List of American films of 1956

A list of American films released in 1956
Around the World in Eighty Days won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

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Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
7th Cavalry	Joseph H. Lewis	Randolph Scott, Barbara Hale, Jay C. Flippen	Western	Columbia Pictures
23 Paces to Baker Street	Henry Hathaway	Van Johnson, Vera Miles	Thriller	from Philip MacDonald novel
Accused of Murder	Joseph Kane	David Brian, Vera Ralston, Sidney Blackmer, Lee Van Cleef	Mystery	Republic Pictures
Alexander the Great	Robert Rossen	Richard Burton, Claire Bloom, Fredric March	Drama	United Artists
The Ambassador's Daughter	Norman Krasna	Olivia de Havilland, John Forsythe, Myrna Loy	Romantic comedy	United Artists
Anastasia	Anatole Litvak	Ingrid Bergman, Yul Brynner, Helen Hayes	Drama	20th Century Fox
Anything Goes	Robert Lewis	Bing Crosby, Donald O'Connor, Phil Harris, Mitzi Gaynor	Musical	based on 1934 play, 1936 film
Around the World in Eighty Days	Michael Anderson, John Farrow	David Niven, Cantinflas, Shirley MacLaine, Robert Newton	Adventure	winner of 5 Oscars, Best Picture; based on a novel by Jules Verne
At Gunpoint	Alfred L. Werker	Fred MacMurray, Dorothy Malone	Western	Allied Artists
Attack	Robert Aldrich	Jack Palance, Eddie Albert, Lee Marvin	War	United Artists
Autumn Leaves	Robert Aldrich	Joan Crawford, Cliff Robertson	Drama	Columbia
Away All Boats	Joseph Pevney	Jeff Chandler, George Nader	War	Universal
Baby Doll	Elia Kazan	Carroll Baker, Karl Malden, Eli Wallach, Mildred Dunnock	Drama	written by Tennessee Williams; 4 Oscar nominations
Back from Eternity	John Farrow	Robert Ryan, Anita Ekberg, Rod Steiger, Gene Barry	Drama	remake of Five Came Back
Backlash	John Sturges	Richard Widmark, Donna Reed	Western	Universal Pictures
The Bad Seed	John Sturges	Nancy Kelly, Patty McCormack	Suspense	Universal
Bandido	Richard Fleischer	Robert Mitchum, Ursula Thiess, Gilbert Roland	Western	United Artists
Barbecue Brawl	William Hanna, Joseph Barbera	Tom and Jerry	Animation	MGM
The Beast of Hollow Mountain	Edward Nassour, Ismael Rodriguez		Horror
Behind the High Wall	Abner Biberman	Tom Tully, John Gavin	Film noir	Universal
The Benny Goodman Story	Valentine Davies	Steve Allen, Donna Reed	Biography, Musical	Universal
The Best Things in Life Are Free	Michael Curtiz	Gordon MacRae, Dan Duryea, Sheree North	Musical	20th Century Fox
Between Heaven and Hell	Richard Fleischer	Robert Wagner, Buddy Ebsen, Broderick Crawford	War	20th Century Fox
Beyond Mombasa	George Marshall	Cornel Wilde, Donna Reed	Adventure
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt	Fritz Lang	Dana Andrews, Joan Fontaine, Sidney Blackmer	Film noir	RKO Pictures; remade in 2009
Bhowani Junction	George Cukor	Ava Gardner, Stewart Granger, Bill Travers	Drama	MGM
Bigger Than Life	Nicholas Ray	James Mason, Barbara Rush, Walter Matthau	Drama	20th Century Fox
The Birds and the Bees	Norman Taurog	George Gobel, Mitzi Gaynor, David Niven	Musical	Paramount
The Black Sleep	Reginald Le Borg	Basil Rathbone, Lon Chaney	Horror
Blue Cat Blues	Hanna-Barbera	Tom and Jerry	Animation	MGM
The Bold and the Brave	Lewis R. Foster	Mickey Rooney, Wendell Corey	War	RKO
The Boss	Byron Haskin	John Payne, William Bishop	Drama
The Bottom of the Bottle	Henry Hathaway	Joseph Cotten, Van Johnson, Ruth Roman	Drama	20th Century Fox
The Brave One	Irving Rapper	Michel Ray, Elsa Cárdenas	Drama	Oscar for writer Dalton Trumbo
Broom-Stick Bunny	Chuck Jones	Looney Tunes	Animation	Warner Bros.
