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1. Hell in Korea (1956)
Not Rated | 80 min | Drama, History, War
During the Korean War retreat in 1951, a small British recon group is surrounded by Chinese troops and holds out in a lonely temple atop a hill.
Director: Julian Amyes | Stars: Stephen Boyd, Ronald Lewis, George Baker, Harry Andrews
Votes: 619
2. A Touch of the Sun (1956)
80 min | Comedy
Willie is a hall porter who is left a fortune but after living it up for a while he returns to his old hotel which is in financial difficulties.
Director: Gordon Parry | Stars: Frankie Howerd, Ruby Murray, Dennis Price, Dorothy Bromiley
Votes: 183
3. A Town Like Alice (1956)
Not Rated | 117 min | Drama, Romance, War
A newly wealthy English woman returns to Malaya to build a well for the villagers who helped her during war. Thinking back, she recalls the Australian man who made a great sacrifice to aid her and her fellow prisoners of war.
Director: Jack Lee | Stars: Virginia McKenna, Peter Finch, Kenji Takaki, Tran Van Khe
Votes: 1,910
4. 1984 (1956)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
In a totalitarian future society, Winston Smith, whose daily work is re-writing history, tries to rebel by falling in love.
Director: Michael Anderson | Stars: Edmond O'Brien, Michael Redgrave, Jan Sterling, David Kossoff
Votes: 4,178
5. Million Dollar Manhunt (1956)
67 min | Crime, Drama
1956. Drama. Starring Hollywood's Richard Denning as the secret agent, Carole Mathews as the luscious nightclub vocalist and Ronald Adam as the chameleon-like criminal. A story of money and crime.
Director: Maclean Rogers | Stars: Richard Denning, Carole Mathews, Ronald Adam, Danny Green
Votes: 158
6. Behind the Headlines (1956)
65 min | Crime, Drama
Newspaper reporters compete with London police to solve a murder.
Director: Charles Saunders | Stars: Magda Miller, Arthur Rigby, Trevor Reid, Alfie Bass
Votes: 164
7. Bermuda Affair (1956)
77 min | Drama
Director: A. Edward Sutherland | Stars: Gary Merrill, Kim Hunter, Ron Randell, Zena Marshall
Votes: 23
8. Beyond Mombasa (1956)
90 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
An American travels to East Africa, where he tries to find out how his brother died.
Director: George Marshall | Stars: Cornel Wilde, Donna Reed, Leo Genn, Ron Randell
Votes: 412
9. Blonde Bait (1956)
Passed | 71 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
U.S. State Department agent Kent Foster, on the trail of a murderous traitor, Nick Randall, hopes to trap Randall through singer/stripper Angela Booth. The latter has promised to marry ... See full summary »
Director: Elmo Williams | Stars: Beverly Michaels, Jim Davis, Joan Rice, Richard Travis
Votes: 173
10. Bond of Fear (1956)
66 min | Drama, Crime
An escaped killer hides out by forcing a travelling family to take him with them.
Director: Henry Cass | Stars: Dermot Walsh, Jane Barrett, John Colicos, Marilyn Baker
Votes: 169
11. Breakaway (1956)
Not Rated | 72 min | Crime, Drama
Suave veteran private eye Duke Martin is on the trail of a secret formula and a kidnapped girl.
Director: Henry Cass | Stars: Tom Conway, Michael Balfour, Honor Blackman, Brian Worth
Votes: 161
12. Charley Moon (1956)
92 min | Musical
Life and loves of a country boy who makes it on the London stage, but misses home.
Director: Guy Hamilton | Stars: Max Bygraves, Dennis Price, Michael Medwin, Florence Desmond
Votes: 115
13. Checkpoint (1956)
Not Rated | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After killing a few Italian cops during a burglary, a thief hired by a British car racing company must flee to Switzerland disguised as a race car driver during a rally.
