada''

★ ''Them!''

★ ''There's No Business Like Show Business''

★ ''Three Coins in the Fountain''

★ ''Top Banana''

★ ''Twenty-Four Eyes'' (''Nijushi no hitomi'')

★ ''White Christmas''

Serials

★ ''Gunfighters of the Northwest'', starring Clayton Moore and Phyllis Coates

★ ''Man with the Steel Whip'', starring Dick Simmons

★ ''Riding with Buffalo Bill''

★ ''Trader Tom of the China Seas'', starring Harry Lauter and Aline Towne

Short film series

★ ''Looney Tunes'' (1930-1969)

★ ''Terrytoons'' (1930-1964)

★ ''Merrie Melodies'' (1931-1969)

★ ''Popeye'' (1933-1957)

★ ''The Three Stooges'' (1934-1959)

★ ''Bugs Bunny'' (1940-1962)

★ ''Tom and Jerry'' (1940-1958)

★ ''Mighty Mouse'' (1942-1955)

★ ''Chip and Dale'' (1943-1956)

★ ''Droopy'' (1943-1958)

★ ''Yosemite Sam'' (1945-1963)

★ ''Speedy Gonzales'' (1953-1968)

★ ''Ranger Don'' (1953-1956)

Births

★ January 1 - Helen Wellington-Lloyd, actress

★ January 6 - Anthony Minghella, director

★ February 17 - Rene Russo, actress

★ March 4 - Catherine O'Hara, actress

★ June 19 - Kathleen Turner, actress

★ June 22 - Freddie Prinze, actor/comedian

★ December 7 - Jackie Chan, actor

Deaths

★ January 18 - Sydney Greenstreet, actor

★ February 12 - Dziga Vertov, filmmaker

★ November 15 - Lionel Barrymore, actor

★ December 8 - Gladys George, actress