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The year 1955 in film involved some significant events. The year 1955 in Science and Technology included many events some of which are listed below This list of years in film indexes the individual year Events 1870s - French inventor Charles-Émile Reynaud improved on the Zoetrope idea by placing mirrors at the center of the Events 1880 - American George Eastman begins to commercially manufacture dry plates for Photography. Events 1891 - Designed around the work of Muybridge Marey and Eastman Thomas Edison 's employee William K Events William Dickson completes his work for Thomas Edison on the Kinetograph cylinder either in this year or 1889 Events WK Laurie Dickson supervises the construction of the first movie studio called the " Black Maria " in West Orange New Jersey which produces Events The final revisions to the Kinetoscope are made including a vertical transport and wider film Events Thomas Edison builds "America's First Movie Studio" the Black Maria Blacksmith Scene is made Events January 7 - William Kennedy Dickson receives a Patent for motion picture film. Events March 22 - First display of motion pictures by Auguste and Louis Lumière (private screening Events January - In Britain, Birt Acres and Robert W Paul developed their own film projector the Theatrograph (later known Events 125 people died during a film screening at the Charity Bazaar in Paris after a curtain catches on fire from the ether used to fuel the Events May 19 - Vitagraph is founded in New York Birt Acres invents the first amateur format Birtac, by splitting 35 mm The year 1899 in film involved some significant events Events T Events Several full-length films were produced during the first decade of the 1900s The year 1900 in film involved some significant events Events Reulos Goudeau & Co The year 1901 in film involved some significant events Events Edwin S The year 1902 in film involved some significant events Events March 10 - Circuit Court's decision disallows Thomas Edison from having a monopoly The year 1903 in film involved some significant events Events Thomas Edison demolishes "America's First Movie Studio" the Black The year 1904 in film involved some significant events Events As shown in the film Westinghouse Works, some filmmakers begin to move The year 1905 in film involved some significant events Events Pathé Frères colors black-and-white films by machine The year 1906 in film involved some significant events Events 26 December - The world's first feature film The Story of the Kelly Gang The year 1907 in film involved some significant events Events January 19 - Variety publishes its first film review The year 1908 in film involved some significant events Events Thomas Edison formed the Motion Picture Patents Company, with goals of controlling The year 1909 in film involved some significant events Events Matsunosuke Onoe, who would become the first superstar of Japanese cinema Events Several full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1910s The year 1910 in film involved some significant events Events The newsreel footage of the funeral of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom is shot The year 1911 in film involved some significant events Events October 27: David Horsley 's Nestor Motion The year 1912 in film involved some significant events Events Mack Sennett, who had previously worked as an actor and comedy director with D The year 1913 in film involved some significant events Events The Squaw Man, the first Hollywood feature film is made The year 1914 in film involved some significant events Events The 3300-seat Strand Theater opens in New York City. The year 1915 in film involved some significant events Events June 18: The Motion Picture Directors Association (MPDA was formed by The year 1916 in film involved some significant events Events October 17 - A Daughter of the Gods released - first US production with The year 1917 in film involved some significant events Events Foundation of Universum Film AG (UƒA as a propaganda film company in Berlin The year 1918 in film involved some significant events Events Following litigation for anti-trust activities the US Supreme Court orders the Motion Picture The year 1919 in film involved some significant events Events February 5 - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Events Many full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1920s The year 1920 in film involved some significant events Events November 27 - The Mark of Zorro, starring Douglas Fairbanks Events February 20 - The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, starring Rudolph Valentino, premieres Events November 26 - The Toll of the Sea, starring Anna May Wong and Kenneth Harlan, debuts as the first general Events April 15 - Lee De Forest demonstrates the Phonofilm sound-on-film system at the Rivoli Theater in New York Events Entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gained control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B Events Top grossing films The Big Parade Ben-Hur The Freshman Events August - Warner Brothers debuts the first Vitaphone film Don Juan. Events January 10 - Fritz Lang 's science-fiction fantasy Metropolis premieres in Germany Events Although some movies released in 1928 had sound, most were still silent. Events The days of the Silent film were numbered A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound was on Events Many full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1930s Events Top grossing films Tom Sawyer Whoopee! Common Clay Check Events Top grossing films Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff Ingagi, starring Sir Hubert Events Katharine Hepburn 's film career begins Shirley Temple 's film career begins Disney released Flowers Events British Film Institute founded March 2 - King Kong premieres in New York City. Events