Director: Ralph Thomas | Stars: Anthony Steel, Odile Versois, Stanley Baker, James Robertson Justice
Votes: 307
14. Child in the House (1956)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama
Young Elizabeth is left with her relatives, a married couple, while her mother is in the hospital. The friendly husband likes her, but the wife hates kids. One day her father, an often-absent crook on the lam, visits her in secret.
Director: Cy Endfield | Stars: Phyllis Calvert, Eric Portman, Stanley Baker, Mandy Miller
Votes: 215
15. Circus Friends (1956)
63 min | Family, Drama
When Marlow's circus comes to town they find that the field they usually use is not available because they didn't pay the farmer last year. They have to promise most of their equipment to ... See full summary »
Director: Gerald Thomas | Stars: Alan Coleshill, Carol White, David Tilley, Pat Belcher
16. Operation Conspiracy (1956)
Approved | 69 min | Thriller
Intelligence officer fails a mission during WW2. Years later whilst working in a hotel he may discover what went wrong?
Director: Joseph Sterling | Stars: Philip Friend, Mary Mackenzie, Leslie Dwyer, Allan Cuthbertson
Votes: 183
17. Doublecross (1956)
71 min | Drama, Thriller
A Cornish poacher clashes with dangerous international spies.
Director: Anthony Squire | Stars: Donald Houston, Fay Compton, Anton Diffring, Allan Cuthbertson
Votes: 91
18. Dry Rot (1956)
87 min | Comedy
Three bookies concoct a dim-witted scheme to kidnap a racehorse and a star jockey, then swap them with a pair of lookalikes to make a fast buck.
Director: Maurice Elvey | Stars: Ronald Shiner, Brian Rix, Sidney James, Peggy Mount
Votes: 211
19. Escape in the Sun (1956)
63 min | Adventure
Director: George P. Breakston | Stars: John Bentley, Vera Fusek, Martin Boddey, Alan Tarlton
Votes: 33
20. Ett kungligt äventyr (1956)
80 min | Romance
Princess Caroline travels incognito to Stockholm and meets the Prince Birger, who also uses a fake name.
Director: Daniel Birt | Stars: Jean Anderson, Ragnar Arvedson, Peter Dyneley, Marjorie Fielding
21. Eyewitness (1956)
82 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Lucy Church, the sole witness to a fatal robbery, is struck by a passing bus and her life lies in the balance as the thieves wait for a chance to finish her off.
Director: Muriel Box | Stars: Donald Sinden, Muriel Pavlow, Belinda Lee, Michael Craig
Votes: 338
22. Find the Lady (1956)
56 min | Comedy, Crime
During New Year's Eve, a young model spends the day searching for her grandmother, who has suspiciously gone missing.
Director: Charles Saunders | Stars: Donald Houston, Beverley Brooks, Mervyn Johns, Kay Callard
Votes: 105
23. Fire Maidens of Outer Space (1956)
Approved | 73 min | Sci-Fi
A team of astronauts lands on a moon of Jupiter to find it populated with beautiful young women looking for mates. An old man explains to the explorers the group's story, as well as the moon's dangers.
Director: Cy Roth | Stars: Anthony Dexter, Susan Shaw, Paul Carpenter, Jacqueline Curtis
Votes: 1,985
24. Escape from the Iron Curtain (1956)
58 min | Drama
Mission to bring out a scientist from Hungary.
Director: Denis Kavanagh | Stars: Theodore Bikel, John Bentley, Donald Gray, Carina Helm
Votes: 106
26. High Terrace (1956)
Passed | 69 min | Mystery
While in London for the launch of his latest work, American playwright Bill Lang becomes involved after the murder of the show's producer.
Director: Henry Cass | Stars: Dale Robertson, Lois Maxwell, Derek Bond, Eric Pohlmann
Votes: 12
27. Home and Away (1956)
80 min | Comedy, Drama
A man's luck suddenly changes when he wins the football pools.
