List of American films of 1952

A list of American films released in 1952.
The Greatest Show on Earth won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

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Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes/Studio
5 Fingers	Joseph L. Mankiewicz	James Mason, Danielle Darrieux, Walter Hampden, Michael Rennie	Drama	20th Century Fox
24 Hours of a Woman's Life	Victor Saville	Merle Oberon, Richard Todd	Drama	Allied Artists
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick	Claude Binyon	Alan Young, Dinah Shore, Adele Jergens, Robert Merrill	Comedy	Paramount
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd	Charles Lamont	Abbott and Costello, Charles Laughton	Comedy	Warner Bros.
About Face	Roy Del Ruth	Gordon MacRae, Virginia Gibson	Comedy
Above and Beyond	Melvin Frank, Norman Panama	Robert Taylor, Eleanor Parker	War	MGM
Affair in Trinidad	Vincent Sherman	Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford	Film noir	Columbia
Against All Flags	George Sherman	Errol Flynn, Maureen O'Hara	Action	Universal
Androcles and the Lion	Chester Erskine	Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Alan Young	Historical Epic	based on the play
Angel Face	Otto Preminger	Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons	Film noir	RKO
Anything Can Happen	George Seaton	Jose Ferrer, Kim Hunter	Drama	Paramount
April in Paris	David Butler	Ray Bolger, Doris Day	Musical	Warner Bros.
At Sword's Point	Lewis Allen	Cornel Wilde, Maureen O'Hara, Gladys Cooper	Adventure	RKO
The Atomic City	Jerry Hopper	Gene Barry, Lydia Clarke	Drama	Paramount
Back at the Front	George Sherman	Tom Ewell, Harvey Lembeck	Comedy
The Bad and the Beautiful	Vincente Minnelli	Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon, Dick Powell, Gloria Grahame	Drama	winner of 5 Academy Awards
Battle Zone	Lesley Selander	John Hodiak, Linda Christian	War	Allied Artists
Because of You	Joseph Pevney	Loretta Young, Jeff Chandler, Frances Dee	Drama	Universal
Because You're Mine	Alexander Hall	Mario Lanza, Doretta Morrow	Musical	MGM
Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla	William Beaudine	Bela Lugosi, Duke Mitchell	Comedy	Realart
The Belle of New York	Charles Walters	Fred Astaire, Vera-Ellen	Musical comedy	MGM
Belles on Their Toes	Henry Levin	Jeanne Crain, Myrna Loy, Debra Paget	Comedy	20th Century Fox
Bend of the River	Anthony Mann	James Stewart, Rock Hudson, Arthur Kennedy	Western	MGM
Beware, My Lovely	Harry Horner	Ida Lupino, Robert Ryan	Film noir	RKO
Big Jim McLain	Edward Ludwig	John Wayne, James Arness	Drama	Warner Bros.
The Big Sky	Howard Hawks	Kirk Douglas	Western	RKO
The Big Trees	Felix E. Feist	Kirk Douglas	Drama	Warner Bros.
The Black Castle	Nathan H. Juran	Richard Greene, Boris Karloff, Stephen McNally	Horror	Universal
Blackbeard the Pirate	Raoul Walsh	Robert Newton, Linda Darnell	Adventure	RKO
Bloodhounds of Broadway	Harmon Jones	Mitzi Gaynor, Scott Brady	Musical	20th Century Fox
Brave Warrior	Spencer Gordon Bennet	Jon Hall, Christine Larsen, Jay Silverheels	Western
Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory	Bernard Rey	Clayton Moore, Charles Harvey	Western	United Artists
The Bushwackers	Rod Amateau	John Ireland, Lawrence Tierney, Dorothy Malone	Western
Bwana Devil	Arch Oboler	Robert Stack, Nigel Bruce	Drama	Filmed in Africa

