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A list of American films released in 1956
Around the World in 80 Days won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
7th Cavalry
Joseph H. Lewis
Randolph Scott , Barbara Hale , Jay C. Flippen
Western
Columbia Pictures
23 Paces to Baker Street
Henry Hathaway
Van Johnson , Vera Miles , Cecil Parker
Thriller
20th Century Fox . From Philip MacDonald novel
Accused of Murder
Joseph Kane
David Brian , Vera Ralston , Sidney Blackmer
Film noir
Republic
Alexander the Great
Robert Rossen
Richard Burton , Claire Bloom , Fredric March
Drama
United Artists
The Ambassador's Daughter
Norman Krasna
Olivia de Havilland , John Forsythe , Adolphe Menjou
Romantic comedy
United Artists
Anastasia
Anatole Litvak
Ingrid Bergman , Yul Brynner , Helen Hayes
Drama
20th Century Fox ; Remade in 1997 film
Anything Goes
Robert Lewis
Bing Crosby , Donald O'Connor , Mitzi Gaynor
Musical
Paramount . Based on 1934 play , 1936 film
Around the World in 80 Days
Michael Anderson , John Farrow
David Niven , Cantinflas , Shirley MacLaine
Adventure
United Artists . Winner of 5 Oscars , Best Picture; based on a novel by Jules Verne
Attack
Robert Aldrich
Jack Palance , Eddie Albert , Lee Marvin
War
United Artists
Autumn Leaves
Robert Aldrich
Joan Crawford , Cliff Robertson , Vera Miles
Drama
Columbia
Away All Boats
Joseph Pevney
Jeff Chandler , George Nader , Julie Adams
War
Universal
Baby Doll
Elia Kazan
Carroll Baker , Karl Malden , Eli Wallach
Drama
Warner Bros. Written by Tennessee Williams ; 4 Oscar nominations
Back from Eternity
John Farrow
Robert Ryan , Anita Ekberg , Rod Steiger
Drama
RKO . Remake of Five Came Back
Backlash
John Sturges
Richard Widmark , Donna Reed , William Campbell
Western
Universal ; Remake of 1947 film
The Bad Seed
John Sturges
Nancy Kelly , Patty McCormack , Henry Jones
Thriller
Warner Bros.
Bandido
Richard Fleischer
Robert Mitchum , Ursula Thiess , Gilbert Roland
Western
United Artists
Battle Stations
Lewis Seiler
John Lund , William Bendix , Richard Boone
War
Columbia [1]
The Beast of Hollow Mountain
Edward Nassour
Guy Madison , Patricia Medina , Carlos Rivas
Horror
United Artists
Behind the High Wall
Abner Biberman
Tom Tully , Sylvia Sidney , Betty Lynn
Film noir
Universal
The Benny Goodman Story
Valentine Davies
Steve Allen , Donna Reed , Herbert Anderson
Musical
Universal Pictures
The Best Things in Life Are Free
Michael Curtiz
Gordon MacRae , Dan Dailey , Sheree North
Musical
20th Century Fox
Between Heaven and Hell
Richard Fleischer
Robert Wagner , Buddy Ebsen , Broderick Crawford
War
20th Century Fox
Beyond Mombasa
George Marshall
Cornel Wilde , Donna Reed , Leo Genn
Adventure
United Artists . Co-production with UK.
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Fritz Lang
Dana Andrews , Joan Fontaine , Sidney Blackmer
Film noir
RKO Pictures ; remade in 2009
Bhowani Junction
George Cukor
Ava Gardner , Stewart Granger , Bill Travers
Drama
MGM . Co-production with UK.
Bigger Than Life
Nicholas Ray
James Mason , Barbara Rush , Walter Matthau
Drama
20th Century Fox
The Birds and the Bees
Norman Taurog
George Gobel , Mitzi Gaynor , David Niven
Musical
Paramount
The Black Sleep
Reginald Le Borg
Basil Rathbone , Akim Tamiroff , Lon Chaney Jr.
Horror
United Artists
The Black Whip
Charles Marquis Warren
Hugh Marlowe , Coleen Gray , Adele Mara
Western
20th Century Fox
Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado
Earl Bellamy
Howard Duff , Margaret Field , Angela Stevens
Western
Columbia
The Bold and the Brave
Lewis R. Foster
Mickey Rooney , Wendell Corey , Nicole Maurey
War
RKO
The Boss
Byron Haskin
John Payne , William Bishop , Gloria McGehee
Film noir
United Artists
The Bottom of the Bottle
Henry Hathaway
Joseph Cotten , Van Johnson , Ruth Roman
Drama
20th Century Fox
The Brass Legend
Gerd Oswald
Hugh O'Brian , Nancy Gates , Raymond Burr
Western
United Artists
The Brave One
Irving Rapper
Michel Ray , Elsa Cárdenas , Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.
