Movies of 1955
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1. Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
PG-13 | 111 min | Drama
A rebellious young man with a troubled past comes to a new town, finding friends and enemies.
Director: Nicholas Ray | Stars: James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo, Jim Backus
Votes: 97,983
Release date October 26, 1955
Directed by Nicholas Ray
James Dean ... Jim Stark
Natalie Wood ... Judy
Dennis Hopper ... Goon
Academy Awards, USA 1956
NOMINEE Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Sal Mineo)
NOMINEE Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Natalie Wood)
NOMINEE Best Writing, Motion Picture Story
2. Sissi (1955)
102 min | Comedy, Drama, History
In the first of a trilogy of movies about Elisabeth "Sissi" of Austria, the vibrant young princess catches the eye of her sister's fiancé, Emperor Franz Josef.
Director: Ernst Marischka | Stars: Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm, Magda Schneider, Uta Franz
Votes: 9,984
Release date December 21, 1955 Directed by Ernst Marischka Romy Schneider ... Sissi
3. To Catch a Thief (1955)
PG | 106 min | Mystery, Romance, Thriller
A retired jewel thief sets out to prove his innocence after being suspected of returning to his former occupation.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis, John Williams
Votes: 79,791 | Gross: $8.75M
Release date August 2, 1955
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Cary Grant ... John Robie
Grace Kelly ... Frances Stevens
Academy Awards, USA 1956
NOMINEE Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color
WINNER Best Cinematography, Color
NOMINEE Best Costume Design, Color
4. The Seven Year Itch (1955)
Not Rated | 105 min | Comedy, Romance
When his family goes away for the summer, a hitherto faithful husband with an overactive imagination is tempted by a beautiful neighbor.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Marilyn Monroe, Tom Ewell, Evelyn Keyes, Sonny Tufts
Votes: 42,489 | Gross: $12.00M
Release dates June 1, 1955 Directed by Billy Wilder Marilyn Monroe ... The Girl
5. To Hell and Back (1955)
Approved | 106 min | Action, Biography, Drama
The true WWII story of Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier in U.S. history. Based on the autobiography of Audie Murphy who stars as himself in the film.
Director: Jesse Hibbs | Stars: Audie Murphy, Marshall Thompson, Charles Drake, Jack Kelly
Votes: 5,966
Release date August 17, 1955 Directed by Jesse Hibbs
6. Man Without a Star (1955)
Approved | 89 min | Western
Sharpshooting drifter Dempsey Rae comes back to Wyoming to work for beautiful rancher Reed Bowman. But Reed's plan to fence in her land's wide open spaces angers other ranchers and soon embroils Dempsey in a bloody range war.
Director: King Vidor | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Jeanne Crain, Claire Trevor, William Campbell
Votes: 3,943
Release date March 15, 1955 Directed by King Vidor Kirk Douglas ... Dempsey Rae Claire Trevor ... Idonee
7. East of Eden (1955)
PG | 118 min | Drama
Two brothers in 1910s California struggle to maintain their strict, Bible-toting father's favor as an old secret about their long-absent mother comes to light.
Director: Elia Kazan | Stars: James Dean, Raymond Massey, Julie Harris, Burl Ives
Votes: 48,831
Release date March 9, 1955
Directed by Elia Kazan
James Dean ... Cal Trask
Academy Awards, USA 1956
NOMINEE Best Actor in a Leading Role (James Dean)
WINNER Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Jo Van Fleet)
NOMINEE Best Director
NOMINEE Best Writing, Screenplay
8. Die Deutschmeister (1955)
106 min | Musical, Romance
Young Stanzi who is visiting Vienna helps a young corporal and musician to become famous for his marching song "Die Deutschmeister".
Director: Ernst Marischka | Stars: Romy Schneider, Magda Schneider, Gretl Schörg, Susi Nicoletti
Votes: 487
Release Date August 11, 1955 Directed by Ernst Marischka Romy Schneider ... Constanze ("Stanzi") Hübner
9. Don Camillo e l'on. Peppone (1955)
97 min | Comedy
Bewildered, Don Camillo learns that Peppone intends to stand for parliament. Determined to thwart his ambitions, the good priest, ignoring the recommendations of the Lord, decides to campaign against him.
Director: Carmine Gallone | Stars: Fernandel, Gino Cervi, Claude Sylvain, Leda Gloria
Votes: 2,241
Release date 30 September 1955 Directed by Carmine Gallone Fernandel ... Don Camillo
10. Artists and Models (1955)
Approved | 109 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Rick Todd uses the dreams of his roommate Eugene as the basis for a successful comic book.
