List of American films of 1956

Din bɔŋɔ nyɛla America nima sinii shɛŋa bɛ ni daa bahi  yuuni 1956.
Around the World in 80 Days n- daa di anfooni shɛli din gaŋdu pini Academy Award.

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 Title Director Cast Genre Notes7th Cavalry Joseph H. Lewis  Randolph Scott, Barbara Hale, Jay C. Flippen Western  Columbia Pictures23 Paces to Baker Street Henry HathawayVan Johnson, Vera Miles, Cecil Parker  Thriller  20th Century Fox. From Philip MacDonald novelAccused of Murder Joseph Kane David Brian, Vera Ralston, Sidney Blackmer  Film noir  RepublicAlexander the Great Robert RossenRichard Burton, Claire Bloom, Fredric March Drama United ArtistsThe Ambassador's Daughter Norman Krasna  Olivia de Havilland, John Forsythe, Adolphe Menjou  Romantic comedy  United ArtistsAnastasiaAnatole Litvak  Ingrid Bergman, Yul Brynner, Helen Hayes Drama 20th Century Fox; Remade in 1997 filmAnything GoesRobert Lewis Bing Crosby, Donald O'Connor, Mitzi Gaynor Musical  Paramount. Based on 1934 play, 1936 filmAround 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 VerneAttack Robert Aldrich  Jack Palance, Eddie Albert, Lee Marvin  War  United ArtistsAutumn LeavesRobert Aldrich  Joan Crawford, Cliff Robertson, Vera Miles  Drama ColumbiaAway All BoatsJoseph PevneyJeff Chandler, George Nader, Julie Adams  War UniversalBaby DollElia Kazan Carroll Baker, Karl Malden, Eli Wallach Drama Warner Bros. Written by Tennessee Williams; 4 Oscar nominationsBack from Eternity John Farrow  Robert Ryan, Anita Ekberg, Rod Steiger  Drama  RKO. Remake of Five Came BackBacklashJohn Sturges Richard Widmark, Donna Reed, William Campbell  Western  Universal; Remake of 1947 filmThe Bad SeedJohn Sturges Nancy Kelly, Patty McCormack, Henry Jones  Thriller Warner Bros.Bandido Richard Fleischer  Robert Mitchum, Ursula Thiess, Gilbert Roland  Western  United ArtistsBattle Stations  Lewis Seiler  John Lund, William Bendix, Richard Boone  War  ColumbiaThe Beast of Hollow Mountain Edward Nassour  Guy Madison, Patricia Medina, Carlos Rivas  Horror  United ArtistsBehind the High Wall  Abner Biberman  Tom Tully, Sylvia Sidney, Betty Lynn  Film noir  UniversalThe Benny Goodman Story Valentine Davies  Steve Allen, Donna Reed, Herbert Anderson   Musical  Universal PicturesThe Best Things in Life Are Free Michael Curtiz  Gordon MacRae, Dan Dailey, Sheree North  Musical  20th Century FoxBetween Heaven and Hell Richard Fleischer  Robert Wagner, Buddy Ebsen, Broderick Crawford  War  20th Century FoxBeyond Mombasa  George Marshall  Cornel Wilde, Donna Reed, Leo Genn  Adventure  United Artists. Co-production with UK.Beyond a Reasonable DoubtFritz Lang Dana Andrews, Joan Fontaine, Sidney Blackmer  Film noir RKO Pictures; remade in 2009Bhowani 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 FoxThe Birds and the BeesNorman TaurogGeorge Gobel, Mitzi Gaynor, David Niven Musical ParamountThe Black SleepReginald 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  ColumbiaThe Bold and the Brave  Lewis R. FosterMickey Rooney, Wendell Corey, Nicole Maurey  War  RKOThe Boss Byron Haskin  John Payne, William Bishop, Gloria McGehee   Film noir United ArtistsThe Bottom of the Bottle Henry Hathaway  Joseph Cotten, Van Johnson, Ruth Roman  Drama  20th Century FoxThe Brass Legend  Gerd Oswald  Hugh O'Brian, Nancy Gates, Raymond Burr  Western  United ArtistsThe Brave One Irving Rapper  Michel Ray, Elsa Cárdenas, Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.  