1954 in film

See also: 1953 in film, other events of 1954, 1955 in film, list of 'years in film'.

Table of contents 1 Events 2 Top Grossing Films of the Year 3 Births 4 Deaths 5 Other Movies Released

Events

• May 12 - The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx divorces wife Marion Benda[?]. The two were married in 1927.

Top Grossing Films of the Year

1. On the Waterfront, starring Marlon Brando and Eva Marie Saint
2. A Star Is Born, starring Judy Garland and James Mason
3. The Egyptian
4. Casanova's Big Night[?]
5. King Richard and the Crusaders[?]
6. Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window, starring James Stewart, Grace Kelly, and Raymond Burr
7. Shichinin no samurai[?]
8. Monster from the Ocean Floor[?]
9. Alfred Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder, starring Grace Kelly and Ray Milland

Births

• January 6 - Anthony Minghella[?], director
• June 22 - Freddie Prinze, actor/comedian
• October 3 - Stevie Ray Vaughan, songwriter

Deaths

• January 18 - Sydney Greenstreet, actor
• February 12 - Dziga Vertov, filmmaker

Other Movies Released

• Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
• Sabrina starring Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn and William Holden