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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
This is a chronological list of films produced in the United Kingdom split by decade. There may be an overlap, particularly between British and American films which are sometimes co-produced; the list should attempt to document films which are either British produced or strongly associated with British culture.
B. The Baby and the Battleship; Bachelor of Hearts; Background (1953 film) Bait (1950 film) The Bandit of Zhobe; Bang! You're Dead; The Bank Raiders; Barbados Quest; Barnacle Bill (1957 film) The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957 film) The Battle of the River Plate (film) The Battle of the Sexes (1959 film) Battle of the V-1; The Beachcomber ...
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm (1957), from Universal, was the final installment of the last "B series" put out by a major studio.. In 1948, a Supreme Court ruling in a federal antitrust suit against the leading Hollywood studios, the so-called Big Five, outlawed block booking and led to the divestiture of the majors' theater chains over the next few years.
Four films from this decade, Destination Moon (1950), When Worlds Collide (1951), The War of the Worlds (1953) and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) won Academy Awards, while Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959), Forbidden Planet (1956), On the Beach (1959) and Them! (1954) received nominations.
The Girl Who Couldn't Quite (1950) The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950) Her Favourite Husband (1950) Into the Blue (1950) Last Holiday (1950) The Magnet (1950) Old Mother Riley Headmistress (1950) Over the Garden Wall (1950) Something in the City (1950) Appointment with Venus (1951) Encore (1951) The Galloping Major (1951) Happy Go Lovely ...
Number 13 in the list of BFI Top 100 British films: Little Red Monkey: Ken Hughes: Richard Conte, Rona Anderson, Sylva Langova: Thriller: The Love Match: David Paltenghi: Arthur Askey, Shirley Eaton, Edward Chapman: Comedy: The Lyons in Paris: Val Guest: Ben Lyon, Bebe Daniels, Barbara Lyon: Comedy: Man of the Moment: John Paddy Carstairs
Donald B. Wilson: Harold Warrender, Anne Vernon: Romantic comedy: What a Carry On! John E. Blakeley: Jimmy Jewel, Ben Warriss: Comedy [2] Whisky Galore! Alexander Mackendrick: Basil Radford, Bruce Seton, Joan Greenwood, Gordon Jackson: Comedy: Number 24 in the list of BFI Top 100 British films