January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn (formerly of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) purchases the film rights to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Events Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM The year 1936 in film involved some significant events Events Nov 6 - first Porky Pig animated cartoon The year 1937 in film involved some significant events Events April 16 - Way Out West premieres in The year 1938 in film involved some significant events Events January &mdash MGM announces that Judy Garland The year 1939 in film involved some significant events Events Movie historians and film buffs often look back on the year 1939 as "the Events Hundreds of full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1940s The year 1940 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Walt Disney 's animated Film The year 1941 in film involved some significant events in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time The year 1942 in film involved some significant events in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time The year 1943 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1944 in film involved some significant events Events July 20 - Since You Went Away is released The year 1945 in film involved some significant events Events Paramount Studios releases theatrical short Cartoon The year 1946 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1947 in film involved some significant events Events May 22 - Great Expectations is premiered in New York The year 1948 in film involved some significant events Events Laurence Olivier 's Hamlet becomes the The year 1949 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U Events Films of the 1950s were of a wide variety As a result of Television, the studios and companies sought to put audiences back in theaters The year 1950 in film involved some significant events Events February 15 - Walt Disney Studios The year 1951 in film involved some significant events Events Sweden - May Britt is scouted by Italian The year 1952 in film involved some significant events Events January 10 - Cecil B The year 1953 in film involved some significant events Events September 16 — The Robe debuts as The year 1954 in film involved some significant events Events May 12 - The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx The year 1956 in film involved some significant events Events August 4 - The last film serial Blazing the Overland The year 1957 in film involved some significant events Events October 21 - The movie Jailhouse Rock The year 1958 in film involved some significant events Events February 16- " In the Money " by William The year 1959 in film involved some significant events Events The Three Stooges make their 180th and last short film Events Hundreds of full-length films were produced during the 1960s The year 1960 in film involved some significant events Events April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military The year 1961 in film involved some significant events Events Last Year at Marienbad ( L'année dernière The year 1962 in film involved some significant events Events Dr The year 1963 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - Filming begins on Dr The year 1964 in film involved some significant events Events January 29 - The film Dr The year 1965 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1966 in film involved some significant events Events Walt Disney, well known for his creation of Mickey Mouse died on The year 1967 in film involved some significant events It is widely considered as one of the most ground-breaking years in film The year 1968 in film involved some significant events Events October 30 - The film The Lion in Winter The year 1969 in film involved some significant events Events Cannes Film Festival opens but closes in support World cinema In cinema all over the world the seventies brought about vigor in adventurous cool and realistic complex narratives with rich cinematography and elaborate scores The year 1970 in film involved some significant events Events February 11 - The film The Magic Christian The year 1971 in film involved some significant events Events February 8 - Bob Dylan 's hour long documentary The year 1972 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1973 in film involved some significant events Events The Marx Brothers ' Zeppo Marx divorces his second The year 1974 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released The year 1975 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - George Lucas creates the second draft The year 1976 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas ' The year 1977 in film involved some significant events Events In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway The year 1978 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U The year 1979 in film involved some significant events Events March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode Events The 1980s saw the continued rise of the blockbuster, an increased amount of Nudity in film and the increasing emphasis in the American industry on film The year 1980 in film involved some significant events Events April 30 - The Roger Daltrey film McVicar, opens Events January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. Events June 10 = Steven Spielberg 's Science fiction PG-rating film E Events February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name Events 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films Events April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries Events January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago Illinois, to Events Michael Jackson 's first film was Moonwalker Top grossing films (U Events Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton Georgia for $20 million Events Thousands of