List of American films of 1945

This is a list of American films that were released in 1945. In that year, the film The Lost Weekend won Best Picture at the Academy Awards.

A

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Abbott and Costello in Hollywood	S. Sylvan Simon	Abbott and Costello, Lucille Ball, Rags Ragland	Comedy	MGM
Adventure	Victor Fleming	Clark Gable, Greer Garson, Joan Blondell	Adventure	MGM
Adventures of Kitty O'Day	William Beaudine	Jean Parker, Peter Cookson	Mystery	Monogram; sequel to 1944 film
Adventures of Rusty	Paul Burnford	Margaret Lindsay, Conrad Nagel	Drama	Columbia
The Affairs of Susan	William A. Seiter	Joan Fontaine, George Brent, Dennis O'Keefe	Comedy	Paramount
Allotment Wives	William Nigh	Kay Francis, Otto Kruger, Gertrude Michael	Drama	Monogram
Along Came Jones	Stuart Heisler	Gary Cooper, Loretta Young, William Demarest, Dan Duryea	Western	RKO
Along the Navajo Trail	Frank McDonald	Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Estelita Rodriguez	Western	Republic
An Angel Comes to Brooklyn	Leslie Goodwins	Barbara Perry, Charles Kemper	Comedy	Republic
Anchors Aweigh	George Sidney	Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, Gene Kelly	Musical	MGM
And Then There Were None	René Clair	Barry Fitzgerald, Walter Huston, Louis Hayward, Roland Young	Mystery	20th Century Fox. Written by Agatha Christie
Apology for Murder	Sam Newfield	Ann Savage, Hugh Beaumont	Crime drama	PRC
Arson Squad	Lew Landers	Frank Albertson, Robert Armstrong	Crime	PRC

B

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Back to Bataan	Edward Dmytryk	John Wayne, Anthony Quinn, Beulah Bondi	War	RKO
Bad Men of the Border	Wallace Fox	Kirby Grant, Armida	Western	Universal
Bandits of the Badlands	Thomas Carr	Sunset Carson, Peggy Stewart	Western	Republic
Bedside Manner	Andrew L. Stone	John Carroll, Ruth Hussey, Ann Rutherford	Comedy	United Artists
Behind City Lights	John English	Lynne Roberts, Peter Cookson	Drama	Republic
A Bell for Adano	Henry King	Gene Tierney, John Hodiak, William Bendix	War Drama	20th Century Fox
Bells of Rosarita	Frank McDonald	Roy Rogers, Dale Evans	Western	Republic
The Bells of St. Mary's	Leo McCarey	Bing Crosby, Ingrid Bergman	Drama	RKO. Sequel to Going My Way
Betrayal from the East	William A. Berke	Lee Tracy, Nancy Kelly	War	RKO
Between Two Women	Willis Goldbeck	Van Johnson, Gloria DeHaven, Marilyn Maxwell	Drama	MGM
Bewitched	Arch Oboler	Phyllis Thaxter, Edmund Gwenn	Drama	MGM
Beyond the Pecos	Lambert Hillyer	Rod Cameron, Jennifer Holt	Western	Universal
The Big Show-Off	Howard Bretherton	Arthur Lake, Dale Evans	Comedy	Republic
Black Market Babies	William Beaudine	Teala Loring, Kane Richmond	Drama	Monogram
Blazing the Western Trail	Vernon Keays	Charles Starrett, Dub Taylor, Carole Mathews	Western	Columbia
Blonde from Brooklyn	Del Lord	Bob Haymes, Lynn Merrick	Comedy	Columbia
Blonde Ransom	William Beaudine	Virginia Grey, Pinky Lee	Drama	Universal
Blood on the Sun	Frank Lloyd	James Cagney, Sylvia Sidney	Drama	United Artists
The Body Snatcher	Robert Wise	Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi	Horror	RKO
Border Badmen	Sam Newfield	Buster Crabbe, Lorraine Miller	Western	PRC
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion	Arthur Dreifuss	Chester Morris, Lynn Merrick	Mystery	Columbia
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous	Arthur Dreifuss	Chester Morris, Nina Foch	Crime	Columbia
Both Barrels Blazing	Derwin Abrahams	Charles Starrett, Dub Taylor	Western	Columbia
Brewster's Millions	Allan Dwan	Dennis O'Keefe, Helen Walker, June Havoc	Comedy	United Artists
The Brighton Strangler	Max Nosseck	John Loder, June Duprez	Crime drama	RKO
Bring on the Girls	Sidney Lanfield	Veronica Lake, Marjorie Reynolds	Comedy	Paramount
The Bullfighters	Malcolm St. Clair	Laurel and Hardy	Comedy	20th Century Fox

