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A list of American films released in 1949 .
All the King's Men won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
Abandoned
Joseph M. Newman
Dennis O'Keefe , Gale Storm , Jeff Chandler
Film noir
Universal
Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
Charles Barton
Bud Abbott , Lou Costello , Boris Karloff
Comedy horror
Universal
The Accused
William Dieterle
Loretta Young , Robert Cummings , Wendell Corey
Film noir
Paramount
Across the Rio Grande
Oliver Drake
Jimmy Wakely , Reno Browne , Dub Taylor
Western
Monogram
Act of Violence
Fred Zinnemann
Van Heflin , Robert Ryan , Janet Leigh , Mary Astor
Drama
MGM
Adam's Rib
George Cukor
Spencer Tracy , Katharine Hepburn , Jean Hagen
Romantic comedy
MGM ; script by Ruth Gordon , Garson Kanin
Adventure in Baltimore
Richard Wallace
Shirley Temple , Robert Young , John Agar
Drama
RKO
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
James Algar , Clyde Geronimi
Bing Crosby , Eric Blore , Basil Rathbone
Animation
Disney ; Golden Globe for Cinematography, Color
Africa Screams
Charles Barton
Bud Abbott , Lou Costello , Clyde Beatty
Comedy
United Artists
Air Hostess
Lew Landers
Gloria Henry , Audrey Long , Marjorie Lord
Drama
Columbia
Alias the Champ
George Blair
Audrey Long , Gorgeous George , Robert Rockwell
Mystery
Republic
Alias Nick Beal
John Farrow
Ray Milland , Audrey Totter , Thomas Mitchell
Drama
Paramount
Alimony
Alfred Zeisler
Martha Vickers , John Beal , Hillary Brooke
Film noir
Eagle-Lion
All the King's Men
Robert Rossen
Broderick Crawford , Mercedes McCambridge , John Ireland
Drama
Columbia ; Remade in 2006
Always Leave Them Laughing
Roy Del Ruth
Milton Berle , Virginia Mayo , Bert Lahr
Comedy
Warner Bros.
And Baby Makes Three
Henry Levin
Barbara Hale , Robert Young , Janis Carter
Comedy
Columbia
Angels in Disguise
Jean Yarbrough
Leo Gorcey , Huntz Hall , Gabriel Dell
Comedy
Monogram
Anna Lucasta
Irving Rapper
Paulette Goddard , William Bishop Broderick Crawford
Film noir
Columbia ; Remade in 1958
Any Number Can Play
Mervyn LeRoy
Clark Gable , Alexis Smith , Wendell Corey , Mary Astor
Drama
MGM
Arctic Manhunt
Ewing Scott
Mikel Conrad , Carol Thurston , Wally Cassell
Adventure
Universal
Arson, Inc.
William Berke
Robert Lowery , Anne Gwynne , Edward Brophy
Drama
Lippert
Bad Boy
Kurt Neumann
Audie Murphy , Jane Wyatt , Lloyd Nolan
Drama
Allied Artists
Bad Men of Tombstone
Kurt Neumann
Broderick Crawford , Barry Sullivan , Marjorie Reynolds
Western
Allied Artists
Bagdad
Charles Lamont
Maureen O'Hara , Paul Christian , Vincent Price
Adventure
Universal
Bandit King of Texas
Fred C. Brannon
Allan Lane , Helene Stanley , Eddy Waller
Western
Republic
Bandits of El Dorado
Ray Nazarro
Charles Starrett , Clayton Moore , Smiley Burnette
Western
Columbia
Barbary Pirate
Lew Landers
Donald Woods , Trudy Marshall , Lenore Aubert
Adventure
Columbia
The Barkleys of Broadway
Charles Walters
Fred Astaire , Ginger Rogers , Billie Burke
Musical
MGM ; Final Astaire-Rogers pairing
Battleground
William Wellman
Van Johnson , Ricardo Montalbán , George Murphy
War
MGM
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
Preston Sturges
Betty Grable , Cesar Romero , Rudy Vallée
Western
20th Century Fox
Beyond the Forest
King Vidor
Bette Davis , Joseph Cotten , Ruth Roman
Drama
Warner Bros.
