List of American films of 1947

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A list of American films released in 1947.
Gentleman's Agreement won Best Picture at the Academy Awards.

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
13 Rue Madeleine Henry Hathaway James Cagney, Annabella, Richard Conte Spy
Always Together Fred de Cordova Joyce Reynolds, Robert Hutton Comedy Warner Bros.
Angel and the Badman James Edward Grant John Wayne, Gail Russell Western Republic
The Bachelor and the Bobby-SoxerIrving Reis Cary Grant, Shirley Temple, Myrna Loy Comedy RKO
The Big Fix James Flood Sheila Ryan, Regis Toomey Drama
The Bishop's WifeHenry Koster Cary Grant, David Niven, Loretta Young Comedy RKO
The Black Widow Bruce Edwards Serial
Blaze of Noon John Farrow Anne Baxter, William Holden, Sonny Tufts Drama Paramount
Body and SoulRobert Rossen John Garfield, Lilli Palmer Drama U.A.
BoomerangElia Kazan Dana Andrews, Jane Wyatt Drama Fox
Born to KillRobert Wise Lawrence Tierney, Claire Trevor Drama RKO
The Brasher Doubloon John Brahm George Montgomery Crime drama
Brick Bradford Serial
Brute ForceJules Dassin Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn Drama Universal
Buck Privates Come Home Charles Barton Abbott and Costello Comedy Universal
Bury Me Dead Bernard Vorhaus Cathy O'Donnell, June Lockhart, Hugh Beaumont Film noir Eagle-Lion

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Calendar GirlAllan Dwan Jane Frazee, Gail Patrick Comedy Republic Pictures
Captain from Castile Henry King Tyrone Power, Jean Peters, Cesar Romero Historical 20th Century Fox
Carnegie Hall Edgar G. Ulmer Marsha Hunt, William Prince Musical
Carnival in Costa Rica Gregory Ratoff Vera-Ellen, Dick Haymes 20th Century Fox
Cass TimberlaneGeorge Sidney Spencer Tracy, Lana Turner Drama MGM
Cat Fishin' Animated
Cheyenne Raoul Walsh Jane Wyman, Dennis Morgan Western Warner Bros.
Christmas Eve Edwin L. Marin George Raft, Randolph Scott, Joan Blondell Comedy United Artists
Code of the West William A. Burke Steve Brodie, James Warren Western
CrossfireEdward Dmytryk Robert Young, Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan Film noir RKO; 5 Academy Award nominations
Curley Bernard Carr Billy Gray Comedy
Daisy KenyonOtto Preminger Joan Crawford, Henry Fonda Drama 20th Century Fox
Dangerous YearsArthur Pierson Billy Halop Comedy
Dark PassageDelmer Daves Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall Film noir Warner Bros.
Dead Reckoning John Cromwell Humphrey Bogart, Lizabeth Scott Film noir Columbia
Deep Valley Jean Negulesco Ida Lupino, Dane Clark, Fay Bainter Drama Warner Bros.
Desert Fury Lewis Allen Lizabeth Scott, Burt Lancaster Drama Paramount
DesperateAnthony Mann Steve Brodie, Raymond Burr Drama RKO
The Devil Thumbs a Ride Felix E. Feist Lawrence Tierney Drama
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome John Rawlins Ralph Byrd, Anne Gwynne, Boris Karloff Thriller RKO; based on comic strip
Don't Be a Sucker! Propaganda
A Double LifeGeorge Cukor Ronald Colman, Shelley Winters Drama Universal
Down to Earth Alexander Hall Rita Hayworth, Larry Parks Fantasy Sequel to Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse Animated
Dreams That Money Can BuyHans Richter Jack Bittner Experimental
Easter Yeggs Animated
The Egg and I Chester Erskine Fred MacMurray, Claudette Colbert Comedy Universal
Escape Me NeverPeter Godfrey Errol Flynn, Ida Lupino Drama Warner Bros.