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Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
California Conquest	Lew Landers	Cornel Wilde, Teresa Wright	Adventure	Columbia
The Captive City	Robert Wise	John Forsythe, Joan Camden	Film noir	United Artists
Captive Women	Stuart Gilmore	Ron Randell, Margaret Field	Science fiction	RKO
Carbine Williams	Richard Thorpe	James Stewart, Jean Hagen, Wendell Corey	Biography
Carrie	William Wyler	Jennifer Jones, Laurence Olivier, Miriam Hopkins	Drama	Paramount
Carson City	André de Toth	Randolph Scott, Raymond Massey	Western	Warner Bros.
Castle in the Air	Henry Cass	David Tomlinson	Comedy
Cattle Town	Noel M. Smith	Dennis Morgan, Rita Moreno	Western
Clash by Night	Fritz Lang	Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Ryan, Paul Douglas, Marilyn Monroe	Drama	RKO
Come Back, Little Sheba	Daniel Mann	Burt Lancaster, Shirley Booth, Terry Moore	Drama	based on the play; Oscar for Booth
The Crimson Pirate	Robert Siodmak	Burt Lancaster	Adventure	Warner Bros.
Deadline – U.S.A.	Richard Brooks	Humphrey Bogart, Ethel Barrymore, Kim Hunter, Warren Stevens, Martin Gabel, Ed Begley	Crime drama	20th Century Fox
Denver and Rio Grande	Byron Haskin	Edmond O'Brien, Sterling Hayden, Dean Jagger	Western	Paramount
Desperate Search	Joseph H. Lewis	Howard Keel, Jane Greer, Keenan Wynn	Adventure	MGM
The Devil Makes Three	Andrew Marton	Gene Kelly, Pier Angeli	Thriller	MGM
Diplomatic Courier	Henry Hathaway	Tyrone Power, Patricia Neal, Hildegard Knef	Drama
The Dog House	Hanna-Barbera	Tom and Jerry	Animated short	MGM
Don't Bother to Knock	Roy Ward Baker	Marilyn Monroe, Richard Widmark, Anne Bancroft	Drama	20th Century Fox
Dreamboat	Claude Binyon	Clifton Webb, Ginger Rogers, Anne Francis	Comedy	20th Century Fox
The Duck Doctor	Hanna-Barbera	Tom and Jerry	Animated short	MGM
The Duel at Silver Creek	Don Siegel	Audie Murphy, Faith Domergue	Western	Universal
Eight Iron Men	Edward Dmytryk	Lee Marvin, Richard Kiley	War	Columbia
The Fabulous Senorita	R.G. Springsteen	Estelita Rodriguez, Robert Clarke	Musical comedy	Republic
Face to Face	John Brahm	James Mason, Robert Preston, Gene Lockhart	Drama	Anthology
The Fallbrook Story	Frank Capra	town's fight for water rights	Documentary	Short
Fearless Fagan	Stanley Donen	Janet Leigh, Carleton Carpenter	Comedy
Feed the Kitty	Chuck Jones		Animated short	Warner Bros.
Fit to Be Tied	Hanna-Barbera	Tom and Jerry	Animated short	MGM
Flaming Feather	Ray Enright	Sterling Hayden, Barbara Rush, Forrest Tucker	Western	Paramount
Flat Top	Lesley Selander	Sterling Hayden, Richard Carlson	Drama	Monogram
Flesh and Fury	Joseph Pevney	Tony Curtis, Jan Sterling, Wallace Ford	Sports drama
Fool Coverage	Robert McKimson		Animated short	Warner Bros.
The Four Poster	Irving Reis	Rex Harrison, Lilli Palmer	Comedy	based on The Fourposter
A Girl in Every Port	Chester Erskine	Groucho Marx, Marie Wilson, William Bendix	Comedy	RKO
The Greatest Show on Earth	Cecil B. DeMille	Charlton Heston, Betty Hutton, James Stewart, Cornel Wilde, Dorothy Lamour, Henry Wilcoxon	Drama	won 2 Academy Awards including Best Picture
The Green Glove (aka The White Road)	Rudolph Maté	Glenn Ford, Geraldine Brooks, Cedric Hardwicke	Mystery	US/France co-production