full-length Films were produced during the 1990s The year 1990 in film involved some significant events Events CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for The year 1991 in film involved some significant events Events April 28 - Bonnie The year 1992 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages The year 1993 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages The year 1994 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U The year 1995 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris The year 1996 in film involved some significant events Major releases this year included Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient The year 1997 in film involved some significant events Events Summer - Production begins on Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace The year 1998 in film involved some significant events Events February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein The year 1999 in film involved some significant events and was arguably the most successful year for films released in the 1990s Events Thousands of full-length Films have been produced during the first decade of the 21st Century The year 2000 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films Please note that following the tradition of the The year 2001 in film involved some significant events (For more about non-English films check sources in those languages The year 2002 in film involved some significant events The first significant releases of sequels took place between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The year 2003 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Lord of the Rings The Return The year 2004 in film involved some significant events Major releases of sequels took place The year 2005 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Devil's Rejects, Cheaper The year 2006 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with Superman Returns, Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest 2007 saw major releases such as The Simpsons Movie, National Treasure Book of Secrets, 2009 in film has numerous films in production to be released in 2009 as well as films that have announced release dates but have yet to begin filming
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Events
- November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls, starring Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra, debuts. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. The musical film is a Film genre in which several Songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative Guys and Dolls is a 1955 Musical film starring Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra and Vivian Blaine. Marlon Brando Jr (April 3 1924 – July 1 2004 was an Academy Award -winning American Actor, whose body of work spanned over half a century Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12 1915 &ndash May 14 1998 was an American singer and actor
- June 27 - The last ever Republic serial, King of the Carnival, is released. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Republic Pictures (also known as Republic Entertainment Inc) is an independent film television and video distribution company that was originally a movie production-distribution Serials, more specifically known as Movie serials or Film serials, were Short subjects originally shown in theaters in conjunction with a Feature King of the Carnival ( 1955) is a Republic Movie serial. It contains a substantial amount of Stock footage from the earlier Republic
Top grossing films (U. S. )
| Rank | Title | Studio | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lady and the Tramp* | Disney | $40,249,000 |
| 2. | Cinerama Holiday | Cinerama | $12,000,000 |
| 3. | Mister Roberts | Warner Brothers | $8,500,000 |
| 4. | Battle Cry | Warner Brothers | $8,100,000 |
| 5. | Oklahoma! | Magna/RKO | $7,100,000 |
| 6. | Guys and Dolls | MGM | $6,875,000 |
| 7. | Picnic | Columbia | $6,350,000 |
| 8. | Not As a Stranger | United Artists | $6,176,000 |
| 9. | I'll Cry Tomorrow | MGM | $6,004,000 |
| 10. | The Sea Chase The Seven Year Itch Strategic Air Command |
Warner Brothers 20th Century Fox Paramount |
$6,000,000 |
(*) After theatrical re-issue(s)
source: http://www.boxofficereport.com/database/1955.shtml
Awards
- Best Picture: Marty - Hecht-Lancaster, United Artists
- Best Director: Delbert Mann - Marty
- Best Actor: Ernest Borgnine - Marty
- Best Actress: Anna Magnani - The Rose Tattoo
- Best Supporting Actor: Jack Lemmon - Mister Roberts
- Best Supporting Actress: Jo Van Fleet - East of Eden
Golden Globe Awards:
- Drama:
- Best Picture: East of Eden
- Best Actor: Ernest Borgnine - Marty
- Best Actress: Anna Magnani - The Rose Tattoo
- Musical or comedy:
- Best Picture: Guys and Dolls
- Best Actor: Tom Ewell - The Seven Year Itch
- Best Actress: Jean Simmons - Guys and Dolls
- Other
- Best Director: Joshua Logan - Picnic
- Best Foreign Film: Ordet (The Word), Denmark
- Best Foreign Film: Stella, Greece
- Best Foreign Film: Sons, Mothers, and a General, West Germany
- Best Foreign Film: Eyes of Children, Japan
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
- Marty, directed by Delbert Mann, United States
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):
- Ordet (The Word), directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer, Denmark
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
- Die Ratten (The Rats), directed by Robert Siodmak, West Germany
Films released in 1955
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops, starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy, starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
- All That Heaven Allows
- Artists and Models, starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
- Bad Day at Black Rock
- Battle Cry
- Blackboard Jungle
- Bob le flambeur
- Carrington V.C.
