List of American films of 1948

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A list of American films released in 1948.

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
3 GodfathersJohn Ford John Wayne, Harry Carey, Jr., Pedro Armendáriz, Mae Marsh WesternMGM

A-B

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
A-Lad-In His LampRobert McKimson Bugs Bunny Animated Warner Bros.
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein Charles BartonBud Abbott, Lou Costello, Lon Chaney Jr., Bela Lugosi, Glenn Strange Comedy Universal Pictures
Act of Violence Fred Zinnemann Van Heflin, Robert Ryan Film noirMGM
Adventures of Don JuanVincent Sherman Errol Flynn, Viveca Lindfors AdventureWarner Bros.
Adventures of Frank and Jesse JamesYakima Canutt Clayton Moore Western, Serial Republic
Albuquerque Ray Enright Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, George "Gabby" Hayes Western Paramount
Alias a Gentleman Harry BeaumontWallace Beery, Dorothy Patrick Comedy MGM
All My Sons Irving Reis Edward G. Robinson, Burt Lancaster Drama Universal
The Amazing Mr. X Bernard Vorhaus Turhan Bey, Lynn Bari Thriller Eagle-Lion
Angel on the Amazon John H. Auer George Brent, Vera Ralston Adventure Republic
Another Part of the ForestMichael GordonFredric March, Florence EldridgeDrama
Apartment for Peggy George Seaton Jeanne Crain, William Holden Comedy 20th Century Fox
Appointment with MurderJack BernhardJohn Calvert, Catherine CraigCrime Film Classics
April Showers Laszlo Benedek Ann Sothern, Jack Carson Musical Warner Bros.
Arch of TriumphLewis MilestoneIngrid Bergman, Charles Boyer War United Artists
B.F.'s Daughter Robert Z. Leonard Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Charles Coburn Drama MGM
Behind Locked DoorsBudd Boetticher Lucille Bremer, Richard Carlson Film noir Eagle-Lion
Berlin ExpressJacques Tourneur Merle Oberon, Robert Ryan Film noir RKO
The Big ClockJohn Farrow Charles Laughton, Ray Milland Film noir Paramount
Bill and Coo Dean Riesner Nature
The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses Gordon Douglas Louis Hayward, Janet Blair, George Macready Adventure
Black Bart George Sherman Dan Duryea, Yvonne De Carlo Western Universal
Blonde Ice Jack Bernhard Robert Paige, Leslie Brooks Film noir Film Classics
Blood on the Moon Robert WiseRobert Mitchum, Robert Preston WesternRKO
Bob and Sally Erle C. Kenton Educational Universal
Bodyguard Richard Fleischer Lawrence Tierney, Priscilla Lane Film noir RKO
The Boy with Green Hair Joseph LoseyDean Stockwell Comedy, Drama
The Bride Goes Wild Norman Taurog June Allyson, Van Johnson Comedy MGM
Brideless GroomEdward Bernds Animated short Columbia
Buccaneer Bunny Friz Freleng Bugs Bunny Animated shortWarner Bros.
Bugs Bunny Rides Again Friz Freleng Bugs Bunny Animated shortWarner Bros.

C-E

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Call Northside 777 Henry HathawayJames Stewart, Richard Conte Film noir20th Century Fox
Campus Honeymoon Richard Sale Lee and Lyn Wilde, Adele Mara Comedy Republic
Canon City Crane Wilbur Scott Brady, Jeff Corey Crime Eagle-Lion
The Chicken of Tomorrow Patrick Allen Lowell Thomas short Industrial film
Command Decision Sam Wood Clark Gable, Walter Pidgeon, Van Johnson War MGM
Congo BillSpencer Gordon Bennet, Thomas Carr Don McGuire, Cleo Moore Adventure, SerialColumbia
The Counterfeiters Sam Newfield Doris Merrick, Hugh Beaumont Crime 20th Century Fox
The Countess of Monte Cristo Frederick De Cordova Sonja Henie, Olga San Juan Comedy Universal
Cry of the City Robert SiodmakVictor Mature, Richard Conte Film noir 20th Century Fox
Dangers of the Canadian Mounted Fred C. Brannon, Yakima Canutt Jim Bannon Adventure, SerialRepublic
The Dark PastRudolph Maté William Holden, Nina Foch, Lee J. Cobb Film noir Columbia
A Date with Judy Richard Thorpe Wallace Beery, Jane Powell, Elizabeth Taylor MusicalMGM
Easter Parade Charles WaltersFred Astaire, Judy Garland, Ann Miller, Peter Lawford Musical MGM; Academy Award for Best Musical Score
The Emperor Waltz Billy WilderBing Crosby, Joan Fontaine Musical comedyParamount
Enchantment Irving Reis David Niven, Teresa Wright Romance
Escape Joseph L. Mankiewicz Rex Harrison, Peggy Cummins Thriller U.S.-U.K. co-production
Every Girl Should Be Married Don Hartman Cary Grant, Betsy Drake Romantic Comedy RKO

