List of American films of 1946

A list of American films released in 1946.

The Best Years of Our Lives won Best Picture at the Academy Awards.

A
Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Abie's Irish RoseA. Edward SutherlandMichael Chekhov, Joanne DruComedyUnited Artists. Remake of 1928 film
Abilene TownEdwin L. MarinRandolph Scott, Ann Dvorak, Rhonda Fleming, Lloyd BridgesWesternUnited Artists
AccompliceWalter ColmesRichard Arlen, Veda Ann Borg, Tom DuganCrimePRC
Affairs of GeraldineGeorge BlairJane Withers, Jimmy LydonComedyRepublic
Alias Billy the KidThomas CarrSunset Carson, Peggy StewartWesternRepublic
Alias Mr. TwilightJohn SturgesTrudy Marshall, Gigi PerreauDramaColumbia
Ambush TrailHarry L. FraserBob Steele, Syd SaylorWesternPRC
Angel on My ShoulderArchie MayoPaul Muni, Anne Baxter, Claude RainsFantasyUnited Artists
Anna and the King of SiamJohn CromwellIrene Dunne, Rex Harrison, Linda DarnellDrama20th Century Fox
AvalancheIrving AllenBruce Cabot, Roscoe KarnsCrimePRC

B
Title Director Cast Genre Notes
The Bachelor's DaughtersAndrew L. StoneClaire Trevor, Gail Russell, Ann DvorakComedyUnited Artists
Bad BascombS. Sylvan SimonWallace Beery, Margaret O'Brien, Marjorie MainWesternMGM
Badman's TerritoryTim WhelanRandolph Scott, Ann RichardsWesternRKO
The Bamboo BlondeAnthony MannFrances Langford, Ralph Edwards, Iris AdrianMusicalRKO
The Bandit of Sherwood ForestGeorge Sherman, Henry LevinCornel Wilde, Anita Louise, Jill Esmond, Edgar BuchananAdventureColumbia
The Beast with Five FingersRobert FloreyRobert Alda, Andrea King, Peter Lorre, Victor Francen, J. Carrol NaishHorrorWarner Bros.
Beauty and the BanditWilliam NighGilbert Roland, Ramsay AmesWesternMonogram
Because of HimRichard WallaceDeanna Durbin, Charles LaughtonMusicalUniversal
BedlamMark RobsonBoris Karloff, Anna LeeThrillerRKO
Behind Green LightsOtto BrowerCarole Landis, William Gargan, Mary AndersonDrama20th Century Fox
Behind the MaskPhil KarlsonKane Richmond, Barbara ReadMysteryMonogram
Below the DeadlineWilliam BeaudineWarren Douglas, Jan WileyDramaMonogram
The Best Years of Our LivesWilliam WylerFredric March, Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, Virginia Mayo, Hoagy Carmichael, Harold RussellDramaRKO. Academy Award for Best Picture
Betty Co-EdArthur DreifussJean Porter, Shirley MillsMusicalColumbia
BewareBud PollardLouis Jordan, Frank L. WilsonDramaAstor
The Big SleepHoward HawksHumphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Martha VickersFilm noirWarner Bros.
Black AngelRoy William NeillDan Duryea, June Vincent, Peter Lorre, Broderick CrawfordFilm noirUniversal
Black BeautyMax NosseckMona Freeman, Richard DenningFamily20th Century Fox
Blonde AlibiWill JasonTom Neal, Martha O'DriscollThrillerUniversal
Blonde for a DaySam NewfieldHugh Beaumont, Kathryn AdamsCrimePRC
Blondie Knows BestAbby BerlinPenny Singleton, Arthur LakeComedyColumbia
Blondie's Lucky DayAbby BerlinPenny Singleton, Arthur LakeComedyColumbia
The Blue DahliaGeorge MarshallAlan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William Bendix, Hugh BeaumontFilm noirParamount
Blue SkiesStuart HeislerFred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Joan CaulfieldMusicalParamount
Border BanditsLambert HillyerJohnny Mack Brown, Raymond HattonWesternMonogram
Boston Blackie and the LawD. Ross LedermanChester Morris, Trudy Marshall, Constance DowlingMysteryColumbia
Bowery BombshellPhil KarlsonLeo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Teala LoringComedyMonogram. The Bowery Boys
A Boy, a Girl and a DogHerbert KlineSharyn Moffett, Lionel StanderDramaFilm Classics
Boys' RanchRoy RowlandButch Jenkins, James Craig, Dorothy PatrickFamilyMGM
Breakfast in HollywoodHarold D. SchusterTom Breneman, Bonita Granville, Billie BurkeComedyUnited Artists
The Bride Wore BootsIrving PichelBarbara Stanwyck, Robert Cummings, Diana Lynn, Patric KnowlesComedyParamount
Bringing Up FatherEdward F. ClineJoe Yule, Renie RianoComedyMonogram
The Brute ManJean YarbroughRondo Hatton, Jan Wiley, Tom NealHorrorUniversal