- Cinerama Holiday
- The Colditz Story
- Continente Perduto (aka The Lost Continent)
- The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
- Daddy Long Legs
- The Dam Busters
- East of Eden
- The Far Country
- Galapagos
- Godzilla Raids Again
- Guys and Dolls
- I'll Cry Tomorrow
- Illegal, a film noir starring Edward G. Robinson
- Interrupted Melody
- It Came from Beneath the Sea
- It's Always Fair Weather
- Kiss Me Deadly
- Lady and the Tramp
- The Ladykillers
- Land of the Pharaohs
- The Left Hand of God
- Love Me or Leave Me
- Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
- The Man from Laramie
- The Man with the Golden Arm
- Marty
- Mister Roberts
- Mr. Hulot's Holiday
- Night and Fog
- The Night of the Hunter
- Not as a Stranger
- Oklahoma! (the first film shot in the widescreen process known as Todd-AO) (suggested disambiguation split of article)
- Ordet
- Pather Panchali
- Pete Kelly's Blues
- Picnic
- The Private War of Major Benson, starring Charlton Heston
- The Quatermass Xperiment, which probably qualifies as the first Hammer horror film
- Queen Bee
- The Rains of Ranchipur
- Die Ratten (The Rats), Golden Bear award
- Richard III, directed by and starring Laurence Olivier
- Rage at Dawn
- Rebel Without a Cause, starring James Dean and Natalie Wood
- Rififi (Du rififi chez les hommes)
- The Rose Tattoo
- The Scarlet Coat
- The Seven Little Foys
- The Seven Year Itch
- Sissi
- Smiles of a Summer Night
- Strategic Air Command
- Summertime, directed by David Lean
- Tarantula
- The Tender Trap
- To Catch a Thief
- To Hell and Back starring Audie Murphy, Marshall Thompson, Charles Drake, and David Janssen
- Trial
- The Trouble with Harry - directed by Alfred Hitchcock
- Unknown Soldier
- Unchained
- The Virgin Queen
- Wichita
- You're Never Too Young, starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
Serials
Short film series
- Looney Tunes (1930-1969)
- Terrytoons (1930-1964)
- Merrie Melodies (1931-1969)
- Popeye (1933-1957)
- Donald Duck (1934-1956)
- The Three Stooges (1934-1959)
- Tom and Jerry (1940-1958)
- Bugs Bunny (1940-1962)
- Mighty Mouse (1942-1955)
- Chip and Dale (1943-1956)
- Droopy (1943-1958)
- Yosemite Sam (1945-1963)
- Ranger Don (1953-1956)
- Speedy Gonzales (1953-1968)
Cartoon:
- Good Will to Men (MGM Cartoon Series) (Frederick Quimby, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, producers; MGM)
- The Legend of Rock-a-Bye Point (Walter Lantz Productions; Universal-International)
- No Hunting (Donald Duck Series) (Walt Disney Productions; RKO Radio)
- Speedy Gonzales (Merrie Melodies Series) (Warner Bros. The 28th Academy Awards were presented at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Los Angelos, California. The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working Marty is a low-budget 1955 love story directed by Delbert Mann, starring Ernest Borgnine in the title role and Betsy The Academy Award for Achievement in Directing (Best Director is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to Delbert Martin Mann Jr ( January 30 1920 &ndash November 11 2007) was an Academy Award -winning American Television Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize Ermes Effron Borgnino (born January 24 1917 better known by his stage name Ernest Borgnine, is an American Golden Globe, BAFTA and Academy Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to Anna Magnani ( 7 March 1908 &ndash 26 September 1973) was an Academy Award -winning Italian Stage and Film The Rose Tattoo is a Tennessee Williams play It opened on Broadway in February 1951 and a film adaptation was released in 1955 Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III (February 8 1925 &ndash June 27 2001 was an American Actor known principally for his comedic roles Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS Jo Van Fleet ( December 30, 1914 &ndash June 10, 1996) was an Academy Award - and Tony Award - winning American This page lists the winners and nominees for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture — Drama, since its institution in 1951 East of Eden is a 1955 film, directed by Elia Kazan, and loosely based on part of the 1952 novel of the same name by US author John The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951 The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951 Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy has been awarded annually since 1952 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Guys and Dolls is a 1955 Musical film