Drama
RKO . Oscar for writer Dalton Trumbo
The Broken Star
Lesley Selander
Howard Duff , Lita Baron , Douglas Fowley
Western
United Artists
Bundle of Joy
Norman Taurog
Debbie Reynolds , Eddie Fisher , Adolphe Menjou
Comedy
RKO
The Burning Hills
Stuart Heisler
Tab Hunter , Natalie Wood , Skip Homeier
Western
Warner Bros.
Bus Stop
Joshua Logan
Marilyn Monroe , Don Murray , Betty Field
Drama
20th Century Fox ; based on two plays by William Inge
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
Calling Homicide
Edward Bernds
Bill Elliott , Kathleen Case , Don Haggerty
Crime
Allied Artists
Canyon River
Harmon Jones
George Montgomery , Marcia Henderson , Peter Graves
Western
Allied Artists
Carousel
Henry King
Shirley Jones , Gordon MacRae , Cameron Mitchell
Musical
20th Century Fox ; based on play
The Catered Affair
Richard Brooks
Bette Davis , Debbie Reynolds , Ernest Borgnine
Drama
MGM ; from teleplay by Paddy Chayefsky
Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!
Fred F. Sears
Stephen Dunne , Helen Grayco , Mary Kaye
Musical
Columbia
Comanche
George Sherman
Dana Andrews , Kent Smith , Nestor Paiva
Western
United Artists
Come Next Spring
R. G. Springsteen
Ann Sheridan , Steve Cochran , Walter Brennan
Drama
Republic
The Come On
Russell Birdwell
Anne Baxter , Sterling Hayden , John Hoyt
Drama
Allied Artists
Congo Crossing
Joseph Pevney
Virginia Mayo , George Nader , Peter Lorre
Film noir
Universal
The Conqueror
Dick Powell
John Wayne , Susan Hayward , Pedro Armendáriz
Adventure
RKO
The Court Jester
Melvin Frank , Norman Panama
Danny Kaye , Basil Rathbone , Angela Lansbury
Comedy
Paramount
Crashing Las Vegas
Jean Yarbrough
Leo Gorcey , Huntz Hall , Mary Castle
Comedy
Allied Artists
The Creature Walks Among Us
John Sherwood
Jeff Morrow , Rex Reason , Leigh Snowden
Science fiction
Universal
Crime Against Joe
Lee Sholem
Julie London , John Bromfield , Patricia Blair
Crime drama
United Artists
Crime in the Streets
Don Siegel
James Whitmore , John Cassavetes , Virginia Gregg
Crime drama
Allied Artists
Crowded Paradise
Fred Pressburger
Hume Cronyn , Nancy Kelly , Frank Silvera
Drama
Independent
A Cry in the Night
Frank Tuttle
Natalie Wood , Edmond O'Brien , Raymond Burr
Thriller
Warner Bros.
