List of science fiction films: 1950s

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A list of science fiction films released in the 1950s.

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Title Director Cast Country Sub-Genre/Notes
1950
Destination Moon Irving Pichel Warner Anderson, John Archer, Tom Powers Flag of the United States [1]
The Flying Saucer Mikel Conrad Mikel Conrad, Pat Garrison, Hanz von Teuffen Flag of the United States
Prehistoric Women Gregg G. Tallas Laurette Luez, Allan Nixon, Joan Shawlee Flag of the United States
Rocketship X-M Lloyd Bridges, Osa Massen, John Emery Flag of the United States
Two Lost Worlds Norman Dawn, Norman Kennedy James Arness, Laura Elliottf Flag of the United States
1951
Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man Charles Lamont Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Nancy Guild Flag of the United States
The Day the Earth Stood Still Robert Wise Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe Flag of the United States [2]
Five Arch Oboler William Phipps, Susan Douglas, James Anderson Flag of the United States
Flight to Mars Lesley Selander Marguerite Chapman, Cameron Mitchell, Arthur Franz Flag of the United States
Lost Continent Sam Newfield Cesar Romero, Hillary Brooke, Chick Chandler Flag of the United States
Lost Planet Airmen Fred C. Brannon Tristram Coffin, Mae Clark, I. Stanford Jolley Flag of the United States
The Man from Planet X Edgar G. Ulmer Robert Clarke, Margaret Field, Raymond Bond Flag of the United States
Superman and the Mole Men Lee Sholem George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, Jeff Corey Flag of the United States
The Thing from Another World Christian Nyby Margaret Sheridan, Kenneth Tobey, Robert Cornthwaite Flag of the United States
Unknown World Terrell O. Morse Bruce Kellogg, Marilyn Nash, Jim Bannon, Otto Waldis Flag of the United States
When Worlds Collide Rudolph Mate Richard Derr, Barbara Rush, Peter Hanson, John Hoyt Flag of the United States
1952
April 1, 2000 Wolfgang Liebeneiner Hilde Krahl, Joseph Meinrad, Curd Jurgens Flag of Austria Original title:1 April, 2000
Alraune Arthur-Maria Rabenalt Hildegarde Neff, Erich Von Stroheim Flag of West Germany
Captive Women Stuart Gilmore Robert Clarke, Margaret Field, Gloria Saunders Flag of the United States 1956 reissue title: 1000 Years from Now
The Jungle William A. Berke Rod Cameron, Cesar Romero, Marie Windsor Flag of the United States
Red Planet Mars Harry Horner Peter Graves, Andrea King, Orley Lindgren Flag of the United States
Untamed Women Merle W. Connell, James R. Connell Mikel Conrad, Doris Merrick, Richard Monahan Flag of the United States
1953
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars Charles Lamont Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Mari Blanchard Flag of the United States
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Boris Karloff Flag of the United States
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms Eugene Lourie Paul Christian, Paula Raymond, Cecil Kellaway Flag of the United States
Cat-Women of the Moon Arthur D. Hilton Sonny Tufts, Victor Jory, Marie Windsor, Carol Brewster Flag of the United States Alternative title:Rocket to the Moon
Donovan's Brain Felix E. Feist Lew Ayres, Gene Evans, Nancy Davis Flag of the United States
Four Sided Triangle Terence Fisher Barbara Payton, John Van Eyssen, Percy Marmont Flag of the United Kingdom
Invaders from Mars William Cameron Menzies Jimmy Hunt, Arthur Franz, Helena Carter Flag of the United States
It Came from Outer Space Jack Arnold Richard Carlson, Barbara Rush, Charles Drake Flag of the United States
Killers from Space W. Lee Wilder Peter Graves Flag of the United States
The Magnetic Monster Curt Siodmak Richard Carlson, King Donovan, Harry Ellerbe Flag of the United States
Mesa of Lost Women Herbert Tevos, Ron Ormond Jackie Coogan, Richard Travis, Allan Nixon, Mary Hill Flag of the United States
The Neanderthal Man Ewald Andre Dupont Robert Shayne, Doris Merrick, Richard Crane Flag of the United States
Phantom from Space W. Lee Wilder Ted Cooper, Rudolph Anders, Noreen Nash Flag of the United States
