Lost, Lonely and Vicious (1958)
Rising young male movie star, bizarrely preoccupied with death and involved with his older-woman dramatic coach, meets an innocent sweet-young-thing.
Stage Struck (1958)
A small-town actress (Susan Strasberg) meets a New York producer (Henry Fonda) and playwright, and replaces their show’s moody star (Joan Greenwood). This film marked Christopher Plummer’s film debut, and…
Sea Fury (1958)
The captain of a tugboat harboured off a Spanish village is lured into a romantic involvement with a young girl at the behest of her father, in the hope of…
The Last of the Fast Guns (1958)
A rich, dying Easterner hires gunfighter Brad Ellison to find his brother and heir in Mexico. En route, it becomes clear to Ellison that his is a dying profession. At…
Ten North Frederick (1958)
Director Philip Dunne’s 1958 drama, based on John O’Hara’s novel, stars Gary Cooper as a wealthy, aging businessman with political ambitions who conducts an adulturous affair with his daughter’s roommate…
Moi, un Noir (1958)
Winner of the prestigious Prix Louis Delluc in 1958, “Moi, un noir” marked Jean Rouch’s break with traditional ethnography, and his embrace of the collaborative and improvisatory strategies he called…
The Naked and the Dead (1958)
Fighting men in World War II learn the value of courage and quickness at the risk of losing their lives.
Teenage Caveman (1958)
Roger Corman’s post-holocaust quickie about an adolescent tribesman who dares to explore the feared “forbidden zone.”
Along the Coast (1958)
Tongue-in-cheek look at the French Riviera, especially in summer when it overflows with tourists. Reviews its history and famous visitors; displays its faux-exotic buildings, its crowded beaches, its trees and…
Blood of the Vampire (1958)
A man and wife are terrorized by Mad Scientist Dr. Callistratus who was executed but has returned to life with a heart transplant. Along with his crippled assistant Carl, the…
Desire Under the Elms (1958)
Ephraim Cabot is an old man of amazing vitality who loves his New England farm with a greedy passion. Hating him, and sharing his greed, are the sons of two…
Macabre (1958)
A doctor’s daughter is kidnapped and buried alive, and he is given just five hours to find and rescue her.
The Law Is the Law (1958)
Assola is an imaginary village on the border between Italy and France and the borderline crosses the village itself. The French customs agent Ferdinand is always trying to catch the…
Droopy Leprechaun (1958)
Droopy, on an Irish stopover of an international flight, buys a souvenir leprechaun hat, and is mistaken for a real leprechaun by Spike.
Monster on the Campus (1958)
A college paleontology professor acquires a newly discovered specimen of a coelecanth, but while examining it, he is accidentally exposed to its blood, and finds himself periodically turning into a…
The Tunnel of Love (1958)
The Pooles are unable to have a baby after years of trying. They apply to the Rock-A-Bye Adoption Agency, and are assigned Miss Novick as an investigator. Through a farfetched…
The Brain Eaters (1958)
A huge, alien structure resembling an inverted cone, appears in the woods outside a small rural town. Sent from Washington to investigate the origin of the mysterious object, a team…
Too Much, Too Soon (1958)
The daughter of iconic actor John Barrymore becomes reunited with her father after a ten year estrangement and engages in his self-destructive lifestyle.
War of the Satellites (1958)
An “unknown force” declares war against planet Earth when the United Nations disobeys warnings to cease and desist in its attempts at assembling the first satellite in the atmosphere.
The Boy Who Came Back (1958)
Nobuo is a hot-headed hoodlum fresh out of reform school who struggles to make a clean break with his tearaway past.
The Geisha Boy (1958)
Gilbert Wooley is a second-rate magician who is sent to entertain the troops in the pacific. During his time in Japan he becomes attached to a little orphan boy.
Carry On Sergeant (1958)
Fall in for the first ever film in the highly successful Carry On comedy series—now an acclaimed British institution. Kenneth Connor and Charles Hawtrey are the prankish misfits who become…
Cattle Empire (1958)
After serving a five year prison sentence for allowing his men to destroy a town in a drunken spree, a trail boss is hired by the same town’s leading citizen…
No Time for Sergeants (1958)
Georgia farm boy Will Stockdale is about to bust with pride. He’s been drafted. Will’s ready. But is Uncle Sam ready for Will? In No Time for Sergeants, Andy Griffith…
Cry Terror! (1958)
A mad bomber holds an innocent family hostage.
Revolt in the Big House (1958)
A crime boss tries to cause a riot and prison break while behind bars.
Law and Disorder (1958)
When Percy Brand, a habitual confidence trickster, keeps being sent down, he goes to great lengths to ensure that his son Colin, does not find out about his criminal past….
The Big Money (1958)
Petty thief Willie Frith steals a suitcase full of bank notes, only to find out that they have been given all the same serial number. But this is only the…
Edge of Fury (1958)
Michael Higgins plays an outwardly charming young man who befriends Doris Fesette and her two daughters, Jean Allison and Lois Holmes. The family is vacationing in a resort town, next…
Missile to the Moon (1958)
Escaped convicts Gary and Lon are caught hiding in a rocket by scientist Dirk Green, who forces them to pilot the ship to the moon. Dirk, who’s secretly a moon…
Nowhere to Go (1958)
A professional thief is sprung from prison with the assistance of a new partner who what’s to know where he’s hid his loot.
Fiend Without a Face (1958)
An American airbase in Canada provokes resentment from the nearby residents after fallout from nuclear experiments at the base are blamed for a recent spate of disappearances. A captain from…
Whoa, Be-Gone! (1958)
Wile E. Coyote’s plans for catching the Road Runner involve a giant elastic spring, a gun and trampoline, TNT sticks in a barrel, and tornado seeds. The last of these…
Ama a tu prójimo (1958)
This film tells several short stories that end up lapsing in the emergency room of a hospital, because it is dedicated to nurses. Cantinflas appears at the end of the…
