List of American films of 1943

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Ingrid Bergman in Casablanca

A list of American films released in 1943.
Casablanca won Best Picture at the Academy Awards.

A-C

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes/Studio
Above Suspicion	Richard Thorpe	Joan Crawford, Fred MacMurray, Conrad Veidt	Spy	MGM
Action in the North Atlantic	Lloyd Bacon, Raoul Walsh	Humphrey Bogart, Raymond Massey, Alan Hale, Sr.	War	Warner Bros.
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack	Lewis D. Collins, Ray Taylor	Tom Brown, Rose Hobart, Marjorie Lord, Keye Luke, Sidney Toler	Serial	Universal
Adventures of the Flying Cadets	Lewis D. Collins, Ray Taylor	Johnny Downs, Eduardo Ciannelli	Serial	Universal
Air Force	Howard Hawks	John Garfield, John Ridgely, Gig Young	Drama	Warner Bros.
Air Raid Wardens	Edward Sedgwick	Laurel and Hardy, Edgar Kennedy, Jacqueline White	Comedy
The Ape Man	William Beaudine	Bela Lugosi, Louise Currie, Wallace Ford, Henry Hall	Science fiction	Monogram
Appointment in Berlin	Alfred E. Green	George Sanders, Marguerite Chapman	War drama	Columbia
Autobiography of a 'Jeep'			Propaganda
Baby Puss (Tom and Jerry)	Hanna-Barbera		Animated Short	MGM
Back from the Front	Jules White	The Three Stooges	Comedy Short	Columbia
Background to Danger	Raoul Walsh	George Raft, Brenda Marshall, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre	Mystery	Warner Bros.
Bar 20	Lesley Selander	William Boyd, Andy Clyde, George Reeves, Robert Mitchum	Western
Bataan	Tay Garnett	Robert Taylor, George Murphy, Lloyd Nolan	War	MGM
Batman	Lambert Hillyer	Lewis Wilson, Douglas Croft, J. Carrol Naish, Shirley Patterson	Action	Columbia
Best Foot Forward	Edward Buzzell	Lucille Ball, June Allyson, Gloria DeHaven, Nancy Walker	Musical Comedy	MGM
Black Marketing	William Castle		Propaganda
Bombardier	Richard Wallace	Pat O'Brien, Randolph Scott, Anne Shirley, Eddie Albert	War	RKO
Border Patrol	Lesley Selander	William Boyd, Andy Clyde, George Reeves, Robert Mitchum	Western	United Artists
Brazil at War	William Castle		Propaganda
Cabin in the Sky	Vincente Minnelli	Ethel Waters, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Lena Horne, Louis Armstrong	Musical Comedy	MGM
Calling Dr. Death	Reginald Le Borg	Lon Chaney, Jr., Patricia Morison		Universal
Captive Wild Woman	Edward Dmytryk	John Carradine, Milburn Stone, Paula Dupree	Science fiction	Universal
A Challenge to Democracy			Propaganda
The Chance of a Lifetime	William Castle	Chester Morris, Erik Rolf, Jeanne Bates	Crime Drama	Columbia
Clancy Street Boys	William Beaudine	East Side Kids
Combat America		Clark Gable	Propaganda
Coney Island	Walter Lang	Betty Grable, George Montgomery, Cesar Romero, Phil Silvers	Musical	Fox
The Constant Nymph	Edmund Goulding	Charles Boyer, Joan Fontaine, Peter Lorre	Drama	Warner Bros.
Corvette K-225		Randolph Scott, Ella Raines	Drama	Universal
Crash Dive	Archie Mayo	Tyrone Power, Dana Andrews, Anne Baxter	War	Fox
Crazy House		Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson	Comedy
Crime Doctor	Michael Gordon	Warner Baxter, Ray Collins	Crime drama	Columbia
Cry 'Havoc'	Richard Thorpe	Margaret Sullavan, Ann Sothern, Joan Blondell, Fay Bainter	Drama	MGM

