This is a list of lesbian , gay , bisexual , transgender or queer -related films released in the 1950s. It contains theatrically released films that deal with important gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or queer characters or issues and may have same-sex romance or relationships as a plot device.
Title Director Country Genre Cast Notes Caged John Cromwell United States Crime, drama Eleanor Parker , Agnes Moorehead , Ellen Corby , Hope Emerson , Betty Garde , Sheila MacRae , Lee Patrick , Jane Darwell 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 United States Drama, film-noir Humphrey Bogart , Gloria Grahame , Frank Lovejoy , Carl Benton Reid , Art Smith , Martha Stewart , Jeff Donnell , Robert Warwick , Morris Ankrum , William Ching , Steven Geray , Hadda Brooks Based on the novel of the same name by Dorothy B. Hughes Un chant d'amour Jean Genet France a.k.a. A Song of Love Young Man with a Horn Michael Curtiz United States Drama Kirk Douglas , Lauren Bacall , Doris Day , Hoagy Carmichael , Juano Hernandez , Jerome Cowan , Mary Beth Hughes , Nestor Paiva , Walter Reed Based on the novel of the same name by Dorothy Baker , which itself is based on the life of Bix Beiderbecke ; an example of film noir with Bacall playing a central female character who is bisexual. Girl with Hyacinths Hasse Ekman Sweden Film-noir, crime, Drama Eva Henning , Ulf Palme , Anders Ek , Birgit Tengroth , Marianne Lofgren , Gösta Cederlund , Karl-Arne Holmsten , Keve Hjelm , Anne-Marie Brunius
Title Director Country Genre Cast Notes Olivia Jacqueline Audry France Drama Edwige Feuillère , Simone Simon , Marie-Claire Olivia, Yvonne de Bray , Suzanne Dehelly , Marina de Berg, Lesly Meynard, Danièle Delorme , Rina Rhéty, Tania Soucault, Elly Norden, Nadine Oliviera.k.a. The Pit of Loneliness ; based on the semi-autobiographical novel by Dorothy Bussy Strangers on a Train Alfred Hitchcock United States Film-noir, crime, mystery Farley Granger , Ruth Roman , Robert Walker , Leo G. Carroll Based on the novel of the same name by Patricia Highsmith
Title Director Country Genre Cast Notes Calamity Jane David Butler United States Musical, comedy Doris Day , Howard Keel , Allyn Ann McLerie , Philip Carey , Dick Wesson , Paul Harvey , Chubby Johnson , Gale Robbins , Francis McDonald , Monte Montague , Bess Flowers Explores an alleged romance between American frontierswoman of the same name and Wild Bill Hickok Glen or Glenda Edward D. Wood Jr. United States Drama Ed Wood , Timothy Farrell , Dolores Fuller , Bela Lugosi Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Howard Hawks United States Musical, comedy Jane Russell , Marilyn Monroe , Charles Coburn , Elliott Reid , Tommy Noonan , Taylor Holmes , Norma Varden , George Winslow , Steven Geray Based on the musical of the same name by Anita Loos and Joseph Fields , which itself is based on Loos' novel of the same name I Vitelloni Federico Fellini Italy Drama, comedy Alberto Sordi , Franco Fabrizi , Franco Interlenghi , Leopoldo Trieste
Title Director Country Genre Cast Notes Adam is Eve René Gaveau France Comedy Michèle Carvel , Jean Carmet , Thérèse Dorny , Mireille Perrey , Antoine Balpêtré , Anouk Ferjac Lead's name is sometimes listed as Micheline Carvel[ 2] Air of Paris Marcel Carné France Drama Jean Gabin , Arletty , Roland Lesaffre Implicit homosexuality in the relation between the characters played by Lesaffre and Gabin Huis clos Jacqueline Audry France Drama Arletty , Gaby Sylvia , Frank Villard , Yves Deniaud , Nicole Courcel , Danièle Delorme , Jean Debucourt , Jacques Chabassol, Arlette Thomasa.k.a. No Exit ; co-written by Jean-Paul Sartre , based on his stage play of the same name Johnny Guitar Nicholas Ray United States Western Joan Crawford , Sterling Hayden , Mercedes McCambridge , Scott Brady , Ward Bond , Ben Cooper , Ernest Borgnine , John Carradine , Royal Dano , Frank Ferguson , Paul Fix , Rhys Williams , Ian MacDonald , Robert Osterloh Based on the novel of the same name by Roy Chanslor Miss Hanafi Fatin Abdel Wahab Egypt Comedy Ismail Yassine (credited as Ismail Yasseen)a.k.a. El Anesa Hanafy ; based on an actual news article
Title Director Country Genre Cast Notes Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Richard Brooks United States Drama Elizabeth Taylor , Paul Newman , Burl Ives , Judith Anderson , Jack Carson , Madeleine Sherwood , Larry Gates , Vaughn Taylor Based on the play on the same name by Tennessee Williams ; homosexual subtext Les Tricheurs Marcel Carné France Drama Pascale Petit , Andréa Parisy , Laurent Terzieff , Jean-Paul Belmondo , Dany Saval Mädchen in Uniform Géza von Radványi West Germany Drama Hertha Thiele , Dorothea Wieck , Emilia Unda Co-written by Christa Winsloe , based on her play of the same name
Title Director Country Genre Cast Notes Ben-Hur William Wyler United States Action, drama Charlton Heston , Jack Hawkins , Haya Harareet , Stephen Boyd , Hugh Griffith , Martha Scott , Cathy O'Donnell , Sam Jaffe Based on the novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ Lew Wallace Come Dance with Me Michel Boisrond France Drama, crime Brigitte Bardot , Henri Vidal , Dawn Addams , Darío Moreno , Serge Gainsbourg Based on the novel The Blonde Died Dancing by Kelley Roos Compulsion Richard Fleischer United States Crime, drama Orson Welles , Diane Varsi , Dean Stockwell , Bradford Dillman Based on the novel of the same name by Meyer Levin Pillow Talk Michael Gordon United States Romance, comedy Rock Hudson , Doris Day , Tony Randall , Thelma Ritter Some Like It Hot Billy Wilder United States Romance, comedy Marilyn Monroe , Tony Curtis , Jack Lemmon Suddenly, Last Summer Joseph L. Mankiewicz United States Drama, horror Elizabeth Taylor , Katharine Hepburn , Montgomery Clift Based on the play of the same name by Tennessee Williams
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