The Big Cat
Phil Karlson
Lon McCallister , Peggy Ann Garner , Preston Foster
Adventure
Eagle-Lion Films
Big Jack
Richard Thorpe
Wallace Beery , Richard Conte , Marjorie Main
Western
MGM ; Beery's final film
The Big Sombrero
Frank McDonald
Gene Autry , Elena Verdugo , Stephen Dunne
Western
Columbia
The Big Steal
Don Siegel
Robert Mitchum , Jane Greer , William Bendix
Drama
RKO
The Big Wheel
Edward Ludwig
Mickey Rooney , Thomas Mitchell , Mary Hatcher
Drama
United Artists
Black Magic
Gregory Ratoff
Orson Welles , Nancy Guild , Akim Tamiroff
Adventure
United Artists
Black Midnight
Budd Boetticher
Roddy McDowall , Damian O'Flynn , Lyn Thomas
Western
Monogram . Boetticher's 1st western[1]
The Blazing Trail
Ray Nazarro
Charles Starrett , Marjorie Stapp , Smiley Burnette
Western
Columbia
The Blonde Bandit
Harry Keller
Dorothy Patrick , Gerald Mohr , Robert Rockwell
Crime
Republic
Blondie's Big Deal
Edward Bernds
Penny Singleton , Arthur Lake , Larry Simms
Comedy
Columbia
Blondie Hits the Jackpot
Edward Bernds
Penny Singleton , Arthur Lake , Larry Simms
Comedy
Columbia
Bodyhold
Seymour Friedman
Willard Parker , Lola Albright , Hillary Brooke
Action
Columbia
Bomba, the Jungle Boy
Ford Beebe
Johnny Sheffield , Peggy Ann Garner , Onslow Stevens
Adventure
Monogram
Bomba on Panther Island
Ford Beebe
Johnny Sheffield , Allene Roberts , Lita Baron
Adventure
Monogram
Border Incident
Anthony Mann
Ricardo Montalbán , Howard Da Silva , George Murphy
Drama
MGM
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
Seymour Friedman
Chester Morris , Maylia Fong , Richard Lane
Mystery
Columbia
Brand of Fear
Oliver Drake
Jimmy Wakely , Gail Davis , Tom London
Western
Monogram
The Bribe
Robert Z. Leonard
Robert Taylor , Ava Gardner , Charles Laughton , Vincent Price
Film noir
MGM
Bride for Sale
William D. Russell
Claudette Colbert , Robert Young , George Brent
Comedy
RKO
Bride of Vengeance
Mitchell Leisen
Paulette Goddard , John Lund , Macdonald Carey
Historical
Paramount
Brimstone
Joseph Kane
Rod Cameron , Walter Brennan , Lorna Gray
Western
Republic
Brothers in the Saddle
Lesley Selander
Tim Holt , Richard Martin , Steve Brodie
Western
RKO
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
Calamity Jane and Sam Bass
George Sherman
Yvonne De Carlo , Howard Duff , Dorothy Hart
Western
Universal
Canadian Pacific
Edwin L. Marin
Randolph Scott , Jane Wyatt , J. Carrol Naish
Western
20th Century Fox
Caught
Max Ophüls
James Mason , Barbara Bel Geddes , Robert Ryan
Film noir
MGM
Challenge of the Range
Ray Nazarro
Charles Starrett , Paula Raymond , Steve Darrell
Western
Columbia
Challenge to Lassie
Richard Thorpe
Donald Crisp , Edmund Gwenn , Geraldine Brooks
Drama
MGM
Champion
Mark Robson
Kirk Douglas , Arthur Kennedy , Marilyn Maxwell
Film noir
United Artists ; 6 Oscar nominations
Chicago Deadline
Lewis Allen
Alan Ladd , Donna Reed , June Havoc
Film noir
Paramount
Chicken Every Sunday
George Seaton
Dan Dailey , Celeste Holm , Colleen Townsend
Comedy
20th Century Fox
Chinatown at Midnight
Seymour Friedman
Hurd Hatfield , Jean Willes , Tom Powers
Crime drama
Columbia
City Across the River
Maxwell Shane
Stephen McNally , Thelma Ritter , Sue England
Film noir
Universal ; Curtis's first film
The Clay Pigeon
Richard Fleischer
Barbara Hale , Bill Williams , Richard Quine
Crime drama
RKO
C-Man
Joseph Lerner
Dean Jagger , John Carradine , Edith Atwater
Film noir
Film Classics
Colorado Territory
Raoul Walsh
Joel McCrea , Virginia Mayo , Dorothy Malone
Western
Warner Bros. Remake of High Sierra
Come to the Stable
Henry Koster
Loretta Young , Celeste Holm , Hugh Marlowe
Drama
20th Century Fox
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Tay Garnett
Bing Crosby , Rhonda Fleming , Cedric Hardwicke
Musical comedy
Paramount ; from a story by Mark Twain
Cover Up
Alfred E. Green
William Bendix , Dennis O'Keefe , Barbara Britton
Film noir
United Artists
The Cowboy and the Indians
John English
Gene Autry , Sheila Ryan , Frank Richards
Western
Columbia
The Crime Doctor's Diary
Seymour Friedman
Warner Baxter , Lois Maxwell , Stephen Dunne
Mystery
Columbia . Last of series
Criss Cross
Robert Siodmak
Burt Lancaster , Yvonne De Carlo , Dan Duryea
Film noir
Universal
The Crooked Way
Robert Florey
John Payne , Ellen Drew , Sonny Tufts
Film noir
United Artists
Dancing in the Dark
Irving Reis
William Powell , Betsy Drake , Adolphe Menjou
Musical comedy
20th Century Fox
A Dangerous Profession
Ted Tetzlaff
George Raft , Ella Raines , Pat O'Brien
Film noir
RKO
The Daring Caballero
Wallace Fox
Duncan Renaldo , Leo Carrillo , Charles Halton
Western
United Artists
Daughter of the Jungle
George Blair
Lois Hall , Sheldon Leonard , James Cardwell
Adventure
Republic
Daughter of the West
Harold Daniels
Martha Vickers , Phillip Reed , Donald Woods
Western
Film Classics
Dear Wife
Richard Haydn
William Holden , Joan Caulfield , Edward Arnold
Comedy