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
A Feather in His Hare Chuck Jones Animated shortWarner Bros.
Fiddlers Three Jules White Three Stooges Comedy shortColumbia
Fighter SquadronRaoul Walsh Edmond O'Brien, Robert Stack War Warner Bros.
Force of Evil Abraham PolonskyJohn Garfield, Beatrice Pearson Crime drama MGM
A Foreign Affair Billy WilderJean Arthur, Marlene Dietrich ComedyParamount
Fort ApacheJohn Ford John Wayne, Henry Fonda WesternRKO
Four Faces West Alfred E. Green Joel McCrea, Frances Dee, Charles Bickford Western
G-Men Never ForgetFred C. Brannon, Yakima Canutt Clayton Moore Crime, Serial Republic
Good Sam Leo McCarey Gary Cooper, Ann Sheridan, Edmund Lowe Romantic comedy
Gorilla My DreamsRobert McKimson Looney TunesAnimated short Warner Bros.
Green Grass of Wyoming Louis King Peggy Cummins, Charles Coburn Family 20th Century Fox
The Green Promise William D. Russell Marguerite Chapman, Walter Brennan Drama RKO
Haredevil HareChuck Jones Animated short Warner Bros.
Hatch Up Your TroublesHanna-Barbera Tom and Jerry Animated short MGM
He Walked by Night Alfred L. Werker, Anthony MannRichard Basehart, Jack Webb Film noir Eagle-Lion
Hollow Triumph Steve SekelyPaul Henreid, Joan Bennett Film noir
Homecoming Mervyn LeRoy Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Anne Baxter Romance MGM
Hop, Look and ListenRobert McKimson Looney Tunes Animated short
Hot Cross Bunny Robert McKimsonBugs Bunny Animated short Warner Bros.
I Remember Mama George Stevens Irene Dunne, Barbara Bel Geddes Drama, Comedy RKO
I Taw a Putty TatFriz Freleng Animated short Warner Bros.
I Walk Alone Byron HaskinBurt Lancaster, Lizabeth Scott, Kirk Douglas Film noir Paramount
Isn't It Romantic? Norman Z. McLeod Veronica Lake, Billy De Wolfe, Pearl Bailey Romantic comedyParamount
Joan of ArcVictor Fleming Ingrid Bergman, José Ferrer Drama RKO; 7 Academy Award nominations
Johnny AppleseedWilfred Jackson Biography Disney
Johnny BelindaJean Negulesco Jane Wyman, Lew Ayres, Agnes Moorehead DramaAcademy Award for Wyman
Julia Misbehaves Jack Conway Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Peter Lawford, Elizabeth Taylor Romantic comedy MGM
June BrideBretaigne Windust Bette Davis, Robert Montgomery ComedyWarner Bros.
Jungle Goddess Lewis D. Collins George Reeves, Wanda McKay Adventure

