List of American films of 1959

The American films of 1959 are listed in a table of the films which were made in the United States and released in 1959. The film Ben-Hur won the Academy Award for Best Picture, among winning a record-setting eleven Oscars.

Imitation of Life starring Lana Turner.

A–B

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
-30-	Jack Webb	Jack Webb, William Conrad, Nancy Valentine	Drama	Warner Bros.
4D Man	Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.	Robert Lansing, Lee Meriwether, Robert Strauss	Science fiction	Universal
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock	Sidney Miller	Lou Costello, Dorothy Provine, Gale Gordon	Comedy	Columbia; released after Costello's death
Alaska Passage	Edward Bernds	Lyn Thomas, Bill Williams, Naura Hayden	Drama	20th Century Fox
Al Capone	Richard Wilson	Rod Steiger, Nehemiah Persoff, Fay Spain	Biography	Allied Artists
Alias Jesse James	Norman Z. McLeod	Bob Hope, Rhonda Fleming, Gloria Talbott	Comedy	United Artists
The Alligator People	Roy Del Ruth	Beverly Garland, Bruce Bennett, Lon Chaney Jr.	Horror	20th Century Fox
Anatomy of a Murder	Otto Preminger	James Stewart, Lee Remick, George C. Scott	Crime	Columbia Pictures; based on a book by Robert Traver; 7 Oscar nominations
The Angry Hills	Robert Aldrich	Robert Mitchum, Stanley Baker, Gia Scala	War	MGM
The Angry Red Planet	Ib Melchior	Gerald Mohr, Naura Hayden, Les Tremayne	Science fiction	AIP
Arson for Hire	Thor L. Brooks	Steve Brodie, Lyn Thomas, Lyn Osborn	Crime	Allied Artists
The Atomic Submarine	Spencer Gordon Bennet	Arthur Franz, Dick Foran, Brett Halsey	Science fiction	Allied Artists
Ask Any Girl	Charles Walters	David Niven, Shirley MacLaine, Gig Young	Comedy	MGM
Attack of the Giant Leeches	Bernard L. Kowalski	Ken Clarke, Yvette Vickers, Jan Shepard	Science fiction	AIP
The Bat	Crane Wilbur	Vincent Price, Agnes Moorehead, Darla Hood	Mystery thriller	Allied Artists. Hood's final screen appearance
Battle Flame	R. G. Springsteen	Scott Brady, Elaine Edwards, Robert Blake	War	Allied Artists
Battle of the Coral Sea	Paul Wendkos	Cliff Robertson, Gia Scala, Patricia Cutts	War	Columbia
Beast from Haunted Cave	Monte Hellman	Michael Forest, Frank Wolff, Linné Ahlstrand	Science fiction	Allied Artists
The Beat Generation	Charles F. Haas	Mamie Van Doren, Ray Danton, Fay Spain	Crime	MGM
Behemoth, the Sea Monster	Eugène Lourié	Gene Evans, André Morell, John Turner	Science fiction	Allied Artists
Beloved Infidel	Henry King	Gregory Peck, Deborah Kerr, Eddie Albert	Biography	20th Century Fox; life of F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ben-Hur	William Wyler	Charlton Heston, Stephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins	Epic	MGM; won a record 11 Academy Awards; remake of 1925 silent film
The Best of Everything	Jean Negulesco	Diane Baker, Stephen Boyd, Hope Lange	Drama	20th Century Fox; 2 Oscar nominations
The Big Circus	Joseph M. Newman	Victor Mature, Red Buttons, Rhonda Fleming	Drama	Allied Artists
The Big Fisherman	Frank Borzage	Howard Keel, Susan Kohner, John Saxon	Drama	Buena Vista
The Big Operator	Charles F. Haas	Mickey Rooney, Steve Cochran, Mamie Van Doren	Crime	MGM
The Black Orchid	Martin Ritt	Sophia Loren, Anthony Quinn, Virginia Vincent	Drama	Paramount
Blood and Steel	Bernard L. Kowalski	John Lupton, Ziva Rodann, James Edwards	War	20th Century Fox
The Blue Angel	Edward Dmytryk	May Britt, Curt Jurgens, Theodore Bikel	Drama	20th Century Fox; remake of 1930 film
Blue Denim	Philip Dunne	Carol Lynley, Macdonald Carey, Brandon deWilde	Drama	20th Century Fox
Born to Be Loved	Hugo Haas	Carol Morris, Barbara Jo Allen, Dick Kallman	Comedy	Universal
A Bucket of Blood	Roger Corman	Dick Miller, Ed Nelson, Barboura Morris	Horror	AIP
But Not for Me	Walter Lang	Clark Gable, Carroll Baker, Lilli Palmer	Comedy	Paramount

