List activity
1K views
• 2 this weekCreate a new list
List your movie, TV & celebrity picks.
44 titles
- DirectorNicholas RayStarsJames DeanNatalie WoodSal MineoA rebellious young man with a troubled past comes to a new town, finding friends and enemies.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 - DirectorErnst MarischkaStarsRomy SchneiderKarlheinz BöhmMagda SchneiderIn 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.Release date December 21, 1955
Directed by Ernst Marischka
Romy Schneider ... Sissi - DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsCary GrantGrace KellyJessie Royce LandisA retired jewel thief sets out to prove his innocence after being suspected of returning to his former occupation.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 - DirectorBilly WilderStarsMarilyn MonroeTom EwellEvelyn KeyesWhen his family goes away for the summer, a hitherto faithful husband with an overactive imagination is tempted by a beautiful neighbor.Release dates June 1, 1955
Directed by Billy Wilder
Marilyn Monroe ... The Girl - DirectorJesse HibbsStarsAudie MurphyMarshall ThompsonCharles DrakeThe 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.Release date August 17, 1955
Directed by Jesse Hibbs - DirectorKing VidorStarsKirk DouglasJeanne CrainClaire TrevorSharpshooting 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.Release date March 15, 1955
Directed by King Vidor
Kirk Douglas ... Dempsey Rae
Claire Trevor ... Idonee - DirectorElia KazanStarsJames DeanRaymond MasseyJulie HarrisTwo 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.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 - DirectorErnst MarischkaStarsRomy SchneiderMagda SchneiderGretl SchörgYoung Stanzi who is visiting Vienna helps a young corporal and musician to become famous for his marching song "Die Deutschmeister".Release Date August 11, 1955
Directed by Ernst Marischka
Romy Schneider ... Constanze ("Stanzi") Hübner - DirectorCarmine GalloneStarsFernandelGino CerviClaude SylvainBewildered, 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.Release date 30 September 1955
Directed by Carmine Gallone
Fernandel ... Don Camillo - DirectorFrank TashlinStarsDean MartinJerry LewisShirley MacLaineRick Todd uses the dreams of his roommate Eugene as the basis for a successful comic book.Release date November 7, 1955
Directed by Frank Tashlin
Jerry Lewis ... Eugene Fullstack
Shirley MacLaine ... Bessie Sparrowbrush
Anita Ekberg ... Anita - DirectorClyde GeronimiWilfred JacksonHamilton LuskeStarsBarbara LuddyLarry RobertsPeggy LeeThe romantic tale of a sheltered uptown Cocker Spaniel dog and a streetwise downtown Mutt.Release date June 16, 1955
Directed by Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson & Hamilton Luske - DirectorJean RenoirStarsJean GabinFrançoise ArnoulMaría FélixThis 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.Release date 9 April 1955
Directed by Jean Renoir
Jean Gabin ... Henri Danglard
María Félix ... Lola de Castro de la Fuente de Extremadura - DirectorJohn SturgesStarsSpencer TracyRobert RyanAnne FrancisA one-armed stranger comes to a tiny town possessing a terrible past they want to keep secret, by violent means if necessary.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 - DirectorCharles LaughtonStarsRobert MitchumShelley WintersLillian GishA 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.Release date July 26, 1955
Directed by Charles Laughton
Robert Mitchum ... Harry Powell
Shelley Winters ... Willa Harper
Lillian Gish ... Rachel Cooper - DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJohn ForsytheShirley MacLaineEdmund GwennHarry'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.Release date September 30, 1955
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Shirley MacLaine ... Jennifer Rogers - DirectorHenri-Georges ClouzotStarsSimone SignoretVéra ClouzotPaul MeurisseThe wife and mistress of a loathed school principal plan to murder him with what they believe is the perfect alibi.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) - DirectorH. Bruce HumberstoneStarsRandolph ScottJocelyn BrandoRichard BooneWhen 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.Release date February 1, 1955
Directed by Bruce Humberstone
Randolph Scott ... John Stewart
Lee Van Cleef ... Al Drucker - DirectorJean-Paul Le ChanoisStarsRobert LamoureuxGaby MorlayFernand LedouxRobert 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 Fernand, Robert's parents. For, despite the good will on either side, tension soon arises. What else to expect when there is too little space in their Montmartre apartment for four people (then for six then eight, the couple having... two pairs of twins!) ; the continued presence there of Fernand (who loves peace and quiet) after he is driven to retirement ; the difficult beginnings of Robert as a lawyer in a room of the apartment, etc... Other troubles follow and the harried family is on the verge of implosion...Release date May 13, 1955
Directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois
Louis de Funès ... Monsieur Calomel
Mylène Demongeot ... La fille qui ouvre la porte - DirectorStanley KramerStarsOlivia de HavillandFrank SinatraRobert MitchumAn ego-driven, aspiring physician, intolerant of the weaknesses of others, especially those closest to him, comes to grips with his own imperfections.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 - DirectorAugusto GeninaStarsDany RobinGino CerviPhilippe LemaireFour regulars at Maxim's restaurant in Paris try to turn a flower seller into a singer.Release date 19 July 1955
Directed by Augusto Genina
Louis de Funès ... Colonel Cousinet-Duval
