List of American films of 1948

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A list of American films released in 1948.

A-B

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
A-Lad-In His Lamp	Robert McKimson	Bugs Bunny	Animated	Warner Bros.
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein	Charles Barton	Bud Abbott, Lou Costello	Comedy	Universal Pictures
Act of Violence	Fred Zinnemann	Van Heflin, Robert Ryan	Film noir	MGM
Adventures of Don Juan	Vincent Sherman	Errol Flynn, Viveca Lindfors	Adventure	Warner Bros.
Adventures of Frank and Jesse James	Yakima Canutt	Clayton Moore	Western, Serial	Republic Pictures
Alias a Gentleman	Harry Beaumont	Wallace Beery	Romantic comedy
The Amazing Mr. X	Bernard Vorhaus	Turhan Bey	Thriller
Another Part of the Forest	Michael Gordon	Fredric March, Florence Eldridge	Drama
Arch of Triumph	Lewis Milestone	Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer	War	United Artists
B.F.'s Daughter	Robert Z. Leonard	Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Charles Coburn	Drama	MGM
Behind Locked Doors	Budd Boetticher	Lucille Bremer, Richard Carlson	Film noir
Berlin Express	Jacques Tourneur	Merle Oberon, Robert Ryan	Film noir	RKO Pictures
The Big Clock	John Farrow	Charles Laughton, Ray Milland	Film noir	Paramount Pictures
Bill and Coo	Dean Riesner		Nature
The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses		Louis Hayward	Adventure
Black Bart	George Sherman	Dan Duryea, Yvonne De Carlo	Western
Blood on the Moon	Robert Wise	Robert Mitchum, Robert Preston	Western	RKO Pictures
Bob and Sally	Erle C. Kenton		Educational	Universal Studios
Bodyguard	Richard Fleischer	Lawrence Tierney, Priscilla Lane	Film noir	RKO
The Boy with Green Hair	Joseph Losey	Dean Stockwell	Comedy, Drama
Brideless Groom	Edward Bernds		Animated short	Columbia Pictures
Buccaneer Bunny	Friz Freleng	Bugs Bunny	Animated short	Warner Bros.
Bugs Bunny Rides Again	Friz Freleng	Bugs Bunny	Animated short	Warner Bros.

C-E

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Call Northside 777	Henry Hathaway	James Stewart	Film noir	20th Century Fox
The Chicken of Tomorrow	Lowell Thomas		Documentary short
Command Decision	Sam Wood	Clark Gable, Walter Pidgeon, Van Johnson	War	MGM
Congo Bill	Spencer Gordon Bennet, Thomas Carr		Adventure, Serial	Columbia Pictures
Cry of the City	Robert Siodmak	Victor Mature, Richard Conte	Film noir	20th Century Fox
The Countess of Monte Cristo	Frederick De Cordova	Sonja Henie, Olga San Juan	Comedy	Universal
Dangers of the Canadian Mounted	Fred C. Brannon, Yakima Canutt		Adventure, Serial	Republic Pictures
The Dark Past	Rudolph Maté	William Holden, Nina Foch, Lee J. Cobb	Film noir	Columbia Pictures
A Date with Judy	Richard Thorpe	Wallace Beery, Jane Powell, Elizabeth Taylor	Musical	MGM
Easter Parade	Charles Walters	Fred Astaire, Judy Garland	Musical	MGM
The Emperor Waltz	Billy Wilder	Bing Crosby, Joan Fontaine	Musical comedy	Paramount Pictures
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