C–D

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Career	Joseph Anthony	Dean Martin, Tony Franciosa, Shirley MacLaine	Drama	Paramount; written by Dalton Trumbo; 3 Oscar nominations
Cast a Long Shadow	Thomas Carr	Audie Murphy, Terry Moore, John Dehner	Western	United Artists
City of Fear	Irving Lerner	Vince Edwards, Lyle Talbotm John Archer	Film noir	Columbia
Compulsion	Richard Fleischer	Dean Stockwell, Diane Varsi, Orson Welles	Crime drama	20th Century Fox. Based on Leopold and Loeb
The Cosmic Man	Herbert S. Greene	John Carradine, Bruce Bennett, Angela Greene	Science fiction	Allied Artists
Count Your Blessings	Jean Negulesco	Deborah Kerr, Rossano Brazzi, Maurice Chevalier	Comedy drama	MGM
Counterplot	Kurt Neumann	Forrest Tucker, Allison Hayes, Miguel Ángel Álvarez	Crime	United Artists
Crime and Punishment U.S.A.	Denis Sanders	George Hamilton, Mary Murphy, Marian Seldes	Crime	Allied Artists
The Crimson Kimono	Samuel Fuller	Victoria Shaw, Glenn Corbett, James Shigeta	Film noir	Columbia
Cry Tough	Paul Stanley	John Saxon, Linda Cristal, Joseph Calleia	Crime	United Artists
Cuban Rebel Girls	Barry Mahon	Errol Flynn, Beverly Aadland, John McKay	Drama	Independent
Curse of the Undead	Edward Dein	Eric Fleming, Kathleen Crowley, John Hoyt	Horror western	Universal
Darby O'Gill and the Little People	Robert Stevenson	Albert Sharpe, Janet Munro, Sean Connery	Adventure	Walt Disney
Date with Death	Harold Daniels	Gerald Mohr, Liz Renay, Harry Lauter	Crime	Independent
Day of the Outlaw	André de Toth	Robert Ryan, Burl Ives, Tina Louise	Western	United Artists
Desert Desperadoes	Steve Sekely	Ruth Roman, Akim Tamiroff, Otello Toso	Drama	RKO
The Devil's Disciple	Guy Hamilton	Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier	Drama	United Artists; based on George Bernard Shaw play
The Diary of Anne Frank	George Stevens	Joseph Schildkraut, Ed Wynn, Shelley Winters	Biography	20th Century Fox; won 3 Academy Awards
A Dog of Flanders	James B. Clark	David Ladd, Donald Crisp, Theodore Bikel	Drama	20th Century Fox
A Dog's Best Friend	Edward L. Cahn	Bill Williams, Marcia Henderson, Roger Mobley	Drama	United Artists
Don't Give Up the Ship	Norman Taurog	Jerry Lewis, Dina Merrill, Gale Gordon	Comedy	Paramount