Drama  RKO. Oscar for writer Dalton TrumboThe Broken Star  Lesley Selander  Howard Duff, Lita Baron, Douglas Fowley  Western  United ArtistsBundle of Joy  Norman Taurog  Debbie Reynolds, Eddie Fisher, Adolphe Menjou  Comedy  RKOThe 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

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 Title Director Cast Genre Notes Calling Homicide  Edward Bernds  Bill Elliott, Kathleen Case, Don Haggerty  Crime  Allied ArtistsCanyon RiverHarmon Jones  George Montgomery, Marcia Henderson, Peter Graves  Western   Allied ArtistsCarouselHenry King  Shirley Jones, Gordon MacRae, Cameron Mitchell  Musical   20th Century Fox; based on playThe Catered AffairRichard Brooks Bette Davis, Debbie Reynolds, Ernest Borgnine Drama MGM; from teleplay by Paddy ChayefskyCha-Cha-Cha Boom! Fred F. Sears  Stephen Dunne, Helen Grayco, Mary Kaye  Musical  ColumbiaComanche George Sherman  Dana Andrews, Kent Smith, Nestor Paiva  Western  United ArtistsCome Next Spring R. G. Springsteen  Ann Sheridan, Steve Cochran, Walter Brennan  Drama  RepublicThe Come On  Russell Birdwell  Anne Baxter, Sterling Hayden, John Hoyt  Drama  Allied ArtistsCongo Crossing Joseph Pevney  Virginia Mayo, George Nader, Peter Lorre  Film noir  UniversalThe ConquerorDick Powell John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Pedro Armendáriz Adventure  RKOThe Court Jester Melvin Frank, Norman Panama Danny Kaye, Basil Rathbone, Angela Lansbury  Comedy ParamountCrashing Las Vegas  Jean Yarbrough  Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Mary Castle  Comedy  Allied ArtistsThe Creature Walks Among Us John Sherwood Jeff Morrow, Rex Reason, Leigh Snowden Science fiction UniversalCrime Against Joe  Lee Sholem  Julie London, John Bromfield, Patricia Blair  Crime drama  United ArtistsCrime in the Streets Don Siegel  James Whitmore, John Cassavetes, Virginia Gregg  Crime drama  Allied ArtistsCrowded ParadiseFred PressburgerHume Cronyn, Nancy Kelly, Frank Silvera Drama  IndependentA 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  UniversalA Day of Fury  Harmon Jones  Dale Robertson, Mara Corday, Jock Mahoney  Western  UniversalD-Day the Sixth of June Henry KosterRobert Taylor, Richard Todd, Dana Wynter  War 20th Century FoxDakota Incident Lewis R. Foster  Dale Robertson, Linda Darnell, John Lund  Western  RepublicDance with Me, Henry Charles BartonBud 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  RepublicDeath of a ScoundrelCharles Martin  George Sanders, Yvonne De Carlo, Zsa Zsa Gabor Drama  RKOThe Desperados Are in Town  Kurt Neumann   Robert Arthur, Kathleen Nolan, Rhys Williams  Western  20th Century FoxDianeDavid Miller Lana Turner, Roger Moore, Pedro Armendáriz  Drama MGMDig That Uranium  Edward Bernds  Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Mary Beth Hughes  Comedy  Allied ArtistsDon't Knock the Rock  Fred F. Sears  Alan Dale, Fay Baker, Patricia Hardy  Musical  Columbia

