List of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-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 cinema films that deal with or feature important gay, lesbian or bisexual or transgender characters or issues and may have same-sex romance or relationships as an important plot device.
1950
Title | Director | Country | Genre | Notes |
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Caged | Cromwell, JohnJohn 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 | Ray, NicholasNicholas Ray | ![]() | Drama, film-noir | |
A Song of Love | Genet, JeanJean Genet | ![]() | aka Un Chant d'Amour | |
Young Man with a Horn | Curtiz, MichaelMichael Curtiz | ![]() | Drama |
1951
Title | Director | Country | Genre | Notes |
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Olivia | Audry, JacquelineJacqueline Audry | ![]() | Drama | aka The Pit of Loneliness |
Strangers on a Train | Hitchcock, AlfredAlfred Hitchcock | ![]() | Film-noir, crime, mystery |
1953
Title | Director | Country | Genre | Notes |
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Calamity Jane | Butler, DavidDavid Butler | ![]() | Musical, comedy | |
Glen or Glenda | Wood Jr., Edward D.Edward D. Wood Jr. | ![]() | Drama | |
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes | Hawks, HowardHoward Hawks | ![]() | Musical, comedy | |
Die Jungfrau auf dem Dach | Preminger, OttoOtto Preminger | ![]() | Comedy |
1954
Title | Director | Country | Genre | Notes |
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Air of Paris | Carné, MarcelMarcel Carné | ![]() ![]() | Drama | Implicit homosexuality in the relation between the characters played by Roland Lesaffre and Jean Gabin |
Huis clos | Audry, JacquelineJacqueline Audry | ![]() | Drama | AKA No Exit |
Johnny Guitar | Ray, NicholasNicholas Ray | ![]() | Western |
1955
Title | Director | Country | Genre | Notes |
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Rebel Without a Cause | Ray, NicholasNicholas Ray | ![]() | Drama | Homosexual subtext |
The Big Combo | Lewis, Joseph H.Joseph H. Lewis | ![]() | Crime | Implicit homosexual relationship between two hitmen |
1956
Title | Director | Country | Genre | Notes |
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Tea and Sympathy | Minnelli, VincenteVincente Minnelli | ![]() | Drama |
1957
Title | Director | Country | Genre | Notes |
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Different from You and Me | Harlan, VeitVeit Harlan | ![]() | Drama | aka 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 |
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | Brooks, RichardRichard Brooks | ![]() | Drama | Homosexual subtext |
Les Tricheurs | Carné, MarcelMarcel Carné | ![]() ![]() | Drama | |
Mädchen in Uniform | Radványi, Géza vonGéza von Radványi | ![]() ![]() | Drama |
1959
Title | Director | Country | Genre | Notes |
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Ben-Hur | Wyler, WilliamWilliam Wyler | ![]() | Action, drama | |
Compulsion | Fleischer, RichardRichard Fleischer | ![]() | Crime, drama | |
Pillow Talk | Gordon, MichaelMichael Gordon | ![]() | Romance, comedy | |
Some Like It Hot | Wilder, BillyBilly Wilder | ![]() | Romance, comedy | |
Suddenly, Last Summer | Mankiewicz, Joseph L.Joseph L. Mankiewicz | ![]() | Drama, horror |
References
- ↑ Darren, p. 38
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