C

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Captain Eddie	Lloyd Bacon	Fred MacMurray, Lynn Bari	Drama	20th Century Fox
The Captain from Köpenick	Richard Oswald	Albert Bassermann, Mary Brian	Comedy	Film Classics
Captain Kidd	Rowland V. Lee	Charles Laughton, Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton	Adventure	United Artists
Captain Tugboat Annie	Phil Rosen	Jane Darwell, Edgar Kennedy	Comedy	Republic
The Caribbean Mystery	Robert D. Webb	James Dunn, Sheila Ryan	Mystery	20th Century Fox
The Cheaters	Joseph Kane	Joseph Schildkraut, Billie Burke	Comedy	Republic
The Cherokee Flash	Thomas Carr	Sunset Carson, Linda Stirling, Tom London	Western	Republic
The Chicago Kid	Frank McDonald	Don "Red" Barry, Otto Kruger	Crime	Republic
China Sky	Ray Enright	Randolph Scott, Ruth Warrick, Ellen Drew	War drama	RKO
China's Little Devils	Monta Bell	Harry Carey, Paul Kelly	War	Monogram
Christmas in Connecticut	Peter Godfrey	Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan, Reginald Gardiner, Sydney Greenstreet	Comedy	Warner Bros.
Circumstantial Evidence	John Larkin	Lloyd Nolan, Michael O'Shea, Trudy Marshall	Crime	20th Century Fox
The Cisco Kid Returns	John P. McCarthy	Duncan Renaldo, Martin Garralaga	Western	Monogram. Cisco Kid series.
The Clock	Vincente Minnelli	Judy Garland, Robert Walker	Drama	MGM
Club Havana	Edgar G. Ulmer	Margaret Lindsay, Tom Neal, Lita Baron	Mystery	PRC
Code of the Lawless	Wallace Fox	Kirby Grant, Jane Adams	Western	Universal
Colorado Pioneers	R. G. Springsteen	Wild Bill Elliott, Alice Fleming	Western	Republic
Come Out Fighting	William Beaudine	Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Billy Benedict	Comedy	Monogram
Confidential Agent	Herman Shumlin	Charles Boyer, Lauren Bacall	Spy	Warner Bros.
Conflict	Curtis Bernhardt	Humphrey Bogart, Alexis Smith, Sydney Greenstreet	Suspense	Warner Bros.
The Corn Is Green	Irving Rapper	Bette Davis, Joan Lorring, John Dall	Drama	Warner Bros.
Cornered	Edward Dmytryk	Dick Powell, Walter Slezak	Film noir	RKO
Corpus Christi Bandits	Wallace Grissell	Allan Lane, Helen Talbot	Western	Republic
Counter-Attack	Zoltan Korda	Paul Muni, Marguerite Chapman, Larry Parks	War	Columbia
The Crime Doctor's Courage	George Sherman	Warner Baxter, Hillary Brooke	Mystery	Columbia. One of series
Crime Doctor's Warning	William Castle	Warner Baxter, Dusty Anderson	Mystery	Columbia
Crime, Inc.	Lew Landers	Leo Carrillo, Tom Neal, Martha Tilton, Lionel Atwill	Thriller	PRC
The Crimson Canary	John Hoffman	Noah Beery Jr., Lois Collier, Steven Geray	Mystery	Universal

D

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Dakota	Joseph Kane	John Wayne, Vera Ralston	Western	Republic; Remake of 1988 film
The Daltons Ride Again	Ray Taylor	Lon Chaney Jr., Alan Curtis, Martha O'Driscoll	Western	Universal
Dangerous Intruder	Vernon Keats	Veda Ann Borg, Charles Arnt	Crime	PRC
Dangerous Partners	Edward L. Cahn	Signe Hasso, James Craig	Crime	MGM
Danger Signal	Robert Florey	Faye Emerson, Zachary Scott	Crime	Warner Bros.
Delightfully Dangerous	Arthur Lubin	Jane Powell, Ralph Bellamy, Constance Moore	Musical	United Artists
Detour	Edgar G. Ulmer	Tom Neal, Ann Savage	Film noir	PRC
Diamond Horseshoe	George Seaton	Betty Grable, Dick Haymes, Phil Silvers	Musical	20th Century Fox
Dick Tracy	William A. Berke	Morgan Conway, Anne Jeffreys, Mike Mazurki	Mystery	RKO. Based on comic strip
Dillinger	Max Nosseck	Lawrence Tierney, Anne Jeffreys	Biography, Crime	Monogram
Divorce	William Nigh	Kay Francis, Bruce Cabot, Helen Mack	Drama	Monogram
Docks of New York	Wallace Fox	Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall	Comedy	Monogram
Doll Face	Lewis Seiler	Vivian Blaine, Carmen Miranda, Dennis O'Keefe	Comedy	20th Century Fox
The Dolly Sisters	Irving Cummings	Betty Grable, June Haver, John Payne	Musical	20th Century Fox
Don Juan Quilligan	Frank Tuttle	William Bendix, Phil Silvers	Comedy	20th Century Fox
Don't Fence Me In	John English	Roy Rogers, Dale Evans	Western	Republic
Duffy's Tavern	Hal Walker	Bing Crosby, Betty Hutton, Paulette Goddard, Alan Ladd, Dorothy Lamour	Comedy	Paramount

E

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Eadie Was a Lady	Arthur Dreifuss	Ann Miller, Jeff Donnell	Musical	Columbia
Earl Carroll Vanities	Joseph Santley	Dennis O'Keefe, Constance Moore, Eve Arden	Musical	Republic
Easy to Look at	Ford Beebe	Gloria Jean, Kirby Grant, Eric Blore	Musical	Universal
The Enchanted Cottage	John Cromwell	Robert Young, Dorothy McGuire	Romantic comedy	RKO
The Enchanted Forest	Lew Landers	Edmund Lowe, Brenda Joyce	Family	PRC
Enemy of the Law	Harry L. Fraser	Tex Ritter, Kay Hughes	Western	PRC
Escape in the Desert	Edward Blatt	Jean Sullivan, Philip Dorn, Irene Manning	Drama	Warner Bros.
Escape in the Fog	Budd Boetticher	Otto Kruger, Nina Foch	Film noir	Columbia
Eve Knew Her Apples	Will Jason	Ann Miller, William Wright	Musical comedy	Columbia

