List of American films of 1954

A list of American films released in 1954.
On the Waterfront won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

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Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes/Studio
1954
3 Ring Circus	Joseph Pevney	Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Joanne Dru	Musical comedy
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea	Richard Fleischer	Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas, Peter Lorre	Adventure
About Mrs. Leslie	Daniel Mann	Shirley Booth, Robert Ryan	Drama
Alaska Seas	Jerry Hopper	Robert Ryan, Brian Keith, Jan Sterling	Crime
Apache	Robert Aldrich	Burt Lancaster, Jean Peters, John McIntire, Charles Bronson, John Dehner	Western
Athena	Richard Thorpe	Jane Powell, Debbie Reynolds, Virginia Gibson	Musical
The Atomic Kid	Leslie H. Martinson	Mickey Rooney, Robert Strauss	Comedy
Baby Buggy Bunny			Animated
The Barefoot Contessa	Joseph L. Mankiewicz	Humphrey Bogart, Ava Gardner, Rossano Brazzi, Edmond O'Brien	Drama	Oscar for O'Brien
Beachhead	Stuart Heisler	Tony Curtis, Frank Lovejoy, Mary Murphy	War
Beau Brummell	Curtis Bernhardt	Stewart Granger, Elizabeth Taylor, Peter Ustinov	Biography
Beautiful Stranger	David Miller	Ginger Rogers, Herbert Lom, Stanley Baker	Mystery	aka Twist of Fate
Betrayed	Gottfried Reinhardt	Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Victor Mature	Drama
The Black Knight	Tay Garnett	Alan Ladd, Patricia Medina, Peter Cushing	Adventure
The Black Shield of Falworth	Rudolph Mate	Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh	Adventure
Black Tuesday	Hugo Fregonese	Edward G. Robinson, Peter Graves	Crime drama
Black Widow	Nunnally Johnson	Ginger Rogers, Van Heflin, Gene Tierney, George Raft	Mystery thriller
The Bridges at Toko-Ri	Mark Robson	William Holden, Grace Kelly, Fredric March, Mickey Rooney	War
Brigadoon	Vincente Minnelli	Gene Kelly, Van Johnson, Cyd Charisse	Musical
Broken Lance	Edward Dmytryk	Spencer Tracy, Robert Wagner, Richard Widmark, Katy Jurado	Western
Bugs and Thugs			Animated

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Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
The Caine Mutiny	Edward Dmytryk	Humphrey Bogart, José Ferrer, Van Johnson, Fred MacMurray, Robert Francis, E.G. Marshall, Lee Marvin	War, Drama	Based on novel by Herman Wouk; 7 Academy Award nominations
Carmen Jones	Otto Preminger	Harry Belafonte, Dorothy Dandridge	Musical
Carnival Story	Kurt Neumann	Anne Baxter, Steve Cochran	Drama
Casanova's Big Night	Norman Z. McLeod	Bob Hope, Joan Fontaine, Basil Rathbone	Comedy
Casino Royale	William H. Brown, Jr.	Barry Nelson, Peter Lorre	James Bond	From television series Climax
Cattle Queen of Montana	Allan Dwan	Barbara Stanwyck, Ronald Reagan	Western
The Country Girl	George Seaton	Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, William Holden	Drama	Academy Award for Kelly
Crash of Moons	Hollingsworth Morse	Richard Crane, Sally Mansfield	Science fiction
Creature from the Black Lagoon	Jack Arnold	Richard Carlson, Julie Adams, Richard Denning	Science fiction
Crime Wave	André de Toth	Sterling Hayden, Gene Nelson, Ted de Corsia, Phyllis Kirk	Crime drama
Crossed Swords	Milton Krims	Errol Flynn, Gina Lollobrigida	Swashbuckler	Co-produced with Italy
Dangerous Mission	Louis King	Victor Mature, Piper Laurie	Thriller
Deep in My Heart	Stanley Donen	José Ferrer, Merle Oberon, Walter Pidgeon	Musical, Biography	story of Sigmund Romberg
Demetrius and the Gladiators	Delmer Daves	Victor Mature, Susan Hayward, Debra Paget, Anne Bancroft	Adventure
Désirée	Henry Koster	Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Merle Oberon	Historical
Devil May Hare		Bugs Bunny	Animated
Dial M for Murder	Alfred Hitchcock	Grace Kelly, Ray Milland, Robert Cummings, John Williams	Suspense	From Frederick Knott play
Dixieland Droopy			Animated
Dog Pounded			Animation
Down Three Dark Streets	Arnold Laven	Broderick Crawford, Ruth Roman	Crime drama
Downhearted Duckling			Animated
Drive a Crooked Road	Richard Quine	Mickey Rooney, Dianne Foster, Kevin McCarthy	Crime
Drum Beat	Delmer Daves	Alan Ladd, Audrey Dalton, Marisa pavan	Western

