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The year 1952 in film involved some significant events. The year 1952 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below This list of years in film indexes the individual year Events 1870s - French inventor Charles-Émile Reynaud improved on the Zoetrope idea by placing mirrors at the center of the Events 1880 - American George Eastman begins to commercially manufacture dry plates for Photography. Events 1891 - Designed around the work of Muybridge Marey and Eastman Thomas Edison 's employee William K Events William Dickson completes his work for Thomas Edison on the Kinetograph cylinder either in this year or 1889 Events WK Laurie Dickson supervises the construction of the first movie studio called the " Black Maria " in West Orange New Jersey which produces Events The final revisions to the Kinetoscope are made including a vertical transport and wider film Events Thomas Edison builds "America's First Movie Studio" the Black Maria Blacksmith Scene is made Events January 7 - William Kennedy Dickson receives a Patent for motion picture film. Events March 22 - First display of motion pictures by Auguste and Louis Lumière (private screening Events January - In Britain, Birt Acres and Robert W Paul developed their own film projector the Theatrograph (later known Events 125 people died during a film screening at the Charity Bazaar in Paris after a curtain catches on fire from the ether used to fuel the Events May 19 - Vitagraph is founded in New York Birt Acres invents the first amateur format Birtac, by splitting 35 mm The year 1899 in film involved some significant events Events T Events Several full-length films were produced during the first decade of the 1900s The year 1900 in film involved some significant events Events Reulos Goudeau & Co The year 1901 in film involved some significant events Events Edwin S The year 1902 in film involved some significant events Events March 10 - Circuit Court's decision disallows Thomas Edison from having a monopoly The year 1903 in film involved some significant events Events Thomas Edison demolishes "America's First Movie Studio" the Black The year 1904 in film involved some significant events Events As shown in the film Westinghouse Works, some filmmakers begin to move The year 1905 in film involved some significant events Events Pathé Frères colors black-and-white films by machine The year 1906 in film involved some significant events Events 26 December - The world's first feature film The Story of the Kelly Gang The year 1907 in film involved some significant events Events January 19 - Variety publishes its first film review The year 1908 in film involved some significant events Events Thomas Edison formed the Motion Picture Patents Company, with goals of controlling The year 1909 in film involved some significant events Events Matsunosuke Onoe, who would become the first superstar of Japanese cinema Events Several full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1910s The year 1910 in film involved some significant events Events The newsreel footage of the funeral of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom is shot The year 1911 in film involved some significant events Events October 27: David Horsley 's Nestor Motion The year 1912 in film involved some significant events Events Mack Sennett, who had previously worked as an actor and comedy director with D The year 1913 in film involved some significant events Events The Squaw Man, the first Hollywood feature film is made The year 1914 in film involved some significant events Events The 3300-seat Strand Theater opens in New York City. The year 1915 in film involved some significant events Events June 18: The Motion Picture Directors Association (MPDA was formed by The year 1916 in film involved some significant events Events October 17 - A Daughter of the Gods released - first US production with The year 1917 in film involved some significant events Events Foundation of Universum Film AG (UƒA as a propaganda film company in Berlin The year 1918 in film involved some significant events Events Following litigation for anti-trust activities the US Supreme Court orders the Motion Picture The year 1919 in film involved some significant events Events February 5 - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Events Many full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1920s The year 1920 in film involved some significant events Events November 27 - The Mark of Zorro, starring Douglas Fairbanks Events February 20 - The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, starring Rudolph Valentino, premieres Events November 26 - The Toll of the Sea, starring Anna May Wong and Kenneth Harlan, debuts as the first general Events April 15 - Lee De Forest demonstrates the Phonofilm sound-on-film system at the Rivoli Theater in New York Events Entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gained control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B Events Top grossing films The Big Parade Ben-Hur The Freshman Events August - Warner Brothers debuts the first Vitaphone film Don Juan. Events January 10 - Fritz Lang 's science-fiction fantasy Metropolis premieres in Germany Events Although some movies released in 1928 had sound, most were still silent. Events The days of the Silent film were numbered A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound was on Events Many full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1930s Events Top grossing films Tom Sawyer Whoopee! Common Clay Check Events Top grossing films Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff Ingagi, starring Sir Hubert Events Katharine Hepburn 's film career begins Shirley Temple 's film career begins Disney released Flowers Events British Film Institute founded March 2 - King Kong premieres in New York City. Events January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn (formerly of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) purchases the film rights to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Events Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM The year 1936 in film involved some significant events Events Nov 6 - first Porky Pig animated cartoon The year 1937 in film involved some significant events Events April 16 - Way Out West premieres in The year 1938 in film involved some significant events Events January &mdash MGM announces that Judy Garland The year 1939 in film involved some significant events Events Movie historians and film buffs often look back on the year 1939 as "the Events Hundreds of full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1940s The year 1940 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Walt Disney 's animated Film The year 1941 in film involved some significant events in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time The year 1942 in film involved some significant events in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time The year 1943 