List of American films of 1952

A list of American films released in 1952.
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, Michael Rennie	Drama
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.
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
Angel Face	Otto Preminger	Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons	Film noir	RKO
April in Paris	David Butler	Ray Bolger, Doris Day	Musical
At Sword's Point	Lewis Allen	Cornel Wilde, Maureen O'Hara, Gladys Cooper	Adventure
The Atomic City	Jerry Hopper	Gene Barry, Lydia Clarke	Drama
The Bad and the Beautiful	Vincente Minnelli	Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon	Drama	Romance
Because of You	Joseph Pevney	Loretta Young, Jeff Chandler, Frances Dee
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
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
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
Brave Warrior	Spencer Gordon Bennet	Jon Hall, Christine Larsen, Jay Silverheels	Western
Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory	Bernard Rey	Clayton Moore, Charles Harvey	Western
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
The Captive City	Robert Wise	John Forsythe, Joan Camden	Film noir	United Artists
Captive Women	Stuart Gilmore	Ron Randell, Margaret Field	Science fiction	RKO Pictures
Carbine Williams	Richard Thorpe	James Stewart, Jean Hagen, Wendell Corey	Biography
Carrie	William Wyler	Jennifer Jones, Laurence Olivier, Miriam Hopkins	Drama	Paramount Pictures
Carson City	André de Toth	Randolph Scott, Raymond Massey	Western	Warner Bros.
Clash by Night	Fritz Lang	Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Ryan, Paul Douglas, Marilyn Monroe	Drama	RKO Pictures
Come Back, Little Sheba	Daniel Mann	Burt Lancaster, Shirley Booth, Terry Moore	Drama	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	Crime drama
Denver and Rio Grande	Byron Haskin	Edmond O'Brien, Sterling Hayden, Dean Jagger	Western
Desperate Search	Joseph H. Lewis	Howard Keel, Jane Greer, Keenan Wynn	Adventure
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
The Duck Doctor	Hanna-Barbera	Tom and Jerry	Animated short	MGM
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
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
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
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

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Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Hangman's Knot	Roy Huggins	Randolph Scott, Donna Reed	Western
Hans Christian Andersen	Charles Vidor	Danny Kaye, Farley Granger	Musical, Biography	RKO; 6 Academy Award nominations
The Happy Time	Richard Fleischer	Charles Boyer, Louis Jourdan	Comedy	Columbia Pictures
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 Marquis Warren	Sterling Hayden, Joan Leslie	Western
Hiawatha	Kurt Neumann	Vince Edwards, Keith Larsen	Western
Hic-cup Pup	Hanna-Barbera		Animated short	MGM
High Noon	Fred Zinnemann	Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Katy Jurado	Western	United Artists; won 4 Academy Awards
Horizons West	Budd Boetticher	Robert Ryan, Julie Adams, Rock Hudson	Western
The I Don't Care Girl	Lloyd Bacon	Mitzi Gaynor, Oscar Levant	Musical
Indian Uprising	Ray Nazarro	George Montgomery, Audrey Long	Western
Invasion U.S.A.	Alfred Green	Dan O'Herlihy, Peggie Castle	Cold War	Columbia Pictures
It Grows on Trees	Arthur Lubin	Irene Dunne, Dean Jagger	Comedy
Ivanhoe	Richard Thorpe	Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders	Adventure	based on novel by Sir Walter Scott; nominated for 2 Academy Awards
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
Jumping Jacks	Norman Taurog	Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis	Comedy	Paramount Pictures
Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land	Lew Landers	Johnny Weissmuller, Angela Greene	Adventure	Columbia Pictures

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Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Kansas City Confidential	Phil Karlson	John Payne, Coleen Gray	Film noir	United Artists
Kid Monk Baroni	Harold D. Schuster	Bruce Cabot, Leonard Nimoy	Drama
The Las Vegas Story	Robert Stevenson	Jane Russell, Vincent Price	Film noir	RKO Pictures
Limelight	Charles Chaplin	Charlie Chaplin, Claire Bloom	Comedy	United Artists
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 Pictures
Lovely to Look At	Mervyn LeRoy	Kathryn Grayson, Red Skelton, Howard Keel	Musical
Lure of the Wilderness	Jean Negulesco	Jean Peters, Jeffrey Hunter	Adventure
The Lusty Men	Nicholas Ray, Robert Parrish	Robert Mitchum, Susan Hayward	Western	RKO Pictures
Macao	Josef von Sternberg, Nicholas Ray	Robert Mitchum, Jane Russell, Gloria Grahame	Film noir	RKO Pictures
Madeline			Animated short	from United Productions of America
Magical Maestro	Tex Avery		Animated short	MGM
The Marrying Kind	George Cukor	Judy Holliday, Aldo Ray	Comedy	Columbia Pictures
Meet Danny Wilson	Joseph Pevney	Frank Sinatra, Shelley Winters, Raymond Burr	Musical
The Member of the Wedding	Fred Zinnemann	Julie Harris, Ethel Waters	Drama	Based on 1946 novel
The Merry Widow	Curtis Bernhardt	Fernando Lamas, Lana Turner	Musical	MGM
Million Dollar Mermaid	Mervyn LeRoy	Victor Mature, Esther Williams	Biography, musical	Based on life of Annette Kellerman
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima	John Brahm	Gilbert Roland	Drama	Warner Bros.
Les Misérables	Lewis Milestone	Michael Rennie, Robert Newton	Drama	20th Century Fox
Monkey Business	Howard Hawks	Cary Grant, Marilyn Monroe	Screwball comedy	20th Century Fox
Montana Belle	Allan Dwan	Jane Russell, George Brent	Western
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
My Son John	Leo McCarey	Dean Jagger, Helen Hayes, Van Heflin	Drama
The Narrow Margin	Richard Fleischer	Charles McGraw, Marie Windsor	Film noir	RKO Pictures
No Room for the Groom	Douglas Sirk	Tony Curtis, Piper Laurie	Comedy

