March 30 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is released to massive box office success. Destination Moon June 27, 1950. In late 1950s New York, Tom Ripley, a young underachiever, is sent to Italy to retrieve Dickie Greenleaf, a rich and spoiled millionaire playboy. Dean Jagger. The exotic adventure film King Solomon's Mines (1950), based on a novel by H.R. The White Tower June 24, 1950. Kansas Raiders August 19, 1950. Highlights. 1 Nomination. In movie … The 1950s were a decade marked by the post-World War II boom, the dawn of the Cold War and the Civil Rights movement in the United States. Supporting Actor. Samadhi: Ashok Kumar, Nalini Jaywant, Shyam, Kuldip Kaur: 2. The ten highest-grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1950: Rank: Title: Cast: 1. A Hollywood exploitation film about the dangers of exploitation in Hollywood. 1950s: Film and TheaterThe biggest problem facing the movie industry in the 1950s was the TV. The 22nd Academy Awards | 1950. RKO Pantages Theatre. ... * Special Foreign Language Film Award - Special Award. Share Twitter Facebook. This was not the movie studio's only problem, however. The Boy and the Eagle. In the 1950s, financial prosperity allowed young Americans to participate in a shared culture of rock and roll music, movies, and television. At the time, it is the highest-grossing independent film in history. The Scarlet Pumpernickel March 4, 1950. Honoring movies released in 1949. Haggard, starred Stewart Granger as diamond-hunting Allan Quartermain with husband-seeking Deborah Kerr in the African jungle (filmed on location). But when the errand fails, Ripley takes extreme measures. This is both a time capsule and an ironic oddity. These Girls Are Fools was also released as Hell is a Place Called Hollywood (1950) and reissued in 1956, but may have been filmed in the '40s. March 23 – Pretty Woman is released and grosses $463 million, making Julia Roberts a worldwide star. In early 1950, Western cowboy star Gene Autry was the first film star to announce his appearance in a sponsored TV series. As sales of TV sets increased, more and more Americans stayed at home—and away from cinemas. Osa Massen plays the sole, women scientist in the group, the renowned chemist from Germany and apparently, the second "most able" scientist of … The first made-for-TV movie, broadcast on NBC, was See How They Run (1964). In this 1950's movie, a team of five, renowned scientists launch the first mission to reach the moon, but are unexpectantly pulled towards Mars instead. A 1948 Supreme Court ruling had led to the major studios selling off all their theater holdings in 1951. Thursday, March 23, 1950. An overview of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1950: 1950. Twelve O'Clock High. Armored Car Robbery June 8, 1950. Kim December 7, 1950. 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