List of American films of 1949

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A list of American films released in 1949.
All the King's Men won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

A-B

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff	Charles Barton	Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Boris Karloff	Comedy	Universal
The Accused	William Dieterle	Loretta Young, Robert Cummings, Wendell Corey	Film noir	Paramount
Adam's Rib	George Cukor	Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, David Wayne, Tom Ewell, Jean Hagen, Judy Holliday	Romantic comedy	MGM; script by Ruth Gordon, Garson Kanin
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad	James Algar, Clyde Geronimi	Bing Crosby, Eric Blore, Basil Rathbone	Animation	Golden Globe for Cinematography, Color
Africa Screams	Charles Barton	Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Clyde Beatty, Frank Buck	Comedy	United Artists
Alias Nick Beal	John Farrow	Ray Milland, Audrey Totter, Thomas Mitchell	Drama	Paramount
All the King's Men	Robert Rossen	Broderick Crawford, Mercedes McCambridge, John Ireland, Joanne Dru, John Derek	Drama	based on a novel by Robert Penn Warren; Academy Awards for Crawford, McCambridge, Best Picture
Always Leave Them Laughing	Roy Del Ruth	Milton Berle, Virginia Mayo, Bert Lahr	Comedy	Warner Bros.
Any Number Can Play	Mervyn LeRoy	Clark Gable, Alexis Smith, Wendell Corey, Mary Astor	Drama	MGM
The Awful Orphan	Chuck Jones		Animated
Bagdad	Charles Lamont	Maureen O'Hara, Paul Christian, Vincent Price	Adventure	Universal
The Barkleys of Broadway	Charles Walters	Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers	Musical	final Astaire-Rogers pairing
Batman and Robin	S.G. Bennet	Robert Lowery, Johnny Duncan, Jane Adams	Serial
Battleground	William Wellman	Van Johnson, Ricardo Montalbán	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	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	Drama	Beery's final film
The Big Sombrero	Frank McDonald	Gene Autry, Elena Verdugo	Western
The Big Steal	Don Siegel	Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer	Drama	RKO
The Big Wheel	Edward Ludwig	Mickey Rooney, Thomas Mitchell	Drama	United Artists
Border Incident	Anthony Mann	Ricardo Montalbán, Howard Da Silva	Drama	MGM
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	Comedy
Bruce Gentry		Tom Neal	Drama	Serial

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  Bagdad

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  Battleground

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  Beyond the Forest

C-D

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Canadian Pacific	Edwin L. Marin	Randolph Scott, Jane Wyatt, J. Carrol Naish	Historic	20th Century Fox
The Cat and the Mermouse		Tom and Jerry	Animated
Caught	Max Ophüls	James Mason, Barbara Bel Geddes	Drama	MGM
Champion	Mark Robson	Kirk Douglas, Arthur Kennedy, Marilyn Maxwell	Drama	United Artists; 6 Oscar nominations
Chicken Every Sunday	George Seaton	Dan Dailey, Celeste Holm, Colleen Townsend	Comedy	20th Century Fox
City Across the River	Maxwell Shane	Stephen McNally, Thelma Ritter, Jeff Corey	Crime drama	Universal
C-Man	Joseph Lerner	Dean Jagger, John Carradine	Crime drama
Colorado Territory	Raoul Walsh	Joel McCrea, Virginia Mayo	Western	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, William Bendix	Musical comedy	Paramount; from a story by Mark Twain
Cover Up	Alfred E. Green	William Bendix, Dennis O'Keefe	Drama	United Artists
Criss Cross	Robert Siodmak	Burt Lancaster, Yvonne DeCarlo	Drama	Universal
The Crooked Way	Robert Florey	John Payne, Sonny Tufts	Drama
Dancing in the Dark	Irving Reis	William Powell, Betsy Drake	Musical	20th Century Fox
A Dangerous Profession	Ted Tetzlaff	George Raft, Ella Raines, Pat O'Brien	Film noir	RKO
Dating Do's and Don'ts
The Devil's Henchman	Seymour Friedman	Warner Baxter, Mary Beth Hughes	Drama
Down to the Sea in Ships	Henry Hathaway	Richard Widmark, Lionel Barrymore	Adventure	Fox; remake of 1922 silent film
Dunked in the Deep	Jules White	Three Stooges	Short subject

