List of American films of 1955 explained

A list of American films released in 1955.

The United Artists film Marty won the Academy Award for Best Picture for 1955.

A–B

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5 Against the House			Crime	Columbia
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops			Comedy	Universal
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy			Horror comedy	Abbott and Costello's last Universal film
African Manhunt			Adventure	Republic
Ain't Misbehavin'			Musical	Universal
Air Strike	Cy Roth		Drama	Lippert Pictures
All That Heaven Allows			Romance	Universal
The Americano			Western	RKO
An Annapolis Story			Drama	Allied Artists
Angela			Drama	20th Century Fox. Co-production with Italy
Apache Ambush			Western	Columbia
Apache Woman			Western	AIP
Artists and Models			Comedy	Paramount 14th Martin and Lewis film
At Gunpoint			Western	Allied Artists
Bad Day at Black Rock			Western Drama	MGM 3 Oscar nominations; based on story Bad Day at Hondo
Battle Cry			War	Warner Bros. based on the Leon Uris novel
Battle Taxi			War drama	United Artists
Bedevilled			Crime	MGM
Bengazi			Adventure	RKO
The Big Bluff			Crime	United Artists
The Big Combo				Allied Artists
Big House, U.S.A.			Crime	United Artists
The Big Knife			Drama	United Artists story by Clifford Odets
Blackboard Jungle			Drama	MGM 4 Oscar nominations
Blood Alley			Adventure	Warner Bros.
Bowery to Bagdad			Comedy	Allied Artists
Bride of the Monster			Science fiction
Bring Your Smile Along			Comedy	Columbia
A Bullet for Joey				United Artists

C–D

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Canyon Crossroads			Western	United Artists
Captain Lightfoot			Period drama	Universal
Carolina Cannonball			Comedy	Republic
Cell 2455, Death Row	Fred F. Sears	William Campbell, Kathryn Crosby, Vince Edwards	Film noir	Columbia
Chicago Syndicate				Columbia
Chief Crazy Horse			Western	Universal
City of Shadows			Crime drama	Republic
The Cobweb			Drama	MGM
Conquest of Space			Sci-fi	Paramount
Count Three and Pray			Western	Columbia
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell			Drama, Biography	Warner Bros.
Crashout
Creature with the Atom Brain			Sci-fi	Columbia
The Crooked Web				Columbia
Cross Channel			Crime	Republic
Cult of the Cobra			Sci-fi	Universal
Daddy Long Legs			Musical	20th Century Fox
The Dark Avenger			Adventure	20th Century Fox
Day the World Ended			Sci-fi	AIP
Desert Sands			Adventure	United Artists
The Desperate Hours				Paramount remade in 1990
Devil Goddess			Adventure	Columbia
Dial Red O			Crime	Allied Artists
Double Jeopardy			Drama	Republic
Duel on the Mississippi			Western	Columbia

E–H

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East of Eden			Drama	Warner Bros. Based on John Steinbeck novel; Oscar for Van Fleet
The End of the Affair			Drama	Columbia. Based on Graham Greene novel; remade in 1999
Escape to Burma			Adventure
The Eternal Sea			War	Republic
The Far Country			Western	Universal
The Far Horizons			Western	Paramount
Female Jungle				AIP
Female on the Beach				Universal
The Fighting Chance			Drama	Republic
Finger Man				Allied Artists
Fort Yuma			Western	United Artists
Foxfire			Drama	Universal
Francis in the Navy			Comedy	Universal 6th of series
The Gamma People			Sci-fi	Columbia
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes			Musical	United Artists
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing			Drama	20th Century Fox
The Girl Rush			Comedy	Paramount
The Glass Slipper			Musical	MGM
Good Morning, Miss Dove			Drama	20th Century Fox
The Gun That Won the West			Western	Columbia
Guys and Dolls			Musical	MGM based on 1950 stage musical; 4 Oscar nominations
Headline Hunters			Crime	Republic
Hell's Horizon			War	Columbia
Hell's Island				Paramount Pictures
High Society			Comedy	Allied Artists
Hit the Deck			Musical	MGM based on 1927 stage musical
Hold Back Tomorrow			Drama	Universal
House of Bamboo			Drama	20th Century Fox
How to Be Very, Very Popular			Comedy	20th Century Fox final film role for Grable

