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1950 The Black Rose Adventure N/R, 120 Minutes
Director: Henry Hathaway More Info
Starring: Tyrone Power, Orson Welles, Cecile Aubry, Jack Hawkins, Michael Rennie, Finlay Currie, Herbert Lom, James Robertson Justice, Laurence Harvey, Robert Blake Set in the 1200s following a Saxon revolt, this is the story of Walter of Gurnie's (Tyrone Power) flight into China where he experiences adventure and gains great knowledge. |
1950 Buccaneer's Girl Adventure / Comedy / Romance N/R, 77 Minutes
Director: Frederick De Cordova More Info
Starring: Yvonne De Carlo, Philip Friend, Robert Douglas, Elsa Lanchester, Andrea King, Norman Lloyd, Jay C. Flippen, Henry Daniell, Douglass Dumbrille, Verna Felton Debbie (Yvonne De Carlo) stows away on a pirate ship and falls in love with the captain, Robert Kingston (Philip Friend). But Debbie wants to marry into wealth, so when they arrive in New Orleans Debbie opts for attending a school for refined young ladies. By story's end, she ends up with Captain Kingston and wealth as well. |
1950 The Eagle and the Hawk Adventure N/R, 104 Minutes
Director: Lewis Foster More Info
Starring: John Payne, Rhonda Fleming, Dennis O'Keefe, Thomas Gomez, Fred Clark, Frank Faylen, Eduardo Noriega, Grandon Rhodes, Walter Reed, Margaret Martin During the Mexican Revolution, the French had plans to invade the U.S., so the U.S. government ordered agents into Mexico to watch for evidence of an invasion of Texas. |
1950 The Flame and the Arrow Adventure N/R, 89 Minutes
Director: Jacques Tourneur More Info
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Virginia Mayo, Robert Douglas, Aline MacMahon, Frank Allenby, Nick Cravat, Gordon Gebert, Norman Lloyd, Victor Kilian, Lynn Baggett Dardo the Arrow (Burt Lancaster) leads a revolution against the warlord, Ulrich (Frank Allenby). In the process, he frees Lombardy from Ulrich's rule and falls in love with Ulrich's niece, Anne (Virginia Mayo). |
1950 Kim Family / Adventure / Drama N/R, 112 Minutes
Director: Victor Saville More Info
Starring: Errol Flynn, Dean Stockwell, Paul Lukas, Robert Douglas, Thomas Gomez, Cecil Kellaway, Reginald Owen, Arnold Moss, Richard Hale, Hayden Rorke Based on the Rudyard Kipling story, this plot revolves around an orphaned boy, Kim (Dean Stockwell), who is recruited by the Secret Service in India and trained by Mahbub Ali (Errol Flynn) to become an espionage agent for the British. Kim's mission: work with Mahbub Ali and help rid India of the Czarist Russians who are causing trouble in India. |
1950 King Solomon's Mines Adventure N/R, 102 Minutes
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1950 Montana Western / Action / Adventure / Romance N/R, 77 Minutes
Director: Ray Enright More Info
Starring: Errol Flynn, Alexis Smith, S.Z. Sakall, Douglas Kennedy, James Brown, Ian MacDonald, Monte Blue, Charles Irwin, Paul E. Burns, Lester Matthews Morgan Lane (Errol Flynn) is an Australian sheepherder who arrives in the Montana territory where he plans to graze his sheep. But, cattle ranchers–including Maria Singleton (Alexis Smith) and Rodney Ackroyd (Douglas Kennedy)–are already there and lead the neighboring cattlemen against the intruders. Battles ensue. But, later, Morgan and Maria find time for love and agree that cattle ranchers and sheepherders are able to live together. |
1950 Prehistoric Women Adventure N/R, 74 Minutes
Director: Gregg C. Tallas More Info
Starring: Laurette Luez, Allan Nixon, Joan Shawlee, Judy Landon, Mara Lynn, Janet Scott, Jo-Carroll Dennison, Kerry Vaughn, Tony Devlin, Johann Petursson Tigri (Laurette Luez) leads a tribe of savage women. Although they hate men, they recognize the need for them in order to keep their race going. One captive, Engor (Allan Nixon), has both Tigri and another woman after him. After discovering fire, encounters with a giant, and other such adventures, Engor and Tigri become a "real" couple. Bombs away! |
1950 Rocky Mountain Western / Action / Adventure N/R, 83 Minutes
Director: William Keighley More Info
