Australian films of the 1950s
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n films of the 1950s. For a complete alphabetical list, see :Category:Australian films.
1950s
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| 1950 1950 in film The year 1950 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* February 15 - Walt Disney Studios' animated film Cinderella debuts.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:*Ambush... |
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| Bitter Springs Bitter Springs (film) Bitter Springs is a 1950 Australian-British film directed by Ralph Smart. An Australian pioneer family buy a piece of land from the government in the Australian outback and hire two inexperienced British men as drovers... |
Ralph Smart Ralph Smart Ralph Smart was a film and television producer, director, and writer, born in England to Australian parents in 1908. He found work in Britain with Anthony Asquith and later alongside the film director Michael Powell, whom he assisted with "Quota quickies": low-budget B-pictures to fill production... |
Tommy Trinder Tommy Trinder Thomas Edward Trinder CBE known as Tommy Trinder, was an English stage, screen and radio comedian of the pre and post war years whose catchphrase was 'You lucky people'.-Life:... , Chips Rafferty Chips Rafferty Chips Rafferty MBE was an iconic Australian actor. Called "the living symbol of the typical Australian", Rafferty's career stretched from the 1940s until his death in 1971, and during this time he performed regularly in major Australian feature films as well as appearing in British and American... , Gordon Jackson Gordon Jackson Gordon Jackson is the name of:*Gordon Jackson , Scottish actor*Gordon Jackson , Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Govan, 1999–2007*Gordon Jackson , Australian businessman... , Jean Blue, Michael Pate Michael Pate Michael Pate was an Australian actor, writer and director.-Early life:He was born Edward John Pate in Drummoyne, Sydney... , Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Nonnie Piper, Nicky Yardley, Henry Murdoch |
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| The Kangaroo Kid | ||||
| 1951 1951 in film The year 1951 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Sweden - May Britt is scouted by Italian film-makers Carlo Ponti and Mario Soldati-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:... |
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| The Glenrowan Affair | ||||
| 1952 1952 in film The year 1952 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* January 10 - Cecil B. DeMille's circus epic, The Greatest Show on Earth, premieres at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.... |
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| Mike and Stefani | R. Maslyn Williams | Documentary | NFSA | |
| Night Club | ||||
| 1953 1953 in film The year 1953 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*September 16 — The Robe debuts as the first anamorphic, widescreen CinemaScope film.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:A... |
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| Captain Thunderbolt | ||||
| King of the Coral Sea | ||||
| The Phantom Stockman The Phantom Stockman The Phantom Stockman is a 1953 Australian western film written and directed by Lee Robinson and starring Chips Rafferty, Victoria Shaw, Max Osbiston and Guy Doleman.-Synopsis:... |
Lee Robinson Lee Robinson (director) Lee Robinson was an Australian producer, director and screenwriter.-Biography:A short story writer prior to the war, Robinson first entered film as a member of the Australian Army History Unit where he filmed Australian troops in Rabaul and East Timor.After the war he joined the Australian... |
Chips Rafferty Chips Rafferty Chips Rafferty MBE was an iconic Australian actor. Called "the living symbol of the typical Australian", Rafferty's career stretched from the 1940s until his death in 1971, and during this time he performed regularly in major Australian feature films as well as appearing in British and American... , Victoria Shaw, Guy Doleman Guy Doleman Guy Doleman was a New Zealand actor.He is perhaps best known for his role as "Count Lippe" in the 1965 James Bond film Thunderball, and as "Colonel Ross" in the three film adaptations of Len Deighton's "Harry Palmer" novels, starring Michael Caine, in the 1960s... |
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| Wherever She Goes | Michael Gordon | Elieen Joyce, Suzanne Parrett, Muriel Steinbeck Muriel Steinbeck Muriel Steibeck was an Australian actor who worked extensively in film, theatre, radio and television. She is best known for her performance as the wife of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith in Smithy and for playing the lead in Autumn Affair , Australia's first television serial.-Selected Filmography:*... , Nigel Lovell, John Wiltshire John Wiltshire John Wiltshire was an Australian actor and producer who worked extensively in stage, radio and television, notably at the ABC. He produced some of Noel Coward's shows in Australia in 1940, helped establish the Mercury Theatre with Peter Finch and produced a number of films with Cecil Holmes... , George Wallace George Wallace George Corley Wallace, Jr. was the 45th Governor of Alabama, serving four terms: 1963–1967, 1971–1979 and 1983–1987. "The most influential loser" in 20th-century U.S. politics, according to biographers Dan T. Carter and Stephan Lesher, he ran for U.S... , Tim Drysdale, Syd Chambers, Rex Dawe, Sefton Daly, Jacqueline Cat |
Drama | IMDb |
| 1954 1954 in film The year 1954 in film involved some significant events and memorable ones.-Events:*May 12 - The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx divorces wife Marion Benda... |
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| The Back of Beyond The Back of Beyond The Back of Beyond is a feature-length award-winning Australian documentary film produced and directed by John Heyer for the Shell Film Unit. In terms of breadth of distribution, awards garnered, and critical response, it is Heyer's most successful film... |
John Heyer John Heyer John Whitefoord Heyer was an Australian documentary filmmaker, who is often described as the father of Australian documentary film.... |
Tom Kruse | Documentary | IMDb |
| Long John Silver Long John Silver (film) Long John Silver is a 1954 Australian film about the eponymous pirate from Treasure Island, starring Robert Newton as Silver and Rod Taylor as Israel Hands.... |