Curucu, Beast of the Amazon
Curt Siodmak
John Bromfield , Beverly Garland , Tom Payne
Adventure
Universal
A Day of Fury
Harmon Jones
Dale Robertson , Mara Corday , Jock Mahoney
Western
Universal
D-Day the Sixth of June
Henry Koster
Robert Taylor , Richard Todd , Dana Wynter
War
20th Century Fox
Dakota Incident
Lewis R. Foster
Dale Robertson , Linda Darnell , John Lund
Western
Republic
Dance with Me, Henry
Charles Barton
Bud Abbott , Lou Costello , Gigi Perreau
Comedy
United Artists ; final Abbott and Costello film
Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer
Ismael Rodríguez
Bruce Bennett , Lon Chaney Jr. , Jacqueline Evans
Adventure
Republic
Death of a Scoundrel
Charles Martin
George Sanders , Yvonne De Carlo , Zsa Zsa Gabor
Drama
RKO
The Desperados Are in Town
Kurt Neumann
Robert Arthur , Kathleen Nolan , Rhys Williams
Western
20th Century Fox
Diane
David Miller
Lana Turner , Roger Moore , Pedro Armendáriz
Drama
MGM
Dig That Uranium
Edward Bernds
Leo Gorcey , Huntz Hall , Mary Beth Hughes
Comedy
Allied Artists
Don't Knock the Rock
Fred F. Sears
Alan Dale , Fay Baker , Patricia Hardy
Musical
Columbia
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
Fred F. Sears
Hugh Marlowe , Joan Taylor , Donald Curtis
Science Fiction
Columbia
The Eddy Duchin Story
George Sidney
Tyrone Power , Kim Novak , Victoria Shaw
Biography
Columbia
Edge of Hell
Hugo Haas
Hugo Haas , Jeffrey Stone , Tracey Roberts
Film noir
Universal [2]
Emergency Hospital
Lee Sholem
Walter Reed , Margaret Lindsay , John Archer
Drama
United Artists
Everything but the Truth
Jerry Hopper
Maureen O'Hara , John Forsythe , Tim Hovey
Comedy
Universal
The Fastest Gun Alive
Russell Rouse
Glenn Ford , Jeanne Crain , Broderick Crawford
Western
MGM
Fighting Trouble
George Blair
Huntz Hall , Stanley Clements , Adele Jergens
Comedy
Allied Artists
The First Texan
Byron Haskin
Joel McCrea , Felicia Farr , Jeff Morrow
Western
Allied Artists
The First Traveling Saleslady
Arthur Lubin
Ginger Rogers , Carol Channing , Barry Nelson
Western comedy
RKO
Flame of the Islands
Edward Ludwig
Yvonne De Carlo , Howard Duff , Zachary Scott
Film noir
Republic
Flesh and the Spur
Edward L. Cahn
Marla English , Mike Connors , Raymond Hatton
Western
AIP
Flight to Hong Kong
Joseph M. Newman
Rory Calhoun , Barbara Rush , Dolores Donlon
Film noir
United Artists
Forbidden Planet
Fred M. Wilcox
Leslie Nielsen , Walter Pidgeon , Anne Francis
Science Fiction
MGM
Foreign Intrigue
Sheldon Reynolds
Robert Mitchum , Geneviève Page , Ingrid Thulin
Thriller
United Artists
Forever, Darling
Alexander Hall
Lucille Ball , Desi Arnaz , James Mason
Romantic comedy
MGM
Friendly Persuasion
William Wyler
Gary Cooper , Dorothy McGuire , Anthony Perkins
Drama
Allied Artists . Set in American Civil War ; 6 Oscar nominations
Frontier Gambler
Sam Newfield
John Bromfield , Coleen Gray , Kent Taylor
Western
Independent
Frontier Woman
Ron Ormond
Cindy Carson, Lance Fuller , Rance Howard
Western
Independent
Full of Life
Richard Quine
Judy Holliday , Richard Conte , Salvatore Baccaloni
Drama
Columbia
Fury at Gunsight Pass
Fred F. Sears
David Brian , Neville Brand , Lisa Davis
Western
Columbia
Gaby
Curtis Bernhardt
Leslie Caron , John Kerr , Cedric Hardwicke
Drama
MGM
Ghost Town
Allen H. Miner
Kent Taylor , John Smith , Marian Carr
Western
United Artists
Giant
George Stevens
Rock Hudson , Elizabeth Taylor , James Dean
Drama
Warner Bros. Based on Edna Ferber novel; 10 Oscar nominations;
The Girl Can't Help It
Frank Tashlin
Jayne Mansfield , Tom Ewell , Edmond O'Brien
Comedy
20th Century Fox
The Girl He Left Behind
David Butler
Natalie Wood , Tab Hunter , Jessie Royce Landis
Romance
Warner Bros.
Girls in Prison
Edward L. Cahn
Richard Denning , Joan Taylor , Mae Marsh
Sexploitation
A.I.P.
Glory
David Butler
Margaret O'Brien , Walter Brennan , Charlotte Greenwood
Musical
RKO
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Ishirō Honda
Raymond Burr , Takashi Shimura , Momoko Kōchi
Science Fiction
Embassy
Good-bye, My Lady
William A. Wellman
Brandon deWilde , Walter Brennan , Phil Harris
Drama
Warner Bros.
