Top 20 films of the 1950's POLL

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What are your favorite films from the 1950's? Only lists with twenty choices will be taken to account for the poll.

#1 Spot is worth 20 points, #2 is worth 19, etc.


The Results:



1. Vertigo 501
2. Rear Window 445
3. Seven Samurai 417
4. North by Northwest 380
5. The Night of the Hunter 283
6. Sunset Blvd. 281
7. 12 Angry Men 249
8. Paths of Glory 247
9. Touch of Evil 244
10. Singin' in the Rain 226
11. Tokyo Story 218
12. On the Waterfront 209
13. The Searchers 206
14. The Seventh Seal 201
15. Ben-Hur 196
16. The Bridge on the River Kwai 187
17. The 400 Blows 168
18. Diabolique 165
19. The Wages of Fear 154
20. The Killing 152

The Rest:

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21. All About Eve 151
22. Strangers on a Train 136
23. High Noon 134
23. Some Like It Hot 134
25. The African Queen 129
26. The Ten Commandments 128
27. The Day the Earth Stood Still 118
28. Rio Bravo 117
29. Invasion of the Body Snatchers 116
30. Ikiru 99
31. Rashomon 98
31. Rebel Without a Cause 98
33. Wild Strawberries 95
34. Dial M for Murder 93
35. Godzilla 89
36. A Streetcar Named Desire 82
37. Sweet Smell of Success 78
38. Nights of Cabiria 75
39. Anatomy of a Murder 72
39. The Creature From the Black Lagoon 72
41. Sansho the Bailiff 68
42. Harvey 66
43. Witness for the Prosecution 65
44. The Horror of Dracula 64
45. Rififi 62
46. Roman Holiday 60
46. Throne of Blood 60
48. In a Lonely Place 59
49. The Quiet Man 58
50. The Ladykillers 57
50. Sleeping Beauty 57
The Big Heat 56
Ugetsu Monogatari 56
Elevator to the Gallows 55
Orpheus 54
Kiss Me Deadly 53
Them! 53
A Night to Remember 50
The Asphalt Jungle 49
Giant 49
The Big Country 47
Bob le Flambeur 47
Pather Panchali 46
Hiroshima mon Amour 45
Shane 45
Alice in Wonderland 44
The Hidden Fortress 44
A Man Escaped 44
Curse of Frankenstein 42
Forbidden Planet 42
The Caine Mutiny 40
The Human Condition 37
Night and Fog 37
Summer Interlude 36
Sabrina 35
The Music Room 34
Lady and the Tramp 33
Lola Montès 32
The Fly 30
Mister Roberts 30
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad 29
My Son John 29
Ordet 29
Ashes and Diamonds 28
Bad Day at Black Rock 28
The Life of Oharu 28
Stalag 17 28
From Here to Eternity 27
Mon Oncle 27
The War of the Worlds 27
The Earrings of Madame de... 25
Bigger Than Life 24
Funny Face 24
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 24
La Strada 24
I Vitelloni 24
The Man Who Knew Too Much 23
Curse/Night Of The Demon 21
Pickup on South Street 21
Written on the Wind 21
Li'l Abner 20
Guys and Dolls 19
The Importance of Being Earnest 19
The Seven Year Itch 19
The Sun Shines Bright 19
Auntie Mame 18
The King and I 18
The Lavender Hill Mob 18
Smiles of a Summer Night 18
Stars In My Crown 18
The Thing From Another World 18
Ace in the Hole 17
Bell, Book and Candle 17
Quo Vadis 17
South Pacific 17
Suddenly, Last Summer 17
Summer With Monika 17
The World of Apu 17
Abandon Ship 16
Earth vs, the Flying Saucers 16
Gigi 16
House on Haunted Hill 16
State Secret 16
Umberto D. 16
Black Orpheus 15
Fiend without a Face 15
I Live in Fear 15
Johnny Guitar 15
Love in the Afternoon 15
The Naked Spur 15
The Shaggy Dog 15
20 Million Miles to Earth 14
The Defiant Ones 14
Father of the Bride 14
Hell Drivers 14
The Incredible Shrinking Man 14
Los Olvidados 14
Rio Grande 14
Summertime 14
The Trouble With Harry 14
Annie Get Your Gun 13
Breathless 13
The Cranes are Flying 13
Crimson Kimono 13
Night and the City 13
1984 (1956) 12
The Crawling Eye 12
To Catch a Thief 12
3:10 to Yuma 11
The Blob 11
Floating Clouds 11
Good Morning 11
Imitation of Life 11
Pickpocket 11
An Affair to Remember 10
The Bad Seed 10
Il Generale della Rovere 10
Giants and Toys10
Kiss Me Kate 10
1984 (1954) 9
Across The Bridge 9
The Beast from 20000 Fathoms 9
Cinderella 9
Fourteen Hours 9
Gun Crazy 9
The Hound of the Baskervilles 9
Oklahoma! 9
All I Desire 8
The Burmese Harp 8
Calamity Jane 8
Damn Yankees 8
Fires on the Plain 8
Kansas City Confidential 8
Moby Dick 8
The Red Balloon 8
The Wild One 8
The Ballad of Narayama 7
A Face in the Crowd 7
House of Wax 7
Pillow Talk 7
The Quatermass Xperiment 7
The Tarnished Angels 7
Titanic 7
Dementia 6
The Girl Can't Help It 6
It Came From Beneath the Sea 6
Moonfleet 6
Peter Pan 6
Winchester '73. 6
The Bad and the Beautiful 5
Le Beau Serge 5
The Country Girl 5
East of Eden 5
Kanal 5
Picnic 5
Born Yesterday 4
The Catered Affair 4
Crime Wave 4
Floating Weeds 4
Forty Guns 4
The Last Hurrah 4
Old Yeller 4
Othello 4
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 3
23 Paces To Baker Street 3
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T 3
American in Paris 3
Compulsion 3
The Giant Behemoth 3
The Gunfighter 3
It Should Happen to You 3
The Man From Laramie 3
Martin Luther 3
A Raisin in the Sun 3
Seven Men From Now 3
A Star is Born 3
Broken Arrow 2
Carve Her Name with Pride 2
The Fabulous World Of Jules Verne 2
The Magician 2
My Sister Eileen 2
Niagara 2
The Rickshaw Man 2
Around the World in 80 Days 1
Captain Horatio Hornblower, R.N. 1
O Drakos 1
Endless Desire 1
The Harder They Fall 1
Invaders From Mars 1
Journey to the Center of the Earth 1
Jubal 1
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town 1
Monkey Business 1
The Samurai Trilogy 1
Tales of Hoffmann 1
Three Coins in a Fountain 1
X: The Unknown 1

My List:

1. Tokyo Story
2. Vertigo
3. Singing in the Rain
4. Ikiru
5. Bridge on River Kwai
6. Lola Montes
7. The Music Room
8. All about Eve
9. Night and Fog
10. Sunset Boulevard
11. Hiroshima mon Amour
12. Umberto D.
13. Ordet
14. Rashomon
15. Madame De.
16. In a Lonely Place
17. On the Waterfront
18. Ugetsu Monogatari
19. Night of the Hunter
20. Touch of Evil