Director: Vernon Sewell | Stars: Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison, Lana Morris, Charles Victor
Votes: 194
28. Triple Deception (1956)
Not Rated | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Due to his physical resemblance to criminal Steve Chancellor, law enforcement recruits seaman Larry Ellis to pose as Chancellor and infiltrate an organized crime ring in France.
Director: Guy Green | Stars: Michael Craig, Julia Arnall, Brenda de Banzie, Barbara Bates
Votes: 225
29. It's Great to Be Young! (1956)
Not Rated | 94 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
It's heaven at Angel Hill Grammar School until the arrival of the new headmaster, Mr. Frome, who prohibits sixth formers from their beloved music-making. Dingle, a very unconventional music master, helps the students in their time of need.
Director: Cyril Frankel | Stars: John Mills, Cecil Parker, John Salew, Elizabeth Kentish
Votes: 337
30. It's Never Too Late (1956)
Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy
To Laura Hammond's large family, she is simply the mother who makes all their lives run more smoothly. But although they don't know it, she is a very successful novelist.
Director: Michael McCarthy | Stars: Phyllis Calvert, Patrick Barr, Susan Stephen, Guy Rolfe
Votes: 54
31. It's a Wonderful World (1956)
Approved | 89 min | Comedy, Musical
Two struggling songwriters have an unexpected hit on their hands after they discover a unique way of composing.
Director: Val Guest | Stars: Terence Morgan, George Cole, Kathleen Harrison, Mylène Demongeot
Votes: 131
32. Jacqueline (1956)
Not Rated | 89 min | Drama
Captivating drama of a lovable little Irish girl and how she helps her tippler father find work.
Director: Roy Ward Baker | Stars: John Gregson, Kathleen Ryan, Jacqueline Ryan, Noel Purcell
Votes: 181
33. Guilty? (1956)
93 min | Crime, Drama
A Frenchwoman accused of the murder of her child's father in an English court rejects her defence lawyer. At the request of a Frenchman who saved his life during the war, a family solicitor reluctantly takes on the case.
Director: Edmond T. Gréville | Stars: John Justin, Barbara Laage, Donald Wolfit, Norman Wooland
Votes: 119
34. Johnny You're Wanted (1956)
70 min | Crime, Drama
A truck driver is accused of the murder of a hitch hiker.
Director: Vernon Sewell | Stars: John Slater, Alfred Marks, Garry Marsh, Chris Halward
Votes: 58
35. Jumping for Joy (1956)
88 min | Comedy, Romance
Frankie Howard stars as Willie Joy, the man whose new greyhound causes him all kinds of trouble. First, the pooch gets poorly and then Willy has to fend off race fixing gangsters.
Director: John Paddy Carstairs | Stars: Frankie Howerd, Stanley Holloway, A.E. Matthews, Tony Wright
Votes: 139
36. Keep It Clean (I) (1956)
75 min | Comedy
A man invents a new cleaning machine. His brother in law offers to help him promote it and they get help from the Purity League.
Director: David Paltenghi | Stars: Ronald Shiner, James Hayter, Diane Hart, Ursula Howells
Votes: 101
37. Loser Takes All (1956)
Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy
Bertrand is an accountant employed by a large London firm. After he uncovers an accounting error, his employer is so thrilled that he sends Bertrand and his new wife to Monte Carlo. The trip, however, is not completely as it seems.
Director: Ken Annakin | Stars: Glynis Johns, Rossano Brazzi, Robert Morley, Tony Britton
Votes: 202
38. Tears for Simon (1956)
89 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
When an 18 month old baby disappears in London, a police investigation ensues, though there are few leads.
Director: Guy Green | Stars: David Farrar, David Knight, Julia Arnall, Anthony Oliver
Votes: 351
39. Moby Dick (1956)
Not Rated | 116 min | Adventure, Drama
The sole survivor of a lost whaling ship relates the tale of his captain's self-destructive obsession to hunt the white whale, Moby Dick.