Director: Frank Tashlin | Stars: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Shirley MacLaine, Dorothy Malone
Votes: 4,384 | Gross: $9.35M
Release date November 7, 1955 Directed by Frank Tashlin Jerry Lewis ... Eugene Fullstack Shirley MacLaine ... Bessie Sparrowbrush Anita Ekberg ... Anita
11. Lady and the Tramp (1955)
G | 76 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The romantic tale of a sheltered uptown Cocker Spaniel dog and a streetwise downtown Mutt.
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Jack Cutting | Stars: Barbara Luddy, Larry Roberts, Peggy Lee, Bill Thompson
Votes: 148,531 | Gross: $93.60M
Release date June 16, 1955 Directed by Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson & Hamilton Luske
12. French Cancan (1955)
Not Rated | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
This comedy drama from Jean Renoir chronicles the revival of Paris' most notorious dance as it tells the story of a theater producer who turns a humble washerwoman into a star at the Moulin Rouge.
Director: Jean Renoir | Stars: Jean Gabin, Françoise Arnoul, María Félix, Anna Amendola
Votes: 4,456
Release date 9 April 1955 Directed by Jean Renoir Jean Gabin ... Henri Danglard María Félix ... Lola de Castro de la Fuente de Extremadura
13. Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
Passed | 81 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A one-armed stranger comes to a tiny town possessing a terrible past they want to keep secret, by violent means if necessary.
Director: John Sturges | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis, Dean Jagger
Votes: 24,268
Release date January 13, 1955
Directed by John Sturges
Spencer Tracy ... John J. Macreedy
Robert Ryan ... Reno Smith
Ernest Borgnine ... Coley Trimble
Lee Marvin ... Hector David
Academy Awards, USA 1956
NOMINEE Best Actor in a Leading Role (Spencer Tracy)
NOMINEE Best Director
NOMINEE Best Writing, Screenplay
14. The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Not Rated | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A self-proclaimed preacher marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real dad hid the $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery.
Director: Charles Laughton | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, James Gleason
Votes: 97,402 | Gross: $0.65M
Release date July 26, 1955 Directed by Charles Laughton Robert Mitchum ... Harry Powell Shelley Winters ... Willa Harper Lillian Gish ... Rachel Cooper
15. The Trouble with Harry (1955)
PG | 99 min | Comedy, Mystery
Harry's dead and, while no one really minds, everyone feels responsible. After Harry's body is found in the woods, several locals must determine not only how and why he was killed but what to do with the body.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: John Forsythe, Shirley MacLaine, Edmund Gwenn, Mildred Natwick
Votes: 41,281
Release date September 30, 1955 Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Shirley MacLaine ... Jennifer Rogers
16. Diabolique (1955)
Not Rated | 117 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
The wife and mistress of a loathed school principal plan to murder him with what they believe is the perfect alibi.
Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot | Stars: Simone Signoret, Véra Clouzot, Paul Meurisse, Charles Vanel
Votes: 69,416 | Gross: $1.09M
Release date 29 January 1955 Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot Michel Serrault ... M. Raymond, le surveillant Jean Lefebvre ... Le soldat Johnny Hallyday ... Un élève (uncredited)
17. Ten Wanted Men (1955)
Approved | 80 min | Romance, Western
When his ward seeks protection with rival cattleman John Stewart, embittered, jealous rancher Wick Campbell hires ten outlaws to help him seize power in the territory.
Director: H. Bruce Humberstone | Stars: Randolph Scott, Jocelyn Brando, Richard Boone, Alfonso Bedoya
Votes: 1,454
Release date February 1, 1955 Directed by Bruce Humberstone Randolph Scott ... John Stewart Lee Van Cleef ... Al Drucker
18. Father, Mother, My Wife and I (1955)
105 min | Comedy
Robert Langlois is now married to Catherine, the former housemaid. And they would live happily ever after if the housing crisis did not force them to live together with Gabrielle and ... See full summary »
Director: Jean-Paul Le Chanois | Stars: Robert Lamoureux, Gaby Morlay, Fernand Ledoux, Nicole Courcel
Votes: 189
Release date May 13, 1955 Directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois Louis de Funès ... Monsieur Calomel Mylène Demongeot ... La fille qui ouvre la porte
19. Not as a Stranger (1955)
Passed | 135 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Romance
An ego-driven, aspiring physician, intolerant of the weaknesses of others, especially those closest to him, comes to grips with his own imperfections.
Director: Stanley Kramer | Stars: Olivia de Havilland, Frank Sinatra, Robert Mitchum, Gloria Grahame
Votes: 2,585
Release date June 28, 1955
Directed by Stanley Kramer
Olivia de Havilland ... Kristina Hedvigson
Robert Mitchum ... Lucas Marsh
Frank Sinatra ... Alfred Boone
Gloria Grahame ... Harriet Lang
Lee Marvin ... Brundage
Academy Awards, USA 1956
NOMINEE Best Sound, Recording
20. Frou-Frou (1955)
112 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Four regulars at Maxim's restaurant in Paris try to turn a flower seller into a singer.