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Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
The Egyptian	Michael Curtiz	Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Gene Tierney, Peter Ustinov	Adventure
Elephant Walk	William Dieterle	Elizabeth Taylor, Dana Andrews, Peter Finch	Adventure
Executive Suite	Robert Wise	William Holden, Barbara Stanwyck, Fredric March, June Allyson, Walter Pidgeon, Paul Douglas, Shelley Winters	Drama	4 Academy Award nominations; a rare Hollywood film with no music
Flame and the Flesh	Richard Brooks	Lana Turner, Pier Angeli	Drama
The French Line	Lloyd Bacon	Jane Russell, Gilbert Roland	Musical
Garden of Evil	Henry Hathaway	Gary Cooper, Susan Hayward, Richard Widmark	Western
The Glenn Miller Story	Anthony Mann	James Stewart, June Allyson, Charles Drake	Biography
Gog	Herbert L. Strock	Richard Egan, Herbert Marshall	Science fiction
Green Fire	Andrew Marton	Grace Kelly, Stewart Granger, Paul Douglas	Adventure
Hansel and Gretel: An Opera Fantasy			Stop motion animation
Hell and High Water	Samuel Fuller	Richard Widmark, Bella Darvi	Drama
Hell Below Zero	Mark Robson	Alan Ladd, Stanley Baker, Joan Tetzel	Adventure
The High and the Mighty	William Wellman	John Wayne, Robert Stack, Laraine Day, Claire Trevor, Jan Sterling, Robert Newton, Sidney Blackmer, Phil Harris	Drama	6 Academy Award nominations; won for Best Musical Score
Highway Dragnet	Nathan Juran	Richard Conte, Joan Bennett, Wanda Hendrix	Crime drama
His Majesty O'Keefe	Byron Haskin	Burt Lancaster, Joan Rice, André Morell	Adventure
The House in the Middle			Short subject	12-minute film on Civil Defense
Human Desire	Fritz Lang	Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Broderick Crawford	Suspense
Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome	Kenneth Anger	Anaïs Nin	Drama	38-minute film
It Should Happen to You	George Cukor	Judy Holliday, Peter Lawford, Jack Lemmon	Comedy	Lemmon's first film
Jail Bait	Ed Wood	Dolores Fuller, Steve Reeves	Drama
Johnny Guitar	Nicholas Ray	Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden, Mercedes McCambridge	Western
Killers from Space	W. Lee Wilder	Peter Graves, James Seay	Science fiction
King Richard and the Crusaders	David Butler	Rex Harrison, Virginia Mayo, George Sanders	Adventure
Knock on Wood	Melvin Frank, Norman Panama	Danny Kaye, Mai Zetterling	Comedy

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Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
The Last Time I Saw Paris	Richard Brooks	Van Johnson, Elizabeth Taylor, Donna Reed	Romance
A Life at Stake	Paul Guilfoyle	Angela Lansbury, Keith Andes, Douglas Dumbrille	film noir
Little School Mouse	Hanna-Barbera	Tom and Jerry	Animation
Living It Up	Norman Taurog	Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Janet Leigh	Comedy	11th Martin and Lewis film
The Long, Long Trailer	Vincente Minnelli	Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz	Comedy
The Long Wait	Victor Saville	Anthony Quinn, Charles Coburn, Peggie Castle	Drama
Loophole	Harold Schuster	Barry Sullivan, Dorothy Malone, Charles McGraw	Film noir
The Mad Magician	John Brahm	Vincent Price, Eva Gabor	Thriller
Magic Brush			Animation
Magnificent Obsession	Douglas Sirk	Rock Hudson, Jane Wyman, Agnes Moorehead, Barbara Rush	Drama	Remake of 1935 film
Man with the Steel Whip	Franklin Adreon	Dick Simmons, Dale Van Sickel	Western Serial
Monster from the Ocean Floor	Wyott Ordung	Anne Kimbell, Stuart Wade	Science fiction
Naked Alibi	Jerry Hopper	Sterling Hayden, Gloria Grahame, Gene Barry	Crime drama
The Naked Jungle	Byron Haskin	Charlton Heston, Eleanor Parker	Adventure
Night People	Nunnally Johnson	Gregory Peck, Broderick Crawford, Anita Bjork	Drama
On the Waterfront	Elia Kazan	Marlon Brando, Eva Marie Saint, Karl Malden, Rod Steiger, Lee J. Cobb	Drama	based on novel by Budd Schulberg; Oscars for Brando, Saint, Best Picture
The Outcast	William Witney	John Derek, Joan Evans, Jim Davis	Western
Phantom of the Rue Morgue	Roy Del Ruth	Karl Malden, Claude Dauphin, Patricia Medina	Mystery
Phffft!	Mark Robson	Judy Holliday, Jack Lemmon, Jack Carson	Romantic comedy
Prince Valiant	Henry Hathaway	James Mason, Janet Leigh, Robert Wagner	Adventure
Princess of the Nile	Harmon Jones	Debra Paget, Jeffrey Hunter, Michael Rennie	Historical adventure
Prisoner of War	Andrew Marton	Ronald Reagan, Steve Forrest, Oscar Homolka	War drama
Private Hell 36	Don Siegel	Ida Lupino, Howard Duff	Drama
Pushover	Richard Quine	Fred MacMurray, Kim Novak, Philip Carey, Dorothy Malone	Film noir
The Raid	Hugo Fregonese	Van Heflin, Anne Bancroft, Richard Boone, Lee Marvin	Western
Rear Window	Alfred Hitchcock	Grace Kelly, James Stewart, Wendell Corey, Raymond Burr	Suspense	4 Oscar nominations
Red Garters	George Marshall	Rosemary Clooney, Jack Carson, Guy Mitchell, Gene Barry	Musical
Return to Treasure Island	Ewald André Dupont	Tab Hunter, Dawn Addams, Porter Hall	Adventure
Rhapsody	Charles Vidor	Elizabeth Taylor, Vittorio Gassman	Drama
Ride Clear of Diablo	Jesse Hibbs	Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea, Susan Cabot, Russell Johnson	Western
Riot in Cell Block 11	Don Siegel	Neville Brand, Frank Faylen, Leo Gordon	Drama
River of No Return	Otto Preminger	Robert Mitchum, Marilyn Monroe, Rory Calhoun	Western
Robinson Crusoe	Luis Buñuel	Dan O'Herlihy	Adventure	from Daniel Defoe novel
Rogue Cop	Roy Rowland	Robert Taylor, George Raft, Janet Leigh	Film noir