C
Title Director Cast Genre Notes
California Gold RushR. G. SpringsteenWild Bill Elliott, Peggy StewartWesternRepublic
Canyon PassageJacques TourneurDana Andrews, Brian Donlevy, Susan Hayward, Patricia RocWesternUniversal
The Caravan TrailRobert Emmett TanseyEddie Dean, Lash La RueWesternPRC
The Cat CreepsErle C. KentonNoah Beery Jr., Lois CollierSuspenseUniversal
The Catman of ParisLesley SelanderCarl Esmond, Lenore Aubert, Adele MaraHorrorRepublic
Centennial SummerOtto PremingerJeanne Crain, Cornel Wilde, Linda Darnell, Walter BrennanMusical20th Century Fox
The ChaseArthur RipleyRobert Cummings, Michèle Morgan, Steve CochranFilm noirUnited Artists
Child of DivorceRichard FleischerSharyn Moffett, Regis ToomeyDramaRKO
Cinderella JonesBusby BerkeleyJoan Leslie, Robert AldaMusicalWarner Bros.
Claudia and DavidWalter LangDorothy McGuire, Robert Young, Mary AstorDramaFox
Cloak and DaggerFritz LangGary Cooper, Lilli Palmer, Robert AldaThrillerWarner Bros.
A Close Call for Boston BlackieLew LandersChester Morris, Lynn MerrickMysteryColumbia
Cluny BrownErnst LubitschCharles Boyer, Jennifer Jones, Peter LawfordComedy20th Century Fox
The Cockeyed MiracleS. Sylvan SimonAudrey Totter, Cecil Kellaway, Frank Morgan, Keenan WynnFantasyMGM
Colonel Effingham's RaidIrving PichelCharles Coburn, Joan BennettComedy20th Century Fox
Colorado SerenadeRobert Emmett TanseyEddie Dean, Roscoe AtesWesternPRC
Conquest of CheyenneR. G. SpringsteenWild Bill Elliott, Peggy StewartWesternRepublic
Courage of LassieFred M. WilcoxElizabeth Taylor, Catherine McLeod, Frank MorganFamilyMGM
Cowboy BluesRay NazarroKen Curtis, Jeff Donnell, Guy KibbeeWesternColumbia
Crack-UpIrving ReisPat O'Brien, Claire Trevor, Herbert MarshallFilm noirRKO
Crime Doctor's Man HuntWilliam CastleWarner Baxter, Ellen DrewMysteryColumbia. Part of Crime Doctor series
Crime of the CenturyPhilip FordStephanie Bachelor, Martin KosleckCrimeRepublic
Criminal CourtRobert WiseMartha O'Driscoll, Tom ConwayCrimeRKO
Cross My HeartJohn BerryBetty Hutton, Sonny TuftsComedyParamount
Cuban PeteJean YarbroughDesi Arnaz, Joan Fulton, Don PorterMusicalUniversal

