List of American films of 1955

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A list of American films released in 1955.
The United Artists film Marty won the Academy Award for Best Picture for 1955.

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Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
5 Against the House	Phil Karlson	Kim Novak, Brian Keith	Crime	Columbia
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops	Charles Lamont	Abbott and Costello, Mack Sennett	Comedy
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy	Charles Lamont	Abbott and Costello	Horror comedy	Bud & Lou's last Universal Pictures film
The Adventures of Captain Africa	Spencer Gordon Bennet	John Hart, Rick Vallin	Serial
The Adventures of Quentin Durward	Richard Thorpe	Robert Taylor, Kay Kendall	Historical	MGM
Age 13	Sid Davis		Educational
Ain't Misbehavin'	Edward Buzzell	Rory Calhoun, Piper Laurie	Musical	Universal
All That Heaven Allows	Douglas Sirk	Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson	Romance	Universal
The Americano	William Castle	Glenn Ford, Cesar Romero	Western	RKO
An Annapolis Story	Don Siegel	John Derek	Drama
Apache Ambush	Fred F. Sears	Bill Williams, Richard Jaeckel	Western	Columbia
Apache Woman	Roger Corman	Joan Taylor, Lloyd Bridges	Western
Artists and Models	Frank Tashlin	Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Shirley MacLaine, Dorothy Malone	Comedy	14th Martin and Lewis film; Paramount
Bad Day at Black Rock	John Sturges	Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Walter Brennan, Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Anne Francis	Western, Drama	MGM; 3 Oscar nominations; based on story Bad Day at Hondo
Battle Cry	Raoul Walsh	Van Heflin, Aldo Ray, James Whitmore, Tab Hunter, Mona Freeman, Anne Francis	War	Warner Bros.; based on the Leon Uris novel
The Battle of Gettysburg	Herman Hoffman		Documentary
Battle Taxi	Herbert L. Strock	Sterling Hayden, Arthur Franz	War drama	United Artists
Beanstalk Bunny	Chuck Jones	Looney Tunes	Animation
Bedevilled	Mitchell Leisen	Anne Baxter, Steve Forrest	Crime	MGM
The Big Combo	Joseph H. Lewis	Cornel Wilde, Richard Conte	Crime drama	Allied Artists
The Big Knife	Robert Aldrich	Jack Palance, Ida Lupino, Rod Steiger, Shelley Winters, Wendell Corey, Jean Hagen	Drama	United Artists; story by Clifford Odets
Blackboard Jungle	Richard Brooks	Glenn Ford, Sidney Poitier, Vic Morrow, Richard Kiley, Louis Calhern, Anne Francis	Drama	MGM; 4 Oscar nominations
Blood Alley	William A. Wellman	John Wayne, Lauren Bacall	Drama	Warner Bros.
Bride of the Monster	Ed Wood	Bela Lugosi	Science fiction
Bring Your Smile Along	Blake Edwards	Frankie Laine	Comedy
A Bullet for Joey	Lewis Allen	Edward G. Robinson, George Raft, Audrey Totter	Film noir	American-International

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Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Captain Lightfoot	Douglas Sirk	Rock Hudson, Barbara Rush, Jeff Morrow	Period drama	Universal
Chicago Syndicate	Fred F. Sears	Dennis O'Keefe, Abbe Lane	Crime drama	Columbia
Chief Crazy Horse	George Sherman	Victor Mature, Suzan Ball, John Lund	Western	Universal
Cinerama Holiday	Philippe De Lacy	John Marsh, Betty Marsh	Documentary
The Cobweb	Vincente Minnelli	Richard Widmark, Gloria Grahame, Lauren Bacall, Lillian Gish, Charles Boyer, John Kerr, Susan Strasberg, Fay Wray, Adele Jergens, Oscar Levant	Drama	MGM
Conquest of Space	Byron Haskin	Walter Brooke, Mickey Shaughnessy	Sci-fi	Paramount
Count Three and Pray	George Sherman	Van Heflin, Joanne Woodward	Western	Columbia
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell	Otto Preminger	Gary Cooper, Rod Steiger, Charles Bickford, Elizabeth Montgomery	Drama, Biography	Warner Bros.
Crashout	Lewis R. Foster	William Bendix, William Talman, Arthur Kennedy	Crime drama
Creature with the Atom Brain	Edward L. Cahn	Richard Denning, Angela Stevens	Sci-fi	Columbia
The Crooked Web	Nathan Juran	Frank Lovejoy, Mari Blanchard	Crime drama	Columbia
Cult of the Cobra	Francis D. Lyon	Faith Domergue, Richard Long	Sci-fi	Universal
Daddy Long Legs	Jean Negulesco	Fred Astaire, Leslie Caron	Musical	Fox
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier	Norman Foster	Fess Parker, Buddy Ebsen	Adventure	TV
Day the World Ended	Roger Corman	Richard Denning, Adele Jergens	Sci-fi	A.R.C.
Dementia	John Parker	Adrienne Barrett	Horror
The Desperate Hours	William Wyler	Humphrey Bogart, Fredric March, Gig Young, Arthur Kennedy, Martha Scott	Crime drama	Paramount; remade in 1990

