List of LGBT-related films of the 1950s
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This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related films released in the 1950s. It contains theatrically released films that deal with important gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender characters or issues and may have same-sex romance or relationships as a plot device.
1950
| Title | Director | Country | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caged | John Cromwell |  | Crime, drama | Eleanor Parker plays a woman sent to prison for attempted armed robbery. In prison, she meets several lesbian characters.[1] |
| In a Lonely Place | Nicholas Ray | | Drama, film-noir | |
| A Song of Love | Jean Genet |  | aka Un Chant d'Amour | |
| Young Man with a Horn | Michael Curtiz | | Drama |
1951
| Title | Director | Country | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivia | Jacqueline Audry | | Drama | a.k.a. The Pit of Loneliness |
| Strangers on a Train | Alfred Hitchcock | | Film-noir, crime, mystery |
1953
| Title | Director | Country | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calamity Jane | David Butler | | Musical, comedy | |
| Glen or Glenda | Edward D. Wood Jr. | | Drama | |
| Gentlemen Prefer Blondes | Howard Hawks | | Musical, comedy | |
| Die Jungfrau auf dem Dach | Otto Preminger | | Comedy |
1954
| Title | Director | Country | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air of Paris | Marcel Carné |  | Drama | Implicit homosexuality in the relation between the characters played by Roland Lesaffre and Jean Gabin |
| Huis clos | Jacqueline Audry | | Drama | AKA No Exit |
| Johnny Guitar | Nicholas Ray | | Western |
1955
| Title | Director | Country | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebel Without a Cause | Nicholas Ray | | Drama | Homosexual subtext |
| The Big Combo | Joseph H. Lewis | | Crime | Implicit homosexual relationship between two hitmen |
1956
| Title | Director | Country | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tea and Sympathy | Vincente Minnelli | | Drama |
1957
| Title | Director | Country | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Different from You and Me | Veit Harlan |  | Drama | a.k.a. Anders als du und ich (censored version title) / Das dritte Geschlecht (original title) / Bewildered Youth / The Third Sex (American alternative titles) |
1958
| Title | Director | Country | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | Richard Brooks | | Drama | Homosexual subtext |
| Les Tricheurs | Marcel Carné | | Drama | |
| Mädchen in Uniform | Géza von Radványi | | Drama |
1959
| Title | Director | Country | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben-Hur | William Wyler | | Action, drama | |
| Compulsion | Richard Fleischer | | Crime, drama | |
| Pillow Talk | Michael Gordon | | Romance, comedy | |
| Some Like It Hot | Billy Wilder | | Romance, comedy | |
| Suddenly, Last Summer | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | | Drama, horror |
References
- ↑ Darren, p. 38
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