F

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
The Falcon in San Francisco	Joseph H. Lewis	Tom Conway, Rita Corday	Mystery	RKO
Fallen Angel	Otto Preminger	Alice Faye, Dana Andrews, Linda Darnell	Film noir	20th Century Fox
Fashion Model	William Beaudine	Robert Lowery, Marjorie Weaver, Tim Ryan	Film noir	Monogram
The Fatal Witness	Lesley Selander	Evelyn Ankers, Richard Fraser, Barbara Everest	Crime	Republic
Fighting Bill Carson	Sam Newfield	Buster Crabbe, Kay Hughes	Western	PRC
First Yank into Tokyo	Gordon Douglas	Tom Neal, Barbara Hale	War	RKO
Flame of Barbary Coast	Joseph Kane	John Wayne, Ann Dvorak, Joseph Schildkraut	Western	Republic
Flame of the West	Lambert Hillyer	Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Joan Woodbury	Western	Monogram
Flaming Bullets	Harry L. Fraser	Tex Ritter, Dave O'Brien	Western	PRC
Fog Island	Terry O. Morse	George Zucco, Lionel Atwill	Mystery	PRC
Follow That Woman	Lew Landers	William Gargan, Nancy Kelly	Comedy	Paramount
Forever Yours	William Nigh	Gale Storm, C. Aubrey Smith, Conrad Nagel	Drama	Monogram
Frisco Sal	George Waggner	Susanna Foster, Turhan Bey	Musical	Universal
Frontier Feud	Lambert Hillyer	Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton	Western	Monogram
Frontier Fugitives	Harry L. Fraser	Tex Ritter, Lorraine Miller	Western	PRC
Frontier Gal	Charles Lamont	Yvonne de Carlo, Rod Cameron	Western	Universal
The Frozen Ghost	Harold Young	Lon Chaney Jr., Elena Verdugo, Evelyn Ankers, Douglas Dumbrille	Horror	Universal

G

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
A Game of Death	Robert Wise	Audrey Long, John Loder	Horror	RKO
Gangs of the Waterfront	George Blair	Stephanie Bachelor, Robert Armstrong	Crime	Republic
Gangster's Den	Sam Newfield	Buster Crabbe, Al St. John	Western	PRC
The Gay Senorita	Arthur Dreifuss	Jinx Falkenburg, Jim Bannon	Comedy	Columbia
G. I. Honeymoon	Phil Karlson	Gale Storm, Arline Judge	Comedy	Monogram
George White's Scandals	Felix E. Feist	Joan Davis, Jack Haley	Musical	RKO
Getting Gertie's Garter	Allan Dwan	Dennis O'Keefe, Marie McDonald, Barry Sullivan	Comedy	United Artists
A Girl, A Gal and a Pal	Budd Boetticher	Ross Hunter, Lynn Merrick, Ted Donaldson	Romantic comedy	Columbia
The Girl of the Limberlost	Melchor Ferrer	Ruth Nelson, Gloria Holden	Drama	Columbia
Girls of the Big House	George Archainbaud	Lynne Roberts, Virginia Christine	Crime drama	Republic
God Is My Co-Pilot	Robert Florey	Dennis Morgan, Dane Clark, Raymond Massey	War	Warner Bros.
The Great Flamarion	Anthony Mann	Eric von Stroheim, Mary Beth Hughes	Film noir	Republic
The Great John L.	Frank Tuttle	Linda Darnell, Barbara Britton, Greg McClure	Biopic	United Artists
Great Stagecoach Robbery	Lesley Selander	Wild Bill Elliott, Alice Fleming	Western	Republic
Grissly's Millions	John English	Virginia Grey	Suspense	Republic
Guest Wife	Sam Wood	Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche	Comedy	United Artists
Gun Smoke	Howard Bretherton	Johnny Mack Brown, Jennifer Holt	Western	Monogram
A Guy, a Gal and a Pal	Budd Boetticher	Ross Hunter, Lynn Merrick	Comedy	Columbia

H

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Hangover Square	John Brahm	Laird Cregar, Linda Darnell, George Sanders	Drama	20th Century Fox
Having Wonderful Crime	A. Edward Sutherland	Pat O'Brien, George Murphy	Comedy	RKO
Here Come the Co-Eds	Jean Yarbrough	Abbott and Costello, Peggy Ryan	Comedy	Universal
Her Highness and the Bellboy	Richard Thorpe	Hedy Lamarr, Robert Walker	Romantic comedy	MGM
Her Lucky Night	Edward Lilley	Martha O'Driscoll, Andrews Sisters	Musical	Universal
The Hidden Eye	Richard Whorf	Edward Arnold, Frances Rafferty	Mystery	MGM
High Powered	William Berke	Phyllis Brooks, Robert Lowery	Drama	Paramount
His Brother's Ghost	Sam Newfield	Buster Crabbe, Al St. John	Western	PRC
Hit the Hay	Del Lord	Judy Canova, Ross Hunter, Gloria Holden	Comedy	Columbia
Hitchhike to Happiness	Joseph Santley	Al Pearce, Dale Evans	Musical	Republic
Hold That Blonde	George Marshall	Eddie Bracken, Veronica Lake, Albert Dekker	Comedy	Paramount
Hollywood and Vine	Alexis Thurn	Wanda McKay, James Ellison	Comedy	PRC
Honeymoon Ahead	Reginald Le Borg	Allan Jones, Grace McDonald	Comedy	Universal
The Horn Blows at Midnight	Raoul Walsh	Jack Benny, Alexis Smith	Comedy	Warner Bros.
Hotel Berlin	Peter Godfrey	Faye Emerson, Raymond Massey, Andrea King, Peter Lorre	Drama	Warner Bros.
House of Dracula	Erle C. Kenton	Lon Chaney, John Carradine, Onslow Stevens Martha O'Driscoll, Skelton Knaggs	Horror	Universal
The House on 92nd Street	Henry Hathaway	Lloyd Nolan, Signe Hasso, William Eythe	Drama	20th Century Fox
How Do You Dooo?	Ralph Murphy	Bert Gordon, Harry von Zell, Cheryl Walker	Comedy	PRC