Paramount
Death Valley Gunfighter
R. G. Springsteen
Allan Lane , Gail Davis , Eddy Waller
Western
Republic
Desert Vigilante
Fred F. Sears
Charles Starrett , Peggy Stewart , Smiley Burnette
Western
Columbia
The Devil's Henchman
Seymour Friedman
Warner Baxter , Mary Beth Hughes , Regis Toomey
Crime
Columbia
The Doctor and the Girl
Curtis Bernhardt
Glenn Ford , Gloria DeHaven , Janet Leigh
Drama
MGM
The Doolins of Oklahoma
Gordon Douglas
Randolph Scott , George Macready , Louise Allbritton
Western
Columbia
Down Dakota Way
William Witney
Roy Rogers , Dale Evans , Elisabeth Risdon
Western
Republic
Down to the Sea in Ships
Henry Hathaway
Richard Widmark , Lionel Barrymore , Cecil Kellaway
Adventure
20th Century Fox ; Remake of 1922 silent film
Duke of Chicago
George Blair
Audrey Long , Tom Brown , Grant Withers
Sports
Republic
Dynamite
William H. Pine
William Gargan , Richard Crane , Virginia Welles
Film noir
Paramount
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
East Side, West Side
Mervyn LeRoy
Barbara Stanwyck , James Mason , Van Heflin , Ava Gardner
Crime drama
MGM
Easy Living
Jacques Tourneur
Victor Mature , Lucille Ball , Lizabeth Scott
Drama
RKO
Edward, My Son
George Cukor
Spencer Tracy , Deborah Kerr , Ian Hunter
Drama
MGM-British . Oscar nomination for Kerr
El Paso
Lewis R. Foster
John Payne , Gail Russell , Sterling Hayden
Western
Paramount
Everybody Does It
Edmund Goulding
Paul Douglas , Linda Darnell , Celeste Holm
Comedy
20th Century Fox . Remake of 1937 film
Family Honeymoon
Claude Binyon
Claudette Colbert , Fred MacMurray , Rita Johnson
Comedy
Universal
The Fan
Otto Preminger
Madeleine Carroll , Jeanne Crain , Richard Greene , George Sanders
Comedy
20th Century Fox . Based on Oscar Wilde story
Father Was a Fullback
John M. Stahl
Fred MacMurray , Maureen O'Hara , Rudy Vallée
Family
20th Century Fox
Feudin' Rhythm
Edward Bernds
Eddy Arnold , Gloria Henry , Kirby Grant
Western musical
Columbia
Fighting Fools
Reginald Le Borg
Leo Gorcey , Huntz Hall , Lyle Talbot
Comedy
Monogram
The Fighting Kentuckian
George Waggner
John Wayne , Oliver Hardy , Vera Ralston
Western
Republic
Fighting Man of the Plains
Edwin L. Marin
Randolph Scott , Jane Nigh , Bill Williams
Western
20th Century Fox
The Fighting O'Flynn
Arthur Pierson
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. , Helena Carter , Richard Greene
Adventure
Universal
The Fighting Redhead
Lewis D. Collins
Jim Bannon , Emmett Lynn , Peggy Stewart
Western
Eagle-Lion
Flame of Youth
R. G. Springsteen
Barbra Fuller , Danny Sue Nolan , Don Beddoe
Drama
Republic
Flaming Fury
George Blair
George Cooper , Roy Roberts , Paul Marion
Crime
Republic
Flamingo Road
Michael Curtiz
Joan Crawford , Zachary Scott , Sydney Greenstreet
Drama
Warner Bros. ; based on the play
Flaxy Martin
Richard L. Bare
Virginia Mayo , Dorothy Malone , Zachary Scott
Drama
Warner Bros.
Follow Me Quietly
Richard Fleischer
William Lundigan , Dorothy Patrick , Jeff Corey
Film Noir
RKO
The Forbidden Street
Jean Negulesco
Maureen O'Hara , Dana Andrews , Sybil Thorndike
Drama
Fox
Forgotten Women
William Beaudine
Elyse Knox , Edward Norris , Robert Shayne
Drama
Monogram
The Fountainhead
King Vidor
Gary Cooper , Patricia Neal , Raymond Massey
Drama
Warner Bros. ; based on Ayn Rand novel
Free for All
Charles Barton
Robert Cummings , Ann Blyth , Percy Kilbride
Comedy
Universal
Frontier Investigator
Fred C. Brannon
Allan Lane , Gail Davis , Eddy Waller
Western
Republic
The Gal Who Took the West
Frederick de Cordova
Yvonne De Carlo , Scott Brady , Charles Coburn
Western
Universal
The Gay Amigo
Wallace Fox
Duncan Renaldo , Armida , Leo Carrillo
Western
United Artists . Cisco Kid
The Girl from Jones Beach
Peter Godfrey
Ronald Reagan , Virginia Mayo , Eddie Bracken
Comedy
Warner Bros.
The Golden Stallion
William Witney
Roy Rogers , Dale Evans , Estelita Rodriguez
Western
Republic
The Great Dan Patch
Joseph M. Newman
Dennis O'Keefe , Gail Russell , Ruth Warrick
Comedy drama
United Artists
The Great Gatsby
Elliott Nugent
Alan Ladd , Ruth Hussey , Betty Field
Drama
Paramount . Based on F. Scott Fitzgerald novel; remade in 1974 and 2013
The Great Lover
Alexander Hall
Bob Hope , Rhonda Fleming , Roland Young
Comedy
Paramount
The Great Sinner
Robert Siodmak
Gregory Peck , Ava Gardner , Melvyn Douglas
Drama
MGM
Gun Law Justice
Lambert Hillyer
Jimmy Wakely , Jane Adams , Dub Taylor
Western
Monogram
Gun Runner
Lambert Hillyer
Jimmy Wakely , Noel Neill , Mae Clarke
Western
Monogram
The Hasty Heart
Vincent Sherman
Ronald Reagan , Patricia Neal , Richard Todd
Drama
Warner Bros.
The Heiress
William Wyler
Olivia de Havilland , Montgomery Clift , Ralph Richardson
Drama
Paramount ; won 4 Academy Awards
Hellfire
R. G. Springsteen
Wild Bill Elliott , Marie Windsor , Forrest Tucker
Western
Republic
Hideout
Philip Ford
Lloyd Bridges , Lorna Gray , Sheila Ryan
Thriller
Republic
Hold That Baby!
