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.

Poster for Winchester 73 (1950)

Poster for To Hell and Back (1955)

Poster for Pillow Talk (1959)

Poster for Imitation of Life (1959)

1950

Release date	Title	Notes
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
February 8, 1950	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
April 1, 1950	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
June 8, 1950	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
August 5, 1950	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

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
March 14, 1951	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
November 1951	Cave of Outlaws
December 8, 1951	The Strange Door
December 19, 1951	Flame of Araby
December 1951	Week-End with Father

1952

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
May 9, 1952	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
July 1952	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

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
May 20, 1953	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
August 1, 1953	Desperate Moment	U.S. distribution
August 19, 1953	The Cruel Sea	U.S. distribution
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
September 23, 1953	East of Sumatra
October 7, 1953	The Veils of Bagdad
October 10, 1953	Something Money Can't Buy^{[N 1]}	U.S. distribution
October 10, 1953	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

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
June 1954	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

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
April 1955	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
November 2, 1955	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

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
March 1956	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
September 1956	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

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^{[N 3]}	distribution only; 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^{[N 3]}	distribution only; made for RKO Pictures
September 6, 1957	Quantez
September 1957	That Night!	made for RKO Pictures
September 1957	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
October 30, 1957	Interlude
October 1957	The Unholy Wife^{[N 3]}	distribution only; made for RKO Pictures
November 13, 1957	All Mine to Give^{[N 3]}
November 27, 1957	The Violators^{[N 3]}
November 1957	Slim Carter
December 18, 1957	The Monolith Monsters
December 23, 1957	Escapade in Japan^{[N 3]}	distribution only; made for RKO Pictures
December 1957	Love Slaves of the Amazons

1958

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^{[N 3]}	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.
April 1958	Girls on the Loose	co-production with Jewell Enterprises Inc.
April 23, 1958	Touch of Evil
April 23, 1958	The Female Animal
May 8, 1958	Horror of Dracula^{[N 4]}	U.S. distribution only; produced by Hammer Film Productions
May 14, 1958	I Married a Woman^{[N 3]}	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
September 1958	Once Upon a Horse...
October 1958	Blood of the Vampire^{[N 5]}	U.S. distribution only; production by Artistes Alliance Ltd.
October 1958	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

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.
October 7, 1959	4D Man^{[N 6]}	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 7]}	distribution only; production by Granart Company Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Comedy
December 16, 1959	The Mummy^{[N 4]}	U.S. distribution only; co-production with Hammer Film Productions

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Owned by MGM (via United Artists)
^ Owned by Cohen Media Group
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Owned by Warner Bros. (via Turner Entertainment Co.)
^ ^a ^b Owned by Warner Bros.
^ Owned by Shout! Studios
^ Owned by Worldwide Entertainment Corporation
^ Owned by Paramount Pictures (via Melange Pictures)

References

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[MGM-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Owned by MGM (via United Artists)

[Cohen-2] Owned by Cohen Media Group

[Turner-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Owned by Warner Bros. (via Turner Entertainment Co.)

[WB-4] Owned by Warner Bros.

[Shout!-5] Owned by Shout! Studios

[WEC-6] Owned by Worldwide Entertainment Corporation

[Republic-7] Owned by Paramount Pictures (via Melange Pictures)

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