I

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
I Love a Bandleader	Del Lord	Phil Harris, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Leslie Brooks	Musical comedy	Columbia
I Love a Mystery	Henry Levin	George Macready, Nina Foch	Drama	Columbia
Identity Unknown	Walter Colmes	Richard Arlen, Cheryl Walker	Drama	Republic
I'll Remember April	Harold Young	Gloria Jean, Kirby Grant	Comedy crime	Universal
I'll Tell the World	Leslie Goodwins	Lee Tracy, Brenda Joyce, June Preisser	Comedy	Universal
In Old New Mexico	Phil Rosen	Duncan Renaldo, Martin Garralaga	Western	Monogram. Cisco Kid series.
Incendiary Blonde	George Marshall	Betty Hutton, Barry Fitzgerald	Biography	Paramount. Story of Texas Guinan
Isle of the Dead	Mark Robson	Boris Karloff, Ellen Drew	Horror	RKO
It Happened in Harlem	Bud Pollard	Chris Columbus	Musical comedy	All-American News
It's a Pleasure	William A. Seiter	Sonja Henie, Michael O'Shea	Musical	RKO
It's in the Bag!	Richard Wallace	Fred Allen, Jack Benny, Don Ameche	Comedy	United Artists

J

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
The Jade Mask	Phil Rosen	Sidney Toler, Mantan Moreland	Mystery	Monogram
Jealousy	Gustav Muchaty	John Loder, Jane Randolph	Suspense	Republic
Johnny Angel	Edwin L. Marin	George Raft, Claire Trevor	Drama	RKO
The Jungle Captive	Harold Young	Otto Kruger, Amelita Ward	Horror	Universal
Junior Miss	George Seaton	Peggy Ann Garner, Faye Emerson	Comedy	20th Century Fox

K

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Keep Your Powder Dry	Edward Buzzell	Lana Turner, Laraine Day, Susan Peters	Drama	MGM
The Kid Sister	Sam Newfield	Roger Pryor, Constance Worth	Comedy	PRC
Kiss and Tell	Richard Wallace	Shirley Temple, Jerome Courtland, Walter Abel, Robert Benchley	Comedy	Columbia
Kitty	Mitchell Leisen	Paulette Goddard, Ray Milland, Patric Knowles	Drama	Paramount

L

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
The Lady Confesses	Sam Newfield	Mary Beth Hughes, Hugh Beaumont	Film Noir	PRC
Lady on a Train	Charles David	Deanna Durbin, Ralph Bellamy	Film noir	Universal
Lawless Empire	Vernon Keays	Charles Starrett, Dub Taylor	Western	Columbia
Leave Her to Heaven	John M. Stahl	Gene Tierney, Jeanne Crain, Cornel Wilde, Vincent Price	Film noir	20th Century Fox; 4 Oscar nominations
Leave It to Blondie	Abby Berlin	Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake	Comedy	Columbia
Let's Go Steady	Del Lord	Jackie Moran, June Preisser	Musical	Columbia
Life with Blondie	Abby Berlin	Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake	Comedy	Columbia
Lightning Raiders	Sam Newfield	Buster Crabbe, Al St. John	Western	PRC
Lone Texas Ranger	Spencer Gordon Bennet	Wild Bill Elliott, Helen Talbot	Western	Republic
Lonesome Trail	Oliver Drake	Jimmy Wakely, Lorraine Miller	Western	Monogram
The Lost Trail	Lambert Hillyer	Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Jennifer Holt	Western	Monogram
The Lost Weekend	Billy Wilder	Ray Milland, Jane Wyman	Drama	Paramount; winner of 4 Academy Awards
Love, Honor and Goodbye	Albert S. Rogell	Virginia Bruce, Nils Asther	Comedy	Republic
Love Letters	William Dieterle	Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten	Drama	Paramount

M

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Main Street After Dark	Edward L. Cahn	Edward Arnold, Dorothy Morris	Drama	MGM
Mama Loves Papa	Frank Strayer	Leon Errol	Comedy	RKO
Man Alive	Ray Enright	Pat O'Brien, Ellen Drew	Comedy	RKO
The Man in Half Moon Street	Ralph Murphy	Helen Walker, Nils Asther	Drama	Paramount
The Man from Oklahoma	Frank McDonald	Roy Rogers, Dale Evans	Western	Republic
The Man Who Walked Alone	Christy Cabanne	Kay Aldridge, Dave O'Brien	Mystery	PRC
Marked for Murder	Elmer Clifton	Tex Ritter, Dave O'Brien	Western	PRC
Marshal of Laredo	R. G. Springsteen	Wild Bill Elliott, Peggy Stewart	Western	Republic
Masquerade in Mexico	Mitchell Leisen	Dorothy Lamour, Patric Knowles, Ann Dvorak	Musical	Paramount
A Medal for Benny	Irving Pichel	Dorothy Lamour, Arturo de Córdova	Drama	Paramount
Men in Her Diary	Charles Barton	Peggy Ryan, Jon Hall	Comedy	Universal
Mexicana	Alfred Santell	Tito Guízar, Constance Moore	Musical	Republic
Midnight Manhunt	William C. Thomas	William Gargan, Ann Savage	Film noir	Paramount
Mildred Pierce	Michael Curtiz	Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Ann Blyth, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden	Film noir	Warner Bros. From book by James M. Cain; Oscar for Crawford
The Missing Corpse	Albert Herman	J. Edward Bromberg, Isabel Randolph	Mystery	PRC
Molly and Me	Lewis Seiler	Gracie Fields, Monty Woolley, Roddy McDowall	Musical comedy	20th Century Fox
Mr. Muggs Rides Again	Wallace Fox	Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall	Comedy	Monogram
Murder, He Says	George Marshall	Fred MacMurray, Helen Walker	Mystery	Paramount
My Name Is Julia Ross	Joseph H. Lewis	Nina Foch, Dame May Whitty	Film noir	Columbia

