Good Movies of 1952

High Noon - Directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Bridges and Katy Jurado. The real time tick tock story of one man having to face a gang of outlaws alone for a town full of cowards. High Noon

The Quiet Man - John Ford directed this romantic comedy starring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Victor McLaglen, Barry Fitzgerald and narrated be Ward Bond. Colorfully filmed in the Irish countryside with an abundance of macho Irish drinking and fighting. It is perhaps best remembered for the fight scene. The Quiet Man Big Fight

Come Back, Little Sheba - Directed by Daniel Mann is the story of a middle aged woman in a loveless marriage with a reformed alcoholic and a young woman boarder to contend with. Her lost dog Sheba an analogy of her lost life. Staring Shirley Booth who won an Academy Award, Burt Lancaster, Terry Moore and Richard Jaeckel. Come Back Little Sheba review

The Bad and the Beautiful - Directed by Vincente Minelli staring Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon, Dick Powell, Barry Sullivan, and Gloria Grahame. It is the story of a self consumed producer (Kirk Douglas) who alienates all those around him. The movie launched Douglas as one of the superstars of the Fifties. The Bad and Beautiful.

New Movies 1952

Entertainment News 1952

Bwana Devil is considered the first 3D movie that began the 3D boom of the 50's. It stared Robert Stack, Nigel Bruce and Barbra Britton it was billed as "The Miracle of the Age!!! A LION in your lap! A LOVER in your arms!" Bwana Devil 3D

Ronald Reagan married Nancy Davis, Liz Taylor married husband number two Michael Wilding and we see debuts for Anne Bancroft, Julie Harris and Leonard Nimoy,

Academy Awards 1952

Charlton Heston and Jimmy Stewart

Picture: "THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH", "High Noon", "Ivanhoe", "Moulin Rouge", "The Quiet Man"

Actor: GARY COOPER in "High Noon", Marlon Brando in "Viva Zapata!", Kirk Douglas in "The Bad and the Beautiful", Jose Ferrer in "Moulin Rouge", Alec Guinness in "The Lavender Hill Mob"

Actress: SHIRLEY BOOTH in "Come Back, Little Sheba", Joan Crawford in "Sudden Fear", Bette Davis in "The Star", Julie Harris in "The Member of the Wedding", Susan Hayward in "With a Song in My Heart"

Supporting Actor: ANTHONY QUINN in "Viva Zapata!", Richard Burton in "My Cousin Rachel", Arthur Hunnicutt in "The Big Sky", Victor McLaglen in "The Quiet Man", Jack Palance in "Sudden Fear"

Supporting Actress: GLORIA GRAHAME in "The Bad and the Beautiful", Jean Hagen in "Singin' In The Rain", Colette Marchand in "Moulin Rouge", Terry Moore in "Come Back, Little Sheba", Thelma RItter in "With a Song in My Heart"

Director: JOHN FORD for "The Quiet Man", Cecil B. DeMille for "The Greatest Show On Earth", John Huston for "Moulin Rouge", Joseph L. Mankiewicz for "Five Fingers", Fred Zinnemann for "High Noon"

Top Box Office 1952

1. The Greatest Show on Earth
2. The Bad and the Beautiful
3. The Snows of Kilimanjaro
4. Ivanhoe
5. Singin' In The Rain
6. Sailor Beware
7. Moulin Rouge
8. Hans Christian Andersen
9. Affair in Trinidad
10. Monkey Business