List of American films of 1958

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A list of American films released in 1958.
Gigi won Best Picture at the Academy Awards.

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Another Time, Another Place Lewis Allen Lana Turner, Barry Sullivan, Sean Connery, Glynis Johns Melodrama Paramount Pictures
Apache Territory Ray Nazarro Rory Calhoun, Barbara Bates, John Dehner Western
Arrivederci Roma Roy Rowland Mario Lanza Musical MGM
Attack of the 50 Foot Woman Nathan H. Juran Allison Hayes, Yvette Vickers Science fiction
Attack of the Puppet People Bert I. Gordon John Agar Sci-fi, Comedy
Auntie Mame Morton DaCosta Rosalind Russell, Coral Browne, Forrest Tucker, Peggy Cass, Roger Smith Comedy 5 Oscar nominations
The Badlanders Delmer Daves Alan Ladd, Ernest Borgnine, Katy Jurado Western
The Barbarian and the Geisha John Huston John Wayne, Eiko Ando, Sam Jaffe Adventure
Bell, Book and Candle Richard Quine James Stewart, Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs Comedy
The Big Country William Wyler Gregory Peck, Charlton Heston, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, Burl Ives Western Oscar for Ives
The Black Orchid Martin Ritt Sophia Loren, Anthony Quinn Romance
The Blob Irvin Yeaworth Steve McQueen, Aneta Corsaut Sci-Fi, Horror
Bonjour Tristesse Otto Preminger Deborah Kerr, David Niven, Jean Seberg Drama
The Brain Eaters Bruno VeSota Ed Nelson Sci-Fi
The Bravados Henry King Gregory Peck, Stephen Boyd, Albert Salmi, Joan Collins Western 20th Century Fox
The Brothers Karamazov Richard Brooks Yul Brynner, Maria Schell, Claire Bloom, Lee J. Cobb Drama
The Buccaneer Anthony Quinn Yul Brynner, Claire Bloom, Charles Boyer, Inger Stevens, Charlton Heston Drama Paramount Pictures
Buchanan Rides Alone Budd Boetticher Randolph Scott, Craig Stevens, Jennifer Holden Western

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Richard Brooks Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives, Judith Anderson, Madeleine Sherwood, Jack Carson Drama based on Tennessee Williams play
The Cool and the Crazy William Witney Scott Marlowe, Gigi Perreau Drama American International
Cowboy Delmer Daves Glenn Ford, Jack Lemmon, Anna Kashfi Western
The Cry Baby Killer Joe Addis Harry Lauter, Jack Nicholson, Carolyn Mitchell Crime Allied Artists
Daddy-O Lou Place Dick Contino Romantic comedy American International
Damn Yankees Stanley Donen, George Abbott Tab Hunter, Gwen Verdon, Ray Walston Musical based on Broadway show
Darby's Rangers William Wellman James Garner, Jack Warden, Stuart Whitman War Warner Bros.
The Decks Ran Red Andrew L. Stone James Mason, Dorothy Dandridge Crime MGM
The Defiant Ones Stanley Kramer Tony Curtis, Sidney Poitier Drama 6 Oscar nominations
Desire Under the Elms Delbert Mann Sophia Loren, Anthony Perkins, Burl Ives Drama based on Eugene O'Neill play
Earth vs. the Spider Bert I. Gordon Ed Kemmer, June Kenney Sci-Fi
The Fiend Who Walked the West Gordon Douglas Robert Evans, Hugh O'Brian Western, Sci-Fi 20th Century Fox
Fiend Without a Face Arthur Crabtree Sci-Fi With Great Britain
Fifi Blows Her Top Jules White Three Stooges Slapstick remake of Love at First Bite
The Fly Kurt Neumann Vincent Price, Herbert Marshall, David Hedison Sci-Fi 20th Century Fox
Flying Saucer Daffy Jules White Three Stooges Slapstick final Stooges short film
Frankenstein 1970 Howard W. Koch Boris Karloff, Don 'Red' Barry Horror
Frankenstein's Daughter Richard Cunha John Ashley Horror
From the Earth to the Moon Byron Haskin Joseph Cotton, George Sanders, Debra Paget Sci-Fi