Bundle of Joy	Norman Taurog	Debbie Reynolds, Eddie Fisher	Comedy	RKO
The Burning Hills	Stuart Heisler	Tab Hunter, Natalie Wood, Skip Homeier, Claude Akins	Western	Warner Bros.
Bus Stop	Joshua Logan	Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray	Drama	20th Century Fox; based on two plays by William Inge
Busy Buddies	Hanna-Barbera	Tom and Jerry	Animation	MGM

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Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Canyon River	Harmon Jones	George Montgomery, Marcia Henderson	Western	Dunlap Productions
Carousel	Henry King	Shirley Jones, Gordon MacRae	Musical	20th Century Fox; based on play
The Catered Affair	Richard Brooks	Bette Davis, Debbie Reynolds, Ernest Borgnine	Drama	MGM; from teleplay by Paddy Chayefsky
Comanche	George Sherman	Dana Andrews, Kent Smith, Nestor Paiva	Western	United Artists
Come Next Spring	R. G. Springsteen	Ann Sheridan, Steve Cochran, Walter Brennan	Drama	Republic
Commotion on the Ocean	Jules White	Three Stooges	Short	Columbia
Congo Crossing	Joseph Pevney	Virginia Mayo, George Nader, Peter Lorre	Adventure
The Conqueror	Dick Powell	John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Pedro Armendáriz	Adventure	Wayne as Genghis Khan
The Court Jester	Melvin Frank, Norman Panama	Danny Kaye, Basil Rathbone, Angela Lansbury	Comedy	Paramount
The Creature Walks Among Us	John Sherwood	Jeff Morrow, Rex Reason	Science fiction	Universal
Creeps	Jules White	Three Stooges	Short	Columbia
Crime Against Joe	Lee Sholem	Julie London, John Bromfield	Crime drama	United Artists
Crime in the Streets	Don Siegel	James Whitmore, John Cassavetes	Crime drama	Allied Artists
Crowded Paradise	Fred Pressburger	Hume Cronyn, Nancy Kelly	Drama
A Cry in the Night	Frank Tuttle	Natalie Wood, Edmond O'Brien, Raymond Burr	Thriller	Warner Bros.
Curucu, Beast of the Amazon	Curt Siodmak	John Bromfield, Beverly Garland	Adventure
D-Day the Sixth of June	Henry Koster	Robert Taylor, Richard Todd	War	20th Century Fox
Dakota Incident	Lewis R. Foster	Dale Robertson, Linda Darnell, John Lund	Western	Republic
Dance with Me, Henry	Charles Barton	Bud Abbott and Lou Costello	Comedy	United Artists; final Abbott and Costello film
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates	Norman Foster	Fess Parker, Buddy Ebsen	Western	Disney
Death of a Scoundrel	Charles Martin	George Sanders, Zsa Zsa Gabor	Drama
Deduce, You Say!	Chuck Jones		Animation	Warner Bros.
Diane	David Miller	Lana Turner, Roger Moore, Pedro Armendáriz	Drama	MGM
Down Beat Bear	Hanna-Barbera	Tom and Jerry	Animation	MGM

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Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers	Fred F. Sears	Hugh Marlowe, Joan Taylor	Science fiction	Columbia
The Eddy Duchin Story	George Sidney	Tyrone Power, Kim Novak	Biography	Columbia
The Egg and Jerry	Hanna-Barbera		Animation	MGM
Everything but the Truth	Jerry Hopper	Maureen O'Hara, John Forsythe	Comedy	Universal
The Fastest Gun Alive	Russell Rouse	Glenn Ford, Jeanne Crain, Broderick Crawford	Western	MGM
Feedin' the Kiddie	Hanna-Barbera	Tom and Jerry	Animation	MGM
The First Texan	Byron Haskin	Joel McCrea, Felicia Farr, Jeff Morrow	Western
The First Traveling Saleslady	Arthur Lubin	Ginger Rogers, Carol Channing	Western	RKO
Flagpole Jitters	Jules White	Three Stooges	Short	Columbia
Flesh and the Spur	Edward L. Cahn	Marla English, Mike Connors	Western
The Flying Sorceress	Hanna-Barbera	Tom and Jerry	Animation	MGM
Forbidden Planet	Fred M. Wilcox	Leslie Nielsen, Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis	Science fiction	MGM
For Crimin' Out Loud	Jules White	Three Stooges	Short	Columbia
Forever, Darling	Alexander Hall	Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, James Mason	Romantic comedy	MGM
Friendly Persuasion	William Wyler	Gary Cooper, Dorothy McGuire, Anthony Perkins	Drama	set in American Civil War; 6 Oscar nominations
Full of Life	Richard Quine	Judy Holliday, Richard Conte	Drama
Gaby	Curtis Bernhardt	Leslie Caron, John Kerr	Drama	MGM
Giant	George Stevens	Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, James Dean, Mercedes McCambridge, Chill Wills, Dennis Hopper, Sal Mineo, Elsa Cardenas	Drama	based on Edna Ferber novel; 10 Oscar nominations; James Dean's final film
The Girl Can't Help It	Frank Tashlin	Jayne Mansfield, Tom Ewell	Comedy	20th Century Fox
The Girl He Left Behind	David Butler	Natalie Wood, Tab Hunter	Romance
Girls in Prison	Edward L. Cahn	Richard Denning, Joan Taylor, Mae Marsh	Sexploitation	A.I.P.