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Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
East of Eden	Elia Kazan	Julie Harris, James Dean, Raymond Massey, Burl Ives, Richard Davalos, Jo Van Fleet, Albert Dekker	Drama	based on John Steinbeck novel; Oscar for Van Fleet
The End of the Affair	Edward Dmytryk	Deborah Kerr, Van Johnson	Drama	based on Graham Greene novel; remade in 1999
The Eternal Sea	John H. Auer	Sterling Hayden, Alexis Smith	War	RKO
The Far Country	Anthony Mann	James Stewart, Walter Brennan	Western	Universal
The Far Horizons	Rudolph Maté	Fred MacMurray, Charlton Heston	Historical	Paramount
The Fast and the Furious	John Ireland	John Ireland, Dorothy Malone	Action	A.I.P.
Female Jungle	Bruno VeSota	Lawrence Tierney, Jayne Mansfield	Drama	American Releasing
Female on the Beach	Joseph Pevney	Joan Crawford, Jeff Chandler	Drama	Universal
Finger Man	Harold D. Schuster	Forrest Tucker, Peggie Castle	Crime	Allied Artists
Foxfire	Joseph Pevney	Jane Russell, Jeff Chandler, Dan Duryea	Drama	Universal
Francis in the Navy	Arthur Lubin	Donald O'Connor, Martha Hyer	Comedy	Universal; 6th of series
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes	Richard Sale	Jane Russell, Jeanne Crain	Musical	United Artists
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing	Richard Fleischer	Ray Milland, Joan Collins, Farley Granger	Period Drama	20th Century Fox
The Girl Rush	Robert Pirosh	Rosalind Russell, Fernando Lamas	Comedy	Paramount
The Glass Slipper	Charles Walters	Leslie Caron, Michael Wilding	Musical	MGM
Good Morning Miss Dove	Henry Koster	Jennifer Jones, Robert Stack	Drama	20th Century Fox
The Gun That Won the West	William Castle	Dennis Morgan, Paula Raymond	Western
Guys and Dolls	Joseph L. Mankiewicz	Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, Jean Simmons, Vivian Blaine	Musical	MGM; based on 1950 stage musical; 4 Oscar nominations
Hare Brush	Friz Freleng	Looney Tunes	Animation
Hell on Frisco Bay	Frank Tuttle	Alan Ladd, Edward G. Robinson	Crime drama	Warner Bros.
Hell's Island	Phil Karlson	John Payne, Mary Murphy	Drama
Hit the Deck	Roy Rowland	Ann Miller, Jane Powell, Debbie Reynolds, Tony Martin, Russ Tamblyn, Vic Damone	Musical	MGM; based on 1927 stage musical
Hold Back Tomorrow	Hugo Haas	John Agar, Cleo Moore	Drama	Universal
House of Bamboo	Samuel Fuller	Robert Ryan, Robert Stack	Drama	20th Century Fox
How to Be Very, Very Popular	Nunnally Johnson	Betty Grable, Sheree North, Bob Cummings	Comedy	20th Century Fox; final film role for Grable
Hyde and Hare	Friz Freleng	Looney Tunes	Animation