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 Title Director Cast Genre NotesEarth vs. the Flying Saucers  Fred F. Sears  Hugh Marlowe, Joan Taylor, Donald Curtis  Science Fiction  ColumbiaThe Eddy Duchin StoryGeorge Sidney Tyrone Power, Kim Novak, Victoria Shaw  Biography ColumbiaEdge of Hell  Hugo Haas  Hugo Haas, Jeffrey Stone, Tracey Roberts  Film noir  UniversalEmergency Hospital  Lee Sholem  Walter Reed, Margaret Lindsay, John Archer  Drama  United ArtistsEverything but the Truth  Jerry Hopper  Maureen O'Hara, John Forsythe, Tim Hovey  Comedy  UniversalThe Fastest Gun Alive  Russell Rouse  Glenn Ford, Jeanne Crain, Broderick Crawford  Western MGMFighting Trouble  George Blair  Huntz Hall, Stanley Clements, Adele Jergens  Comedy  Allied ArtistsThe First Texan Byron Haskin  Joel McCrea, Felicia Farr, Jeff Morrow  Western  Allied ArtistsThe First Traveling SalesladyArthur Lubin Ginger Rogers, Carol Channing, Barry Nelson  Western comedy RKOFlame of the Islands Edward Ludwig  Yvonne De Carlo, Howard Duff, Zachary Scott  Film noir  RepublicFlesh and the Spur  Edward L. Cahn  Marla English, Mike Connors, Raymond Hatton  Western  AIPFlight to Hong Kong  Joseph M. Newman  Rory Calhoun, Barbara Rush, Dolores Donlon  Film noir  United ArtistsForbidden Planet  Fred M. Wilcox  Leslie Nielsen, Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis  Science Fiction  MGMForeign Intrigue  Sheldon Reynolds  Robert Mitchum, Geneviève Page, Ingrid Thulin  Thriller  United ArtistsForever, Darling Alexander Hall Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, James Mason Romantic comedyMGMFriendly 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  IndependentFrontier Woman Ron Ormond Cindy Carson, Lance Fuller, Rance Howard Western IndependentFull of Life  Richard Quine  Judy Holliday, Richard Conte, Salvatore Baccaloni  Drama  ColumbiaFury at Gunsight Pass  Fred F. Sears  David Brian, Neville Brand, Lisa Davis  Western  ColumbiaGabyCurtis Bernhardt Leslie Caron, John Kerr, Cedric Hardwicke  Drama MGMGhost 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 ItFrank Tashlin Jayne Mansfield, Tom Ewell, Edmond O'Brien  Comedy 20th Century FoxThe Girl He Left BehindDavid Butler Natalie Wood, Tab Hunter, Jessie Royce Landis  Romance  Warner Bros.Girls in Prison Edward L. CahnRichard Denning, Joan Taylor, Mae Marsh  Sexploitation A.I.P.Glory  David Butler  Margaret O'Brien, Walter Brennan, Charlotte Greenwood  Musical  RKOGodzilla, King of the Monsters! Ishirō Honda  Raymond Burr, Takashi Shimura, Momoko Kōchi  Science Fiction  EmbassyGood-bye, My Lady William A. WellmanBrandon deWilde, Walter Brennan, Phil Harris  Drama Warner Bros.Great Day in the Morning Jacques Tourneur  Robert Stack, Virginia Mayo, Ruth Roman  Drama  RKOThe Great Locomotive ChaseFrancis D. Lyon Fess Parker, Jeffrey Hunter, John Lupton Action DisneyThe Great American Pastime  Herman Hoffman  Tom Ewell, Ann Miller, Anne Francis  Comedy  MGMThe Great ManJosé Ferrer José Ferrer, Julie London, Ed Wynn  Drama  UniversalGun Brothers  Sidney Salkow  Buster Crabbe, Ann Robinson, Neville Brand  Western  United ArtistsGun the Man Down Andrew V. McLaglen  James Arness, Angie Dickinson, Emile Meyer  