Great Day in the Morning
Jacques Tourneur
Robert Stack , Virginia Mayo , Ruth Roman
Drama
RKO
The Great Locomotive Chase
Francis D. Lyon
Fess Parker , Jeffrey Hunter , John Lupton
Action
Disney
The Great American Pastime
Herman Hoffman
Tom Ewell , Ann Miller , Anne Francis
Comedy
MGM
The Great Man
José Ferrer
José Ferrer , Julie London , Ed Wynn
Drama
Universal
Gun Brothers
Sidney Salkow
Buster Crabbe , Ann Robinson , Neville Brand
Western
United Artists
Gun the Man Down
Andrew V. McLaglen
James Arness , Angie Dickinson , Emile Meyer
Western
United Artists
Gunslinger
Roger Corman
John Ireland , Beverly Garland , Allison Hayes
Western
AIP
The Harder They Fall
Mark Robson
Humphrey Bogart , Rod Steiger , Jan Sterling
Drama
Columboa
He Laughed Last
Blake Edwards
Frankie Laine , Anthony Dexter , Lucy Marlow
Comedy
Columbia
Helen of Troy
Robert Wise
Rossana Podestà , Jacques Sernas , Cedric Hardwicke
Epic
Warner Bros.
Hell on Frisco Bay
Frank Tuttle
Alan Ladd , Edward G. Robinson , Joanne Dru
Film noir
Warner Bros.
Hidden Guns
Albert C. Gannaway
Bruce Bennett , Richard Arlen , Angie Dickinson
Western
Republic
High Society
Charles Walters
Grace Kelly , Bing Crosby , Frank Sinatra
Musical comedy
MGM ; remake of The Philadelphia Story
Hilda Crane
Philip Dunne
Jean Simmons , Guy Madison , Jean-Pierre Aumont
Drama
20th Century Fox
Hold Back the Night
Allan Dwan
John Payne , Mona Freeman , Peter Graves
War drama
Allied Artists
Hollywood or Bust
Frank Tashlin
Dean Martin , Jerry Lewis , Anita Ekberg
Comedy
Paramount ; 16th & final Martin and Lewis film
Hot Blood
Nicholas Ray
Jane Russell , Cornel Wilde , Joseph Calleia
Drama
Columbia
Hot Cars
Don McDougall
John Bromfield , Joi Lansing , Ralph Clanton
Crime
United Artists
Hot Rod Girl
Leslie Martinson
Lori Nelson , Chuck Connors , Roxanne Arlen
Action
AIP
Hot Shots
Jean Yarbrough
Bowery Boys , Joi Lansing , Queenie Smith
Comedy
Allied Artists
The Houston Story
William Castle
Barbara Hale , Gene Barry , Edward Arnold
Crime
Columbia
Huk!
John Barnwell
George Montgomery , Mona Freeman , John Baer
Drama
United Artists
I Killed Wild Bill Hickok
Richard Talmadge
Johnny Carpenter , Tom Brown , Virginia Gibson
Western
Indestructible Man
Jack Pollexfen
Lon Chaney Jr. , Ross Elliott , Marian Carr
Horror
Allied Artists
The Indian Fighter
André de Toth
Kirk Douglas , Elsa Martinelli , Walter Matthau
Western
United Artists
Inside Detroit
Fred F. Sears
Pat O'Brien , Dennis O'Keefe , Tina Carver
Film noir
Columbia
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Don Siegel
Kevin McCarthy , Dana Wynter , Carolyn Jones
Science Fiction
Allied Artists ; based on Jack Finney novel ; remade in 1978
Invitation to the Dance
Gene Kelly
Gene Kelly , Tamara Toumanova , Belita
Musical
MGM
It Conquered the World
Roger Corman
Peter Graves , Beverly Garland , Lee Van Cleef
Science Fiction
AIP
I've Lived Before
Richard Bartlett
Jock Mahoney , Leigh Snowden , Ann Harding
Drama
Universal
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
Jaguar
George Blair
Sabu , Barton MacLane , Jonathan Hale
Adventure
Republic
Johnny Concho
Don McGuire
Frank Sinatra , Keenan Wynn , Phyllis Kirk
