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