List of American films of 1956

A list of American films released in 1956.
Around the World in Eighty Days won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
==A-B==
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Notes
7th Cavalry 	Joseph H. Lewis 	Randolph Scott, Barbara Hale 	Western 	Columbia Pictures
23 Paces to Baker Street 	Henry Hathaway 	Van Johnson, Vera Miles 	Thriller 	20th Century Fox. From Philip MacDonald novel
Accused of Murder 	Joseph Kane 	David Brian, Vera Ralston, Sidney Blackmer, Lee Van Cleef 	Film noir 	Republic
Alexander the Great 	Robert Rossen 	Richard Burton, Claire Bloom, Fredric March, Danielle Darrieux	Drama 	United Artists
The Ambassador's Daughter 	Norman Krasna 	Olivia de Havilland, John Forsythe, Adolphe Menjou, Myrna Loy 	Romantic comedy 	United Artists
Anastasia 	Anatole Litvak 	Ingrid Bergman, Yul Brynner, Helen Hayes 	Drama 	20th Century Fox
Anything Goes 	Robert Lewis 	Bing Crosby, Donald O'Connor, Phil Harris, Mitzi Gaynor 	Musical 	Paramount. Based on 1934 play, 1936 film
Around the World in Eighty Days 	Michael Anderson, John Farrow 	David Niven, Cantinflas, Shirley MacLaine, Robert Newton 	Adventure 	United Artists. Winner of 5 Oscars, Best Picture; based on a novel by Jules Verne
At Gunpoint 	Alfred L. Werker 	Fred MacMurray, Dorothy Malone 	Western 	Allied Artists
Attack 	Robert Aldrich 	Jack Palance, Eddie Albert, Lee Marvin 	War 	United Artists
Autumn Leaves 	Robert Aldrich 	Joan Crawford, Cliff Robertson 	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, Mildred Dunnock 	Drama 	Warner Bros. Written by Tennessee Williams; 4 Oscar nominations
Back from Eternity 	John Farrow 	Robert Ryan, Anita Ekberg, Rod Steiger, Gene Barry 	Drama 	RKO. Remake of Five Came Back
Backlash 	John Sturges 	Richard Widmark, Donna Reed 	Western 	Universal
The Bad Seed 	John Sturges 	Nancy Kelly, Patty McCormack 	Suspense 	Warner Bros.
Bandido 	Richard Fleischer 	Robert Mitchum, Ursula Thiess, Gilbert Roland 	Western 	United Artists
Barbecue Brawl 	William Hanna, Joseph Barbera 	Tom and Jerry 	Animation 	MGM
Battle Stations 	Lewis Seiler 	John Lund, William Bendix, Richard Boone 	War 	Columbia http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b790c15
The Beast of Hollow Mountain 	Edward Nassour, Ismael Rodriguez	Guy Madison, Patricia Medina 	Horror 	United Artists
Behind the High Wall 	Abner Biberman 	Tom Tully, John Gavin 	Film noir 	Universal
The Benny Goodman Story 	Valentine Davies 	Steve Allen, Donna Reed 	Biography, Musical	Universal Pictures
The Best Things in Life Are Free	Michael Curtiz 	Gordon MacRae, Ernest Borgnine, Dan Duryea, 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 	Adventure 	United Artists
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
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, Lon Chaney 	Horror 	United Artists
The Black Whip 	Charles Marquis Warren 	Hugh Marlowe, Coleen Gray, Adele Mara, Angie Dickinson 	Western 	20th Century Fox
Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado 	Earl Bellamy 	Howard Duff, Margaret Field 	Western 	Columbia
Blazing the Overland Trail 	Spencer Bennet 	Lee Roberts 	Serial 	Columbia
Blue Cat Blues 	Hanna-Barbera 	Tom and Jerry 	Animation 	MGM
The Bold and the Brave 	Lewis R. Foster 	Mickey Rooney, Wendell Corey 	War 	RKO
The Boss 	Byron Haskin 	John Payne, William Bishop 	Drama 	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 	Drama 	RKO. Oscar for writer Dalton Trumbo
The Broken Star 	Lesley Selander 	Howard Duff, Lita Baron 	Western 	United Artists
Broom-Stick Bunny 	Chuck Jones 	Looney Tunes 	Animation 	Warner Bros.