Port Sinister Harold Daniels James Warren, Lynne Roberts, Paul Cavanagh Flag of the United States 1957 reissue title: Beast of Paradise Isle
Project Moonbase Richard Talmadge Donna Martell, Hayden Rorke, Ross Ford Flag of the United States
Robot Monster Phil Tucker George Nader, Claudia Barrett, Selena Royle Flag of the United States U.S. 2-D version title - Monster from Mars
Snow Creature W. Lee Wilder William Phipps Flag of the United States
Spaceways Terence Fisher Howard Duff, Eva Bartok, Alan Wheatley Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of the United States
The Twonky Arch Oboler Hans Conried, Billy Lynn, Gloria Blondell, Janet Warren Flag of the United States
The War of the Worlds Byron Haskin Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne, Lewis Martin Flag of the United States [3]
1954
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Richard Fleischer Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas Flag of the United States [4]
Crash of Moons Hollingsworth Morse Richard Crane, Sally Mansfield, Robert Lyden, Scotty Beckett, Patsy Parsons Flag of the United States (16mm rental movie)
Creature from the Black Lagoon Jack Arnold Richard Carlson, Julie Adams, Richard Denning Flag of the United States
Devil Girl from Mars David MacDonald Patricia Laffan, Hugh McDermott, Adrienne Corri] Flag of the United Kingdom
Gojira Ishiro Honda Kenji Sahara, Momoko Kouchi, Akira Takarada, Takashi Shimura Flag of Japan
Gog Ivan Tors Richard Egan, Constance Dowling, Herbert Marshall Flag of the United States
Riders to the Stars Richard Carlson William Lundigan, Herbert Marshall Flag of the United States
Target Earth Sherman A. Rose Richard Denning, Kathleen Crowley, Virginia Grey Flag of the United States
Them! Gordon M. Douglas James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon, James Arness Flag of the United States
Tobor the Great Lee Sholem Charles Drake, Karin Booth, Billy Chapin Flag of the United States
1955
Bride of the Monster Edward D. Wood, Jr. Bela Lugosi, Tor Johnson, Tony McCoy, Loretta King Flag of the United States
Creature with the Atom Brain Richard Denning, Angela Greene, S. John Launer Flag of the United States
Conquest of Space Byron Haskin Walter Brooke, Eric Fleming, Mickey Shaughnessy Flag of the United States
Gigantis, the Fire Monster Motoyoshi Oda Hiroshi Koizumi, Minoru Chiaki Flag of Japan
It Came from Beneath the Sea Robert Gordon Kenneth Tobey, Faith Domergue, Donald Curtis Flag of the United States
Monster Snowman Ishiro Honda Akira Takarada, Akemi Negishi Flag of Japan
The Quatermass Xperiment Val Guest Brian Donlevy, Jack Warner, Richard Wordsworth, Margia Dean Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of the United States U.S. title: The Creeping Unknown
This Island Earth Jack Arnold, Joseph Newman Jeff Morrow, Faith Domergue, Rex Reason Flag of the United States
1956
The Black Sleep Reginald Le Borg Basil Rathbone, Akim Tamiroff, Herbert Rudley, Patricia Blake, Lon Chaney, Jr., John Carradine, Bela Lugosi, Tor Johnson Flag of the United States
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers Fred Sears Hugh Marlowe, Joan Taylor, Donald Curtis, Morris Ankrum Flag of the United States
Day the World Ended Roger Corman Richard Denning, Lori Nelson, Paul Birch, Touch Connors Flag of the United States
Fire Maidens from Outer Space Cy Roth Anthony Dexter, Susan Shaw Flag of the United Kingdom U.S. title: Fire Maidens of Outer Space
Forbidden Planet Fred Wilcox Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen Flag of the United States
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! Terrell O. Morse Raymond Burr, Takashi Shimura, Kenji Sahara, Momoko Kochi Flag of Japan Flag of the United States
It Conquered the World Roger Corman Peter Graves, Beverly Garland, Lee Van Cleef Flag of the United States
Invasion of the Body Snatchers Don Siegel Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, King Donovan Flag of the United States
'Man Who Turned to Stone Victor Jory, William Hudson Flag of the United States
Phantom from 10,000 Leagues Kent Taylor, Cathy Downs, Michael Whalen Flag of the United States
