List of Warner Bros. films (1950–1959)

This is a list of films produced, co-produced, and/or distributed by Warner Bros. in the 1950s. This list does not include third-party films or films Warner gained the rights to as a result of mergers or acquisitions.

1950

Release date	Title	Notes
January 28, 1950	Montana
February 11, 1950	Backfire
February 18, 1950	Chain Lightning
March 1, 1950	Young Man with a Horn
March 11, 1950	Perfect Strangers
March 18, 1950	Barricade
April 15, 1950	Stage Fright	British film co-production with Transatlantic Pictures
April 29, 1950	The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
May 7, 1950	The Damned Don't Cry
May 19, 1950	Caged
May 27, 1950	Colt .45
June 17, 1950	This Side of the Law
June 24, 1950	Return of the Frontiersman
June 27, 1950	Fifty Years Before Your Eyes
July 2, 1950	Bright Leaf
July 9, 1950	The Flame and the Arrow
July 15, 1950	The Great Jewel Robber
August 19, 1950	Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye^{[N 1]}	distribution only; produced by William Cagney Productions
September 2, 1950	Tea for Two
September 16, 1950	Pretty Baby
September 28, 1950	The Glass Menagerie
October 6, 1950	The Breaking Point
October 14, 1950	Three Secrets^{[N 1]}	distribution only; produced by United States Pictures
November 11, 1950	Rocky Mountain
November 17, 1950	Breakthrough
November 25, 1950	The West Point Story
December 1, 1950	Highway 301
December 30, 1950	Dallas

1951

Release date	Title	Notes
January 27, 1951	Operation Pacific
February 10, 1951	Storm Warning
February 11, 1951	Sugarfoot
February 24, 1951	The Enforcer^{[N 1]}	distribution only; produced by United States Pictures
March 26, 1951	Lullaby of Broadway
April 7, 1951	Raton Pass
April 12, 1951	Lightning Strikes Twice
April 21, 1951	Only the Valiant'^{[N 1]}	distribution only; produced by William Cagney Productions
May 5, 1951	I Was a Communist for the FBI	^[1]
May 18, 1951	Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
May 19, 1951	Goodbye, My Fancy
June 2, 1951	Along the Great Divide
July 3, 1951	Strangers on a Train	co-production with Transatlantic Pictures Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2021
July 14, 1951	Fort Worth
July 26, 1951	On Moonlight Bay
August 13, 1951	Force of Arms
August 24, 1951	Jim Thorpe – All-American
September 13, 1951	Captain Horatio Hornblower
September 18, 1951	A Streetcar Named Desire	Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1999
September 22, 1951	Tomorrow Is Another Day
October 10, 1951	Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
October 24, 1951	Come Fill the Cup
October 31, 1951	The Tanks Are Coming
October 1951	Close to My Heart
December 6, 1951	I'll See You in My Dreams	Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
December 14, 1951	Starlift
December 25, 1951	Distant Drums^{[N 1]}	distribution only; produced by United States Pictures

1952

Release date	Title	Notes
January 26, 1952	Room for One More
February 5, 1952	The Big Trees	Public domain
February 9, 1952	This Woman Is Dangerous
February 19, 1952	Retreat, Hell!^{[N 1]}	distribution only; produced by United States Pictures
February 28, 1952	Bugles in the Afternoon^{[N 1]}	distribution only; produced by William Cagney Productions
April 12, 1952	Jack and the Beanstalk	distribution only; produced by Exclusive Productions Public domain
April 23, 1952	Mara Maru
May 17, 1952	The Lion and the Horse
May 17, 1952	The San Francisco Story^{[N 2]}	distribution only; produced by Fidelity Pictures
May 23, 1952	About Face
June 13, 1952	Carson City
June 20, 1952	The Winning Team
June 26, 1952	Where's Charley?
June 26, 1952	3 for Bedroom C^{[N 3]}^{[N 4]}	distribution only
July 12, 1952	She's Working Her Way Through College
July 26, 1952	The Story of Will Rogers
August 20, 1952	The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima
August 30, 1952	Big Jim McLain	co-production with Wayne/Fellows Productions
September 6, 1952	Cattle Town
September 27, 1952	The Crimson Pirate
October 25, 1952	Springfield Rifle
November 8, 1952	Operation Secret
November 19, 1952	The Iron Mistress
December 10, 1952	Stop, You're Killing Me
December 24, 1952	April in Paris
December 27, 1952	Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd	distribution only; produced by Woodley Productions
December 30, 1952	The Jazz Singer