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Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Hangman's Knot	Roy Huggins	Randolph Scott, Donna Reed	Western	Columbia
Hans Christian Andersen	Charles Vidor	Danny Kaye, Farley Granger	Musical, Biography	RKO; 6 Oscar nominations
The Happy Time	Richard Fleischer	Charles Boyer, Louis Jourdan	Comedy	Columbia
Hare Lift	Friz Freleng		Animated short	Warner Bros.
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?	Douglas Sirk	Piper Laurie, Rock Hudson	Romance	Universal
The Hasty Hare	Charles M. Jones	Bugs Bunny	Animated short	MGM
Hellgate	Charles Warren	Sterling Hayden, Joan Leslie	Western
Hiawatha	Kurt Neumann	Vince Edwards, Keith Larsen	Western	Allied Artists; based on the poem
Hic-cup Pup	Hanna-Barbera		Animated short	MGM
High Noon	Fred Zinnemann	Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Katy Jurado, Lloyd Bridges	Western	United Artists; won 4 Oscars
Holiday for Sinners	Gerald Mayer	Gig Young, Janice Rule	Romance	MGM
Hoodlum Empire	Joseph Kane	Claire Trevor, Brian Donlevy	Drama	Republic
Horizons West	Budd Boetticher	Robert Ryan, Julie Adams, Rock Hudson	Western	Universal
Hunt the Man Down	George Archainbaud	Gig Young, Carla Balenda	Film noir	RKO
The I Don't Care Girl	Lloyd Bacon	Mitzi Gaynor, Oscar Levant	Musical, Biography	20th Century Fox; based on life of Eva Tanguay
Indian Uprising	Ray Nazarro	George Montgomery, Audrey Long	Western	Columbia
Invasion U.S.A.	Alfred Green	Dan O'Herlihy, Peggie Castle	Cold War	Columbia
It Grows on Trees	Arthur Lubin	Irene Dunne, Dean Jagger	Comedy	Universal
Ivanhoe	Richard Thorpe	Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders	Adventure	based on Sir Walter Scott novel; 2 Oscar nominations
Jack and the Beanstalk	Jean Yarbrough	Abbott and Costello	Comedy	Warner Bros.
Japanese War Bride	King Vidor	Shirley Yamaguchi, Don Taylor	Drama
The Jazz Singer	Michael Curtiz	Danny Thomas, Peggy Lee	Musical drama	Warner Bros.; remake of 1927 film; remade in 1980
Jumping Jacks	Norman Taurog	Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis	Comedy	Columbia
Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land	Lew Landers	Johnny Weissmuller, Angela Greene	Adventure	Columbia
Just Across the Street	Joseph Pevney	Ann Sheridan, John Lund	Comedy	Universal