Rodan Ishiro Honda Kenji Sahara. Yumi Shirakawa, Yoshifumi Tajima Flag of Japan 1957 title:Rodan, the Flying Monster
World Without End Edward Bernds Hugh Marlowe, Nancy Gates, Rod Taylor Flag of the United States
X the Unknown Leslie Norman Dean Jagger, Edward Chapman, Leo McKern Flag of the United States Flag of the United Kingdom
1957
The Amazing Colossal Man Bert I. Gordon Glenn Langan, Cathy Downs, William Hudson Flag of the United States
The Astounding She-Monster Ronnie Ashcroft Jeanne Tatum, Ewing Brown, Robert Clarke Flag of the United States
Attack of the Crab Monsters Roger Corman Richard Garland, Pamela Duncan, Russell Johnson Flag of the United States
Beginning of the End Bert I. Gordon Peter Graves, Peggie Castle, Morris Ankrum Flag of the United States
The Black Scorpion Edward Ludwig Richard Denning, Mara Corday, Carlos Rivas Flag of the United States
The Cyclops Bert I. Gordon James Craig, Gloria Talbott, Lon Chaney, Jr. Flag of the United States
The Deadly Mantis Nathan H. Juran Craig Stevens, William Hopper, Alix Talton Flag of the United States
From Hell It Came Dan Milner Tod Andrews, Tina Carver, Linda Watkins Flag of the United States
The Giant Claw Fred Sears Jeff Morrow, Mara Corday, Morris Ankrum Flag of the United States
Half Human Kenneth G. Crane John Carradine, Morris Ankrum Flag of the United States
The Incredible Shrinking Man Jack Arnold Grant Williams, Randy Stuart, April Kent Flag of the United States [5]
Invasion of the Saucer Men Edward L. Cahn Steve Terrell, Gloria Castillo, Frank Gorshin, Lyn Osborne Flag of the United States
The Invisible Boy Herman Hoffman Richard Eyer, Philip Abbott, Diane Brewster Flag of the United States
Kronos Kurt Neumann Jeff Morrow, Barbara Lawrence, John Emery, George O'Hanlon Flag of the United States
The Land Unknown Virgil Vogel Jock Mahoney, Shawn Smith, William Reynolds Flag of the United States
The Monolith Monsters John Sherwood Grant Williams, Lola Albright, Les Tremayne Flag of the United States
Monster from Green Hell Jim Davis Flag of the United States
The Monster That Challenged the World Arnold Laven Tim Holt, Audrey Dalton, Hans Conried Flag of the United States
The Mysterians Ishiro Honda Kenji Sahara, Yumi Shirakawa, Momoko Kochi Flag of Japan
The Night the World Exploded Fred Sears Kathryn Grant, William Leslie, Tristram Coffin Flag of the United States
Not of This Earth Roger Corman Paul Birch, Beverly Garland, Morgan Jones Flag of the United States
Quatermass 2 Val Guest Brian Donlevy, John Longden, Sidney James Flag of the United KingdomFlag of the United States U.S. title: Enemy from Space
She Devil Kurt Neumann Albert Dekker, Jack Kelly, Mari Blanchard Flag of the United States
The Strange World of Planet X Gilbert Gunn Forrest Tucker, Gaby Andre, Martin Benson Flag of the United Kingdom U.S. title: The Cosmic Monster
20 Million Miles to Earth Nathan H. Juran William Hopper, Joan Taylor, Frank Puglia, John Zaremba Flag of the United States
The 27th Day William Asher Gene Barry, Valerie French, George Voskovec Flag of the United States
The Unearthly Brooke Peters John Carradine, Myron Healey, Allison Hayes Flag of the United States
The Unknown Terror Charles Marquis Warren John Howard, Mala Powers, Paul E. Richards, May Wynn Flag of the United States
1958
Attack of the Puppet People Bert I. Gordon John Agar, Michael Mark, Jack Kosslyn Flag of the United States
Attack of the 50 Foot Woman Nathan H. Juran Allison Hayes, William Hudson, Yvette Vickers Flag of the United States
The Blob Irvin Shortess Yeaworth, Jr. Steve McQueen, Aneta Corsaut, Earl Rowe Flag of the United States
The Brain Eaters Bruno Ve Sota Ed Nelson, Alan Frost, Jack Hill Flag of the United States
The Colossus of New York Eugène Lourié Ross Martin, Mala Powers, Charles Herbert Flag of the United States
The Crawling Eye Quentin Lawrence Forrest Tucker, Laurence Payne, Janet Munro Flag of the United Kingdom
Daikaiju Baran Ishiro Honda Tsuruko Kobayashi Flag of Japan
The Day the Sky Exploded Paolo Heusch Fiorella Mari, Gerard Landry, Dario Michaelis Flag of FranceFlag of Italy
Doroga K Zvezdam Pavel Klushantsev Georgi Solovyov Flag of the Soviet Union