D
Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Danger WomanLewis D. CollinsDon Porter, Brenda Joyce, Patricia MorisonFilm noirUniversal
Dangerous BusinessD. Ross LedermanForrest Tucker, Lynn MerrickComedyColumbia
Dangerous MillionsJames TinlingKent Taylor, Dona DrakeSuspense20th Century Fox
Dangerous MoneyTerry O. MorseSidney Toler, Gloria WarrenMysteryMonogram. Charlie Chan
Danny BoyTerry O. MorseCharles Bates, Ace the Wonder DogDramaPRC
Dark AlibiPhil KarlsonSidney Toler, Mantan MorelandMysteryMonogram. Charlie Chan
The Dark CornerHenry HathawayLucille Ball, Clifton Webb, William BendixFilm noir20th Century Fox
The Dark HorseWill JasonPhillip Terry, Ann Savage, Allen JenkinsDramaUniversal
The Dark MirrorRobert SiodmakOlivia de Havilland, Lew Ayres, Thomas MitchellThrillerUniversal
Days of Buffalo BillThomas CarrSunset Carson, Peggy StewartWesternRepublic
Deadline at DawnHarold ClurmanSusan Hayward, Paul Lukas, Bill WilliamsFilm noirRKO
Deadline for MurderJames TinlingPaul Kelly, Kent Taylor, Sheila Ryan, Marion MartinCrime20th Century Fox
Death ValleyLew LandersRobert Lowery, Nat Pendleton, Barbara ReadWesternLippert
DeceptionIrving RapperBette Davis, Paul Henreid, Claude RainsFilm noirWarner Bros.
DecoyJack BernhardJean Gillie, Edward Norris, Robert ArmstrongFilm noirMonogram
The Desert HorsemanRay NazarroCharles Starrett, Smiley BurnetteWesternColumbia
Devil Bat's DaughterFrank WisbarRosemary La Planche, Molly LamontHorrorPRC
The Devil's MaskHenry LevinAnita Louise, Jim BannonCrimeColumbia
The Devil's PlaygroundGeorge ArchainbaudWilliam Boyd, Elaine RileyWesternUnited Artists
DevotionCurtis BernhardtIda Lupino, Paul Henreid, Olivia de Havilland, Sydney GreenstreetBiographyWarner Bros.
The Diary of a ChambermaidJean RenoirPaulette Goddard, Burgess Meredith, Hurd HatfieldDramaUnited Artists
Dick Tracy vs. CueballGordon DouglasMorgan Conway, Esther Howard, Anne JeffreysMysteryRKO
Ding Dong WilliamsWilliam BerkeMarcy McGuire, Anne JeffreysComedyRKO
Don't Gamble with StrangersWilliam BeaudineKane Richmond, Bernadene HayesDramaMonogram
Do You Love MeGregory RatoffMaureen O'Hara, Harry JamesMusical20th Century Fox
Don Ricardo ReturnsTerry O. MorseLita Baron, Martin GarralagaWesternPRC
Down Missouri WayJosef BerneMartha O'Driscoll, John Carradine, Eddie DeanMusicalPRC
DragonwyckJoseph L. MankiewiczGene Tierney, Walter Huston, Vincent Price, Spring Byington, Jessica TandyDrama20th Century Fox. From book by Anya Seton
Dressed to KillRoy William NeillBasil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Patricia MorisonMysteryUniversal. Sherlock Holmes
Drifting AlongDerwin AbrahamsJohnny Mack Brown, Lynne Carver, Raymond HattonWesternMonogram
Driftin' RiverRobert Emmett TanseyEddie Dean, Shirley PattersonWesternPRC
Duel in the SunKing VidorGregory Peck, Joseph Cotten, Jennifer Jones, Lionel BarrymoreWesternSelznick

E
Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Earl Carroll SketchbookAlbert S. RogellConstance Moore, Edward Everett Horton, Hillary BrookeMusicalRepublic
Easy to WedEdward BuzzellLucille Ball, Esther Williams, Van JohnsonComedyMGM
The El Paso KidThomas CarrSunset Carson, Edmund CobbWesternRepublic

F
Title Director Cast Genre Notes
The Fabulous SuzanneSteve SekelyBarbara Britton, Rudy ValléeRomantic comedyRepublic
The Face of MarbleWilliam BeaudineJohn Carradine, Claudia DrakeHorrorMonogram
Faithful in My FashionSidney SalkowDonna Reed, Tom DrakeRomanceMGM
The Falcon's AdventureWilliam BerkeTom Conway, Myrna DellMysteryRKO
The Falcon's AlibiRay McCareyTom Conway, Rita CordayMysteryRKO
FearAlfred ZeislerPeter Cookson, Warren William, Anne GwynneDramaMonogram
The Fighting FrontiersmanDerwin AbrahamsCharles Starrett, Smiley BurnetteWesternColumbia
The Fighting GuardsmanHenry LevinWillard Parker, Anita Louise, Janis Carter, John LoderAdventureColumbia
Flight to NowhereWilliam RowlandAlan Curtis, Evelyn Ankers, Micheline CheirelFilm NoirLippert
The Flying SerpentSam NewfieldGeorge Zucco, Eddie AcuffHorrorPRC
Freddie Steps OutArthur DreifussFreddie Stewart, June PreisserComedyMonogram
The French KeyWalter ColmesAlbert Dekker, Mike Mazurki, Evelyn AnkersMysteryRepublic
From This Day ForwardJohn BerryJoan Fontaine, Mark StevensDramaRKO
Frontier GunlawDerwin AbrahamsCharles Starrett, Jack RockwellWesternColumbia