D-H

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Daffy - The Commando	Friz Freleng	Daffy Duck	Animated Short
The Dancing Masters		Laurel and Hardy	Comedy	20th Century Fox
Daredevils of the West			Serial
Dead Men Walk	Sam Newfield	George Zucco, Mary Carlisle	Horror	PRC
December 7th	John Ford		Propaganda
Destination Tokyo	Delmer Daves	Cary Grant, John Garfield	War	Warner Bros.
Destroyer	William A. Seiter	Glenn Ford, Edward G. Robinson	War	Columbia
Dixie	A. Edward Sutherland	Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour	Musical Bio-pic	Paramount
Dizzy Detectives	Jules White	The Three Stooges	Comedy Short	Columbia
Dizzy Pilots	Jules White	The Three Stooges	Comedy Short	Columbia
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard			Serial
Doughboys in Ireland	Lew Landers	Kenny Baker, Jeff Donnell	War Musical	Columbia
DuBarry Was a Lady	Roy Del Ruth	Red Skelton, Lucille Ball, Gene Kelly	Musical	MGM
Edge of Darkness	Lewis Milestone	Errol Flynn, Ann Sheridan, Walter Huston	War	Warner Bros.
Education for Death	Clyde Geronimi		Animated short
The Falcon in Danger	William Clemens	Tom Conway, Jean Brooks	Mystery	RKO
The Falcon Strikes Back	Edward Dmytryk	Tom Conway, Harriet Hilliard	Mystery	RKO
The Fallen Sparrow	Richard Wallace	Maureen O'Hara, John Garfield, Walter Slezak, Patricia Morison	Drama	RKO
Falling Hare	Robert Clampett	Bugs Bunny	Animated	Merrie Melodies
Family Troubles		Our Gang	Short
Fired Wife	Charles Lamont	Diana Barrymore, Louise Allbritton	Comedy	Universal
Five Graves to Cairo	Billy Wilder	Franchot Tone, Anne Baxter	War	Paramount
Flesh and Fantasy	Julien Duvivier	Edward G. Robinson, Charles Boyer, Barbara Stanwyck, Betty Field	Drama anthology	Universal
Food for Fighters			Propaganda	On nutrition in Armed Forces
For Whom the Bell Tolls	Sam Wood	Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, Arturo de Córdova	War Drama	from novel by Ernest Hemingway
Forever and a Day	René Clair, Edmund Goulding	Brian Aherne, Robert Cummings, Charles Laughton, Ida Lupino	Drama	RKO
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man	Roy William Neill	Lon Chaney, Jr., Bela Lugosi	Horror	Universal
Der Fuehrer's Face	Jack Kinney		Animation	Disney
The Gang's All Here	Busby Berkeley	Alice Faye, Carmen Miranda	Musical	20th Century Fox
A Gem of a Jam	Del Lord	The Three Stooges	Comedy Short	Columbia
The Ghost Ship	Mark Robson	Richard Dix
Girl Crazy	Norman Taurog	Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland	Musical	MGM; music by George and Ira Gershwin
Guadalcanal Diary	Lewis Seiler	William Bendix, Richard Conte, Anthony Quinn	War	20th Century Fox
A Guy Named Joe	Victor Fleming	Spencer Tracy, Irene Dunne, Van Johnson	Romantic Fantasy	MGM; remade in 1989
Hangmen Also Die!	Fritz Lang	Hans Heinrich von Twardowski	War
Happy Land	Irving Pichel	Don Ameche	Drama
The Hard Way	Vincent Sherman	Ida Lupino, Joan Leslie	Drama	Warner Bros.
Heaven Can Wait	Ernst Lubitsch	Don Ameche, Gene Tierney	Comedy	20th Century Fox
Hello, Frisco, Hello	H. Bruce Humberstone	Alice Faye, John Payne, Jack Oakie	Comedy	20th Century Fox
Hi Diddle Diddle	Andrew L. Stone	Adolphe Menjou, Martha Scott, Dennis O'Keefe	Comedy	United Artists
Higher Than a Kite	Del Lord	The Three Stooges	Comedy Short	Columbia
Hit Parade of 1943	Albert S. Rogell	Susan Hayward, Gail Patrick, Eve Arden	Musical	Republic
Hit the Ice	Charles Lamont	Abbott and Costello	Comedy	Universal
Hitler's Children	Edward Dmytryk	Tim Holt, Bonita Granville, Kent Smith	Propaganda	RKO
Holy Matrimony	John M. Stahl	Monty Woolley, Gracie Fields	Comedy
Honeymoon Lodge	Edward C. Lilley	David Bruce, Harriet Hilliard, June Vincent	Musical comedy	Universal
The Human Comedy	Clarence Brown	Mickey Rooney	Drama	MGM

