Liste (non exhaustive) de films américains sortis en 1951. The Greatest Show on Earth de Cecil B. DeMille remporte l'Oscar du meilleur film à la des Oscars du cinéma qui se tient le .

A-B (par ordre alphabétique des titres en anglais) Titre Réalisateur Distribution Genre Notes/Studio5 FingersJoseph L. Mankiewicz James Mason, Danielle Darrieux, Michael RennieDrame Aaron Slick from Punkin CrickClaude Binyon Alan Young, Dinah Shore, Adele Jergens, Robert Merrill Comédie ParamountAbbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd Charles LamontAbbott et Costello, Charles Laughton Comédie Warner Bros.Above and BeyondMelvin Frank, Norman Panama Robert Taylor, Eleanor Parker Film de guerre MGMAffair in TrinidadVincent Sherman Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford Film noir ColumbiaAgainst All FlagsGeorge Sherman Errol Flynn, Maureen O'Hara Film d'action UniversalAndrocles and the Lion Chester Erskine Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Alan Young Film historique Angel FaceOtto Preminger Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons Film noirRKOApril in ParisDavid Butler Ray Bolger, Doris Day Film musicalAt Sword's Point Lewis Allen Cornel Wilde, Maureen O'Hara, Gladys Cooper Aventure The Atomic City Jerry Hopper Gene Barry, Lydia Clarke Drame The Bad and the Beautiful Vincente Minnelli Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon Drame Film d'amour Because of You Joseph Pevney Loretta Young, Jeff Chandler, Frances Dee Because You're Mine Alexander HallMario Lanza, Doretta Morrow Film musicalMGMBela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla William BeaudineBela Lugosi, Duke Mitchell Comédie RealartThe Belle of New YorkCharles Walters Fred Astaire, Vera-Ellen Comédie musicale MGMBelles on Their Toes Henry Levin Jeanne Crain, Myrna Loy, Debra Paget Comédie Bend of the RiverAnthony Mann James Stewart, Rock Hudson, Arthur Kennedy WesternMGMBeware, My Lovely Harry HornerIda Lupino, Robert Ryan Film noir RKOBig Jim McLainEdward Ludwig John Wayne, James Arness Drame Warner Bros.The Big SkyHoward Hawks Kirk Douglas Western The Big TreesFelix E. FeistKirk Douglas Drame Warner Bros. The Black Castle Nathan H. Juran Richard Greene, Boris Karloff, Stephen McNally Film d'horreur UniversalBlackbeard the PirateRaoul Walsh Robert Newton, Linda Darnell AventureRKOLa levée des Tomahawks (Brave Warrior) Spencer Gordon Bennet Jon Hall, Christine Larsen, Jay Silverheels Western Bernard Rey Clayton Moore, Charles Harvey Western The Bushwackers Rod Amateau John Ireland, Lawrence Tierney, Dorothy Malone Western Bwana Devil Arch ObolerRobert Stack, Nigel Bruce DrameFilmé en Afrique

C-G Titre Réalisateur Distribution Genre NotesCalifornie en flammes Lew Landers Cornel Wilde, Teresa Wright Aventure The Captive CityRobert Wise John Forsythe, Joan Camden Film noirUnited ArtistsCaptive Women Stuart Gilmore Ron Randell, Margaret Field Science fictionRKO PicturesCarbine Williams Richard Thorpe James Stewart, Jean Hagen, Wendell Corey Film biographique CarrieWilliam Wyler Jennifer Jones, Laurence Olivier, Miriam Hopkins DrameParamount PicturesCarson CityAndré de Toth Randolph Scott, Raymond Massey Western Warner Bros.Clash by Night Fritz LangBarbara Stanwyck, Robert Ryan, Paul Douglas, Marilyn Monroe Drame RKO PicturesCome Back, Little Sheba Daniel Mann Burt Lancaster, Shirley Booth, Terry Moore DrameOscar du meilleur acteur pour BoothThe Crimson Pirate Robert Siodmak Burt Lancaster AventureWarner Bros.Deadline – U.S.A. Richard Brooks Humphrey Bogart, Ethel Barrymore, Kim Hunter Drame policier Denver and Rio Grande Byron Haskin Edmond O'Brien, Sterling Hayden, Dean Jagger Western Desperate Search Joseph H. Lewis Howard Keel, Jane Greer, Keenan Wynn Aventure The Devil Makes Three Andrew Marton Gene Kelly, Pier Angeli Thriller MGMDiplomatic Courier Henry Hathaway Tyrone Power, Patricia Neal, Hildegard Knef Drame The Dog House Hanna-BarberaTom and Jerry Dessin animéMGMDon't Bother to KnockRoy Ward Baker Marilyn Monroe, Richard Widmark, Anne Bancroft Drame20th Century FoxDreamboat Claude Binyon Clifton Webb, Ginger Rogers, Anne Francis Comédie The Duck Doctor Hanna-BarberaTom and Jerry Dessin animéMGMFace to Face John Brahm James Mason, Robert Preston, Gene Lockhart DrameFilm à sketchesThe Fallbrook Story Frank Capratown's fight for water rights Documentaire Court métrageFeed the Kitty Chuck Jones Dessin animé Warner Bros.Fit to Be TiedHanna-Barbera Tom and JerryDessin animé MGMFlaming Feather Ray Enright Sterling Hayden, Barbara Rush, Forrest Tucker Western Flesh and Fury Joseph Pevney Tony Curtis, Jan Sterling, Wallace Ford Drame sportif Fool Coverage Robert McKimson Dessin animé Warner Bros.The Four PosterIrving ReisRex Harrison, Lilli Palmer Comédie D'après The Four posterA Girl in Every Port Chester Erskine Groucho Marx, Marie Wilson, William Bendix Comédie The Greatest Show on EarthCecil B. DeMille Charlton Heston, Betty Hutton, James Stewart, Cornel Wilde, Dorothy Lamour, Henry Wilcoxon Drame Remporte 2 Oscars dont celui du meilleur film