starring Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra and Vivian Blaine. The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in Tom Ewell ( April 29 1909 - September 12, 1994) was an American Tony Award -winning Actor. The Seven Year Itch is a three-act play written by George Axelrod. The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in Jean Merilyn Simmons OBE (born January 31 1929 is an Oscar -nominated English actress This page lists the winners and nominees for the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, since its institution in 1943 Joshua Lockwood Logan III ( October 5, 1908 &ndash July 12, 1988) was an American stage and Film director and Writer Picnic is a 1955 Cinemascope film in Technicolor which tells the story of an ex-college football star turned drifter who arrives in a small Kansas town The Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the awards presented at the Golden Globes, an American film awards ceremony Ordet ( The Word) is a 1955 Danish Film, directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer. The Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the awards presented at the Golden Globes, an American film awards ceremony Stella, a 1955 Greek Film featuring Melina Mercouri, is a retelling of Carmen, and is considered by many to The Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the awards presented at the Golden Globes, an American film awards ceremony The Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the awards presented at the Golden Globes, an American film awards ceremony The Palme d'Or ( English: Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded to competing films at the Cannes Film Festival. The Leone d’Oro ('Golden Lion' is the highest prize given to a film at the Biennale Venice Film Festival. Carl Theodor Dreyer Jr ( February 3, 1889 - March 20, 1968) was a Danish Film director. The Berlin International Film Festival, also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading Film festivals and most reputable media events held in Berlin Die Ratten (tr The Rats) is a 1955 German Drama film directed by Robert Siodmak. Robert Siodmak ( August 8, 1900 - March 10, 1973) was a German born American Film director. Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops is a 1955 film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. William Alexander “Bud” Abbott ( October 2, 1895 – April 24, 1974) was an American Actor, producer and Lou Costello (born Louis Francis Cristillo; March 6, 1906 - March 3, 1959) was an American Actor and Comedian Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy is a 1955 film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. William Alexander “Bud” Abbott ( October 2, 1895 – April 24, 1974) was an American Actor, producer and Lou Costello (born Louis Francis Cristillo; March 6, 1906 - March 3, 1959) was an American Actor and Comedian All That Heaven Allows ( 1955) is a romance Feature film starring Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson in a story about a well-to-do Artists and Models is a 1955 Paramount musical comedy in VistaVision and marked Martin and Lewis 's fourteenth feature together as a team Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7 1917 &ndash December 25 1995 was an American Singer, Film Actor, television personality Jerry Lewis (born March 16, 1926) is an American Comedian, award-winning actor producer writer and director best-known for his slapstick Bad Day at Black Rock ( 1955) is a thriller film directed by John Sturges that combines elements of Westerns and Film noir For other uses of Battle Cry, see Battle Cry (disambiguation. Blackboard Jungle is a 1955 Social commentary film about teachers in an inner-city school Bob le flambeur ("Bob the High Roller" is a 1956 French Gangster film directed by Jean-Pierre Melville. Carrington VC is a 1955 Film Legal drama released by Kingsley-International Pictures starring David Niven and The Colditz Story is a 1955 Prisoner of war Film starring John Mills and Eric Portman. The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell is a film directed by Otto Preminger in 1955. Daddy Long Legs is a 1955 Hollywood musical comedy Film set in France, New York City and the fictional college town of "Walston" in The Dam Busters is a British War film, set during the Second World War, and based on the true story of the RAF 's 617 Squadron East of Eden is a 1955 film, directed by Elia Kazan, and loosely based on part of the 1952 novel of the same