The Exile Max Ophüls Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Maria Montez, Rita Corday Adventure Universal
The Fabulous DorseysAlfred E. Green Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey Biopic
The Fabulous Joe Harve Foster Walter Abel, Marie Wilson Comedy United Artists
The Farmer's Daughter H. C. Potter Loretta Young, Joseph Cotten Comedy RKO; Oscar for Young
Fear in the Night Maxwell Shane DeForest Kelley, Paul Kelly Drama
Fireworks Kenneth Anger Experimental
For the Love of RustyJohn Sturges Tom Powers, Ann Doran Family
Forever AmberOtto Preminger Linda Darnell, Cornel Wilde, George Sanders Drama 20th Century Fox; based on the novel
The Foxes of HarrowJohn M. Stahl Rex Harrison, Maureen O'Hara Adventure 20th Century Fox
Framed Richard Wallace Glenn Ford, Janis Carter Suspense Columbia
The FugitiveJohn Ford Henry Fonda, Dolores del Río, Pedro Armendáriz Drama RKO
Fun and Fancy Free 4 directors Edgar Bergen, Dinah Shore Animated
Gas House Kids Go WestWilliam BeaudineEmory Parnell, Vince Barnett Comedy PRC
Gas House Kids in HollywoodEdward L. CahnCarl Switzer, Benny Bartlett Comedy/Crime PRC
Gentleman's AgreementElia Kazan Gregory Peck, John Garfield, Dorothy McGuire, Celeste Holm, Jane Wyatt Drama Oscars for Kazan, Holm, Best Picture
The Ghost and Mrs. MuirJoseph L. Mankiewicz Gene Tierney, Rex Harrison Comedy Fox; inspired TV series
Golden Earrings Mitchell Leisen Ray Milland, Marlene Dietrich Drama
Good News Charles Walters June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Mel Tormé Musical MGM
Green Dolphin Street Victor Saville Lana Turner, Van Heflin, Donna Reed Drama MGM
The Guilt of Janet Ames Henry Levin Rosalind Russell, Melvyn Douglas Drama Columbia
The Guilty John Reinhardt Bonita Granville, Don Castle, Regis Toomey Drama Monogram
Half-Wits Holiday Jules White The Three Stooges Comedy
Hi-De-Ho Josh Binney Cab Calloway, Jeni Le Gon Musical Drama
High Barbaree Jack Conway Van Johnson, June Allyson War MGM
High Wall Curtis Bernhardt Robert Taylor, Audrey Totter Crime drama MGM
Hold That Lion! Jules White The Three Stooges Comedy Short
Honeymoon William Keighley Shirley Temple, Franchot Tone, Guy Madison Melodrama RKO
The Hucksters Jack Conway Clark Gable, Deborah Kerr Drama MGM
If Winter Comes Victor Saville Walter Pidgeon, Deborah Kerr, Angela Lansbury Drama MGM
I'll Be YoursWilliam A. SeiterDeanna Durbin, Tom Drake, William Bendix, Adolphe MenjouMusical comedy Universal
The Imperfect LadyLewis AllenRay Milland, Teresa Wright Drama Paramount
The Invisible Mouse Hanna Barbera Animated
It Had to Be You Rudolph Maté Ginger Rogers, Cornel Wilde Comedy Columbia
It Happened in Brooklyn Richard Whorf Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Durante Comedy MGM
It Happened on 5th AvenueRoy Del Ruth Don DeFore, Ann Harding, Charles Ruggles Comedy Allied Artists
Jesse James Rides AgainF. Brannon, T. Carr Clayton Moore Western Serial
Johnny O'ClockRobert Rossen Dick Powell, Evelyn Keyes, Lee J. Cobb Mystery Columbia
Keeper of the Bees John Sturges Jane Darwell Drama
Killer Dill Lewis D. Collins Stuart Erwin, Anne Gwynne, Mike Mazurki Crime comedy Screen Guild
King-Size Canary Animation
Kiss of DeathHenry Hathaway Victor Mature, Brian Donlevy, Richard Widmark Film noir 20th Century Fox; 2 Oscar nominations