Western  United ArtistsGunslingerRoger Corman John Ireland, Beverly Garland, Allison Hayes  Western AIPThe Harder They FallMark Robson Humphrey Bogart, Rod Steiger, Jan Sterling  Drama  Columboa He Laughed Last Blake Edwards Frankie Laine, Anthony Dexter, Lucy Marlow  Comedy ColumbiaHelen of Troy Robert WiseRossana Podestà, Jacques Sernas, Cedric HardwickeEpic 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  RepublicHigh Society Charles Walters Grace Kelly, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra  Musical comedy  MGM; remake of The Philadelphia StoryHilda CranePhilip Dunne Jean Simmons, Guy Madison, Jean-Pierre Aumont  Drama 20th Century FoxHold Back the Night Allan Dwan  John Payne, Mona Freeman, Peter Graves  War drama  Allied ArtistsHollywood or Bust Frank TashlinDean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Anita Ekberg  Comedy  Paramount; 16th & final Martin and Lewis filmHot Blood Nicholas Ray  Jane Russell, Cornel Wilde, Joseph Calleia  Drama  ColumbiaHot Cars  Don McDougall  John Bromfield, Joi Lansing, Ralph Clanton  Crime  United ArtistsHot Rod Girl  Leslie Martinson  Lori Nelson, Chuck Connors, Roxanne Arlen  Action  AIPHot Shots  Jean Yarbrough  Bowery Boys, Joi Lansing, Queenie Smith  Comedy  Allied ArtistsThe Houston Story  William Castle  Barbara Hale, Gene Barry, Edward Arnold  Crime  ColumbiaHuk!  John Barnwell  George Montgomery, Mona Freeman, John Baer  Drama  United ArtistsI 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 ArtistsThe Indian Fighter André de TothKirk Douglas, Elsa Martinelli, Walter Matthau Western  United ArtistsInside Detroit  Fred F. Sears  Pat O'Brien, Dennis O'Keefe, Tina Carver  Film noir  ColumbiaInvasion of the Body Snatchers  Don Siegel  Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Carolyn Jones  Science Fiction  Allied Artists; based on Jack Finney novel; remade in 1978Invitation to the Dance Gene KellyGene Kelly, Tamara Toumanova, Belita  Musical MGMIt Conquered the World  Roger Corman  Peter Graves, Beverly Garland, Lee Van Cleef  Science Fiction  AIPI've Lived Before  Richard Bartlett  Jock Mahoney, Leigh Snowden, Ann Harding  Drama  Universal

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 Title Director Cast Genre NotesJaguar  George Blair  Sabu, Barton MacLane, Jonathan Hale  Adventure  RepublicJohnny Concho   Don McGuire  Frank Sinatra, Keenan Wynn, Phyllis Kirk  Drama  United ArtistsJubal  Delmer Daves  Glenn Ford, Ernest Borgnine, Rod Steiger  Western   ColumbiaJulie Andrew L. Stone Doris Day, Louis Jourdan, Frank Lovejoy  Thriller MGMThe Kettles in the Ozarks  Charles Lamont  Marjorie Main, Arthur Hunnicutt, Una Merkel  Comedy  UniversalThe Killer Is Loose Budd Boetticher  Joseph Cotten, Rhonda Fleming, Wendell Corey,   Film noir  United ArtistsThe Killing Stanley KubrickSterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Marie Windsor  Film noir  United ArtistsThe King and Four QueensRaoul Walsh  Clark Gable, Eleanor Parker, Barbara Nichols Western United ArtistsThe King and IWalter Lang  Yul Brynner, Deborah Kerr, Rita Moreno Musical   20th Century Fox. Winner of 5 Academy AwardsA Kiss Before DyingGerd Oswald Robert Wagner, Joanne Woodward, Virginia Leith  