F-J

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Fast and Furry-ous	Chuck Jones		Animated short	Warner Bros.
A Feather in His Hare	Chuck Jones		Animated short	Warner Bros.
Fiddlers Three	Jules White	Three Stooges	Comedy	Columbia Pictures
Fighter Squadron	Raoul Walsh	Edmond O'Brien, Robert Stack	War	Warner Bros.
Force of Evil	Abraham Polonsky	John Garfield	Crime drama	MGM
A Foreign Affair	Billy Wilder	Jean Arthur, Marlene Dietrich	Comedy	Paramount Pictures
Fort Apache	John Ford	John Wayne, Henry Fonda	Western	RKO Pictures
G-Men Never Forget	Fred C. Brannon, Yakima Canutt	Clayton Moore	Crime, Serial	Republic Pictures
Gorilla My Dreams	Robert McKimson	Looney Tunes	Animated short	Warner Bros.
Green Grass of Wyoming	Louis King	Peggy Cummins, Charles Coburn	Family	20th Century Fox
Haredevil Hare	Chuck Jones		Animated short	Warner Bros.
Hatch Up Your Troubles	Hanna Barbera	Tom and Jerry	Animated short	MGM
He Walked by Night	Alfred L. Werker, Anthony Mann	Richard Basehart, Jack Webb	Film noir
Heavenly Puss	Hanna Barbera		Animated short	MGM
Hollow Triumph	Steve Sekely	Paul Henreid, Joan Bennett	Film noir
Homecoming	Mervyn LeRoy	Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Anne Baxter	Romance
Hop, Look and Listen	Robert McKimson	Looney Tunes	Animated short
Hot Cross Bunny	Robert McKimson	Bugs Bunny	Animated short	Warner Bros.
I Remember Mama	George Stevens	Irene Dunne, Barbara Bel Geddes	Drama, Comedy	RKO Pictures
I Taw a Putty Tat	Friz Freleng		Animated short	Warner Bros.
I Walk Alone	Byron Haskin	Burt Lancaster, Lizabeth Scott, Kirk Douglas	Film noir	Paramount Pictures
Isn't It Romantic?	Norman Z. McLeod	Veronica Lake, Billy De Wolfe, Pearl Bailey	Romantic comedy	Paramount Pictures
Joan of Arc	Victor Fleming	Ingrid Bergman, José Ferrer	Drama	RKO Pictures
Johnny Appleseed	Wilfred Jackson		Biopic	Walt Disney
Johnny Belinda	Jean Negulesco	Jane Wyman, Lew Ayres, Agnes Moorehead	Drama	Academy Award Best Actress
June Bride	Bretaigne Windust	Bette Davis, Robert Montgomery	Comedy	Warner Bros.

K-M

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Key Largo	John Huston	Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Edward G. Robinson	Crime drama	Warner Bros.
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands	Norman Foster	Joan Fontaine, Burt Lancaster	Film noir	Universal Pictures
Kitty Foiled	Hanna Barbera		Animated short	MGM
Ladies of the Chorus	Phil Karlson	Marilyn Monroe	Musical	Columbia Pictures
Last of the Wild Horses	Robert L. Lippert	James Ellison, Mary Beth Hughes	Western	Screen Guild
Letter from an Unknown Woman	Max Ophüls	Joan Fontaine, Louis Jourdan	Drama
The Little Orphan	Hanna Barbera		Animated short	MGM
Louisiana Story	Robert J. Flaherty		Documentary
The Loves of Carmen	Charles Vidor	Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford	Drama	Columbia Pictures
The Luck of the Irish	Henry Koster	Tyrone Power, Anne Baxter, Lee J. Cobb	Fantasy
Macbeth	Orson Welles	Orson Welles, Jeanette Nolan, Dan O'Herlihy	Drama	Republic Pictures
The Man from Colorado	Henry Levin	William Holden, Glenn Ford	Western	Columbia Pictures
Melody Time	Jack Kinney, Clyde Geronimi		Animated short	Walt Disney
Mexican Hayride	Charles Barton	Abbott and Costello	Musical	Universal Pictures
Mickey	Ralph Murphy	Irene Hervey, Hattie McDaniel	Drama
Moonrise	Frank Borzage	Gail Russell, Dane Clark	Film noir	Republic Pictures
Mouse Cleaning	Hanna Barbera		Animated short	MGM
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House	H.C. Potter	Cary Grant, Myrna Loy	Comedy	RKO Pictures
My Bunny Lies Over The Sea	Charles M. Jones		Animated short	Warner Bros.