1953

Release date	Title	Notes
January 31, 1953	The Man Behind the Gun
March 14, 1953	She's Back on Broadway
March 22, 1953	I Confess	co-production with Transatlantic Pictures
March 26, 1953	By the Light of the Silvery Moon
March 28, 1953	The Blue Gardenia	distribution only; produced by Blue Gardenia Productions
March 28, 1953	So You Want to Learn to Dance
April 4, 1953	Trouble Along the Way
April 18, 1953	The System
April 25, 1953	House of Wax	Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2014
May 30, 1953	The Desert Song
June 13, 1953	The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms	co-production with Jack Dietz Productions
June 27, 1953	South Sea Woman
June 28, 1953	Elizabeth Is Queen
July 11, 1953	The Charge at Feather River
July 15, 1953	So This Is Love
August 5, 1953	The Master of Ballantrae
August 24, 1953	The Beggar's Opera^{[N 5]}	British film distribution only; produced by British Lion Films
August 26, 1953	Plunder of the Sun^{[N 6]}	distribution only; produced by Wayne/Fellows Productions
September 5, 1953	Island in the Sky^{[N 6]}	distribution only; produced by Wayne/Fellows Productions
September 19, 1953	The Moonlighter	co-production with Joseph Bernhard Productions Inc. and Abtcon Pictures
September 23, 1953	A Lion Is in the Streets
October 7, 1953	Blowing Wild^{[N 1]}	distribution only; produced by United States Pictures
October 27, 1953	Thunder Over the Plains
October 31, 1953	So Big
November 4, 1953	Calamity Jane
November 23, 1953	Three Sailors and a Girl
November 27, 1953	Hondo^{[N 6]}	distribution only; produced by Wayne/Fellows Productions
November 28, 1953	The Diamond Queen^{[N 1]}	distribution only; produced by Melson Productions
December 25, 1953	The Eddie Cantor Story

1954

Release date	Title	Notes
January 16, 1954	His Majesty O'Keefe	co-production with Norma Productions
February 13, 1954	The Command	Filmed in Cinemascope
February 27, 1954	The Boy from Oklahoma
March 6, 1954	Crime Wave
March 16, 1954	Duffy of San Quentin	co-production with Swarttz-Doniger Productions
March 27, 1954	Phantom of the Rue Morgue
April 1, 1954	Riding Shotgun
April 9, 1954	Lucky Me	Filmed in Cinemascope
May 29, 1954	Dial M for Murder^{[N 7]}
June 19, 1954	Them!
July 3, 1954	The High and the Mighty^{[N 6]}	distribution only; produced by Wayne/Fellows Productions Filmed in Cinemascope
July 19, 1954	Rasputin	French/Italian film; distribution only; produced by Radius Productions
July 24, 1954	Ring of Fear^{[N 6]}	distribution only; produced by Wayne/Fellows Productions Filmed in Cinemascope
August 7, 1954	King Richard and the Crusaders	Filmed in Cinemascope
August 21, 1954	Duel in the Jungle^{[N 5]}	distribution only; produced by Associated British Picture Corporation and Marcel Hellman Productions
September 4, 1954	Dragnet^{[N 2]}	distribution only, produced by Mark VII Limited
September 25, 1954	The Bounty Hunter	Public domain
October 16, 1954	A Star Is Born	Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2000 Filmed in Cinemascope co-production with Transcona Enterprises
November 10, 1954	Drum Beat	Filmed in Cinemascope co-production with Jaguar Productions
November 19, 1954	Track of the Cat^{[N 6]}	distribution only; produced by Wayne/Fellows Productions Filmed in Cinemascope
December 20, 1954	The Silver Chalice	Filmed in Cinemascope co-production with Victor Saville Productions

1955

Release date	Title	Notes
January 19, 1955	Unchained^{[N 1]}	distribution only; produced by Hal Bartlett Productions
January 20, 1955	Young at Heart^{[N 1]}	distribution only; produced by Arwin Productions
February 2, 1955	Battle Cry	Filmed in Cinemascope
February 18, 1955	New York Confidential	US distribution only; produced by Edward Small Productions
April 10, 1955	East of Eden	Winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2016 Filmed in Cinemascope
April 12, 1955	Strange Lady in Town	Filmed in Cinemascope
June 4, 1955	The Sea Chase	Filmed in Cinemascope
June 18, 1955	Tall Man Riding
June 24, 1955	Land of the Pharaohs	Filmed in Cinemascope co-production with The Continental Company
July 10, 1955	Mister Roberts	Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture Filmed in Cinemascope
July 16, 1955	The Dam Busters^{[N 5]}	US theatrical distribution only; produced by Associated British Picture Corporation
July 31, 1955	Pete Kelly's Blues	Filmed in Cinemascope co-production with Mark VII Limited
September 16, 1955	Jump into Hell
September 29, 1955	The McConnell Story	Filmed in Cinemascope
October 1, 1955	Blood Alley	Filmed in Cinemascope
October 27, 1955	Rebel Without a Cause	Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1990 Filmed in Cinemascope
October 28, 1955	Illegal
November 1, 1955	Sincerely Yours	co-production with International Artists, Ltd.
November 9, 1955	I Died a Thousand Times	Filmed in Cinemascope
November 15, 1955	Target Zero
December 31, 1955	The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell^{[N 1]}	distribution only; produced by United States Pictures Filmed in Cinemascope