E–H

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Edge of Eternity	Don Siegel	Cornel Wilde, Victoria Shaw, Mickey Shaughnessy	Crime Drama	Columbia
Escort West	Francis D. Lyon	Victor Mature, Elaine Stewart, Faith Domergue	Western	United Artists
The FBI Story	Mervyn LeRoy	James Stewart, Vera Miles, Murray Hamilton	Drama	Warner Bros.
Face of a Fugitive	Paul Wendkos	Fred MacMurray, Myrna Fahey, James Coburn	Western	Columbia
Face of Fire	Albert Band	Cameron Mitchell, Bettye Ackerman, James Whitmore	Drama	Allied Artists
First Man into Space	Robert Day	Marshall Thompson, Marla Landi, Robert Ayres	Science fiction	MGM
Five Gates to Hell	James Clavell	Patricia Owens, Dolores Michaels, Neville Brand	War Drama	20th Century Fox
The Five Pennies	Melville Shavelson	Danny Kaye, Barbara Bel Geddes, Louis Armstrong	Musical	Paramount. Story of musician Red Nichols; 4 Oscar nominations
The Flying Fontaines	George Sherman	Michael Callan, Joan Evans, Joe De Santis	Drama	Columbia
For the First Time	Rudolph Mate	Mario Lanza, Johanna von Koczian, Zsa Zsa Gabor	Musical	MGM. Co-production with West Germany.
Forbidden Island	Charles B. Griffith	Jon Hall, Jonathan Haze, John Farrow	Adventure	Columbia
The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake	Edward L. Cahn	Eduard Franz, Valerie French, Henry Daniell	Science fiction	United Artists
The Fugitive Kind	Sidney Lumet	Marlon Brando, Joanne Woodward, Anna Magnani	Drama	United Artists
Gangster Story	Walter Matthau	Walter Matthau, Carol Grace, Garry Walberg	Crime drama	Independent
The Gazebo	George Marshall	Glenn Ford, Debbie Reynolds, Carl Reiner	Comedy	MGM; based on the play
The Gene Krupa Story	Don Weis	Sal Mineo, Susan Oliver, James Darren	Biography	Columbia. Story of drummer Gene Krupa
The Giant Gila Monster	Ray Kellogg	Fred Graham, Shug Fisher, Don Sullivan	Science fiction	Independent
Gidget	Paul Wendkos	Sandra Dee, Cliff Robertson, James Darren	Comedy	Columbia. 4 film sequels; 2 TV series
Girls Town	Charles F. Haas	Mamie van Doren, Mel Torme, Paul Anka	Drama	MGM. Anka sings Lonely Boy
Good Day for a Hanging	Nathan H. Juran	Fred MacMurray, Margaret Hayes, Robert Vaughn	Western	Columbia
The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery	Charles Guggenheim	Steve McQueen, Crahan Denton, David Clarke	Crime	United Artists
Green Mansions	Mel Ferrer	Audrey Hepburn, Anthony Perkins, Lee J. Cobb	Drama	MGM. Based on W. H. Hudson novel
The Gunfight at Dodge City	Joseph M. Newman	Joel McCrea, Julie Adams, John McIntire	Western	United Artists
Gunmen from Laredo	Wallace MacDonald	Robert Knapp, Maureen Hingert, Walter Coy	Western	Columbia
Guns, Girls and Gangsters	Edward L. Cahn	Mamie Van Doren, Gerald Mohr, Lee Van Cleef	Crime	United Artists
The Hanging Tree	Delmer Daves	Gary Cooper, Maria Schell, Karl Malden	Western	Warner Bros.; Scott's first film
The Hangman	Michael Curtiz	Robert Taylor, Tina Louise, Fess Parker	Western	Paramount
Happy Anniversary	David Miller	David Niven, Mitzi Gaynor, Monique van Vooren	Comedy	United Artists
Have Rocket, Will Travel	David Lowell Rich	Three Stooges, Anna-Lisa, Jerome Cowan	Comedy	Columbia
Here Come the Jets	Gene Fowler Jr.	Steve Brodie, Lyn Thomas, Jean Carson	Drama	20th Century Fox
Hey Boy! Hey Girl!	David Lowell Rich	Louis Prima, Keely Smith, James Gregory	Musical	Columbia
A Hole in the Head	Frank Capra	Frank Sinatra, Edward G. Robinson, Eleanor Parker	Comedy drama	United Artists; Oscar for song "High Hopes"
Holiday for Lovers	Henry Levin	Clifton Webb, Jane Wyman, Jill St. John	Comedy	20th Century Fox
The Horse Soldiers	John Ford	John Wayne, William Holden, Constance Towers	War	United Artists
Hound-Dog Man	Don Siegel	Fabian, Carol Lynley, Stuart Whitman	Musical	20th Century Fox
House on Haunted Hill	William Castle	Vincent Price, Carol Ohmart, Alan Marshal	Horror	Allied Artists. Remade in 1999