I-N

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
I Can Hardly Wait	Jules White	The Three Stooges	Comedy Short	Columbia
I Dood It	Vincente Minnelli	Red Skelton, Eleanor Powell	Musical–Comedy	MGM
I Walked with a Zombie	Jacques Tourneur	Frances Dee, Tom Conway	Horror	RKO
In Old Oklahoma	Albert S. Rogell	John Wayne, Gabby Hayes, Dale Evans	Western	Republic
It Ain't Hay	Erle C. Kenton	Abbott and Costello	Comedy	Universal
It Comes Up Love	Charles Lamont	Gloria Jean, Donald O'Connor	Musical	Universal
An Itch in Time	Bob Clampett	Elmer Fudd	Animated	Merrie Melodies
Jack London	Alfred Santell	Michael O'Shea, Susan Hayward	Bio-pic
Jane Eyre	Robert Stevenson	Orson Welles, Joan Fontaine	Drama	Fox; from novel by Charlotte Bronte
Jitterbugs	Malcolm St. Clair	Laurel and Hardy	Comedy
Johnny Come Lately	William K. Howard	James Cagney, Marjorie Lord	Comedy
Journey into Fear	Norman Foster, Orson Welles	Joseph Cotten, Dolores del Río, Orson Welles	Spy Thriller	RKO
The Kansan	George Archainbaud	Richard Dix, Jane Wyatt, Albert Dekker	Western	Sherman Productions
Keeper of the Flame	George Cukor	Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy	Drama	MGM
Lassie Come Home	Fred M. Wilcox	Roddy McDowall, Donald Crisp, May Whitty	Family	MGM
The Leopard Man	Jacques Tourneur	Dennis O'Keefe, Margo, Jean Brooks	Horror	RKO
The Mad Ghoul	James P. Hogan	George Zucco, Evelyn Ankers, Robert Armstrong	Horror	Universal
Madame Curie	Mervyn LeRoy	Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Henry Travers	Biography	MGM; 7 Academy Award nominations
The Masked Marvel		William Forrest	Serial
Meshes of the Afternoon	Maya Deren, Alexander Hammid		Short	Experimental film
Mission Accomplished			Propaganda	Film on B-17 Flying Fortress
Mission to Moscow	Michael Curtiz	Walter Huston, Ann Harding, Oskar Homolka	War drama
Mister Big	Charles Lamont	Donald O'Connor, Gloria Jean, Peggy Ryan	Musical	Universal
Moonlight in Vermont	Edward C. Lilley	Gloria Jean	Musical	Universal
The More the Merrier	George Stevens	Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, Charles Coburn	Comedy	Columbia
Mr. Lucky	H. C. Potter	Cary Grant, Laraine Day	Romance	RKO
My Friend Flicka	Harold D. Schuster	Roddy McDowall, Preston Foster, Rita Johnson	Family	20th Century Fox
Negro Colleges in War Time			Propaganda Short
The New Spirit			Propaganda	Animated short
No Place for a Lady	James P. Hogan	William Gargan, Phyllis Brooks	Mystery	Columbia
No Time for Love	Mitchell Leisen	Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray	Comedy	Paramount
The North Star	Lewis Milestone	Anne Baxter, Dana Andrews, Walter Huston, Walter Brennan	War	RKO
Northern Pursuit	Raoul Walsh	Errol Flynn	War	Warner Bros.

O-S

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Old Acquaintance	Vincent Sherman	Bette Davis, Miriam Hopkins	Drama	Warner Bros.
Our Enemy- The Japanese			Propaganda
The Outlaw	Howard Hughes	Jane Russell	Western	United Artists
The Ox-Bow Incident	William A. Wellman	Henry Fonda, Dana Andrews, Mary Beth Hughes, Anthony Quinn	Western	20th Century Fox
Paris After Dark	Léonide Moguy	George Sanders, Brenda Marshall	War drama	20th Century Fox
Phantom of the Opera	Arthur Lubin	Nelson Eddy, Susanna Foster, Claude Rains	Horror, Musical	Universal
The Phantom		Tom Tyler, Jeanne Bates	Serial
Phony Express	Del Lord	The Three Stooges	Comedy Short	Columbia
Pigs in a Polka	Friz Freleng		Animated Short
Pilot No. 5	George Sidney	Gene Kelly, Franchot Tone, Van Johnson	War	MGM
Pistol Packin' Mama	Frank Woodruff	Ruth Terry, Robert Livingston	Comedy	Republic
Porky Pig's Feat	Frank Tashlin		Animated Short
Prelude to War	Frank Capra		Propaganda	first in Capra's Why We Fight series
Presenting Lily Mars		Judy Garland, Van Heflin	Musical	MGM
Princess O'Rourke	Norman Krasna	Olivia de Havilland, Robert Cummings, Charles Coburn	Romantic comedy	Academy Award for screenplay
Red Hot Riding Hood	Tex Avery		Animated
Report from the Aleutians	John Huston		Propaganda
Reveille with Beverly	Charles Barton	Ann Miller, Franklin Pangborn, Larry Parks	Comedy	Columbia
Riding High	George Marshall	Dorothy Lamour, Dick Powell	Comedy	Paramount
Sahara	Zoltan Korda	Humphrey Bogart	War	Columbia
The Saint Meets the Tiger	Paul L. Stein	Hugh Sinclair, Jean Gillie	Mystery
Salute to the Marines	S. Sylvan Simon	Wallace Beery	War Propaganda
Scrap Happy Daffy	Frank Tashlin	Daffy Duck	Animated Short
Secret Service in Darkest Africa			Serial	Republic
The Seventh Victim	Mark Robson	Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Isabel Jewell, Kim Hunter, Hugh Beaumont	Horror	RKO
Shadow of a Doubt	Alfred Hitchcock	Teresa Wright, Joseph Cotten, Macdonald Carey, Hume Cronyn	Suspense	Universal
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death	Roy William Neill	Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce	Mystery	Universal
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon	Roy William Neill	Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce	Mystery	Universal
Sherlock Holmes in Washington	Roy William Neill	Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce	Mystery	Universal
Show Business at War			Propaganda Short
The Sky's the Limit	Edward H. Griffith	Fred Astaire, Joan Leslie, Robert Benchley, Robert Ryan	Musical Comedy	RKO
So Proudly We Hail!	Mark Sandrich	Claudette Colbert, Paulette Goddard, George Reeves, Veronica Lake	Drama	Paramount
Son of Dracula	Robert Siodmak	Lon Chaney, Jr., Evelyn Ankers	Horror	Universal
The Song of Bernadette	Henry King	Jennifer Jones	Bio-pic
Spook Louder	Del Lord	The Three Stooges	Comedy Short	Columbia
Stage Door Canteen	Frank Borzage	Katharine Hepburn	Musical	United Artists
Star Spangled Rhythm	George Marshall	Victor Moore, Betty Hutton	Musical	Paramount
Stormy Weather	Andrew L. Stone	Lena Horne, Bill Robinson, Dooley Wilson	Musical	featuring Cab Calloway, Fats Waller, Ada Brown, the Nicholas Brothers
A Stranger in Town	Roy Rowland	Frank Morgan	Drama, Comedy	MGM
Sufferin' Cats!		Tom and Jerry	Animated Short
Suggestion Box			Propaganda Short
Super-Rabbit		Bugs Bunny	Animated Short