Director: John Huston | Stars: Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart, Leo Genn, James Robertson Justice
Votes: 21,903 | Gross: $10.40M
40. Teenage Bad Girl (1956)
100 min | Crime, Drama
Poor Valerie just can't seem to straighten out her delinquent teenage daughter Janet, whose sleazy boyfriend is leading her down a rebellious path of crime and moral turpitude that could ... See full summary »
Director: Herbert Wilcox | Stars: Anna Neagle, Sylvia Syms, Norman Wooland, Wilfrid Hyde-White
Votes: 143
41. My Wife's Family (1956)
76 min | Comedy
After an interfering mother-in-law discovers what she believes to be a plan to deceive her daughter, a riot ensues.
Director: Gilbert Gunn | Stars: Ronald Shiner, Ted Ray, Greta Gynt, Robertson Hare
42. Not So Dusty (1956)
Not Rated | 77 min | Comedy
Comedy in which two dustmen (BIll Owen, Leslie Dwyer) come into possession of a valuable book, but the donor's sister wants it back.
Director: Maclean Rogers | Stars: Bill Owen, Joy Nichols, Leslie Dwyer, Harold Berens
Votes: 110
43. Now and Forever (1956)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
A rich young society girl falls in love with a car mechanic. Her family is appalled and stops her seeing him. The girl attempts to commit suicide and then decides to elope.
Director: Mario Zampi | Stars: Janette Scott, Vernon Gray, Kay Walsh, Jack Warner
Votes: 192
44. Odongo: An Adventure of the African Frontier (1956)
85 min | Adventure, Drama
In Kenya, a white trader of exotic animals is mentoring and caring for an African boy but is annoyed by his new female replacement veterinarian and must deal with a disgruntled former employee.
Director: John Gilling | Stars: Rhonda Fleming, Macdonald Carey, Juma, Eleanor Summerfield
Votes: 165
45. One Wish Too Many (1956)
56 min | Family, Comedy, Fantasy
A young boy finds a magic marble that grants him any wish he wants. One day he wishes for a giant steam-roller, and it starts to trash London.
Director: John Durst | Stars: Anthony Richmond, Rosalind Gourgey, John Pike, Terry Cooke
Votes: 42
46. Pacific Destiny (1956)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama
Life is strange and worrying for a cadet who arrives in the Pacific in the colonial service. And the testy resident commissioner, who had been expecting an experienced man, soon shows his disapproval.
Director: Wolf Rilla | Stars: Denholm Elliott, Susan Stephen, Felix Felton, Peter Bathurst
Votes: 80
47. Passport to Treason (1956)
Not Rated | 70 min | Mystery
While investigating the mysterious death of a friend, a man discovers a peace organization is the front for a crime syndicate. Based on the novel of the same name by Manning O'Brien.
Director: Robert S. Baker | Stars: Rod Cameron, Lois Maxwell, Clifford Evans, Peter Illing
Votes: 164
48. Peril for the Guy (1956)
55 min | Family
A group of children attempt to bring to book a gang of oil men intent on stealing valuable invention.
Director: James Hill | Stars: Frazer Hines, Mandy Harper, Christopher Warbey, Ali Allen
Votes: 69
49. Port Afrique (1956)
Approved | 92 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Rip Reardon, ex-Army flier, returns to his home in French Morocco and finds his wife dead, and he suspects she has been murdered. Police Colonel Moussac insists she committed suicide. Rip ... See full summary »
Director: Rudolph Maté | Stars: Pier Angeli, Philip Carey, Dennis Price, Eugene Deckers
Votes: 223
50. Port of Escape (1956)
76 min | Crime, Drama
Two sailors visiting London get embroiled in a bar fight, resulting in a man's death. They hijack a boat with three women aboard and embark on a desperate maritime escape from authorities while holding the women hostage.