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Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Sabrina	Billy Wilder	Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, William Holden	Comedy	Remade in 1995
Salt of the Earth	Herbert J. Biberman	Rosaura Revueltas, Will Geer	Drama
Saskatchewan	Raoul Walsh	Alan Ladd, Shelley Winters, J. Carrol Naish	Western
Satan's Waitin'	Friz Freleng	Looney Tunes	Animation
Secret of the Incas	Jerry Hopper	Charlton Heston, Robert Young, Nicole Maurey	Adventure
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers	Stanley Donen	Howard Keel, Jane Powell, Russ Tamblyn, Julie Newmar	Musical	5 Academy Award nominations
Shield for Murder	Edmond O'Brien	Edmond O'Brien, Marla English, John Agar	film noir
Silent Raiders	Richard Bartlett	Richard Bartlett	War
The Silver Chalice	Victor Saville	Paul Newman, Virginia Mayo	Drama
Silver Lode	Allan Dwan	Dan Duryea, John Payne, Lizabeth Scott	Western
Sitting Bull	Sidney Salkow	Dale Robertson, Mary Murphy	Western
Smarty Cat	Hanna-Barbera	Tom and Jerry	Animation
The Snow Creature	W. Lee Wilder	Paul Langton	Science fiction
Stamp Day for Superman		George Reeves	Short subject	Film from U.S. Treasury Dept.
A Star Is Born	George Cukor	Judy Garland, James Mason, Charles Bickford, Jack Carson	Musical	Remake of 1937 film; nominated for 6 Academy Awards
The Student Prince	Richard Thorpe	Ann Blyth, Mario Lanza, Louis Calhern, Edmund Gwenn	Musical
Suddenly	Lewis Allen	Frank Sinatra, Sterling Hayden, Nancy Gates	Crime drama
Susan Slept Here	Frank Tashlin	Dick Powell, Debbie Reynolds, Anne Francis	Romantic comedy
Tanganyika	André de Toth	Van Heflin, Ruth Roman, Howard Duff	Action
Taza, Son of Cochise	Douglas Sirk	Rock Hudson, Barbara Rush, Rex Reason	Western
Them!	Gordon Douglas	James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn	Science fiction
There's No Business Like Show Business	Walter Lang	Ethel Merman, Donald O'Connor, Marilyn Monroe, Mitzi Gaynor	Musical
Three Coins in the Fountain	Jean Negulesco	Clifton Webb, Dorothy McGuire, Jean Peters, Rossano Brazzi	Drama
Three Young Texans	Henry Levin	Jeffrey Hunter, Keefe Brasselle, Mitzi Gaynor	Western
Top Banana	Alfred E. Green	Phil Silvers, Rose Marie	Musical
Track of the Cat	William Wellman	Robert Mitchum, Teresa Wright	Adventure
Trader Tom of the China Seas	Franklin Adreon	Harry Lauter, Lyle Talbot	Serial
Valley of the Kings	Robert Pirosh	Robert Taylor, Eleanor Parker	Adventure
The Vanishing Prairie			Documentary	Academy Award winner
Vera Cruz	Robert Aldrich	Gary Cooper, Burt Lancaster, Ernest Borgnine, Cesar Romero, Sara Montiel	Western
White Christmas	Michael Curtiz	Rosemary Clooney, Bing Crosby, Vera-Ellen, Danny Kaye	Musical	Title song by Irving Berlin originally in 1942's Holiday Inn
Witness to Murder	Roy Rowland	Barbara Stanwyck, George Sanders	Suspense
Woman's World	Jean Negulesco	Clifton Webb, June Allyson, Van Heflin	Drama
World for Ransom	Robert Aldrich	Dan Duryea, Gene Lockhart	Drama
Wyoming Renegades	Fred F. Sears	Phil Carey, Gene Evans, Martha Hyer	Western
Young at Heart	Gordon Douglas	Doris Day, Frank Sinatra	Musical, Drama

External links

American films of 1954 at the Internet Movie Database