N

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Navajo Kid	Harry L. Fraser	Bob Steele, Caren Marsh	Western	PRC
The Navajo Trail	Howard Bretherton	Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Jennifer Holt	Western	Monogram
The Naughty Nineties	Jean Yarbrough	Abbott and Costello, Alan Curtis, Lois Collier	Comedy	Universal
Night Club Girl	Edward F. Cline	Vivian Austin, Judy Clark	Comedy	Universal
Nob Hill	Henry Hathaway	George Raft, Joan Bennett, Vivian Blaine	Drama	20th Century Fox
Northwest Trail	Derwin Abrahams	Bob Steele, Joan Woodbury	Western	Lippert

O

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Objective, Burma!	Raoul Walsh	Errol Flynn, William Prince	War	Warner Bros.
On Stage Everybody	Jean Yarbrough	Jack Oakie, Peggy Ryan	Musical	Universal
Oregon Trail	Thomas Carr	Sunset Carson, Peggy Stewart	Western	Republic
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes	Roy Rowland	Edward G. Robinson, Margaret O'Brien	Drama	MGM
Out of the Depths	D. Ross Lederman	Jim Bannon, Ross Hunter	War	Columbia
Out of This World	Hal Walker	Veronica Lake, Eddie Bracken, Diana Lynn, Cass Daley	Comedy	Paramount
Outlaws of the Rockies	Ray Nazarro	Charles Starrett, Carole Mathews, Dub Taylor	Western	Columbia
Over 21	Charles Vidor	Irene Dunne, Alexander Knox, Charles Coburn	Comedy	Columbia

P

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Pan-Americana	John H. Auer	Phillip Terry, Eve Arden	Romance	RKO
Pardon My Past	Leslie Fenton	Fred MacMurray, Marguerite Chapman	Comedy	Columbia
Paris Underground	Gregory Ratoff	Constance Bennett, Gracie Fields, George Rigaud	Drama	United Artists
Patrick the Great	Frank Ryan	Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan, Eve Arden	Comedy	Universal
Penthouse Rhythm	Edward F. Cline	Kirby Grant, Lois Collier, Eric Blore	Comedy	Universal
The Phantom of 42nd Street	Albert Herman	Dave O'Brien, Kay Aldridge, Alan Mowbray	Mystery	PRC
Phantom of the Plains	Lesley Selander	Wild Bill Elliott, Alice Fleming	Western	Republic
The Phantom Speaks	John English	Richard Arlen, Lynne Roberts	Horror	Republic
The Picture of Dorian Gray	Albert Lewin	George Sanders, Hurd Hatfield, Donna Reed, Peter Lawford	Suspense	MGM
Pillow of Death	Wallace Fox	Lon Chaney Jr., Brenda Joyce	Horror	Universal
Pillow to Post	Vincent Sherman	Ida Lupino, Sydney Greenstreet	Comedy	Warner Bros.
The Power of the Whistler	Lew Landers	Richard Dix, Janis Carter	Mystery	Columbia
Prairie Rustlers	Sam Newfield	Buster Crabbe, Evelyn Finley	Western	PRC
Pride of the Marines	Delmer Daves	John Garfield, Eleanor Parker, Dane Clark	War Biography	Warner Bros.
Prison Ship	Arthur Dreifuss	Nina Foch, Robert Lowery	War	Columbia
Pursuit to Algiers	Roy William Neill	Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce	Mystery	Universal. Sherlock Holmes

R

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Radio Stars on Parade	Leslie Goodwins	Brown and Carney, Frances Langford	Comedy	RKO
Renegades of the Rio Grand	Howard Bretherton	Rod Cameron, Jennifer Holt	Western	Universal
The Return of the Durango Kid	Derwin Abrahams	Charles Starrett, Jean Stevens	Western	Columbia
Rhapsody in Blue	Irving Rapper	Robert Alda, Alexis Smith	Biography	Warner Bros. Story of George Gershwin
Rhythm Round-Up	Vernon Keays	Ken Curtis, Cheryl Walker	Western musical	Columbia
Riders of the Dawn	Oliver Drake	Jimmy Wakely, Sarah Padden	Western	Monogram
River Gang	Charles David	Gloria Jean, John Qualen	Crime	Universal
Road to Alcatraz	Nick Grinde	Robert Lowery, June Storey	Crime	Republic
Rockin' in the Rockies	Vernon Keays	The Three Stooges, Mary Beth Hughes	Comedy western	Columbia
Rough Riders of Cheyenne	Thomas Carr	Sunset Carson, Peggy Stewart	Western	Republic
Rough Ridin' Justice	Derwin Abrahams	Charles Starrett, Dub Taylor	Western	Columbia
Roughly Speaking	Michael Curtiz	Rosalind Russell, Jack Carson	Comedy, Drama	Warner Bros.
Rough, Tough and Ready	Del Lord	Chester Morris, Victor McLaglen, Jean Rogers, Veda Ann Borg	Action	Columbia
A Royal Scandal	Otto Preminger	Tallulah Bankhead, Charles Coburn, Anne Baxter, Vincent Price	Comedy	20th Century Fox
Rustlers' Hideout	Sam Newfield	Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Patti McCarty	Western	PRC
Rustlers of the Badlands	Derwin Abrahams	Charles Starrett, Carla Balenda	Western	Columbia