Reginald Le Borg
Leo Gorcey , Huntz Hall , Gabriel Dell
Comedy
Monogram
Holiday Affair
Don Hartman
Robert Mitchum , Janet Leigh , Wendell Corey
Romantic comedy
RKO ;
Holiday in Havana
Jean Yarborough
Desi Arnaz , Mary Hatcher , Ann Doran
Musical comedy
Columbia
Home in San Antone
Ray Nazarro
Roy Acuff , Lyn Thomas , George Cleveland
Western musical
Columbia
Home of the Brave
Mark Robson
Jeff Corey , Lloyd Bridges , James Edwards
Drama
United Artists
Homicide
Felix Jacoves
Robert Douglas , Helen Westcott , Monte Blue
Crime
Warner Bros.
Horsemen of the Sierras
Fred F. Sears
Charles Starrett , Smiley Burnette , Lois Hall
Western
Columbia
The House Across the Street
Richard L. Bare
Wayne Morris , Janis Paige , Bruce Bennett
Comedy
Warner Bros.
House of Strangers
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Edward G. Robinson , Susan Hayward , Richard Conte
Crime drama
20th Century Fox
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
I Cheated the Law
Edward L. Cahn
Tom Conway , Steve Brodie , Barbara Billingsley
Crime
20th Century Fox
I Married a Communist
Robert Stevenson
Laraine Day , Robert Ryan , John Agar
Drama
RKO . aka The Woman on Pier 13
I Shot Jesse James
Samuel Fuller
Preston Foster , John Ireland , Barbara Britton
Western
Lippert
I Was a Male War Bride
Howard Hawks
Cary Grant , Ann Sheridan , Marion Marshall
Comedy
20th Century Fox
Illegal Entry
Frederick de Cordova
Märta Torén , Howard Duff , George Brent
Film noir
Universal
Impact
Arthur Lubin
Brian Donlevy , Ella Raines , Charles Coburn
Film noir
United Artists
In the Good Old Summertime
Robert Z. Leonard
Judy Garland , Van Johnson , Buster Keaton
Musical
MGM
The Inspector General
Henry Koster
Danny Kaye , Walter Slezak , Barbara Bates
Musical comedy
Warner Bros. Golden Globe Best Original Score
Intruder in the Dust
Clarence Brown
Juano Hernandez , David Brian , Claude Jarman Jr.
Drama
MGM
It Happens Every Spring
Lloyd Bacon
Ray Milland , Jean Peters , Paul Douglas
Comedy
20th Century Fox
It's a Great Feeling
David Butler
Doris Day , Jack Carson , Dennis Morgan
Comedy
Warner Bros. Academy Award for Best Song
Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters
William Beaudine
Joe Yule , Renie Riano , George McManus
Comedy
Monogram
Jigsaw
Fletcher Markle
Franchot Tone , Jean Wallace , Marc Lawrence
Film noir
United Artists
Joe Palooka in the Big Fight
Cy Endfield
Leon Errol , Joe Kirkwood , Lina Romay
Comedy
Monogram
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
Reginald Le Borg
Leon Errol , Joe Kirkwood , Elyse Knox
Comedy
Monogram
John Loves Mary
David Butler
Ronald Reagan , Jack Carson , Wayne Morris , Patricia Neal
Comedy
Warner Bros.
Johnny Allegro
Ted Tetzlaff
George Raft , George Macready , Nina Foch
Crime
Columbia
Johnny Holiday
Willis Goldbeck
William Bendix , Hoagy Carmichael , Stanley Clements
Drama
United Artists
Johnny Stool Pigeon
William Castle
Shelley Winters , Howard Duff , Dan Duryea
Film noir
Universal
Jolson Sings Again
Henry Levin
Larry Parks , Barbara Hale , William Demarest
Biography
Columbia . Sequel to The Jolson Story
The Judge
Elmer Clifton
Milburn Stone , Katherine DeMille , Paul Guilfoyle
Crime
Film Classics
The Judge Steps Out
Boris Ingster
Ann Sothern , Alexander Knox George Tobias
Comedy
RKO
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
Kazan
Will Jason
Stephen Dunne , Lois Maxwell , Roman Bohnen
Western
Columbia
The Kid from Cleveland
Herbert Kline
George Brent , Lynn Bari , Tommy Cook
Sports drama
Republic
A Kiss for Corliss
Richard Wallace
Shirley Temple , David Niven , Virginia Welles
Comedy
United Artists
A Kiss in the Dark
Delmer Daves
Jane Wyman , David Niven , Broderick Crawford
Comedy
Warner Bros.
Knock on Any Door
Nicholas Ray
Humphrey Bogart , John Derek , George Macready
Drama
Columbia ; from Willard Motley novel
Ladies of the Chorus
Phil Karlson
Adele Jergens , Marilyn Monroe , Rand Brooks
Musical
Columbia
The Lady Gambles
Michael Gordon
Barbara Stanwyck , Robert Preston , Stephen McNally
Drama
Universal
The Lady Takes a Sailor
Michael Curtiz
Jane Wyman , Dennis Morgan , Eve Arden
Comedy
Warner Bros.