Starring: Errol Flynn, Patrice Wymore, Scott Forbes, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Slim Pickens, Sheb Wooley, Yakima Canutt, Dickie Jones, Howard Petrie, Chubby Johnson While a band of Confederate soldiers, led by Captain Lave Barstow (Errol Flynn), is in California trying to recruit soldiers, they rescue Johanna (Patrice Wymore) who is aboard a stage coach that is being attacked by Indians. Johanna is the fiancee of Union soldier Lt. Rickey (Scott Forbes), and Barstow uses her as the bait to lure Rickey and his patrol of Union soldiers into battle. They capture the Union soldiers, but the Indians launch their own attack, and Barstow allows the Union soldiers and Johanna to escape the Indian massacre. |
1950 Rogues of Sherwood Forest Adventure N/R, 79 Minutes
Director: Gordon Douglas More Info
Starring: John Derek, Diana Lynn, George Macready, Alan Hale, Matthew Boulton, Billy Bevan, Paul Cavanagh, John Dehner, Billy House, Lowell Gilmore Robin, Earl of Huntington (John Derek) is Robin Hood's son, and, like his father, he fights for the rights of commoners. In this story, Robin helps force the signing of the Magna Carta. |
1950 Shadow of the Eagle Adventure / Drama N/R, 93 Minutes
Director: Sidney Salkow More Info
Starring: Richard Greene, Valentina Cortese, Greta Gynt, Binnie Barnes, Charles Goldner, Hugh French, Walter Rilla, Dennis Vance, William Tubbs Catherine the Great (Binnie Barnes) orders Count Orloff (Richard Greene) to Venice where he is to kidnap her rival, Princess Elizabeth Tarakanova (Valentina Cortese), and bring her back to Russia. While on his assignment, Orloff finds and then falls in love with Elizabeth. Catherine discovers that they are lovers, and complications ensue. Elizabeth's execution is how Catherine chooses to solve the problem–but Orloff has another solution that includes escape and sanctuary. |
1950 Tarzan and the Slave Girl Adventure N/R, 74 Minutes
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1950 Treasure Island Family / Adventure N/R, 96 Minutes
Director: Byron Haskin More Info
Starring: Bobby Driscoll, Robert Newton, Basil Sydney, Walter Fitzgerald, Denis O'Dea, Ralph Truman, Finlay Currie, John Laurie, Francis De Wolff, David Davies Bobby Driscoll is delightful as young, cabin boy Jim Hawkins, whose treasure map is coveted by a band of pirates headed by one-legged Long John Silver (Robert Newton). Jim must contend with Long John Silver and the pirates who are also aboard the ship. A good Disney version of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic. |
1950 The White Tower Adventure N/R, 98 Minutes
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1951 The Adventurers Adventure N/R, 74 Minutes
Director: David MacDonald More Info
Starring: Dennis Price, Jack Hawkins, Siobhan McKenna, Peter Hammond, Gregoire Aslan, Charles Paton, Bernard Lee, Ronald Adam, Martin Boddey, Philip Ray Set during the early 1900s, this is the story of a trio of adventurers (Dennis Price, Jack Hawkins, and Siobhan McKenna) in Africa seeking a stolen treasure of jewels. |
1951 Adventures of Captain Fabian Adventure N/R, 100 Minutes
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1951 The African Queen Adventure / Drama N/R, 105 Minutes
Director: John Huston More Info
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Morley, Peter Bull, Theodore Bikel, Walter Gotell, Richard Marner, Gerald Onn, Peter Swanwick, Errol John Humphrey Bogart (in his second Oscar-winning role) and Katharine Hepburn are great together as liquor-loving steamboat captain Charlie and religious spinster Rose in Africa during World War I. After Rose's brother is killed by the Germans, Charlie gives her safe passage, but she has other ideas–such as using the steamer to attack a German gunboat. Academy Award nominations included Best Actress and Director. |
1951 Alice in Wonderland Animation / Family / Fantasy / Adventure / Musical N/R, 74 Minutes
Director: Clyde Geronimi More Info
