List of LGBT-related films of the 1950s

This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related films released in the 1950s. It contains theatrically released films that deal with important gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender characters or issues and may have same-sex romance or relationships as a plot device.

LGBT films
By decade
1896–1959
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s

1950
Title Director Country Genre Cast Notes
CagedJohn CromwellUnited StatesCrime, dramaEleanor Parker, Agnes Moorehead, Ellen Corby, Hope Emerson, Betty Garde, Sheila MacRae, Lee Patrick, Jane DarwellParker plays a woman sent to prison for attempted armed robbery. In prison, she meets several lesbian characters.[1]
In a Lonely PlaceNicholas RayUnited StatesDrama, film-noirHumphrey Bogart, Gloria Grahame, Frank Lovejoy, Carl Benton Reid, Art Smith, Martha Stewart, Jeff Donnell, Robert Warwick, Morris Ankrum, William Ching, Steven Geray, Hadda BrooksBased on the novel of the same name by Dorothy B. Hughes
Un chant d'amourJean GenetFrancea.k.a. A Song of Love
Young Man with a HornMichael CurtizUnited StatesDramaKirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, Doris Day, Hoagy Carmichael, Juano Hernandez, Jerome Cowan, Mary Beth Hughes, Nestor Paiva, Walter ReedBased 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 HyacinthsHasse EkmanSwedenFilm-noir, crime, DramaEva Henning, Ulf Palme, Anders Ek, Birgit Tengroth, Marianne Lofgren, Gösta Cederlund, Karl-Arne Holmsten, Keve Hjelm, Anne-Marie Brunius

1951
Title Director Country Genre Cast Notes
OliviaJacqueline AudryFranceDramaEdwige 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 TrainAlfred HitchcockUnited StatesFilm-noir, crime, mysteryFarley Granger, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker, Leo G. CarrollBased on the novel of the same name by Patricia Highsmith

1953
Title Director Country Genre Cast Notes
Calamity JaneDavid ButlerUnited StatesMusical, comedyDoris Day, Howard Keel, Allyn Ann McLerie, Philip Carey, Dick Wesson, Paul Harvey, Chubby Johnson, Gale Robbins, Francis McDonald, Monte Montague, Bess FlowersExplores an alleged romance between American frontierswoman of the same name and Wild Bill Hickok
Glen or GlendaEdward D. Wood Jr.United StatesDramaEd Wood, Timothy Farrell, Dolores Fuller, Bela Lugosi
Gentlemen Prefer BlondesHoward HawksUnited StatesMusical, comedyJane Russell, Marilyn Monroe, Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid, Tommy Noonan, Taylor Holmes, Norma Varden, George Winslow, Steven GerayBased on the musical of the same name by Anita Loos and Joseph Fields, which itself is based on Loos' novel of the same name
Die Jungfrau auf dem DachOtto PremingerUnited StatesComedyHardy Krüger, Johannes Heesters, Johanna Matz, Sig Ruman, Dawn AddamsGerman language translation of the script for The Moon Is Blue
I Vitelloni Federico Fellini Italy Drama, comedy Alberto Sordi, Franco Fabrizi, Franco Interlenghi, Leopoldo Trieste

1954
Title Director Country Genre Cast Notes
Air of ParisMarcel CarnéFrance
Italy		DramaJean Gabin, Arletty, Roland LesaffreImplicit homosexuality in the relation between the characters played by Lesaffre and Gabin
Huis closJacqueline AudryFranceDramaArletty, 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 GuitarNicholas RayUnited StatesWesternJoan 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 OsterlohBased on the novel of the same name by Roy Chanslor
Miss HanafiFatin Abdel WahabEgyptComedyIsmail Yassine (credited as Ismail Yasseen)a.k.a. El Anesa Hanafy; based on an actual news article

1955
Title Director Country Genre Cast Notes
Rebel Without a CauseNicholas RayUnited StatesDramaJames Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo, Jim Backus, Ann Doran, Corey Allen, William HopperHomosexual subtext
The Big ComboJoseph H. LewisUnited StatesCrimeCornel Wilde, Richard Conte, Brian Donlevy, Jean WallaceImplicit homosexual relationship between two hitmen

1956
Title Director Country Genre Cast Notes
Tea and SympathyVincente MinnelliUnited StatesDramaDeborah Kerr, John Kerr, Leif Erikson, Edward AndrewsScreenplay by Robert Anderson, based on his stage play of the same name

1957
Title Director Country Genre Cast Notes
Different from You and MeVeit HarlanWest GermanyDramaChristian Wolff, Paula Wessely, Paul Dahlke, Hans Nielsena.k.a. 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 Cast Notes
Cat on a Hot Tin RoofRichard BrooksUnited StatesDramaElizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives, Judith Anderson, Jack Carson, Madeleine Sherwood, Larry Gates, Vaughn TaylorBased on the play on the same name by Tennessee Williams; homosexual subtext
Les TricheursMarcel CarnéFrance
Italy		DramaPascale Petit, Andréa Parisy, Laurent Terzieff, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Dany Saval
Mädchen in UniformGéza von RadványiWest Germany
France		DramaHertha Thiele, Dorothea Wieck, Emilia UndaCo-written by Christa Winsloe, based on her play of the same name

1959
Title Director Country Genre Cast Notes
Ben-HurWilliam WylerUnited StatesAction, dramaCharlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Cathy O'Donnell, Sam JaffeBased on the novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by 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
CompulsionRichard FleischerUnited StatesCrime, dramaOrson Welles, Diane Varsi, Dean Stockwell, Bradford DillmanBased on the novel of the same name by Meyer Levin
Pillow TalkMichael GordonUnited StatesRomance, comedyRock Hudson, Doris Day, Tony Randall, Thelma Ritter
Some Like It HotBilly WilderUnited StatesRomance, comedyMarilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon
Suddenly, Last SummerJoseph L. MankiewiczUnited StatesDrama, horrorElizabeth Taylor, Katharine Hepburn, Montgomery CliftBased on the play of the same name by Tennessee Williams

References
  1. Darren, p. 38
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