List of American films of 1960

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A list of American films released in 1960.

The Apartment won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Contents

A-C

Title Director Cast Genre/Note
13 Ghosts William Castle Charles Herbert, Jo Morrow Horror
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Michael Curtiz Tony Randall, Patty McCormack, Eddie Hodges Family
The Alamo John Wayne John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey, Chill Wills Biopic, Western
All the Young Men Hall Bartlett Alan Ladd, Sidney Poitier, James Darren War
The Amazing Transparent Man Edgar G. Ulmer Marguerite Chapman, Douglas Kennedy Science-fiction
The Angel Wore Red Nunnally Johnson Ava Gardner, Dirk Bogarde, Joseph Cotten War
The Apartment Billy Wilder Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray Drama, Comedy Oscar
BUtterfield 8 Daniel Mann Elizabeth Taylor, Laurence Harvey, Eddie Fisher Drama
The Bellboy Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis, Bob Clayton, Milton Berle Comedy
Bells Are Ringing Vincente Minnelli Judy Holliday, Dean Martin Musical comedy
The Boy and the Pirates Bert I. Gordon Charles Herbert, Susan Gordon, Murvyn Vye Adventure
A Breath of Scandal Michael Curtiz Sophia Loren, Maurice Chevalier, John Gavin Drama
Can-Can Walter Lang Frank Sinatra, Shirley MacLaine, Maurice Chevalier Musical
The Cape Canaveral Monsters Phil Tucker Scott Peters, Jason Johnson Science-fiction
Cash McCall Joseph Pevney James Garner, Natalie Wood, Nina Foch, Dean Jagger Drama
Cimarron Anthony Mann Glenn Ford, Maria Schell, Anne Baxter Western
Cinderfella Frank Tashlin Jerry Lewis, Ed Wynn, Anna Maria Alberghetti Musical comedy
College Confidential Albert Zugsmith Steve Allen, Mamie Van Doren, Herbert Marshall Teen
Comanche Station Budd Boetticher Randolph Scott, Nancy Gates, Claude Akins Western

D-H

Title Director Cast Genre Note
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs Delbert Mann Robert Preston, Dorothy McGuire, Eve Arden, Angela Lansbury Drama from William Inge play
Dinosaurus! Irvin Yeaworth Ward Ramsey, Paul Lukather, Kristina Hanson Science-fiction
Elmer Gantry Richard Brooks Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Arthur Kennedy, Shirley Jones Drama Academy Award for Jones
Esther and the King Raoul Walsh Joan Collins, Richard Egan, Denis O'Dea Biblical
Exodus Otto Preminger Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint, Ralph Richardson, Sal Mineo, Peter Lawford, Lee J. Cobb, Jill Haworth, John Derek Drama from the Leon Uris novel; 3 Oscar nominations
The Facts of Life Melvin Frank Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Ruth Hussey Comedy
Flaming Star Don Siegel Elvis Presley, Steve Forrest, Barbara Eden, Dolores del Rio Western
From the Terrace Mark Robson Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Myrna Loy, Ina Balin Drama from John O'Hara novel
The Gallant Hours Robert Montgomery James Cagney, Dennis Weaver Biopic, War story of "Bull" Halsey
G.I. Blues Norman Taurog Elvis Presley, Juliet Prowse, Robert Ivers Musical
The Grass Is Greener Stanley Donen Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons Comedy based on the play
Heller in Pink Tights George Cukor Sophia Loren, Anthony Quinn, Margaret O'Brien, Steve Forrest Western
High Time Blake Edwards Bing Crosby, Fabian, Tuesday Weld, Nicole Maurey Musical
Home from the Hill Vincente Minnelli Robert Mitchum, Eleanor Parker, George Peppard, George Hamilton Drama from William Humphrey novel
House of Usher Roger Corman Vincent Price, Mark Damon, Myrna Fahey Horror
Hyde and Go Tweet Friz Freleng Animated

I-M

Title Director Cast Genre Note
Inherit the Wind Stanley Kramer Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly, Harry Morgan Drama 4 Oscar nominations
It Started in Naples Melville Shavelson Clark Gable, Sophia Loren, Vittorio De Sica Romantic comedy
The Last Voyage Andrew L. Stone Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone, George Sanders, Woody Strode Adventure
Last Woman on Earth Roger Corman Betsy Jones-Moreland, Antony Carbone, Robert Towne Science-fiction
The Leech Woman Edward Dein Grant Williams, Colleen Gray, Phillip Terry, Gloria Talbot Science-fiction
Let's Make Love George Cukor Marilyn Monroe, Yves Montand, Tony Randall Musical comedy
The Little Shop of Horrors Roger Corman Jonathan Haze, Jackie Joseph, Mel Welles, Dick Miller Comedy
The Lost World Irwin Allen Michael Rennie, Jill St. John, David Hedison, Claude Rains Science-fiction
The Magnificent Seven John Sturges Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, James Coburn, Brad Dexter, Horst Buchholz Western based on Seven Samurai; inspired 3 sequels
Mice Follies Robert McKimson Animated
Midnight Lace David Miller Doris Day, Rex Harrison, John Gavin, Roddy McDowall Suspense
The Mountain Road Daniel Mann James Stewart, Lisa Lu, Glenn Corbett, Harry Morgan War
Murder, Inc. Stuart Rosenberg Stuart Whitman, May Britt, Peter Falk Crime