Drama
United Artists
Jubal
Delmer Daves
Glenn Ford , Ernest Borgnine , Rod Steiger
Western
Columbia
Julie
Andrew L. Stone
Doris Day , Louis Jourdan , Frank Lovejoy
Thriller
MGM
The Kettles in the Ozarks
Charles Lamont
Marjorie Main , Arthur Hunnicutt , Una Merkel
Comedy
Universal
The Killer Is Loose
Budd Boetticher
Joseph Cotten , Rhonda Fleming , Wendell Corey ,
Film noir
United Artists
The Killing
Stanley Kubrick
Sterling Hayden , Coleen Gray , Marie Windsor
Film noir
United Artists
The King and Four Queens
Raoul Walsh
Clark Gable , Eleanor Parker , Barbara Nichols
Western
United Artists
The King and I
Walter Lang
Yul Brynner , Deborah Kerr , Rita Moreno
Musical
20th Century Fox . Winner of 5 Academy Awards
A Kiss Before Dying
Gerd Oswald
Robert Wagner , Joanne Woodward , Virginia Leith
Thriller
United Artists
The Last Hunt
Richard Brooks
Robert Taylor , Stewart Granger , Debra Paget
Western
MGM
The Last Wagon
Delmer Daves
Richard Widmark , Felicia Farr , Susan Kohner
Western
20th Century Fox
The Leather Saint
Alvin Ganzer
Paul Douglas , John Derek , Jody Lawrance
Drama
Paramount
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts
Frank Tashlin
Tom Ewell , Sheree North , Rita Moreno
Comedy
20th Century Fox
Lisbon
Ray Milland
Ray Milland , Maureen O'Hara , Yvonne Furneaux
Crime
Republic
The Lone Ranger
Stuart Heisler
Clayton Moore , Jay Silverheels , Bonita Granville
Western
Warner Bros.
Love Me Tender
Robert D. Webb
Elvis Presley , Debra Paget , Richard Egan ,
Western
20th Century Fox . Presley's first film
Lust for Life
Vincente Minnelli , George Cukor
Kirk Douglas , Anthony Quinn , Pamela Brown
Biography
MGM . Story of Vincent van Gogh ; Oscar for Quinn
Magnificent Roughnecks
Sherman A. Rose
Jack Carson , Mickey Rooney , Nancy Gates
Comedy
Allied Artists
Man from Del Rio
Harry Horner
Anthony Quinn , Katy Jurado , Douglas Fowley
Western
United Artists
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Nunnally Johnson
Gregory Peck , Jennifer Jones , Frederic March
Drama
20th Century Fox . Based on Sloan Wilson novel
Man in the Vault
Andrew V. McLaglen
William Campbell , Anita Ekberg , Karen Sharpe
Crime
RKO
The Man Is Armed
Franklin Adreon
Dane Clark , William Talman , May Wynn
Crime
Republic
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Alfred Hitchcock
Doris Day , James Stewart , Bernard Miles
Film noir
Paramount . Remake of 1934 film ; Oscar for Best Song
The Man Who Never Was
Ronald Neame
Clifton Webb , Gloria Grahame , Robert Flemyng
War thriller
20th Century Fox . Co-production with the UK.
Manfish
W. Lee Wilder
John Bromfield , Lon Chaney Jr. , Barbara Nichols
Adventure
United Artists
Massacre
Louis King
Dane Clark , James Craig , Martha Roth
Western
20th Century Fox
The Maverick Queen
Joseph Kane
Barbara Stanwyck , Barry Sullivan , Scott Brady
Western
Republic
Meet Me in Las Vegas
Roy Rowland
Cyd Charisse , Dan Dailey , Agnes Moorehead
Musical
MGM
Miami Exposé
Fred F. Sears
Lee J. Cobb , Patricia Medina , Edward Arnold
Film noir
Columbia
Miracle in the Rain
Rudolph Maté
Jane Wyman , Van Johnson , Peggie Castle
Romance
Warner Bros.
