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
Adam's Rib	George Cukor	Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, David Wayne, Tom Ewell, Jean Hagen, Judy Holliday	Romantic comedy
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	Comedy
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
The Awful Orphan	Chuck Jones		Animated
Bagdad	Charles Lamont	Maureen O'Hara, Paul Christian, Vincent Price	Adventure
The Barkleys of Broadway	Charles Walters	Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers	Musical
Batman and Robin	Spencer Gordon Bennet	Robert Lowery, Johnny Duncan, Jane Adams	Serial
Battleground	William Wellman	Van Johnson, Ricardo Montalban	War
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend	Preston Sturges	Betty Grable, Cesar Romero, Rudy Vallee	Western	Fox
Beyond the Forest	King Vidor	Bette Davis, Joseph Cotten	Drama
Big Jack	Richard Thorpe	Wallace Beery	Drama	Beery's final film
The Big Steal	Don Siegel	Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer	Drama
The Big Wheel	Edward Ludwig	Mickey Rooney, Thomas Mitchell	Drama
Border Incident	Anthony Mann	Ricardo Montalban, Howard Da Silva	Drama
The Bribe	Robert Z. Leonard	Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Charles Laughton, Vincent Price	Film noir
Bride for Sale	William D. Russell	Claudette Colbert, Robert Young	Comedy
Bruce Gentry		Tom Neal	Drama	Serial

C-D

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
The Cat and the Mermouse		Tom and Jerry	Animated
Caught	Max Ophuls	James Mason, Barbara Bel Geddes	Drama
Champion	Mark Robson	Kirk Douglas, Arthur Kennedy, Marilyn Maxwell	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
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court	Tay Garnett	Bing Crosby, Rhonda Fleming, Cedric Hardwicke, William Bendix	Musical comedy	Story by Mark Twain
Cover Up	Alfred E. Green	William Bendix, Dennis O'Keefe	Drama
Criss Cross	Robert Siodmak	Burt Lancaster, Yvonne DeCarlo	Drama
The Crooked Way	Robert Florey	John Payne, Sonny Tufts	Drama
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	remake of 1922 silent film
Dunked in the Deep	Jules White	Three Stooges	Short subject

E-H

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Edward, My Son	George Cukor	Spencer Tracy, Deborah Kerr	Drama	Oscar nomination for Kerr
Family Honeymoon	Claude Binyon	Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray	Comedy
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 Vallee	Family
Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc			Serial
The Fighting Kentuckian	George Waggner	John Wayne, Oliver Hardy	Western
Flamingo Road	Michael Curtiz	Joan Crawford, Zachary Scott, Sydney Greenstreet	Drama	based on the play
Flaxy Martin	Richard L. Bare	Virginia Mayo, Dorothy Malone	Drama
Follow Me Quietly	Richard Fleischer	William Lundigan	Drama
For Scent-imental Reasons			Animated
The Fountainhead	King Vidor	Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal, Raymond Massey	Drama	based on Ayn Rand novel
Frigid Hare		Bugs Bunny	Animated
Ghost of Zorro	Fred C. Brannon	Clayton Moore	Serial
The Glass Mountain	Henry Cass	Michael Denison, Dulcie Gray	Drama
The Great Gatsby	Elliott Nugent	Alan Ladd, Ruth Hussey, Betty Field	Drama	based on F. Scott Fitzgerald novel
The Hasty Heart	Vincent Sherman	Ronald Reagan, Patricia Neal	Drama
The Heiress	William Wyler	Olivia de Havilland, Montgomery Clift, Ralph Richardson	Drama	won 4 Academy Awards
High Diving Hare		Bugs Bunny	Animated
Holiday Affair	Don Hartman	Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh	Romantic comedy	RKO Pictures
Home of the Brave	Mark Robson	Jeff Corey, Lloyd Bridges	Drama
House of Strangers	Joseph L. Mankiewicz	Edward G. Robinson, Susan Hayward, Richard Conte	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
Impact	Arthur Lubin	Brian Donlevy, Ella Raines, Charles Coburn	Film noir
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	Drama
Johnny Stool Pigeon	William Castle	Shelley Winters, Howard Duff, Dan Duryea	Film noir
Jolson Sings Again	Henry Levin	Larry Parks, Barbara Hale	Biopic	sequel to The Jolson Story