G
Title Director Cast Genre Notes
G. I. War BridesGeorge BlairAnna Lee, James EllisonComedyRepublic
Gallant BessAndrew MartonMarshall Thompson, George TobiasFamily, WesternMGM
Gallant JourneyWilliam A. WellmanGlenn Ford, Janet Blair, Charlie RugglesHistoricalColumbia
Galloping ThunderRay NazarroCharles Starrett, Smiley BurnetteWesternColumbia
Gas House KidsSam NewfieldRobert Lowery, Billy HalopComedy/DramaPRC
Gay BladesGeorge BlairJean Rogers, Allan LaneComedyRepublic
The Gay CavalierWilliam NighGilbert Roland, Martin GarralagaWesternMonogram
Genius at WorkLeslie GoodwinsAnne Jeffreys, Wally Brown, Alan CarneyComedyRKO
The Gentleman from TexasLambert HillyerJohnny Mack Brown, Claudia Drake, Raymond HattonWesternMonogram
Gentleman Joe PalookaCy EndfieldLeon Errol, Joe Kirkwood, Elyse KnoxSportsMonogram
The Gentleman MisbehavesGeorge ShermanOsa Massen, Hillary BrookeMusical comedyColumbia
Gentlemen with GunsSam NewfieldBuster Crabbe, Al St. JohnWestern comedyPRC
Ghost of Hidden ValleySam NewfieldBuster Crabbe, Al St. JohnWestern comedyPRC
GildaCharles VidorGlenn Ford, Rita HayworthFilm noirColumbia
GingerOliver DrakeFrank Albertson. Barbara ReadDramaMonogram
Girl on the SpotWilliam BeaudineLois Collier, Jess BarkerMusical crimeUniversal
The Glass AlibiW. Lee WilderMaris Wrixon, Anne GwynneDramaRepublic
God's CountryRobert Emmett TanseyRobert Lowery, Helen Gilbert, Buster KeatonDramaLippert
The Great MorganNat PerrinFrank Morgan, Tommy DorseyMusicalMGM
The Green YearsVictor SavilleCharles Coburn, Tom Drake, Beverly TylerComedy, DramaMGM
Gun TownWallace FoxKirby Grant, Claire Carleton, Lyle TalbotWesternUniversal
Gunman's CodeWallace FoxKirby Grant, Jane AdamsWesternUniversal
Gunning for VengeanceRay NazarroCharles Starrett, Smiley BurnetteWesternColumbia
A Guy Could ChangeWilliam K. HowardAllan Lane, Jane FrazeeDramaRepublic

H
Title Director Cast Genre Notes
The Haunted MineDerwin AbrahamsJohnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Linda LeightonWesternMonogram
The Harvey GirlsGeorge SidneyJudy Garland, Ray Bolger, Angela LansburyMusicalMGM. Academy Award for Best Song
Heading WestRay NazarroCharles Starrett, Smiley BurnetteWesternColumbia
HeartbeatSam WoodGinger Rogers, Jean-Pierre AumontRomanceRKO
HeldoradoWilliam WitneyRoy Rogers, George "Gabby" HayesWesternRepublic
Her Adventurous NightJohn RawlinsDennis O'Keefe, Helen WalkerComedyUniversal
Her Kind of ManFrederick de CordovaJanis Paige, Zachary Scott, Dane ClarkCrimeWarner Bros.
Her Sister's SecretEdgar G. UlmerNancy Coleman, Margaret LindsayDramaWarner Bros.
High School HeroArthur DreifussFreddie Stewart, June Preisser, