February 22, 1956 –
The film widely considered the worst film produced by a major studio in the 50s, The Conqueror, directed by Dick Powell and starring John Wayne as Genghis Khan, Susan Hayward, Agnes Moorehead, and Pedro Armendáriz, premiered in the US on this date.
The film was shot downwind from a nuclear test site and is considered the cause of cancer and death of many of the cast and crew.
The Haus of Dcaligari 