Laramie
Ray Nazarro
Charles Starrett , Fred F. Sears , Tommy Ivo
Western
Columbia ; Became TV series
The Last Bandit
Joseph Kane
Bill Elliott , Lorna Gray , Forrest Tucker
Western
Republic
Law of the Barbary Coast
Lew Landers
Gloria Henry , Stephen Dunne , Adele Jergens
Crime
Columbia
Law of the Golden West
Philip Ford
Monte Hale , Gail Davis , Paul Hurst
Western
Republic
Law of the West
Ray Taylor
Johnny Mack Brown , Max Terhune , Jack Ingram
Western
Monogram
Lawless Code
Oliver Drake
Jimmy Wakely , Dub Taylor , Ellen Hall
Western
Monogram
A Letter to Three Wives
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Linda Darnell , Ann Sothern , Jeanne Crain
Drama
20th Century Fox ; won 2 Academy Awards
The Life of Riley
Irving Brecher
William Bendix , Rosemary DeCamp , James Gleason
Comedy
Universal
Little Women
Mervyn LeRoy
Elizabeth Taylor , Margaret O'Brien , June Allyson
Family
MGM ; from Louisa May Alcott novel
The Lone Wolf and His Lady
John Hoffman
Ron Randell , June Vincent , Alan Mowbray
Mystery
Columbia . Last of series
Look for the Silver Lining
David Butler
June Haver , Ray Bolger , Charlie Ruggles
Musical
Warner Bros.
Lost Boundaries
Alfred L. Werker
Beatrice Pearson , Mel Ferrer , Susan Douglas
Drama
Film Classics
The Lost Tribe
William Berke
Johnny Weissmuller , Elena Verdugo , Myrna Dell
Adventure
Columbia . Jungle Jim
The Lovable Cheat
Richard Oswald
Charles Ruggles , Peggy Ann Garner , Richard Ney
Comedy
Film Classics
Love Happy
David Miller
Marx Brothers , Vera-Ellen , Ilona Massey
Comedy
United Artists ; final Marx Bros. film
The Lucky Stiff
Lewis R. Foster
Dorothy Lamour , Claire Trevor , Brian Donlevy
Comedy
United Artists ; produced by Jack Benny
Lust for Gold
S. Sylvan Simon
Glenn Ford , Ida Lupino , Gig Young
Western
Columbia
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
Ma and Pa Kettle
Charles Lamont
Marjorie Main , Percy Kilbride , Meg Randall
Comedy
Universal . The Egg and I sequel
Madame Bovary
Vincente Minnelli
Jennifer Jones , James Mason , Van Heflin
Drama
MGM . From Gustave Flaubert novel
Make Believe Ballroom
Joseph Santley
Ruth Warrick , Ron Randell , Virginia Welles
Drama
Columbia
Make Mine Laughs
Richard Fleischer
Ray Bolger , Joan Davis , Dennis Day
Musical
RKO
Malaya
Richard Thorpe
Spencer Tracy , James Stewart , Sydney Greenstreet
Thriller
MGM
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
Burgess Meredith
Charles Laughton , Franchot Tone , Burgess Meredith
Mystery
RKO
Manhandled
Lewis R. Foster
Dorothy Lamour , Dan Duryea , Sterling Hayden
Film noir
Paramount
Manhattan Angel
Arthur Dreifuss
Gloria Jean , Patricia Barry , Thurston Hall
Musical comedy
Columbia
Mary Ryan, Detective
Abby Berlin
Marsha Hunt , John Litel , June Vincent
Crime Drama
Columbia
Masked Raiders
Lesley Selander
Tim Holt , Marjorie Lord , Richard Martin
Western
RKO
Massacre River
John Rawlins
Guy Madison , Rory Calhoun , Carole Mathews
Western
Monogram
Master Minds
Jean Yarbrough
Leo Gorcey , Huntz Hall , Gabriel Dell
Comedy
Monogram
Mighty Joe Young
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Terry Moore , Robert Armstrong , Ben Johnson
Adventure
RKO
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
Lloyd Bacon
Lucille Ball , William Holden , Janis Carter
Comedy
Columbia
Miss Mink of 1949
Glenn Tryon
Jimmy Lydon , Lois Collier , Barbara Brown
Comedy
20th Century Fox
Mother Is a Freshman
Lloyd Bacon
Loretta Young , Van Johnson , Rudy Vallée
Romantic comedy
20th Century Fox
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
Elliott Nugent
Clifton Webb , Shirley Temple , Tom Drake
Comedy
20th Century Fox ; sequel to Sitting Pretty
Mr. Soft Touch
Gordon Douglas
Glenn Ford , Evelyn Keyes , John Ireland
Film noir
Columbia
Mrs. Mike
Louis King
Dick Powell , Evelyn Keyes , Angela Clarke
Drama
United Artists
The Mutineers
Jean Yarbrough
Jon Hall , Adele Jergens , George Reeves
Adventure
Columbia
My Dream Is Yours
Michael Curtiz
Doris Day , Jack Carson , Eve Arden
Musical
Warner Bros.
My Foolish Heart
Mark Robson
Susan Hayward , Dana Andrews , Kent Smith
Drama
RKO . 2 Oscar nominations
My Friend Irma
George Marshall
Dean Martin , Jerry Lewis , Marie Wilson
Comedy
Paramount ; 1st Martin and Lewis film
My Own True Love
Compton Bennett
Phyllis Calvert , Melvyn Douglas , Wanda Hendrix
Drama
Paramount
The Mysterious Desperado
Lesley Selander
Tim Holt , Richard Martin , Movita Castaneda
Western
RKO
Navajo Trail Raiders
R. G. Springsteen
Allan Lane , Eddy Waller , Robert Emmett Keane
Western
Republic
Neptune's Daughter
Edward Buzzell
Esther Williams , Red Skelton , Ricardo Montalbán
Musical
MGM ; Oscar for Best Song
Never Fear
Ida Lupino
Sally Forrest , Hugh O'Brian , Keefe Brasselle
Drama
Eagle-Lion
Night Unto Night
Don Siegel
Ronald Reagan , Viveca Lindfors , Broderick Crawford
Drama
Warner Bros.
