The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)

The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)

[4] Peter Cushing returns for Hammer's first sequel to their highly successful The Curse of Frankenstein. The sequel opens with Cushing's mad baron escaping the guillotine and setting up camp in a new town where he transplants the brain of…
Bell, Book and Candle (1958)

Bell, Book and Candle (1958)

[6] In this supernatural romantic comedy -- a rarity in its time -- James Stewart plays a New York publisher who becomes the object of affection for a young woman who runs a curio shop. Kim Novak plays the shop…
The Snorkel (1958)

The Snorkel (1958)

[6] Britain's Hammer Films is more famous for their gothic horror fare, but they also released a number of pretty solid little thrillers. In this one, a teenaged girl (Mandy Miller) tries to prove to her guardian and the police…
Horror of Dracula (1958)

Horror of Dracula (1958)

[6] Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee reteam after The Curse of Frankenstein to bring another classic monster to life for Britain's Hammer Film Studios. In this adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula, Johnathan Harker (John Van Eyssen) arrives at castle of…
High School Confidential! (1958)

High School Confidential! (1958)

[6] In this hilariously dated morality play about the perils of marijuana use, Russ Tamblyn (West Side Story, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers) plays the smart-ass new kid at school, losing no time offending the faculty while trying to climb…
The Defiant Ones (1958)

The Defiant Ones (1958)

[8] Socially-conscious filmmaker Stanley Kramer (Inherit the Wind, Judgment at Nuremberg) made an impact early in his directing career with this dramatic chase story of two escaped convicts evading authorities while chained together at the wrists. The twist? One prisoner's…
The Camp on Blood Island (1958)

The Camp on Blood Island (1958)

[6] British men and women are held captive in segregated prison camps under the rule of a sadistic Japanese commander who vows to kill them all if Japan loses World War II. When the Brits secretly learn of the war's…
Lafayette Escadrille (1958)

Lafayette Escadrille (1958)

[6] William Wellman's (Wings, The Ox-Bow Incident) final film is also his most autobiographical, combining his experiences as an American volunteer in the French Legion during World War I with the experiences of a friend who fell in love with…
Tarzan’s Fight for Life (1958)

Tarzan’s Fight for Life (1958)

[5] Gordon Scott continues his reign in the famed loincloth in Tarzan's Fight for Life. In this chapter of the ongoing series, Tarzan is trying to mediate between an English doctor building a hospital in the jungle and a jealous…
Some Came Running (1958)

Some Came Running (1958)

[6] Frank Sinatra plays an unhappy writer and WWII veteran who has trouble readjusting to life in his scenic Indiana hometown. The screenplay, based on a novel by James Jones, gets lackadaisical in the middle, but Vincent Minnelli does a…