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Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Kangaroo	Lewis Milestone	Maureen O'Hara, Peter Lawford	Drama	20th Century Fox
Kansas City Confidential	Phil Karlson	John Payne, Coleen Gray	Film noir	United Artists
Kid Monk Baroni	Harold D. Schuster	Bruce Cabot, Leonard Nimoy	Drama
Lady in the Iron Mask	Ralph Murphy	Patricia Medina, Louis Hayward	Adventure	3 Musketeers story
The Las Vegas Story	Robert Stevenson	Jane Russell, Vincent Price	Film noir	RKO
Limelight	Charles Chaplin	Charlie Chaplin, Claire Bloom	Comedy	United Artists; belated Oscar for Best Score
Little Runaway	Hanna-Barbera	Tom and Jerry	Animated short	MGM
Lone Star	Vincent Sherman	Clark Gable, Ava Gardner	Western	MGM
Lost in Alaska	Jean Yarbrough	Abbott and Costello	Comedy	Universal
Lovely to Look At	Mervyn LeRoy	Kathryn Grayson, Red Skelton, Howard Keel	Musical	MGM
Lure of the Wilderness	Jean Negulesco	Jean Peters, Jeffrey Hunter	Adventure	20th Century Fox
The Lusty Men	Nicholas Ray, Robert Parrish	Robert Mitchum, Susan Hayward	Western	RKO
Lydia Bailey	Jean Negulesco	Dale Robertson, Anne Francis	Drama	20th Century Fox
Macao	Josef von Sternberg, Nicholas Ray	Robert Mitchum, Jane Russell, William Bendix, Gloria Grahame	Film noir	RKO
Madeline			Animated short	United Productions
Magical Maestro	Tex Avery		Animated short	MGM
Mara Maru	Gordon Douglas	Errol Flynn, Ruth Roman	Adventure	Warner Bros.
The Marrying Kind	George Cukor	Judy Holliday, Aldo Ray	Comedy	Columbia
Meet Danny Wilson	Joseph Pevney	Frank Sinatra, Shelley Winters, Alex Nicol, Raymond Burr	Musical drama	Universal
The Member of the Wedding	Fred Zinnemann	Julie Harris, Ethel Waters	Drama	Columbia; based on novel by Carson McCullers
The Merry Widow	Curtis Bernhardt	Fernando Lamas, Lana Turner	Musical	MGM
Million Dollar Mermaid	Mervyn LeRoy	Victor Mature, Esther Williams	Biography, musical	MGM; based on life of Annette Kellerman
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima	John Brahm	Gilbert Roland, Sherry Jackson	Drama	Warner Bros.
Les Misérables	Lewis Milestone	Michael Rennie, Robert Newton	Drama	20th Century Fox; based on novel by Victor Hugo
Monkey Business	Howard Hawks	Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers, Marilyn Monroe	Screwball comedy	20th Century Fox
Monsoon	Rod Amateau	Ursula Thiess, Diana Douglas	Drama	United Artists
Montana Belle	Allan Dwan	Jane Russell, George Brent	Western	RKO
Montana Territory	Ray Nazarro	Wanda Hendrix, Preston Foster	Western	Columbia
Mutiny	Edward Dmytryk	Mark Stevens, Angela Lansbury	Adventure	King Brothers
My Cousin Rachel	Henry Koster	Olivia de Havilland, Richard Burton	Mystery	20th Century Fox
My Pal Gus	Robert Parrish	Richard Widmark, Joanne Dru	Comedy	20th Century Fox
My Six Convicts	Hugo Fregonese	Gilbert Roland, Millard Mitchell	Comedy	Golden Globe for Mitchell
My Son John	Leo McCarey	Dean Jagger, Helen Hayes, Van Heflin	Drama	Paramount
The Narrow Margin	Richard Fleischer	Charles McGraw, Marie Windsor	Film noir	RKO; remade in 1990
No Room for the Groom	Douglas Sirk	Tony Curtis, Piper Laurie	Comedy	Universal