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Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
I Died a Thousand Times	Stuart Heisler	Jack Palance, Shelley Winters	Crime drama	Remake of High Sierra
I'll Cry Tomorrow	Daniel Mann	Susan Hayward, Richard Conte	Drama	MGM
Illegal	Lewis Allen	Edward G. Robinson, Nina Foch, Jayne Mansfield	Film noir	Warner Bros.
Interrupted Melody	Curtis Bernhardt	Glenn Ford, Eleanor Parker	Drama	MGM
It Came from Beneath the Sea	Robert Gordon	Kenneth Tobey, Faith Domergue	Science fiction	Columbia
It's Always Fair Weather	Gene Kelly	Gene Kelly, Cyd Charisse, Dan Dailey, Michael Kidd	Musical	MGM; 2 Oscar nominations
Joe MacBeth	Ken Hughes	Jean Simmons, Paul Douglas	Drama	Columbia
Jupiter's Darling	George Sidney	Esther Williams, Howard Keel, Marge Champion, Gower Champion	Musical	MGM
The Kentuckian	Burt Lancaster	Burt Lancaster, Dianne Foster, Diana Lynn	Adventure	United Artists
Killer's Kiss	Stanley Kubrick	Jamie Smith, Frank Silvera	Drama	United Artists
King of the Carnival	Franklin Adreon	Harry Lauter, Fran Bennett	Serial
The King's Thief	Robert Z. Leonard	Ann Blyth, David Niven	Adventure	MGM
Kiss Me Deadly	Robert Aldrich	Ralph Meeker, Albert Dekker, Gaby Rodgers, Cloris Leachman	Film noir	United Artists; from Mickey Spillane novel
Lady and the Tramp	Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson	Peggy Lee, Barbara Luddy	Animation	Disney
Lady Godiva of Coventry	Arthur Lubin	Maureen O'Hara	Drama	Universal
Land of the Pharaohs	Howard Hawks	Jack Hawkins, Joan Collins	Adventure	Warner Bros.
The Last Command	Frank Lloyd	Sterling Hayden, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Ernest Borgnine	War, Western	Republic
The Last Frontier	Anthony Mann	Victor Mature, Guy Madison, Robert Preston, Anne Bancroft	Western	Columbia
Lay That Rifle Down	Charles Lamont	Judy Canova, Robert Lowery	Comedy	Republic
The Left Hand of God	Edward Dmytryk	Humphrey Bogart, Gene Tierney	Drama	20th Century Fox
The Long Gray Line	John Ford	Tyrone Power, Maureen O'Hara	Drama	Columbia
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing	Henry King	Jennifer Jones, William Holden	Drama	20th Century Fox
Love Me or Leave Me	Charles Vidor	Doris Day, James Cagney	Musical, Biography	MGM; story of Ruth Etting; 8 Oscar nominations
Lucy Gallant	Robert Parrish	Jane Wyman, Charlton Heston	Drama	Paramount

