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 Godfathers	John Ford	John Wayne, Harry Carey, Jr., Pedro Armendáriz, Mae Marsh	Western	MGM

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, Lon Chaney Jr., Bela Lugosi, Glenn Strange	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
Albuquerque	Ray Enright	Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, George "Gabby" Hayes	Western	Paramount
Alias a Gentleman	Harry Beaumont	Wallace 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 Forest	Michael Gordon	Fredric March, Florence Eldridge	Drama
Apartment for Peggy	George Seaton	Jeanne Crain, William Holden	Comedy	20th Century Fox
Appointment with Murder	Jack Bernhard	John Calvert, Catherine Craig	Crime	Film Classics
April Showers	Laszlo Benedek	Ann Sothern, Jack Carson	Musical	Warner Bros.
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	Eagle-Lion
Berlin Express	Jacques Tourneur	Merle Oberon, Robert Ryan	Film noir	RKO
The Big Clock	John 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 Wise	Robert Mitchum, Robert Preston	Western	RKO
Bob and Sally	Erle C. Kenton		Educational	Universal
Bodyguard	Richard Fleischer	Lawrence Tierney, Priscilla Lane	Film noir	RKO
The Boy with Green Hair	Joseph Losey	Dean Stockwell	Comedy, Drama
The Bride Goes Wild	Norman Taurog	June Allyson, Van Johnson	Comedy	MGM
Brideless Groom	Edward Bernds		Animated short	Columbia
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, Richard Conte	Film noir	20th 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 Bill	Spencer Gordon Bennet, Thomas Carr	Don McGuire, Cleo Moore	Adventure, Serial	Columbia
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 Siodmak	Victor Mature, Richard Conte	Film noir	20th Century Fox
Dangers of the Canadian Mounted	Fred C. Brannon, Yakima Canutt	Jim Bannon	Adventure, Serial	Republic
The Dark Past	Rudolph Maté	William Holden, Nina Foch, Lee J. Cobb	Film noir	Columbia
A Date with Judy	Richard Thorpe	Wallace Beery, Jane Powell, Elizabeth Taylor	Musical	MGM
Easter Parade	Charles Walters	Fred Astaire, Judy Garland, Ann Miller, Peter Lawford	Musical	MGM; Academy Award for Best Musical Score
The Emperor Waltz	Billy Wilder	Bing Crosby, Joan Fontaine	Musical comedy	Paramount
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

F-J

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
A Feather in His Hare	Chuck Jones		Animated short	Warner Bros.
Fiddlers Three	Jules White	Three Stooges	Comedy short	Columbia
Fighter Squadron	Raoul Walsh	Edmond O'Brien, Robert Stack	War	Warner Bros.
Force of Evil	Abraham Polonsky	John Garfield, Beatrice Pearson	Crime drama	MGM
A Foreign Affair	Billy Wilder	Jean Arthur, Marlene Dietrich	Comedy	Paramount
Fort Apache	John Ford	John Wayne, Henry Fonda	Western	RKO
Four Faces West	Alfred E. Green	Joel McCrea, Frances Dee, Charles Bickford	Western
G-Men Never Forget	Fred C. Brannon, Yakima Canutt	Clayton Moore	Crime, Serial	Republic
Good Sam	Leo McCarey	Gary Cooper, Ann Sheridan, Edmund Lowe	Romantic comedy
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
The Green Promise	William D. Russell	Marguerite Chapman, Walter Brennan	Drama	RKO
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	Eagle-Lion
Hollow Triumph	Steve Sekely	Paul Henreid, Joan Bennett	Film noir
Homecoming	Mervyn LeRoy	Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Anne Baxter	Romance	MGM
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
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
Isn't It Romantic?	Norman Z. McLeod	Veronica Lake, Billy De Wolfe, Pearl Bailey	Romantic comedy	Paramount
Joan of Arc	Victor Fleming	Ingrid Bergman, José Ferrer	Drama	RKO; 7 Academy Award nominations
Johnny Appleseed	Wilfred Jackson		Biography	Disney
Johnny Belinda	Jean Negulesco	Jane Wyman, Lew Ayres, Agnes Moorehead	Drama	Academy Award for Wyman
Julia Misbehaves	Jack Conway	Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Peter Lawford, Elizabeth Taylor	Romantic comedy	MGM
June Bride	Bretaigne Windust	Bette Davis, Robert Montgomery	Comedy	Warner Bros.
Jungle Goddess	Lewis D. Collins	George Reeves, Wanda McKay	Adventure

