British Box Office 1955

 Kinematograph from December 1955

The big hits of the year: 

1) The Dam Busters 

2) Doctor at Sea 

3) White Christmas.

Other hits of the year included several British movies:

* Above Us the Waves

* Cast a Dark Shadow

* The Colditz Story

*The Constant Husband

*Footsteps in the Fog

*Geordie

*I am a Camera

*John and Julie

*A Kid for Two Farthings

*The Love Match

*Man of the Moment

*One Good Turn

*Prize of Gold

*Raising a Riot

*The Sea Shall Not Have Them

*Touch and Go

Interesting to see what worked. War movies of course (Colditz, Above Us the Waves, The Sea Shall Not Have Them), but also thrillers (Cast a Dark Shadow, Footsteps in the Fog), star vehicle comedies (Man of the Moment and One Good Turn with Norman Wisdom, Raising a Riot with Kenneth More, Touch and Go with Jim Hawkins, The Constant Husband with Rex Harrison, The Love Match with Arthur Askey). Geordie was a comedy without a star. There's also action-y pieces (Prize of Gold).

Some are more random. Kid for Two Farthings and John and Julie had child protagonists. I am a Camera  was drama, albeit based on a well known book.

Birmhingham Gazette 29 Dec 1955