K-M

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Key LargoJohn Huston Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Edward G. Robinson, Lionel Barrymore, Claire Trevor Crime drama Warner Bros.; Academy Award for Trevor
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands Norman FosterJoan Fontaine, Burt Lancaster Film noir Universal
The Kissing Bandit Laslo Benedek Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson Musical MGM
Kitty Foiled Hanna-Barbera Animated short MGM
Ladies of the Chorus Phil KarlsonMarilyn Monroe MusicalColumbia
Last of the Wild Horses Robert L. Lippert James Ellison, Mary Beth Hughes Western Screen Guild
Let's Live Again Herbert I. Leeds Hillary Brooke, Diana Douglas Comedy
Letter from an Unknown Woman Max Ophüls Joan Fontaine, Louis Jourdan Drama Universal
The Little OrphanHanna-Barbera Animated short MGM
Louisiana StoryRobert J. Flaherty Documentary
The Loves of CarmenCharles Vidor Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford Drama Columbia
The Luck of the Irish Henry KosterTyrone Power, Anne Baxter, Lee J. Cobb Fantasy 20th Century Fox
Luxury Liner Richard Whorf Jane Powell, George Brent Comedy MGM
Macbeth Orson WellesOrson Welles, Jeanette Nolan, Dan O'Herlihy Drama Republic
The Man from ColoradoHenry Levin William Holden, Glenn Ford WesternColumbia
The Mating of Millie Henry Levin Evelyn Keyes, Glenn Ford Comedy Columbia
Melody Time Jack Kinney, Clyde Geronimi Animated short Disney
Mexican HayrideCharles Barton Abbott and Costello Musical Universal
MickeyRalph Murphy Irene Hervey, Hattie McDaniel Drama
Miracle in Harlem Jack Kemp Sheila Guyse Thriller
Miss Tatlock's Millions Richard Haydn John Lund, Wanda Hendrix, Barry Fitzgerald Comedy Paramount
Moonrise Frank BorzageGail Russell, Dane Clark Film noirRepublic
Mouse Cleaning Hanna-Barbera Animated short MGM
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream HouseH. C. Potter Cary Grant, Myrna Loy Comedy RKO
My Bunny Lies Over The SeaCharles M. Jones Animated short Warner Bros.

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
The Naked CityJules Dassin Barry Fitzgerald, Howard Duff Film noir Universal
Night Has a Thousand EyesJohn Farrow Edward G. Robinson, Gail Russell Film noir Paramount
No Minor Vices Lewis Milestone Dana Andrews, Lilli Palmer, Louis Jourdan Romance MGM
The Noose Hangs HighCharles Barton Abbott and Costello Comedy
Old Rockin' Chair TomHanna-Barbera Animated short MGM
One Sunday Afternoon Raoul Walsh Dennis Morgan, Janis Paige Musical
One Touch of Venus William A. SeiterRobert Walker, Ava Gardner Comedy Universal
On Our Merry Way King Vidor Paulette Goddard, Burgess Meredith Comedy United Artists
Open Secret John Reinhardt John Ireland, Jane Randolph Drama
The Paleface Norman Z. McLeodBob Hope, Jane Russell Comedy, Western Paramount
Panhandle Lesley Selander Rod Cameron WesternAllied Artists
The Pirate Vincente MinnelliGene Kelly, Judy Garland MusicalMGM
PitfallAndré de Toth Dick Powell, Lizabeth Scott Film noirUnited Artists
Polka-Dot PussHanna-Barbera Animated shortMGM
Portrait of JennieWilliam Dieterle Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten Romance MGM
The Prince of Thieves Howard Bretherton Patricia Morison, Jon Hall Adventure Columbia
Professor Tom Hanna-BarberaTom and Jerry Animated shortMGM
Race Street Edwin L. Marin George Raft, Marilyn Maxwell, William Bendix film noir RKO
Rachel and the StrangerNorman Foster William Holden, Loretta Young WesternRKO
Raw DealAnthony Mann Dennis O'Keefe, Claire Trevor Film noirEagle-Lion
Red RiverHoward Hawks John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Walter Brennan WesternUnited Artists
Return of the Bad MenRay EnrightRandolph Scott, Robert RyanWesternRKO
River Lady George Sherman Yvonne De Carlo, Dan Duryea Drama Universal
Road HouseJean Negulesco Ida Lupino, Cornel Wilde Film noir20th Century Fox
Rogues' RegimentRobert Florey Dick Powell, Märta Torén, Vincent Price Film noir Universal
Romance on the High Seas Michael Curtiz Jack Carson, Janis Paige, Doris Day Musical Warner Bros.
RopeAlfred Hitchcock James Stewart, Farley Granger, John Dall Suspense Warner Bros.
RuthlessEdgar G. Ulmer Zachary Scott, Martha Vickers DramaEagle-Lion