Bundle of Joy 	Norman Taurog 	Debbie Reynolds, Eddie Fisher 	Comedy 	RKO
The Burning Hills 	Stuart Heisler 	Tab Hunter, Natalie Wood, Skip Homeier, Claude Akins 	Western 	Warner Bros.
Bus Stop 	Joshua Logan 	Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray 	Drama 	20th Century Fox; based on two plays by William Inge
Busy Buddies 	Hanna-Barbera 	Tom and Jerry 	Animation 	MGM
==C-D==
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Notes
Calling Homicide 	Edward Bernds 	Bill Elliott, Kathleen Case 	Crime 	Allied Artists
Canyon River 	Harmon Jones 	George Montgomery, Marcia Henderson 	Western 	Allied Artists
Carousel 	Henry King 	Shirley Jones, Gordon MacRae 	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 	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 	Drama 	Allied Artists
Commotion on the Ocean 	Jules White 	The Three Stooges 	Short 	Columbia
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
Creeps 	Jules White 	The Three Stooges 	Short 	Columbia
Crime Against Joe 	Lee Sholem 	Julie London, John Bromfield 	Crime drama 	United Artists
Crime in the Streets 	Don Siegel 	James Whitmore, John Cassavetes 	Crime drama 	Allied Artists
Crowded Paradise 	Fred Pressburger 	Hume Cronyn, Nancy Kelly 	Drama 	
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 	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 	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 and Lou Costello 	Comedy 	United Artists; final Abbott and Costello film
Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer 	Ismael Rodríguez 	Bruce Bennett, Lon Chaney Jr. 	Adventure 	Republic
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates	Norman Foster 	Fess Parker, Buddy Ebsen 	Western 	Disney
Death of a Scoundrel 	Charles Martin 	George Sanders, Zsa Zsa Gabor 	Drama 	RKO
Deduce, You Say! 	Chuck Jones 	 	Animation 	Warner Bros.
The Desperados Are in Town 	Kurt Neumann 	Robert Arthur, Kathleen Nolan 	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 	Musical 	Columbia
Down Beat Bear 	Hanna-Barbera 	Tom and Jerry 	Animation 	MGM
==E-I==
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Notes
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers 	Fred F. Sears 	Hugh Marlowe, Joan Taylor 	Science fiction 	Columbia
The Eddy Duchin Story 	George Sidney 	Tyrone Power, Kim Novak 	Biography 	Columbia
Edge of Hell 	Hugo Haas 	Hugo Haas, Jeffrey Stone 	Film noir 	Universal http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/73904/Edge-of-Hell/
The Egg and Jerry 	Hanna-Barbera 	 	Animation 	MGM
Emergency Hospital 	Lee Sholem 	Walter Reed, Margaret Lindsay 	Drama 	United Artists
Everything but the Truth 	Jerry Hopper 	Maureen O'Hara, John Forsythe 	Comedy 	Universal
The Fastest Gun Alive 	Russell Rouse 	Glenn Ford, Jeanne Crain, Broderick Crawford 	Western 	MGM
Feedin' the Kiddie 	Hanna-Barbera 	Tom and Jerry 	Animation 	MGM
Fighting Trouble 	George Blair 	Huntz Hall, Stanley Clements, Adele Jergens 	Comedy 	Allied Artists
Fire Maidens from Outer Space 	Cy Roth 	Anthony Dexter, Susan Shaw 	Sci-fi 	
The First Texan 	Byron Haskin 	Joel McCrea, Felicia Farr, Jeff Morrow 	Western 	Allied Artists
The First Traveling Saleslady 	Arthur Lubin 	Ginger Rogers, Carol Channing 	Western 	RKO
Flagpole Jitters 	Jules White 	The Three Stooges 	Short 	Columbia
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 	Western 	
Flight to Hong Kong 	Joseph M. Newman 	Rory Calhoun, Barbara Rush 	Drama 	United Artists
The Flying Sorceress 	Hanna-Barbera 	Tom and Jerry 	Animation 	MGM