Director: Anthony Young | Stars: Googie Withers, John McCallum, Bill Kerr, Joan Hickson
Votes: 147
51. Private's Progress (1956)
102 min | Comedy, War
In World War II, a failed British officer is selected by his uncle, a brigadier with the War Office, to participate in a secret operation to recover looted artwork from the Germans.
Director: John Boulting | Stars: Ian Carmichael, Ronald Adam, Henry B. Longhurst, Peter Jones
Votes: 903
52. Raiders of the River (1956)
147 min | Crime, Sci-Fi
Director: John Haggarty | Stars: Richard O'Sullivan, Jenny Jones, Robert Peters, Jack MacGowran
Votes: 21
53. Ramsbottom Rides Again (1956)
92 min | Comedy, Western
A Yorkshire publican comes into an inheritance, but when he goes to Canada to claim it, he runs into trouble.
Director: John Baxter | Stars: Arthur Askey, Glenn Melvyn, Sidney James, Shani Wallis
Votes: 54
54. Reach for the Sky (1956)
Approved | 123 min | Biography, Drama, War
Biopic of RAF Group Captain Douglas Bader who, after having lost both legs, flew a British fighter plane during WWII.
Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Kenneth More, Muriel Pavlow, Lyndon Brook, Lee Patterson
Votes: 2,993
56. Safari (1956)
Approved | 90 min | Adventure
During the Mau Mau Uprising in British Kenya in the 1950s, settler-hunter Ken Duffield is a hired guide for a lion hunting party but he also hopes to find the Mau Mau rebel who killed his family.
Director: Terence Young | Stars: Victor Mature, Janet Leigh, John Justin, Roland Culver
Votes: 668
57. Panic in the Parlor (1956)
81 min | Comedy
Emma interrupts Albert's bachelor party, he gets cold feet about marrying her daughter. Unsure if Emma's vow to change will last, Albert marries Shirley anyway.
Director: Gordon Parry | Stars: Peggy Mount, Shirley Eaton, Ronald Lewis, Cyril Smith
Votes: 407
58. Satellite in the Sky (1956)
Approved | 85 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
The British launch the world's first orbital vehicle. Their military sends a super-bomb along, which goes wrong and threatens the crew and a stowaway.
Director: Paul Dickson | Stars: Kieron Moore, Lois Maxwell, Donald Wolfit, Bryan Forbes
Votes: 742
60. Smiley (1956)
97 min | Comedy
Smiley Greevins is a cheeky, mischievous, imaginative little boy who lives in the small town of Murrumbilla in the Australian outback. His father Bill is a poor drover who is often away ... See full summary »
Director: Anthony Kimmins | Stars: Ralph Richardson, John McCallum, Chips Rafferty, Colin Petersen
Votes: 210
61. Spin a Dark Web (1956)
Approved | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A Canadian living in London is trying to succeed as a prizefighter, without much luck. He meets the sister of a local mob leader, and she soon draws him into the gang's activities. When he ... See full summary »
Director: Vernon Sewell | Stars: Faith Domergue, Lee Patterson, Rona Anderson, Martin Benson
Votes: 330
62. Stars in Your Eyes (1956)
96 min | Comedy, Musical
A group of talented young performers buy a dilapidated theatre to showcase their acts - but unscrupulous property developers plan dirty tricks to disrupt the first night's performance.
Director: Maurice Elvey | Stars: Nat Jackley, Pat Kirkwood, Bonar Colleano, Dorothy Squires
Votes: 36
63. Supersonic Saucer (1956)
50 min | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
A group of schoolchildren come upon an alien from Venus, and help him against a gang of criminals who are trying to kidnap him.
