Movies from 1955 A Kid for Two Farthings (1955) 96 mins Comedy, Drama, Family Movie Review - A Kid for Two Farthings (1955) a young boy believes he has found a young unicorn like his friend has told him about and now all these little wishes start to come true.... A Lawless Street (1955) 78 mins Western A Lawless Street (1955) Randolph Scott stars as Calem Ware who is dealing with gunmen hired to kill him whilst also dealing with his estranged wife Tally (Angela Lansbury) who hates violence... A Man Alone (1955) 96 mins Western Ray Milland started his movie career back in 1929 but it wasn't until 1955 that he tried his hand behind the camera making his directing debut with western "A Man Alone". Now "A Man Alone" is not a bad western but it does hav... A Man Called Peter (1955) 119 mins Biography, Drama, Family Maybe it's because the name Peter Marshall means absolutely nothing to me or because of what he did happened before I was born and across the water in America, but something about "A Man Called Peter" left me detached. You se... Above Us the Waves (1955) 99 mins Drama, War Whilst the war movies of the early 1940's were often propaganda pieces when the 50's came the war movies evolved into celebratory pieces, made to show the bravery of the men who risked their lives on various real missions. So... All That Heaven Allows (1955) 89 mins Drama, Romance Movie Review - All That Heaven Allows (1955) Jane Wyman & Rock Hudson star in this Douglas Sirk melodrama about a relationship between an older woman and a younger man... At Gunpoint (1955) 81 mins Western Movie Review - At Gunpoint (1955) Fred MacMurray stars as Jack, an accidental hero when he shot an outlaw but now faces the threat of the rest of the outlaw gang returning to town to get revenge... Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) 81 mins Crime, Drama, Thriller "Bad Day at Black Rock" is a fascinating movie, it's an action thriller built on 3 things and does things differently to what you expect from a normal action thriller. There are no really big chases, no romantic subplots or s... Battle Cry (1955) 149 mins Drama, Romance, War I can dream up the perfect pitch for when "Battle Cry" was originally released: "Guys you wanna take your girl to the flicks for a date but want to watch a war movie then come see Battle Cry as it has war for you and romance ... Blood Alley (1955) 110 mins Action , Adventure "Blood Alley" was the first movie which John Wayne produced under his Batjac label and originally was to feature Robert Mitchum, that is until following a disagreement Mitchum left and John Wayne found himself having to step ... Chief Crazy Horse (1955) 86 mins Western I don't often say this but I would love someone to remake "Chief Crazy Horse" or "Valley of Fury" as it was renamed because whilst not a terrible western, in fact on par with many westerns from the 50s, it has the potential t... The Cockleshell Heroes (1955) 97 mins Action , Drama, War The Cockleshell Heroes - drama based on Operation Frankton as a group of volunteers set about destroying a German held shipyard in France... The Colditz Story (1955) 94 mins Drama, War There is a scene early on in "The Colditz Story" where a German Officer reprimands 4 British prisoners for laughing, mocking them over the British sense of humour. That British sense of humour is a big part of the movie becau... The Constant Husband (1955) 88 mins Comedy As a fan of British comedies from the past I always look forward to movies which involve Sidney Gilliat and Frank Launder as they were behind some of the best British comedies during the 50s and 60s. Unfortunately whilst "The... Daddy Long Legs (1955) 126 mins Musical, Romance Movie Review - Daddy Long Legs (1955) Fred Astaire stars as Jervis Pendleton, a millionaire who secretly pays for Julie (Leslie Caron) an 18 year old French girl to attend a college in America. Many years later when he goes t... The Dam Busters (1955) 124 mins Drama, War Based upon a true story "The Dam Busters" tells the story of how aeronautical engineer Dr. Barnes N. Wallis developed the famous bouncing bomb and also the daring mission which the 617 Squadron undertook to use the bomb to bl... The Fast and the Furious (1955) 73 mins Crime, Drama, Mystery There is a scene in "The Fast and the Furious" where Dorothy Malone seems to be searching for her words and it made me think that either this movie was still being written when it went in to production or that it was a movie ... Footsteps in the Fog (1955) 90 mins Drama, Thriller As a thriller "Footsteps in the Fog" is solid, a little too far fetched in places and pedestrian in others but solid. But for what is really a serious thriller there is something darkly amusing about this tale of a lowly maid... Fort Yuma (1955) 78 mins Western Fort Yuma (1955) Peter Graves stars as an Apache hating commander with a secret but also a job to do which is to lead a supply column through Apache country which has been angered by a killing... Geordie (1955) 93 mins Comedy, Drama, Romance As a Brit and an ardent admirer of old British cinema I was surprised that I had never heard of "Geordie" especially as it starred two of my favourite actors; Alastair Sim and Bill Travers. Now having watched "Geordie" I can ... 4 pages / 76 reviews Simple list