Not Wanted
Elmer Clifton , Ida Lupino
Sally Forrest , Keefe Brasselle , Leo Penn
Drama
Film Classics
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
Oh, You Beautiful Doll
John M. Stahl
Mark Stevens , June Haver , Gale Robbins
Musical
20th Century Fox
Once More, My Darling
Robert Montgomery
Robert Montgomery , Ann Blyth , Jane Cowl
Romantic comedy
Universal
One Last Fling
Peter Godfrey
Alexis Smith , Zachary Scott , Douglas Kennedy
Comedy
Warner Bros.
On the Town
Stanley Donen , Gene Kelly
Gene Kelly , Frank Sinatra , Ann Miller , Betty Garrett
Musical
MGM ; Oscar for Best Musical Score
Outcasts of the Trail
Philip Ford
Monte Hale , Jeff Donnell , Paul Hurst
Western
Republic
Outpost in Morocco
Robert Florey
George Raft , Marie Windsor , Akim Tamiroff
Adventure
United Artists
Pinky
Elia Kazan
Jeanne Crain , Ethel Barrymore , Ethel Waters
Drama
20th Century Fox . 3 Oscar nominations
Pioneer Marshal
Philip Ford
Monte Hale , Paul Hurst , Nan Leslie
Western
Republic
The Pirates of Capri
Edgar G. Ulmer
Louis Hayward , Binnie Barnes , Mariella Lotti
Adventure
Film Classics
Post Office Investigator
George Blair
Audrey Long , Warren Douglas , Jeff Donnell
Mystery
Republic
Port of New York
László Benedek
Scott Brady , K. T. Stevens , Yul Brynner
Film noir
Eagle-Lion
Powder River Rustlers
Philip Ford
Allan Lane , Eddy Waller , Roy Barcroft
Western
Republic
Prince of Foxes
Henry King
Tyrone Power , Orson Welles , Wanda Hendrix
Historical
20th Century Fox
Prince of the Plains
Philip Ford
Monte Hale , Paul Hurst , Roy Barcroft
Western
Republic
Prison Warden
Seymour Friedman
Warner Baxter , Anna Lee , Harlan Warde
Crime
Columbia
Range Justice
Ray Taylor
Johnny Mack Brown , Max Terhune , Riley Hill
Western
Monogram
Ranger of Cherokee Strip
Philip Ford
Monte Hale , Paul Hurst , Roy Barcroft
Western
Republic
The Reckless Moment
Max Ophüls
James Mason , Joan Bennett , Geraldine Brooks
Film noir
Columbia
Red Canyon
George Sherman
Ann Blyth , Howard Duff , George Brent
Western
Universal
The Red Danube
George Sidney
Peter Lawford , Janet Leigh , Angela Lansbury
Drama
MGM
Red, Hot and Blue
John Farrow
Betty Hutton , Victor Mature , William Demarest
Musical comedy
Paramount
Red Light
Roy Del Ruth
George Raft , Virginia Mayo , Raymond Burr
Film noir
United Artists
The Red Menace
R. G. Springsteen
Robert Rockwell , Betty Lou Gerson , Barbra Fuller
Film noir
Republic
The Red Pony
Lewis Milestone
Myrna Loy , Robert Mitchum , Louis Calhern
Western drama
Republic
Red Rock Outlaw
Elmer Clifton
Lee "Lasses" White , Reno Browne , Ewing Miles Brown
Western
Astor
Red Stallion in the Rockies
Ralph Murphy
Jean Heather , Arthur Franz , Ray Collins
Western
Eagle-Lion
Reign of Terror
Anthony Mann
Robert Cummings , Arlene Dahl , Richard Basehart
Historical thriller
Eagle-Lion
Renegades of the Sage
Ray Nazarro
Charles Starrett , Smiley Burnette , Leslie Banning
Western
Columbia
Ride, Ryder, Ride!
Lewis D. Collins
Jim Bannon , Don Reynolds , Emmett Lynn
Western
Eagle-Lion
Riders in the Sky
John English
Gene Autry , Gloria Henry , Mary Beth Hughes
Western
Columbia
Riders of the Range
Lesley Selander
Tim Holt , Richard Martin , Jacqueline White
Western
RKO
Riders of the Whistling Pines
John English
Gene Autry , Patricia Barry , Jimmy Lloyd
Western
Columbia
Rimfire
B. Reeves Eason
Mary Beth Hughes , James Millican , Reed Hadley
Western
Lippert
Rim of the Canyon
John English
Gene Autry , Thurston Hall , Clem Bevans
Western
Columbia
Ringside
Frank McDonald
Don "Red" Barry , Tom Brown , Sheila Ryan
Film noir
Lippert
Roaring Westward
Oliver Drake
Jimmy Wakely , Lois Hall , Dennis Moore
Western
Monogram
Roll, Thunder, Roll!
Lewis D. Collins
Jim Bannon , Don Reynolds , Emmett Lynn
Western
Eagle-Lion
Rope of Sand
William Dieterle
Burt Lancaster , Paul Henreid , Claude Rains
Adventure
Paramount
Roseanna McCoy
Irving Reis
Farley Granger , Joan Evans , Raymond Massey
Drama
RKO
Rose of the Yukon
George Blair
Myrna Dell , Steve Brodie , Emory Parnell
Western
Republic
Roughshod
Mark Robson
Gloria Grahame , Robert Sterling , John Ireland
Western
RKO
Rustlers
Lesley Selander
Tim Holt , Richard Martin , Martha Hyer
Western
RKO
Rusty's Birthday
Seymour Friedman
Ted Donaldson , John Litel , Ann Doran
Drama
Columbia
Rusty Saves a Life
Seymour Friedman
Ted Donaldson , John Litel , Ann Doran
Drama
Columbia
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
Samson and Delilah
Cecil B. DeMille
Hedy Lamarr , Victor Mature , Angela Lansbury
Biblical , Drama
Paramount . 5 Oscar nominations
San Antone Ambush
Philip Ford
Monte Hale , Paul Hurst , Roy Barcroft
Western
Republic
Sand
Henry King
Coleen Gray , Mark Stevens , Rory Calhoun
Western
20th Century Fox . Oscar -nominated
Sands of Iwo Jima
Allan Dwan
John Wayne , John Agar , Forrest Tucker
War
Republic . 4 Oscar nominations
Satan's Cradle
Ford Beebe
Duncan Renaldo , Ann Savage , Leo Carrillo
Western
United Artists
Scene of the Crime
Roy Rowland
Van Johnson , Arlene Dahl , Gloria DeHaven
Film noir
MGM
Search for Danger
Jack Bernhard
John Calvert , Albert Dekker , Myrna Dell
Crime
Film Classics
The Secret Garden
Fred M. Wilcox
Margaret O'Brien , Herbert Marshall , Dean Stockwell
Drama
MGM
The Secret of St. Ives
Phil Rosen
Richard Ney , Vanessa Brown , Henry Daniell
Adventure
Columbia
The Set-Up
Robert Wise
Robert Ryan , Audrey Totter , Alan Baxter
Sports Film noir
RKO . From W. C. Heinz novel
Shamrock Hill
Arthur Dreifuss
Peggy Ryan , Trudy Marshall , Rick Vallin
Comedy
Eagle-Lion
She Shoulda Said No!
Sherman Scott
Alan Baxter , Lila Leeds , Lyle Talbot
Drama
Independent
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
John Ford
John Wayne , Joanne Dru , Ben Johnson
Western
RKO . Oscar for cinematography
Sheriff of Wichita
R. G. Springsteen
Allan Lane , Lyn Wilde , Roy Barcroft
Western
Republic
Shockproof
Douglas Sirk
Cornel Wilde , Patricia Knight , John Baragrey
Film noir
Columbia
Siren of Atlantis
Gregg G. Tallas
Maria Montez , Jean-Pierre Aumont , Dennis O'Keefe
Adventure
United Artists
Sky Dragon
Lesley Selander
Roland Winters , Noel Neill , Keye Luke
Mystery
Monogram . Charlie Chan
Slattery's Hurricane
André de Toth
Richard Widmark , Linda Darnell , Veronica Lake
Drama
20th Century Fox . From Herman Wouk story
Slightly French
Douglas Sirk
Dorothy Lamour , Don Ameche , Janis Carter
Comedy
Columbia
So Dear to My Heart
Harold D. Schuster
Burl Ives , Beulah Bondi , Harry Carey
Animation
Disney
Song of India
Albert S. Rogell
Sabu , Turhan Bey , Gail Russell
Adventure
Columbia
Song of Surrender
Mitchell Leisen
Wanda Hendrix , Claude Rains , Andrea King
Drama
Paramount
Sons of New Mexico
John English
Gene Autry , Gail Davis , Robert Armstrong
Western
Columbia
Sorrowful Jones
Sidney Lanfield
Bob Hope , Lucille Ball , Bruce Cabot
Comedy
Paramount . Damon Runyon story; remake of 1934 film
South of Death Valley
Ray Nazarro
Charles Starrett , Gail Davis , Lee Roberts
Western
Columbia
South of Rio
Philip Ford
Monte Hale , Kay Christopher , Paul Hurst
Western
Republic
South of St. Louis
Ray Enright
Joel McCrea , Zachary Scott , Victor Jory
Western
Warner Bros.
Special Agent
William C. Thomas
William Eythe , Kasey Rogers , Carole Mathews
Film noir
Paramount
Square Dance Jubilee
Paul Landres
Don "Red" Barry , Mary Beth Hughes , Wally Vernon
Musical, Western
Lippert
Stagecoach Kid
Lew Landers
Tim Holt , Richard Martin , Jeff Donnell
Western
RKO
Stampede
Lesley Selander
Rod Cameron , Gale Storm , Johnny Mack Brown
Western
Allied Artists ; Remake of 1936 film
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Sam Newfield
Virginia Bruce , William Lundigan , Jonathan Hale
Film noir
Film Classics
Strange Bargain
Will Price
Martha Scott , Jeffrey Lynn , Harry Morgan
Film noir
RKO
The Stratton Story
Sam Wood
James Stewart , June Allyson , Frank Morgan
Sports
MGM . Biography of Monty Stratton
Streets of Laredo
Leslie Fenton
William Holden , William Bendix , Macdonald Carey
Western
Paramount ; remake of The Texas Rangers
Streets of San Francisco
George Blair
Robert Armstrong , Mae Clarke , Wally Cassell
Crime
Republic
The Story of Molly X
Crane Wilbur
June Havoc , John Russell , Dorothy Hart
Film noir
Universal
The Story of Seabiscuit
David Butler
Shirley Temple , Barry Fitzgerald , Rosemary DeCamp
Sports
Warner Bros.
The Sun Comes Up
Richard Thorpe
Jeanette MacDonald , Lloyd Nolan , Claude Jarman Jr.
