List of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related films of the 1950s

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This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related films released in the 1950s. It contains theatrically released cinema films that deal with or feature important gay, lesbian or bisexual or transgender characters or issues and may have same-sex romance or relationships as an important plot device.

1950

Title	Year	Director	Country	Genre	Notes
Caged	1950	Cromwell, JohnJohn Cromwell	United States	Crime, drama	Eleanor Parker plays a woman sent to prison for attempted armed robbery. In prison, she meets several lesbian characters.[1]
Girl with Hyacinths	1950	Ekman, HasseHasse Ekman	Sweden	Drama, mystery
In a Lonely Place	1950	Ray, NicholasNicholas Ray	United States	Drama, Film-noir
Song of Love !A Song of Love	1950	Genet, JeanJean Genet	France		aka Un Chant d'Amour
Young Man with a Horn	1950	Curtiz, MichaelMichael Curtiz	United States	Drama

1951

Title	Year	Director	Country	Genre	Notes
Olivia	1951	Audry, JacquelineJacqueline Audry	France	Drama	aka The Pit of Loneliness
Strangers on a Train	1951	Hitchcock, AlfredAlfred Hitchcock	United States	Film-noir, Crime Mystery

1953

Title	Year	Director	Country	Genre	Notes
Calamity Jane	1953	Butler, DavidDavid Butler	United States	Musical, comedy
Glen or Glenda	1953	Wood Jr., Edward D.Edward D. Wood Jr.	United States	Drama
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes	1953	Hawks, HowardHoward Hawks	United States	Musical, comedy
Die Jungfrau auf dem Dach	1953	Preminger, OttoOtto Preminger	United States	Comedy

1954

Title	Year	Director	Country	Genre	Notes
Air of Paris	1954	Carné, MarcelMarcel Carné	France  Italy	Drama	Implicit homosexuality in the relation between the characters played by Roland Lesaffre and Jean Gabin
Huis clos	1954	Audry, JacquelineJacqueline Audry	France	Drama	AKA No Exit
Johnny Guitar	1954	Ray, NicholasNicholas Ray	United States	Western

1955

Title	Year	Director	Country	Genre	Notes
Rebel Without a Cause	1955	Ray, NicholasNicholas Ray	United States	Drama	Homosexual subtext
The Big Combo	1955	Lewis, Joseph H.Joseph H. Lewis	United States	Crime	Implicit homosexual relationship between two hitmen

1956

Title	Year	Director	Country	Genre	Notes
Tea and Sympathy	1956	Minnelli, VincenteVincente Minnelli	United States	Drama

1957

Title	Year	Director	Country	Genre	Notes
Different from You and Me	1957	Harlan, VeitVeit Harlan	West Germany	Drama	aka Anders als du und ich (censored version title) / Das dritte Geschlecht (original title) / Bewildered Youth / The Third Sex (American alternative titles)

1958

Title	Year	Director	Country	Genre	Notes
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof	1958	Brooks, RichardRichard Brooks	United States	Drama	Homosexual subtext
Les Tricheurs	1958	Carné, MarcelMarcel Carné	France  Italy	Drama
Mädchen in Uniform	1958	Radványi, Géza vonGéza von Radványi	West Germany  France	Drama

1959

Title	Year	Director	Country	Genre	Notes
Ben-Hur	1959	Wyler, WilliamWilliam Wyler	United States	Action, drama
Compulsion	1959	Fleischer, RichardRichard Fleischer	United States	Crime, drama
Pillow Talk	1959	Gordon, MichaelMichael Gordon	United States	Romantic, comedy
Some Like It Hot	1959	Wilder, BillyBilly Wilder	United States	Romantic, comedy
Suddenly, Last Summer	1959	Mankiewicz, Joseph L.Joseph L. Mankiewicz	United States	Drama, Horror

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