Forbidden Planet 	Fred M. Wilcox 	Leslie Nielsen, Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis 	Science fiction 	MGM
For Crimin' Out Loud 	Jules White 	The Three Stooges 	Short 	Columbia
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
Full of Life 	Richard Quine 	Judy Holliday, Richard Conte 	Drama 	Columbia
Fury at Gunsight Pass 	Fred F. Sears 	David Brian, Neville Brand 	Western 	Columbia
Gaby 	Curtis Bernhardt 	Leslie Caron, John Kerr 	Drama 	MGM
Ghost Town 	Allen H. Miner 	Kent Taylor, John Smith 	Western 	United Artists
Giant 	George Stevens 	Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, James Dean, Mercedes McCambridge, Chill Wills, Dennis Hopper, Sal Mineo	Warner Bros. Drama	based on Edna Ferber novel; 10 Oscar nominations; James Dean's final film
The Girl Can't Help It 	Frank Tashlin 	Jayne Mansfield, Tom Ewell 	Comedy 	20th Century Fox
The Girl He Left Behind 	David Butler 	Natalie Wood, Tab Hunter 	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 	Musical 	RKO
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!	Ishirō Honda 	Raymond Burr, Takashi Shimura 	Science fiction 	Embassy
Good-bye, My Lady 	William A. Wellman	Brandon deWilde, Walter Brennan 	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 	Action 	Disney
The Great American Pastime 	Herman Hoffman 	Tom Ewell, Ann Miller 	Comedy 	MGM
The Great Man 	José Ferrer 	José Ferrer, Julie London, Ed Wynn 	Drama 	Universal
Gun Brothers 	Sidney Salkow 	Buster Crabbe, Ann Robinson 	Western 	United Artists
Gun the Man Down 	Andrew V. McLaglen	James Arness, Angie Dickinson 	Western 	United Artists
Gunslinger 	Roger Corman 	John Ireland, Beverly Garland 	Western 	
Happy Go Ducky 	Hanna-Barbera 	Tom and Jerry 	Animation 	MGM
The Harder They Fall 	Mark Robson 	Humphrey Bogart, Rod Steiger, Jan Sterling 	Drama 	Columboa
He Laughed Last 	Blake Edwards 	Frankie Laine, Anthony Dexter 	Comedy 	Columbia
Helen of Troy 	Robert Wise 	Rossana Podestà, Jacques Sernas, Cedric Hardwicke, Janette Scott 	Drama 	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 	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
Hooked Bear 	 	 	Animation 	Disney's Humphrey the Bear series
Hot Blood 	Nicholas Ray 	Jane Russell, Cornel Wilde, Joseph Calleia 	Drama 	Columbia
Hot Cars 	Hot Cars 	John Bromfield, Joi Lansing 	Crime 	United Artists
Hot Rod Girl 	Leslie Martinson 	Lori Nelson, Chuck Connors 	Action 	A.I.P.
Hot Shots 	Jean Yarbrough 	Bowery Boys, Joi Lansing 	Comedy 	Allied Artists
Hot Stuff 	Jules White 	The Three Stooges 	Short 	Columbia
The Houston Story 	William Castle 	Barbara Hale, Gene Barry 	Drama 	Columbia
Huk! 	John Barnwell 	George Montgomery, Mona Freeman 	Drama 	United Artists
Husbands Beware 	Jules White 	The Three Stooges 	Short 	Columbia
I Killed Wild Bill Hickok 	Richard Talmadge 	Tom Brown, Virginia Gibson 	Western 	
In the Bag 	Jack Hannah 	 	Animation 	Disney
Indestructible Man 	Jack Pollexfen 	Lon Chaney Jr., Ross Elliott 	Horror 	Allied Artists
The Indian Fighter 	André de Toth 	Kirk Douglas, Walter Matthau 	Western 	United Artists
Inside Detroit 	Fred F. Sears 	Pat O'Brien, Dennis O'Keefe 	Crime 	Columbia
The Intimate Stranger 	Joseph Losey 	Richard Basehart, Mary Murphy 	Drama 	
Invasion of the Body Snatchers 	Don Siegel 	Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter 	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
The Iron Petticoat 	Ralph Thomas 	Katharine Hepburn, Bob Hope 	Comedy 	MGM
It Conquered the World 	Roger Corman 	Peter Graves, Beverly Garland 	Science fiction 	A.I.P.