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
The Geisha Boy Frank Tashlin Jerry Lewis, Sessue Hayakawa, Suzanne Pleshette Comedy Paramount Pictures
Gigi Vincente Minnelli Leslie Caron, Louis Jourdan, Maurice Chevalier, Hermione Gingold Musical Won 9 Oscars
Girl on the Run Richard L. Bare Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Erin O'Brien Drama
God's Little Acre Anthony Mann Robert Ryan, Aldo Ray, Tina Louise Drama United Artists
The Goddess John Cromwell Kim Stanley, Lloyd Bridges Drama Columbia Pictures
The Haunted Strangler Robert Day Boris Karloff Horror MGM
High School Confidential Jack Arnold Mamie Van Doren, Russ Tamblyn Comedy, Drama
Houseboat Melville Shavelson Cary Grant, Sophia Loren Romantic comedy Paramount Pictures
How to Make a Monster Herbert L. Strock Robert H. Harris, Gary Conway Horror American International
The Hunters Dick Powell Robert Mitchum, Robert Wagner, Richard Egan, May Britt War 20th Century Fox
I Bury the Living Albert Band Richard Boone, Theodore Bikel Horror United Artists
I Married a Monster from Outer Space Gene Fowler Jr. Tom Tryon Sci-Fi Paramount Pictures
I Want to Live! Robert Wise Susan Hayward, Simon Oakland, Theodore Bikel Biopic Oscar for Hayward
In Love and War Philip Dunne Robert Wagner, Dana Wynter, Sheree North, Hope Lange War 20th Century Fox
In the Money William Beaudine Huntz Hall, Stanley Clements Comedy
Indiscreet Stanley Donen Ingrid Bergman, Cary Grant Romantic comedy
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness Mark Robson Ingrid Bergman, Curt Jurgens, Robert Donat Drama 20th Century Fox
It! The Terror from Beyond Space Edward L. Cahn Marshall Thompson Sci-Fi United Artists
King Creole Michael Curtiz Elvis Presley, Vic Morrow, Dean Jagger, Walter Matthau Drama Paramount Pictures
Kings Go Forth Delmer Daves Frank Sinatra, Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood War United Artists
Knighty Knight Bugs Friz Freleng Mel Blanc (voice) Animated Warner Bros.

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Lafayette Escadrille William A. Wellman Tab Hunter, David Janssen, Will Hutchins War
The Last Hurrah John Ford Spencer Tracy, Pat O'Brien, Jeffrey Hunter, Basil Rathbone Drama Columbia Pictures
The Law and Jake Wade John Sturges Robert Taylor, Richard Widmark Western MGM
The Left Handed Gun Arthur Penn Paul Newman Western, Biopic Columbia, Billy the Kid
Let's Rock Harry Foster Julius LaRosa, Phyllis Newman Musical Columbia Pictures
The Light in the Forest Herschel Daugherty Fess Parker, Wendell Corey, Joanne Dru Family
The Lineup Don Siegel Eli Wallach, Robert Keith, Richard Jaeckel Film noir Columbia Pictures
Live Fast, Die Young Paul Henreid Mary Murphy, Norma Eberhardt, Mike Connors Drama, Crime Universal Pictures
Lonelyhearts Vincent J. Donehue Montgomery Clift, Myrna Loy, Maureen Stapleton, Robert Ryan Film noir United Artists; based on a novel by Nathaniel West
The Long, Hot Summer Martin Ritt Paul Newman, Orson Welles, Joanne Woodward, Angela Lansbury, Anthony Franciosa, Lee Remick, Richard Anderson Drama based on story by William Faulkner
Man of the West Anthony Mann Gary Cooper, Lee J. Cobb, Julie London, Jack Lord Western United Artists
Marjorie Morningstar Irving Rapper Natalie Wood, Gene Kelly, Claire Trevor, Ed Wynn Melodrama Warner Bros.; based on a novel by Herman Wouk
The Matchmaker Joseph Anthony Shirley Booth, Shirley MacLaine, Anthony Perkins Romantic comedy Paramount; based on a play by Thornton Wilder
Me and the Colonel Peter Glenville Danny Kaye War
Merry Andrew Michael Kidd Danny Kaye Musical comedy
Missile to the Moon Richard E. Cunha Richard Travis, Cathy Downs Sci-Fi
Monster on the Campus Jack Arnold Arthur Franz, Joanna Moore Sci-Fi Universal Pictures
A Movie Bruce Conner Experimental short
Murder by Contract Irving Lerner Vince Edwards, Phillip Pine Film noir
No Time for Sergeants Mervyn LeRoy Andy Griffith, Nick Adams, Myron McCormick, Murray Hamilton, Will Hutchins, Dub Taylor, Don Knotts Comedy Based on Broadway play and a novel by Mac Hyman
Oil's Well That Ends Well Jules White Three Stooges Slapstick
The Old Man and the Sea John Sturges Spencer Tracy Adventure Ernest Hemingway story
Onionhead Norman Taurog Andy Griffith, Walter Matthau, Joey Bishop, Felicia Farr Drama, Comedy Warner Bros.
Paris Holiday Gerd Oswald Bob Hope, Fernandel, Anita Ekberg Comedy United Artists
Party Girl Nicholas Ray Cyd Charisse, Robert Taylor, Lee J. Cobb Film noir MGM
The Perfect Furlough Blake Edwards Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh Comedy Universal Pictures
Pies and Guys Jules White Three Stooges Slapstick
Pre-Hysterical Hare Robert McKimson Animated Warner Bros.
Queen of Outer Space Edward Bernds Zsa Zsa Gabor Sci-Fi
The Quiet American Joseph L. Mankiewicz Audie Murphy, Michael Redgrave War United Artists;
Quiz Whizz Jules White Three Stooges Slapstick
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! Leo McCarey Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Joan Collins Comedy 20th Century Fox
The Reluctant Debutante Vincente Minnelli Rex Harrison, Kay Kendall Romantic comedy MGM
The Return of Dracula Paul Landres Francis Lederer, Norma Eberhardt Horror 20th Century Fox
Ride a Crooked Trail Jesse Hibbs Audie Murphy, Gia Scala, Henry Silva, Walter Matthau Western Universal Pictures
Robin Hood Daffy Charles M. Jones Daffy Duck Animated Warner Bros.
Robin Hoodwinked Hanna Barbera Tom and Jerry Animated MGM
Rock-A-Bye Baby Frank Tashlin Jerry Lewis, Marilyn Maxwell, Connie Stevens Comedy Paramount Pictures
The Roots of Heaven John Huston Errol Flynn, Trevor Howard Adventure 20th Century Fox
Royal Cat Nap Hanna Barbera Tom and Jerry Animated MGM
Run Silent, Run Deep Robert Wise Clark Gable, Burt Lancaster, Jack Warden, Don Rickles War United Artists