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!	Ishirō Honda	Raymond Burr, Takashi Shimura	Science fiction	Embassy
Good-bye, My Lady	William A. Wellman	Brandon deWilde, Walter Brennan	Drama	MGM
Great Day in the Morning	Jacques Tourneur	Robert Stack, Virginia Mayo, Ruth Roman	Drama
The Great Locomotive Chase	Francis D. Lyon	Fess Parker, Jeffrey Hunter	Action	Disney
The Great Man	José Ferrer	José Ferrer, Julie London, Ed Wynn	Drama	MGM
Gun the Man Down	Andrew V. McLaglen	James Arness, Angie Dickinson	Western	United Artists
Gunslinger	Roger Corman	John Ireland, Beverly Garland	Western
Happy Go Ducky	Hanna-Barbera	Tom and Jerry	Animation	MGM
The Harder They Fall	Mark Robson	Humphrey Bogart, Rod Steiger, Jan Sterling	Drama	Bogart's final film
He Laughed Last	Blake Edwards	Frankie Laine	Comedy	Columbia
Helen of Troy	Robert Wise	Rossana Podesta, Jacques Sernas	Drama	Warner Bros.
High Society	Charles Walters	Grace Kelly, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra	Musical comedy	MGM; remake of The Philadelphia Story
Hilda Crane	Philip Dunne	Jean Simmons, Guy Madison	Drama	20th Century Fox
Hold Back the Night	Allan Dwan	John Payne, Mona Freeman, Peter Graves	War drama
Hollywood or Bust	Frank Tashlin	Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Anita Ekberg	Comedy	Paramount; 16th & final Martin and Lewis film
Hooked Bear			Animation	Disney's Humphrey the Bear series
Hot Blood	Nicholas Ray	Jane Russell, Cornel Wilde, Joseph Calleia	Drama	Columbia
Hot Rod Girl	Leslie Martinson	Lori Nelson, Chuck Connors	Action	A.I.P.
Hot Stuff	Jules White	Three Stooges	Short	Columbia
The Houston Story	William Castle	Barbara Hale, Gene Barry	Drama	Columbia
Husbands Beware	Jules White	Three Stooges	Short	Columbia
In the Bag	Jack Hannah		Animation	Disney
Indestructible Man	Jack Pollexfen	Lon Chaney, Jr.	Horror
The Indian Fighter	André de Toth	Kirk Douglas, Walter Matthau	Western	United Artists
The Intimate Stranger	Joseph Losey	Richard Basehart, Mary Murphy	Drama
Invasion of the Body Snatchers	Don Siegel	Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter	Science fiction	United Artists; based on Jack Finney novel; remade in 1978
Invitation to the Dance	Gene Kelly	Gene Kelly	Musical	No dialogue
The Iron Petticoat	Ralph Thomas	Katharine Hepburn, Bob Hope	Comedy	MGM
It Conquered the World	Roger Corman	Peter Graves, Beverly Garland	Science fiction	A.I.P.

