Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index See also: 1951 in film, other events of 1952, 1953 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 February 20 - The film The African Queen opens (Capitol Theatre in New York City). September 30 - The Cinerama widescreen system, invented by Fred Waller, debuts with the film This Is Cinerama. Top Grossing Films of the Year This Is Cinerama The Greatest Show on Earth, produced by Cecil B. DeMille, starring Charlton Heston, James Stewart and others The World in His Arms Invasion USA Umberto D Ikiru Births June 7 - Liam Neeson, actor September 12 - Neil Peart, drummer/songwriter Deaths May 8 – Walter Fox, US movie producer Other Movies Released This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.