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1944 in film involved some significant events Events July 20 - Since You Went Away is released The year 1945 in film involved some significant events Events Paramount Studios releases theatrical short Cartoon The year 1946 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1947 in film involved some significant events Events May 22 - Great Expectations is premiered in New York The year 1948 in film involved some significant events Events Laurence Olivier 's Hamlet becomes the The year 1949 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U Events Films of the 1950s were of a wide variety As a result of Television, the studios and companies sought to put audiences back in theaters The year 1950 in film involved some significant events Events February 15 - Walt Disney Studios The year 1951 in film involved some significant events Events Sweden - May Britt is scouted by Italian The year 1953 in film involved some significant events Events September 16 — The Robe debuts as The year 1954 in film involved some significant events Events May 12 - The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx The year 1955 in film involved some significant events Events November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls The year 1956 in film involved some significant events Events August 4 - The last film serial Blazing the Overland The year 1957 in film involved some significant events Events October 21 - The movie Jailhouse Rock The year 1958 in film involved some significant events Events February 16- " In the Money " by William The year 1959 in film involved some significant events Events The Three Stooges make their 180th and last short film Events Hundreds of full-length films were produced during the 1960s The year 1960 in film involved some significant events Events April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military The year 1961 in film involved some significant events Events Last Year at Marienbad ( L'année dernière The year 1962 in film involved some significant events Events Dr The year 1963 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - Filming begins on Dr The year 1964 in film involved some significant events Events January 29 - The film Dr The year 1965 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1966 in film involved some significant events Events Walt Disney, well known for his creation of Mickey Mouse died on The year 1967 in film involved some significant events It is widely considered as one of the most ground-breaking years in film The year 1968 in film involved some significant events Events October 30 - The film The Lion in Winter The year 1969 in film involved some significant events Events Cannes Film Festival opens but closes in support World cinema In cinema all over the world the seventies brought about vigor in adventurous cool and realistic complex narratives with rich cinematography and elaborate scores The year 1970 in film involved some significant events Events February 11 - The film The Magic Christian The year 1971 in film involved some significant events Events February 8 - Bob Dylan 's hour long documentary The year 1972 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1973 in film involved some significant events Events The Marx Brothers ' Zeppo Marx divorces his second The year 1974 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released The year 1975 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - George Lucas creates the second draft The year 1976 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas ' The year 1977 in film involved some significant events Events In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway The year 1978 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U The year 1979 in film involved some significant events Events March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode Events The 1980s saw the continued rise of the blockbuster, an increased amount of Nudity in film and the increasing emphasis in the American industry on film The year 1980 in film involved some significant events Events April 30 - The Roger Daltrey film McVicar, opens Events January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. Events June 10 = Steven Spielberg 's Science fiction PG-rating film E Events February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name Events 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films Events April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries Events January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago Illinois, to Events Michael Jackson 's first film was Moonwalker Top grossing films (U Events Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton Georgia for $20 million Events Thousands of full-length Films were produced during the 1990s The year 1990 in film involved some significant events Events CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for The year 1991 in film involved some significant events Events April 28 - Bonnie The year 1992 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages The year 1993 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages The year 1994 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U The year 1995 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris The year 1996 in film involved some significant events Major releases this year included Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient The year 1997 in film involved some significant events Events Summer - Production begins on Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace The year 1998 in film involved some significant events Events February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein The year 1999 in film involved some significant events and was arguably the most successful year for films released in the 1990s Events Thousands of full-length Films have been produced during the first decade of the 21st Century The year 2000 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films Please note that following the tradition of the The year 2001 in film involved some significant events (For more about non-English films check sources in those languages The year 2002 in film involved some significant events The first significant releases of sequels took place between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The year 2003 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Lord of the Rings The Return The year 2004 in film involved some significant events Major releases of sequels took place The year 2005 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Devil's Rejects, Cheaper The year 2006 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with Superman Returns, Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest 2007 saw major releases such as The Simpsons Movie, National Treasure Book of Secrets, 2009 in film has numerous films in production to be released in 2009 as well as films that have announced release dates but have yet to begin filming

