List of American films of 1954 explained

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

A-B

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
3 Ring Circus	Joseph Pevney	Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Joanne Dru	Musical comedy	Paramount
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea			Adventure	Disney based on the novel by Jules Verne; winner of 2 Academy Awards
About Mrs. Leslie			Drama	Paramount
The Adventures of Hajji Baba			Adventure	20th Century Fox
Alaska Seas			Crime	Paramount
Apache	Robert Aldrich		Western	United Artists
Arrow in the Dust			Western	Allied Artists
Athena			Musical	MGM
The Atomic Kid			Comedy	Republic
Bait			Drama	Columbia
The Bamboo Prison			War drama	Columbia^[1]
The Barefoot Contessa			Drama	United Artists. Oscar for O'Brien
The Battle of Rogue River			Western	Columbia
Beachhead			War	United Artists
Beau Brummell			Biography	MGM remake of 1924 film
Beautiful Stranger			Mystery	United Artists
Bengal Brigade			Adventure	Universal
Betrayed			Drama	MGM
The Big Chase			Crime	Lippert
Bitter Creek			Western	Allied Artists
The Black Dakotas			Western	Columbia
Black Horse Canyon			Western	Universal
The Black Knight			Adventure	Columbia
The Black Pirates			Adventure	Lippert
The Black Shield of Falworth			Adventure	Universal
Black Tuesday			Crime drama	United Artists
Black Widow			Mystery	20th Century Fox
The Bob Mathias Story			Biography	Allied Artists
Border River			Western	Universal
The Bounty Hunter			Western	Warner Bros.
The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters			Comedy	Allied Artists
The Boy from Oklahoma			Western	Warner Bros.
The Bridges at Toko-Ri		William Holden, Grace Kelly, Fredric March, Mickey Rooney	War	Paramount Oscar for Best Visual Effects
Brigadoon			Musical	MGM 3 Oscar nominations
Bright Road	Gerald Mayer		Drama	MGM
Broken Lance			Western	20th Century Fox won Oscar for Best Story
A Bullet Is Waiting				Columbia

C-D

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
The Caine Mutiny			War, Drama	Columbia based on Herman Wouk novel; 7 Oscar nominations
Cannibal Attack			Adventure	Columbia
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl			Adventure	United Artists
Carmen Jones			Musical	20th Century Fox won Golden Globe
Carnival Story			Drama	RKO
Casanova's Big Night			Comedy	Paramount
Cattle Queen of Montana			Western	RKO
Charge of the Lancers			Adventure	Columbia
The Command			Western	Warner Bros.
The Country Girl			Drama	Paramount Oscars for Kelly, screenplay
Creature from the Black Lagoon			Science fiction	Universal 2 sequels
Crime Wave			Crime drama	Warner Bros.
Crossed Swords			Swashbuckler	United Artists. Co-produced with Italy
Cry Vengeance			Crime	Allied Artists
Dangerous Mission			Thriller	RKO
Dawn at Socorro		Rory Calhoun, Piper Laurie, David Brian, Kathleen Hughes	Western	Universal
Deep in My Heart			Musical, Biography	MGM story of Sigmund Romberg
Demetrius and the Gladiators			Adventure	20th Century Fox
Désirée			Historical	20th Century Fox
The Desperado			Western	Allied Artists
Destry			Western	Universal
Dial M for Murder				Warner Bros. based on play by Frederick Knott
Down Three Dark Streets			Crime drama	United Artists
Dragnet				Warner Bros.
Dragon's Gold			Crime	United Artists
Dragonfly Squadron			War	Allied Artists
Drive a Crooked Road			Crime	Columbia
Drum Beat			Western	Warner Bros.
Drums Across the River			Western	Universal
Drums of Tahiti			Adventure 3-D	Columbia
Duffy of San Quentin			Drama	Warner Bros.