I've Lived Before 	Richard Bartlett 	Jock Mahoney, Leigh Snowden, Ann Harding 	Drama 	Universal
==J-M==
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Notes
Jaguar 	George Blair 	Sabu, Barton MacLane 	Adventure 	Republic
Johnny Concho 	Don McGuire 	Frank Sinatra, Phyllis Kirk 	Drama 	United Artists
Jubal 	Delmer Daves 	Glenn Ford, Ernest Borgnine, Felicia Farr, Rod Steiger 	Western 	Columbia
Julie 	Andrew L. Stone 	Doris Day, Louis Jourdan 	Thriller 	MGM
The Kettles in the Ozarks 	Charles Lamont 	Marjorie Main, Arthur Hunnicutt 	Comedy 	Universal
The Killer Is Loose 	Budd Boetticher 	Joseph Cotten, Rhonda Fleming, Wendell Corey, Alan Hale Jr.	Film noir 	United Artists
The Killing 	Stanley Kubrick 	Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Marie Windsor, Vince Edwards 	Film noir 	United Artists
The King and Four Queens 	Raoul Walsh 	Clark Gable, Eleanor Parker 	Western 	United Artists
The King and I 	Walter Lang 	Yul Brynner, Deborah Kerr 	Musical 	20th Century Fox; winner of 5 Academy Awards
A Kiss Before Dying 	Gerd Oswald 	Robert Wagner, Joanne Woodward, Virginia Leith 	Thriller 	United Artists; remade in 1991
The Last Hunt 	Richard Brooks 	Robert Taylor, Stewart Granger 	Western 	MGM
The Last Wagon 	Delmer Daves 	Richard Widmark, Felicia Farr 	Western 	20th Century Fox
The Leather Saint 	Alvin Ganzer 	Paul Douglas, John Derek 	Drama 	Paramount
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts 	Frank Tashlin 	Tom Ewell, Sheree North 	Comedy 	20th Century Fox
Lisbon 	Ray Milland 	Maureen O'Hara, Yvonne Furneaux 	Crime 	Republic
The Lone Ranger 	Stuart Heisler 	Clayton Moore, Jay Silverheels 	Western 	Warner Bros.
Love Me Tender 	Robert D. Webb 	Elvis Presley, Debra Paget 	Western 	20th Century Fox. Presley's first film
Lust for Life 	Vincente Minnelli, George Cukor	Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn 	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 Beast 	Jerry Warren 	Rock Madison, Asa Maynor, George Skaff 	Horror 	.
Man from Del Rio 	Harry Horner 	Anthony Quinn, Katy Jurado 	Western 	United Artists
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit	Nunnally Johnson 	Gregory Peck, Jennifer Jones, Keenan Wynn, Lee J. Cobb 	Drama 	20th Century Fox. Based on Sloan Wilson novel
Man in the Vault 	Andrew V. McLaglen 	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 	Film noir 	Paramount; remake of 1934 film; Oscar for Best Song
The Man Who Never Was 	Ronald Neame 	Clifton Webb, Gloria Grahame 	Drama 	20th Century Fox
Manfish 	W. Lee Wilder 	John Bromfield, Lon Chaney Jr. 	Adventure 	United Artists
Massacre 	Louis King 	Dane Clark, Martha Roth 	Western 	20th Century Fox
The Maverick Queen 	Joseph Kane 	Barbara Stanwyck, Barry Sullivan 	Western 	Republic
Meet Me in Las Vegas 	Roy Rowland 	Cyd Charisse, Dan Dailey 	Musical 	MGM
Menace from Outer Space 	Hollingsworth Morse 	Richard Crane, Sally Mansfield 	Science fiction	
Miami Expose 	Fred F. Sears 	Lee J. Cobb, Patricia Medina 	Crime drama 	Columbia
Miracle in the Rain 	Rudolph Maté 	Jane Wyman, Van Johnson 	Romance 	Warner Bros.