The Lady from ShanghaiOrson Welles Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles Film noir Columbia
Lady in the LakeRobert Montgomery Robert Montgomery, Audrey Totter Film noir MGM; based on book by Raymond Chandler
The Late George Apley Joseph L. Mankiewicz Ronald Colman Comedy 20th Century Fox
Law of the Lash Ray Taylor Lash LaRue, Al St. John, Lee Roberts Western
Life with FatherMichael Curtiz William Powell, Irene Dunne, Elizabeth Taylor Comedy Warner Bros.; based on the book
A Likely Story H. C. Potter Barbara Hale, Bill Williams, Sam Levene Comedy RKO
Living in a Big Way Gregory LaCava Gene Kelly, Marie McDonald, Charles Winninger Musical MGM
The Long NightAnatole Litvak Henry Fonda, Barbara Bel Geddes Film noir RKO
Lost Honeymoon Leigh Jason Franchot Tone, Ann Richards Comedy Eagle-Lion
The Lost MomentMartin Gabel Susan Hayward, Robert Cummings Drama Universal
Love from a Stranger Richard Whorf John Hodiak, Sylvia Sidney Drama Eagle-Lion
LuredDouglas Sirk Lucille Ball, Charles Coburn, Boris Karloff Film noir United Artists
The Macomber Affair Zoltan Korda Gregory Peck, Joan Bennett, Robert Preston Drama United Artists
Magic TownWilliam Wellman James Stewart, Jane Wyman Drama RKO
The Man I LoveRaoul Walsh Ida Lupino, Robert Alda Drama Warner Bros.
The Mighty McGurkJohn Waters Wallace Beery, Dean Stockwell Drama MGM
Miracle on 34th StreetGeorge Seaton Edmund Gwenn, Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Natalie Wood Romantic comedy 20th Century Fox; Oscars for Gwenn, screenplay
Monsieur Verdoux Charles Chaplin Charles Chaplin, Martha Raye, William Frawley Comedy United Artists
Moss Rose Gregory Ratoff Peggy Cummins, Victor Mature, Ethel Barrymore Thriller 20th Century Fox
Mother Wore Tights Walter Lang Betty Grable, Dan Dailey, Mona Freeman Musical 20th Century Fox
Motion Painting No. 1 Animation
Mourning Becomes Electra Dudley Nichols Rosalind Russell, Michael Redgrave Drama RKO
A Mouse in the House Animated
My Favorite BrunetteElliott Nugent Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Peter Lorre Comedy Paramount
My Wild Irish Rose David Butler Dennis Morgan, Arlene Dahl, Andrea King Musical Warner Bros.
Nightmare Alley Edmond Goulding Tyrone Power, Joan Blondell, Coleen Gray Film noir 20th Century Fox; based on the book
Nora Prentiss Vincent Sherman Ann Sheridan, Kent Smith, Robert Alda Drama Warner Bros.
Northwest OutpostAllan DwanNelson Eddy, Ilona MasseyMusical
Out of the Blue Leigh Jason Virginia Mayo, Ann Dvorak Comedy Eagle-Lion Films
Out of the PastJacques Tourneur Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming, Steve Brodie Film noir RKO
The Paradine CaseAlfred Hitchcock Gregory Peck, Charles Laughton, Alida Valli, Ann Todd, Ethel Barrymore, Louis Jourdan Drama Selznick
Part Time Pal Animation
The Perils of PaulineGeorge Marshall Betty Hutton, John Lund Comedy Paramount; based on Pearl White
A Pest in the House Animation
Pirates of Monterey Alfred L. Werker Maria Montez, Rod Cameron, Gilbert Roland Adventure Universal
Possessed Curtis Bernhardt Joan Crawford, Van Heflin, Raymond Massey Film noir Warner Bros.
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami Albert Lewin George Sanders, Angela Lansbury, Ann Dvorak Drama United Artists
PursuedRaoul Walsh Robert Mitchum, Teresa Wright Drama Warner Bros.