E-H

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	Drama	Oscar nomination for Kerr
Family Honeymoon	Claude Binyon	Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray	Comedy	Universal
The Fan	Otto Preminger	Madeleine Carroll, Jeanne Crain	Drama	based on Oscar Wilde story
Father Was a Fullback	John M. Stahl	Fred MacMurray, Maureen O'Hara, Rudy Vallée	Family	20th Century Fox
Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc			Serial
The Fighting Kentuckian	George Waggner	John Wayne, Oliver Hardy	Western	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	Drama	Warner Bros.
Follow Me Quietly	Richard Fleischer	William Lundigan, Dorothy Patrick	Drama	RKO
The Forbidden Street	Jean Negulesco	Maureen O'Hara, Dana Andrews	Drama	Fox
For Scent-imental Reasons			Animated
Forgotten Women	William Beaudine	Elyse Knox, Edward Norris	Drama	Monogram
The Fountainhead	King Vidor	Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal, Raymond Massey	Drama	Warner Bros.; based on Ayn Rand novel
Frigid Hare		Bugs Bunny	Animated
The Gal Who Took the West	Frederick de Cordova	Yvonne De Carlo, Scott Brady	Western	Universal
Ghost of Zorro	Fred C. Brannon	Clayton Moore	Serial
The Glass Mountain	Henry Cass	Michael Denison, Dulcie Gray	Drama
The Golden Stallion	William Witney	Roy Rogers, Dale Evans	Western	Republic
The Great Gatsby	Elliott Nugent	Alan Ladd, Ruth Hussey, Betty Field	Drama	based on F. Scott Fitzgerald novel; remade in 1974 and 2013
The Great Sinner	Robert Siodmak	Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner	Drama	MGM
The Hasty Heart	Vincent Sherman	Ronald Reagan, Patricia Neal	Drama	Warner Bros.
The Heiress	William Wyler	Olivia de Havilland, Montgomery Clift, Ralph Richardson	Drama	Paramount; won 4 Academy Awards
High Diving Hare		Bugs Bunny	Animated
Holiday Affair	Don Hartman	Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh	Romantic comedy	RKO
Holiday in Havana	Jean Yarborough	Desi Arnaz, Mary Hatcher, Ann Doran	Musical comedy	Columbia
Home of the Brave	Mark Robson	Jeff Corey, Lloyd Bridges	Drama
House of Strangers	Joseph L. Mankiewicz	Edward G. Robinson, Susan Hayward, Richard Conte, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.	Crime drama	20th Century Fox

I-J

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
I Married a Communist	Robert Stevenson	Laraine Day, Robert Ryan, John Agar	Drama	aka The Woman on Pier 13
I Shot Jesse James	Samuel Fuller	Preston Foster, John Ireland	Western	Fuller's first film
I Was a Male War Bride	Howard Hawks	Cary Grant, Ann Sheridan	Comedy	20th Century Fox
Illegal Entry	Frederick de Cordova	Marta Toren, Howard Duff	Crime	Universal
Impact	Arthur Lubin	Brian Donlevy, Ella Raines, Charles Coburn	Film noir	United Artists
Incident	William Beaudine	Jane Frazee, Joyce Compton	Crime	Monogram
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	Golden Globe Best Original Score
Intruder in the Dust	Clarence Brown	David Brian, Claude Jarman, Jr.	Drama
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	Academy Award for Best Song
Jerry's Diary		Tom and Jerry	Animated
Jigsaw	Fletcher Markle	Franchot Tone, Jean Wallace	Drama	United Artists
Johnny Stool Pigeon	William Castle	Shelley Winters, Howard Duff, Dan Duryea	Film noir
Jolson Sings Again	Henry Levin	Larry Parks, Barbara Hale	Biography	sequel to The Jolson Story

