List of West German films of 1950

A List of feature films distributed in Germany in 1950. This was the first full year of film production since the formal partition of Germany into East and West in 1949.

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Abundance of Life Wolfgang Liebeneiner Ingeborg Körner, Gunnar Möller, Fritz Kampers Comedy
The Allure of Danger Eugen York Angelika Hauff, Walter Richter, Berta Drews Drama
The Beautiful Galatea Rolf Meyer Hannelore Schroth, Viktor de Kowa, Willy Fritsch Comedy
Beloved Liar Hans Schweikart Elfie Mayerhofer, Hans Söhnker, Gustav Knuth Romance
The Black Forest Girl Hans Deppe Sonja Ziemann, Rudolf Prack, Paul Hörbiger Musical comedy
Blondes for Export Eugen York Lotte Koch, René Deltgen, Peter van Eyck Crime
Chased by the Devil Viktor Tourjansky Hans Albers, Willy Birgel, Lil Dagover Crime
Crown Jewels Franz Cap Sybille Schmitz, Hans Nielsen, Marina von Ditmar Crime
A Day Will Come Rudolf Jugert Dieter Borsche, Maria Schell, Lil Dagover Drama
The Disturbed Wedding Night Helmut Weiss Curd Jürgens, Ilse Werner, Susanne von Almassy Comedy
Doctor Praetorius Karl Peter Gillmann Curt Goetz, Valerie von Martens, Erich Ponto Comedy drama
Everything for the Company Ferdinand Dörfler Erhard Siedel, Lucie Englisch, Viktor Staal Comedy
The Falling Star Harald Braun Werner Krauss, Gisela Uhlen, Dieter Borsche Drama
Farewell Mister Grock Pierre Billon Grock, Suzy Prim, Charles Lemontier Drama Co-production with France
Five Suspects Kurt Hoffmann Hans Nielsen, Dorothea Wieck, Ina Halley Crime
Furioso Johannes Meyer Ewald Balser, Kirsten Heiberg, Peter van Eyck Drama
Gabriela Géza von Cziffra Zarah Leander, Carl Raddatz, Vera Molnar Musical drama
The Girl from the South Seas Hans Müller Angelika Hauff, Hardy Krüger, Albert Florath Comedy
The Goddess of Rio Beni Franz Eichhorn Angelika Hauff, Helmuth Schneider, José Ruzzo Adventure Co-production with Brazil
Good Fortune in Ohio Heinz Paul Hermann Brix, Edith Prager, Loni Heuser Comedy
Harbour Melody Hans Müller Kirsten Heiberg, Paul Henckels, Heinz Engelmann Crime
King for One Night Paul May Anton Walbrook, Willy Fritsch, Annelies Reinhold Comedy
Kissing Is No Sin Hubert Marischka Curd Jürgens, Elfie Mayerhofer, Erika von Thellmann Comedy Co-production with Austria
The Lie Gustav Fröhlich Sybille Schmitz, Cornell Borchers, Otto Gebühr Crime
Love on Ice Kurt Meisel Margot Hielscher, Hannelore Bollmann, Charlotte Witthauer Romance
The Man in Search of Himself Géza von Cziffra Vera Molnár, Wolf Albach-Retty, Paul Kemp Comedy
The Man Who Wanted to Live Twice Viktor Tourjansky Rudolf Forster, Olga Chekhova, Heidemarie Hatheyer Drama
Melody of Fate Hans Schweikart Brigitte Horney, Viktor de Kowa, Mathias Wieman Drama
My Niece Susanne Wolfgang Liebeneiner Hilde Krahl, Inge Meysel, Harald Paulsen Comedy
One Night Apart Hans Deppe Olga Chekhova, Sonja Ziemann, Kurt Seifert Comedy
Only One Night Fritz Kirchhoff Marianne Hoppe, Hans Söhnker, Willy Maertens Drama
The Orplid Mystery Helmut Käutner Horst Caspar, Bettina Moissi, Fritz Kortner Thriller
The Rabanser Case Kurt Hoffmann Hans Söhnker, Richard Häussler, Carola Höhn Crime
A Rare Lover Alfred Braun Susanne von Almassy, Irene von Meyendorff, Curd Jürgens Romantic comedy
Regimental Music Arthur Maria Rabenalt Heidemarie Hatheyer, Friedrich Domin, Siegfried Breuer Drama
Royal Children Helmut Käutner Jenny Jugo, Peter van Eyck, Erika von Thellmann Comedy
Scandal at the Embassy Erik Ode Viktor de Kowa, Jeanette Schultze, Michiko Tanaka Comedy
Sensation in Savoy Eduard von Borsody Sybille Schmitz, Paul Klinger, Harald Paulsen Comedy
Shadows in the Night Eugen York Hilde Krahl, Willy Fritsch, Carl Raddatz Drama
The Staircase Alfred Braun, Wolfgang Staudte Hilde Körber, Herbert Stass, Paul Westermeier Drama
Taxi-Kitty Kurt Hoffmann Hannelore Schroth, Carl Raddatz, Fita Benkhoff Musical comedy
Theodore the Goalkeeper E. W. Emo Theo Lingen, Hans Moser, Lucie Englisch Comedy Co-production with Austria
Third from the Right Géza von Cziffra Vera Molnár, Peter van Eyck, Marianne Wischmann Crime musical
This Man Belongs to Me Paul Verhoeven Winnie Markus, Gustav Fröhlich, Heidemarie Hatheyer Comedy
Three Girls Spinning Carl Froelich Albrecht Schoenhals, Adelheid Seeck, Axel von Ambesser Comedy
Tobias Knopp – Abenteuer eines Junggesellen [de] Gerhard Fieber [de],
Wolfgang Liebeneiner
Animated
Trouble in Paradise Joe Stöckel Olga Chekhova, Trude Hesterberg, Elfie Pertramer Comedy
Two in One Suit Joe Stöckel Wolf Albach-Retty, Olga Chekhova, Rudolf Reiff Comedy
Two Times Lotte Josef von Báky Antje Weisgerber, Peter Mosbacher, Isa Günther Comedy
Unknown Sender Ákos Ráthonyi Cornell Borchers, Henny Porten, Bruni Löbel Comedy
The Violin Maker of Mittenwald Rudolf Schündler Willy Rösner, Paul Richter, Erika von Thellmann Drama
Wedding Night In Paradise Géza von Bolváry Johannes Heesters, Claude Farell, Gretl Schörg Musical
Wedding with Erika Eduard von Borsody Marianne Schönauer, Wolfgang Lukschy, Dorit Kreysler Musical
When a Woman Loves Wolfgang Liebeneiner Hilde Krahl, Johannes Heesters, Mathias Wieman Comedy
When Men Cheat Carl Boese Grethe Weiser, Jeanette Schultze, Kurt Seifert Comedy
The White Hell of Pitz Palu Rolf Hansen Hans Albers, Liselotte Pulver, Adrian Hoven Mountain film
Who Drove the Grey Ford? Otto Wernicke Ursula Herking, Hilde Sessak, Wolfgang Neuss Crime
Who Is This That I Love? Géza von Bolváry Jester Naefe, Adrian Hoven, Iván Petrovich Comedy
The Woman from Last Night Arthur Maria Rabenalt Heli Finkenzeller, Albert Matterstock, Hilde Sessak Comedy

Bibliography

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  • Davidson, John & Hake, Sabine. Framing the Fifties: Cinema in a Divided Germany. Berghahn Books, 2007.

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