H-J Titre Réalisateur Distribution Genre NotesHangman's Knot Roy Huggins Randolph Scott, Donna Reed Western Hans Christian Andersen Charles Vidor Danny Kaye, Farley Granger Film musical, film biographiqueRKO; 6 nominations aux OscarsThe Happy Time Richard FleischerCharles Boyer, Louis Jourdan Comédie Columbia PicturesHare Lift Friz Freleng Dessin animéWarner Bros.Has Anybody Seen My Gal?Douglas Sirk Piper Laurie, Rock HudsonFilm d'amour UniversalThe Hasty Hare Charles M. JonesBugs Bunny Dessin animé MGMHellgate Charles Marquis Warren Sterling Hayden, Joan Leslie Western Hiawatha Kurt Neumann Vince Edwards, Keith Larsen Western Hic-cup PupHanna-Barbera Dessin animéMGMHigh NoonFred Zinnemann Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Katy Jurado Western United Artists; Remporte 4 OscarsHorizons West Budd Boetticher Robert Ryan, Julie Adams, Rock Hudson Western The I Don't Care Girl Lloyd Bacon Mitzi Gaynor, Oscar Levant Film musical Indian Uprising Ray Nazarro George Montgomery, Audrey Long Western Invasion U.S.A. Alfred Green Dan O'Herlihy, Peggie Castle Guerre froide Columbia PicturesIt Grows on Trees Arthur Lubin Irene Dunne, Dean Jagger Comédie IvanhoeRichard Thorpe Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders Aventure D'après le roman de Sir Walter Scott; nommé pour 2 Academy AwardsJack and the BeanstalkJean Yarbrough Abbott et Costello Comédie Warner Bros.Japanese War Bride King Vidor Shirley Yamaguchi, Don Taylor Drame The Jazz Singer Michael Curtiz Danny Thomas, Peggy Lee Film musical, drame Warner Bros.; reprise du film de 1927Jumping Jacks Norman TaurogDean Martin, Jerry Lewis ComédieParamount PicturesJungle Jim in the Forbidden LandLew Landers Johnny Weissmuller, Angela Greene Aventure Columbia Pictures