Mobs, Inc. 	William Asher 	Marjorie Reynolds, Lisa Howard 	Crime 	
Moby Dick 	John Huston 	Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart, James Robertson Justice 	Adventure 	Warner Bros. Based on Herman Melville novel
Mohawk 	Kurt Neumann 	Scott Brady, Allison Hayes, Lori Nelson, Rita Gam 	Western 	20th Century Fox
The Mole People 	Virgil W. Vogel 	John Agar, Hugh Beaumont 	Science fiction	Universal
The Mountain 	Edward Dmytryk 	Spencer Tracy, Robert Wagner, Claire Trevor 	Drama 	Paramount
Mr. B Natural 	Phil Patton 	 	Short 	MST3K short
Mucho Mouse 	Hanna-Barbera 	Tom and Jerry 	Animation 	MGM
Muscle Beach Tom 	Hanna-Barbera 	Tom and Jerry 	Animation 	MGM
==N-R==
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Notes
Naked Gun 	Eddie Dew 	Willard Parker, Mara Corday 	Western 	http://onceuponatimeinawestern.com/naked-gun-1956/
Navy Wife 	Edward Bernds 	Joan Bennett, Gary Merrill 	Comedy 	Allied Artists
Never Say Goodbye 	Jerry Hopper 	Rock Hudson, Cornell Borchers 	Romance 	Universal
Nightmare 	Maxwell Shane 	Edward G. Robinson, Kevin McCarthy, Connie Russell 	Film noir 	United Artists
The Oklahoma Woman 	Roger Corman 	Peggie Castle, Richard Denning 	Western 	A.I.P.
On the Threshold of Space 	Robert D. Webb 	Guy Madison, Virginia Leith, John Hodiak 	Science fiction 	20th Century Fox; Hodiak's final film
Once Upon a Honeymoon 	Gower Champion 	Virginia Gibson 	Musical 	Short subject
The Opposite Sex 	David Miller 	June Allyson, Joan Collins, Ann Sheridan, Ann Miller 	Musical 	MGM; remake of The Women
Our Miss Brooks 	Al Lewis 	Eve Arden, Gale Gordon 	Comedy 	Warner Bros.; film version 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 	Film noir 	Columbia
Pardners 	Norman Taurog 	Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Agnes Moorehead, Lori Nelson 	Western comedy 	Paramount. 15th Martin and Lewis film
Patterns 	Fielder Cook 	Van Heflin, Everett Sloane, Ed Begley, Beatrice Straight	Drama 	United Artists
The Peacemaker 	Ted Post 	James Mitchell, Rosemarie Bowe 	Western 	United Artists
Perils of the Wilderness 	Spencer Bennet 	Evelyn Anderson, Dennis Moore 	Serial 	Columbia
Pillars of the Sky 	George Marshall 	Jeff Chandler, Dorothy Malone 	Western 	Universal
Please Murder Me 	Peter Godfrey 	Raymond Burr, Angela Lansbury 	Film noir 	Distributors Corp.
The Power and the Prize 	Henry Koster 	Robert Taylor, Burl Ives 	Drama 	MGM
The Price of Fear 	Abner Biberman 	Merle Oberon, Lex Barker 	Film noir 	Universal
The Proud and Profane 	George Seaton 	William Holden, Deborah Kerr 	Drama 	Paramount; 2 Oscar nominations
The Proud Ones 	Robert D. Webb 	Robert Ryan, Virginia Mayo 	Western 	20th Century Fox
Quincannon, Frontier Scout	Lesley Selander 	Tony Martin, Peggie Castle 	Western 	United Artists
Rabbitson Crusoe 	Friz Freleng 	Bugs Bunny 	Animation 	Warner Bros.
The Rack 	Arnold Laven 	Paul Newman, Wendell Corey, Walter Pidgeon, 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 	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 	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 	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 & His Comets 	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 	Musical 	
Rumble on the Docks 	Fred F. Sears 	James Darren, Michael Granger 	Crime 	Columbia
Rumpus in the Harem 	Jules White 	The Three Stooges 	Short 	Columbia
Runaway Daughters 	Edward Cahn 	Marla English, Mary Ellen Kay, Anna Sten 	Drama 	A.I.P.