I–N

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Imitation of Life	Douglas Sirk	Lana Turner, Sandra Dee, Juanita Moore	Drama	Universal. 2 Oscar nominations; Sirk's final film
Inside the Mafia	Edward L. Cahn	Cameron Mitchell, Grant Richards, Robert Strauss	Crime	United Artists
Invisible Invaders	Edward L. Cahn	John Agar, Jean Byron, Robert Hutton	Science fiction	United Artists
Island of Lost Women	Frank Tuttle	Jeff Richards, Venetia Stevenson, Diane Jergens	Science fiction	Warner Bros.
It Happened to Jane	Richard Quine	Doris Day, Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs	Comedy	Columbia
It Started with a Kiss	George Marshall	Glenn Ford, Debbie Reynolds, Eva Gabor	Romantic comedy	MGM
The Jayhawkers!	Melvin Frank	Jeff Chandler, Nicole Maurey, Fess Parker	Western	Paramount
Jet Over the Atlantic	Byron Haskin	Guy Madison, Virginia Mayo, George Raft	Drama	Inter-Continent Films
John Paul Jones	John Farrow	Robert Stack, Bette Davis, Marisa Pavan	Biography	Warner Bros.
The Journey	Anatole Litvak	Yul Brynner, Deborah Kerr, Robert Morley	Drama	MGM
Journey to the Center of the Earth	Henry Levin	James Mason, Pat Boone, Diane Baker	Science fiction	20th Century Fox; from novel by Jules Verne
Juke Box Rhythm	Arthur Dreifuss	Jo Morrow, Jack Jones, Brian Donlevy	Musical	Columbia
The Killer Shrews	Ray Kellogg	Ken Curtis, Ingrid Goude, James Best	Science fiction	Independent
King of the Wild Stallions	R. G. Springsteen	George Montgomery, Diane Brewster, Edgar Buchanan	Western	Allied Artists
The Last Angry Man	Daniel Mann	Paul Muni, David Wayne, Betsy Palmer	Drama	Columbia. 2 Oscar nominations
The Last Blitzkrieg	Arthur Dreifuss	Van Johnson, Dick York, Kerwin Mathews	War	Columbia
The Last Mile	Howard W. Koch	Mickey Rooney, Frank Overton, Michael Constantine	Crime drama	United Artists
Last Train from Gun Hill	John Sturges	Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, Carolyn Jones	Western	Paramount
The Legend of Tom Dooley	Ted Post	Michael Landon, Jo Morrow, Jack Hogan	Western	Columbia
Li'l Abner	Melvin Frank	Peter Palmer, Leslie Parrish, Stella Stevens,	Musical comedy	Paramount. Based on Al Capp comic strip and stage musical
The Little Savage	Byron Haskin	Pedro Armendáriz, Christiane Martel, Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.	Adventure	20th Century Fox
Lone Texan	Paul Landres	Willard Parker, Audrey Dalton, Grant Williams	Western	20th Century Fox
The Man in the Net	Michael Curtiz	Alan Ladd, Carolyn Jones, Diane Brewster	Film noir	United Artists
The Man Who Understood Women	Nunnally Johnson	Henry Fonda, Leslie Caron, Cesare Danova	Drama	20th Century Fox
The Mating Game	George Marshall	Debbie Reynolds, Tony Randall, Paul Douglas	Comedy	MGM
Middle of the Night	Delbert Mann	Fredric March, Kim Novak, Glenda Farrell	Drama	Columbia
The Miracle	Irving Rapper	Carroll Baker, Roger Moore, Walter Slezak	Historical	Warner Bros.
The Miracle of the Hills	Paul Landres	Rex Reason, Betty Lou Gerson, Nan Leslie	Western	20th Century Fox
Never So Few	John Sturges	Frank Sinatra, Steve McQueen, Gina Lollobrigida	War	MGM
Never Steal Anything Small	Charles Lederer	James Cagney, Shirley Jones, Cara Williams	Drama	Universal
Night of the Ghouls	Ed Wood	Kenne Duncan, Duke Moore, Valda Hansen	Horror	Independent
Night of the Quarter Moon	Hugo Haas	Julie London, Dean Jones, John Drew Barrymore	Drama	MGM
No Name on the Bullet	Jack Arnold	Audie Murphy, Charles Drake, Joan Evans	Western	Universal
North by Northwest	Alfred Hitchcock	Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason	Thriller	MGM; 3 Oscar nominations
The Nun's Story	Fred Zinnemann	Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch, Edith Evans	Drama	Warner Bros.; 8 Oscar nominations