K-R

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
King of the Rocket Men	Fred C. Brannon	Tris Coffin, Mae Clarke	Serial
A Kiss in the Dark	Delmer Daves	Jane Wyman, David Niven	Comedy	Warner Bros.
Knock on Any Door	Nicholas Ray	Humphrey Bogart, John Derek, George Macready	Drama	Columbia; from Willard Motley novel
The Lady Takes a Sailor	Michael Curtiz	Jane Wyman, Dennis Morgan	Comedy	Warner Bros.
The Last Bandit	Joseph Kane	Bill Elliott, Lorna Gray	Western
A Letter to Three Wives	Joseph L. Mankiewicz	Linda Darnell, Ann Sothern, Jeanne Crain, Paul Douglas, Kirk Douglas, Jeffrey Lynn, Thelma Ritter	Drama	Fox; won 2 Academy Awards
Little Women	Mervyn LeRoy	Elizabeth Taylor, Margaret O'Brien, June Allyson, Mary Astor, Janet Leigh	Family	MGM; from Louisa May Alcott novel
Long-Haired Hare		Bugs Bunny	Animated
Look for the Silver Lining	David Butler	June Haver, Ray Bolger	Musical	Warner Bros.
Lost Boundaries	Alfred L. Werker	Beatrice Pearson, Mel Ferrer	Drama
Love Happy	David Miller	Marx Brothers, Vera-Ellen, Ilona Massey, Marion Hutton, Raymond Burr	Comedy	United Artists; final Marx Bros. film
Love That Pup		Tom and Jerry	Animated
The Lucky Stiff	Lewis R. Foster	Dorothy Lamour, Claire Trevor	Comedy	U.A.; produced by Jack Benny
Lust for Gold	S. Sylvan Simon	Glenn Ford, Ida Lupino, Gig Young	Western	Columbia
Ma and Pa Kettle	Charles Lamont	Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride	Comedy	The Egg and I sequel
Madame Bovary	Vincente Minnelli	Jennifer Jones, James Mason, Van Heflin	Drama	from Gustave Flaubert novel
Malaya	Richard Thorpe	Spencer Tracy, James Stewart, Sydney Greenstreet	Drama	MGM
Malice in the Palace	Jules White	Three Stooges	Slapstick
Manhandled	Lewis R. Foster	Dorothy Lamour, Dan Duryea, Sterling Hayden	Film noir	Paramount
Mighty Joe Young	Ernest B. Schoedsack	Terry Moore, Robert Armstrong, Ben Johnson	Adventure	RKO; remade in 1998
Miss Grant Takes Richmond	Lloyd Bacon	Lucille Ball, William Holden	Comedy	Columbia
Mississippi Hare		Bugs Bunny	Animated
Miss Mink of 1949	Glenn Tryon	Lois Collier	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	Comedy	20th Century Fox; sequel to Sitting Pretty
Mr. Soft Touch	Gordon Douglas	Glenn Ford, Evelyn Keyes	Crime
My Dream Is Yours	Michael Curtiz	Doris Day, Jack Carson	Musical	Warner Bros.
My Foolish Heart	Mark Robson	Susan Hayward, Dana Andrews	Drama	2 Oscar nominations
My Friend Irma	George Marshall	Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis	Comedy	Paramount; 1st Martin and Lewis film
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	Drama	Eagle-Lion
Night Unto Night	Don Siegel	Ronald Reagan, Viveca Lindfors, Broderick Crawford	Drama	Warner Bros.
Oh, You Beautiful Doll	John M. Stahl	Mark Stevens, June Haver, Gale Robbins	Musical	20th Century Fox
On the Town	Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly	Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Ann Miller, Betty Garrett	Musical	MGM; Oscar for Best Musical Score
Pinky	Elia Kazan	Jeanne Crain, Ethel Barrymore, Ethel Waters	Drama	3 Oscar nominations
Porky in Wackyland		Porky Pig	Animated
Port of New York	László Benedek	Scott Brady, Richard Rober, Yul Brynner	Drama	Brynner's first film
Prince of Foxes	Henry King	Tyrone Power, Orson Welles	Drama	20th Century Fox
Rabbit Hood		Bugs Bunny	Animated
Radar Patrol vs Spy King		Kirk Alyn	Serial
Rebel Rabbit		Bugs Bunny	Animated
The Reckless Moment	Max Ophüls	James Mason, Joan Bennett, Geraldine Brooks	Drama	Columbia
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	Crime drama	United Artists
The Red Pony	Lewis Milestone	Myrna Loy, Robert Mitchum, Louis Calhern	Drama	Republic; written by John Steinbeck
Reign of Terror	Anthony Mann	Robert Cummings, Arlene Dahl	Suspense	Eagle-Lion
Rope of Sand	William Dieterle	Burt Lancaster, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains	Adventure	Paramount
Roseanna McCoy	Irving Reis	Farley Granger, Joan Evans	Drama	RKO
Rustlers	Lesley Selander	Tim Holt, Richard Martin, Martha Hyer	Western	RKO