1 Events
2 Top grossing films (U.S.)
3 Awards
4 Films released in 1952
5 Serials
6 Short film series
7 Births
8 Deaths
9 See also

Events

January 10 - Cecil B. DeMille's circus epic, The Greatest Show on Earth, premieres at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Cecil Blount DeMille ( August 12, 1881 – January 21, 1959) was an Academy Award -winning American Film director The Greatest Show on Earth is a 1952 Drama film set in the Ringling Bros Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue located in New York City 's Rockefeller Center. The City of New York
February 20 - The film The African Queen opens (Capitol Theater in New York City). Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment The African Queen is a Drama film directed by John Huston and produced by Sam Spiegel (billed as "S The City of New York
March 27 - The MGM musical Singin' in the Rain premieres at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Singin' in the Rain is a 1952 Comedy Musical film starring Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and Debbie Reynolds Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue located in New York City 's Rockefeller Center. The City of New York
September 30 - The Cinerama widescreen system, invented by Fred Waller, debuts with the film This Is Cinerama. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Cinerama is the trademarked name for a Widescreen process which works by simultaneously projecting images from three synchronized 35 mm projectors onto a huge deeply-curved This is Cinerama is a 1952 film which shows how film makers could use the new technology of Cinerama to make movies more realistic by broadening the aspect
November 27 - Bwana Devil, the first American, feature-length, color 3-D movie, is released, and begins the demand for 3-D films that lasts for the next two years. Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Bwana Devil is a 1952 drama based on the true story of the Tsavo maneaters. See also [[stereoscopy]] In film the term 3-D (or 3D) is used to describe any visual presentation system that attempts to maintain or recreate moving images
May Britt debuts in Jolanda la Figlia Del Corsaro Nero (Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair)

Top grossing films (U. For the late Swedish actress see Maj-Britt Nilsson. May Britt (born March 22 Circa 1933, S. )

Rank	Title	Studio	Gross
1.	This is Cinerama	Cinerama	$15,400,000
2.	The Greatest Show on Earth	Paramount	$14,000,000
3.	The Snows of Kilimanjaro	20th Century Fox	$6,500,000
4.	Ivanhoe	MGM	$6,258,000
5.	Hans Christian Anderson	RKO	$6,000,000
6.	Sailor Beware	Paramount	$4,300,000
7.	Moulin Rouge	United Artists	$4,252,000
8.	Singin' in the Rain	MGM	$4,221,000
9.	Jumping Jacks	Paramount	$4,000,000
10.	The Quiet Man	Republic	$3,800,000

source: http://www.boxofficereport.com/database/1952.shtml

Awards

Academy Awards:

Best Picture: The Greatest Show on Earth - DeMille, Paramount

Best Director: John Ford - The Quiet Man

Best Actor: Gary Cooper - High Noon

Best Actress: Shirley Booth - Come Back, Little Sheba

Best Supporting Actor: Anthony Quinn - Viva Zapata!