Thriller United ArtistsThe Last Hunt Richard BrooksRobert Taylor, Stewart Granger, Debra Paget  Western MGMThe Last WagonDelmer Daves Richard Widmark, Felicia Farr, Susan Kohner  Western 20th Century FoxThe Leather Saint  Alvin Ganzer  Paul Douglas, John Derek, Jody Lawrance  Drama  ParamountThe Lieutenant Wore Skirts Frank Tashlin  Tom Ewell, Sheree North, Rita Moreno  Comedy  20th Century FoxLisbonRay Milland Ray Milland, Maureen O'Hara, Yvonne Furneaux  Crime RepublicThe 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 filmLust for Life Vincente Minnelli, George Cukor Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, Pamela Brown  Biography MGM. Story of Vincent van Gogh; Oscar for QuinnMagnificent Roughnecks  Sherman A. Rose  Jack Carson, Mickey Rooney, Nancy Gates  Comedy  Allied ArtistsMan from Del Rio Harry Horner  Anthony Quinn, Katy Jurado, Douglas Fowley  Western United ArtistsThe Man in the Gray Flannel Suit Nunnally Johnson Gregory Peck, Jennifer Jones, Frederic March  Drama 20th Century Fox. Based on Sloan Wilson novelMan in the Vault  Andrew V. McLaglen  William Campbell, Anita Ekberg, Karen Sharpe  Crime  RKOThe Man Is Armed  Franklin Adreon  Dane Clark, William Talman, May Wynn  Crime  RepublicThe Man Who Knew Too Much Alfred Hitchcock  Doris Day, James Stewart, Bernard Miles  Film noir Paramount. Remake of 1934 film; Oscar for Best SongThe 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 ArtistsMassacre  Louis King  Dane Clark, James Craig, Martha Roth  Western  20th Century FoxThe Maverick Queen  Joseph Kane  Barbara Stanwyck, Barry Sullivan, Scott Brady  Western  RepublicMeet Me in Las Vegas Roy Rowland  Cyd Charisse, Dan Dailey, Agnes Moorehead  Musical  MGMMiami Exposé  Fred F. Sears  Lee J. Cobb, Patricia Medina, Edward Arnold  Film noir  ColumbiaMiracle in the Rain Rudolph Maté  Jane Wyman, Van Johnson, Peggie Castle  Romance  Warner Bros.Moby DickJohn Huston  Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart, James Robertson Justice  Adventure Warner Bros. Based on Herman Melville novelMohawk  Kurt Neumann  Scott Brady, Lori Nelson, Rita Gam  Western  20th Century FoxThe Mole People Virgil W. VogelJohn Agar, Hugh Beaumont, Alan Napier  Science fiction UniversalThe Mountain  Edward Dmytryk  Spencer Tracy, Robert Wagner, Claire Trevor  Drama  Paramount

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 Title Director Cast Genre NotesNaked Gun Eddie Dew  Willard Parker, Mara Corday, Barton MacLane  Western  IndependentNavy Wife Edward Bernds  Joan Bennett, Gary Merrill, Shirley Yamaguchi  Comedy  Allied ArtistsNever Say Goodbye Jerry Hopper  Rock Hudson, Cornell Borchers, George Sanders  Drama  Universal; Remake of 1946 filmNightmareMaxwell Shane Edward G. Robinson, Kevin McCarthy, Connie Russell  Film noir United Artists; Remake of 1942 filmThe Oklahoma Woman  Roger Corman  Peggie Castle, Richard Denning, Cathy Downs  Western  AIPOn the Threshold of Space Robert D. Webb  Guy Madison, Virginia Leith, John Hodiak  Science fiction  20th Century Fox; Hodiak's final filmThe Opposite SexDavid Miller June Allyson, Joan Collins, Ann Sheridan  Musical MGM; remake of The WomenOur Miss BrooksAl Lewis Eve Arden, Gale Gordon, Robert Rockwell  Comedy Warner Bros.; film version and series finale of TV seriesOutside the Law Jack Arnold Ray Danton, Leigh Snowden, Grant Williams  Film noir  UniversalOver-Exposed Lewis SeilerCleo Moore, Richard Crenna, Raymond Greenleaf  Film noir ColumbiaPardnersNorman Taurog  Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Lori Nelson  Western comedy  Paramount. 