Moby Dick
John Huston
Gregory Peck , Richard Basehart , James Robertson Justice
Adventure
Warner Bros. Based on Herman Melville novel
Mohawk
Kurt Neumann
Scott Brady , Lori Nelson , Rita Gam
Western
20th Century Fox
The Mole People
Virgil W. Vogel
John Agar , Hugh Beaumont , Alan Napier
Science fiction
Universal
The Mountain
Edward Dmytryk
Spencer Tracy , Robert Wagner , Claire Trevor
Drama
Paramount
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
Naked Gun
Eddie Dew
Willard Parker , Mara Corday , Barton MacLane
Western
Independent [3]
Navy Wife
Edward Bernds
Joan Bennett , Gary Merrill , Shirley Yamaguchi
Comedy
Allied Artists
Never Say Goodbye
Jerry Hopper
Rock Hudson , Cornell Borchers , George Sanders
Drama
Universal ; Remake of 1946 film
Nightmare
Maxwell Shane
Edward G. Robinson , Kevin McCarthy , Connie Russell
Film noir
United Artists ; Remake of 1942 film
The Oklahoma Woman
Roger Corman
Peggie Castle , Richard Denning , Cathy Downs
Western
AIP
On the Threshold of Space
Robert D. Webb
Guy Madison , Virginia Leith , John Hodiak
Science fiction
20th Century Fox ; Hodiak's final film
The Opposite Sex
David Miller
June Allyson , Joan Collins , Ann Sheridan
Musical
MGM ; remake of The Women
Our Miss Brooks
Al Lewis
Eve Arden , Gale Gordon , Robert Rockwell
Comedy
Warner Bros. ; film version and series finale of TV series
Outside the Law
Jack Arnold
Ray Danton , Leigh Snowden , Grant Williams
Film noir
Universal
Over-Exposed
Lewis Seiler
Cleo Moore , Richard Crenna , Raymond Greenleaf
Film noir
Columbia
Pardners
Norman Taurog
Dean Martin , Jerry Lewis , Lori Nelson
Western comedy
Paramount . 15th Martin and Lewis film
Patterns
Fielder Cook
Van Heflin , Everett Sloane ,Beatrice Straight
Drama
United Artists
The Peacemaker
Ted Post
James Mitchell , Rosemarie Bowe , Jan Merlin
Western
United Artists
Pillars of the Sky
George Marshall
Jeff Chandler , Dorothy Malone , Ward Bond
Western
Universal
Please Murder Me
Peter Godfrey
Raymond Burr , Angela Lansbury , Dick Foran
Film noir
Independent
The Power and the Prize
Henry Koster
Robert Taylor , Mary Astor , Cedric Hardwicke
Drama
MGM
The Price of Fear
Abner Biberman
Merle Oberon , Lex Barker , Gia Scala
Film noir
Universal
The Proud and Profane
George Seaton
William Holden , Deborah Kerr , Thelma Ritter
Drama
Paramount ; 2 Oscar nominations
The Proud Ones
Robert D. Webb
Robert Ryan , Virginia Mayo , Jeffrey Hunter
Western
20th Century Fox
Quincannon, Frontier Scout
Lesley Selander
Tony Martin , Peggie Castle , John Bromfield
Western
United Artists
The Rack
Arnold Laven
Paul Newman , Wendell Corey , Anne Francis
War drama
MGM . From a teleplay by Rod Serling
The Rainmaker
Joseph Anthony
Katharine Hepburn , Burt Lancaster , Wendell Corey
Drama
Paramount ; 2 Oscar nominations
Ransom!
Alex Segal
Glenn Ford , Donna Reed , Leslie Nielsen
Crime drama
MGM ; remade in 1996
Raw Edge
John Sherwood
Rory Calhoun , Yvonne De Carlo , Mara Corday
Western
Universal
The Rawhide Years
Rudolph Maté
Tony Curtis , Colleen Miller , Arthur Kennedy
Western
Universal
Rebel in Town
Alfred L. Werker
Ruth Roman , John Payne , J. Carrol Naish
Western
United Artists
Red Sundown
Jack Arnold
Rory Calhoun , Martha Hyer , Dean Jagger
Western
Universal
Reprisal!
George Sherman
Guy Madison , Felicia Farr , Kathryn Grant
Western
Columbia
The Revolt of Mamie Stover
Raoul Walsh
Jane Russell , Richard Egan , Joan Leslie
Drama
20th Century Fox
Ride the High Iron
Don Weis
Don Taylor , Sally Forrest , Raymond Burr
Drama
Columbia
Rock Around the Clock
Fred F. Sears
Bill Haley , Alix Talton , Lisa Gaye
Musical
Columbia ; inspired by song
Rock, Pretty Baby
Richard Bartlett
Sal Mineo , John Saxon , Luana Patten
Comedy
Universal
Rock, Rock, Rock
Will Price
Chuck Berry , Tuesday Weld , Teddy Randazzo
Musical
Independent
Rumble on the Docks
Fred F. Sears
James Darren , Michael Granger , Robert Blake
Film noir
Columbia
Runaway Daughters
Edward L. Cahn
Marla English , Mary Ellen Kay , Anna Sten
Drama
AIP
Running Target
Marvin R. Weinstein
Doris Dowling , Arthur Franz , Richard Reeves
Western
United Artists
Run for the Sun
Roy Boulting
Richard Widmark , Trevor Howard , Jane Greer
Thriller
United Artists
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
Safari
Terence Young
Victor Mature , Janet Leigh , John Justin
Adventure
Columbia . Co-production with the UK.