S

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Saddle Serenade	Oliver Drake	Jimmy Wakely, Jack Ingram	Western	Monogram
Sagebrush Heroes	Benjamin H. Kline	Charles Starrett, Constance Worth	Western	Columbia
Salome, Where She Danced	Charles Lamont	Yvonne De Carlo, Rod Cameron, Walter Slezak	Drama	Universal
The Sailor Takes a Wife	Richard Whorf	Robert Walker, June Allyson	Comedy	MGM
Salty O'Rourke	Raoul Walsh	Alan Ladd, Gail Russell	Drama	Paramount
San Antonio	Robert Florey	Errol Flynn, Alexis Smith, S. Z. Sakall	Western	Warner Bros.
Santa Fe Saddlemates	Thomas Carr	Sunset Carson, Linda Stirling	Western	Republic
Saratoga Trunk	Sam Wood	Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, Flora Robson	Drama	Warner Bros.
Scared Stiff	Frank McDonald	Jack Haley, Ann Savage	Mystery	Paramount
Scarlet Street	Fritz Lang	Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett	Film noir	Universal
The Scarlet Clue	Phil Rosen	Sidney Toler, Mantan Moreland	Mystery	Monogram
Scotland Yard Investigator	George Blair	C. Aubrey Smith, Erich von Stroheim	Crime	Republic
Secrets of a Sorority Girl	Frank Wisbar	Rick Vallin, Ray Walker	Crime	PRC
See My Lawyer	Edward F. Cline	Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson, Grace McDonald	Comedy	Universal
Senorita from the West	Frank Strayer	Allan Jones, Bonita Granville	Western comedy	Universal
Sensation Hunters	Christy Cabanne	Doris Merrick, Robert Lowery	Drama	Monogram
Shadows of Death	Sam Newfield	Buster Crabbe, Al St. John	Western	PRC
Shadow of Terror	Lew Landers	Richard Fraser, Cy Kendall	Thriller	PRC
Shady Lady	George Waggner	Charles Coburn, Ginny Simms	Comedy	Universal
The Shanghai Cobra	Phil Karlson	Sidney Toler, Mantan Moreland, Joan Barclay	Mystery	Monogram. Charlie Chan
Sheriff of Cimarron	Yakima Canutt	Sunset Carson, Linda Stirling	Western	Republic
Sherlock Holmes and the House of Fear	Roy William Neill	Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Paul Cavanagh	Mystery	Universal
She Gets Her Man	Erle C. Kenton	Joan Davis, William Gargan, Vivian Austin	Comedy	Universal
She Went to the Races	Willis Goldbeck	James Craig, Frances Gifford, Ava Gardner, Edmund Gwenn	Comedy	MGM
She Wouldn't Say Yes	Alexander Hall	Rosalind Russell, Lee Bowman, Adele Jergens	Comedy	Columbia
Sing Me a Song of Texas	Vernon Keays	Rosemary Lane, Tom Tyler	Western	Columbia
Sing Your Way Home	Anthony Mann	Jack Haley, Marcy McGuire	Musical	RKO
Snafu	Jack Moss	Robert Benchley, Barbara Jo Allen	Comedy	Columbia
Son of Lassie	S. Sylvan Simon	June Lockhart, Peter Lawford	Family, Drama	MGM
A Song for Miss Julie	William Rowland	Shirley Ross	Musical	Republic
Song of Mexico	James A. Fitzpatrick	Adele Mara, Edgar Barrier	Musical	Republic
Song of Old Wyoming	Robert Emmett Tansey	Eddie Dean, Sarah Padden	Western	PRC
Song of the Prairie	Ray Nazarro	Ken Curtis, June Storey, Jeff Donnell	Western	Columbia
Song of the Sarong	Harold Young	William Gargan, Nancy Kelly	Adventure	Universal
A Song to Remember	Charles Vidor	Cornel Wilde, Merle Oberon, Paul Muni	Biography	Columbia. Story of Frédéric Chopin
South of the Rio Grande	Lambert Hillyer	Duncan Renaldo, Martin Garralaga, Lillian Molieri	Western	Monogram
The Southerner	Jean Renoir	Zachary Scott, Betty Field	Drama	United Artists
The Spanish Main	Frank Borzage	Maureen O'Hara, Paul Henreid	Adventure	RKO
Spellbound	Alfred Hitchcock	Gregory Peck, Ingrid Bergman, Leo G. Carroll	Suspense	United Artists
The Spider	Robert D. Webb	Richard Conte, Faye Marlowe, Cara Williams	Film noir	20th Century Fox
A Sporting Chance	George Blair	Jane Randolph, Edward Gargan	Drama	Republic
Springtime in Texas	Oliver Drake	Jimmy Wakely, Dennis Moore	Western	Monogram
Stagecoach Outlaws	Sam Newfield	Buster Crabbe, Al St. John	Western	PRC
State Fair	Walter Lang	Jeanne Crain, Dana Andrews, Dick Haymes, Vivian Blaine, Fay Bainter	Musical comedy	20th Century Fox. Also filmed in 1933 and 1962
Steppin' in Society	Alexander Esway	Edward Everett Horton, Gladys George, Ruth Terry	Comedy	Republic
The Stork Club	Hal Walker	Betty Hutton, Barry Fitzgerald	Musical	Paramount
The Story of G.I. Joe	William Wellman	Burgess Meredith, Robert Mitchum	War	United Artists. 4 Oscar nominations
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry	Robert Siodmak	George Sanders, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Ella Raines	Film noir	Universal
Strange Holiday	Arch Oboler	Claude Rains, Barbara Bates	Drama	PRC
Strange Illusion	Edgar G. Ulmer	Jimmy Lydon, Warren William, Sally Eilers	Film noir	PRC
The Strange Mr. Gregory	Phil Rosen	Edmund Lowe, Jean Rogers	Mystery	Monogram
Stranger from Santa Fe	Lambert Hillyer	Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton	Western	Monogram
Sudan	John Rawlins	Maria Montez, Jon Hall	Adventure	Universal
Sunbonnet Sue	Ralph Murphy	Gale Storm, Phil Regan, Alan Mowbray	Musical comedy	Monogram
Sunset in El Dorado	Frank McDonald	Roy Rogers, Dale Evans	Western	Republic
Swingin' on a Rainbow	William Beaudine	Jane Frazee, Harry Langdon	Comedy	Republic
Swing Out, Sister	Edward C. Lilley	Rod Cameron, Billie Burke	Musical	Universal