N-R

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
The Naked City	Jules Dassin	Barry Fitzgerald, Howard Duff	Film noir	Universal Pictures
Night Has a Thousand Eyes	John Farrow	Edward G. Robinson, Gail Russell	Film noir	Paramount Pictures
The Noose Hangs High	Charles Barton	Abbott and Costello	Comedy
Old Rockin' Chair Tom	Hanna Barbera		Animated short	MGM
One Touch of Venus	William A. Seiter	Robert Walker, Ava Gardner	Comedy	Universal Pictures
The Paleface	Norman Z. McLeod	Bob Hope, Jane Russell	Comedy, Western
Panhandle	Lesley Selander	Rod Cameron	Western	Allied Artists
The Pirate	Vincente Minnelli	Gene Kelly, Judy Garland	Musical	MGM
Pitfall	André De Toth	Dick Powell, Lizabeth Scott	Film noir	United Artists
Polka-Dot Puss	Hanna Barbera		Animated short	MGM
Portrait of Jennie	William Dieterle	Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten	Romance	MGM
Professor Tom	Hanna Barbera	Tom and Jerry	Animated short	MGM
Rachel and the Stranger	Norman Foster	William Holden, Loretta Young	Western	RKO Pictures
Raw Deal	Anthony Mann	Dennis O'Keefe, Claire Trevor	Film noir	Eagle-Lion Films
Red River	Howard Hawks	John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Walter Brennan	Western	United Artists
Road House	Jean Negulesco	Ida Lupino, Cornel Wilde	Film noir	20th Century Fox
Rogues' Regiment	Robert Florey	Dick Powell, Märta Torén, Vincent Price	Film noir	Universal-International
Romance on the High Seas	Michael Curtiz	Jack Carson, Janis Paige, Doris Day	Musical	Warner Bros.
Rope	Alfred Hitchcock	James Stewart, Farley Granger, John Dall	Suspense	Warner Bros.
Rope of Sand	William Dieterle	Burt Lancaster, Paul Henreid	Adventure
Ruthless	Edgar G. Ulmer	Zachary Scott	Drama	Eagle-Lion Films

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 Binyon	Robert Montgomery, Susan Hayward	Drama	Universal Pictures
Scaredy Cat	Charles M. Jones		Animated short	Warner Bros.
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!	F. Hugh Herbert	June Haver, Lon McCallister	Comedy
The Search	Fred Zinnemann	Montgomery Clift, Aline MacMahon	Drama	MGM
Secret Beyond the Door...	Fritz Lang	Joan Bennett, Michael Redgrave	Thriller
Sitting Pretty	Walter Lang	Robert Young, Maureen O'Hara	Comedy
Sleep, My Love	Douglas Sirk	Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche	Drama	United Artists
The Snake Pit	Anatole Litvak	Olivia de Havilland	Drama	20th Century Fox
A Song Is Born	Howard Hawks	Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman	Musical	Featuring The Golden Gate Quartet
Sorry, Wrong Number	Anatole Litvak	Barbara Stanwyck, Burt Lancaster	Film noir	Paramount Pictures
A Southern Yankee	Edward Sedgwick	Red Skelton, Arlene Dahl	Comedy	MGM
State of the Union	Frank Capra	Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn	Drama	MGM
Station West	Sidney Lanfield	Dick Powell, Jane Greer	Western
Street Corner	Albert H. Kelley	Johnny Duncan, Eddie Gribbon	Drama
The Street with No Name	William Keighley	Mark Stevens, Richard Widmark, Lloyd Nolan	Film noir	20th Century Fox
Superman	Spencer Gordon Bennet, Thomas Carr	Kirk Alyn, Noel Neill	Superhero	Columbia Pictures
Tap Roots	George Marshall	Van Heflin, Susan Hayward	Drama	Universal International Pictures
Tarzan and the Mermaids	Robert Florey	Johnny Weissmuller, Brenda Joyce, Linda Christian, Andrea Palma	Adventure	RKO Pictures
Test Tube Babies	W. Merle Connell		Exploitation
Tex Granger	Derwin Abrahams	Robert Kellard	Western, Serial	Columbia Pictures
The Three Musketeers	George Sidney	Gene Kelly, Van Heflin, Lana Turner	Adventure
3 Godfathers	John Ford	John Wayne	Western	MGM
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre	John Huston	Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tim Holt	Adventure	Warner Bros.
The Truce Hurts	Hanna Barbera		Animated short	MGM
Unfaithfully Yours	Preston Sturges	Rex Harrison, Linda Darnell, Rudy Vallee	Black comedy
Up in Central Park	William A. Seiter	Deanna Durbin, Dick Haymes, Vincent Price	Comedy	Universal-International
Wake of the Red Witch	Edward Ludwig	John Wayne, Gail Russell	Drama	Republic Pictures
When My Baby Smiles at Me	Walter Lang	Betty Grable, Dan Dailey, Jack Oakie, June Havoc	Musical	20th Century Fox
Who Killed Doc Robbin	Bernard Carr	Larry Casey	Comedy	United Artists
Winter Meeting	Bretaigne Windust	Bette Davis	Drama	Warner Bros.
Words and Music	Norman Taurog	Mickey Rooney, Janet Leigh, Betty Garrett	Musical	MGM
Yellow Sky	William A. Wellman	Gregory Peck, Richard Widmark, Anne Baxter	Western	20th Century Fox
You Were Meant for Me	Lloyd Bacon	Dan Dailey, Jeanne Crain	Musical	20th Century Fox

External links

• American films of 1947 at the Internet Movie Database