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Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Johnny Concho	Don McGuire	Frank Sinatra, Phyllis Kirk	Drama	United Artists
Jubal	Delmer Daves	Glenn Ford, Ernest Borgnine, Felicia Farr, Rod Steiger	Western	Columbia
Julie	Andrew L. Stone	Doris Day, Louis Jourdan	Thriller	MGM
The Killer Is Loose	Budd Boetticher	Joseph Cotten, Rhonda Fleming, Wendell Corey, Alan Hale, Jr.	Film noir	United Artists
The Killing	Stanley Kubrick	Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Marie Windsor, Vince Edwards	Film noir	United Artists
The King and Four Queens	Raoul Walsh	Clark Gable, Eleanor Parker	Western	United Artists
The King and I	Walter Lang	Yul Brynner, Deborah Kerr	Musical	20th Century Fox; winner of 5 Academy Awards
A Kiss Before Dying	Gerd Oswald	Robert Wagner, Joanne Woodward, Virginia Leith	Thriller	United Artists; remade in 1991
The Last Hunt	Richard Brooks	Robert Taylor, Stewart Granger	Western	MGM
The Last Wagon	Delmer Daves	Richard Widmark, Felicia Farr	Western	20th Century Fox
The Leather Saint	Alvin Ganzer	Paul Douglas, John Derek	Drama	Paramount
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts	Frank Tashlin	Tom Ewell, Sheree North	Comedy	20th Century Fox
Lisbon	Ray Milland	Ray Milland, Maureen O'Hara	Crime	Republic
Love Me Tender	Robert D. Webb	Elvis Presley, Debra Paget	Western	Presley's first film
Lust for Life	Vincente Minnelli, George Cukor	Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn	Biography	MGM; story of Vincent van Gogh; Oscar for Quinn
Man from Del Rio	Harry Horner	Anthony Quinn, Katy Jurado	Western	Paramount
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit	Nunnally Johnson	Gregory Peck, Jennifer Jones, Keenan Wynn, Lee J. Cobb	Drama	based on Sloan Wilson novel
Man in the Vault	Andrew V. McLaglen	Anita Ekberg, Karen Sharpe	Crime
The Man Is Armed	Franklin Adreon	Dane Clark, William Talman, May Wynn	Crime	Republic
The Man Who Knew Too Much	Alfred Hitchcock	Doris Day, James Stewart	Thriller	Paramount; remake of 1934 film; Oscar for Best Song
The Man Who Never Was	Ronald Neame	Clifton Webb, Gloria Grahame	Drama	20th Century Fox
The Maverick Queen	Joseph Kane	Barbara Stanwyck, Barry Sullivan	Western	Republic
Meet Me in Las Vegas	Roy Rowland	Cyd Charisse, Dan Dailey	Musical	MGM
Menace from Outer Space	Hollingsworth Morse	Richard Crane, Sally Mansfield	Science fiction
Miami Expose	Fred F. Sears	Lee J. Cobb, Patricia Medina	Crime drama	Columbia
Miracle in the Rain	Rudolph Maté	Jane Wyman, Van Johnson	Romance	Warner Bros.
Moby Dick	John Huston	Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart, James Robertson Justice	Adventure	based on Herman Melville novel
Mohawk	Kurt Neumann	Scott Brady, Allison Hayes, Lori Nelson, Rita Gam	Western	20th Century Fox
The Mole People	Virgil W. Vogel	John Agar	Science fiction	Universal
Mr. B Natural	Phil Patton		Short	MST3K short
Mucho Mouse	Hanna-Barbera	Tom and Jerry	Animation	MGM
Muscle Beach Tom	Hanna-Barbera	Tom and Jerry	Animation	MGM

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Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Naked Gun	Eddie Dew	Willard Parker, Mara Corday	Western
Navy Wife	Edward Bernds	Joan Bennett, Gary Merrill	Comedy	Allied Artists
Never Say Goodbye	Jerry Hopper	Rock Hudson, Cornell Borchers	Romance	Universal
Nightmare	Maxwell Shane	Edward G. Robinson, Kevin McCarthy, Connie Russell	Film noir	United Artists
The Oklahoma Woman	Roger Corman	Peggie Castle, Richard Denning	Western	A.I.P.