Byron Haskin Byron Haskin Byron Conrad Haskin was an American film and television director. He was born in Portland, Oregon.He is remembered today for directing 1953's The War of the Worlds, one of many films where he teamed with producer George Pal. In his early career, he was a special effects artist, with a number of... |
Robert Newton Robert Newton Robert Newton was an English stage and film actor. Along with Errol Flynn, Newton was one of the most popular actors among the male juvenile audience of the 1940s and early 1950s, especially with British boys... , Rod Taylor |
Adventure | IMDb |
| 1955 1955 in film The year 1955 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls, starring Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra, debuts.* June 27 - The last ever Republic serial, King of the Carnival, is released.... |
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| Jedda Jedda Jedda was the last movie made by the Australian filmmaker Charles Chauvel. The film is most notable for being the first to star two Aboriginal actors in the leading roles, and also to be the first Australian film shot in colour... |
Charles Chauvel | Ngarla Kunoth, Robert Tudawali, Betty Suttor, Paul Reynall, George Simpson-Lyttle, Tas Fitzer, Wason Byers, Willie Farrar, Margaret Dingle, Nosepeg | ||
| 1956 1956 in film The year 1956 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 5 - The Ten Commandments opens in cinemas and becomes one of the most successful and popular movies of all time, currently ranking 5th on the list of all time moneymakers * February 5 - First showing of documentary films by... |
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| Olympic Games 1956 | ||||
| Walk Into Paradise Walk Into Paradise Walk Into Paradise is a 1956 Australian adventure film directed by Lee Robinson and Marcello Pagliero shot on location in the highlands of Papua New Guinea.... |
Marcello Pagliero Marcello Pagliero Marcello Pagliero was an Italian film director, actor, and screenwriter.Pagliero was born in London and died in Paris... , Lee Robinson |
Chips Rafferty Chips Rafferty Chips Rafferty MBE was an iconic Australian actor. Called "the living symbol of the typical Australian", Rafferty's career stretched from the 1940s until his death in 1971, and during this time he performed regularly in major Australian feature films as well as appearing in British and American... , Francoise Christophe, Reg Lye, Pierre Cressoy, Sergeant Major Somu, District Officer Fred Kaad, Captain Richard Davis |
Adventure | Entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival 1956 Cannes Film Festival -Jury:*Maurice Lehmann *Arletty *Louise de Vilmorin *Jacques-Pierre Frogerais *Henri Jeanson *Domenico Meccoli *Otto Preminger *James Quinn *Roger Regent *María Romero... |
| Smiley | IMDb | |||
| 1957 1957 in film The year 1957 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 21 - The movie Jailhouse Rock, starring Elvis Presley, opens.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue-Awards:... |
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| Robbery Under Arms | IMDb | |||
| Three in One | ||||
| 1958 1958 in film The year 1958 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* February 16- "In the Money" by William Beaudine is released on this date. It would be the last installment of The Bowery Boys series which began back in 1946.... |
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| Conquest of The Rivers | AFI winner for Best Film | |||
| Dust in the Sun | ||||
| Hard to Windward | AFI winner for Best Film | |||
| Smiley Gets a Gun | ||||
| The Stowaway | ||||
| 1959 1959 in film The year 1959 in film involved some significant events, with Ben-Hur winning a record 11 Academy Awards.-Events:* The Three Stooges make their 190th and last short film, Sappy Bull Fighters.... |
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| L' Ambitieuse | Yves Allégret Yves Allégret Yves Allégret was a French film director in the film noir genre.He is noted as having been the husband of actress Simone Signoret between the years 1944–1949.-Selected filmography:... |
Edmond O'Brien Edmond O'Brien Edmond O'Brien was an American actor who is perhaps best remembered for his role in D.O.A. and his Oscar winning role in The Barefoot Contessa... , Richard Basehart Richard Basehart John Richard Basehart was an American actor. He starred in the 1960s television science fiction drama Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, in the role of Admiral Harriman Nelson.-Career:... , Andrea Parisy Andréa Parisy Andréa Parisy , in civil life Andrée Marcelle Henriette Parisy, is a French actress. She was born in Levallois-Perret on 4 December 1935... , Nicole Berger Nicole Berger Nicole Berger was a French actress.-Biography:Berger was born in Paris. She had a brief theatrical career, particularly in the Compagnie Barrault-Renaud, before starting to film. Claude Autant-Lara gave her her first real chance in 1954, giving her one of the three leading roles in Le Blé en Herbe... , Nigel Lovell, Reg Lye, Jean Marchat, Denise Vernac Denise Vernac Denise Vernac was a French film actress.-Career:She appeared in seventeen films between 1939 and 1966.... |
Drama | IMDb |
| Edge of The Deep | AFI winner for Best Film | |||
| The Power Makers | AFI winner for Best Film | |||
| Summer of the Seventeenth Doll Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (film) Summer of the Seventeenth Doll is a 1959 Australian-British film directed by Les Norman and is based on the Ray Lawler play Summer of the Seventeenth Doll... |
Leslie Norman Les Norman Leslie A. Norman was a British director and producer. His career spanned nearly fifty years, from 1930 until 1978, and in that time he tried his hand at many different jobs, including editor, producer, and writer... |
Ernest Borgnine Ernest Borgnine Ernest Borgnine is an American actor of television and film. His career has spanned more than six decades. He was an unconventional lead in many films of the 1950s, including his Academy Award-winning turn in the 1955 film Marty... , Anne Baxter Anne Baxter Anne Baxter was an American actress known for her performances in films such as The Magnificent Ambersons , The Razor's Edge , All About Eve and The Ten Commandments .-Early life:... |
Comedy | IMDb |
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