Director: Augusto Genina | Stars: Dany Robin, Gino Cervi, Philippe Lemaire, Jean Wall
Votes: 142
Release date 19 July 1955 Directed by Augusto Genina Louis de Funès ... Colonel Cousinet-Duval Mylène Demongeot ... La maîtresse de Cousinet-Duval
21. The Big Combo (1955)
Not Rated | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A police lieutenant is ordered to stop investigating deadly crime boss Mr. Brown because he hasn't been able to get any hard evidence against him. He goes after Brown's girlfriend, who despises him, for information instead.
Director: Joseph H. Lewis | Stars: Cornel Wilde, Richard Conte, Jean Wallace, Brian Donlevy
Votes: 8,627
Release date February 13, 1955 Directed by Joseph H. Lewis Lee Van Cleef ... Fante
22. Guys and Dolls (1955)
Not Rated | 150 min | Comedy, Crime, Musical
In New York, a gambler is challenged to take a cold female missionary to Havana, but they fall for each other, and the bet has a hidden motive to finance a crap game.
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Stars: Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra, Vivian Blaine
Votes: 19,377 | Gross: $13.00M
Release date November 3, 1955
Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Marlon Brando ... Sky Masterson
Jean Simmons ... Sarah Brown
Frank Sinatra ... Nathan Detroit
Academy Awards, USA 1956
NOMINEE Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color
NOMINEE Best Cinematography, Color
NOMINEE Best Costume Design, Color
NOMINEE Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture
23. It Happened on July 20th (1955)
75 min | Drama, History, Thriller
A dramatic reconstruction of the July 1944 attempt by German Army Officers to assassinate Hitler with a bomb and end the war before Germany was totally destroyed.
Director: Georg Wilhelm Pabst | Stars: Bernhard Wicki, Karl Ludwig Diehl, Carl Wery, Erik Frey
Votes: 334
Release date 19 June 1955 Directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst
24. The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
Passed | 119 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A junkie must face his true self to kick his drug addiction.
Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak, Eleanor Parker, Arnold Stang
Votes: 12,220
Release date December 15, 1955
Directed by Otto Preminger
Frank Sinatra ... Frankie Machine
Kim Novak ... Molly
Academy Awards, USA 1956
NOMINEE Best Actor in a Leading Role (Frank Sinatra)
NOMINEE Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White
NOMINEE Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
25. The Impossible Mr. Pipelet (1955)
87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Maurice Martin takes care of the concierge's lodge he has with his wife, the amiable Germaine.
Director: André Hunebelle | Stars: Michel Simon, Etchika Choureau, Mischa Auer, Maurice Baquet
Votes: 145
Release date 26 July 1955 Directed by André Hunebelle Louis de Funès ... Oncle Robert
26. The Last Ten Days (1955)
113 min | Drama, History, War
The last ten days of Adolf Hitler and his Third Reich during World War 2.
Director: Georg Wilhelm Pabst | Stars: Albin Skoda, Oskar Werner, Lotte Tobisch, Willy Krause
Votes: 381
Release date 14 April 1955 Directed by G. W. Pabst
27. Southbound Duckling (1955)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Jerry's little duckling friend has packed his bag and is all set to fly south for the winter despite the book Jerry keeps showing him that points out that domestic ducks do not fly south, ... See full summary »
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Red Coffey, William Hanna
Votes: 874
Release date March 12, 1955 Directed by William Hanna & Joseph Barbera Tom & Jerry
28. Pup on a Picnic (1955)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Spike is taking his son on a picnic. Jerry keeps hiding in the basket, so Tom keeps disrupting the picnic while chasing him.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Daws Butler, William Hanna
Votes: 737
Release date April 30, 1955 Directed by William Hanna & Joseph Barbera Tom & Jerry
29. Mouse for Sale (1955)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom sells Jerry to a local pet store that's buying white mice. Yes, Jerry's brown, but a little paint fixes that. The lady of the house finds the money Tom got and uses it to buy a cute ... See full summary »
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Daws Butler, June Foray, William Hanna
Votes: 712
Release date May 21, 1955 Directed by William Hanna & Joseph Barbera Tom & Jerry
30. Designs on Jerry (1955)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom designs a better mousetrap that would have made Rube Goldberg jealous. While he sleeps, the mouse that Tom drew wakes Jerry and they get chased by the cat Tom drew. As Tom awakes, they make a strategic alteration to the design.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Star: June Foray
Votes: 861
Release date September 2, 1955 Directed by William Hanna & Joseph Barbera Tom & Jerry
31. Tom and Chérie (1955)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Mousketeer Jerry has a love letter to deliver to darling Lilli. He gives it to his young pupil, who has a hard time getting past Tom to deliver it, but he does. They send a few more letters back and forth, at great pain to the youngster.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Francoise Brun-Cottan, Daws Butler, June Foray, William Hanna