N-S

Title Director Cast Genre Note
Never on Sunday Jules Dassin Melina Mercouri, Jules Dassin, Giorgos Fountas Drama Greek/U.S. production
North to Alaska Henry Hathaway John Wayne, Stewart Granger, Capucine, Ernie Kovacs, Fabian Western comedy
Ocean's Eleven Lewis Milestone Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, Joey Bishop, Angie Dickinson, Richard Conte, Cesar Romero Crime drama Rat Pack; remade in 2001
Once More, with Feeling! Stanley Donen Yul Brynner, Kay Kendall, Gregory Ratoff Comedy from Henry Kurnitz play
Pepe George Sidney Cantinflas, Dan Dailey, Shirley Jones Comedy
Please Don't Eat the Daisies Charles Walters Doris Day, David Niven, Janis Paige Comedy based on Jean Kerr book
Pollyanna David Swift Hayley Mills, Jane Wyman, Richard Egan, Karl Malden Family comedy from Eleanor Porter book
Portrait in Black Michael Gordon Lana Turner, Anthony Quinn, Richard Basehart, Sandra Dee Suspense
Pretty Boy Floyd Herbert J. Leder John Ericson, Barry Newman Drama
The Private Lives of Adam and Eve Mickey Rooney Mickey Rooney, Mamie Van Doren, Mel Tormé, Fay Spain Comedy
Psycho Alfred Hitchcock Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin Suspense remade in 2008
The Rat Race Robert Mulligan Tony Curtis, Debbie Reynolds, Don Rickles Drama
Raymie Frank McDonald David Ladd, Julie Adams, John Agar, Charles Winninger Drama
The Savage Innocents Nicholas Ray Anthony Quinn, Peter O'Toole, Yoko Tani Drama
Scent of Mystery Jack Cardiff Denholm Elliott, Peter Lorre Mystery
Sergeant Rutledge John Ford Jeffrey Hunter, Woody Strode, Constance Towers Western Warner Bros.
Seven Thieves Henry Hathaway Edward G. Robinson, Rod Steiger, Joan Collins Film noir Fox
Sex Kittens Go to College Albert Zugsmith Mamie Van Doren, Tuesday Weld, John Carradine Comedy
Song Without End Charles Vidor, George Cukor Dirk Bogarde, Capucine Biopic
Spartacus Stanley Kubrick Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Tony Curtis, Peter Ustinov, Charles Laughton, John Gavin, Woody Strode Epic based on Howard Fast novel; won 4 Academy Awards
Stop!, Look and Laugh Animated film
The Story of Ruth Henry Koster Stuart Whitman, Tom Tryon, Peggy Wood, Elana Eden Biblical
Strangers When We Meet Richard Quine Kirk Douglas, Kim Novak, Ernie Kovacs Drama
The Subterraneans Ranald MacDougall Leslie Caron, George Peppard, Janice Rule Drama MGM
The Sundowners Fred Zinnemann Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum Drama Warner Bros.
Sunrise at Campobello Vincent J. Donehue Ralph Bellamy, Greer Garson Biopic President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Surprise Package Stanley Donen Yul Brynner, Mitzi Gaynor Comedy
Swiss Family Robinson Ken Annakin John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, James MacArthur, Tommy Kirk Family, Adventure Disney
Switchin' Kitten Gene Deitch Tom and Jerry Animated MGM

T-Z

Title Director Cast Genre Note
Tarzan the Magnificent Robert Day Gordon Scott Adventure
This Rebel Breed Richard L. Bare Rita Moreno, Gerald Mohr, Dyan Cannon Crime drama
The Three Worlds of Gulliver Jack Sher Kerwin Matthews, June Thorburn Fantasy
The Time Machine George Pal Rod Taylor, Alan Young, Yvette Mimieux Sci-Fi
Toby Tyler Charles Barton Kevin Corcoran Family Disney
Too Hot to Handle Terence Young Jayne Mansfield, Leo Genn, Karlheinz Böhm Comedy
Tormented Bert I. Gordon Richard Carlson Horror Allied
The Unforgiven John Huston Burt Lancaster, Audrey Hepburn Western U.A.
Vice Raid Edward L. Cahn Mamie Van Doren, Richard Coogan Crime
Visit to a Small Planet Norman Taurog Jerry Lewis, Joan Blackman, Earl Holliman Sci-Fi, Comedy Paramount
The Wackiest Ship In the Army Richard Murphy Jack Lemmon, Ricky Nelson Comedy Columbia
The Wasp Woman Roger Corman, Jack Hill Susan Cabot Sci-Fi
Where the Boys Are Henry Levin George Hamilton, Connie Francis, Yvette Mimieux, Paula Prentiss Comedy MGM
Who Was That Lady? George Sidney Dean Martin, Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh Comedy Columbia
The Wild Ride Harvey Berman Jack Nicholson Drama
Wild River Elia Kazan Montgomery Clift, Lee Remick Drama
The World of Suzie Wong Richard Quine William Holden, Nancy Kwan, Sylvia Sims Romance
The Young One Luis Buñuel Zachary Scott, Bernie Hamilton Drama

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