1956

Release date	Title	Notes
January 26, 1956	Helen of Troy	Filmed in Cinemascope
January 28, 1956	Hell on Frisco Bay	co-production with Jaguar Productions and Ladd Productions; Filmed in Cinemascope
February 25, 1956	The Lone Ranger^{[N 3]}	theatrical distribution only; produced by Wrather Productions
March 5, 1956	The River Changes
March 10, 1956	The Steel Jungle
March 23, 1956	Serenade
March 31, 1956	Miracle in the Rain
April 24, 1956	Our Miss Brooks	co-production with Lute Productions, Inc.
May 12, 1956	Good-bye, My Lady	co-production with Batjac Productions
May 26, 1956	The Searchers	Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1989 Filmed in VistaVision co-production with C.V. Whitney Pictures
May 30, 1956	The Animal World
June 2, 1956	Mr. Arkadin	France distribution only; produced by Mercury Productions
June 27, 1956	Moby Dick^{[N 8]}	theatrical distribution only; produced by Moulin Productions
July 13, 1956	Santiago
July 21, 1956	Satellite in the Sky	Filmed in Cinemascope co-production with Danziger Productions Ltd. and New Elstree Studios
August 4, 1956	Seven Men from Now^{[N 6]}	distribution only; produced by Batjac Productions
August 17, 1956	A Cry in the Night	co-production with Jaguar Productions
September 12, 1956	The Bad Seed
September 1956	The Burning Hills	Filmed in Cinemascope
October 26, 1956	The Girl He Left Behind
October 1956	Toward the Unknown	co-production with Toluca Productions
November 24, 1956	Giant	Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2005
December 18, 1956	Baby Doll^{[N 9]}
December 23, 1956	The Wrong Man

1957

Release date	Title	Notes
January 30, 1957	Top Secret Affair
February 21, 1957	The Spirit of St. Louis	Filmed in Cinemascope
March 1, 1957	The Big Land	co-production with Jaguar Productions
March 29, 1957	Elena and Her Men	French/Italian film; US distribution only
May 1, 1957	Deep Adventure
May 1, 1957	X the Unknown	British film distribution only; produced by Hammer Film Productions
May 4, 1957	Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend
May 10, 1957	Untamed Youth^{[N 5]}	British film US distribution only; produced by Amalgamated Productions
May 11, 1957	The Counterfeit Plan
May 28, 1957	A Face in the Crowd^{[N 9]}	Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2008
June 5, 1957	The D.I.	co-production with Mark VII Limited
June 13, 1957	The Prince and the Showgirl	co-production with Marilyn Monroe Productions
June 25, 1957	The Curse of Frankenstein	British film co-production with Hammer Films
August 3, 1957	Band of Angels
August 10, 1957	The Rising of the Moon
August 29, 1957	The Pajama Game
September 12, 1957	Woman in a Dressing Gown^{[N 5]}	distribution only; produced by Associated British Picture Corporation
September 15, 1957	Black Patch	co-production with Montgomery Productions
September 24, 1957	Johnny Trouble
October 1, 1957	The Abominable Snowman	UK distribution only; produced by Hammer Film Productions
October 5, 1957	The Helen Morgan Story	Filmed in Cinemascope
October 11, 1957	The Black Scorpion
October 18, 1957	The James Dean Story	distribution only
November 8, 1957	The Story of Mankind	co-production with Cambridge Productions
November 22, 1957	Bombers B-52	Filmed in Cinemascope
December 5, 1957	Sayonara^{[N 10]}	Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama theatrical distribution only
December 14, 1957	The Green-Eyed Blonde	co-production with Arwin Productions