I–L

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I Cover the Underworld			Crime	Republic
I Died a Thousand Times			Crime drama	Warner Bros. Remake of High Sierra
I'll Cry Tomorrow			Drama	MGM
Illegal				Warner Bros.
The Indian Fighter			Western	United Artists
Interrupted Melody			Drama	MGM
It Came from Beneath the Sea			Science fiction	Columbia
It's Always Fair Weather			Musical	MGM 2 Oscar nominations
It's a Dog's Life	Herman Hoffman		Drama	MGM
Jail Busters			Comedy	Allied Artists
Joe MacBeth			Drama	Columbia
Jump into Hell			War	Warner Bros.
Jungle Moon Men	Charles S. Gould		Adventure	Columbia
Jupiter's Darling			Musical	MGM
The Kentuckian			Adventure	United Artists
Kentucky Rifle	Carl K. Hittleman		Western	Independent
Killer's Kiss			Drama	United Artists
The King's Thief			Adventure	MGM
Kismet			Musical	MGM
Kiss Me Deadly				United Artists from Mickey Spillane novel
Kiss of Fire			Western	Universal
Lady and the Tramp			Animation	Disney
Lady Godiva of Coventry			Historical	Universal
Land of the Pharaohs			Adventure	Warner Bros.
Las Vegas Shakedown			Crime	Allied Artists
The Last Command			War western	Republic
The Last Frontier			Western	Columbia
A Lawless Street			Western	Columbia
Lay That Rifle Down			Comedy	Republic
The Left Hand of God			Drama	20th Century Fox
A Life at Stake				Independent
A Life in the Balance			Thriller	20th Century Fox
The Long Gray Line			Drama	Columbia
The Looters			Western	Universal
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing			Drama	20th Century Fox
Love Me or Leave Me			Musical biography	MGM story of Ruth Etting; 8 Oscar nominations
Lucy Gallant			Drama	Paramount

M–N

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Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki			Comedy	Universal 7th of series
Magic Fire			Biography	story of Richard Wagner
The Magnificent Matador			Drama	20th Century Fox
Mambo			Drama	Paramount. Co-produced with Italy
A Man Alone			Western	Republic
A Man Called Peter			Drama	20th Century Fox
The Man from Bitter Ridge			Western	Universal
The Man from Laramie			Western	Columbia
The Man with the Golden Arm			Drama	United Artists from Nelson Algren novel; 3 Oscar nominations
Man with the Gun			Western	United Artists
Man Without a Star			Western	Universal
Many Rivers to Cross			Western	MGM
The Marauders	Gerald Mayer		Western	MGM
Marty				Drama		United Artists. Based on teleplay; Oscars for Best Picture, Director, Actor
The McConnell Story			Biography	Warner Bros.
Mister Roberts			War	Warner Bros. Oscar for Lemmon; based on 1946 novel and 1948 play
Moonfleet			Drama	MGM
Murder Is My Beat				Allied Artists
My Sister Eileen			Musical	Columbia Remake of 1942 film
The Naked Dawn			Western	Universal
The Naked Street			Drama	United Artists
New Orleans Uncensored				Columbia
New York Confidential		Broderick Crawford, Richard Conte, Marilyn Maxwell,		Warner Bros.
The Night Holds Terror			Drama	Columbia
The Night of the Hunter			Suspense	United Artists based on novel by Davis Grubb
No Man's Woman			Crime	Republic
No Place to Hide			Thriller	Allied Artists
Not as a Stranger			Drama	United Artists

O–R

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Oklahoma!			Musical	RKO. Based on stage musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein; 4 Oscar nominations
One Desire			Romantic drama	Universal
Outlaw Treasure			Western	AIP
Paris Follies of 1956			Musical	Allied Artists
Pearl of the South Pacific			Adventure	RKO
Pete Kelly's Blues			Drama	Warner Bros.
The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues	Dan Milner		Science fiction	AIP
The Phenix City Story			Drama	Allied Artists
Picnic			Drama	Columbia based on play by William Inge; 6 Oscar nominations
Pirates of Tripoli			Adventure	Columbia
Prince of Players			Historical	20th Century Fox
The Private War of Major Benson			Comedy	Universal
The Prodigal			Drama	MGM
The Purple Mask			Adventure	Universal
Queen Bee			Drama	Columbia
The Racers			Sports drama	20th Century Fox
Rage at Dawn			Western	RKO
The Rains of Ranchipur			Drama	20th Century Fox remake of 1939 film The Rains Came
Rebel Without a Cause			Drama		Warner Bros. 3 Oscar nominations
Revenge of the Creature			Science fiction	Universal
The Road to Denver			Western	Republic
Robbers' Roost			Western	United Artists
The Rose Tattoo			Drama	Paramount. From Tennessee Williams play; Oscar for Magnani; 8 nominations
Run for Cover			Western	Paramount
Running Wild				Universal

