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AFI defines an "American screen legend" as "an actor or a team of actors with a significant screen presence in American feature-length films (films of 40 minutes or more) whose screen debut occurred in or before 1950, or whose screen debut occurred after 1950 but whose death has marked a completed body of work."
A list of American films released in 1950. Fred Astaire hosted the 23rd Academy Awards ceremony on March 29, 1951, held at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood . The winner of the Best Motion Picture category was Twentieth Century-Fox 's All About Eve .
The decade was equally adept at both character and realistic films. The highly noted actors James Stewart, John Wayne, and Marlon Brando were at the peak of their popularity. Stewart, starring in Winchester '73, and Wayne, starring in John Ford's Cavalry Trilogy and The Searchers, revitalized the western.
Some actors who are well known for both film and TV work are also included in the list of ... June 8, 1950 (age 74) Leigh-Allyn Baker born () March 13 ...
January 13 – Three weeks after its world premiere at the Paramount and Rivoli theatres in New York City, Cecil B. DeMille's Samson and Delilah opens in Los Angeles. The film is a massive commercial success and wins the awards for Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design at the 23rd Academy Awards.
Cast Country Subgenre/Notes 1950: Across the Badlands: Fred F. Sears: Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette: United States: B Western Ambush: Sam Wood: Robert Taylor, John Hodiak, Arlene Dahl, Don Taylor, Jean Hagen, Bruce Cowling, Leon Ames, John McIntire, Pat Moriarity, Charles Stevens, Chief Thundercloud, Ray Teal: traditional Western Annie Get ...
Cast Country Subgenre/Notes 1950: Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion: United States: Born Yesterday: United States: Champagne for Caesar: United States: Cheaper by the Dozen: United States: Duchess of Idaho: United States: Father of the Bride: United States: The Great Rupert: United States: Harvey: United States: The Jackpot: United ...
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1950: The Angel with the Trumpet: Anthony Bushell: Eileen Herlie, Basil Sydney, Maria Schell: Drama: The Astonished Heart: Terence Fisher: Celia Johnson, Noël Coward, Margaret Leighton