T

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Tarzan and the Amazons	Kurt Neumann	Johnny Weissmuller, Brenda Joyce	Adventure	RKO
Tell It to a Star	Frank McDonald	Ruth Terry	Musical	Republic
Ten Cents a Dance	Will Jason	Jane Frazee	Musical	Columbia
Texas Panhandle	Ray Nazarro	Charles Starrett, Carolina Cotton	Western	Columbia
That Night with You	William A. Seiter	Franchot Tone, Susanna Foster	Comedy	Universal
That's the Spirit	Charles Lamont	Peggy Ryan, Jack Oakie	Comedy	Universal
There Goes Kelly	Phil Karlson	Jackie Moran, Wanda McKay	Comedy	Monogram
They Were Expendable	John Ford	John Wayne, Robert Montgomery, Donna Reed	War	MGM
The Thin Man Goes Home	Richard Thorpe	William Powell, Myrna Loy, Gloria DeHaven	Mystery, Comedy	MGM, 5th of series
This Love of Ours	William Dieterle	Merle Oberon, Claude Rains	Romance	Universal
This Man's Navy	William Wellman	Wallace Beery, Tom Drake, Jan Clayton	Drama	MGM
Those Endearing Young Charms	Lewis Allen	Robert Young, Laraine Day	Comedy	RKO
A Thousand and One Nights	Alfred E. Green	Cornel Wilde, Phil Silvers	Fantasy	Columbia
The Three Caballeros	Norm Ferguson		Animation	RKO
Three in the Saddle	Harry L. Fraser	Tex Ritter, Lorraine Miller	Western	PRC
Three's a Crowd	Dane Lussier	Pamela Blake, Gertrude Michael	Mystery	Republic
Thrill of a Romance	Richard Thorpe	Van Johnson, Esther Williams, Frances Gifford	Romance	MGM
Thunderhead, Son of Flicka	Louis King	Roddy McDowall, Preston Foster, Rita Johnson	Family, Drama	20th Century Fox. Sequel
The Tiger Woman	Philip Ford	Adele Mara, Peggy Stewart	Crime	Republic
Tonight and Every Night	Victor Saville	Rita Hayworth, Lee Bowman, Janet Blair	Drama	Columbia. 2 Oscar nominations
Too Young to Know	Frederick de Cordova	Joan Leslie, Robert Hutton, Dolores Moran	Drama	Warner Bros.
The Topeka Terror	Howard Bretherton	Allan Lane, Linda Stirling	Western	Republic
Trail of Kit Carson	Lesley Selander	Allan Lane, Helen Talbot	Western	Republic
Trail to Vengeance	Wallace Fox	Kirby Grant, Jane Adams	Western	Universal
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn	Elia Kazan	Dorothy McGuire, James Dunn	Drama	20th Century Fox. From novel by Betty Smith; Oscar for Dunn
Trouble Chasers	Lew Landers	Billy Gilbert, Gloria Marlen	Comedy	Monogram
Twice Blessed	Harry Beaumont	Lee and Lyn Wilde, Gail Patrick	Comedy	MGM
Two O'Clock Courage	Anthony Mann	Tom Conway, Ann Rutherford	Film noir	RKO

U

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Under Western Skies	Jean Yarbrough	Martha O'Driscoll, Noah Beery Jr.	Western	Universal
The Unseen	Lewis Allen	Gail Russell, Joel McCrea	Thriller	Paramount
Utah	John English	Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Peggy Stewart	Western	Republic

V

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
The Valley of Decision	Tay Garnett	Greer Garson, Gregory Peck	Drama	MGM
The Vampire's Ghost	Lesley Selander	John Abbott, Adele Mara, Peggy Stewart	Horror	Republic
Voice of the Whistler	William Castle	Richard Dix, Lynn Merrick	Mystery	Columbia

W

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Wagon Wheels Westward	R. G. Springsteen	Wild Bill Elliott, Linda Stirling	Western	Republic
A Walk in the Sun	Lewis Milestone	Dana Andrews, Richard Conte	War drama	20th Century Fox
Wanderer of the Wasteland	Wallace Grissell	James Warren, Audrey Long	Western	RKO
Week-End at the Waldorf	Robert Z. Leonard	Lana Turner, Ginger Rogers, Walter Pidgeon	Romantic comedy	MGM
West of the Pecos	Edward Killy	Robert Mitchum, Barbara Hale	Western	RKO
What a Blonde	Leslie Goodwins	Leon Errol, Elaine Riley, Veda Ann Borg	Comedy	RKO
What Next, Corporal Hargrove?	Richard Thorpe	Robert Walker, Keenan Wynn, Jean Porter	Comedy	MGM
Where Do We Go from Here?	Gregory Ratoff	Fred MacMurray, Joan Leslie	Musical	20th Century Fox
White Pongo	Sam Newfield	Richard Fraser, Maris Wrixon	Adventure	PRC
Why Girls Leave Home	William Berke	Lola Lane, Pamela Blake	Drama	PRC
Wildfire	Robert Emmett Tansey	Bob Steele, Sterling Holloway	Western	Lippert
Within These Walls	H. Bruce Humberstone	Thomas Mitchell, Mary Anderson	Drama	20th Century Fox
Without Love	Harold S. Bucquet	Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn	Comedy	MGM
The Woman in Green	Roy William Neill	Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce	Mystery	Universal. Sherlock Holmes
The Woman Who Came Back	Walter Colmes	Nancy Kelly, John Loder	Comedy	Republic
Wonder Man	H. Bruce Humberstone	Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo	Comedy	RKO