S-Z

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Saigon Leslie Fenton Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake Film noir Paramount
The Sainted Sisters William D. Russell Veronica Lake, Joan Caulfield, Barry Fitzgerald Comedy Paramount
The Saxon Charm Claude BinyonRobert Montgomery, Susan Hayward Drama Universal
Scaredy CatCharles M. Jones Animated short Warner Bros.
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!F. Hugh Herbert June Haver, Lon McCallister Comedy
The Search Fred ZinnemannMontgomery Clift, Aline MacMahon Drama MGM
Secret Beyond the Door...Fritz Lang Joan Bennett, Michael Redgrave Thriller
Silver River Raoul Walsh Errol Flynn, Ann Sheridan, Thomas Mitchell Western Warner Bros.
Sitting PrettyWalter Lang Robert Young, Maureen O'Hara Comedy 20th Century Fox
Sleep, My Love Douglas SirkClaudette Colbert, Don Ameche Drama United Artists
Smart Girls Don't Talk Richard L. Bare Virginia Mayo, Bruce Bennett Crime Warner Bros.
The Snake PitAnatole Litvak Olivia de Havilland, Leo Genn Drama 20th Century Fox; 6 Oscar nominations
So Dear to My Heart Harold D. Schuster, Hamilton Luske Burl Ives, Bobby Driscoll, Beulah Bondi AnimationWith live action
So Evil My Love Lewis Allen Ray Milland, Geraldine Fitzgerald Drama Paramount
Sofia John Reinhardt Patricia Morison Drama Film Classics
A Song Is BornHoward Hawks Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman Musical Featuring The Golden Gate Quartet
Sorry, Wrong NumberAnatole Litvak Barbara Stanwyck, Burt Lancaster Film noirParamount
A Southern YankeeEdward Sedgwick Red Skelton, Arlene Dahl Comedy MGM
State of the Union Frank CapraSpencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn Drama MGM
Station WestSidney Lanfield Dick Powell, Jane Greer Western RKO
Street Corner Albert H. Kelley Johnny Duncan, Eddie Gribbon Drama
The Street with No NameWilliam Keighley Mark Stevens, Richard Widmark, Lloyd Nolan Film noir20th Century Fox
SupermanSpencer Gordon Bennet, Thomas Carr Kirk Alyn, Noel Neill Serial Columbia
Tap Roots George MarshallVan Heflin, Susan Hayward Drama Universal
Tarzan and the MermaidsRobert Florey Johnny Weissmuller, Brenda Joyce, Linda Christian, Andrea Palma AdventureRKO
Tenth Avenue Angel Roy Rowland Margaret O'Brien, Angela Lansbury Drama
Test Tube Babies W. Merle Connell Exploitation
Tex Granger Derwin AbrahamsRobert Kellard Western, Serial Columbia
The Three Musketeers George SidneyGene Kelly, Van Heflin, Lana Turner, June Allyson, Angela Lansbury Adventure MGM
The Time of Your Life H. C. Potter James Cagney, William Bendix, Jeanne Cagney Comedy drama United Artists
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre John HustonHumphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tim Holt, Bruce Bennett Adventure Warner Bros.; Oscars for both Hustons
To the Victor Delmer Daves Dennis Morgan, Viveca Lindfors Drama
The Truce Hurts Hanna-Barbera Animated short MGM
Two Guys from Texas David Butler Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson Comedy
Unfaithfully YoursPreston SturgesRex Harrison, Linda Darnell, Rudy ValléeBlack comedy 20th Century Fox
Unknown Island Jack Bernhard Virginia Grey, Richard Denning Sci-fi
Up in Central ParkWilliam A. Seiter Deanna Durbin, Dick Haymes, Vincent Price ComedyUniversal
Wake of the Red Witch Edward LudwigJohn Wayne, Gail Russell Drama Republic
Walk a Crooked Mile Gordon Douglas Dennis O'Keefe, Louis Hayward Film noir Columbia
Wallflower Fred de Cordova Joyce Reynolds, Janis Paige Comedy Warner Bros.
Western Heritage Wallace Grissell Tim Holt, Richard Martin, Lois Andrews Western RKO
When My Baby Smiles at MeWalter Lang Betty Grable, Dan Dailey, Jack Oakie, June Havoc Musical 20th Century Fox
Whiplash Lewis Seiler Dane Clark, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden Western Warner Bros.
Whispering Smith Leslie Fenton Alan Ladd, Robert Preston, Brenda Marshall Western Paramount
Who Killed Doc Robbin Bernard Carr Larry Casey ComedyUnited Artists
Winter Meeting Bretaigne WindustBette Davis DramaWarner Bros.
The Woman from TangierHarold DanielsAdele Jergens, Stephen DunneCrime Columbia
Words and MusicNorman Taurog Mickey Rooney, Janet Leigh, Betty Garrett Musical MGM
Yellow SkyWilliam A. Wellman Gregory Peck, Richard Widmark, Anne Baxter Western20th Century Fox
You Gotta Stay Happy H. C. Potter Joan Fontaine, James Stewart, Eddie Albert Romantic comedy Universal
You Were Meant for MeLloyd Bacon Dan Dailey, Jeanne Crain Musical 20th Century Fox
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