List of American films of 1956

A list of American films released in 1956
Around the World in 80 Days won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

The Man Who Knew Too Much directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

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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	Mervyn LeRoy	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

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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

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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	Columbia
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	Independent
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

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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, Fredric 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

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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	Romance western	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

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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

Documentaries and serials

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Blazing the Overland Trail	Spencer Bennet	Lee Roberts	Serial	Columbia
Perils of the Wilderness	Spencer Bennet	Evelyn Anderson, Dennis Moore	Serial	Columbia
Seven Wonders of the World	Tay Garnett & others	Lowell Thomas	Documentary

See also

• 1956 in the United States