List of Columbia Pictures films (1950–1959)

The following is a list of feature films produced and distributed by the American studio Columbia Pictures from 1950 until 1959. While the company continued to make many of its films in-house, it increasingly also released films made by independent producers.^[1]

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Release date	Title	Notes
January 1950	All the King's Men	Remade in 2006; Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture
January 5, 1950	Mary Ryan, Detective
January 11, 1950	The Nevadan	co-production with Scott-Brown Productions
January 12, 1950	Mark of the Gorilla	co-production with Sam Katzman Productions
February 2, 1950	Trail of the Rustlers
February 9, 1950	Girls' School
February 15, 1950	The Traveling Saleswoman	Co-production with Joan Davis Productions
February 22, 1950	Tyrant of the Sea
	Mule Train	distribution only; produced by Gene Autry Productions
	Father Is a Bachelor
March 9, 1950	Blondie's Hero^{[N 1]}
March 16, 1950	A Woman of Distinction
March 18, 1950	The Palomino	Co-production with Robert Cohn Productions
April 1, 1950	Cargo to Capetown
April 6, 1950	Cody of the Pony Express	Serial film
April 13, 1950	Outcast of Black Mesa
April 13, 1950	Beware of Blondie^{[N 1]}
April 26, 1950	Faust and the Devil	Co-production with Cineopra
April 27, 1950	Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang
	Kill the Umpire
	Captive Girl
April 28, 1950	No Sad Songs for Me
May 3, 1950	The Doorman	Mexican film; co-production with Posa Films
May 4, 1950	Beauty on Parade
May 18, 1950	Customs Agent
May 19, 1950	Fortunes of Captain Blood
May 19, 1950	Cow Town	distribution only; produced by Gene Autry Productions
June 1, 1950	The Good Humor Man
	Texas Dynamo
	Hoedown
June 8, 1950	State Penitentiary
June 21, 1950	Rogues of Sherwood Forest
July 1, 1950	711 Ocean Drive	Co-production with Frank Seltzer Productions
July 13, 1950	David Harding, Counterspy
July 20, 1950	Atom Man vs. Superman	distribution only; Serial film
July 25, 1950	Beyond the Purple Hills	distribution only; produced by Gene Autry Productions
August 3, 1950	Streets of Ghost Town
August 3, 1950	On the Isle of Samoa
August 17, 1950	The Petty Girl
August 30, 1950	When You're Smiling
August 1950	In a Lonely Place	co-production with Santana Pictures Corporation
August 1950	Convicted
September 8, 1950	Rookie Fireman
September 14, 1950	Across the Badlands
September 15, 1950	The Fuller Brush Girl
September 30, 1950	Indian Territory	distribution only; produced by Gene Autry Productions
October 1950	Between Midnight and Dawn
October 1, 1950	Raiders of Tomahawk Creek
October 25, 1950	Last of the Buccaneers	Co-production with SK Pictures
November 1, 1950	Chain Gang
November 2, 1950	Harriet Craig
November 2, 1950	Pirates of the High Seas	Serial film
November 15, 1950	The Texan Meets Calamity Jane
November 15, 1950	Emergency Wedding
November 16, 1950	The Tougher They Come
November 20, 1950	The Blazing Sun	Co-production with Gene Autry Productions
November 21, 1950	Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard
November 22, 1950	Pygmy Island
December 1, 1950	The Killer That Stalked New York	Co-production with Robert Cohn Productions
December 1, 1950	Lightning Guns
December 2, 1950	He's a Cockeyed Wonder
December 12, 1950	Revenue Agent
December 24, 1950	The Flying Missile
December 25, 1950	Born Yesterday	Remade in 1993; Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture
December 29, 1950	Frontier Outpost
December 1950	Stage to Tucson