name by US author John The Far Country is a 1955 American Western movie directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart in their fourth also known in the United States as Gigantis the Fire Monster, is a 1955 Black and white, Japanese Tokusatsu Kaiju film produced Guys and Dolls is a 1955 Musical film starring Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra and Vivian Blaine. I'll Cry Tomorrow is a 1955 MGM Biographical film which tells the story of Lillian Roth, a Broadway star who rebels against Edward Goldenberg Robinson Sr (born Emanuel Goldenberg; Yiddish: עמנואל גאלדנבערג December 12 1893 &ndash January Interrupted Melody ( 1955) is a Biographical film which tells the story of Australian Opera singer Marjorie Lawrence It Came from Beneath the Sea is an American Black and white Science fiction film produced by Sam Katzman and Charles Schneer It's Always Fair Weather is a 1955 MGM musical film scripted by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, who also wrote the show's lyrics scored by Kiss Me Deadly ( 1955) is a Film noir drama produced and directed by Robert Aldrich starring Ralph Meeker. Lady and the Tramp is a 1955 Animated feature film produced by Walt Disney, and originally released to theaters on June 22, 1955 by This article is about the 1955 film For the remake see The Ladykillers (2004 film. Land of the Pharaohs is a 1955 Cinemascope Epic film made by the Continental Company Ltd and presented by Warner Bros The Left Hand of God is a 1955 film drama made by 20th Century Fox. Love Me or Leave Me is a 1955 biographical film which tells the life story of Ruth Etting, a singer who rose from Dancer to movie star Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing is a 1955 film Set in 1949-50 Hong Kong, it tells the story of a married but separated The Man from Laramie is a 1955 American Western movie directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart in their The Man with the Golden Arm is a 1955 Drama film, based on the novel of the same name by Nelson Algren, which tells the story of a Marty is a low-budget 1955 love story directed by Delbert Mann, starring Ernest Borgnine in the title role and Betsy Mister Roberts is a 1955 comedy - Drama film directed by John Ford and stars Henry Fonda as Mister Roberts Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot (released as Monsieur Hulot's Holiday in the UK and as Mr Night and Fog ( Nuit et brouillard) is a 1955 Documentary film about the Nazi Concentration camps. The Night of the Hunter is a 1955 Film noir, starring Robert Mitchum and Shelley Winters, and the only film Charles Laughton Not as a Stranger was a 1954 novel written by Morton Thompson. The 1943 musical play Oklahoma!, written by Composer Richard Rodgers and Lyricist / Librettist Oscar Hammerstein II A widescreen image is a film computer or television image with a wider and shorter aspect ratio than the standard Academy frame developed during the Classical Todd-AO is an extremely high definition Widescreen Film format developed in the mid 1950s Ordet ( The Word) is a 1955 Danish Film, directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer. Pete Kelly's Blues is a 1955 film based on the 1951 original radio series. Picnic is a 1955 Cinemascope film in Technicolor which tells the story of an ex-college football star turned drifter who arrives in a small Kansas town The Private War of Major Benson is 1955 Comedy film starring Charlton Heston, Julie Adams, Sal Mineo and Tim Hovey Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter; October 4 1923 &ndash April 5 2008) was an American Actor of The Quatermass Xperiment ( The Creeping Unknown in the United States) is a 1955 British science-fiction / Horror Hammer Film Productions is a film production company based in the United Kingdom. Queen Bee ( 1955) is a Columbia Pictures Feature film starring Joan Crawford, John Ireland, Betsy Palmer, and The Rains of Ranchipur is a 1955 film drama made by 20th Century Fox. Die Ratten (tr The Rats) is a 1955 German Drama film directed by Robert Siodmak. Richard III is a 1955 British film adaptation of William Shakespeare 's historical play Richard III Laurence Kerr Olivier Baron Rage at Dawn is a 1955 American Western film by RKO Pictures starring Randolph Scott and Forrest Tucker, and Rebel Without a Cause is a 1955 film directed by Nicholas Ray that tells the story of a rebellious teenager played by James Dean, Rififi is a 1955 French Heist film. Its original French title is Du rififi chez les hommes ("of brawling among men" The Rose Tattoo is a Tennessee Williams play It opened on Broadway in February 1951 and a film adaptation was released in 1955 The Scarlet Coat is a 1955 movie directed by John Sturges, based upon the events in the American Revolution in which Benedict Arnold offered The Seven Little Foys is a 1955 film starring Bob Hope as Eddie Foy. The Seven Year Itch is a three-act play written by George Axelrod. Sissi is a 1955 film directed by Ernst Marischka and starring Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm, Magda Schneider, Smiles of a Summer Night (Swedish Sommarnattens leende) is a 1955 film directed by Ingmar Bergman. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Summertime is a 1955 Film directed by David Lean and starring Katharine Hepburn and Rossano Brazzi. Sir David Lean KBE ( 25 March, 1908 &ndash 16 April, 1991) was an English Film director and producer Tarantula is a 1955 Science fiction film directed by Jack Arnold, and starring Leo G The Tender Trap ( 1955) is a comedy starring Frank Sinatra, Debbie Reynolds, David Wayne, and Celeste Holm. To Catch a Thief is a 1955 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis and To Hell and Back is a War film released in 1955. It was directed by Jesse Hibbs and starred Audie Murphy as himself Also see Audie Murphy legacy. Audie Leon Murphy (June 20 1926 – May 28 James Marshall Thompson ( November 27, 1925 - May 18, 1992) was an American Film and Television Actor Charles Drake (real name Charles Ruppert, October 2, 1917 in New York City – September 10, 1994 in East David Janssen (March 27 1931 – February 13 1980 was a Golden Globe -winning Emmy Award - nominated American Film and Television Trial is a 1955 film directed by Mark Robson and written by Don Mankiewicz (novel and script The Trouble with Harry is an American Black comedy Film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, based on the novel by Jack Trevor Story Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE (13 The Unknown Soldier ( Tuntematon sotilas) is a Finnish film directed by Edvin Laine and premiered in December 1955. Unchained is a 1955 Prison film based on the Non-fiction book Prisoners are People by Kenyon J The Virgin Queen is a 1955 Historical drama film starring Bette Davis, Richard Todd, Joan Collins, Herbert Marshall Wichita is a 1955 Western movie directed by Jacques Tourneur. You're Never Too Young is a 1955 film starring the comedy team of Martin and Lewis. Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7 1917 &ndash December 25 1995 was an American Singer, Film Actor, television personality Jerry Lewis (born March 16, 1926) is an American Comedian, award-winning actor producer writer and director best-known for his slapstick The Adventures of Captain Africa ( 1955) is a Columbia serial starring John Hart. King of the Carnival ( 1955) is a Republic Movie serial. It contains a substantial amount of Stock footage from the earlier Republic Panther Girl of the Kongo ( 1955) is a Republic Movie serial. Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros Animated cartoon series which ran in many movie theatres from 1930 to 1969 Events Top grossing films Tom Sawyer Whoopee! Common Clay Check The year 1969 in film involved some significant events Events Cannes Film Festival opens but closes in support Terrytoons was an Animation studio founded by Paul Terry. The studio located in New Rochelle New York, United Events Top grossing films Tom Sawyer Whoopee! Common Clay Check The year 1964 in film involved some significant events Events January 29 - The film Dr Merrie Melodies is the name of a series of animated cartoons distributed by Warner Bros Events Top grossing films Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff Ingagi, starring Sir Hubert The year 1969 in film involved some significant events Events Cannes Film Festival opens but closes in support Popeye the Sailor Man is a fictional hero famous for appearing in comic strips and animated films as well as numerous TV shows Events British Film Institute founded March 2 - King Kong premieres in New York City. The year 1957 in film involved some significant events Events October 21 - The movie Jailhouse Rock Donald Duck is a cartoon character from The Walt Disney Company. Events January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn (formerly of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) purchases the film rights to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz The year 1956 in film involved some significant events Events August 4 - The last film serial Blazing the Overland The Three Stooges were an American Vaudeville and Comedy act of the early to mid–20th century best known for their numerous Short subject films Events January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn (formerly of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) purchases the film rights to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz The year 1959 in film involved some significant events Events The Three Stooges make their 180th and last short film Tom and Jerry is a series of theatrical Short subjects (cartoons created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer The year 1940 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Walt Disney 's animated Film The year 1958 in film involved some significant events Events February 16- " In the Money " by William Clyde Rabbit (uncleMrs Bugs Bunny (wifePapa Bunny (fatherMama Bunny (motherRugs Bunny The year 1940 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Walt Disney 's animated Film The year 1962 in film involved some significant events Events Dr Mighty Mouse is an animated Superhero mouse character created by the Terrytoons studio for 20th Century Fox. The year 1942 in film involved some significant events in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time Chip 'n' Dale are two animated Chipmunks created by The Walt Disney Company. The year 1943 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1956 in film involved some significant events Events August 4 - The last film serial Blazing the Overland Droopy is an Animated Cartoon character, an Anthropomorphic Dog (supposedly a Basset hound) with a droopy face hence the name The year 1943 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1958 in film involved some significant events Events February 16- " In the Money " by William Yosemite Sam is an animated cartoon character in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons produced by The year 1945 in film involved some significant events Events Paramount Studios releases theatrical short Cartoon The year 1963 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - Filming begins on Dr The year 1953 in film involved some significant events Events September 16 — The Robe debuts as The year 1956 in film involved some significant events Events August 4 - The last film serial Blazing the Overland Speedy Gonzales, "the fastest mouse in all Mexico " is an animated cartoon Mouse from the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes The year 1953 in film involved some significant events Events September 16 — The Robe debuts as The year 1968 in film involved some significant events Events October 30 - The film The Lion in Winter Speedy Gonzales, "the fastest mouse in all Mexico " is an animated cartoon Mouse from the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes Cartoons, Inc. ; Warner Bros. )
One-Reel:
- Gadgets Galore (Warner Varieties Series) (Robert Youngson, producer; Warner Bros. )
- Survival City (Movietone CinemaScope Series) (Edmund Reek, producer; Twentieth Century-Fox)
- 3rd Ave. Survival City is a 1955 short Documentary film directed by Anthony Muto El (Carson Davidson Productions; Ardee Films)
- Three Kisses (Topper Special Series) (Justin Herman, producer; Paramount)
Two-Reel:
- The Battle of Gettysburg (Dore Schary, producer; MGM)
- The Face of Lincoln (University of Southern California Presentation; Cavalcade Pictures, Inc. )
- On The Twelfth Day…(United Kingdom Series) (Go Pictures, Inc. ; George Brest and Associates)
- Switzerland (People and Places Series) (Walt Disney Productions; Buena Vista
- 24-Hour Alert (Cedric Francis, producer; Warner Bros. )
Births
- January 6 - Rowan Atkinson, comedian, actor
- January 12 - Kirstie Alley, actress
- January 12 - Rockne O'Bannon, writer, producer
- January 18 - Kevin Costner, actor
- March 16 - Isabelle Huppert, actress
- April 1 - Annette O'Toole, actress
- June 27 - Isabelle Adjani, actress
- August 4 - Billy Bob Thornton, US actor
- August 27 - Diana Scarwid, US actress
Deaths
- February 12 - Tom Moore actor
- April 7 - Theda Bara, actress
- August 5 - Carmen Miranda, Brazilian singer, actress
- September 30 - James Dean, actor
- October 1 - Charles Christie, pioneer film studio owner in Hollywood
- November 10 - Rene Rijff, Dutch actor
- November 22 - Shemp Howard, comedian, of The Three Stooges
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