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    • Jun 30, 1955
    The movie "Wichita" opens with Joel McCrea, Vera Miles, Lloyd Bridges and Peter Graves in starring roles. Tex Ritter sings the title track
    Jul 16, 1955
    "The First Badman" opens, with Tex Ritter narrating. The cartoon depicts Texas a million years ago, a cross between western movies and "The Flintstones"
    Aug 1, 1955
    The Burt Lancaster western "The Kentuckian" debuts in movie theaters. Eddy Arnold's version of the theme, "The Kentuckian Song," is already a hit on radio
    Aug 26, 1955
    The western picture "Apache Ambush" opens, with Tex Ritter in a minor role. The movie is banned in Finland
    Oct 27, 1955
    The iconic teen movie "Rebel Without A Cause" debuts in theaters, with James Dean and Natalie Wood in starring roles. The picture's title is borrowed for a Bellamy Brothers country hit, "Rebels Without A Clue"
    Dec 7, 1955
    The Victor Mature movie "The Last Frontier" premieres in New York City, with Rusty Draper singing the picture's title song
    Feb 10, 1956
    The movie "Hidden Guns" makes its world premiere at Indianapolis' Lyric Theatre. It marks Faron Young's first on-screen appearance, giving him his nickname, "The Young Sheriff." Also making a cameo role: fiddler Gordon Terry
    Mar 26, 1956
    Elvis Presley begins a three-day screen test for movie producer Hal Wallis in Los Angeles. He sings "Blue Suede Shoes" and reads dialogue from "The Rainmaker" with actor Frank Faylen
    May 31, 1956
    The John Wayne movie "The Searchers" opens in Lubbock. A frequent line from the film, "That'll be the day," inspires Buddy Holly to write a classic
    Jun 13, 1956
    "Star In The Dust" opens in American movie theaters. The western's cast includes Mamie Van Doren, Clint Eastwood, Harry Morgan and songwriter Terry Gilkyson, who wrote Tennessee Ernie Ford's hit "The Call Of The Wild Goose"



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