T-Z

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Tarzan's Desert Mystery	William Thiele	Johnny Weismuller, Nancy Kelly	Adventure	RKO
Tender Comrade	Edward Dmytryk	Ginger Rogers, Robert Ryan		RKO
Thank Your Lucky Stars	David Butler	Dennis Morgan, Joan Leslie	Musical	Warner Bros.
The Lonesome Mouse	Hanna-Barbera	Tom and Jerry	Animated Short
They Came to Blow Up America	Edward Ludwig	George Sanders, Anna Sten, Ward Bond	War drama	20th Century Fox
They Stooge to Conga	Del Lord	The Three Stooges	Comedy Short	Columbia
This Is the Army	Michael Curtiz	George Murphy, Ronald Reagan	Musical	music by Irving Berlin
This Land Is Mine	Jean Renoir	Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara	Drama	RKO
Thousands Cheer	George Sidney	Kathryn Grayson, Gene Kelly	Musical	MGM
Three Little Twirps	Harry Edwards	The Three Stooges	Comedy Short	Columbia
Thumbs Up	Joseph Santley	Brenda Joyce, Richard Fraser	Musical	Republic
Tiger Fangs	Sam Newfield	Frank Buck, June Duprez	Adventure
To the People of the United States	Arthur Lubin		Propaganda Short
Top Man	Charles Lamont	Donald O'Connor, Susanna Foster, Lillian Gish	Musical	Universal
Tornado	William A. Berke	Chester Morris, Nancy Kelly	Drama
Troop Train			Propaganda Short
Victory Through Air Power			Animated
Wackiki Wabbit	Chuck Jones	Bugs Bunny	Animated Short
War of the Wildcats	Albert S. Rogell	John Wayne, Martha Scott Gabby Hayes, Dale Evans	Western	Republic; aka In Old Oklahoma
Wartime Nutrition			Propaganda Short
Watch on the Rhine	Herman Shumlin	Bette Davis, Paul Lukas	Drama	script by Dashiell Hammett
We've Never Been Licked	John Rawlins	Richard Quine, Anne Gwynne	War	Universal
Who Killed Who?	Tex Avery		Animated Short
Willoughby's Magic Hat	Bob Wickersham		Animated Short
Women in Bondage	Steve Sekely	Gail Patrick, Nancy Kelly	Drama	Monogram
Yankee Doodle Daffy	Friz Freleng	Daffy Duck, Porky Pig	Animated Short
The Yankee Doodle Mouse	Hanna-Barbera	Tom and Jerry	Animated Short
You, John Jones!	Mervyn LeRoy	James Cagney, Ann Sothern	MGM
Young and Willing	Edward H. Griffith	William Holden, Susan Hayward	Comedy	Paramount

See also

• List of American films of 1942
• List of American films of 1944

External links

• 1943 films at the Internet Movie Database