Best Supporting Actress: Gloria Grahame - The Greatest Show on Earth

Golden Globe Awards:

Drama:

Best Picture: The Greatest Show on Earth

Best Actor: Gary Cooper - High Noon

Best Actress: Shirley Booth - Come Back, Little Sheba

Musical or comedy:

Best Picture: With a Song in My Heart

Best Actor: Donald O'Connor - Singin' in the Rain

Best Actress: Susan Hayward - With a Song in My Heart

Other

Best Director: Cecil B. DeMille - The Greatest Show on Earth

Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival):

The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice, directed by Orson Welles, United States

Two Cents Worth of Hope (Due soldi di speranza), directed by Renato Castellani, Italy

Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):

Forbidden Games (Jeux interdits), directed by René Clément, France

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):

Hon dansade en sommar (One Summer of Happiness), directed by Arne Mattsson, Sweden

Films released in 1952

5 Fingers, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd, starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
Above and Beyond
Against All Flags
Alraune
Androcles and the Lion
April 1, 2000
The Atomic City, a thriller starring Gene Barry and Lydia Clarke
The Bad and the Beautiful
Because You're Mine
Bend of the River
Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla starring Bela Lugosi
The Big Sky
The Big Trees
The Black Castle starring Stephen McNally, Boris Karloff, and Lon Chaney Jr.
Captive Women
The Card
Carrie
Clash by Night
Come Back, Little Sheba
The Crimson Pirate
Down Among the Z Men
Forbidden Games
The Greatest Show on Earth
Hans Christian Andersen, starring Danny Kaye and Farley Granger
High Noon
Ikiru
The Importance of Being Earnest
Invasion U.S.A.
Ivanhoe
The Jazz Singer
Forbidden Games (Jeux interdits)
Jack and the Beanstalk, starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
Jolanda la Figlia Del Corsaro Nero
Jumping Jacks, starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
Kansas City Confidential
The Life of Oharu (Saikaku ichidai onna)
Limelight, starring Charlie Chaplin
Lost in Alaska, starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
The Medium
The Member of the Wedding
The Merry Widow
Million Dollar Mermaid, starring Esther Williams and Victor Mature
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima
Moulin Rouge
My Cousin Rachel
My Six Convicts
My Son John, starring Van Heflin
The Narrow Margin
On Dangerous Ground
Othello (aka The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice), written and directed by, and starring, Orson Welles
Pat and Mike
The Pride of St. Louis
The Quiet Man, directed by John Ford
Red Planet Mars
Sailor Beware, starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
Scaramouche
Singin' in the Rain
The Sniper
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Son of Paleface
The Sound Barrier, directed by David Lean
The Star
The Stooge, starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
Sudden Fear
This is Cinerama
The Thief
The Titfield Thunderbolt
Two Cents Worth of Hope (Due soldi di speranza)
Umberto D.
La villa Santo-Sospir, short film directed by Jean Cocteau
Viva Zapata!
With a Song in My Heart
The World in His Arms

Serials

Blackhawk, starring Kirk Alyn
King of the Congo, starring Buster Crabbe
Radar Men from the Moon, starring George D. Wallace and Aline Towne
Son of Geronimo starring Clayton Moore
Zombies of the Stratosphere, starring Judd Holdren