O–S

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Odds Against Tomorrow	Robert Wise	Harry Belafonte, Shelley Winters, Robert Ryan	Film noir	United Artists
On the Beach	Stanley Kramer	Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire	Science fiction	United Artists; 2 Oscar nominations; BAFTA award for Kramer
Operation Dames	Louis Clyde Stoumen	Eve Meyer, Byron Morrow, Cindy Girard	War	AIP
Operation Petticoat	Blake Edwards	Cary Grant, Tony Curtis, Joan O'Brien	Comedy	Universal
The Oregon Trail	Gene Fowler Jr.	Fred MacMurray, Nina Shipman, Gloria Talbott	Western	20th Century Fox; became TV series
Paratroop Command	William Witney	Richard Bakalyan, Ken Lynch, Jack Hogan	War	AIP
Pier 5, Havana	Edward L. Cahn	Cameron Mitchell, Allison Hayes, Eduardo Noriega	Crime	United Artists
Pillow Talk	Michael Gordon	Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Tony Randall	Comedy	Universal; Oscar for screenplay, 5 nominations
Plan 9 from Outer Space	Ed Wood	Bela Lugosi, Maila Nurmi, Tor Johnson	Science fiction	Referenced in Ed Wood
Plunderers of Painted Flats	Albert Gannaway	Corinne Calvet, John Carroll, George Macready	Western	Republic
Porgy and Bess	Otto Preminger	Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge, Sammy Davis, Jr.	Musical	Columbia. Music by George Gershwin
Pork Chop Hill	Lewis Milestone	Gregory Peck, Woody Strode, Harry Guardino	War	United Artists
Prisoner of the Volga	Victor Tourjansky	John Derek, Elsa Martinelli, Dawn Addams	Adventure	Paramount
A Private's Affair	Raoul Walsh	Sal Mineo, Christine Carère, Barbara Eden	Musical	20th Century Fox
The Rabbit Trap	Philip Leacock	Ernest Borgnine, Bethel Leslie, David Brian	Drama	United Artists
The Rebel Set	Gene Fowler Jr.	Kathleen Crowley, John Lupton, Gregg Palmer	Drama	Allied Artists
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker	Henry Levin	Clifton Webb, Dorothy McGuire, Jill St. John	Comedy	20th Century Fox
Return of the Fly	Edward Bernds	Vincent Price, Brett Halsey, Danielle De Metz	Science fiction	20th Century Fox; sequel to The Fly
Ride Lonesome	Budd Boetticher	Randolph Scott, Karen Steele, Pernell Roberts	Western	Columbia
Rio Bravo	Howard Hawks	John Wayne, Dean Martin, Angie Dickinson	Western	Warner Bros.
Riot in Juvenile Prison	Edward L. Cahn	Scott Marlowe, Dorothy Provine, Marcia Henderson	Drama	United Artists
The Rookie	George O'Hanlon	Tommy Noonan, Julie Newmar, Peter Marshall	Comedy	20th Century Fox
The Sad Horse	James B. Clark	Rex Reason, Patrice Wymore, David Ladd	Drama	20th Century Fox
Say One for Me	Frank Tashlin	Bing Crosby, Debbie Reynolds, Robert Wagner	Musical	20th Century Fox
Shadows	John Cassavetes	Ben Carruthers, Lelia Goldoni, Hugh Hurd	Drama	Independent
The Shaggy Dog	Charles Barton	Fred MacMurray, Tommy Kirk, Jean Hagen	Comedy	Disney
Shake Hands with the Devil	Michael Anderson	James Cagney, Don Murray, Dana Wynter	Drama	United Artists; filmed in Ireland
Sleeping Beauty	Clyde Geronimi	Eleanor Audley, Mary Costa, Bill Shirley	Animation	Disney
Solomon and Sheba	King Vidor	Yul Brynner, Gina Lollobrigida, David Farrar	Epic	United Artists
Some Like It Hot	Billy Wilder	Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis	Comedy	United Artists; won 3 Golden Globes; nominated for 6 Oscars; remake of 1939 film
The Sound and the Fury	Martin Ritt	Yul Brynner, Joanne Woodward, Margaret Leighton	Drama	20th Century Fox; from book by William Faulkner
Speed Crazy	William J. Hole Jr.	Brett Halsey, Yvonne Lime, Baynes Barron	Crime	Allied Artists
A Stranger in My Arms	Helmut Käutner	Jeff Chandler, June Allyson, Mary Astor	Drama	Universal
The Story on Page One	Clifford Odets	Rita Hayworth, Anthony Franciosa, Gig Young	Drama	20th Century Fox
Suddenly, Last Summer	Joseph L. Mankiewicz	Katharine Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift	Drama	Columbia; written by Tennessee Williams; Golden Globe for Taylor
A Summer Place	Delmer Daves	Richard Egan, Sandra Dee, Troy Donahue	Drama	Warner Bros.; based on the novel
Surrender - Hell!	John Barnwell	Keith Andes, Susan Cabot, Nestor de Villa	War	Allied Artists. Co-production with the Philippines