E-F

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
The Egyptian			Adventure	20th Century Fox based on the book
Elephant Walk			Adventure	Paramount
Executive Suite		William Holden, Barbara Stanwyck, Fredric March, June Allyson, Walter Pidgeon,	Drama	MGM. 4 Oscar nominations; a rare film with no music
Fangs of the Wild			Adventure Western	Lippert
The Fast and the Furious	John Ireland	John Ireland, Dorothy Malone, Iris Adrian	Crime	AIP
Fireman Save My Child			Comedy	Universal
Flame and the Flesh			Drama	MGM
The Forty-Niners			Western	Allied Artists
Four Guns to the Border			Western	Universal
Francis Joins the WACS			Comedy	Universal
The French Line			Musical	RKO. Made in 3D

G-H

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
The Gambler from Natchez			Western	20th Century Fox
Garden of Evil			Western	20th Century Fox
The Glenn Miller Story			Biography, Musical	Universal 3 Oscar nominations
Go Man Go			Sports	United Artists
Gog			Sci-fi	United Artists
The Golden Idol			Adventure	Allied Artists
The Golden Mistress			Adventure	United Artists
Gorilla at Large			Horror	20th Century Fox
The Great Diamond Robbery			Comedy	MGM
Green Fire			Adventure	MGM
Gypsy Colt			Family	MGM
Hansel and Gretel	John Paul	Anna Russell, Mildred Dunnock (voices)	Animation	RKO
Hell and High Water			Drama	20th Century Fox
Hell Below Zero			Adventure	Columbia
Hell's Half Acre			Crime	Republic
Hell's Outpost			Drama	Republic
Her Twelve Men			Comedy	MGM
The High and the Mighty			Drama	Warner Bros. 6 Oscar nominations; won for Best Musical Score
Highway Dragnet			Crime drama	Allied Artists
His Majesty O'Keefe			Adventure	Warner Bros.
Human Desire			Suspense	Columbia
The Human Jungle			Crime	Allied Artists

I-K

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
The Iron Glove			Adventure	Columbia
It Should Happen to You			Comedy	Columbia. Lemmon's first film
Jail Bait			Drama	Independent
Jesse James vs. the Daltons			Western	Columbia
Jesse James' Women			Western	United Artists
Jivaro			Adventure	Paramount
Johnny Dark			Drama	Universal
Johnny Guitar			Western	Republic
Jubilee Trail			Western	Republic
Jungle Gents			Comedy	Allied Artists
Jungle Man-Eaters			Adventure	Columbia
Khyber Patrol			Adventure	United Artists
Killer Leopard			Adventure	Allied Artists
Killers from Space			Sci-fi	RKO
King Richard and the Crusaders			Adventure	Warner Bros.
Knock on Wood			Comedy	Paramount

L-N

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
The Last Time I Saw Paris			Romance	MGM
The Law vs. Billy the Kid			Western	Columbia
The Lawless Rider			Western	United Artists
Living It Up			Comedy	Paramount. 11th Martin and Lewis film
The Lone Gun			Western	United Artists
The Long, Long Trailer			Comedy	MGM
The Long Wait				United Artists
Loophole				Monogram
Lucky Me			Musical	Warner Bros.
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home			Comedy	Universal
The Mad Magician			Thriller	Columbia
Make Haste to Live			Suspense	Republic
Magnificent Obsession			Drama	Universal. Remake of 1935 film; Oscar nomination for Wyman
Massacre Canyon			Western	Columbia
Masterson of Kansas			Western	Columbia
Men of the Fighting Lady			War	MGM
The Miami Story				Columbia
Miss Robin Crusoe			Adventure	20th Century Fox
Monster from the Ocean Floor	Wyott Ordung		Science fiction	Lippert
Naked Alibi				Universal
The Naked Jungle			Adventure	Paramount
New Faces			Musical	20th Century Fox
Night People			Drama	20th Century Fox

O-R

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
On the Waterfront	Elia Kazan		Drama	Columbia. Based on novel by Budd Schulberg; Oscars for Brando, Saint, Best Picture
The Other Woman			Drama	20th Century Fox
The Outcast			Western	Republic
The Outlaw's Daughter			Western	20th Century Fox
The Outlaw Stallion			Western	Columbia
Overland Pacific			Western	United Artists
Paris Playboys			Comedy	Allied Artists
Passion			Western	RKO
Phantom of the Rue Morgue			Mystery	Warner Bros. based on a story by Edgar Allan Poe
Phantom Stallion			Western	Republic
Phffft!			Romantic comedy	Columbia
Playgirl				Universal
Port of Hell			Drama	Allied Artists
Pride of the Blue Grass	William Beaudine	Lloyd Bridges, Vera Miles, Margaret Sheridan	Drama	Allied Artists
Prince Valiant			Adventure	20th Century Fox based on the comic strip
Princess of the Nile			Adventure	20th Century Fox
Prisoner of War			War drama	MGM
Private Hell 36				Independent
Pushover				Columbia Novak's 1st film
Racing Blood			Drama	20th Century Fox
The Raid			Western	20th Century Fox
Rails Into Laramie			Western	Universal
Rear Window				Universal, 4 Oscar nominations
Red Garters			Musical	Paramount
Return from the Sea			Drama	Allied Artists
Return to Treasure Island			Adventure	United Artists
Rhapsody			Drama	MGM
Ricochet Romance			Western comedy	Universal
Ride Clear of Diablo			Western	Universal
Riders to the Stars			Science fiction	United Artists
Riding Shotgun			Western	Warner Bros.
Ring of Fear			Mystery	Warner Bros.
Riot in Cell Block 11				Allied Artists
River of No Return			Western	20th Century Fox
Robinson Crusoe			Adventure	United Artists. From Daniel Defoe novel
The Rocket Man			Comedy	20th Century Fox
Rogue Cop				MGM
Roogie's Bump			Comedy	Republic
Rose Marie			Musical, Western	MGM Remake of 1936 film

