List of American films of 1959

The American films of 1959 are listed in a table of the films which were made in the United States and released in 1959. The film Ben-Hur won the Academy Award for Best Picture, among winning a record-setting eleven Oscars.

A–B

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
-30-	Jack Webb	Jack Webb, William Conrad, Nancy Valentine	Drama	Warner Bros.
4D Man	Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.	Robert Lansing, Lee Meriwether, Robert Strauss	Science fiction	Universal
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock	Sidney Miller	Lou Costello, Dorothy Provine, Gale Gordon	Comedy	Columbia; released after Costello's death
Alaska Passage	Edward Bernds	Lyn Thomas, Bill Williams, Naura Hayden	Drama	20th Century Fox
Al Capone	Richard Wilson	Rod Steiger, Nehemiah Persoff, Fay Spain	Biography	Allied Artists
Alias Jesse James	Norman Z. McLeod	Bob Hope, Rhonda Fleming, Gloria Talbott	Comedy	United Artists
The Alligator People	Roy Del Ruth	Beverly Garland, Bruce Bennett, Lon Chaney Jr.	Horror	20th Century Fox
Anatomy of a Murder	Otto Preminger	James Stewart, Lee Remick, George C. Scott	Crime	Columbia Pictures; based on a book by Robert Traver; 7 Oscar nominations
The Angry Hills	Robert Aldrich	Robert Mitchum, Stanley Baker, Gia Scala	War	MGM
The Angry Red Planet	Ib Melchior	Gerald Mohr, Naura Hayden, Les Tremayne	Science fiction	AIP
Arson for Hire	Thor L. Brooks	Steve Brodie, Lyn Thomas, Lyn Osborn	Crime	Allied Artists
The Atomic Submarine	Spencer Gordon Bennet	Arthur Franz, Dick Foran, Brett Halsey	Science fiction	Allied Artists
Ask Any Girl	Charles Walters	David Niven, Shirley MacLaine, Gig Young	Comedy	MGM
Attack of the Giant Leeches	Bernard L. Kowalski	Ken Clarke, Yvette Vickers, Jan Shepard	Science fiction	AIP
The Bat	Crane Wilbur	Vincent Price, Agnes Moorehead, Darla Hood	Mystery thriller	Allied Artists. Hood's final screen appearance
Battle Flame	R. G. Springsteen	Scott Brady, Elaine Edwards, Robert Blake	War	Allied Artists
Battle of the Coral Sea	Paul Wendkos	Cliff Robertson, Gia Scala, Patricia Cutts	War	Columbia
Beast from Haunted Cave	Monte Hellman	Michael Forest, Frank Wolff, Linné Ahlstrand	Science fiction	Allied Artists
The Beat Generation	Charles F. Haas	Mamie Van Doren, Ray Danton, Fay Spain	Crime	MGM
Behemoth, the Sea Monster	Eugène Lourié	Gene Evans, André Morell, John Turner	Science fiction	Allied Artists
Beloved Infidel	Henry King	Gregory Peck, Deborah Kerr, Eddie Albert	Biography	20th Century Fox; life of F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ben-Hur	William Wyler	Charlton Heston, Stephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins	Epic	MGM; won a record 11 Academy Awards; remake of 1925 silent film
The Best of Everything	Jean Negulesco	Diane Baker, Stephen Boyd, Hope Lange	Drama	20th Century Fox; 2 Oscar nominations
The Big Circus	Joseph M. Newman	Victor Mature, Red Buttons, Rhonda Fleming	Drama	Allied Artists
The Big Fisherman	Frank Borzage	Howard Keel, Susan Kohner, John Saxon	Drama	Buena Vista
The Big Operator	Charles F. Haas	Mickey Rooney, Steve Cochran, Mamie Van Doren	Crime	MGM
The Black Orchid	Martin Ritt	Sophia Loren, Anthony Quinn, Virginia Vincent	Drama	Paramount
Blood and Steel	Bernard L. Kowalski	John Lupton, Ziva Rodann, James Edwards	War	20th Century Fox
The Blue Angel	Edward Dmytryk	May Britt, Curt Jurgens, Theodore Bikel	Drama	20th Century Fox; remake of 1930 film
Blue Denim	Philip Dunne	Carol Lynley, Macdonald Carey, Brandon deWilde	Drama	20th Century Fox
Born to Be Loved	Hugo Haas	Carol Morris, Barbara Jo Allen, Dick Kallman	Comedy	Universal
A Bucket of Blood	Roger Corman	Dick Miller, Ed Nelson, Barboura Morris	Horror	AIP
But Not for Me	Walter Lang	Clark Gable, Carroll Baker, Lilli Palmer	Comedy	Paramount

