1954 in film

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pt:Predefinição:Anos no cinema The year 1954 in film involved some significant events.

Contents 1 Events 2 Top grossing films 3 Awards 4 Films released in 1954 5 Serials 6 Short film series 7 Births 8 Deaths

[edit] Events

• May 12 - The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx divorces wife Marion Benda. The two were married in 1927.
• A reproduction of "America's First Movie Studio", Thomas Edison's Black Maria, is constructed
• November 3 Godzilla makes his debut by appearing in Godzilla (1954 film)

[edit] Top grossing films

North America

1. White Christmas, starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen.
2. The Caine Mutiny, starring Humphrey Bogart, Jose Ferrer, Van Johnson, Fred MacMurray and Lee Marvin
3. The Glenn Miller Story, starring James Stewart, June Allyson, Harry Morgan and Charles Drake
4. The Egyptian, in CinemaScope, starring Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Gene Tierney and Michael Wilding
5. Rear Window, starring James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Thelma Ritter, Wendell Corey and Raymond Burr
6. The Country Girl, starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly and William Holden.
7. The Barefoot Contessa, starring Humphrey Bogart, Ava Gardner and Edmond O'Brien.

[edit] Awards

Academy Awards:

Best Picture: On the Waterfront - Horizon-American, Columbia

Best Director: Elia Kazan - On The Waterfront

Best Actor: Marlon Brando - On the Waterfront

Best Actress: Grace Kelly - The Country Girl

Best Supporting Actor: Edmond O'Brien - The Barefoot Contessa

Best Supporting Actress: Eva Marie Saint - On The Waterfront

Golden Globe Awards:

Drama:

Best Picture: On the Waterfront

Best Actor: Marlon Brando - On the Waterfront

Best Actress: Grace Kelly - The Country Girl

Musical or comedy:

Best Picture: Carmen Jones

Best Actor: James Mason - A Star Is Born

Best Actress: Judy Garland - A Star Is Born

Other

Best Director: Elia Kazan - On the Waterfront

Best Foreign Film: Twenty-Four Eyes (Nijushi no hitomi), Japan

Best Foreign Film: No Way Back (Weg Ohne Umkehr), West Germany

Best Foreign Film: The Lady of the Camellias (La Mujer de las camelias), Argentina

Best Foreign Film: Genevieve, United Kingdom

Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival):

Jigokumon 地獄門, (Gate of Hell), directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa, Japan

Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):

Romeo and Juliet (Romeo e Giulietta), directed by Renato Castellani, Italy / U.K.

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):

Hobson's Choice, directed by David Lean, United Kingdom

[edit] Films released in 1954

• 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
• 3 Ring Circus, starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
• The Atomic Kid
• The Barefoot Contessa
• Beau Brummell
• The Belles of St Trinian's
• Black Tuesday
• Broken Lance
• Brigadoon
• The Caine Mutiny
• Casanova's Big Night starring Bob Hope
• The Country Girl
• The Dam Busters
• Dangerous Mission
• Demetrius and the Gladiators
• Désirée
• Dial M for Murder
• Doctor in the House, starring Dirk Bogarde in the first of the "Doctor" series
• Dragnet-(film mentioned in series article)
• The Egyptian
• Genevieve
• Godzilla
• The High and the Mighty
• Hobson's Choice
• Human Desire
• An Inspector Calls, with Alastair Sim, based on the J.B. Priestley play (film mentioned in article)
• Johnny Guitar
• King Richard and the Crusaders
• The Lady of the Camelias (La Mujer de las camelias)
• Living It Up, starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
• The Long, Long Trailer
• The Maggie
• Monster from the Ocean Floor
• No Way Back (Weg Ohne Umkehr)
• On the Waterfront
• Phffft!
• Rear Window
• River of No Return
• Romeo and Juliet
• Sabrina
• Sansho the Bailiff
• Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
• Seven Samurai
• Sira` Fi al-Wadi
• A Star Is Born
• La strada
• Them!
• There's No Business Like Show Business
• Three Coins in the Fountain
• Top Banana
• Twenty-Four Eyes (Nijushi no hitomi)
• White Christmas

[edit] Serials

• Gunfighters of the Northwest, starring Clayton Moore and Phyllis Coates
• Man with the Steel Whip, starring Dick Simmons
• Riding with Buffalo Bill
• Trader Tom of the China Seas, starring Harry Lauter and Aline Towne

[edit] Short film series

• Looney Tunes (1930-1969)
• Terrytoons (1930-1964)
• Merrie Melodies (1931-1969)
• Popeye (1933-1957)
• The Three Stooges (1934-1959)
• Bugs Bunny (1940-1962)
• Tom and Jerry (1940-1958)
• Mighty Mouse (1942-1955)
• Chip and Dale (1943-1956)
• Droopy (1943-1958)
• Yosemite Sam (1945-1963)
• Speedy Gonzales (1953-1968)
• Ranger Don (1953-1956)

[edit] Births

• January 1 - Helen Wellington-Lloyd, actress
• January 6 - Anthony Minghella, director
• February 17 - Rene Russo, actress
• March 4 - Catherine O'Hara, actress
• June 19 - Kathleen Turner, actress
• June 22 - Freddie Prinze, actor/comedian
• December 7 - Jackie Chan, actor

[edit] Deaths

• January 18 - Sydney Greenstreet, actor
• February 12 - Dziga Vertov, filmmaker
• November 15 - Lionel Barrymore, actor
• December 8 - Gladys George, actressde:Filmjahr 1954

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