T–Z

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Take a Giant Step	Philip Leacock	Johnny Nash, Estelle Hemsley, Ruby Dee	Drama	United Artists
Tarzan's Greatest Adventure	John Guillermin	Gordon Scott, Anthony Quayle, Sean Connery	Adventure	Paramount
Tarzan, the Ape Man	Joseph M. Newman	Denny Miller, Joanna Barnes, Cesare Danova	Adventure	MGM
Teenage Zombies	Jerry Warren	Katherine Victor, Steve Conte, Brianne Murphy	Horror	Independent
Teenagers from Outer Space	Tom Graeff	Dawn Bender, King Moody, Harvey B. Dunn	Science fiction	Warner Bros.
Ten Seconds to Hell	Robert Aldrich	Jack Palance, Jeff Chandler, Martine Carol	War	United Artists. Co-production with UK.
Terror Is a Man	Gerardo de León	Francis Lederer, Greta Thyssen, Richard Derr	Horror	Independent. Co-production with Philippines.
That Kind of Woman	Sidney Lumet	Sophia Loren, Tab Hunter, Jack Warden	Drama	Paramount
These Thousand Hills	Richard Fleischer	Don Murray, Richard Egan, Lee Remick	Western	20th Century Fox
They Came to Cordura	Robert Rossen	Gary Cooper, Rita Hayworth, Van Heflin	Western	Columbia
Third Man on the Mountain	Ken Annakin	Michael Rennie, James MacArthur, Janet Munro	Family	Disney
This Earth Is Mine	Henry King	Rock Hudson, Jean Simmons, Dorothy McGuire	Drama	Universal
This Happy Feeling	Blake Edwards	Debbie Reynolds, Curd Jürgens, John Saxon	Comedy	Universal
Thunder in the Sun	Russell Rouse	Susan Hayward, Jeff Chandler, Jacques Bergerac	Western	Paramount
Timbuktu	Jacques Tourneur	Victor Mature, Yvonne De Carlo, George Dolenz	Adventure	United Artists
The Tingler	William Castle	Vincent Price, Judith Evelyn, Patricia Cutts	Science fiction	Columbia
Tokyo After Dark	Norman T. Herman	Richard Long, Lawrence Dobkin, Michi Kobi	Drama	Paramount
The Trap	Norman Panama	Richard Widmark, Lee J. Cobb, Tina Louise	Crime	Paramount Pictures
Up Periscope	Gordon Douglas	James Garner, Edmond O'Brien, Andra Martin	War	Warner Bros.
Verboten!	Samuel Fuller	Susan Cummings, James Best, Tom Pittman	Drama	Columbia
Warlock	Edward Dmytryk	Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda, Dorothy Malone	Western	20th Century Fox
Watusi	Kurt Neumann	George Montgomery, Taina Elg, David Farrar	Adventure	MGM
The Wasp Woman	Roger Corman	Susan Cabot, Anthony Eisley, Barboura Morris	Horror	Allied Artists
Westbound	Budd Boetticher	Randolph Scott, Virginia Mayo, Karen Steele	Western	Warner Bros.
The Wild and the Innocent	Jack Sher	Audie Murphy, Joanne Dru, Sandra Dee	Western	Universal
Woman Obsessed	Henry Hathaway	Susan Hayward, Stephen Boyd, Barbara Nichols	Drama	20th Century Fox
The Wonderful Country	Robert Parrish	Robert Mitchum, Julie London, Pedro Armendáriz,	Western	United Artists
The World, the Flesh and the Devil	Ranald MacDougall	Harry Belafonte, Inger Stevens, Mel Ferrer	Science fiction	MGM
The Wreck of the Mary Deare	Michael Anderson	Gary Cooper, Charlton Heston, Michael Redgrave	Thriller	MGM. Co-production with the UK.
Yellowstone Kelly	Gordon Douglas	Clint Walker, Edd Byrnes, Ray Danton	Western	Warner Bros.
The Young Captives	Irvin Kershner	Ed Nelson, Luana Patten, Marjorie Stapp	Drama	Paramount
The Young Land	Ted Tetzlaff	Dennis Hopper, Patrick Wayne, Yvonne Craig	Western	Columbia
The Young Philadelphians	Vincent Sherman	Paul Newman, Barbara Rush, Robert Vaughn	Drama	Warner Bros.

Other films

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
The Immoral Mr. Teas	Russ Meyer		Sex comedy
Jazz on a Summer's Day	Bert Stern, Aram Avakian		Documentary	Newport Jazz Festival concert film
The Jazz Singer	Ralph Nelson	Jerry Lewis, Anna Maria Alberghetti	Drama	TV film
Window Water Baby Moving	Stan Brakhage		Experimental

See also

• 1959 in the United States