Starring: Kathryn Beaumont, Ed Wynn, Richard Haydn, Sterling Holloway, Jerry Colonna, Verna Felton, J. Pat O'Malley, Heather Angel, Bill Thompson, Doris Lloyd This is Disney's animated version of philosophy teacher Lewis Carroll's classic book about a girl named Alice (voice of Kathryn Beaumont) who falls down the rabbit hole and ends up in a magical, if illogical, world where animals talk. Hit songs include "Alice in Wonderland," "T'was Brillig," "I'm Late," "Painting the Roses Red," and "A Very Merry Un-birthday." |
1951 Anne of the Indies Adventure N/R, 81 Minutes
Director: Jacques Tourneur More Info
Starring: Jean Peters, Louis Jourdan, Debra Paget, Herbert Marshall, Thomas Gomez, James Robertson Justice, Sean McClory, Holmes Herbert, Francis Pierlot, Carleton Young A legendary pirate, Anne (Jean Peters), evades capture by French Captain Pierre La Rochelle (Louis Jourdan) only to fall into the clutches of Blackbeard (James Robertson Justice). |
1951 Captain Horatio Hornblower Adventure N/R, 116 Minutes
Director: Raoul Walsh More Info
Starring: Gregory Peck, Virginia Mayo, Robert Beatty, Terence Morgan, James Robertson Justice, Denis O'Dea, Christopher Lee, Stanley Baker, James Kenney, Moultrie Kelsall A rather stern Captain Hornblower (Gregory Peck) is ordered to deliver weapons to enemies of Spain. Along with the weapons, Lady Wellesley (Virginia Mayo) is the passenger who warms up the captain. |
1951 China Corsair Adventure N/R, 76 Minutes
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1951 The Desert Fox Adventure N/R, 88 Minutes
Director: Henry Hathaway More Info
Starring: James Mason, Jessica Tandy, Cedric Hardwicke, Luther Adler, Everett Sloane, Leo G. Carroll, George Macready, Richard Boone, Eduard Franz, Dan O'Herlihy Germany's Field Marshal Rommel and tank warfare in Africa during World War II are highlighted in this film. Actual war film footage is interspersed with studio filming, but the human story of Rommel's disfavor upon his return to Germany is what stands out in this excellent film. |
1951 Distant Drums Adventure N/R, 100 Minutes
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1951 Double Crossbones Comedy / Musical / Adventure N/R, 75 Minutes
Director: Charles Barton More Info
Starring: Donald O'Connor, Helena Carter, Will Geer, John Emery, Stanley Logan, Kathryn Givney, Hayden Rorke, Morgan Farley, Hope Emerson, Charles McGraw After being wrongly accused of piracy, 18th-century shopkeeper apprentice Dave Crandall (Donald O'Connor) takes refuge on a pirate boat and, through a series of unlikely events, earns the reputation as the most dangerous pirate sailing the world's seas. |
1951 Flame of Araby Adventure N/R, 77 Minutes
Director: Charles Lamont More Info
Starring: Maureen O'Hara, Jeff Chandler, Maxwell Reed, Susan Cabot, Lon Chaney Jr., Buddy Baer, Richard Egan, Royal Dano, Dewey Martin, Neville Brand Tunisian princess Tanya (Maureen O'Hara), trying to escape an arranged marriage, offers herself as the prize in a horse race in which she hopes Tamerlane (Jeff Chandler) will win–riding his black stallion to victory. |
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Full listing of Adventure movies from the 1950's | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
7th Voyage of Sinbad, The (1958)
Adventurers, The (1951)
Adventures of Captain Fabian (1951)
African Queen (1951)
Against All Flags (1952)
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953)
Anne of the Indies (1951)
Appointment in Honduras (1953)
Appointment in London (1953)
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Away All Boats (1956)
Back from Eternity (1956)
Battle of the River Plate, The (1956)
Beat the Devil (1953)
Ben-Hur (1959)
Black Pirates (1954)
Black Rose (1950)
Black Shield of Falworth, The (1954)
Blackbeard the Pirate (1952)
Blood Alley (1955)
Botany Bay (1953)
Boy on a Dolphin (1957)
Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Brigand (1952)
Buccaneer's Girl (1950)
Bwana Devil (1952)
Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951)
Captain Lightfoot (1955)
Captain Scarlett (1953)
Caroline and the Rebels (1955)