Running Target 	Marvin Weinstein	Doris Dowling 	Western 	United Artists
Run for the Sun 	Roy Boulting 	Richard Widmark, Trevor Howard, Jane Greer 	Adventure, Thriller	United Artists
==S-Z==
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Notes
Santiago 	Gordon Douglas 	Alan Ladd, Rossana Podestà 	Thriller 	Warner Bros.
Scandal Incorporated 	Edward Mann 	Robert Hutton, Patricia Wright 	Crime 	Republic
The Scarlet Hour 	Michael Curtiz 	Carol Ohmart, Tom Tryon 	film noir 	Paramount
Scheming Schemers 	Jules White 	The Three Stooges 	Short 	Columbia
Screaming Eagles 	Charles F. Haas 	Tom Tryon, Martin Milner 	War 	Allied Artists
The Search for Bridey Murphy 	Noel Langley 	Teresa Wright, Louis Hayward 	Drama 	Paramount
The Searchers 	John Ford 	John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Ward Bond, Ken Curtis, Natalie Wood 	Western 	Warner Bros.; voted best American western
Secret of Treasure Mountain 	Seymour Friedman 	Valerie French, Raymond Burr 	Western 	Columbia
Serenade 	Anthony Mann 	Mario Lanza, Joan Fontaine, Sara Montiel 	Musical 	Warner Bros.
Seven Men from Now 	Budd Boetticher 	Randolph Scott, Lee Marvin 	Western 	Warner Bros.
Seven Wonders of the World 	Tay Garnett & others 	Lowell Thomas 	Documentary 	
Shake, Rattle & Rock! 	Edward L. Cahn 	Mike Connors, Lisa Gaye 	Musical 	A.I.P.
The Sharkfighters 	Jerry Hopper 	Victor Mature, Karen Steele 	Adventure 	United Artists
The She-Creature 	Edward L. Cahn 	Marla English, Chester Morris 	Sci-fi 	A.I.P.
Showdown at Abilene 	Charles F. Haas 	Jock Mahoney, Martha Hyer, Lyle Bettger 	Western 	Universal http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/90049/Showdown-at-Abilene/
Singing in the Dark 	Max Nosseck 	Moishe Oysher, Joey Adams 	Drama 	
Slander 	Roy Rowland 	Van Johnson, Ann Blyth 	Drama 	MGM
Slightly Scarlet 	Allan Dwan 	John Payne, Rhonda Fleming, Arlene Dahl 	Film noir 	RKO
The Solid Gold Cadillac 	Richard Quine 	Judy Holliday, Paul Douglas 	Comedy 	Columbia
Somebody Up There Likes Me 	Robert Wise 	Paul Newman, Pier Angeli, Sal Mineo 	Drama, Biography 	MGM. Story of Rocky Graziano; won two Oscars
Stagecoach to Fury 	William Claxton 	Forrest Tucker, Mari Blanchard 	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 	Drama 	Republic
Strange Intruder 	Irving Rapper 	Ida Lupino, Edmund Purdom 	Drama 	
Stranger at My Door 	William Witney 	Macdonald Carey, Patricia Medina 	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 	Drama 	MGM; based on the play
The Teahouse of the August Moon	Daniel Mann 	Marlon Brando, Glenn Ford 	Comedy 	MGM; based on the play
Teenage Rebel 	Edmund Goulding 	Ginger Rogers, Michael Rennie 	Drama 	20th Century Fox. 2 Oscar nominations
The Ten Commandments 	Cecil B. DeMille 	Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Edward G. Robinson, Anne Baxter, Yvonne De Carlo, Debra Paget, John Derek, Vincent Price, Martha Scott, Judith Anderson, Nina Foch	Paramount. Biblical epic	remake of 1923 film; 7 Oscar nominations; 219 minutes; DeMille's final film
Tension at Table Rock 	Charles Marquis Warren	Dorothy Malone, Richard Egan 	Western 	RKO
Terror at Midnight 	Franklin Adreon 	Scott Brady, Joan Vohs 	Crime 	Republic
That Certain Feeling 	Melvin Frank 	Bob Hope, Eva Marie Saint, Pearl Bailey, George Sanders, Jerry Mathers 	Comedy 	Paramount
There's Always Tomorrow 	Douglas Sirk 	Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Joan Bennett, Patricia Crowley 	Melodrama 	Universal
These Wilder Years 	Roy Rowland 	James Cagney, Barbara Stanwyck 	Drama 	MGM
Three Bad Sisters 	Gilbert Kay 	Marla English, John Bromfield 	Drama 	United Artists
Three Brave Men 	Philip Dunne 	Ray Milland, Ernest Borgnine, Nina Foch 	Drama 	20th Century Fox
Thunder Over Arizona 	Joseph Kane 	Skip Homeier, Kristine Miller 	Western 	Republic
Time Table 	Mark Stevens 	Mark Stevens, Felicia Farr 	Film noir 	United Artists
Timid Tabby 	Hanna-Barbera 	Tom and Jerry 	Animation 	MGM
Tom's Photo Finish 	Hanna-Barbera 	Tom and Jerry 	Animation 	MGM
Toward the Unknown 	Mervyn LeRoy 	William Holden, Virginia Leith 	Drama 	Warner Bros.