Santiago
Gordon Douglas
Alan Ladd , Rossana Podestà , Lloyd Nolan
Thriller
Warner Bros.
Scandal Incorporated
Edward Mann
Robert Hutton , Patricia Wright , Paul Richards
Crime
Republic
The Scarlet Hour
Michael Curtiz
Carol Ohmart , Tom Tryon , Jody Lawrence
Film noir
Paramount
Screaming Eagles
Charles F. Haas
Tom Tryon , Martin Milner , Jacqueline Beer
War
Allied Artists
The Search for Bridey Murphy
Noel Langley
Teresa Wright , Louis Hayward , Nancy Gates
Drama
Paramount
The Searchers
John Ford
John Wayne , Jeffrey Hunter , Vera Miles
Western
Warner Bros. Voted best American Western
Secret of Treasure Mountain
Seymour Friedman
Valerie French , Raymond Burr , William Prince
Western
Columbia
Serenade
Anthony Mann
Mario Lanza , Joan Fontaine , Sara Montiel
Musical
Warner Bros.
Seven Men from Now
Budd Boetticher
Randolph Scott , Gail Russell , Lee Marvin
Western
Warner Bros.
Shake, Rattle & Rock!
Edward L. Cahn
Mike Connors , Lisa Gaye , Sterling Holloway
Musical
AIP
The Sharkfighters
Jerry Hopper
Victor Mature , Karen Steele , James Olson
Adventure
United Artists
The She-Creature
Edward L. Cahn
Marla English , Chester Morris , Cathy Downs
Science fiction
AIP
Showdown at Abilene
Charles F. Haas
Jock Mahoney , Martha Hyer , Lyle Bettger
Western
Universal [4]
Singing in the Dark
Max Nosseck
Moishe Oysher , Phyllis Hill , Joey Adams
Drama
Independent
Slightly Scarlet
Allan Dwan
John Payne , Rhonda Fleming , Arlene Dahl
Film noir
RKO
The Solid Gold Cadillac
Richard Quine
Judy Holliday , Paul Douglas , Fred Clark
Comedy
Columbia
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Robert Wise
Paul Newman , Pier Angeli , Sal Mineo
Biography
MGM . Story of Rocky Graziano ; won two Oscars
Stagecoach to Fury
William F. Claxton
Forrest Tucker , Mari Blanchard , Wallace Ford
Western
20th Century Fox
Star in the Dust
Charles F. Haas
John Agar , Mamie Van Doren , Richard Boone
Western
Universal
The Steel Jungle
Walter Doniger
Perry Lopez , Beverly Garland , Walter Abel
Crime
Warner Bros.
Storm Center
Daniel Taradash
Bette Davis , Brian Keith , Kim Hunter
Drama
Columbia
A Strange Adventure
William Witney
Joan Evans , Ben Cooper , Marla English
Drama
Republic
Strange Intruder
Irving Rapper
Ida Lupino , Edmund Purdom , Ann Harding
Drama
Allied Artists
Stranger at My Door
William Witney
Macdonald Carey , Patricia Medina , Skip Homeier
Western
Republic
The Swan
Charles Vidor
Grace Kelly , Louis Jourdan , Alec Guinness
Romance
MGM ; remake of 1925 film
Tea and Sympathy
Vincente Minnelli
Deborah Kerr , John Kerr , Leif Erickson
Drama
MGM ; based on the play
The Teahouse of the August Moon
Daniel Mann
Marlon Brando , Glenn Ford , Machiko Kyō
Comedy
MGM ; based on the play
Teenage Rebel
Edmund Goulding
Ginger Rogers , Michael Rennie , Mildred Natwick
Drama
20th Century Fox . 2 Oscar nominations
The Ten Commandments
Cecil B. DeMille
Charlton Heston , Yul Brynner , Edward G. Robinson
Drama
Paramount . Remake of 1923 film; 7 Oscar nominations; DeMille's final film
Tension at Table Rock
Charles Marquis Warren
Dorothy Malone , Richard Egan , Cameron Mitchell
Western
RKO
Terror at Midnight
Franklin Adreon
Scott Brady , Joan Vohs , Frank Faylen
Crime
Republic
That Certain Feeling
Melvin Frank
Bob Hope , Eva Marie Saint , Pearl Bailey
Comedy
Paramount
There's Always Tomorrow
Douglas Sirk
Barbara Stanwyck , Fred MacMurray , Joan Bennett
Drama
Universal . Remake of 1934 film
These Wilder Years
Roy Rowland
James Cagney , Barbara Stanwyck , Walter Pidgeon
Drama
MGM
Three Bad Sisters
Gilbert Kay
Marla English , John Bromfield , Kathleen Hughes
Drama
United Artists
Three Brave Men
Philip Dunne
Ray Milland , Ernest Borgnine , Nina Foch
Drama
20th Century Fox
The Three Outlaws
Sam Newfield
Neville Brand , Alan Hale Jr. , Bruce Bennett
Western
Independent
Thunder Over Arizona
Joseph Kane
Skip Homeier , Kristine Miller , George Macready
Western
Republic
Time Table
Mark Stevens
Mark Stevens , Felicia Farr , Marianne Stewart
Film noir
United Artists
Toward the Unknown
Mervyn LeRoy
William Holden , Virginia Leith , Lloyd Nolan
Drama
Warner Bros.