15th Martin and Lewis filmPatterns Fielder Cook  Van Heflin, Everett Sloane,Beatrice Straight Drama United Artists The Peacemaker  Ted Post  James Mitchell, Rosemarie Bowe, Jan Merlin  Western  United ArtistsPillars of the Sky George Marshall  Jeff Chandler, Dorothy Malone, Ward Bond  Western  UniversalPlease Murder Me  Peter Godfrey  Raymond Burr, Angela Lansbury, Dick Foran  Film noir  IndependentThe Power and the Prize Henry Koster  Robert Taylor, Mary Astor, Cedric Hardwicke  Drama  MGMThe Price of FearAbner Biberman  Merle Oberon, Lex Barker, Gia Scala  Film noir  UniversalThe Proud and ProfaneGeorge Seaton William Holden, Deborah Kerr, Thelma Ritter  Drama Paramount; 2 Oscar nominationsThe Proud Ones Robert D. Webb  Robert Ryan, Virginia Mayo, Jeffrey Hunter  Western  20th Century FoxQuincannon, Frontier Scout  Lesley Selander  Tony Martin, Peggie Castle, John Bromfield  Western  United ArtistsThe Rack Arnold Laven  Paul Newman, Wendell Corey,  Anne Francis  War drama  MGM. From a teleplay by Rod SerlingThe Rainmaker Joseph Anthony Katharine Hepburn, Burt Lancaster, Wendell Corey  Drama Paramount; 2 Oscar nominationsRansom!Alex Segal Glenn Ford, Donna Reed, Leslie Nielsen  Crime dramaMGM; remade in 1996Raw Edge  John Sherwood  Rory Calhoun, Yvonne De Carlo, Mara Corday  Western  UniversalThe Rawhide Years  Rudolph Maté  Tony Curtis, Colleen Miller, Arthur Kennedy  Western  UniversalRebel in Town  Alfred L. Werker  Ruth Roman, John Payne, J. Carrol Naish  Western  United ArtistsRed Sundown Jack Arnold  Rory Calhoun, Martha Hyer, Dean Jagger  Western  UniversalReprisal!  George Sherman  Guy Madison, Felicia Farr, Kathryn Grant  Western  ColumbiaThe Revolt of Mamie StoverRaoul Walsh Jane Russell, Richard Egan, Joan Leslie  Drama 20th Century FoxRide the High Iron  Don Weis  Don Taylor, Sally Forrest, Raymond Burr  Drama  ColumbiaRock Around the ClockFred F. Sears  Bill Haley, Alix Talton, Lisa Gaye  Musical  Columbia; inspired by songRock, Pretty Baby  Richard Bartlett  Sal Mineo, John Saxon, Luana Patten  Comedy  UniversalRock, Rock, Rock  Will Price  Chuck Berry, Tuesday Weld, Teddy Randazzo  Musical IndependentRumble on the Docks  Fred F. Sears  James Darren, Michael Granger, Robert Blake  Film noir  ColumbiaRunaway Daughters  Edward L. Cahn  Marla English, Mary Ellen Kay, Anna Sten  Drama  AIPRunning Target  Marvin R. Weinstein  Doris Dowling, Arthur Franz, Richard Reeves  Western  United ArtistsRun for the SunRoy Boulting Richard Widmark, Trevor Howard, Jane Greer  Thriller  United Artists