S-T

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Sabaka	Frank Ferrin		Adventure	United Artists
Sabrina			Romantic comedy	Paramount 6 Oscar nominations; remade in 1995
Salt of the Earth			Drama	Independent. Subject of One of the Hollywood Ten
The Saracen Blade			Adventure	Columbia
Saskatchewan			Western	Universal
Secret of the Incas			Adventure	Paramount
Security Risk			Thriller	Allied Artists
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers			Musical	MGM 5 Oscar nominations
The Shanghai Story			Drama	Republic
She Couldn't Say No			Comedy	RKO. Bacon's final film
Shield for Murder				United Artists
Siege at Red River			Western	20th Century Fox
Sign of the Pagan			Adventure	Universal
Silent Raiders			War	Lippert
The Silver Chalice			Drama	Warner Bros. first film for Newman
Silver Lode			Western	RKO
Sitting Bull			Western	United Artists
The Snow Creature			Science fiction	United Artists
Southwest Passage			Western	United Artists
A Star Is Born			Musical	Warner Bros. remake of 1937 film; 6 Oscar nominations; remade in 1976
The Steel Cage			Drama	United Artists
The Student Prince			Musical	MGM vocals by Mario Lanza; based on the operetta
Suddenly			Crime drama	United Artists
Susan Slept Here			Romantic comedy	RKO Powell's final film
Tanganyika			Action	Universal
Target Earth	Sherman A. Rose		Sci-fi	Allied Artists
Taza, Son of Cochise			Western	Universal
Tennessee Champ			Drama	MGM
Them!			Science fiction	Warner Bros.
There's No Business Like Show Business			Musical	20th Century Fox 3 Academy Award nominations
They Rode West			Western	Columbia
They Were So Young			Drama	Lippert
This Is My Love			Drama	RKO
Three Coins in the Fountain			Drama	20th Century Fox Oscars for Cinematography and Song
Three Hours to Kill			Western	Columbia
Three Young Texans			Western	20th Century Fox
Thunder Pass			Western	Lippert
Tobor the Great			Sci-fi	Republic
Top Banana			Musical	United Artists. Based on stage musical
Track of the Cat			Adventure	Warner Bros.

U-Z

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Untamed Heiress			Comedy	Republic
Two Guns and a Badge			Western	Allied Artists
Valley of the Kings			Adventure	MGM
Vera Cruz			Western	United Artists
War Arrow			Western	Universal
White Christmas			Musical	Paramount title song by Irving Berlin originally in 1942's Holiday Inn
The White Orchid			Adventure	United Artists
Witness to Murder			Suspense	United Artists
Woman's World			Drama	20th Century Fox
World for Ransom			Drama	Allied Artists
Wyoming Renegades			Western	Columbia
Yankee Pasha			Adventure	Universal
The Yellow Mountain			Western	Universal
The Yellow Tomahawk			Western	United Artists
Young at Heart			Musical, Drama	Warner Bros.
Yukon Vengeance			Adventure	Allied Artists

Serials

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Gunfighters of the Northwest	Spencer Bennet		Western	Columbia
Man with the Steel Whip			Western	Republic
Trader Tom of the China Seas

See also

• 1954 in the United States

References

1. Web site: The Bamboo Prison (1954). https://web.archive.org/web/20180507223848/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a488df1. dead. May 7, 2018.

External links

• 1954 films at the Internet Movie Database