Release date	Title	Notes
January 2, 1951	Gasoline Alley
January 15, 1951	Prairie Roundup
January 17, 1951	Al Jennings of Oklahoma
January 30, 1951	Gene Autry and the Mounties	distribution only; produced by Gene Autry Productions
February 14, 1951	A Yank in Korea
February 23, 1951	Ridin' the Outlaw Trail
February 26, 1951	Fury of the Congo
March 5, 1951	Flame of Stamboul
March 8, 1951	My True Story
March 10, 1951	Valentino	Co-production with Edward Small Productions
March 15, 1951	Fort Savage Raiders
March 15, 1951	Texans Never Cry	distribution only; produced by Gene Autry Productions
March 1951	M	distribution only; co-production with Superior Productions
April 1, 1951	Santa Fe	Co-production with Scott-Brown Productions
April 16, 1951	Whirlwind	distribution only; produced by Gene Autry Productions
April 18, 1951	The Brave Bulls	Co-production with Rossen Enterprises
May 2, 1951	The Seven Macho Men	Co-production with Posa Films
May 4, 1951	Her First Romance
May 5, 1951	Smuggler's Gold
May 30, 1951	Snake River Desperadoes
May 30, 1951	When the Redskins Rode	Co-production with Esskay Pictures Corporation
May 31, 1951	Roar of the Iron Horse	Serial film
May 31, 1951	Lorna Doone	co-production with Edward Small Productions
June 3, 1951	The Texas Rangers	Remake of 1936 film; co-production with Edward Small Productions
June 12, 1951	China Corsair
June 13, 1951	Sirocco	co-production with Santana Pictures Corporation
June 20, 1951	Silver Canyon	distribution only; produced by Gene Autry Productions
June 27, 1951	Mask of the Avenger
July 1, 1951	The Big Gusher
July 13, 1951	Never Trust a Gambler
July 16, 1951	Hurricane Island	Co-production with Esskay Pictures Corporation
July 24, 1951	Pickup	Co-production with Forum Productions and Hugo Haas Productions
July 26, 1951	Bonanza Town
July 1951	Two of a Kind
August 2, 1951	The Whistle at Eaton Falls	distribution only; produced by Louis De Rochemont Associates and RD-DR Corporation
August 13, 1951	The Magic Face	Co-production with Mort Briskin-Robert Smith Productions
August 13, 1951	The Lady and the Bandit
August 14, 1951	Cyclone Fury
August 23, 1951	Criminal Lawyer
August 23, 1951	Chain of Circumstance
September 10, 1951	Saturday's Hero
September 13, 1951	Mysterious Island	Serial film
September 17, 1951	Corky of Gasoline Alley
September 21, 1951	The Mob
September 30, 1951	The Hills of Utah	distribution only; produced by Gene Autry Productions
September 1951	Sunny Side of the Street
October 1951	Five	co-production with Arch Oboler Productions
October 4, 1951	Jungle Manhunt
October 18, 1951	The Magic Carpet	Co-production with The Katzman Corporation and Esskay Pictures Corporation
October 24, 1951	The Harlem Globetrotters
October 24, 1951	The Family Secret	Co-production with Santana Pictures Corporation
October 26, 1951	Ten Tall Men	Co-production with Norma Productions and Halburt Productions
October 30, 1951	The Kid from Amarillo
October 31, 1951	The Son of Dr. Jekyll
November 5, 1951	The Barefoot Mailman	co-production with Robert Cohn Productions
November 12, 1951	Purple Heart Diary
November 20, 1951	Valley of Fire	distribution only; produced by Gene Autry Productions
December 2, 1951	Man in the Saddle	Co-production with Scott-Brown Productions
December 15, 1951	Pecos River
December 20, 1951	Death of a Salesman	Co-production with Stanley Kramer Productions
December 27, 1951	Captain Video	Serial film