Director: Guy Fergusson | Stars: Marcia Manolescue, Gillian Harrison, Fella Edmonds, Andrew Motte-Harrison
Votes: 189
64. The Baby and the Battleship (1956)
Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy
After a pier side mix-up with the Italian family of his fiancée, Able Seaman Knocker White (Sir Richard Attenborough) finds himself literally left holding the baby. Unable to return it ... See full summary »
Director: Jay Lewis | Stars: John Mills, Richard Attenborough, André Morell, Bryan Forbes
Votes: 336
65. Pursuit of the Graf Spee (1956)
Not Rated | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the first major naval battle of World War II, the British Navy must find and destroy a powerful German warship.
Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | Stars: John Gregson, Anthony Quayle, Peter Finch, Ian Hunter
Votes: 4,865
66. The Big Money (1956)
86 min | Comedy
Petty thief Willie Frith steals a suitcase full of bank notes, only to find out that they have all been given the same serial number. But this is only the start of his troubles: now he must... See full summary »
Director: John Paddy Carstairs | Stars: Ian Carmichael, Belinda Lee, Kathleen Harrison, Robert Helpmann
Votes: 242
67. The Black Tent (1956)
Not Rated | 83 min | Drama, Romance, War
In the African desert, a British soldier romances a native chief's daughter and helps the tribe fight off a German attack.
Director: Brian Desmond Hurst | Stars: Donald Sinden, Anthony Steel, Anna Maria Sandri, André Morell
Votes: 480
68. The Eternal Question (1956)
Drama
Directors: Ron Ormond, Anthony Young | Stars: Josef Ranald, Terence Alexander, Aryl Blatchford, Asta Bredigand
69. The Extra Day (1956)
Not Rated | 83 min | Comedy, Drama
The final scene of a film has been lost and the extras have to be rounded up for it to be re-shot.
Director: William Fairchild | Stars: Richard Basehart, Simone Simon, George Baker, Josephine Griffin
Votes: 183
70. The Gentle Touch (1956)
91 min | Comedy, Drama
The public and private lives of 5 girls, who start out as student nurses in the National Health service during the 1950's.
Director: Pat Jackson | Stars: George Baker, Belinda Lee, Delphi Lawrence, Adrienne Corri
Votes: 125
71. The Gamma People (1956)
Passed | 76 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
An American reporter smells a story when he is stranded in an Iron Curtain country where the local dictator is using gamma rays to transform children into mutated henchmen.
Director: John Gilling | Stars: Paul Douglas, Eva Bartok, Leslie Phillips, Walter Rilla
Votes: 816
72. The Dynamiters (1956)
74 min | Thriller, Crime, Drama
1955. Directed by Terence Fisher and starring Wayne Morris, Sandra Dorne and Patrick Holt. Set in London's Soho, a gang of ruthless safe-crackers plan their next robbery.
Directors: Francis Searle, Terence Fisher | Stars: Wayne Morris, Sandra Dorne, James Kenney, Patrick Holt
Votes: 198
73. The Green Man (1956)
Not Rated | 80 min | Comedy, Crime
An assassin is annoyed by a vacuum cleaner salesman determined to stop him.
Directors: Robert Day, Basil Dearden | Stars: Alastair Sim, George Cole, Terry-Thomas, Jill Adams
Votes: 2,325
74. The Hideout (1956)
Not Rated | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An insurance investigator has a chance encounter with the sister of a fur dealer and soon finds himself embroiled in intrigue involving a case filled with cash as well as a potential outbreak of anthrax.
Director: Peter Graham Scott | Stars: Dermot Walsh, Rona Anderson, Ronald Howard, Sam Kydd
Votes: 175
75. The Hostage (1956)
80 min | Thriller
A South American revolutionary is facing death for murder but the President's daughter in London is taken hostage.
Director: Harold Huth | Stars: Ron Randell, Mary Parker, John Bailey, Carl Jaffe
Votes: 61
76. Finger of Guilt (1956)
Approved | 95 min | Drama, Film-Noir
A married movie studio executive's life starts to unravel when he is stalked by a seductively beautiful woman he claims he does not know.