The Toy Tiger
Jerry Hopper
Laraine Day , Jeff Chandler , Cecil Kellaway
Comedy
Universal
Trapeze
Carol Reed
Burt Lancaster , Tony Curtis , Gina Lollobrigida
Drama
United Artists ; Silver Bear award for Lancaster
Tribute to a Bad Man
Robert Wise
James Cagney , Stephen McNally , Don Dubbins
Western
MGM
The Unguarded Moment
Harry Keller
Esther Williams , George Nader , John Saxon
Film noir
Universal
Uranium Boom
William Castle
Dennis Morgan , Patricia Medina , William Talman
Adventure
Columbia
The Vagabond King
Michael Curtiz
Kathryn Grayson , Rita Moreno , Oreste Kirkop
Musical
Paramount ; Grayson's final film
The Violent Years
William Morgan
Jean Moorhead , Barbara Weeks , I. Stanford Jolley
Crime
Independent
Walk the Proud Land
Jesse Hibbs
Audie Murphy , Anne Bancroft , Pat Crowley
Western
Universal
War and Peace
King Vidor
Audrey Hepburn , Henry Fonda , Mel Ferrer
Historical
Paramount . Based on Leo Tolstoy novel; 3 Oscar nominations
The Werewolf
Fred F. Sears
Don Megowan , Joyce Holden , Harry Lauter
Horror
Columbia
Westward Ho the Wagons!
William Beaudine
Fess Parker , Kathleen Crowley , John War Eagle
Western
Disney
Wetbacks
Hank McCune
Lloyd Bridges , Nancy Gates , Barton MacLane
Crime
Independent
When Gangland Strikes
R. G. Springsteen
Raymond Greenleaf , Marjie Millar , John Hudson
Crime
Republic
While the City Sleeps
Fritz Lang
Dana Andrews , Vincent Price , Ida Lupino
Film noir
RKO
The White Squaw
Ray Nazarro
David Brian , May Wynn , William Bishop
Western
Columbia
The Wild Party
Harry Horner
Anthony Quinn , Carol Ohmart , Arthur Franz
Film Noir
United Artists
A Woman's Devotion
Paul Henreid
Janice Rule , Ralph Meeker , Rosenda Monteros
Film noir
Republic
The Women of Pitcairn Island
Jean Yarbrough
James Craig , Lynn Bari , Sue England
Adventure
20th Century Fox
World in My Corner
Jesse Hibbs
Audie Murphy , Barbara Rush , Jeff Morrow
Sports
Universal
World Without End
Edward Bernds
Hugh Marlowe , Nancy Gates , Rod Taylor
Science fiction
Allied Artists
Written on the Wind
Douglas Sirk
Rock Hudson , Lauren Bacall , Dorothy Malone
Drama
Universal . Oscar for Malone
The Wrong Man
Alfred Hitchcock
Henry Fonda , Vera Miles , Anthony Quayle
Film noir
Warner Bros.
Yaqui Drums
Jean Yarbrough
Rod Cameron , Mary Castle , J. Carrol Naish
Western
Allied Artists
You Can't Run Away from It
Dick Powell
June Allyson , Jack Lemmon , Charles Bickford
Musical
Columbia
The Young Guns
Albert Band
Russ Tamblyn , Gloria Talbott , Perry Lopez
Western
Allied Artists
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