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An Alligator Named Daisy (1955)

An Alligator Named Daisy (1955)

An Alligator Named Daisy (1955)
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85

Returning from a cricket match in Ireland, Peter Weston gains a pet alligator from another passenger who abandons it with him. He is horrified and while his first instinct is…

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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Richard III (1955)

Richard III (1955)

Richard III (1955)
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155

Having helped his brother King Edward IV take the throne of England, the jealous hunchback Richard, Duke of Gloucester, plots to seize power for himself. Masterfully deceiving and plotting against…

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Genre: Drama, History
The Ladykillers (1955)

The Ladykillers (1955)

The Ladykillers (1955)
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91

Five oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow under the pretext that they are classical musicians.

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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Dial 999 (1955)

Dial 999 (1955)

Dial 999 (1955)
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86

A man tells his wife that the police are after him for having killed a bookie during an alcoholic binge, but that he is innocent and is being framed for…

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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Portrait of Alison (1955)

Portrait of Alison (1955)

Portrait of Alison (1955)
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84

An actress and an artist are linked by his brother to deadly smugglers sought by Scotland Yard.

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Genre: Crime, Drama
Simon and Laura (1955)

Simon and Laura (1955)

Simon and Laura (1955)
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91

A couple of bickering, married performers agree to star in a “Mr. and Mrs.” TV show.

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Genre: Comedy
Timeslip (1955)

Timeslip (1955)

Timeslip (1955)
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93

An atomic scientist is found floating in a river with a bullet in his back and a radioactive halo around his body. The radioactivity has put him seven-and-a-half seconds ahead…

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A Time to Kill (1955)

A Time to Kill (1955)

A Time to Kill (1955)
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65

A man and a woman are poisoned. The woman dies, but the man survives. The finger of blame begins to point at the man. A policeman and a newspaper journalist…

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A Prize of Gold (1955)

A Prize of Gold (1955)

A Prize of Gold (1955)
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98

A U.S. sergeant, a British sergeant and a British pilot hijack gold for a German refugee’s war orphans.

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Genre: Drama, War
Cast a Dark Shadow (1955)

Cast a Dark Shadow (1955)

Cast a Dark Shadow (1955)
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83

Edward “Teddy” Bare is a ruthless schemer who thinks he’s hit the big time when he kills his older wife, believing he will inherit a fortune. When things don’t go…

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Genre: Thriller
Footsteps in the Fog (1955)

Footsteps in the Fog (1955)

Footsteps in the Fog (1955)
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90

A Victorian-era murder mystery about a parlour maid who discovers that her employer may have killed his first wife.

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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Quentin Durward (1955)

Quentin Durward (1955)

Quentin Durward (1955)
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103

During the 15th century reign of France’s King Louis XI, a young Scottish man is sent by his English Lord to woo a French lady on his behalf. The plan…

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Geordie (1955)

Geordie (1955)

Geordie (1955)
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95

Concerned about his small stature, a young Scottish boy applies for a mail-order body building course, successfully gaining both height and strength. The film was released as “Wee Geordie” in…

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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
One Way Out (1955)

One Way Out (1955)

One Way Out (1955)
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61

A tragedy played in standard cops and robbers costume. A policeman faced with deep moral choices finds that once he’s set foot on the path of corruption he is trapped…

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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Value for Money (1955)

Value for Money (1955)

Value for Money (1955)
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90

A wealthy young man from Yorkshire visits a London nightclub and meets a performer. She decides to take him for every penny he is worth, and he decides to let…

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Genre: Comedy
I Am a Camera (1955)

I Am a Camera (1955)

I Am a Camera (1955)
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98

Just before the Nazis ascend to power in Berlin, Chris, an aspiring novelist from England, meets flamboyant cabaret entertainer Sally Bowles and an unusual friendship is born. As Sally feeds…

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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Barbados Quest (1955)

Barbados Quest (1955)

Barbados Quest (1955)
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90

Special investigator Duke Martin is in London to investigate the authenticity of a rare postage stamp called the Barbados Overplate. Someone is willing to commit murder to get his or…

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Summertime (1955)

Summertime (1955)

Summertime (1955)
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100

Middle-aged Ohio secretary Jane Hudson has never found love and has nearly resigned herself to spending the rest of her life alone. But before she does, she uses her savings…

Genre: Drama, Romance
King’s Rhapsody (1955)

King’s Rhapsody (1955)

King’s Rhapsody (1955)
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93

Flynn plays the exciled Ruritanian king who leaves his mistress to return home to a political marriage. Love versus duty in this enjoyable romantic film.

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Genre: Drama, Romance
Track the Man Down (1955)

Track the Man Down (1955)

Track the Man Down (1955)
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75

A newspaper reporter finds himself drawn into the aftermath of a racetrack robbery.

