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.

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris KarloffCharles Barton Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Boris Karloff Comedy Universal
The Accused William Dieterle Loretta Young, Robert Cummings, Wendell Corey Film noir Paramount
Adam's RibGeorge 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 ScreamsCharles 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 MenRobert 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 OrphanChuck Jones Animated
Bagdad Charles Lamont Maureen O'Hara, Paul Christian, Vincent PriceAdventure Universal
The Barkleys of BroadwayCharles Walters Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers Musical final Astaire-Rogers pairing
Batman and Robin S.G. Bennet Robert Lowery, Johnny Duncan, Jane Adams Serial
BattlegroundWilliam Wellman Van Johnson, Ricardo Montalbán War MGM
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful BendPreston SturgesBetty Grable, Cesar Romero, Rudy Vallée Western20th Century Fox
Beyond the ForestKing 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 JackRichard Thorpe Wallace Beery Drama Beery's final film
The Big Sombrero Frank McDonald Gene Autry, Elena Verdugo Western
The Big StealDon Siegel Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer Drama RKO
The Big Wheel Edward Ludwig Mickey Rooney, Thomas Mitchell Drama United Artists
Border IncidentAnthony Mann Ricardo Montalbán, Howard Da Silva Drama MGM
The Bribe Robert Z. Leonard Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Charles Laughton, Vincent PriceFilm noir MGM
Bride for Sale William D. Russell Claudette Colbert, Robert Young Comedy
Bruce Gentry Tom Neal Drama Serial

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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
CaughtMax Ophüls James Mason, Barbara Bel Geddes Drama MGM
ChampionMark 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 TerritoryRaoul 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 CourtTay 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
Daughter of the Jungle George Blair Lois Hall, Sheldon Leonard Adventure Republic
The Devil's Henchman Seymour Friedman Warner Baxter, Mary Beth Hughes Drama Columbia
Down to the Sea in ShipsHenry Hathaway Richard Widmark, Lionel Barrymore Adventure Fox; remake of 1922 silent film
Dunked in the Deep Jules White Three Stooges Short subject

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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 SonGeorge Cukor Spencer Tracy, Deborah Kerr Drama Oscar nomination for Kerr
Everybody Does It Edmund Goulding Paul Douglas, Linda Darnell, Celeste Holm Comedy
Family HoneymoonClaude Binyon Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray Comedy Universal
The FanOtto PremingerMadeleine 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 Kirk Alyn, Rosemary LaPlanche Serial
The Fighting KentuckianGeorge Waggner John Wayne, Oliver Hardy Western Republic
Flamingo RoadMichael 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 QuietlyRichard 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 BeaudineElyse Knox, Edward NorrisDrama Monogram
The FountainheadKing 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 ZorroFred C. Brannon Clayton Moore Serial
The Glass Mountain Henry Cass Michael Denison, Dulcie Gray Drama
The Golden StallionWilliam WitneyRoy Rogers, Dale EvansWestern 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 HeartVincent Sherman Ronald Reagan, Patricia Neal Drama Warner Bros.
The HeiressWilliam Wyler Olivia de Havilland, Montgomery Clift, Ralph Richardson Drama Paramount; won 4 Academy Awards
High Diving Hare Bugs Bunny Animated
Holiday AffairDon 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 BraveMark Robson Jeff Corey, Lloyd Bridges Drama
House of StrangersJoseph L. MankiewiczEdward G. Robinson, Susan Hayward, Richard Conte, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. Crime drama 20th Century Fox

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
I Married a CommunistRobert Stevenson Laraine Day, Robert Ryan, John Agar Drama aka The Woman on Pier 13
I Shot Jesse JamesSamuel Fuller Preston Foster, John Ireland Western Fuller's first film
I Was a Male War BrideHoward Hawks Cary Grant, Ann Sheridan Comedy 20th Century Fox
Illegal Entry Frederick de Cordova Marta Toren, Howard Duff Crime Universal
ImpactArthur Lubin Brian Donlevy, Ella Raines, Charles Coburn Film noir United Artists
Incident William Beaudine Jane Frazee, Joyce Compton Crime Monogram
In the Good Old SummertimeRobert Z. Leonard Judy Garland, Van Johnson, Buster Keaton Musical MGM
The Inspector GeneralHenry 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 SpringLloyd Bacon Ray Milland, Jean Peters, Paul Douglas Comedy 20th Century Fox
It's a Great FeelingDavid Butler Doris Day, Jack Carson, Dennis Morgan Comedy Academy Award for Best Song
Jerry's Diary Tom and Jerry Animated
JigsawFletcher Markle Franchot Tone, Jean Wallace Drama United Artists
Johnny Stool PigeonWilliam Castle Shelley Winters, Howard Duff, Dan Duryea Film noir
Jolson Sings AgainHenry Levin Larry Parks, Barbara Hale Biography sequel to The Jolson Story