S–T

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Sabaka	Frank Ferrin		Adventure	United Artists
Santa Fe Passage			Western	Republic
The Scarlet Coat			Historical	MGM
The Sea Chase			Adventure	Warner Bros.
The Second Greatest Sex		Jeanne Crain, Kitty Kallen, Mamie van Doren, Kathleen Case	Western	Universal
Seminole Uprising			War western	Columbia
Seven Angry Men			Drama	Allied Artists
Seven Cities of Gold			Adventure	20th Century Fox
The Seven Little Foys			Comedy biography	Paramount story of Eddie Foy
The Seven Year Itch			Comedy	20th Century Fox based on 1952 play
Shack Out on 101	Edward Dein			Allied Artists
Shotgun			Western	Allied Artists
The Shrike			Drama	Universal
Sincerely Yours			Drama	Warner Bros.
Six Bridges to Cross				Universal
Smoke Signal			Western	Universal
So This Is Paris			Musical	Universal
Soldier of Fortune			Adventure	20th Century Fox
Son of Sinbad			Adventure	RKO
Special Delivery			Comedy	Columbia
The Spoilers			Western	Universal Remake of 1942 film
Spy Chasers			Comedy	Allied Artists
The Square Jungle				Universal
Storm Fear				United Artists
Strange Lady in Town			Western	Warner Bros.
Stranger on Horseback			Western	United Artists
Strategic Air Command			Drama	Paramount
Sudden Danger			Suspense	Allied Artists
Summertime			Drama	United Artists 2 Oscar nominations
Swamp Women			Science fiction	Woolner
Tall Man Riding			Western	Warner Bros.
The Tall Men			Western	20th Century Fox
Tarantula			Science fiction	Universal
Target Zero			Drama	Warner Bros.
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle			Adventure	RKO
Teen-Age Crime Wave			Crime	Columbia
The Tender Trap			Romantic comedy	MGM based on the 1954 play
Tennessee's Partner			Western	RKO
Ten Wanted Men			Western	Columbia
Texas Lady			Western	RKO
This Island Earth			Science fiction	Universal inspired
Three for the Show			Musical	Columbia
Three Stripes in the Sun			War	Columbia
Tight Spot				Columbia
Timberjack		Sterling Hayden, Vera Ralston, Adolphe Menjou		Republic
To Catch a Thief				Paramount 3 Oscar nominations
To Hell and Back		Audie Murphy, Marshall Thompson, Charles Drake	Biographical
Top Gun			Western	United Artists
Top of the World			Adventure	United Artists
Toughest Man Alive			Drama	Allied Artists
The Treasure of Pancho Villa			Western	RKO
Treasure of Ruby Hills		Zachary Scott, Carole Mathews, Barton MacLane	Western	Allied Artists
Trial			Drama	MGM
The Trouble with Harry			Comedy	Paramount first film for MacLaine
The Twinkle in God's Eye			Western	Republic

U–Z

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Unchained		Barbara Hale, Elroy Hirsch, Chester Morris	Drama	Warner Bros.
Underwater!			Adventure	RKO
Untamed		Tyrone Power, Susan Hayward, Richard Egan,	Adventure	20th Century Fox
The Violent Men			Western	Columbia
The Vanishing American			Western	Republic Remake of 1925 film
The View from Pompey's Head			Drama	20th Century Fox
Violent Saturday		Victor Mature, Richard Egan, Lee Marvin	Crime	20th Century Fox
The Virgin Queen			Historical	20th Century Fox
We're No Angels			Comedy	Paramount
White Feather			Western	20th Century Fox
Wichita			Western	Allied Artists
Wiretapper	Dick Ross		Western	Independent
Women's Prison				Columbia
Yellowneck	R. John Hugh	Lin McCarthy	Drama	Republic
You're Never Too Young			Comedy	13th Martin and Lewis film; Paramount

Documentaries

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The Battle of Gettysburg	Herman Hoffman		Documentary	Nominated for Oscars for Best Documentary, Short Subject and Best Short Subject, Two-reel
Cinerama Holiday		John Marsh, Betty Marsh	Documentary
The Pied Piper of Cleveland	Arthur Cohen		Musical

Serials

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The Adventures of Captain Africa			Serial	Columbia
King of the Carnival			Serial
Panther Girl of the Kongo			Serial

See also

• 1955 in the United States

External links

• 1955 films at the Internet Movie Database