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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