Y

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Yolanda and the Thief	Vincente Minnelli	Fred Astaire, Lucille Bremer, Frank Morgan	Musical comedy	MGM
You Came Along	John Farrow	Lizabeth Scott, Robert Cummings	Comedy	Paramount. Screenplay by Ayn Rand
Youth on Trial	Budd Boetticher	Cora Sue Collins, Robert B. Williams	Drama	Columbia

Z

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Ziegfeld Follies	Vincente Minnelli	Fred Astaire, Lucille Ball, Judy Garland	Musical revue	MGM
Zombies on Broadway	Gordon Douglas	Bela Lugosi, Anne Jeffreys	Horror comedy	RKO

Documentaries

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
6th Marine Division on Okinawa		Harlon Block	Documentary	Oscar-nominated film on Battle of Okinawa
Appointment in Tokyo	Jack Hively		Documentary	produced by Army Pictorial Service, Signal Corps
The Battle of San Pietro	John Huston	Mark W. Clark, John Huston (narrator)	Documentary	Short subject
Death Mills	Billy Wilder		Documentary
Fury in the Pacific			Documentary	U.S. Armed Forces
Here Is Germany	Frank Capra		Documentary	U.S. military propaganda
The House I Live In	Mervyn LeRoy	Frank Sinatra	Documentary	10 minutes
The Last Bomb			Documentary	U.S. military propaganda
Mom and Dad			Documentary	Hygiene film
Mr. and Mrs. America			Documentary	produced by U.S. Treasury
The Nazi Plan	George Stevens		Documentary
Saga of the Franklin			War, Documentary	U.S. Navy production
Target Invisible			Documentary	U.S. Treasury film
To the Shores of Iwo Jima			War Documentary
Topaz			War documentary
The True Glory	Carol Reed		War documentary
War Comes to America			War documentary
Your Job In Germany			War, Documentary

Serials

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Brenda Starr, Reporter	Wallace Fox	Joan Woodbury	Serial	Columbia
Federal Operator 99		Helen Talbot, Lorna Gray	Serial	Republic
Jungle Queen	Lewis D. Collins, Ray Taylor	Ruth Roman	Serial	Universal
Jungle Raiders	Lesley Selander	Veda Ann Borg, Kane Richmond	Serial	Universal
Manhunt of Mystery Island	3 directors	Linda Stirling, Richard Bailey	Serial	15 parts
The Master Key	Lewis Collins, Ray Taylor	Milburn Stone	Serial
The Purple Monster Strikes		Dennis Moore	Adventure Serial
The Royal Mounted Rides Again	Lewis Collins, Ray Taylor	Bill Kennedy, Milburn Stone	Serial	Universal
Secret Agent X-9	Lewis Collins, Ray Taylor	Lloyd Bridges, Keye Luke	Serial	Universal
Strange Confession	John Hoffman	Lon Chaney Jr., Brenda Joyce	Serial	Universal
Who's Guilty?	Wallace Grissell	Robert Kent, Amelita Ward	Serial	Columbia

Shorts

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Booby Dupes	Del Lord	The Three Stooges	Comedy Short	Columbia
Draftee Daffy	Bob Clampett	Daffy Duck	Animated	Warner Bros.
Flirty Birdy			Animated
The Friendly Ghost	I. Sparber	Casper	Animated
Hare Tonic		Bugs Bunny	Animated	Warner Bros.
Hare Trigger		Bugs Bunny	Animated	Warner Bros.
Herr Meets Hare		Bugs Bunny	Animated	Warner Bros.
Hockey Homicide	Jack Kinney	Goofy	Animated	Disney
Idiots Deluxe	Jules White	The Three Stooges	Short	Columbia
If a Body Meets a Body	Jules White	The Three Stooges	Short	Columbia
Intelligence and the Japanese Civilian			Propaganda
Know Your Enemy: Japan			Propaganda
Life with Feathers	Friz Freleng	Tweety, Sylvester	Animated
Micro-Phonies	Edward Bernds	The Three Stooges	Short	Columbia
The Mouse Comes to Dinner	Hanna-Barbera	Tom and Jerry	Animated	MGM
My Japan			Propaganda
Okinawa Bulletins			War propaganda
Our Job in Japan			War propaganda
Quiet Please!	Hanna-Barbera	Tom and Jerry	Animated
Remember These Faces			War propaganda	Filmed by U.S. Navy
The Stilwell Road		Narrated by Ronald Reagan	War propaganda
The Story of the 14th Air Force
Swing Shift Cinderella	Tex Avery		Animated	MGM
A Tale of Two Mice	Frank Tashlin		Animated
Tee for Two	Hanna-Barbera	Tom and Jerry	Animated
Three Pests in a Mess	Del Lord	The Three Stooges	Short subject	Columbia Pictures
The Town	Josef von Sternberg		War propaganda
Wings for This Man		Narrated by Ronald Reagan	War propaganda

See also

• 1945 in the United States

External links

• 1945 films at the Internet Movie Database