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Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki	Lee Sholem	Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride	Comedy	7th of series
Magic Fire	William Dieterle	Alan Badel, Yvonne De Carlo	Biography	story of Richard Wagner
The Magnificent Matador	Budd Boetticher	Maureen O'Hara, Anthony Quinn, Lola Albright	Drama	20th Century Fox
Mambo	Robert Rossen	Silvana Mangano, Michael Rennie	Drama	co-produced with Italy
A Man Called Peter	Henry Koster	Richard Todd, Jean Peters	Drama	Fox; Peters' final film
The Man from Bitter Ridge	Jack Arnold	Mara Corday, Lex Barker	Western
The Man from Laramie	Anthony Mann	James Stewart, Arthur Kennedy, Cathy O'Donnell, Donald Crisp	Western	Columbia
The Man with the Golden Arm	Otto Preminger	Frank Sinatra, Eleanor Parker, Kim Novak, Darren McGavin	Drama	United Artists; from Nelson Algren novel; 3 Oscar nominations
Man with the Gun	Richard Wilson	Robert Mitchum, Jan Sterling	Western	United Artists
Man Without a Star	King Vidor	Kirk Douglas, Jeanne Crain, Claire Trevor, Richard Boone	Western	Universal
Many Rivers to Cross	Roy Rowland	Robert Taylor, Eleanor Parker	Romance	MGM
Marty	Delbert Mann	Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blair	Drama	based on teleplay; Oscars for Best Picture, Director, Actor
The McConnell Story	Gordon Douglas	Alan Ladd, June Allyson	Biography	Warner Bros.
Mister Roberts	John Ford	Henry Fonda, James Cagney, Jack Lemmon, William Powell, Ward Bond, Betsy Palmer	War	Oscar for Lemmon; based on 1946 novel and 1948 play
Moonfleet	Fritz Lang	George Sanders, Stewart Granger	Drama
Mr. Arkadin	Orson Welles	Orson Welles, Akim Tamiroff	Drama	Warner Bros.
Murder Is My Beat	Edgar G. Ulmer	Barbara Payton, Paul Langton	Crime drama	Allied Artists
My Sister Eileen	Richard Quine	Betty Garrett, Janet Leigh	Musical	Remake of the 1942 film
The Naked Street	Maxwell Shane	Anne Bancroft, Anthony Quinn	Drama
New Orleans Uncensored	William Castle	Beverly Garland, Arthur Franz	Drama
New York Confidential	Russell Rouse	Broderick Crawford, Richard Conte	Crime drama	Warner Bros.
The Night of the Hunter	Charles Laughton	Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters	Suspense	United Artists; based on novel by Davis Grubb
Not as a Stranger	Stanley Kramer	Robert Mitchum, Frank Sinatra	Drama	United Artists
Oklahoma!	Fred Zinnemann	Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones, Rod Steiger, Gloria Grahame, Gene Nelson, Eddie Albert	Musical	Based on stage musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein; 4 Oscar nominations
One Desire	Jerry Hopper	Anne Baxter, Rock Hudson, Julia Adams	Romantic drama	Universal
One Froggy Evening			Animation
Outlaw Treasure	Oliver Drake	Adele Jergens	Western	AIP
Panther Girl of the Kongo	Franklin Adreon	Phyllis Coates	Adventure	Republic Pictures serial
Pete Kelly's Blues	Jack Webb	Jack Webb, Janet Leigh	Drama	Warner Bros.
The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues	Dan Milner	Kent Taylor, Cathy Downs	Science fiction	American Releasing Corp.
The Phenix City Story	Phil Karlson	John McIntire, Richard Kiley	Drama	Allied Artists
Picnic	Joshua Logan	William Holden, Kim Novak, Rosalind Russell, Susan Strasberg, Cliff Robertson, Betty Field	Drama	Columbia; based on play by William Inge; 6 Oscar nominations
The Pied Piper of Cleveland	Arthur Cohen	Bill Randle	Musical
Prince of Players	Philip Dunne	Richard Burton, John Derek	Drama	20th Century Fox
The Private War of Major Benson	Jerry Hopper	Charlton Heston, Julie Adams	Comedy	Universal
A Prize of Gold	Mark Robson	Richard Widmark, Mai Zetterling	Drama
The Prodigal	Richard Thorpe	Lana Turner, Louis Calhern	Drama	MGM
The Purple Mask	H. Bruce Humberstone	Tony Curtis, Colleen Miller, Angela Lansbury	Adventure	Universal
Queen Bee	Ranald MacDougall	Joan Crawford, Fay Wray	Drama	Columbia
Rabbit Rampage	Chuck Jones	Looney Tunes	Animation
The Racers	Henry Hathaway	Kirk Douglas, Bella Darvi	Sports drama	20th Century Fox
Rage at Dawn	Tim Whelan	Randolph Scott, Forrest Tucker	Western	RKO
The Rains of Ranchipur	Jean Negulesco	Lana Turner, Richard Burton, Fred MacMurray, Michael Rennie	Drama	20th Century Fox; remake of 1939 film The Rains Came
Rebel Without a Cause	Nicholas Ray	James Dean, Natalie Wood	Drama	Warner Bros.; 3 Oscar nominations
Revenge of the Creature	Jack Arnold	John Agar	Science fiction	Clint Eastwood's first film (uncredited)
Roman-Legion Hare	Friz Freleng	Looney Tunes	Animation
The Rose Tattoo	Daniel Mann	Anna Magnani, Burt Lancaster	Drama	from Tennessee Williams play; Oscar for Magnani; 8 nominations
Run for Cover	Nicholas Ray	James Cagney, Viveca Lindfors, John Derek	Western	Paramount