Votes: 864
Release date September 9, 1955 Directed by William Hanna & Joseph Barbera Tom & Jerry
32. Smarty Cat (1955)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Nobody's home, so Tom invites his alley cat friends in to look at home movies (clips from earlier cartoons where Tom gets the drop on Spike). While they're showing them, Spike sneaks in.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Daws Butler, William Hanna, Jerry Mann
Votes: 701
Release date October 14, 1955 Directed by William Hanna & Joseph Barbera Tom & Jerry
33. Pecos Pest (1955)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Jerry's eccentric uncle, Pecos, a Texas mouse, comes to spend the night with him before his musical performance on television the next day. He decides to rehearse with his guitar for the ... See full summary »
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Daws Butler, Shug Fisher, William Hanna
Votes: 979
Release date November 11, 1955 Directed by William Hanna & Joseph Barbera Tom & Jerry
34. That's My Mommy (1955)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
When a duck hatches from the egg underneath Tom, he is convinced he is his mother. Tom thinks that he would like to eat the newborn duck, but Jerry shows him the truth while saving him from being eaten.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Red Coffey, William Hanna
Votes: 834
Release date November 19, 1955 Directed by William Hanna & Joseph Barbera Tom & Jerry
35. Ready.. Set.. Zoom! (1955)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Short
Among the strategies that fail in Wile E. Coyote's attempts to catch the Roadrunner: glue on the road, a giant rubber band, an outboard motor in a wash tub, and dressing in drag as a female Roadrunner.
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Paul Julian
Votes: 887
Release date April 30, 1955 Directed by Chuck Jones Road Runner
36. Hyde and Hare (1955)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Bugs Bunny gets himself adopted as a pet by a kindly soul who has been feeding him carrots every day. Bugs' friend turns out to be Dr. Jekyll who drinks his evil potion and turns into a monster.
Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 1,274
Release date August 27, 1955 Directed by I. Freleng Bugs Bunny
37. Speedy Gonzales (1955)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Speedy Gonzales comes to the aid of a hungry group of mice trying to get the cheese from a factory guarded by Sylvester.
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Stan Freberg
Votes: 2,424
Release date September 17, 1955
Directed by I. Freleng
Speedy Gonzales
Academy Awards, USA 1956
WINNER Best Short Subject, Cartoons
38. Guided Muscle (1955)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
While cooking a tin can, the Coyote spots a better meal rushing by- the Road Runner. But making himself into a giant arrow doesn't catch the bird, and the book, "How to Tar and Feather a Road Runner", isn't much help either.
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Paul Julian
Votes: 929
Release date December 10, 1955 Directed by Charles M. Jones Road Runner
39. Lumber Jerks (1955)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
As the Gophers prepare for winter their tree is moved to a saw mill. When their home is made into furniture, they follow the delivery truck and take back everything that was made from their tree.
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Stan Freberg
Votes: 857
Release date June 25, 1955 Directed by Friz Freleng
40. One Froggy Evening (1955)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A man futilely struggles to make his fortune with a frog that sings and dances, but only when it is alone with the owner.
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: William Roberts
Votes: 6,108
Release date December 31, 1955 Directed by Charles M. Jones
41. Deputy Droopy (1955)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A jailhouse, a tempting safe, and a sleeping sheriff. Can the two villains make off with the loot without waking him up? Not if deputy Droopy, who is on patrol guarding the safe, has his ... See full summary »
Directors: Tex Avery, Michael Lah | Stars: Bill Thompson, Tex Avery, Daws Butler
Votes: 803
Release date October 28, 1955 Directed by Tex Avery & Michael Lah Droopy
42. Field and Scream (1955)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A close look at fishermen and hunters.
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Tex Avery, Gilman Rankin
Votes: 315
Release Date April 9, 1955 Directed by Tex Avery
43. The First Bad Man (1955)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The first Texas bad man come running into town a million years B.C.
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Tex Ritter, Tex Avery, June Foray
Votes: 452
Release date September 30, 1955 Directed by Tex Avery
44. Cellbound (1955)
Approved | 6 min | Family, Animation, Comedy
Spike has just finished the 20-year process of digging a tunnel from his prison cell but he picks the wrong place to hide.
Directors: Tex Avery, Michael Lah | Stars: Tex Avery, Gus Bivona, Paul Frees, William Hanna
Votes: 489
Release date November 25, 1955 Directed by Tex Avery & Michael Lah
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