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.
A–L 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 ComeRudolf 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 GabrielaGéza 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
M–Z Title Director Cast Genre Notes 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 The Reluctant Maharaja Ákos Ráthonyi Olga Tschechowa, Kurt Seifert, Sonja Ziemann Comedy 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 The Shadow of Herr Monitor Eugen York Carl Raddatz, Paul Dahlke, Marianne Wischmann Crime 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 Thirteen Under One Hat Johannes Meyer Inge Landgut, Volker von Collande, Ruth Leuwerik Comedy 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 , 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 PaluRolf HansenHans Albers, Liselotte Pulver, Adrian HovenMountain 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 Davidson, John & Hake, Sabine. Framing the Fifties: Cinema in a Divided Germany. Berghahn Books, 2007.
See also List of Austrian films of 1950 List of East German films of 1950
External links IMDB listing for West German films made in 1950 filmportal.de listing for films made in 1950