Directors: Joseph Losey, Alec C. Snowden | Stars: Richard Basehart, Mary Murphy, Constance Cummings, Roger Livesey
Votes: 662
77. The Iron Petticoat (1956)
Approved | 87 min | Comedy
Russian Captain defects to England, not for politics but due to gender discrimination. English Captain ordered to sell capitalism. Defector argues communism better. They fall in love despite KGB attempts to retrieve her.
Director: Ralph Thomas | Stars: Bob Hope, Katharine Hepburn, Noelle Middleton, James Robertson Justice
Votes: 1,260
78. The Last Man to Hang (1956)
Approved | 75 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Sir Roderick Strood is on trial for the murder of his wife.
Director: Terence Fisher | Stars: Tom Conway, Elizabeth Sellars, Eunice Gayson, Freda Jackson
Votes: 137
79. The Third Key (1956)
Not Rated | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The sleuths of Scotland Yard try to solve a series of burglaries.
Director: Charles Frend | Stars: Jack Hawkins, John Stratton, Dorothy Alison, Michael Brooke
Votes: 1,376
80. The Man Who Never Was (1956)
Approved | 103 min | Drama, War
In order to fool the Germans into thinking the Allied invasion of Sicily will take place elsewhere, British Military Intelligence comes up with a cunning ruse.
Director: Ronald Neame | Stars: Clifton Webb, Gloria Grahame, Robert Flemyng, Josephine Griffin
Votes: 5,787
81. The Man in the Road (1956)
83 min | Crime, Thriller
Communist agents trail an important scientist to try to steal his top-secret new formula.
Director: Lance Comfort | Stars: Derek Farr, Ella Raines, Donald Wolfit, Lisa Daniely
Votes: 191
82. The March Hare (1956)
Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy
Sir Charles Hare, a young Irish baronet, gambles his all on one of his horses at Ascot. But the horse is 'pulled', and Sir Charles is forced to sell his Irish estate. His aunt, however, has some surprises in store for him.
Director: George More O'Ferrall | Stars: Terence Morgan, Martita Hunt, Bernard Rook, Wilfrid Hyde-White
Votes: 123
83. The Narrowing Circle (1956)
66 min | Crime, Drama
A journalist is framed for the murder of a rival and has to prove his innocence, whatever the cost.
Director: Charles Saunders | Stars: Paul Carpenter, Hazel Court, Russell Napier, Trevor Reid
Votes: 149
84. The Secret Tent (1956)
69 min | Crime, Drama
A fine upstanding wife finds it difficult to keep her sordid past as a criminal a secret from her husband and neighbors.
Director: Don Chaffey | Stars: Donald Gray, Andree Melly, Jean Anderson, Sonia Dresdel
85. The Secret of the Forest (1956)
61 min | Adventure, Family
A forester's two children, Knight and Day, become friends with two spoiled rich kids, Terrington and Cox, when the latter two come to the woods for a visit. The quartet gets involved with a... See full summary »
Director: Darcy Conyers | Stars: Kit Terrington, Jacqueline Cox, Barry Knight, Diana Day
Votes: 26
86. The Shield of Faith (1956)
56 min | Drama
Director: Norman Walker | Stars: Mervyn Johns, Adrienne Corri, Emrys Jones, Frank Williams
87. The Silken Affair (1956)
Approved | 96 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
Spoiler: Roger Tweakham, a married accountant leading a humdrum life, gets involved with a motivating model, tweaks the books of a stocking factory whose owner he likes so it will show a ... See full summary »
Director: Roy Kellino | Stars: David Niven, Geneviève Page, Ronald Squire, Beatrice Straight
Votes: 52
88. The Spanish Gardener (1956)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama
Rather undiplomatic British diplomat Harrington Brande (Sir Michael Hordern) takes up his new post in Spain accompanied by his son Nicholas (Jon Whiteley). The posting is something of a ... See full summary »
Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Jon Whiteley, Michael Hordern, Cyril Cusack
Votes: 1,031
89. The Weapon (1956)
77 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A boy accidentally shoots a friend with a gun he found in the rubble of a destroyed building. The gun turns out to be a clue in a ten-year-old murder case.