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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	Anthology	20th Century Fox
Oily Hare	Robert McKimson	Bugs Bunny	Animated short	Warner Bros.
On Dangerous Ground	Nicholas Ray	Ida Lupino, Robert Ryan	Film noir	RKO Pictures
One Minute to Zero	Tay Garnett	Robert Mitchum, Ann Blyth	War	RKO Pictures
Operation: Rabbit	Charles M. Jones	Bugs Bunny	Animated short	Warner Bros.
Othello	Orson Welles	Orson Welles, Robert Coote	Drama	United Artists
Pat and Mike	George Cukor	Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy	Comedy	MGM
Phone Call from a Stranger	Jean Negulesco	Shelly Winters, Gary Merrill, Bette Davis	Drama
The Pleasure Garden	James Broughton		Short
Plymouth Adventure	Clarence Brown	Spencer Tracy, Gene Tierney, Van Johnson	Drama	MGM
Pony Soldier	Joseph M. Newman	Tyrone Power, Robert Horton, Thomas Gomez	Western
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 Pictures
Rabbit Seasoning	Charles M. Jones	Bugs Bunny	Animated short	Warner Bros.
Radar Men from the Moon	Fred C. Brannon		Serial	Republic Pictures
Rancho Notorious	Fritz Lang	Marlene Dietrich, Arthur Kennedy, Mel Ferrer	Western	RKO Pictures
Red Ball Express	Budd Boetticher	Jeff Chandler, Alex Nicol, Sidney Poitier	War
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
Road to Bali	Hal Walker	Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour	Comedy	Paramount
Ruby Gentry	King Vidor	Jennifer Jones, Charlton Heston, Karl Malden	Drama

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Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Sailor Beware	Hal Walker	Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis	Comedy	Paramount Pictures
The Savage	George Marshall	Charlton Heston, Susan Morrow	Western
Scandal Sheet	Phil Karlson	Broderick Crawford, John Derek, Donna Reed	Crime drama	Columbia Pictures
Scaramouche	George Sidney	Stewart Granger, Janet Leigh	Adventure	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
Smitten Kitten	Hanna-Barbera		Animated short	MGM
The Sniper	Edward Dmytryk	Adolphe Menjou, Arthur Franz	Film noir	Columbia Pictures
The Snows of Kilimanjaro	Henry King	Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Susan Hayward	Adventure	from Ernest Hemingway story
Something to Live For	George Stevens	Joan Fontaine, Ray Milland	Drama	Paramount Pictures
Son of Geronimo	Spencer Gordon Bennet	Clayton Moore, Rodd Redwing	Western	Columbia Pictures
Son of Paleface	Frank Tashlin	Bob Hope, Jane Russell, Roy Rogers	Western comedy	sequel to Paleface
Springfield Rifle	André de Toth	Gary Cooper, Phyllis Thaxter, Lon Chaney, Jr.	Western
The Star	Stuart Heisler	Bette Davis, Sterling Hayden	Drama	20th Century Fox
Steel Town	George Sherman	John Lund, Ann Sheridan, Howard Duff	Drama
The Steel Trap	Andrew L. Stone	Joseph Cotten, Teresa Wright	film noir
The Stooge	Norman Taurog	Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Polly Bergen	Comedy	Paramount Pictures
Stop, You're Killing Me	Roy Del Ruth	Broderick Crawford, Claire Trevor, Margaret Dumont	Comedy
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
Sudden Fear	David Miller	Joan Crawford, Jack Palance, Gloria Grahame	Film noir	RKO Pictures
Susie the Little Blue Coupe	Clyde Geronimi		Animated short	Walt Disney
The Thief	Russell Rouse	Ray Milland, Martin Gabel	Film noir	United Artists
This Is Cinerama	Merian C. Cooper	Lowell Thomas	Documentary film
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
Trance and Dance in Bali	Margaret Mead, Gregory Bateson		Documentary
Trick or Treat		Donald Duck	Animated short	Walt Disney
Triplet Trouble	Hanna-Barbera	Tom and Jerry	Animated short	MGM
The Turning Point	William Dieterle	William Holden, Edmond O'Brien	Film noir	Paramount Pictures
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
Viva Zapata!	Elia Kazan	Marlon Brando, Jean Peters, Anthony Quinn	Historical
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	20th Century Fox
What Price Glory?	John Ford	James Cagney, Dan Dailey	War	20th Century Fox
When in Rome	Clarence Brown	Van Johnson, Paul Douglas	Comedy	MGM
The Wild North	Andrew Marton	Stewart Granger, Wendell Corey, Cyd Charisse	Western
With a Song in My Heart	Walter Lang	Susan Hayward, Rory Calhoun	Biography
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 Pictures
Young Man with Ideas	Mitchell Leisen	Glenn Ford, Ruth Roman	Comedy
Zombies of the Stratosphere	Fred C. Brannon		Serial	Republic Pictures

External links

• American films of 1952 at the Internet Movie Database