On the Threshold of Space	Robert D. Webb	Guy Madison, John Hodiak	Science fiction	20th Century Fox
Once Upon a Honeymoon	Gower Champion	Virginia Gibson	Musical	Short subject
The Opposite Sex	David Miller	June Allyson, Joan Collins, Ann Sheridan, Ann Miller	Musical	MGM; remake of The Women
Our Miss Brooks	Al Lewis	Eve Arden, Gale Gordon	Comedy	Warner Bros.; film version of TV series
Over-Exposed	Lewis Seiler	Cleo Moore, Richard Crenna	Film noir	Columbia
Pardners	Norman Taurog	Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Agnes Moorehead, Lori Nelson	Western comedy	15th Martin and Lewis film
Patterns	Fielder Cook	Van Heflin, Everett Sloane, Ed Begley, Beatrice Straight	Drama	from a teleplay by Rod Serling
Pillars of the Sky	George Marshall	Jeff Chandler, Dorothy Malone	Western	Universal
Please Murder Me	Peter Godfrey	Raymond Burr, Angela Lansbury	Crime drama	Distributors Corp.
The Power and the Prize	Henry Koster	Robert Taylor, Burl Ives	Drama	MGM
The Proud and Profane	George Seaton	William Holden, Deborah Kerr	Drama	Paramount; 2 Oscar nominations
The Proud Ones	Robert D. Webb	Robert Ryan, Virginia Mayo	Western	20th Century Fox
Rabbitson Crusoe	Friz Freleng	Bugs Bunny	Animation	Warner Bros.
The Rack	Arnold Laven	Paul Newman, Wendell Corey, Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis	War drama	from a teleplay by Rod Serling
The Rainmaker	Joseph Anthony	Katharine Hepburn, Burt Lancaster, Wendell Corey	Drama	Paramount; 2 Oscar nominations
Ransom!	Alex Segal	Glenn Ford, Donna Reed, Leslie Nielsen	Crime drama	MGM; remade in 1996
Raw Edge	John Sherwood	Rory Calhoun, Yvonne De Carlo	Western	Universal
The Revolt of Mamie Stover	Raoul Walsh	Jane Russell, Richard Egan	Drama	20th Century Fox
Rock Around the Clock	Fred F. Sears	Bill Haley & His Comets	Musical	Columbia; inspired by song
Rock, Pretty Baby	Richard Bartlett	John Saxon, Sal Mineo	Drama	Universal
Rock, Rock, Rock	Will Price	Chuck Berry, Tuesday Weld	Musical
Rumpus in the Harem	Jules White	Three Stooges	Short	Columbia
Run for the Sun	Roy Boulting	Richard Widmark, Trevor Howard, Jane Greer	Thriller	remake of The Most Dangerous Game

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Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
The Scarlet Hour	Michael Curtiz	Carol Ohmart, Tom Tryon	Crime drama	Paramount
Scheming Schemers	Jules White	Three Stooges	Short	Columbia
Screaming Eagles	Charles F. Haas	Tom Tryon, Martin Milner	War	Allied Artists
The Searchers	John Ford	John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Ward Bond, Ken Curtis, Natalie Wood	Western	Warner Bros.; voted best American western
Serenade	Anthony Mann	Mario Lanza, Joan Fontaine, Sara Montiel	Musical	Warner Bros.
Seven Men from Now	Budd Boetticher	Randolph Scott, Lee Marvin	Western	Warner Bros.
Seven Wonders of the World	Tay Garnett & others	Lowell Thomas	Documentary
Shake, Rattle & Rock!	Edward L. Cahn	Mike Connors, Lisa Gaye	Musical	A.I.P.
The She-Creature	Edward L. Cahn	Marla English, Chester Morris	Sci-fi	A.I.P.