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 Title Director Cast Genre NotesSafari 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  RepublicThe Scarlet Hour  Michael Curtiz  Carol Ohmart, Tom Tryon, Jody Lawrence  Film noir  ParamountScreaming Eagles  Charles F. Haas  Tom Tryon, Martin Milner, Jacqueline Beer  War  Allied ArtistsThe Search for Bridey Murphy  Noel Langley Teresa Wright, Louis Hayward, Nancy Gates  Drama  ParamountThe Searchers John Ford  John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles  Western Warner Bros. Voted best American WesternSecret of Treasure Mountain  Seymour Friedman  Valerie French, Raymond Burr, William Prince  Western  ColumbiaSerenadeAnthony Mann Mario Lanza, Joan Fontaine, Sara Montiel  Musical Warner Bros.Seven Men from Now Budd BoetticherRandolph Scott, Gail Russell, Lee Marvin  Western Warner Bros.Shake, Rattle & Rock!  Edward L. Cahn  Mike Connors, Lisa Gaye, Sterling Holloway  Musical  AIPThe Sharkfighters  Jerry Hopper  Victor Mature, Karen Steele, James Olson  Adventure  United ArtistsThe She-Creature  Edward L. Cahn  Marla English, Chester Morris, Cathy Downs  Science fiction  AIPShowdown at Abilene  Charles F. Haas  Jock Mahoney, Martha Hyer, Lyle Bettger  Western  UniversalSinging in the Dark Max Nosseck  Moishe Oysher, Phyllis Hill, Joey Adams  Drama  IndependentSlightly Scarlet Allan DwanJohn Payne, Rhonda Fleming, Arlene Dahl  Film noir RKOThe Solid Gold Cadillac Richard Quine  Judy Holliday, Paul Douglas, Fred Clark  Comedy  ColumbiaSomebody Up There Likes Me Robert Wise Paul Newman, Pier Angeli, Sal Mineo   Biography MGM. Story of Rocky Graziano; won two OscarsStagecoach to Fury  William F. Claxton  Forrest Tucker, Mari Blanchard, Wallace Ford  Western  20th Century FoxStar in the Dust Charles F. Haas  John Agar, Mamie Van Doren, Richard Boone  Western  UniversalThe Steel Jungle  Walter Doniger  Perry Lopez, Beverly Garland, Walter Abel  Crime  Warner Bros.Storm Center Daniel Taradash  Bette Davis, Brian Keith, Kim Hunter  Drama  ColumbiaA Strange Adventure  William Witney  Joan Evans, Ben Cooper, Marla English  Drama  RepublicStrange Intruder  Irving Rapper  Ida Lupino, Edmund Purdom, Ann Harding  Drama  Allied ArtistsStranger at My Door  William Witney  Macdonald Carey, Patricia Medina, Skip Homeier  Western  RepublicThe Swan Charles VidorGrace Kelly, Louis Jourdan, Alec Guinness  Romance MGM; remake of 1925 filmTea and SympathyVincente Minnelli Deborah Kerr, John Kerr, Leif Erickson Drama MGM; based on the playThe Teahouse of the August Moon Daniel MannMarlon Brando, Glenn Ford, Machiko Kyō  Comedy MGM; based on the playTeenage Rebel  Edmund Goulding  Ginger Rogers, Michael Rennie, Mildred Natwick  Drama  20th Century Fox. 2 Oscar nominationsThe Ten CommandmentsCecil B. DeMille  Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Edward G. Robinson  DramaParamount. Remake of 1923 film; 7 Oscar nominations; DeMille's final filmTension at Table Rock  Charles Marquis Warren  Dorothy Malone, Richard Egan, Cameron Mitchell  Western  RKOTerror at Midnight  Franklin Adreon  Scott Brady, Joan Vohs, Frank Faylen  Crime  RepublicThat Certain Feeling Melvin Frank  Bob Hope, Eva Marie Saint, Pearl Bailey  Comedy ParamountThere's Always Tomorrow Douglas Sirk  Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Joan Bennett  Drama  Universal. Remake of 1934 filmThese Wilder Years  Roy Rowland  James Cagney, Barbara Stanwyck, Walter Pidgeon  Drama  MGMThree 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  