Releases 1950s

Cinema Releases 1950 – 1959

Films are listed in order they went on general release in the UK. Click on the title to view full details of each film, including production information, storyline, footnotes and cast & crew listings. Plus, where available, video clips or title screens from the actual films.

The Man in Black

Thriller
UK Release Date
January 1950
BBFC Cert. “A”

The Adventures of PC 49

Crime, Mystery, Drama
UK Release Date
2nd January 1950
BBFC Cert. “A”

Meet Simon Cherry

Crime, Drama, Mystery
UK Release Date
10th May 1950
BBFC Cert. “A”

Room To Let

Crime, Drama
UK Release Date
15th May 1950
BBFC Cert. “A”

Someone at the Door

Mystery
UK Release Date
21st August 1950
BBFC Cert. “U”

What the Butler Saw

Comedy
UK Release Date
11th September 1950
BBFC Cert. “U”

Dick Barton at Bay

Crime, Sci Fi
UK Release Date
2nd October 1950
BBFC Cert. “U”

The Lady Craved Excitement

Comedy, Mystery
UK Release Date
16th October 1950
BBFC Cert. “U”

The Rossiter Case

Drama, Mystery
UK Release Date
29th January 1951
BBFC Cert. “A”

To Have and to Hold

Drama, Romance
UK Release Date
2nd April 1951
BBFC Cert. “A”

The Dark Light

Drama
UK Release Date
23rd April 1951
BBFC Cert. “A”

A Case for P.C. 49

Crime, Mystery, Drama
UK Release Date
23rd July 1951
BBFC Cert. “A”

Black Widow

Comedy, Drama,
UK Release Date
22nd October 1951
BBFC Cert. “A”

Cloudburst

Mystery
UK Release Date
10th December 1951
BBFC Cert. “A”

Whispering Smith Hits London

Action, Adventure, Crime
UK Release Date
3rd February 1952
BBFC Cert. “A”

Death of an Angel

Crime
UK Release Date
24th March 1952
BBFC Cert. “A”

The Last Page

Crime, Drama, Film Noir
UK Release Date
19th May 1952
BBFC Cert. “A”

Never Look Back

Drama
UK Release Date
26th May 1952
BBFC Cert. “A”

Wings of Danger

Crime, Drama, Film Noir
UK Release Date
26th May 1952
BBFC Cert. “U”

Stolen Face

Crime, Drama, Film Noir
UK Release Date
23rd June 1952
BBFC Cert. “A”

Lady in the Fog

Mystery
UK Release Date
13th October 1952
BBFC Cert. “A”

The Gambler and the Lady

Crime, Drama, Film Noir
UK Release Date
26th January 1953
BBFC Cert. “A”

Mantrap

Crime, Drama, Mystery
UK Release Date
10th March 1953
BBFC Cert. “A”

Four Sided Triangle

Romance, Sci Fi
UK Release Date
25th May 1953
BBFC Cert. “A”

The Flanagan Boy

Drama, Film Noir, Sport
UK Release Date
12th October 1953
BBFC Cert. “A”

The Saint’s Return

Crime, Mystery
UK Release Date
12th October 1953
BBFC Cert. “U”

Blood Orange

Crime, Drama
UK Release Date
3rd November 1953
BBFC Cert. “A”

Spaceways

Thriller, Sci-Fi
UK Release Date
21 December 1953
BBFC Cert. “U”

Face the Music

Crime, Drama
UK Release Date
22nd February 1954
BBFC Cert. “A”

Five Days

Crime, Drama, Film Noir
UK Release Date
12th May 1954
BBFC Cert. “A”

Life with the Lyons

Comedy
UK Release Date
25th May 1954
BBFC Cert. “U”

The House Across the Lake

Crime, Drama, Film Noir
UK Release Date
21st June 1954
BBFC Cert. “A”

The Stranger Came Home

Drama, Mystery
UK Release Date
9th August 1954
BBFC Cert. “A”

36 Hours

Crime, Drama, Film Noir
UK Release Date
25th October 1954
BBFC Cert. “A”

The Men of Sherwood Forest

Adventure
UK Release Date
6th December 1954
BBFC Cert. “U”

Mask of Dust

Action, Adventure, Drama
UK Release Date
27th December 1954
BBFC Cert. “U”

The Lyons in Paris

Comedy
UK Release Date
5th January 1955
BBFC Cert. “U”

Break in the Circle

Drama
UK Release Date
28th February 1955
BBFC Cert. “U”

Murder By Proxy

Crime, Drama, Film Noir
UK Release Date
28th March 1955
BBFC Cert. “A”

Third Party Risk

Crime, Drama, Film Noir
UK Release Date
4th April 1955
BBFC Cert. “U”

The Glass Cage

Crime, Drama, Film Noir
UK Release Date
29th August 1955
BBFC Cert. “A”

The Quatermass Xperiment

Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
UK Release Date
29th November 1955
BBFC Cert. “X”

The Right Person

Drama, Short
UK Release Date
9th January 1956
BBFC Cert. “A”

A Man on the Beach

Short, Drama
UK Release Date
26th March 1956
BBFC Cert. “U”

Copenhagen

Travel
UK Release Date
4th February 1956
BBFC Cert. “U”

Women Without Men

Action, Adventure, Crime
UK Release Date
14th June 1956
BBFC Cert. “A”

X – The Unknown

Horror, Sci-Fi
UK Release Date
21st September 1956
BBFC Cert. “X”

Dick Turpin, Highwayman

Short, Adventure
UK Release Date
12th December 1956
BBFC Cert. “U”

The Curse of Frankenstein

Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
UK Release Date
20th May 1957
BBFC Cert. “X”

The Steel Bayonet

Drama, War
UK Release Date
3rd June 1957
BBFC Cert. “A”

Quatermass 2

Sci-Fi, Horror
UK Release Date
17th June 1957
BBFC Cert. “X”

The Abominable Snowman

Adventure, Horror
UK Release Date
26th August 1957
BBFC Cert. “A”

Danger List

Short, Thriller
UK Release Date
26th December 1957
BBFC Cert. “A”

The Camp on Blood Island

Action, Drama, History
UK Release Date
20th April 1958
BBFC Cert. “X”

Dracula

Fantasy, Horror
UK Release Date
22nd May 1958
BBFC Cert. “X”

Clean Sweep

Short, Comedy
UK Release Date
26th May 1958
BBFC Cert. “U”

Up the Creek

Comedy
UK Release Date
2nd June 1958
BBFC Cert. “U”

The Snorkel

Crime, Mystery, Thriller
UK Release Date
7th July 1958
BBFC Cert. “A”

Further Up the Creek

Comedy
UK Release Date
20th October 1958
BBFC Cert. “U”

The Revenge of Frankenstein

Horror
UK Release Date
17th November 1958
BBFC Cert. “X”

I Only Arsked!

Comedy
UK Release Date
9th February 1959
BBFC Cert. “U”

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Horror, Mystery
UK Release Date
4th May 1959
BBFC Cert. “A”

Ten Seconds to Hell

Action, Drama, Romance
UK Release Date
15th June 1959
BBFC Cert. “A”

The Ugly Duckling

Comedy, Crime
UK Release Date
10th August 1959
BBFC Cert. “U”

The Mummy

Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
UK Release Date
25th September 1959
BBFC Cert. “X”

Yesterday’s Enemy

Drama, War
UK Release Date
19th October 1959
BBFC Cert. “A”

The Man Who Could Cheat Death

Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
UK Release Date
30th November 1959
BBFC Cert. “X”

Don’t Panic Chaps

Comedy, War
UK Release Date
21st December 1959
BBFC Cert. “U”