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Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
O. Henry's Full House	5 Directors	Charles Laughton, Marilyn Monroe, Anne Baxter, Oscar Levant, Jean Peters, Jeanne Crain, Dale Robertson, David Wayne, Fred Allen	Anthology	20th Century Fox; based on 5 stories by O. Henry
Oily Hare	Robert McKimson	Bugs Bunny	Animated short	Warner Bros.
On Dangerous Ground	Nicholas Ray	Ida Lupino, Robert Ryan	Film noir	RKO
One Minute to Zero	Tay Garnett	Robert Mitchum, Ann Blyth	War	RKO
Operation: Rabbit	Charles M. Jones	Bugs Bunny	Animated short	Warner Bros.
Operation Secret	Lewis Seiler	Cornel Wilde, Steve Cochran	Drama	Warner Bros.
Othello	Orson Welles	Orson Welles, Robert Coote	Drama	United Artists; based on William Shakespeare play
The Pace That Thrills	Leon Barsha	Bill Williams, Frank McHugh	Drama	RKO
Pat and Mike	George Cukor	Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy	Comedy	MGM
Phone Call from a Stranger	Jean Negulesco	Shelley Winters, Gary Merrill, Bette Davis, Keenan Wynn, Helen Westcott, Beatrice Straight	Drama	20th Century Fox
The Pleasure Garden	James Broughton		Short
Plymouth Adventure	Clarence Brown	Spencer Tracy, Gene Tierney, Van Johnson	Drama	MGM; won Oscar for Visual Effects
Pony Soldier	Joseph M. Newman	Tyrone Power, Robert Horton, Thomas Gomez	Western	20th Century Fox
Posse Cat	Hanna-Barbera	Tom and Jerry	Animated short	MGM
The Pride of St. Louis	Harmon Jones	Dan Dailey, Joanne Dru, Richard Crenna	Biography	story of Dizzy Dean
The Prisoner of Zenda	Richard Thorpe	Deborah Kerr, James Mason	Adventure	remake of the 1937 film
Push-Button Kitty	Hanna-Barbera	Tom and Jerry	Animated short	MGM
The Quiet Man	John Ford	Maureen O'Hara, John Wayne	Romantic comedy	Republic; Oscars for Ford, cinematography
Rabbit Seasoning	Charles M. Jones	Bugs Bunny	Animated short	Warner Bros.
Radar Men from the Moon	Fred C. Brannon	George D. Wallace, Aline Towne	Serial	Republic; 1st Commando Cody feature
Rancho Notorious	Fritz Lang	Marlene Dietrich, Arthur Kennedy, Mel Ferrer	Western	RKO
Red Ball Express	Budd Boetticher	Jeff Chandler, Alex Nicol, Sidney Poitier	War	Universal
Red Planet Mars	Harry Horner	Peter Graves	Science fiction	United Artists
Red Skies of Montana	Joseph M. Newman	Richard Widmark, Richard Boone	Adventure	20th Century Fox
Retreat, Hell!	Joseph H. Lewis	Frank Lovejoy, Russ Tamblyn	War	Warner Bros.
Return of the Texan	Delmer Daves	Dale Robertson, Joanne Dru, Walter Brennan	Western	20th Century Fox
Road to Bali	Hal Walker	Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour	Comedy	Paramount; 6th of Road to... series
Rogue's March	Leon Gordon	Peter Lawford, Janice Rule	War	MGM
The Rose Bowl Story	William Beaudine	Marshall Thompson, Vera Miles	Romance	Monogram
Rose of Cimarron	Harry Keller	Mala Powers, Jack Buetel	Western	20th Century Fox
Ruby Gentry	King Vidor	Jennifer Jones, Charlton Heston, Karl Malden	Drama	20th Century Fox