K-M

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Key Largo	John 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 Foster	Joan 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 Karlson	Marilyn Monroe	Musical	Columbia
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 Orphan	Hanna-Barbera		Animated short	MGM
Louisiana Story	Robert J. Flaherty		Documentary
The Loves of Carmen	Charles Vidor	Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford	Drama	Columbia
The Luck of the Irish	Henry Koster	Tyrone Power, Anne Baxter, Lee J. Cobb	Fantasy	20th Century Fox
Luxury Liner	Richard Whorf	Jane Powell, George Brent	Comedy	MGM
Macbeth	Orson Welles	Orson Welles, Jeanette Nolan, Dan O'Herlihy	Drama	Republic
The Man from Colorado	Henry Levin	William Holden, Glenn Ford	Western	Columbia
The Mating of Millie	Henry Levin	Evelyn Keyes, Glenn Ford	Comedy	Columbia
Melody Time	Jack Kinney, Clyde Geronimi		Animated short	Disney
Mexican Hayride	Charles Barton	Abbott and Costello	Musical	Universal
Mickey	Ralph 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 Borzage	Gail Russell, Dane Clark	Film noir	Republic
Mouse Cleaning	Hanna-Barbera		Animated short	MGM
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House	H. C. Potter	Cary Grant, Myrna Loy	Comedy	RKO
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
Night Has a Thousand Eyes	John 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 High	Charles Barton	Abbott and Costello	Comedy
Old Rockin' Chair Tom	Hanna-Barbera		Animated short	MGM
One Sunday Afternoon	Raoul Walsh	Dennis Morgan, Janis Paige	Musical
One Touch of Venus	William A. Seiter	Robert 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. McLeod	Bob Hope, Jane Russell	Comedy, Western	Paramount
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
The Prince of Thieves	Howard Bretherton	Patricia Morison, Jon Hall	Adventure	Columbia
Professor Tom	Hanna-Barbera	Tom and Jerry	Animated short	MGM
Race Street	Edwin L. Marin	George Raft, Marilyn Maxwell, William Bendix	film noir	RKO
Rachel and the Stranger	Norman Foster	William Holden, Loretta Young	Western	RKO
Raw Deal	Anthony Mann	Dennis O'Keefe, Claire Trevor	Film noir	Eagle-Lion
Red River	Howard Hawks	John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Walter Brennan	Western	United Artists
Return of the Bad Men	Ray Enright	Randolph Scott, Robert Ryan	Western	RKO
River Lady	George Sherman	Yvonne De Carlo, Dan Duryea	Drama	Universal
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
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.
Ruthless	Edgar G. Ulmer	Zachary Scott, Martha Vickers	Drama	Eagle-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 Binyon	Robert Montgomery, Susan Hayward	Drama	Universal
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
Silver River	Raoul Walsh	Errol Flynn, Ann Sheridan, Thomas Mitchell	Western	Warner Bros.
Sitting Pretty	Walter Lang	Robert Young, Maureen O'Hara	Comedy	20th Century Fox
Sleep, My Love	Douglas Sirk	Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche	Drama	United Artists
Smart Girls Don't Talk	Richard L. Bare	Virginia Mayo, Bruce Bennett	Crime	Warner Bros.
The Snake Pit	Anatole 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	Animation	With 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 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
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	RKO
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	Serial	Columbia
Tap Roots	George Marshall	Van Heflin, Susan Hayward	Drama	Universal
Tarzan and the Mermaids	Robert Florey	Johnny Weissmuller, Brenda Joyce, Linda Christian, Andrea Palma	Adventure	RKO
Tenth Avenue Angel	Roy Rowland	Margaret O'Brien, Angela Lansbury	Drama
Test Tube Babies	W. Merle Connell		Exploitation
Tex Granger	Derwin Abrahams	Robert Kellard	Western, Serial	Columbia
The Three Musketeers	George Sidney	Gene 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 Huston	Humphrey 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 Yours	Preston Sturges	Rex Harrison, Linda Darnell, Rudy Vallée	Black comedy	20th Century Fox
Unknown Island	Jack Bernhard	Virginia Grey, Richard Denning	Sci-fi
Up in Central Park	William A. Seiter	Deanna Durbin, Dick Haymes, Vincent Price	Comedy	Universal
Wake of the Red Witch	Edward Ludwig	John 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 Me	Walter 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	Comedy	United Artists
Winter Meeting	Bretaigne Windust	Bette Davis	Drama	Warner Bros.
The Woman from Tangier	Harold Daniels	Adele Jergens, Stephen Dunne	Crime	Columbia
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 Gotta Stay Happy	H. C. Potter	Joan Fontaine, James Stewart, Eddie Albert	Romantic comedy	Universal
You Were Meant for Me	Lloyd Bacon	Dan Dailey, Jeanne Crain	Musical	20th Century Fox

External links

• 1948 films at the Internet Movie Database