K-N Titre Réalisateur Distribution Genre NotesKansas City ConfidentialPhil Karlson John Payne, Coleen Gray Film noir United ArtistsKid Monk Baroni Harold D. Schuster Bruce Cabot, Leonard Nimoy Drame The Las Vegas StoryRobert Stevenson Jane Russell, Vincent Price Film noir RKO PicturesLimelightCharles Chaplin Charlie Chaplin, Claire Bloom Comédie United ArtistsLittle RunawayHanna-Barbera Tom and JerryDessin animé MGMLone StarVincent Sherman Clark Gable, Ava Gardner WesternMGMLost in AlaskaJean Yarbrough Abbott et Costello Comédie Universal PicturesLovely to Look At Mervyn LeRoy Kathryn Grayson, Red Skelton, Howard Keel Film musical Lure of the Wilderness Jean Negulesco Jean Peters, Jeffrey Hunter Aventure The Lusty Men Nicholas Ray, Robert Parrish Robert Mitchum, Susan Hayward WesternRKO PicturesMacao Josef von Sternberg, Nicholas Ray Robert Mitchum, Jane Russell, Gloria Grahame Film noir RKO PicturesMadeline Dessin animé United Productions of America Magical MaestroTex Avery Dessin animé MGMThe Marrying Kind George CukorJudy Holliday, Aldo Ray Comédie Columbia PicturesMeet Danny Wilson Joseph Pevney Frank Sinatra, Shelley Winters, Raymond Burr Film musical The Member of the Wedding Fred Zinnemann Julie Harris, Ethel Waters Drame D'après un roman de 1946The Merry WidowCurtis Bernhardt Fernando Lamas, Lana TurnerFilm musical MGMMillion Dollar MermaidMervyn LeRoy Victor Mature, Esther Williams Film biographique, film musical D'après la vie d'Annette KellermanThe Miracle of Our Lady of FatimaJohn Brahm Gilbert Roland DrameWarner Bros.Les MisérablesLewis Milestone Michael Rennie, Robert Newton Drame20th Century FoxMonkey BusinessHoward Hawks Cary Grant, Marilyn Monroe Screwball comedy 20th Century FoxMontana Belle Allan Dwan Jane Russell, George Brent Western My Cousin Rachel Henry Koster Olivia de Havilland, Richard Burton Film à énigme20th Century FoxMy Pal GusRobert ParrishRichard Widmark, Joanne Dru Comédie 20th Century FoxMy Six ConvictsHugo Fregonese Gilbert Roland, Millard Mitchell Comédie My Son John Leo McCarey Dean Jagger, Helen Hayes, Van Heflin Drame The Narrow Margin Richard Fleischer Charles McGraw, Marie Windsor Film noir RKO PicturesNo Room for the Groom Douglas Sirk Tony Curtis, Piper Laurie Comédie

O-R Titre Réalisateur Distribution Genre NotesO. Henry's Full House5 Directors Charles Laughton, Marilyn Monroe, Anne Baxter, Oscar Levant, Jean Peters, Jeanne Crain, Dale Robertson Film à sketches 20th Century FoxOily Hare Robert McKimson Bugs Bunny Dessin animé Warner Bros.On Dangerous GroundNicholas Ray Ida Lupino, Robert Ryan Film noirRKO PicturesOne Minute to Zero Tay GarnettRobert Mitchum, Ann Blyth Film de guerreRKO PicturesOperation: RabbitCharles M. Jones Bugs Bunny Dessin animé Warner Bros.OthelloOrson Welles Orson Welles, Robert Coote Drame United ArtistsPat and MikeGeorge Cukor Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy Comédie MGMPhone Call from a Stranger Jean Negulesco Shelley Winters, Gary Merrill, Bette Davis Drame The Pleasure GardenJames Broughton Court métragePlymouth Adventure Clarence BrownSpencer Tracy, Gene Tierney, Van Johnson Drame MGMPony Soldier Joseph M. Newman Tyrone Power, Robert Horton, Thomas Gomez Western Posse CatHanna-Barbera Tom and Jerry Dessin animé MGMThe Pride of St. Louis Harmon Jones Dan Dailey, Joanne Dru, Richard Crenna Film biographique D'après un récit de Dizzy DeanThe Prisoner of ZendaRichard Thorpe Deborah Kerr, James Mason Aventure Reprise du film de 1937 Push-Button KittyHanna-Barbera Tom and Jerry Dessin animéMGMThe Quiet ManJohn Ford Maureen O'Hara, John Wayne Comédie romantiqueRepublic PicturesRabbit Seasoning Charles M. JonesBugs Bunny Dessin animé Warner Bros.Fred C. Brannon Serial Republic PicturesRancho NotoriousFritz Lang Marlene Dietrich, Arthur Kennedy, Mel Ferrer Western RKO PicturesRed Ball Express Budd Boetticher Jeff Chandler, Alex Nicol, Sidney Poitier Film de guerre Red Planet MarsHarry Horner Peter Graves Science fictionUnited ArtistsRed Skies of MontanaJoseph M. Newman Richard Widmark, Richard Boone Aventure 20th Century FoxRetreat, Hell!Joseph H. Lewis Frank Lovejoy, Russ Tamblyn Film de guerreWarner Bros.Return of the Texan Delmer Daves Dale Robertson, Joanne Dru, Walter Brennan Western Road to Bali Hal Walker Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour Comédie Paramount Ruby Gentry King Vidor Jennifer Jones, Charlton Heston, Karl Malden Drame

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