Short film series

Births

March 19 - Harvey Weinstein producer
June 7 - Liam Neeson, actor
June 18 - Isabella Rossellini, actress
July 20 - Adrian Biddle, cinematographer (d. The 25th Academy Awards honoring the best movies of 1952, were held on March 19, 1953, from the RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood California and the NBC The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working The Greatest Show on Earth is a 1952 Drama film set in the Ringling Bros The Academy Award for Achievement in Directing (Best Director is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to The Quiet Man is a American film starring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Victor McLaglen, and Barry Fitzgerald, and directed Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize Frank James “Gary” Cooper (May 7 &ndashMay 13) was an American film actor and iconic star High Noon is a 1952 Western film directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly. Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to Shirley Booth ( August 30 1898 – October 16 1992) was an American Actress. Come Back Little Sheba is a 1952 Drama film made by Paramount Pictures which tells the story of a loveless marriage that is rocked Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts For other people named Anthony Quinn see Anthony Quinn (disambiguation Anthony Quinn ( April 21, 1915 &ndash For the 7 Year Bitch album please see ¡Viva Zapata!. Viva Zapata! is a 1952 Biographical film directed by Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS Gloria Grahame ( November 28, 1923 – October 5, 1981) was an Academy Award -winning American Film This page lists the winners and nominees for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture — Drama, since its institution in 1951 The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951 The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951 Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy has been awarded annually since 1952 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. With a Song in My Heart is a 1952 biographical film which tells the story of actress and singer Jane Froman, who was crippled by an airplane crash The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in Donald David Dixon Ronald O’Connor ( August 28, 1925 &ndash September 27, 2003) was an American Dancer, Singer Singin' in the Rain is a 1952 Comedy Musical film starring Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and Debbie Reynolds The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in Susan Hayward ( June 30, 1917 &ndash March 14, 1975) was an Academy Award -winning American Actress. This page lists the winners and nominees for the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, since its institution in 1943 Cecil Blount DeMille ( August 12, 1881 – January 21, 1959) was an Academy Award -winning American Film director The Palme d'Or ( English: Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded to competing films at the Cannes Film Festival. Othello is a 1952 Drama film based on the Shakespearean play, made by Mercury Productions Inc George Orson Welles (May 6 1915 – October 10 1985 was an Academy Award -winning director, writer actor and producer for film stage radio and television Two Cents Worth of Hope ( Due soldi di speranza) is a 1952 film directed by Renato Castellani. The Leone d’Oro ('Golden Lion' is the highest prize given to a film at the Biennale Venice Film Festival. Forbidden Games ( Jeux interdits) is a 1952 French language film directed by René Clément and based on François Boyer 's novel Jeux René Clément (born March 18, 1913, Bordeaux, in the Gironde département of France - died March 17, 1996 The Berlin International Film Festival, also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading Film festivals and most reputable media events held in Berlin One Summer of Happiness (Hon dansade en sommar is a 1951 Swedish film based on the novel Sommardansen by Per Olof Ekström Arne Mattsson ( 2 December 1919 - 28 June 1995) was a Swedish Film director, born in Uppsala. This page is for the Otto Lang film For the 2006 Islamic terrorist film see Five Fingers (2006 film. Joseph Leo Mankiewicz ( February 11, 1909 – February 5, 1993) was an American Academy Award -winning director Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd is a 1952 film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello, along with Charles Laughton, who reprised William Alexander “Bud” Abbott ( October 2, 1895 – April 24, 1974) was an American Actor, producer and Lou Costello (born Louis Francis Cristillo; March 6, 1906 - March 3, 1959) was an American Actor and Comedian Above and Beyond is a 1952 film about Paul Tibbets, the pilot of the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb Enola Gay. Against All Flags is a 1952 action Film starring Errol Flynn as Brian Hawke Maureen O'Hara as Prudence "Spitfire" Stevens Alraune (also known as Unnatural) is a 1952 Science fiction horror Film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt Androcles and the Lion is a 1952 RKO film produced by Gabriel Pascal from the George Bernard Shaw play. Gene Barry (born Eugene Klass; June 14, 1919) is an American Actor. Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter; October 4 1923 &ndash April 5 2008) was an American Actor of The Bad and the Beautiful ( 1952) is a MGM Melodramatic film which tells the story of a film producer who alienates all around him Because You're Mine (1952 was Mario Lanza 's fourth movie and was criticised upon its release as being artistically a step backwards for the tenor after the success Bend of the River is a 1952 American Western movie directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart in their second Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla is a 1952 Comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring horror veteran Bela Lugosi and nightclub Béla Lugosi (October 20 1882 &ndash August 16 1956 was an iconic Hungarian stage and film actor best known for his portrayal of Count Dracula in the American The Big Sky is a 1952 Western film directed by Howard Hawks, based on the novel of the same name. The Big Trees is a 1952 film starring Kirk Douglas and directed by Felix E The Black Castle is a Mystery film, released by Universal Pictures in 1952. Stephen McNally ( July 29, 1913 - June 4, 1994) was an American Actor remembered mostly for his appearances in many Boris Karloff ( 23 November, &ndash 2 February,) was an English actor who emigrated to Canada in the 1910s Lon Chaney Jr ( February 10, 1906 – July 12, 1973) was an American Character actor, known mainly for his roles Captive Woman is an American Sci-Fi film from 1952. The movie is fairly short only 64 minutes and is in Black-and-white. The Card is a short comedic Novel written by Arnold Bennett in 1911 Carrie is a 1952 feature film based on the novel Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser. Clash by Night ( 1952) is a Black-and-white Film noir Drama directed by Fritz Lang and starring Barbara Stanwyck Come Back Little Sheba is a 1952 Drama film made by Paramount Pictures which tells the story of a loveless marriage that is rocked The Crimson Pirate is a 1952 Adventure film directed by Robert Siodmak. Down Among the Z Men is a 1952 British Comedy film starring The Goons; Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Forbidden Games ( Jeux interdits) is a 1952 French language film directed by René Clément and based on François Boyer 's novel Jeux The Greatest Show on Earth is a 1952 Drama film set in the Ringling Bros Hans Christian Andersen is a 1952 Hollywood Musical film directed by Charles Vidor, with words and music by Frank Loesser Danny Kaye ( January 18, 1913 – March 3, 1987) was an American award-winning Actor, Singer and Comedian Farley Granger (born July 1, 1925 in San Jose California) is an American Actor. High Noon is a 1952 Western film directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly. is a 1952 Japanese film written and directed by the acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa. The Importance of Being Earnest ( 1952) is a British film adaptation of the play by Oscar Wilde. Invasion USA (in the actual title frame but not the publicity Invasion USA) is a 1952 Motion picture set during the The films Ivanhoe are based on the novel by Sir Walter Scott. The Jazz Singer ( 1952) is the Remake of the famous 1927 talking picture The Jazz Singer. Forbidden Games ( Jeux interdits) is a 1952 French language film directed by René Clément and based on François Boyer 's novel Jeux Jack and the Beanstalk is a 1952 family comedy starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. William Alexander “Bud” Abbott ( October 2, 1895 – April 24, 1974) was an American Actor, producer and Lou Costello (born Louis Francis Cristillo; March 6, 1906 - March 3, 1959) was an American Actor and Comedian Jumping Jacks is a 1952 film starring the comedy team of Martin and Lewis. Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7 1917 &ndash December 25 1995 was an American Singer, Film Actor, television personality Jerry Lewis (born March 16, 1926) is an American Comedian, award-winning actor producer writer and director best-known for his slapstick Kansas City Confidential is a 1952 Black-and-white Crime film directed by Phil Karlson and starring John Payne. is a 1952 Film by director Kenji Mizoguchi starring Kinuyo Tanaka as Oharu a one-time concubine of a daimyō (and Limelight is a 1952 comedy - drama Film written directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin, co-starring Claire Bloom Lost in Alaska is a 1952 film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. William Alexander “Bud” Abbott ( October 2, 1895 – April 24, 1974) was an American Actor, producer and Lou Costello (born Louis Francis Cristillo; March 6, 1906 - March 3, 1959) was an American Actor and Comedian The Medium is a short (one hour long two-act dramatic Opera with words and music by Gian Carlo Menotti. The Member of the Wedding is a 1946 Novel by Southern writer Carson McCullers. The Merry Widow is a 1952 film adaptation of the operetta of the same name by Franz Lehár. Million Dollar Mermaid (also known as The One Piece Bathing Suit - UK is a 1952 MGM biographical Musical film For the Fijian academic business woman see Esther Williams (academic Esther Jane Williams (born August 8 1921 is a retired Victor Mature ( 29 January 1913 – 4 August 1999) was an American Film actor. The Miracle Of Our Lady Of Fatima is a feature film made in 1952 Moulin Rouge ( 1952) is a Film directed by John Huston, produced by Sir John Woolf