Family
MGM . Lassie feature
Susanna Pass
William Witney
Roy Rogers , Dale Evans , Estelita Rodriguez
Western
Republic
Sword in the Desert
George Sherman
Dana Andrews , Märta Torén , Stephen McNally
War
Universal
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Busby Berkeley
Frank Sinatra , Esther Williams , Gene Kelly
Sports musical
MGM
Take One False Step
Chester Erskine
Shelley Winters , William Powell , Marsha Hunt
Film noir
Universal
Tarzan's Magic Fountain
Lee Sholem
Lex Barker , Brenda Joyce , Evelyn Ankers
Adventure
RKO
Task Force
Delmer Daves
Gary Cooper , Jane Wyatt , Walter Brennan
War
Warner Bros. 8th Cooper-Brennan pairing
Tell It to the Judge
Norman Foster
Rosalind Russell , Robert Cummings , Gig Young
Comedy
Columbia
Tension
John Berry
Richard Basehart , Audrey Totter , Cyd Charisse
Film noir
MGM
That Forsyte Woman
Compton Bennett
Errol Flynn , Greer Garson , Walter Pidgeon
Drama
MGM ; from book by John Galsworthy
That Midnight Kiss
Norman Taurog
Kathryn Grayson , Mario Lanza , José Iturbi
Musical
MGM
There's a Girl in My Heart
Arthur Dreifuss
Lee Bowman , Elyse Knox , Gloria Jean
Musical
Allied Artists
They Live by Night
Nicholas Ray
Farley Granger , Cathy O'Donnell , Howard Da Silva
Film noir
RKO ; Ray's 1st film; from novel Thieves Like Us
Thieves' Highway
Jules Dassin
Richard Conte , Valentina Cortese , Lee J. Cobb
Film noir
20th Century Fox
The Threat
Felix E. Feist
Michael O'Shea , Virginia Grey , Charles McGraw
Film noir
RKO
Top o' the Morning
David Miller
Bing Crosby , Ann Blyth , Barry Fitzgerald
Comedy
Paramount
Tokyo Joe
Stuart Heisler
Humphrey Bogart , Florence Marly , Sessue Hayakawa
War
Columbia
Too Late for Tears
Byron Haskin
Lizabeth Scott , Dan Duryea , Don DeFore
Film noir
United Artists
Tough Assignment
William Beaudine
Don Barry , Marjorie Steele , Steve Brodie
Film noir
Lippert
Trail of the Yukon
William Beaudine
Kirby Grant , Suzanne Dalbert , Iris Adrian
Western
Monogram ; Corporal Rod Webb series
Trails End
Lambert Hillyer
Johnny Mack Brown , Max Terhune , Kay Morley
Western
Monogram
Trapped
Richard Fleischer
Lloyd Bridges , Barbara Payton , John Hoyt
Film noir
Eagle-Lion
Treasure of Monte Cristo
William Berke
Glenn Langan , Adele Jergens , Steve Brodie
Film noir
Lippert
Tucson
William F. Claxton
Jimmy Lydon , Penny Edwards , Charles Russell
Drama
20th Century Fox
Tulsa
Stuart Heisler
Susan Hayward , Robert Preston , Pedro Armendáriz
Drama
Eagle-Lion
Tuna Clipper
William Beaudine
Roddy McDowall , Elena Verdugo , Roland Winters
Drama
Monogram
Twelve O'Clock High
Henry King
Gregory Peck , Gary Merrill , Dean Jagger
War
20th Century Fox . Oscar for Jagger
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
The Undercover Man
Joseph H. Lewis
Glenn Ford , Nina Foch , James Whitmore
Crime drama
Columbia
Undertow
William Castle
Scott Brady , John Russell , Dorothy Hart , Peggy Dow
Film noir
Universal
The Walking Hills
John Sturges
Randolph Scott , Ella Raines , William Bishop
Western
Columbia
We Were Strangers
John Huston
Jennifer Jones , John Garfield , Pedro Armendáriz
Adventure
Columbia
West of El Dorado
Ray Taylor
Johnny Mack Brown , Max Terhune , Reno Browne
Western
Monogram
Western Renegades
Wallace Fox
Johnny Mack Brown , Max Terhune , Jane Adams
Western
Monogram
White Heat
Raoul Walsh
James Cagney , Virginia Mayo , Edmond O'Brien , Steve Cochran
Film noir
Warner Bros.
Wicked City
François Villiers
Maria Montez , Jean-Pierre Aumont , Lilli Palmer
Drama
United Artists . Co-production with France
The Window
Ted Tetzlaff
Bobby Driscoll , Barbara Hale , Ruth Roman
Drama
RKO
Without Honor
Irving Pichel
Laraine Day , Dane Clark , Franchot Tone
Drama
United Artists
The Wolf Hunters
Budd Boetticher
Kirby Grant , Jan Clayton , Helen Parrish
Western
Monogram ; Corporal Rod Webb series
A Woman's Secret
Nicholas Ray
Maureen O'Hara , Melvyn Douglas , Gloria Grahame
Film noir
RKO
The Wyoming Bandit
Philip Ford
Allan Lane , Eddy Waller , Trevor Bardette
Western
Republic
Yes Sir, That's My Baby
George Sherman
Donald O'Connor , Gloria DeHaven , Charles Coburn
Musical
Universal
The Younger Brothers
Edwin L. Marin
Wayne Morris , Bruce Bennett , Janis Paige
Western
Warner Bros.
You're My Everything
Walter Lang
Dan Dailey , Anne Baxter , Anne Revere
Musical
20th Century Fox
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