S-Z

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Samson and Delilah	Cecil B. DeMille	Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature, Angela Lansbury	Biblical drama	5 Oscar nominations
Sands of Iwo Jima	Allan Dwan	John Wayne, John Agar, Forrest Tucker	War	4 Oscar nominations
Search for Danger	Jack Bernhard	John Calvert, Albert Dekker	Crime	Film Classics
The Secret Garden	Fred M. Wilcox	Margaret O'Brien	Drama	MGM
The Set-Up	Robert Wise	Robert Ryan, Audrey Totter	Drama	from W.C. Heinz novel
"She Shoulda Said 'No'!"	Sherman Scott	Lila Leeds	Exploitation
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon	John Ford	John Wayne, Joanne Dru, Ben Johnson	Western	Oscar for cinematography
Shockproof	Douglas Sirk	Cornel Wilde, Patricia Knight	Drama	Columbia
Sky Dragon	Lesley Selander	Roland Winters, Noel Neill	Mystery	Charlie Chan
Slattery's Hurricane	André de Toth	Richard Widmark, Linda Darnell, Veronica Lake	Drama	from Herman Wouk story
Sorrowful Jones	Sidney Lanfield	Bob Hope, Lucille Ball	Comedy	Damon Runyon story; remake of 1934 film
South of St. Louis	Ray Enright	Joel McCrea, Zachary Scott, Victor Jory	Western
Strange Bargain	Will Price	Martha Scott, Jeffrey Lynn	Film noir	RKO
The Stratton Story	Sam Wood	James Stewart, June Allyson	Biography	story of Monty Stratton
Streets of Laredo	Leslie Fenton	William Holden, William Bendix, Macdonald Carey, Mona Freeman	Western	Paramount; remake of The Texas Rangers
The Sun Comes Up	Richard Thorpe	Jeanette MacDonald, Claude Jarman, Jr.	Family	Lassie feature
Take One False Step	Chester Erskine	Shelley Winters, William Powell	Crime	Universal
Task Force	Delmer Daves	Gary Cooper, Jane Wyatt, Walter Brennan	War	8th Cooper-Brennan pairing
Technicolor for Industrial Films			Educational
Tennis Chumps	Hanna-Barbera	Tom and Jerry	Animated
Tension	John Berry	Richard Basehart, Audrey Totter, Barry Sullivan, 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, Jose Iturbi	Musical	MGM
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, Lee J. Cobb	Drama	20th Century Fox
Tokyo Joe	Stuart Heisler	Humphrey Bogart, 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	Crime	Lippert
Trail of the Yukon	William Beaudine	Kirby Grant, Suzanne Dalbert	Western	Monogram; Corporal Rod Webb series
Trapped	Richard Fleischer	Lloyd Bridges, John Hoyt	Drama	Eagle-Lion
Tulsa	Stuart Heisler	Susan Hayward, Robert Preston	Drama	Eagle-Lion
Tuna Clipper	William Beaudine	Roddy McDowall, Elena Verdugo	Drama	Monogram
Twelve O'Clock High	Henry King	Gregory Peck, Gary Merrill, Dean Jagger	War drama	Oscar for Jagger
The Undercover Man	Joseph H. Lewis	Glenn Ford, Nina Foch, James Whitmore	Crime drama	Columbia
We Were Strangers	John Huston	Jennifer Jones, John Garfield, Pedro Armendáriz	Adventure	Paramount
Which Is Witch	Friz Freleng	Bugs Bunny	Animated
Whirlpool	Otto Preminger	Gene Tierney, José Ferrer, Charles Bickford	Drama	20th Century Fox
White Heat	Raoul Walsh	James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien, Steve Cochran	Crime drama	Warner Bros.
The Window	Ted Tetzlaff	Bobby Driscoll, Barbara Hale	Drama	RKO
Without Honor	Irving Pichel	Laraine Day, Dane Clark, Franchot Tone	Drama	United Artists
The Wolf Hunters	Budd Boetticher	Kirby Grant, Jan Clayton	Western	Monogram; Corporal Rod Webb series
A Woman's Secret	Nicholas Ray	Maureen O'Hara, Melvyn Douglas, Gloria Grahame	Film noir	RKO
You're My Everything	Walter Lang	Dan Dailey, Anne Baxter, Anne Revere	Musical

See also

• List of American films of 1948
• List of American films of 1950

External links

• 1949 films at the Internet Movie Database