Classic Film Recommendations: 1950 to 1969

I hoped you enjoyed my Classic Film Recommendations from 1930-1949. Now here are the films I have seen and recommend for the years 1950 to 1969. Simply click on the links I have added and it will take you to the description of that particular film. Your next step will be to find that film somewhere online or in stores. Thankfully TCM has a great online shop where you can find loads of your favorite classic films!

1950's

All About Eve (1950) Bettie Davis

Father of the Bride (1950) Spencer Tracy

Sunset Boulevard (1950) William Holden

Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) Abbott and Costello

An American in Paris (1951) Gene Kelly

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) Michael Rennie

Three Guys Named Mike (1951) Jane Wyman

A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) Marlon Brando

Scrooge (1951) Alistar Simm

Hans Christian Andersen (1952) Danny Kaye

Million Dollar Mermaid (1952) Esther Williams

The Quiet Man (1952) John Wayne

Roman Holiday (1953) Gregory Peck

The Robe (1953) Richard Burton

Mogambo (1953) Clark Gable

House of Wax (1953) Vincent Price

How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) Lauren Bacall

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Marilyn Monroe

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) Kirk Douglas

Elephant Walk (1954) Elizabeth Taylor

There's No Business Like Show Business (1954) Ethel Merman

White Christmas (1954) Bing Crosby

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) Howard Keel

Sabrina (1954) Humphrey Bogart

Dial M for Murder (1954) Grace Kelly

The Tender Trap (1955) Frank Sinatra

The Seven Year Itch (1955) Marilyn Monroe

Rebel Without a Cause (1955) James Dean

Oklahoma! (1955) Gordon MacRae

Guys and Dolls (1955) Marlon Brando

Blackboard Jungle (1955) Glenn Ford

Love Me Tender (1956) Elvis Presley

The King and I (1956) Deborah Kerr

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) Kevin McCarthy

Giant (1956) Elizabeth Taylor

And God Created Woman Brigitte Bardot

The Ten Commandments (1956) Charlton Heston

Jailhouse Rock (1957) Elvis Presley

Tammy and the Bachelor (1957)

Auntie Mame (1958) Rosalind Russell

Cat on the hot tin roof (1958) Elizabeth Taylor

Houseboat (1958) Cary Grant

South Pacific (1958) Mitzi Gaynor

Vertigo (1958) James Stewart

Ben-Hur (1959) Charlton Heston

The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) Millie Perkins

Gidget (1959) Sandra Dee

House on Haunted Hill (1959) Vincent Price

Operation Petticoat (1959) Cary Grant

Some Like it Hot (1959) Marilyn Monroe

1960's

Cinderfella (1960) Jerry Lewis

Pollyanna (1960) Hayley Mills

Psycho (1960) Anthony Perkins

The Rat Race (1960) Tony Curtis

Spartacus (1960) Kurt Douglas

The Time Machine (1960) Rod Taylor

The Absent-Minded Professor (1961) Fred MacMurray

Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) Audrey Hepburn

King of Kings (1961) Jeffrey Hunter

The Misfits (1961) Clark Gable

Mothra (1961) Japanese Film

The Parent Trap (1961) Hayley Mills

A Raisin in the Sun (1961) Sidney Poitier 

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961) Vivien Leigh

Splendor in the Grass (1961) Natalie Wood

West Side Story (1961) Natalie Wood

Gypsy (1962) Natalie Wood

Lolita (1962) James Mason

That Touch of Mink (1962) Cary Grant

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) Gregory Peck

Beach Party (1963) Frankie Avalon

The Birds (1963) Rod Taylor

The Haunting (1963) Julie Harris

It Happened at the World's Fair (1963) Elvis Presley

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) Spencer Tracy

Lilies of the Field (1963) Sidney Poitier

Love with a proper stranger (1963) Natalie Wood

The Pink Panther (1963) Peter Sellers

Father Goose (1964) Cary Grant

A Hard Day's Night (1964) The Beatles

Mary Poppins (1964) Julie Andrews

Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) Japanese Film

My Fair Lady (1964) Audrey Hepburn

Inside Daisy Clover (1965) Natalie Wood

A Patch of Blue (1965) Sidney Poitier

Fahrenheit 451 (1966) Julie Christie

Georgy Girl (1966) Lynn Redgrave

The Trouble with Angels (1966) Rosalind Russell

Bonne and Clyde (1967) Warren Beatty

The Fox (1967) Sandy Dennis

The Graduate (1967) Dustin Hoffman

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) Sidney Poitier

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967) Robert Morse

In the Heat of the Night(1967) Sidney Poitier

To Sir, With Love (1967) Sidney Poitier

Valley of the Dolls (1967) Patty Duke

Barbarella (1968) Jane Fonda

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Keir Duella

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) Dick Van Dyke

Funny Girl (1968) Barbara Streisand

Night of the Living Dead (1968) Duane Jones

The Odd Couple (1968) Jack Lemmon

Oliver! (1968) Mark Lester

The Party (1968) Peter Sellers

Plant of the Apes (1968) Charlton Heston

The Producers (1968) Zero Mostel

Romeo and Juliet (1968) Leanord Whiting

Rosemary's Baby (1968) Mia Farrow

Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows (1968) Rosalind Russell

Yours, Mine and Ours (1968) Lucille Ball

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) Paul Newman

Easy Rider (1969) Peter Fonda

Hello, Dolly! (1969) Barbara Streisand

Wow! I sure have seen a lot of films from the 1950's and 1960's! I had no idea hehe

Not included in these lists are films made by Disney which of course I have seen them. Also, there are some Abbott and Costello films I have seen but have forgotten the names of. I am sure I have missed one or two films for my lists but its mostly due to the being seen when I was much younger and I may not have remembered the names or the films. I highly doubt it but you never know :)

I hope you found these posts  helpful when choosing some films to watch. After going through all the years from 1930-1969 and looking at these amazing films-I simply cannot wait to watch more of them!!

xox