Genre: Crime, Drama
Little Red Monkey (1955)

Little Red Monkey (1955)

Little Red Monkey (1955)
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71

Several murders of nuclear scientists, that baffles Scotland Yard, occur in London about the same time that Bill Locklin, a special officer from the United States State Department, arrives to…

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Genre: Crime
The Constant Husband (1955)

The Constant Husband (1955)

The Constant Husband (1955)
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88

Charles Hathaway wakes up in West Wales with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. With the help of a Cardiff specialist he traces his life…

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Genre: Comedy
The Ship That Died of Shame (1955)

The Ship That Died of Shame (1955)

The Ship That Died of Shame (1955)
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95

After World War II the crew of a motor gunboat join together to buy their old vessel and go into business for themselves. This may sound like a laudable scheme,…

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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Prisoner (1955)

The Prisoner (1955)

The Prisoner (1955)
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95

A cardinal is arrested for treason against the state. He is a popular hero of his people, for his resistance against the Nazis during the war and his resistance when…

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Genre: Drama
The Glass Cage (1955)

The Glass Cage (1955)

The Glass Cage (1955)
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59

A circus barker stages a sensational new act, the world’s longest fast undertaken by “Sapolio”, on view in a glass cage. But this act also results in several murders, a…

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Genre: Crime
The Dark Avenger (1955)

The Dark Avenger (1955)

The Dark Avenger (1955)
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85

Edward, Prince of Wales, son and heir to his father King Edward III of England, leads an English army to the French province of Aquitaine to protect the inhabitant from…

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Passage Home (1955)

Passage Home (1955)

Passage Home (1955)
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102

Set in 1931, the film takes place aboard a merchant ship, briefly harboured in South America. A young woman (Diane Cilento) boards the ship as a passenger, resulting in disharmony…

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Genre: Drama
Three Cases of Murder (1955)

Three Cases of Murder (1955)

Three Cases of Murder (1955)
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99

Three stories of murder and the supernatural: A museum worker is introduced to a world behind the pictures he sees every day. When two lifelong friends fall in love with…

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Genre: Horror, Mystery
As Long as They’re Happy (1955)

As Long as They’re Happy (1955)

As Long as They’re Happy (1955)
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91

The suburban peace of the Bentley household is shattered when John Bentley is informed by his wife Stella that their two married daughters, Pat and Corrine are in trouble and…

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Genre: Comedy, Music
The End of the Affair (1955)

The End of the Affair (1955)

The End of the Affair (1955)
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105

During the 1940s, Maurice Bendrix, a writer recently discharged from the armed service, falls in love with Sarah Miles, whom he interviews for a book. Sarah is married, but she…

Genre: Drama, Romance
The Lyons in Paris (1955)

The Lyons in Paris (1955)

The Lyons in Paris (1955)
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81

The second in the series of films about the Lyon family, based on the BBC radio series Life With the Lyons. Ben Lyon appears to have forgotten his wedding anniversary…

Genre: Comedy
Simba (1955)

Simba (1955)

Simba (1955)
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99

A European family in East Africa finds itself caught up in an uprising by local black Africans against their white colonial masters. Based on the Mau-Mau rebellion in Kenya in…

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Genre: Drama, Romance
The Delavine Affair (1955)

The Delavine Affair (1955)

The Delavine Affair (1955)
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64

Peter Reynolds stars as Rex Banner, a newspaperman who makes it his life’s mission to track down a vicious gang of thieves. When his informant winds up dead, Rex finds…

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Genre: Crime, Drama
To Paris with Love (1955)

To Paris with Love (1955)

To Paris with Love (1955)
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78

A father and son go to Paris to help each other find love.

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Genre: Comedy, Romance
The Time of His Life (1955)

The Time of His Life (1955)

The Time of His Life (1955)
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74

Mr Pastry’s social climbing daughter, president of a society for the rehabilitation for ex-convicts, hides the fact that her father is himself a prisoner. When he is released and arrives…

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Genre: Comedy
Stock Car (1955)

Stock Car (1955)

Stock Car (1955)
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68

Katie attempts to save her father’s failing garage, after he is killed during a stock car race. She is assisted by an American driver, Larry Duke, but unfortunately one of…

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Genre: Drama
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954)

Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954)

Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954)
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107

A man who works for ‘The Party’ (an all powerful empire led by a man known only as ‘Big Brother’) begins to have thoughts of rebellion and love for a…

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Mask of Dust (1954)

Mask of Dust (1954)

Mask of Dust (1954)
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79

An idol of auto-racing fans attempts a comeback after serving in the Air Force. When his former rival lies dying in the hospital he must decide whether to continue in…

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Genre: Drama
Carrington V.C. (1954)

Carrington V.C. (1954)

Carrington V.C. (1954)
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105

Major Charles Carrington (David Niven) is arrested for taking £125 from the base safe. He also faces two other charges that could finish his distinguished service career. He decides to…

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Genre: Drama
The Happiness of Three Women (1954)

The Happiness of Three Women (1954)

The Happiness of Three Women (1954)
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78

Three women staying at a remote Welsh inn toss coins into a well wishing to improve their miserable lives. Along comes postman Evans (who also wrote the original play and…

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Genre: Drama