The Toy Tiger 	Jerry Hopper 	Laraine Day, Jeff Chandler 	Comedy 	Universal
Trapeze 	Carol Reed 	Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Gina Lollobrigida, Katy Jurado, Thomas Gomez 	Drama 	United Artists; Silver Bear award for Lancaster
Tribute to a Bad Man 	Robert Wise 	James Cagney, Stephen McNally, Don Dubbins, Irene Papas, Vic Morrow 	Western 	MGM
The Unguarded Moment 	Harry Keller 	Esther Williams, George Nader, John Saxon, Edward Andrews 	Film noir 	Universal
Uranium Boom 	William Castle 	Dennis Morgan, William Talman 	Drama 	Columbia
The Vagabond King 	Michael Curtiz 	Kathryn Grayson, Rita Moreno 	Adventure 	Paramount; Grayson's final film
The Violent Years 	William Morgan 	Jean Moorhead 	Crime 	
Walk the Proud Land 	Jesse Hibbs 	Audie Murphy, Anne Bancroft 	Western 	Universal
War and Peace 	King Vidor 	Audrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Mel Ferrer, Vittorio Gassman, Herbert Lom, Anita Ekberg, Helmut Dantine, May Britt 	Drama, Epic 	Paramount; based on Leo Tolstoy novel; 3 Oscar nominations; 208 minutes
The Werewolf 	Fred F. Sears 	Joyce Holden, Steven Ritch 	Horror 	Columbia
Westward Ho the Wagons! 	William Beaudine 	Fess Parker, Kathleen Crowley 	Western 	Disney
When Gangland Strikes 	R. G. Springsteen 	Raymond Greenleaf, Marjie Millar 	Crime 	Republic
While the City Sleeps 	Fritz Lang 	Dana Andrews, Vincent Price, Ida Lupino, Howard Duff, Rhonda Fleming, George Sanders 	Film noir 	RKO
The White Squaw 	Ray Nazarro 	David Brian, May Wynn 	Western 	Columbia
Wideo Wabbit 	 	Bugs Bunny 	Animation 	
The Wild Party 	Harry Horner 	Anthony Quinn, Carol Ohmart 	Drama 	United Artists
A Woman's Devotion 	Paul Henreid 	Janice Rule, Ralph Meeker 	Film noir 	Republic
The Women of Pitcairn Island 	Jean Yarbrough 	Lynn Bari, Sue England 	Drama 	20th Century Fox
Women Without Men 	Elmo Williams 	Beverly Michaels, Joan Rice 	Drama 	Hammer Films
World in My Corner 	Jesse Hibbs 	Audie Murphy, Barbara Rush 	Drama 	Universal
World Without End 	Edward Bernds 	Hugh Marlowe, Nancy Gates 	Science fiction 	Allied Artists
Written on the Wind 	Douglas Sirk 	Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall, Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone 	Drama 	Universal; Oscar for Malone
The Wrong Man 	Alfred Hitchcock 	Henry Fonda, Vera Miles 	Film noir 	Warner Bros.
X the Unknown 	Leslie Norman 	Dean Jagger, Edward Chapman 	Sci-fi 	
Yaqui Drums 	Jean Yarbrough 	Rod Cameron, Mary Castle 	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 	Western 	Allied Artists
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