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
King of the Rocket MenFred C. Brannon Tris Coffin, Mae Clarke Serial
A Kiss in the Dark Delmer Daves Jane Wyman, David Niven Comedy Warner Bros.
Knock on Any DoorNicholas 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 BanditJoseph KaneBill Elliott, Lorna GrayWestern
A Letter to Three WivesJoseph L. Mankiewicz Linda Darnell, Ann Sothern, Jeanne Crain, Paul Douglas, Kirk Douglas, Jeffrey Lynn, Thelma Ritter Drama Fox; won 2 Academy Awards
Little WomenMervyn 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 BovaryVincente Minnelli Jennifer Jones, James Mason, Van Heflin Drama from Gustave Flaubert novel
MalayaRichard Thorpe Spencer Tracy, James Stewart, Sydney Greenstreet Drama MGM
Malice in the PalaceJules White Three Stooges Slapstick
ManhandledLewis 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 RichmondLloyd 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 BaconLoretta 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 HeartMark Robson Susan Hayward, Dana Andrews Drama 2 Oscar nominations
My Friend IrmaGeorge 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 TownStanley Donen, Gene Kelly Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Ann Miller, Betty Garrett Musical MGM; Oscar for Best Musical Score
Outpost in Morocco Robert Florey George Raft, Marie Windsor Adventure United Artists
PinkyElia 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 FoxesHenry 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 MomentMax 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 LightRoy 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

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Samson and DelilahCecil B. DeMille Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature, Angela Lansbury Biblical drama 5 Oscar nominations
Sands of Iwo JimaAllan Dwan John Wayne, John Agar, Forrest Tucker War 4 Oscar nominations
Search for DangerJack BernhardJohn Calvert, Albert DekkerCrime Film Classics
The Secret GardenFred M. WilcoxMargaret O'BrienDramaMGM
The Set-UpRobert Wise Robert Ryan, Audrey Totter Drama from W.C. Heinz novel
"She Shoulda Said 'No'!" Sherman Scott Lila Leeds Exploitation
She Wore a Yellow RibbonJohn 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 HurricaneAndré de Toth Richard Widmark, Linda Darnell, Veronica Lake Drama from Herman Wouk story
Slightly French Douglas Sirk Dorothy Lamour, Don Ameche Comedy
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 StorySam 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 UpRichard Thorpe Jeanette MacDonald, Claude Jarman, Jr. Family Lassie feature
Take One False Step Chester Erskine Shelley Winters, William Powell Crime Universal
Task ForceDelmer Daves Gary Cooper, Jane Wyatt, Walter Brennan War 8th Cooper-Brennan pairing
Technicolor for Industrial Films Educational
Tennis ChumpsHanna-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 KissNorman Taurog Kathryn Grayson, Mario Lanza, Jose Iturbi Musical MGM
They Live by NightNicholas Ray Farley Granger, Cathy O'Donnell, Howard Da Silva Film noir RKO; Ray's 1st film; from novel Thieves Like Us
Thieves' HighwayJules Dassin Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb Drama 20th Century Fox
Tokyo JoeStuart Heisler Humphrey Bogart, Sessue Hayakawa War Columbia
Too Late for Tears Byron Haskin Lizabeth Scott, Dan Duryea, Don DeFore Film noir United Artists
Tough AssignmentWilliam BeaudineDon Barry, Marjorie SteeleCrime Lippert
Trail of the YukonWilliam BeaudineKirby Grant, Suzanne DalbertWestern Monogram; Corporal Rod Webb series
TrappedRichard Fleischer Lloyd Bridges, John Hoyt Drama Eagle-Lion
TulsaStuart Heisler Susan Hayward, Robert Preston Drama Eagle-Lion
Tuna ClipperWilliam BeaudineRoddy McDowall, Elena VerdugoDrama Monogram
Twelve O'Clock HighHenry 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 WitchFriz Freleng Bugs Bunny Animated
WhirlpoolOtto Preminger Gene Tierney, José Ferrer, Charles Bickford Drama 20th Century Fox
White HeatRaoul WalshJames Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien, Steve Cochran Crime drama Warner Bros.
The WindowTed TetzlaffBobby Driscoll, Barbara Hale Drama RKO
Without HonorIrving Pichel Laraine Day, Dane Clark, Franchot Tone Drama United Artists
The Wolf HuntersBudd BoetticherKirby Grant, Jan Clayton Western Monogram; Corporal Rod Webb series
A Woman's Secret Nicholas Ray Maureen O'Hara, Melvyn Douglas, Gloria GrahameFilm noir RKO
You're My Everything Walter Lang Dan Dailey, Anne Baxter, Anne Revere Musical
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