and James Woolf of Romulus Films and released My Cousin Rachel is a 1952 Mystery film / Romance film directed by Henry Koster and starred Olivia de Havilland, Richard My Six Convicts is an autobiographical book written by Donald Powell Wilson. Emmett Evan "Van" Heflin Jr ( December 13, 1908 – July 23, 1971) was an Academy Award -winning American The Narrow Margin ( 1952) is an American Film noir directed by Richard Fleischer and written by Earl Belton based on an unpublished For the 1986 film known as On Dangerous Ground in the UK see Choke Canyon. Othello is a 1952 Drama film based on the Shakespearean play, made by Mercury Productions Inc George Orson Welles (May 6 1915 – October 10 1985 was an Academy Award -winning director, writer actor and producer for film stage radio and television Pat and Mike is a 1952 comedy starring Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy. The Pride of St Louis is a 1952 Biographical film of the life of Major League Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher Jerome The Quiet Man is a American film starring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Victor McLaglen, and Barry Fitzgerald, and directed Red Planet Mars was a Science fiction film released in 1952. It starred Peter Graves and Andrea King. Sailor Beware is a 1951 film starring the comedy team of Martin and Lewis and is an adaption of a 1933 play of the same name Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7 1917 &ndash December 25 1995 was an American Singer, Film Actor, television personality Jerry Lewis (born March 16, 1926) is an American Comedian, award-winning actor producer writer and director best-known for his slapstick Scaramouche is a 1952 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer romantic Adventure film based on the 1921 novel Scaramouche by Rafael Singin' in the Rain is a 1952 Comedy Musical film starring Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and Debbie Reynolds The Sniper ( 1952) is a Black-and-white Film noir, directed by Edward Dmytryk, written by Harry Brown, and based on a story The Snows of Kilimanjaro is a 1952 film based on the Short story of the same name by Ernest Hemingway. Son of Paleface (1952 is a western Comedy film and sequel to The Paleface (1948 directed by Frank Tashlin and written The Sound Barrier is a British 1952 film directed by David Lean. Sir David Lean KBE ( 25 March, 1908 &ndash 16 April, 1991) was an English Film director and producer The Star is a 1952 film which tells the story of a washed up actress who tries anything to restart her career even at the risk of alienating her husband and daughter The Stooge is a comedy film starring the comedy team of Martin and Lewis. Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7 1917 &ndash December 25 1995 was an American Singer, Film Actor, television personality Jerry Lewis (born March 16, 1926) is an American Comedian, award-winning actor producer writer and director best-known for his slapstick Sudden Fear ( 1952) is an RKO Radio Pictures Feature film starring Joan Crawford and Jack Palance in a noir-ish This is Cinerama is a 1952 film which shows how film makers could use the new technology of Cinerama to make movies more realistic by broadening the aspect The Thief is a 1952 black-and white Cold War spy film directed by Russell Rouse. The Titfield Thunderbolt is a 1953 Comedy film about a group of villagers trying to prevent British Railways from closing the fictional Titfield Branch Two Cents Worth of Hope ( Due soldi di speranza) is a 1952 film directed by Renato Castellani. Umberto D is a 1952 Italian neorealist Film, directed by Vittorio de Sica. La Villa Santo-Sospir is a 35-minute amateur or home film directed by Jean Cocteau in which Cocteau takes the viewer on a tour of a friend's villa on the French Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (5 July 1889 &ndash 11 October 1963 was a French Poet, Novelist, Dramatist, Designer, Boxing For the 7 Year Bitch album please see ¡Viva Zapata!. Viva Zapata! is a 1952 Biographical film directed by With a Song in My Heart is a 1952 biographical film which tells the story of actress and singer Jane Froman, who was crippled by an airplane crash The World in His Arms is a 1952 seafaring Adventure film made by Universal International Pictures. Blackhawk ( 1947) is a Columbia movie serial based on the Comic book Blackhawk now owned by DC Comics Kirk Alyn ( October 8, 1910 - March 14, 1999) was an American actor best known for being the first actor to play Superman For the 1929 Mascot serial see The King of the Kongo, and for other uses please see Congo. Buster Crabbe ( February 7, 1908 &ndash April 23, 1983) Radar Men from the Moon ( Republic Pictures, 1952) was the first Commando Cody serial in 12 chapters starring newcomer George Wallace George Dewey Wallace ( June 8, 1917 — July 22, 2005) was an American stage and screen actor Aline Towne ( 7 November 1919 &ndash 2 February 1996) born Fern Aline Eggen, also known as Fern Aline Waller, was an Son of Geronimo ( 1952) was the 50th serial released by Columbia Pictures. Clayton Moore ( September 14, 1914 – December 28, 1999) was an American Actor best known for playing the fictional Zombies of the Stratosphere ( Republic Studios, 1952) was intended as the second serial featuring "new hero" Commando Cody Judd Holdren ( October 