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Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Sailor Beware	Hal Walker	Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis	Comedy	Paramount
Saturday Island	Stuart Heisler	Linda Darnell, Tab Hunter	War
The Savage	George Marshall	Charlton Heston, Susan Morrow	Western	Paramount
Scandal Sheet	Phil Karlson	Broderick Crawford, John Derek, Donna Reed	Crime drama	Columbia
Scaramouche	George Sidney	Stewart Granger, Janet Leigh	Adventure	MGM
The Sellout	Gerald Mayer	Walter Pidgeon, Paula Raymond	Drama	MGM
Singin' in the Rain	Stanley Donen	Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor, Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell	Musical comedy	MGM; 2 Oscar nominations; Golden Globe for O'Connor
Sky Full of Moon	Norman Foster	Carleton Carpenter, Jan Sterling	Comedy	MGM
Smitten Kitten	Hanna-Barbera		Animated short	MGM
The Sniper	Edward Dmytryk	Adolphe Menjou, Arthur Franz	Film noir	Columbia
The Snows of Kilimanjaro	Henry King	Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Susan Hayward	Adventure	Fox; from Ernest Hemingway story
Something to Live For	George Stevens	Joan Fontaine, Ray Milland	Drama	Paramount
Son of Geronimo	Spencer Gordon Bennet	Clayton Moore, Rodd Redwing	Western	Columbia
Son of Paleface	Frank Tashlin	Bob Hope, Jane Russell, Roy Rogers	Western comedy	Paramount; sequel to Paleface
Sound Off	Richard Quine	Mickey Rooney	Comedy	Columbia
Springfield Rifle	André de Toth	Gary Cooper, Phyllis Thaxter, Lon Chaney, Jr.	Western	Warner Bros.
The Star	Stuart Heisler	Bette Davis, Sterling Hayden	Drama	20th Century Fox
Steel Town	George Sherman	John Lund, Ann Sheridan, Howard Duff	Drama	Universal
The Steel Trap	Andrew L. Stone	Joseph Cotten, Teresa Wright	Film noir	Fox
The Stooge	Norman Taurog	Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Polly Bergen	Comedy	Paramount
Stop, You're Killing Me	Roy Del Ruth	Broderick Crawford, Claire Trevor, Virginia Gibson, Margaret Dumont	Comedy	Warner Bros.
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men	Ken Annakin	Richard Todd, Peter Finch, James Robertson Justice	Adventure	Disney
The Story of Will Rogers	Michael Curtiz	Will Rogers, Jr., Jane Wyman	Biography	Warner Bros.
Strange Fascination	Hugo Haas	Cleo Moore, Mona Barrie	Drama
Sudden Fear	David Miller	Joan Crawford, Jack Palance, Gloria Grahame	Film noir	RKO
Susie the Little Blue Coupe	Clyde Geronimi		Animated short	Disney
The Thief	Russell Rouse	Ray Milland, Martin Gabel	Film noir	United Artists
This Is Cinerama	Merian C. Cooper	Lowell Thomas	Documentary
This Woman is Dangerous	Felix E. Feist	Joan Crawford, Dennis Morgan	Drama	Warner Bros.
Three for Bedroom "C"	Milton H. B	Gloria Swanson, James Warren	Comedy	Warner Bros.
Thunderbirds	John H. Auer	John Derek, John Drew Barrymore	War	Republic
Trance and Dance in Bali	Margaret Mead, Gregory Bateson		Documentary
Trick or Treat		Donald Duck	Animated short	Disney
Triplet Trouble	Hanna-Barbera	Tom and Jerry	Animated short	MGM
Tropical Heat Wave	R.G. Springsteen	Estelita Rodriguez, Robert Hutton	Musical comedy	Republic
The Turning Point	William Dieterle	William Holden, Edmond O'Brien	Film noir	Paramount
Two Little Indians	Hanna-Barbera	Tom and Jerry	Animated short	MGM
The Two Mouseketeers	Hanna-Barbera	Tom and Jerry	Animated short	MGM
Untamed Frontier	Hugo Fregonese	Joseph Cotten, Shelley Winters, Scott Brady	Western	Universal
Viva Zapata!	Elia Kazan	Marlon Brando, Jean Peters, Anthony Quinn	Historical	Fox; Oscar for Quinn, 5 nominations
Voodoo Tiger	Spencer G. Bennet	Johnny Weissmuller	Adventure	Columbia
Wait till the Sun Shines, Nellie	Henry King	Jean Peters, David Wayne	Drama	Fox
Washington Story	Robert Pirosh	Van Johnson, Patricia Neal	Drama	MGM
Water, Water Every Hare	Charles M. Jones	Bugs Bunny	Animated short	Warner Bros.
We're Not Married!	Edmund Goulding	Ginger Rogers, Marilyn Monroe	Romantic comedy	Fox
What Price Glory?	John Ford	James Cagney, Dan Dailey	War	Fox
When in Rome	Clarence Brown	Van Johnson, Paul Douglas	Comedy	MGM
The Wild North	Andrew Marton	Stewart Granger, Wendell Corey, Cyd Charisse	Western	MGM
Wings of Danger	Terence Fisher	Zachary Scott, Kay Kendall	Drama	Lippert Pictures
With a Song in My Heart	Walter Lang	Susan Hayward, Rory Calhoun	Biography	Fox
Without Warning!	Arnold Laven	Adam Williams, Edward Binns	Film noir	United Artists
The World in His Arms	Raoul Walsh	Gregory Peck, Ann Blyth	Adventure	Universal
Yankee Buccaneer	Frederick de Cordova	Jeff Chandler, Scott Brady	Adventure	Universal
You for Me	Don Weis	Jane Greer, Peter Lawford	Romance	MGM
Young Man with Ideas	Mitchell Leisen	Glenn Ford, Ruth Roman	Comedy	MGM
Zombies of the Stratosphere	Fred C. Brannon		Serial	Republic

See also

• List of American films of 1951
• List of American films of 1953

External links

• 1952 films at the Internet Movie Database