Directors: Val Guest, Hal E. Chester | Stars: Steve Cochran, Lizabeth Scott, George Cole, Herbert Marshall
Votes: 432
90. They Never Learn (1956)
47 min | Crime
WPC Marie Watson volunteers for an undercover assignment and is ordered to befriend an inmate at Holloway in order to infiltrate a gang of dangerous counterfeiters.
Directors: Edwin J. Fancey, Denis Kavanagh | Stars: Adrienne Scott, Jackie Collins, John Blythe, Graham Stark
Votes: 17
91. Three Men in a Boat (1956)
Approved | 84 min | Comedy, Romance
Three London gentlemen take a vacation rowing down the Thames, encountering various mishaps and misadventures along the way.
Director: Ken Annakin | Stars: Laurence Harvey, Jimmy Edwards, David Tomlinson, Shirley Eaton
Votes: 419
92. Thunderstorm (1956)
84 min | Drama
A beautiful slim blonde named Maria is saved from the sea by some fishermen. They take her to their small village and quickly start lusting after her. This leads to infighting and soon all hell breaks loose.
Directors: John Guillermin, Alfonso Acebal | Stars: Carlos Thompson, Linda Christian, Charles Korvin, Garry Thorne
Votes: 74
93. Tiger in the Smoke (1956)
94 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In wartime a young officer is killed during a raid to kill a German general at the house that used to belong to his grandmother. Before he dies he talks about a treasure that was hidden ... See full summary »
Director: Roy Ward Baker | Stars: Donald Sinden, Muriel Pavlow, Tony Wright, Bernard Miles
Votes: 286
94. Together (1956)
52 min | Drama
Two dockers, both deaf and dumb, stand together.
Directors: Lorenza Mazzetti, Denis Horne | Stars: Michael Andrews, Eduardo Paolozzi, Vali Myers, Denis Richardson
Votes: 170
95. Tons of Trouble (1956)
77 min | Comedy
The eccentric caretaker of a block of flats, Mr. Pastry is in charge of two of its boilers, whom he names "Mavis" and "Ethel." His love for the pair leads him into unforeseen problems
Director: Leslie S. Hiscott | Stars: Richard Hearne, William Hartnell, Austin Trevor, Ralph Truman
Votes: 75
96. Up in the World (1956)
87 min | Comedy
A friendly window cleaner works at an English country estate where he saves the owner's son from kidnappers.
Director: John Paddy Carstairs | Stars: Norman Wisdom, Maureen Swanson, Jerry Desmonde, Michael Caridia
Votes: 750
97. Who Done It? (1956)
85 min | Comedy, Crime
This movie debut for saucy British TV comic Benny Hill has Benny leaving his job as a sweeper after winning some money. He becomes a private detective and investigates a plot to assassinate British scientists.
Director: Basil Dearden | Stars: Benny Hill, Belinda Lee, David Kossoff, Garry Marsh
Votes: 426
98. Wicked as They Come (1956)
94 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A poor but beautiful woman sets her sights on rising to the top, and lets nothing stand in her way - including murder.
Director: Ken Hughes | Stars: Arlene Dahl, Philip Carey, Herbert Marshall, Michael Goodliffe
Votes: 605
99. Women Without Men (1956)
71 min | Crime, Drama
Comedy and drama as three women, including one with her baby, escape from prison.
Directors: Elmo Williams, Bert Glazer | Stars: Beverly Michaels, Joan Rice, Thora Hird, Avril Angers
Votes: 87
100. X the Unknown (1956)
Approved | 81 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A radioactive, mud-like creature terrorizes a Scottish village.
Directors: Leslie Norman, Joseph Losey | Stars: Dean Jagger, Edward Chapman, Leo McKern, Anthony Newley
Votes: 3,267
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