1958

Release date	Title	Notes
January 15, 1958	The Deep Six	co-production with Jaguar Productions
February 12, 1958	Darby's Rangers
March 17, 1958	Lafayette Escadrille
March 24, 1958	Chase a Crooked Shadow^{[N 5]}	British film US distribution only; produced by Associated British Picture Corporation
April 11, 1958	Manhunt in the Jungle
April 17, 1958	Too Much, Too Soon
April 18, 1958	Fort Dobbs
April 24, 1958	Marjorie Morningstar'^{[N 1]}	distribution only; produced by Beachwold Productions
May 3, 1958	Stakeout on Dope Street
May 7, 1958	The Left Handed Gun
May 10, 1958	Violent Road	co-production with Aubrey Schenck Productions
May 29, 1958	No Time for Sergeants
June 7, 1958	Dangerous Youth^{[N 5]}	British film US distribution only; produced by Associated British Picture Corporation
June 26, 1958	Indiscreet^{[N 1]}	Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Comedy theatrical distribution only; produced by Grandon Productions
August 2, 1958	Badman's Country	co-production with Robert E. Kent Productions and Peerless Productions
August 6, 1958	The Naked and the Dead	distribution only; produced by RKO Radio Pictures
September 11, 1958	Wind Across the Everglades
September 26, 1958	Damn Yankees	Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical
October 10, 1958	Girl on the Run
October 11, 1958	The Old Man and the Sea
October 25, 1958	Onionhead
November 8, 1958	Enchanted Island	distribution only; produced by RKO Radio Pictures & Benedict Bogeaus
November 16, 1958	Home Before Dark	Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
November 26, 1958	From the Earth to the Moon	distribution only; produced by RKO Radio Pictures and Waverly Productions
November 29, 1958	Born Reckless
December 27, 1958	Auntie Mame	Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture Winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Comedy

1959

Release date	Title	Notes
February 11, 1959	The Hanging Tree	co-production with Baroda Productions
March 4, 1959	Up Periscope
April 4, 1959	Rio Bravo	Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2014 co-production with Armada Productions
April 25, 1959	Westbound
May 7, 1959	Island of Lost Women	theatrical distribution only; produced by Jaguar Productions Public domain
May 21, 1959	Gigantis the Fire Monster^{[N 11]}	US distribution of 1955 Japanese Toho film Godzilla Raids Again
May 30, 1959	The Young Philadelphians
June 3, 1959	Teenagers from Outer Space	theatrical distribution only; produced by Tom Graeff Productions Public domain
June 16, 1959	John Paul Jones
July 18, 1959	The Nun's Story	Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
July 22, 1959	Hercules	US distribution only
September 15, 1959	Look Back in Anger	US distribution only; produced by Woodfall Film Productions and Associated British Picture Corporation
October 31, 1959	The FBI Story
November 11, 1959	-30-	co-production with Mark VII Limited
November 11, 1959	Yellowstone Kelly
November 12, 1959	The Miracle
November 18, 1959	A Summer Place

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Owned by Paramount Pictures (via Melange Pictures)
^ ^a ^b Owned by Universal Pictures
^ ^a ^b Owned by Universal Pictures (via DreamWorks Classics)
^ Owned by Shout! Studios (via Westchester Films)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Owned by StudioCanal
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Owned by Batjac Productions with Paramount Pictures handling distribution
^ Co-owned by SGL Entertainment
^ Owned by MGM (via United Artists) worldwide and StudioCanal in the UK
^ ^a ^b Rights currently shared with Westchester Films (via Castle Hill Productions)
^ Owned by MGM (via Orion Pictures)
^ Owned by Toho under its original title, with distribution rights currently licensed to Universal Pictures (via DreamWorks Classics)

References

^ I Was a Communist for the FBI at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

[Republic-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Owned by Paramount Pictures (via Melange Pictures)

[Universal-3] Owned by Universal Pictures

[Universal2-4] Owned by Universal Pictures (via DreamWorks Classics)

[Shout!-5] Owned by Shout! Studios (via Westchester Films)

[Canal-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Owned by StudioCanal

[Batjac-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Owned by Batjac Productions with Paramount Pictures handling distribution

[SGL-8] Co-owned by SGL Entertainment

[MGM-9] Owned by MGM (via United Artists) worldwide and StudioCanal in the UK

[Westchester-10] Rights currently shared with Westchester Films (via Castle Hill Productions)

[MGM2-11] Owned by MGM (via Orion Pictures)

[Toho-12] Owned by Toho under its original title, with distribution rights currently licensed to Universal Pictures (via DreamWorks Classics)

[2] I Was a Communist for the FBI at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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