IndependentThunder Over Arizona  Joseph Kane  Skip Homeier, Kristine Miller, George Macready  Western  RepublicTime Table Mark Stevens  Mark Stevens, Felicia Farr, Marianne Stewart  Film noir  United ArtistsToward the Unknown Mervyn LeRoyWilliam Holden, Virginia Leith, Lloyd Nolan Drama  Warner Bros.The Toy Tiger  Jerry Hopper  Laraine Day, Jeff Chandler, Cecil Kellaway  Comedy  UniversalTrapeze Carol Reed  Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Gina Lollobrigida  Drama  United Artists; Silver Bear award for LancasterTribute to a Bad Man Robert Wise  James Cagney, Stephen McNally, Don Dubbins  Western  MGMThe Unguarded Moment  Harry Keller  Esther Williams, George Nader, John Saxon  Film noir  UniversalUranium Boom  William Castle  Dennis Morgan, Patricia Medina, William Talman  Adventure  ColumbiaThe Vagabond King  Michael Curtiz  Kathryn Grayson, Rita Moreno, Oreste Kirkop  Musical Paramount; Grayson's final filmThe Violent Years William Morgan  Jean Moorhead, Barbara Weeks, I. Stanford Jolley  Crime IndependentWalk the Proud Land  Jesse Hibbs  Audie Murphy, Anne Bancroft, Pat Crowley  Western  UniversalWar and PeaceKing Vidor  Audrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Mel Ferrer Historical  Paramount. Based on Leo Tolstoy novel; 3 Oscar nominationsThe Werewolf Fred F. Sears Don Megowan, Joyce Holden, Harry Lauter  Horror ColumbiaWestward Ho the Wagons!  William Beaudine  Fess Parker, Kathleen Crowley, John War Eagle  Western  Disney Wetbacks  Hank McCune  Lloyd Bridges, Nancy Gates, Barton MacLane  Crime  IndependentWhen Gangland Strikes  R. G. Springsteen  Raymond Greenleaf, Marjie Millar, John Hudson  Crime  RepublicWhile the City SleepsFritz Lang Dana Andrews, Vincent Price, Ida Lupino  Film noir RKO The White Squaw  Ray Nazarro  David Brian, May Wynn, William Bishop  Western  ColumbiaThe Wild Party  Harry Horner  Anthony Quinn, Carol Ohmart, Arthur Franz  Film Noir  United ArtistsA Woman's Devotion  Paul Henreid  Janice Rule, Ralph Meeker, Rosenda Monteros  Film noir  RepublicThe Women of Pitcairn Island  Jean Yarbrough  James Craig, Lynn Bari, Sue England  Adventure  20th Century FoxWorld in My Corner  Jesse Hibbs  Audie Murphy, Barbara Rush, Jeff Morrow  Sports  UniversalWorld Without EndEdward Bernds Hugh Marlowe, Nancy Gates, Rod Taylor  Science fiction  Allied ArtistsWritten on the WindDouglas Sirk Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall,  Dorothy Malone Drama Universal. Oscar for MaloneThe Wrong ManAlfred Hitchcock Henry Fonda, Vera Miles, Anthony Quayle Film noir Warner Bros.Yaqui Drums  Jean Yarbrough  Rod Cameron, Mary Castle, J. Carrol Naish  Western  Allied ArtistsYou Can't Run Away from It Dick Powell  June Allyson, Jack Lemmon, Charles Bickford  Musical  ColumbiaThe Young Guns  Albert Band  Russ Tamblyn, Gloria Talbott, Perry Lopez  Western  Allied Artists

Documentaries and serials
 Title Director Cast Genre NotesBlazing the Overland Trail  Spencer Bennet  Lee Roberts  Serial  ColumbiaPerils of the Wilderness  Spencer Bennet  Evelyn Anderson, Dennis Moore  Serial  ColumbiaSeven Wonders of the World Tay Garnett & others  Lowell Thomas  Documentary 

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