Release date	Title	Notes
January 2, 1952	Indian Uprising	Co-production with Edward Small Productions
January 11, 1952	Boots Malone
January 15, 1952	The Old West	distribution only; produced by Gene Autry Productions
January 16, 1952	Scandal Sheet	Co-production with Motion Picture Investors
January 21, 1952	Harem Girl
January 30, 1952	If I Were a Congressman	Co-production with Posa Films
January 31, 1952	Smoky Canyon
January 31, 1952	The First Time	Co-production with Norma Productions and Halburt Productions
February 28, 1952	The Hawk of Wild River
February 28, 1952	Okinawa
March 13, 1952	The Marrying Kind
March 17, 1952	Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land
March 18, 1952	Night Stage to Galveston	distribution only; produced by Gene Autry Productions
March 20, 1952	My Six Convicts	Co-production with Stanley Kramer Productions
April 3, 1952	A Yank in Indo-China	Co-production with Esskay Pictures Corporation
April 10, 1952	King of the Congo	Serial film
April 20, 1952	Laramie Mountains
April 29, 1952	Walk East on Beacon!	Co-production with RD-DR Productions
May 7, 1952	Thief of Damascus
May 9, 1952	The Sniper	Co-production with Stanley Kramer Productions
May 15, 1952	Paula
May 30, 1952	Apache Country	distribution only; produced by Gene Autry Productions
May 1952	Sound Off
June 1, 1952	Brave Warrior	Co-production Esskay Pictures Corporation
June 1, 1952	Montana Territory
June 15, 1952	The Rough, Tough West
June 25, 1952	The Brigand	Co-production with Edward Small Productions
July 1, 1952	Cripple Creek	Co-production with Edward Small Productions
July 4, 1952	California Conquest	Co-production with Esskay Pictures Corporation
July 7, 1952	Red Snow	Co-production with All American Film Corporation
July 12, 1952	Junction City
July 24, 1952	Blackhawk	Distribution only; Serial film
July 25, 1952	Barbed Wire	distribution only; produced by Gene Autry Productions
July 29, 1952	Affair in Trinidad	Co-production with The Beckworth Corporation
July 1952	Storm Over Tibet	Co-production with Summit Productions
August 19, 1952	The Kid from Broken Gun
August 27, 1952	Captain Pirate
August 27, 1952	Last Train from Bombay
September 4, 1952	Assignment – Paris!
September 10, 1952	The Atomic Fireman	Mexican film; co-production with Posa Films
September 30, 1952	Wagon Team	distribution only; produced by Gene Autry Productions
September 1952	Strange Fascination	Co-production with Hugo Haas Productions
September 1952	Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
October 8, 1952	The Golden Hawk	Co-production with Esskay Pictures Corporation
October 8, 1952	The Four Poster	co-production with Stanley Kramer Productions
October 30, 1952	The Happy Time	co-production with Stanley Kramer Productions
November 6, 1952	Son of Geronimo	Serial film
November 15, 1952	Hangman's Knot	Co-production with Producers-Actors Corporation
November 30, 1952	Blue Canadian Rockies	distribution only; produced by Gene Autry Productions
November 1952	Voodoo Tiger
December 9, 1952	The Pathfinder
December 10, 1952	Invasion U.S.A.	Co-production with American Pictures Company and Mutual Productions of the West
December 25, 1952	The Member of the Wedding	Co-production with Stanley Kramer Productions
December 1952	Eight Iron Men	Co-production with Stanley Kramer Productions