C–D

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Career	Joseph Anthony	Dean Martin, Tony Franciosa, Shirley MacLaine	Drama	Paramount; written by Dalton Trumbo; 3 Oscar nominations
Cast a Long Shadow	Thomas Carr	Audie Murphy, Terry Moore, John Dehner	Western	United Artists
City of Fear	Irving Lerner	Vince Edwards, Lyle Talbotm John Archer	Film noir	Columbia
Compulsion	Richard Fleischer	Dean Stockwell, Diane Varsi, Orson Welles	Crime drama	20th Century Fox. Based on Leopold and Loeb
The Cosmic Man	Herbert S. Greene	John Carradine, Bruce Bennett, Angela Greene	Science fiction	Allied Artists
Count Your Blessings	Jean Negulesco	Deborah Kerr, Rossano Brazzi, Maurice Chevalier	Comedy drama	MGM
Counterplot	Kurt Neumann	Forrest Tucker, Allison Hayes, Miguel Ángel Álvarez	Crime	United Artists
Crime and Punishment U.S.A.	Denis Sanders	George Hamilton, Mary Murphy, Marian Seldes	Crime	Allied Artists
The Crimson Kimono	Samuel Fuller	Victoria Shaw, Glenn Corbett, James Shigeta	Film noir	Columbia
Cry Tough	Paul Stanley	John Saxon, Linda Cristal, Joseph Calleia	Crime	United Artists
Cuban Rebel Girls	Barry Mahon	Errol Flynn, Beverly Aadland, John McKay	Drama	Independent
Curse of the Undead	Edward Dein	Eric Fleming, Kathleen Crowley, John Hoyt	Horror western	Universal
Darby O'Gill and the Little People	Robert Stevenson	Albert Sharpe, Janet Munro, Sean Connery	Adventure	Walt Disney
Date with Death	Harold Daniels	Gerald Mohr, Liz Renay, Harry Lauter	Crime	Independent
Day of the Outlaw	André de Toth	Robert Ryan, Burl Ives, Tina Louise	Western	United Artists
Desert Desperadoes	Steve Sekely	Ruth Roman, Akim Tamiroff, Otello Toso	Drama	RKO
The Devil's Disciple	Guy Hamilton	Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier	Drama	United Artists; based on George Bernard Shaw play
The Diary of Anne Frank	George Stevens	Joseph Schildkraut, Ed Wynn, Shelley Winters	Biography	20th Century Fox; won 3 Academy Awards
A Dog of Flanders	James B. Clark	David Ladd, Donald Crisp, Theodore Bikel	Drama	20th Century Fox
A Dog's Best Friend	Edward L. Cahn	Bill Williams, Marcia Henderson, Roger Mobley	Drama	United Artists
Don't Give Up the Ship	Norman Taurog	Jerry Lewis, Dina Merrill, Gale Gordon	Comedy	Paramount