Earth vs. the Spider Bert I. Gordon Ed Kemmer, Gene Persson, Gene Roth Flag of the United States
The Electronic Monster Montgomery Tully Rod Cameron, Mary Murphy, Meredith Edwards Flag of the United KingdomFlag of the United States
Fiend Without a Face Arthur Crabtree Kynaston Reeves, Marshall Thompson, Terry Kilburn Flag of the United KingdomFlag of the United States
The Fly Kurt Neumann Vincent Price, Patricia Owens, Herbert Marshall Flag of the United States
Frankenstein 1970 Howard W. Koch Boris Karloff, Tom Duggan, Jana Lund Flag of the United States
From the Earth to the Moon Byron Haskin Joseph Cotten, George Sanders, Debra Paget Flag of the United States
The H-Man Ishiro Honda Yumi Shirakawa, Kenji Sahara, Akihiko Hirata Flag of Japan
I Married a Monster from Outer Space Gene Fowler Tom Tryon, Gloria Talbott, Ken Lynch Flag of the United States
It! The Terror from Beyond Space Edward L. Cahn Marshall Thompson, Shawn Smith, Kim Spalding Flag of the United States
Missile to the Moon Richard E. Cunha K.T. Stevens, Richard Travis, Lisa Simone Flag of the United States
Missile Monsters Fred C. Brannon Walter Reed, Lois Hall, James Craven, Gregory Gay Flag of the United States
Night of the Blood Beast Bernard Kowalski Michael Emmet, Angela Greene, John Baer Flag of the United States
Satan's Satellites Fred C. Brannon Judd Holdren, Aline Towne, Lane Bradford, Stanley Waxman Flag of the United States
Teenage Cave Man Roger Corman Robert Vaughn, Leslie E. Bradley, Frank de Kova Flag of the United States
War of the Colossal Beast Bert I. Gordon Sally Fraser, Dean Parkin, Roger Pace Flag of the United States
War of the Satellites Roger Corman Susan Cabot, Richard Devon, Eric Sinclair Flag of the United States
1959
4D Man Irvin Shortess Yeaworth, Jr. Robert Lansing, Lee Meriwether, James Congdon Flag of the United States
The Angry Red Planet Ib Melchior Gerald Mohr, Les Tremayne, Nora Hayden Flag of the United States
The Atomic Submarine Spencer Gordon Bennet Arthur Franz, Dick Foran, Brett Halsey Flag of the United States
Attack of the Giant Leeches Bernard Kowalski Jan Shepard, Gene Roth, Yvette Vickers Flag of the United States
Battle in Outer Space Ishiro Honda Ryo Ikebe, Koreya Senda Flag of Japan
First Man into Space Robert Day Marshall Thompson, Marla Landi, Bill Edwards Flag of the United Kingdom
First Spaceship on Venus Kurt Maetzig Yoko Tani, Oldrich Lukes, Ignacy Machowski Flag of the German Democratic RepublicFlag of Poland
Giant Gila Monster Ray Kellogg Don Sullivan, Lisa Simone, Fred Graham Flag of the United States
Gigantis the Fire Monster Paul Schreibman Hiroshi Koizumi Flag of Japan
Journey to the Center of the Earth Henry Levin Pat Boone, James Mason, Arlene Dahl, Diane Baker Flag of the United States
The Killer Shrews Ray Kellogg Ken Curtis, Ingrid Goude Flag of the United States
On the Beach Stanley Kramer Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire Flag of the United States
Plan 9 from Outer Space Edward D. Wood, Jr. Bela Lugosi, Mona McKinnon, Gregory Walcott, Vampira Flag of the United States
Teenagers from Outer Space Tom Graeff David Love, Dawn Anderson, Harvey B. Dunn Flag of the United States
The Return of the Fly Edward Bernds Vincent Price, Brett Halsey, John Sutton Flag of the United States
The World, the Flesh and the Devil Ranald MacDougall Harry Belafonte, Inger Stevens, Mel Ferrer Flag of the United States
The Monster from Piedras Blancas Irvin Berwick Les Tremayne, Forrest Lewis, John Harmon Flag of the United States

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  1. ^ Winner of a Retroactive Hugo Award in 2001.
  2. ^ Winner of a Golden Globe Award for Best Film Promoting International Understanding in 1951.
  3. ^ Winner of a Academy Award for Visual Effects in 1953, and a Retroactive Hugo Award in 2004.
  4. ^ Winner of Academy Awards for Visual Effects and Best Art Direction in 1954.
  5. ^ Winner of a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation in 1958.

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[edit] References

  • Bill Warren. Keep Watching the Skies, Vols. 1 and 2. Jefferson, NC (1984-1986): McFarland Press. 
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