Singing in the Dark	Max Nosseck	Moishe Oysher, Joey Adams	Drama
Slander	Roy Rowland	Van Johnson, Ann Blyth	Drama	MGM
Slightly Scarlet	Allan Dwan	John Payne, Rhonda Fleming, Arlene Dahl	Film noir	RKO
The Solid Gold Cadillac	Richard Quine	Judy Holliday, Paul Douglas	Comedy	Columbia
Somebody Up There Likes Me	Robert Wise	Paul Newman, Pier Angeli, Sal Mineo	Drama, Biography	story of Rocky Graziano; won two Oscars
The Square Jungle	Jerry Hopper	Tony Curtis, Patricia Crowley, Ernest Borgnine	Sports drama	Universal
Star in the Dust	Charles F. Haas	John Agar, Mamie Van Doren, Richard Boone	Western	Universal
Storm Center	Daniel Taradash	Bette Davis, Brian Keith, Kim Hunter	Drama	Columbia
Strange Intruder	Irving Rapper	Ida Lupino, Edmund Purdom	Drama
The Swan	Charles Vidor	Grace Kelly, Louis Jourdan, Alec Guinness	Romance	MGM; remake of 1925 film
Tea and Sympathy	Vincente Minnelli	Deborah Kerr, John Kerr	Drama	MGM; based on the play
The Teahouse of the August Moon	Daniel Mann	Marlon Brando, Glenn Ford	Comedy	MGM; based on the play
Teenage Rebel	Edmund Goulding	Ginger Rogers, Michael Rennie	Drama	2 Oscar nominations
The Ten Commandments	Cecil B. DeMille	Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Edward G. Robinson, Anne Baxter, Yvonne De Carlo, Debra Paget, John Derek, Vincent Price, Nina Foch	Biblical epic	remake of 1923 film; 7 Oscar nominations; DeMille's final film; 219 minutes
Tension at Table Rock	Charles Marquis Warren	Dorothy Malone, Richard Egan	Western
That Certain Feeling	Melvin Frank	Bob Hope, Eva Marie Saint, Pearl Bailey, George Sanders, Jerry Mathers	Comedy	Paramount
There's Always Tomorrow	Douglas Sirk	Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Joan Bennett, Patricia Crowley	Melodrama	Universal
These Wilder Years	Roy Rowland	James Cagney, Barbara Stanwyck	Drama
Three Bad Sisters	Gilbert Kay	Marla English, John Bromfield	Drama
Three Brave Men	Philip Dunne	Ray Milland, Ernest Borgnine, Nina Foch	Drama	20th Century Fox
Time Table	Mark Stevens	Mark Stevens, Felicia Farr	Film noir	United Artists
Timid Tabby	Hanna-Barbera	Tom and Jerry	Animation	MGM
Tom's Photo Finish	Hanna-Barbera	Tom and Jerry	Animation	MGM
Toward the Unknown	Mervyn LeRoy	William Holden, Virginia Leith	Drama	Warner Bros.
The Toy Tiger	Jerry Hopper	Laraine Day	Comedy	Universal
Trapeze	Carol Reed	Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Gina Lollobrigida, Katy Jurado, Thomas Gomez	Drama	United Artists; Silver Bear award for Lancaster
Tribute to a Bad Man	Robert Wise	James Cagney, Stephen McNally, Irene Papas	Western	MGM
Uranium Boom	William Castle	Dennis Morgan, William Talman	Drama
The Vagabond King	Michael Curtiz	Kathryn Grayson, Rita Moreno	Adventure
The Violent Years	William Morgan	Jean Moorhead	Crime
War and Peace	King Vidor	Audrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Mel Ferrer, Vittorio Gassman, Herbert Lom	Drama	Paramount; based on Leo Tolstoy novel
The Werewolf	Fred F. Sears	Steven Ritch	Horror	Columbia
Westward Ho the Wagons!	William Beaudine	Fess Parker	Western	Disney
While the City Sleeps	Fritz Lang	Dana Andrews, Vincent Price, Ida Lupino, Rhonda Fleming, George Sanders	Film noir	RKO Pictures
Wideo Wabbit		Bugs Bunny	Animation
The Wild Party	Harry Horner	Anthony Quinn, Carol Ohmart	Drama	United Artists
A Woman's Devotion	Paul Henreid	Janice Rule, Ralph Meeker	Film noir	Republic
World in My Corner	Jesse Hibbs	Audie Murphy, Barbara Rush	Drama	Universal
World Without End	Edward Bernds	Hugh Marlowe, Nancy Gates	Science fiction	Universal
Written on the Wind	Douglas Sirk	Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall, Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone	Drama	Universal; Oscar for Malone
The Wrong Man	Alfred Hitchcock	Henry Fonda, Vera Miles	Film noir	Warner Bros.
X the Unknown	Leslie Norman	Dean Jagger, Edward Chapman	Sci-fi
You Can't Run Away from It	Dick Powell	June Allyson, Jack Lemmon, Charles Bickford	Musical	Columbia

External links

• 1956 films at the Internet Movie Database