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Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Sahara Hare			Animated short
Santa Fe Passage	William Witney	John Payne, Faith Domergue	Western	Republic
The Scarlet Coat	John Sturges	Cornel Wilde, Michael Wilding, Anne Francis	Historical	MGM
The Sea Chase	John Farrow	Lana Turner, John Wayne	Adventure	Warner Bros.
Seven Cities of Gold	Robert D. Webb	Jeffrey Hunter, Rita Moreno	Adventure	20th Century Fox
The Seven Little Foys	Melville Shavelson	Bob Hope, James Cagney	Comedy, Biography	Paramount; story of Eddie Foy
The Seven Year Itch	Billy Wilder	Tom Ewell, Marilyn Monroe	Comedy	20th Century Fox; based on 1952 play
Shack Out on 101	Edward Dein	Terry Moore, Frank Lovejoy, Lee Marvin	Suspense	Allied Artists
The Shrike	José Ferrer	José Ferrer, June Allyson	Drama	Universal
Sincerely Yours	Gordon Douglas	Liberace, Joanne Dru, Dorothy Malone	Drama	Warner Bros.
Six Bridges to Cross	Joseph Pevney	Tony Curtis, George Nader, Julie Adams, Sal Mineo, Jay C. Flippen	Crime drama	First audition of Clint Eastwood
So This Is Paris	Richard Quine	Tony Curtis, Gloria DeHaven	Musical
Soldier of Fortune	Edward Dmytryk	Clark Gable, Susan Hayward	Drama	20th Century Fox
Son of Sinbad	Ted Tetzlaff	Dale Robertson, Sally Forrest, Vincent Price	Adventure	RKO
Southbound Duckling	Hanna-Barbera	Tom and Jerry	Animation
The Spoilers	Jesse Hibbs	Anne Baxter, Jeff Chandler	Adventure	Universal
Strategic Air Command	Anthony Mann	James Stewart, June Allyson	Drama	Paramount
Sudden Danger	Hubert Cornfield	Bill Elliott, Beverly Garland	Suspense	Allied Artists
Summertime	David Lean	Katharine Hepburn, Rossano Brazzi	Drama	United Artists; 2 Oscar nominations
Swamp Women	Roger Corman	Beverly Garland, Marie Windsor	Science fiction	Woolner
Tall Man Riding	Lesley Selander	Randolph Scott, Dorothy Malone, Peggie Castle	Western	Warner Bros.
The Tall Men	Raoul Walsh	Clark Gable, Jane Russell	Western	20th Century Fox
Tarantula	Jack Arnold	Leo G. Carroll, John Agar, Mara Corday	Science fiction	Universal
Target Zero	Harmon Jones	Richard Conte, Peggie Castle	War	Warner Bros.
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle	Harold Schuster	Gordon Scott, Vera Miles	Adventure	RKO
The Tender Trap	Charles Walters	Frank Sinatra, Debbie Reynolds, Celeste Holm	Romantic comedy	MGM; based on the 1954 play
Tennessee's Partner	Allan Dwan	John Payne, Ronald Reagan, Rhonda Fleming	Western	RKO
Ten Wanted Men	H. Bruce Humberstone	Randolph Scott, Jocelyn Brando, Richard Boone, Alfonso Bedoya	Western	Columbia
Texas Lady	Tim Whelan	Claudette Colbert, Barry Sullivan	Western	RKO
That's My Mommy	Hanna-Barbera	Tom and Jerry	Animation
This Island Earth	Joseph M. Newman	Rex Reason, Jeff Morrow, Faith Domergue	Science fiction	Universal; inspired Mystery Science Theater: The Movie
Three for the Show	H. C. Potter	Betty Grable, Jack Lemmon, Gower Champion	Musical	Columbia
Tight Spot	Phil Karlson	Ginger Rogers, Edward G. Robinson, Brian Keith	Film noir	Columbia
Timberjack	Joseph Kane	Sterling Hayden, Vera Ralston	Drama
To Catch a Thief	Alfred Hitchcock	Cary Grant, Grace Kelly	Suspense	Paramount; 3 Oscar nominations
To Hell and Back	Jesse Hibbs	Audie Murphy	Biographical	Murphy's true story
Tom and Chérie	Hanna-Barbera	Tom and Jerry	Animation
The Treasure of Pancho Villa	George Sherman	Rory Calhoun, Shelley Winters, Gilbert Roland	Western
Trial	Mark Robson	Glenn Ford, Katy Jurado, Arthur Kennedy	Drama	MGM
The Trouble with Harry	Alfred Hitchcock	Shirley MacLaine, John Forsythe, Jerry Mathers	Comedy	Paramount; first film for MacLaine
The Twinkle in God's Eye	George Blair	Mickey Rooney, Coleen Gray	Western
Unchained	Hall Bartlett	Barbara Hale, Elroy Hirsch	Drama	Warner Bros.
Underwater!	John Sturges	Jane Russell	Adventure
Untamed	Henry King	Tyrone Power, Susan Hayward	Adventure	MGM
The Violent Men	Rudolph Mate	Glenn Ford, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Brian Keith	Western	Columbia
Violent Saturday	Richard Fleischer	Victor Mature, Richard Egan, Stephen McNally	Crime
The Virgin Queen	Henry Koster	Bette Davis, Richard Todd, Joan Collins	Drama	20th Century Fox
We're No Angels	Michael Curtiz	Humphrey Bogart, Peter Ustinov, Aldo Ray	Comedy	Paramount
White Feather	Robert D. Webb	Robert Wagner, Debra Paget, John Lund	Western
Wichita	Jacques Tourneur	Joel McCrea, Vera Miles, Lloyd Bridges	Western	Allied Artists
Wiretapper	Dick Ross	Bill Williams, Douglas Kennedy	Western
Women's Prison	Lewis Seiler	Ida Lupino, Jan Sterling, Audrey Totter	Crime drama	Columbia
A Word to the Wives….	Norman Lloyd	Marsha Hunt, Darren McGavin	Comedy	short
Yellowneck	R. John Hugh	Lin McCarthy	Drama
You're Never Too Young	Norman Taurog	Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis	Comedy	13th Martin and Lewis film; Paramount

External links

• 1955 films at the Internet Movie Database