Mylène Demongeot ... La maîtresse de Cousinet-Duval - DirectorJoseph H. LewisStarsCornel WildeRichard ConteJean WallaceA 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.Release date February 13, 1955
Directed by Joseph H. Lewis
Lee Van Cleef ... Fante - DirectorJoseph L. MankiewiczStarsMarlon BrandoJean SimmonsFrank SinatraIn 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.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 - DirectorGeorg Wilhelm PabstStarsBernhard WickiKarl Ludwig DiehlCarl WeryA 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.Release date 19 June 1955
Directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst - DirectorOtto PremingerStarsFrank SinatraKim NovakEleanor ParkerA junkie must face his true self to kick his drug addiction.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 - DirectorAndré HunebelleStarsMichel SimonEtchika ChoureauMischa AuerMaurice Martin takes care of the concierge's lodge he has with his wife, the amiable Germaine.Release date 26 July 1955
Directed by André Hunebelle
Louis de Funès ... Oncle Robert - DirectorGeorg Wilhelm PabstStarsAlbin SkodaOskar WernerLotte TobischThe last ten days of Adolf Hitler and his Third Reich during World War 2.Release date 14 April 1955
Directed by G. W. Pabst - DirectorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsRed CoffeyWilliam HannaJerry'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, and despite his obvious inability to fly at all. But that doesn't stop him from ending up in Tom's frying pan, at least briefly.Release date March 12, 1955
Directed by William Hanna & Joseph Barbera
Tom & Jerry - DirectorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsDaws ButlerWilliam HannaSpike is taking his son on a picnic. Jerry keeps hiding in the basket, so Tom keeps disrupting the picnic while chasing him.Release date April 30, 1955
Directed by William Hanna & Joseph Barbera
Tom & Jerry - DirectorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsDaws ButlerJune ForayWilliam HannaTom 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 white mouse. Jerry shows off acrobatics and dancing. Tom washes off Jerry's paint, but Jerry keeps finding new ways to become white before his owner can see him.Release date May 21, 1955
Directed by William Hanna & Joseph Barbera
Tom & Jerry - DirectorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsJune ForayTom 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.Release date September 2, 1955
Directed by William Hanna & Joseph Barbera
Tom & Jerry - DirectorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsFrancoise Brun-CottanDaws ButlerJune ForayMousketeer 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.Release date September 9, 1955
Directed by William Hanna & Joseph Barbera
Tom & Jerry - DirectorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsDaws ButlerWilliam HannaJerry MannNobody'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.Release date October 14, 1955
Directed by William Hanna & Joseph Barbera
Tom & Jerry - DirectorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsDaws ButlerShug FisherWilliam HannaJerry'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 performance but each time he plays, one of his guitar strings snaps off. Fortunately, he is able to replace them by plucking off one of Tom's whiskers each time. Tom is rather reluctant about this and tries to hide to protect his remaining whiskers from Uncle Pecos.Release date November 11, 1955
Directed by William Hanna & Joseph Barbera
Tom & Jerry - DirectorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsRed CoffeyWilliam HannaWhen 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.Release date November 19, 1955
Directed by William Hanna & Joseph Barbera
Tom & Jerry - DirectorChuck JonesStarsPaul JulianAmong 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.Release date April 30, 1955
Directed by Chuck Jones
Road Runner - DirectorFriz FrelengStarsMel BlancBugs 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.Release date August 27, 1955
Directed by I. Freleng
Bugs Bunny - DirectorFriz FrelengStarsMel BlancStan FrebergSpeedy Gonzales comes to the aid of a hungry group of mice trying to get the cheese from a factory guarded by Sylvester.Release date September 17, 1955
Directed by I. Freleng
Speedy Gonzales
Academy Awards, USA 1956
WINNER Best Short Subject, Cartoons - DirectorChuck JonesStarsPaul JulianWhile 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.Release date December 10, 1955
Directed by Charles M. Jones
Road Runner - DirectorFriz FrelengStarsMel BlancStan FrebergAs 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.Release date June 25, 1955
Directed by Friz Freleng - DirectorChuck JonesStarsWilliam RobertsA man futilely struggles to make his fortune with a frog that sings and dances, but only when it is alone with the owner.Release date December 31, 1955
Directed by Charles M. Jones - DirectorTex AveryMichael LahStarsBill ThompsonTex AveryDaws ButlerA 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 way. Much of this cartoon is a remake of Rock-a-Bye Bear (1952).Release date October 28, 1955
Directed by Tex Avery & Michael Lah
Droopy - DirectorTex AveryStarsTex AveryGilman RankinA close look at fishermen and hunters.Release Date April 9, 1955
Directed by Tex Avery - DirectorTex AveryStarsTex RitterTex AveryJune ForayThe first Texas bad man come running into town a million years B.C.Release date September 30, 1955
Directed by Tex Avery - DirectorTex AveryMichael LahStarsTex AveryGus BivonaPaul FreesSpike has just finished the 20-year process of digging a tunnel from his prison cell but he picks the wrong place to hide.Release date November 25, 1955
Directed by Tex Avery & Michael Lah