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
The Screaming Mimi Gerd Oswald Anita Ekberg, Gypsy Rose Lee Drama Columbia Pictures
The Screaming Skull Alex Nicol John Hudson Sci-Fi American International
Separate Tables Delbert Mann David Niven, Deborah Kerr, Burt Lancaster, Rita Hayworth Drama Academy Award for Niven
The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad Nathan H. Juran Kerwin Matthews, Kathryn Grant Fantasy Columbia Pictures
She Gods of Shark Reef Roger Corman Lisa Montell Thriller American International
The Sheepman George Marshall Glenn Ford, Shirley MacLaine Western MGM
Some Came Running Vincente Minnelli Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Shirley MacLaine Drama based on James Jones novel; 5 Oscar nominations
South Pacific Joshua Logan Mitzi Gaynor, Rossano Brazzi, Ray Walston, John Kerr Musical, War Based on the Broadway show; 3 Oscar nominations
St. Louis Blues Allen Reisner Nat "King" Cole, Pearl Bailey, Cab Calloway, Ella Fitzgerald Musical
Stakeout on Dope Street Irvin Kershner Abby Dalton, Morris Miller Crime Warner Bros.
Sweet and Hot Jules White Three Stooges Slapstick
The Tarnished Angels Douglas Sirk Robert Stack, Rock Hudson, Dorothy Malone Drama Universal Pictures
Teacher's Pet George Seaton Clark Gable, Doris Day Romantic comedy Paramount Pictures
Teenage Cave Man Roger Corman Robert Vaughn Sci-Fi American International
Ten North Frederick Philip Dunne Gary Cooper, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Suzy Parker Drama based on John O'Hara novel
The Thing That Couldn't Die Will Cowan William Reynolds, Andra Martin Sci-Fi Universal Pictures
This Happy Feeling Blake Edwards Debbie Reynolds, Curd Jürgens Comedy Universal Pictures
A Time to Love and a Time to Die Douglas Sirk John Gavin, Liselotte Pulver, Jock Mahoney Drama
Tom Thumb George Pal Russ Tamblyn, Alan Young, Terry-Thomas Musical MGM
Too Much, Too Soon Art Napoleon Dorothy Malone, Errol Flynn, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. Biopic Warner Bros.
Torpedo Run Joseph Pevney Glenn Ford, Ernest Borgnine, Diane Brewster War
Tortilla Flaps Bob McKimson Looney Tunes Animated Warner Bros.
Tot Watchers Cartoon short
Touch of Evil Orson Welles Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Orson Welles, Marlene Dietrich Film noir Universal Studios
The Tunnel of Love Gene Kelly Doris Day, Richard Widmark Romantic comedy MGM
Vertigo Alfred Hitchcock James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes Suspense Paramount
The Vikings Richard Fleischer Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine, Janet Leigh Adventure United Artists
War of the Colossal Beast Bert I. Gordon Sally Fraser Sci-Fi American International
White Wilderness James Algar Documentary Walt Disney
Wild Women of Wongo James L. Wolcott Fantasy Independent
Windjammer Bill Colleran, Louis De Rochemont III Documentary
The Young Lions Edward Dmytryk Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, Dean Martin, Hope Lange War based on Irwin Shaw novel

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