E–H

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Edge of Eternity	Don Siegel	Cornel Wilde, Victoria Shaw, Mickey Shaughnessy	Crime Drama	Columbia
Escort West	Francis D. Lyon	Victor Mature, Elaine Stewart, Faith Domergue	Western	United Artists
The FBI Story	Mervyn LeRoy	James Stewart, Vera Miles, Murray Hamilton	Drama	Warner Bros.
Face of a Fugitive	Paul Wendkos	Fred MacMurray, Myrna Fahey, James Coburn	Western	Columbia
Face of Fire	Albert Band	Cameron Mitchell, Bettye Ackerman, James Whitmore	Drama	Allied Artists
First Man into Space	Robert Day	Marshall Thompson, Marla Landi, Robert Ayres	Science fiction	MGM
Five Gates to Hell	James Clavell	Patricia Owens, Dolores Michaels, Neville Brand	War Drama	20th Century Fox
The Five Pennies	Melville Shavelson	Danny Kaye, Barbara Bel Geddes, Louis Armstrong	Musical	Paramount. Story of musician Red Nichols; 4 Oscar nominations
The Flying Fontaines	George Sherman	Michael Callan, Joan Evans, Joe De Santis	Drama	Columbia
For the First Time	Rudolph Mate	Mario Lanza, Johanna von Koczian, Zsa Zsa Gabor	Musical	MGM. Co-production with West Germany.
Forbidden Island	Charles B. Griffith	Jon Hall, Jonathan Haze, John Farrow	Adventure	Columbia
The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake	Edward L. Cahn	Eduard Franz, Valerie French, Henry Daniell	Science fiction	United Artists
The Fugitive Kind	Sidney Lumet	Marlon Brando, Joanne Woodward, Anna Magnani	Drama	United Artists
Gangster Story	Walter Matthau	Walter Matthau, Carol Grace, Garry Walberg	Crime drama	Independent
The Gazebo	George Marshall	Glenn Ford, Debbie Reynolds, Carl Reiner	Comedy	MGM; based on the play
The Gene Krupa Story	Don Weis	Sal Mineo, Susan Oliver, James Darren	Biography	Columbia. Story of drummer Gene Krupa
The Giant Gila Monster	Ray Kellogg	Fred Graham, Shug Fisher, Don Sullivan	Science fiction	Independent
Gidget	Paul Wendkos	Sandra Dee, Cliff Robertson, James Darren	Comedy	Columbia. 4 film sequels; 2 TV series
Girls Town	Charles F. Haas	Mamie van Doren, Mel Torme, Paul Anka	Drama	MGM. Anka sings Lonely Boy
Good Day for a Hanging	Nathan H. Juran	Fred MacMurray, Margaret Hayes, Robert Vaughn	Western	Columbia
The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery	Charles Guggenheim	Steve McQueen, Crahan Denton, David Clarke	Crime	United Artists
Green Mansions	Mel Ferrer	Audrey Hepburn, Anthony Perkins, Lee J. Cobb	Drama	MGM. Based on W. H. Hudson novel
The Gunfight at Dodge City	Joseph M. Newman	Joel McCrea, Julie Adams, John McIntire	Western	United Artists
Gunmen from Laredo	Wallace MacDonald	Robert Knapp, Maureen Hingert, Walter Coy	Western	Columbia
Guns, Girls and Gangsters	Edward L. Cahn	Mamie Van Doren, Gerald Mohr, Lee Van Cleef	Crime	United Artists
The Hanging Tree	Delmer Daves	Gary Cooper, Maria Schell, Karl Malden	Western	Warner Bros.; Scott's first film
The Hangman	Michael Curtiz	Robert Taylor, Tina Louise, Fess Parker	Western	Paramount
Happy Anniversary	David Miller	David Niven, Mitzi Gaynor, Monique van Vooren	Comedy	United Artists
Have Rocket, Will Travel	David Lowell Rich	Three Stooges, Anna-Lisa, Jerome Cowan	Comedy	Columbia
Here Come the Jets	Gene Fowler Jr.	Steve Brodie, Lyn Thomas, Jean Carson	Drama	20th Century Fox
Hey Boy! Hey Girl!	David Lowell Rich	Louis Prima, Keely Smith, James Gregory	Musical	Columbia
A Hole in the Head	Frank Capra	Frank Sinatra, Edward G. Robinson, Eleanor Parker	Comedy drama	United Artists; Oscar for song "High Hopes"
Holiday for Lovers	Henry Levin	Clifton Webb, Jane Wyman, Jill St. John	Comedy	20th Century Fox
The Horse Soldiers	John Ford	John Wayne, William Holden, Constance Towers	War	United Artists
Hound-Dog Man	Don Siegel	Fabian, Carol Lynley, Stuart Whitman	Musical	20th Century Fox
House on Haunted Hill	William Castle	Vincent Price, Carol Ohmart, Alan Marshal	Horror	Allied Artists. Remade in 1999

I–N

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