Queen of the AmazonsEdward Finney Patricia Morison Adventure Screen Guild
Railroaded!Anthony Mann John Ireland, Hugh Beaumont Drama Eagle-Lion
Ramrod André de Toth Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, Donald Crisp Western United Artists
The Red HouseDelmer Daves Edward G. Robinson Thriller United Artists
Repeat Performance Alfred L. Werker Louis Hayward, Joan Leslie Drama Eagle-Lion Films
Ride the Pink HorseRobert Montgomery Robert Montgomery, Wanda Hendrix Film noir Universal
RiffraffTed Tetzlaff Pat O'Brien, Walter Slezak Film noir RKO
Road to Rio Norman Z. McLeod Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour Comedy Paramount; 5th of series
The Romance of Rosy Ridge Roy Rowland Van Johnson, Thomas Mitchell, Janet Leigh Drama MGM
Salt Water Tabby Animated
Scared to Death Christy Cabanne Bela Lugosi, George Zucco Horror
Scent-imental Over You Animated
The Sea of GrassElia Kazan Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn Western MGM
The Secret Life of Walter MittyNorman Z. McLeod Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo Comedy RKO; remade in 2013
Seven Were Saved William H. Pine Richard Denning, Catherine Craig Drama
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim George Seaton Betty Grable, Dick Haymes, Anne Revere Musical Fox
The Sin of Harold DiddlebockPreston Sturges Harold Lloyd Comedy Universal/RKO
Sinbad the Sailor Richard Wallace Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Maureen O'Hara Fantasy RKO
Sing a Song of Six Pants Jules White The Three Stooges Comedy Short
Slick Hare Animated
Smash-Up, the Story of a WomanStuart Heisler Susan Hayward, Eddie Albert Drama Universal; 2 Oscar nominations
Something in the Wind Irving Pichel Deanna Durbin, Donald O'Connor Musical Universal
Son of Zorro George Turner, Peggy Stewart Serial
Song of Scheherazade Walter Reisch Yvonne De Carlo, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Eve Arden Fantasy Universal
Song of the Thin Man Edward Buzzell William Powell, Myrna Loy, Patricia Morison Mystery last of Thin Man series
Tarzan and the Huntress Kurt Neumann Johnny Weissmuller, Patricia Morison Adventure RKO
T-MenAnthony Mann Dennis O'Keefe Crime drama Eagle-Lion
That Hagen GirlPeter Godfrey Ronald Reagan, Shirley Temple Comedy Warner Bros.
They Won't Believe MeIrving Pichel Susan Hayward, Robert Young, Jane Greer Drama RKO
This Time for KeepsRichard Thorpe Esther Williams, Jimmy Durante Comedy MGM
Thunderbolt!John Sturges, William Wyler James Stewart War documentary Monogram
Trail Street Ray Enright Randolph Scott, Robert Ryan Western RKO
Tubby the TubaGeorge Pal Animated
Tweetie Pie Animated Warner Bros.
The Two Mrs. CarrollsPeter Godfrey Barbara Stanwyck, Humphrey Bogart, Alexis Smith Drama Warner Bros.
Unconquered Cecil B. DeMille Gary Cooper, Paulette Goddard, Howard Da Silva Adventure Paramount
The Unfaithful Vincent Sherman Ann Sheridan, Lew Ayres Drama Warner Bros.
The UnsuspectedMichael Curtiz Claude Rains, Audrey Totter Drama Warner Bros.
Variety Girl George Marshall Various artists Musical Paramount
The Velvet Touch Jack Gage Rosalind Russell, Claire Trevor Drama RKO
The Vigilante Wallace Fox Ralph Byrd Action Serial
The Voice of the Turtle Irving Rapper Ronald Reagan, Eleanor Parker, Eve Arden Comedy Warner Bros.
The WebMichael Gordon Vincent Price, Edmond O'Brien Drama Universal
Welcome Stranger Elliott Nugent Bing Crosby, Joan Caulfield Drama Paramount
Whispering CityFyodor Ostep Paul Lukas, Helmut Dantine Drama Eagle-Lion
The Wistful Widow of Wagon GapCharles Barton Bud Abbott, Lou Costello Comedy Universal
The Woman on the Beach Jean RenoirJoan Bennett, Robert Ryan, Charles Bickford Film noir RKO
Wyoming Joseph Kane Wild Bill Elliott, Vera Ralston Western Republic

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