K-R

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
King of the Rocket Men	Fred C. Brannon		Serial
Knock on Any Door	Nicholas Ray	Humphrey Bogart, John Derek, George Macready	Drama	Columbia Pictures
A Letter to Three Wives	Joseph L. Mankiewicz	Linda Darnell, Ann Sothern, Jeanne Crain, Paul Douglas, Kirk Douglas	Drama	won 2 Academy Awards
Little Women	Mervyn LeRoy	Elizabeth Taylor, Margaret O'Brien, June Allyson, Janet Leigh	Family	from Louisa May Alcott novel
Long-Haired Hare		Bugs Bunny	Animated
Love That Pup		Tom and Jerry	Animated
Ma and Pa Kettle	Charles Lamont	Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride	Comedy
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 Pictures
Miss Grant Takes Richmond	Lloyd Bacon	Lucille Ball, William Holden	Comedy	Columbia
Mississippi Hare		Bugs Bunny	Animated
Mother Is a Freshman	Lloyd Bacon	Loretta Young, Van Johnson, Rudy Vallee	Romantic comedy
My Foolish Heart	Mark Robson	Susan Hayward, Dana Andrews	Drama	2 Oscar nominations
My Friend Irma	George Marshall	Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis	Comedy	first Martin and Lewis film
Neptune's Daughter	Edward Buzzell	Esther Williams, Red Skelton, Ricardo Montalban	Musical
On the Town	Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly	Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Ann Miller, Betty Garrett	Musical	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
Rabbit Hood		Bugs Bunny	Animated
Radar Patrol vs Spy King			Serial
Rebel Rabbit		Bugs Bunny	Animated
The Reckless Moment	Max Ophuls	James Mason, Joan Bennett, Geraldine Brooks	Drama	Columbia
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

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
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
Slattery's Hurricane	Andre De Toth	Richard Widmark, Linda Darnell, Veronica Lake	Drama	from Herman Wouk story
So Dear to My Heart	Harold D. Schuster, Hamilton Luske	Burl Ives, Bobby Driscoll, Beulah Bondi	Animation	With live action
Sorrowful Jones	Sidney Lanfield	Bob Hope, Lucille Ball	Comedy	Damon Runyon story
The Stratton Story	Sam Wood	James Stewart, June Allyson	Biopic	story of Monty Stratton
The Sun Comes Up	Richard Thorpe	Jeanette MacDonald, Claude Jarman Jr.	Family	Lassie feature
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
That Midnight Kiss	Norman Taurog	Kathryn Grayson, Mario Lanza, Jose Iturbi	Musical	MGM
They Live by Night	Nicholas Ray	Farley Granger, Howard Da Silva	Film noir	from novel Thieves Like Us
Thieves' Highway	Jules Dassin	Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb	Drama
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
Trapped	Richard Fleischer	Lloyd Bridges, John Hoyt	Drama	Eagle-Lion Films
Tulsa	Stuart Heisler	Susan Hayward, Robert Preston	Drama
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
Which Is Witch	Friz Freleng	Bugs Bunny	Animated
Whirlpool	Otto Preminger	Gene Tierney, Jose Ferrer, Charles Bickford	Drama	20th Century Fox
White Heat	Raoul Walsh	James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmund O'Brien	Crime drama	Warner Brothers
The Window	Ted Tetzlaff	Bobby Driscoll, Barbara Hale	Drama	RKO
Without Honor	Irving Pichel	Laraine Day, Dane Clark, Franchot Tone	Drama	United Artists
A Woman's Secret	Nicholas Ray	Maureen O'Hara, Melvyn Douglas, Gloria Grahame	Film noir

External links

• American films of 1949 at the Internet Movie Database