Editing Rock Hudson (section)

===Leading man===
Hudson was promoted to leading man for ''[[Scarlet Angel]]'' (1952), opposite [[Yvonne De Carlo]]. He co-starred with [[Piper Laurie]] in ''[[Has Anybody Seen My Gal? (film)|Has Anybody Seen My Gal?]]'' (1952), the first of his films directed by [[Douglas Sirk]]. He also appeared as a gambler in ''[[Bend of the River]]'' (1952). He supported the Nelson family in ''[[Here Come the Nelsons]]'' (1952).

In ''[[Horizons West]]'' (1952) Hudson supported [[Robert Ryan]], but he was star again for ''[[The Lawless Breed]]'' (1953) and ''[[Seminole (film)|Seminole]]'' (1953). In 1953, he appeared in a [[Camel (cigarette)|Camel]] commercial that showed him on the set of ''Seminole''.<ref>{{cite AV media|people=Rock Hudson (Actor)|year=1953|title=Camel Cigarette Commercials, 16mm Transfers Reel # 8. [Part 1]|medium=commercial|url=https://archive.org/details/tobacco_sle13d00a|access-date=December 7, 2013|format=MPEG1 and MPEG4|time=19:18|location=U.S.|publisher=Camel}}</ref>

He and De Carlo were borrowed by [[RKO]] for ''[[Sea Devils (1953 film)|Sea Devils]]'' (1953), an adventure set during the Napoleonic Wars. Back at Universal he played [[Harun al-Rashid]] in ''[[The Golden Blade]]'' (1953). There was ''[[Gun Fury]]'' (1953) and ''[[Back to God's Country (1953 film)|Back to God's Country]]'' (1953). Hudson had the title role in ''[[Taza, Son of Cochise]]'' (1954), directed by Sirk and produced by [[Ross Hunter]].