Release date	Title	Notes
January 1953	Winning of the West	distribution only; produced by Gene Autry Productions
February 1953	Target Hong Kong
February 1, 1953	Last of the Comanches
February 3, 1953	Savage Mutiny
March 3, 1953	All Ashore
March 7, 1953	Prince of Pirates	Co-production with Esskay Pictures Corporation
March 20, 1953	The Glass Wall
March 24, 1953	Salome	Co-production with The Beckworth Corporation
March 25, 1953	On Top of Old Smoky	distribution only; produced by Gene Autry Productions
April 1, 1953	Jack McCall, Desperado
April 6, 1953	One Girl's Confession	Co-production with Hugo Haas Productions
April 7, 1953	Problem Girls
April 9, 1953	Man in the Dark	Columbia's first 3D film
May 1, 1953	Fort Ti	3D film
May 5, 1953	Ambush at Tomahawk Gap
May 5, 1953	The Juggler	Co-production with Stanley Kramer Productions
May 8, 1953	Serpent of the Nile
May 20, 1953	The 49th Man
	Siren of Bagdad	Co-production with Esskay Pictures Corporation
	Goldtown Ghost Riders	distribution only; produced by Gene Autry Productions
June 4, 1953	The Lost Planet	Serial film
July 1, 1953	The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T	Co-production with Stanley Kramer Productions; only film created by children's author Dr. Seuss
July 4, 1953	The Last Posse
July 5, 1953	Pack Train	distribution only produced by Gene Autry Productions
July 17, 1953	Let's Do It Again
July 20, 1953	Flame of Calcutta	Co-production with Esskay Pictures Corporation
July 29, 1953	Valley of Head Hunters
July 30, 1953	The Stranger Wore a Gun	3D film; co-production with Scott-Brown Productions
August 3, 1953	Cruisin' Down the River
August 5, 1953	From Here to Eternity	Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture
August 21, 1953	Sky Commando
August 1953	Mission Over Korea	Co-production with Robert Cohn Productions
September 2, 1953	The Photographer	Mexican film; co-production with Posa Films
September 7, 1953	China Venture
September 17, 1953	The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd	Serial film
September 20, 1953	Saginaw Trail	distribution only; produced by Gene Autry Productions
September 1953	Conquest of Cochise
October 1, 1953	Combat Squad	Co-production with Jack Broder Productions Inc.
October 14, 1953	The Big Heat
October 1953	Slaves of Babylon
November 3, 1953	Prisoners of the Casbah	Co-production with The Katzman Corporation
November 3, 1953	Last of the Pony Riders	distribution only; produced by Gene Autry Productions
November 10, 1953	Paris Model	Co-production with American Pictures Company
November 11, 1953	Gun Fury	3D film
December 2, 1953	The Nebraskan	3D film
December 3, 1953	El Alamein
December 15, 1953	Killer Ape
December 23, 1953	Miss Sadie Thompson	3D film; co-production with The Beckworth Corporation
December 24, 1953	Bad for Each Other
December 30, 1953	Paratrooper	Released on August 11 in the UK as The Red Beret; co-production with Warwick Films

Release date	Title	Notes
February 1954	Charge of the Lancers
February 1954	The Wild One	co-production with Stanley Kramer Productions
February 24, 1954	Bait	Co-production with Hugo Haas Productions
March 1954	It Should Happen to You
March 1, 1954	The Battle of Rogue River
March 10, 1954	Drive a Crooked Road
April 2, 1954	Jesse James vs. the Daltons	3D film
April 7, 1954	The Mad Magician	3D film
April 15, 1954	Gunfighters of the Northwest	Serial film
April 23, 1954	Drums of Tahiti	3D film
April 1954	The Iron Glove
April 1954	The Price of Living	U.S.A. distributor; co-production with Internacional Cinematográfica
May 1, 1954	Massacre Canyon
May 3, 1954	The Miami Story	Co-production with Clover Productions
May 10, 1954	Indiscretion of an American Wife^{[N 2]}	theatrical distribution in the Western Hemisphere only; produced by Produzione Films Vittorio De Sica and Selznick International Pictures
June 6, 1954	The Saracen Blade
June 24, 1954	The Caine Mutiny	Co-production with Stanley Kramer Productions
June 1954	Jungle Man-Eaters
July 3, 1954	The Outlaw Stallion
July 16, 1954	Hell Below Zero	Co-production with Warwick Films
July 28, 1954	On the Waterfront	Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture; co-production with Horizon Pictures
August 1, 1954	The Law vs. Billy the Kid
August 6, 1954	Human Desire
August 6, 1954	Pushover
September 1, 1954	A Tailored Gentleman	Mexican film; co-production with Posa Films
September 2, 1954	The Black Dakotas
September 3, 1954	O Cangaceiro	Co-production with Vera Cruz Studios
September 4, 1954	A Bullet Is Waiting	co-production with Welsch Productions, Inc.
October 28, 1954	The Black Knight	Co-production with Warwick Films
November 1, 1954	Cannibal Attack
November 1, 1954	The Detective	U.S. distribution only; produced by Facet Productions
November 4, 1954	Three Hours to Kill
November 5, 1954	Fire Over Africa	U.S. distribution only
November 10, 1954	Phffft!
November 11, 1954	Riding with Buffalo Bill	Serial film
November 1954	The Affairs of Messalina	U.S. distribution only; produced by CEI Incom, Produzione Gallone, Filmsonor and Suevia Films
December 1, 1954	Masterson of Kansas
December 4, 1954	They Rode West
December 1954	The Bamboo Prison

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