Cat-Women of the Moon (1953)
Charge of the Lancers (1954)
China Corsair (1951)
City Beneath the Sea (1953)
Count of Monte Cristo (1954)
Courage of Black Beauty (1957)
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Crimson Pirate (1952)
Crossed Swords (1954)
Cruel Sea (1953)
Dangerous Exile (1958)
Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer (1956)
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956)
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955)
Decameron Nights (1953)
Deep Six (1958)
Deerslayer (1957)
Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)
Desert Fox (1951)
Desert Legion (1953)
Desert Rats (1953)
Distant Drums (1951)
Double Crossbones (1951)
Eagle and the Hawk (1950)
East of Sumatra (1953)
Enemy Below (1957)
Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)
Fair Wind to Java (1953)
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Ferry to Hong Kong (1959)
Fire Down Below (1957)
Flame and the Arrow (1950)
Flame of Araby (1951)
Flying Leathernecks (1951)
Fort Algiers (1953)
Giant of Marathon (1959)
Green Glove, The (1952)
Helen of Troy (1956)
Hercules (1957)
Hercules Unchained (1959)
Hidden Fortress, The (1958)
His Majesty O'Keefe (1953)
Incredible Petrified World (1959)
Indian Tomb (1959)
Island of Lost Women (1959)
Ivanhoe (1952)
Jivaro (1954)
Journey to the Lost City (1959)
Kim (1950)
King of the Khyber Rifles (1953)
King Richard and the Crusaders (1954)
King Solomon's Mines (1950)
Kismet (1955)
Last Days of Pompeii (1959)
Left Hand of God (1955)
Legend of the Lost (1957)
Long John Silver (1954)
Lydia Bailey (1952)
Malta Story, The (1953)
Manfish (1956)
Mara Maru (1952)
Master of Ballantrae (1953)
Men of the Fighting Lady (1954)
Missile to the Moon (1959)
Moby Dick (1956)
Montana (1950)
Mountain (1956)
Mutiny (1952)
Naked Jungle (1954)
North by Northwest (1959)
Only the Valiant (1951)
Operation Amsterdam (1959)
Peter Pan (1953)
Plunder of the Sun (1953)
Plymouth Adventure (1952)
Prehistoric Women (1950)
Prince Valiant (1954)
Prince Who Was a Thief (1951)
Prisoner of Zenda, The (1952)
Purple Mask (1955)
Purple Plain (1954)
Raiders of the Seven Seas (1953)
Red Ball Express (1952)
Red Beret (1953)
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue (1953)
Robinson Crusoe (1954)
Rocky Mountain (1950)
Rogues of Sherwood Forest (1950)
Run Silent, Run Deep (1958)
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Sabaka (1954)
Sadko (1953)
Safari (1956)
Safecracker (1958)
Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to ... (1958)
Sampo (1959)
Savage Innocents (1959)
Scaramouche (1952)
Sea Chase (1955)
Sea Devils (1953)
Sea of Lost Ships (1953)
Sea Wife (1957)
Searchers (1956)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
Seven Cities of Gold (1955)
Seven Samurai (1954)
Seven Waves Away (1957)
Seventh Seal, The (1957)
Shadow of the Eagle (1950)
She Gods of Shark Reef (1958)
Ship That Died of Shame (1955)
Short Cut to Hell (1957)
Sign of Zorro (1958)
Siren of Bagdad (1953)
Snows of Kilimanjaro, The (1952)
Soldier of Fortune (1955)
Son of Ali Baba (1952)
Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men, The (1952)
Stronghold (1951)
Tales of Hoffmann, The (1951)
Tarzan and the Lost Safari (1957)
Tarzan and the She-Devil (1953)
Tarzan and the Slave Girl (1950)
Tarzan and the Trappers (1958)
Tarzan, the Ape Man (1959)
Tarzan's Fight for Life (1958)
Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959)
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle (1955)
Tarzan's Peril (1951)
Tarzan's Savage Fury (1952)
Ten Commandments (1956)
Ten Tall Men (1951)
Thief of Damascus (1952)
Thunder Bay (1953)
Thunder in the East (1953)
Thunder Road (1958)
Tiger of Eschnapur (1959)
Torpedo Run (1958)
Treasure Island (1950)
Treasure of the Golden Condor (1953)
Ulysses (1954)
Untamed (1955)
Up Periscope (1959)
Vikings (1958)
White Tower (1950)
White Warrior (1959)
White Witch Doctor (1953)
World in His Arms, The (1952)
Yankee Buccaneer (1952)
Yellowneck (1955)
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