16, 1915 - March 11, 1974) was an American film actor best known for his starring roles in the serials Mickey Mouse is a comic animal Cartoon character who has become an icon for The Walt Disney Company. Events Although some movies released in 1928 had sound, most were still silent. The year 1953 in film involved some significant events Events September 16 — The Robe debuts as Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros Animated cartoon series which ran in many movie theatres from 1930 to 1969 Events Top grossing films Tom Sawyer Whoopee! Common Clay Check The year 1969 in film involved some significant events Events Cannes Film Festival opens but closes in support Terrytoons was an Animation studio founded by Paul Terry. The studio located in New Rochelle New York, United Events Top grossing films Tom Sawyer Whoopee! Common Clay Check The year 1964 in film involved some significant events Events January 29 - The film Dr Merrie Melodies is the name of a series of animated cartoons distributed by Warner Bros Events Top grossing films Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff Ingagi, starring Sir Hubert The year 1969 in film involved some significant events Events Cannes Film Festival opens but closes in support Popeye the Sailor Man is a fictional hero famous for appearing in comic strips and animated films as well as numerous TV shows Events British Film Institute founded March 2 - King Kong premieres in New York City. The year 1957 in film involved some significant events Events October 21 - The movie Jailhouse Rock The Three Stooges were an American Vaudeville and Comedy act of the early to mid–20th century best known for their numerous Short subject films Events January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn (formerly of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) purchases the film rights to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz The year 1959 in film involved some significant events Events The Three Stooges make their 180th and last short film Donald Duck is a cartoon character from The Walt Disney Company. The year 1936 in film involved some significant events Events Nov 6 - first Porky Pig animated cartoon The year 1956 in film involved some significant events Events August 4 - The last film serial Blazing the Overland Goofy is an Animated cartoon character from Walt Disney 's Mickey Mouse universe. The year 1939 in film involved some significant events Events Movie historians and film buffs often look back on the year 1939 as "the The year 1953 in film involved some significant events Events September 16 — The Robe debuts as Tom and Jerry is a series of theatrical Short subjects (cartoons created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer The year 1940 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Walt Disney 's animated Film The year 1958 in film involved some significant events Events February 16- " In the Money " by William Clyde Rabbit (uncleMrs Bugs Bunny (wifePapa Bunny (fatherMama Bunny (motherRugs Bunny The year 1940 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Walt Disney 's animated Film The year 1962 in film involved some significant events Events Dr Mighty Mouse is an animated Superhero mouse character created by the Terrytoons studio for 20th Century Fox. The year 1942 in film involved some significant events in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time The year 1955 in film involved some significant events Events November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls Chip 'n' Dale are two animated Chipmunks created by The Walt Disney Company. The year 1943 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1956 in film involved some significant events Events August 4 - The last film serial Blazing the Overland Droopy is an Animated Cartoon character, an Anthropomorphic Dog (supposedly a Basset hound) with a droopy face hence the name The year 1943 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1958 in film involved some significant events Events February 16- " In the Money " by William Yosemite Sam is an animated cartoon character in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons produced by The year 1945 in film involved some significant events Events Paramount Studios releases theatrical short Cartoon The year 1963 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - Filming begins on Dr Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Harvey Weinstein, CBE (Hon (born March 19, 1952) is an American Film producer and movie studio chairman Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins William John "Liam" Neeson OBE (born June 7, 1952) is an Irish Actor. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini (born June 18, 1952) is an Italian actress, Filmmaker, Author, Philanthropist Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Adrian Biddle, BSC (born on 20 July 1952 in Woolwich, London &ndash 7 December 2005 in London) was an 2005)

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January 18 - Curly Howard, comedian, of The Three Stooges
April 21 - Leslie Banks, actor
May 8 - Walter Fox, US movie producer
October 23 - Susan Peters, actress
October 26 - Hattie McDaniel, African-American actress best known as Mammy in Gone with the Wind

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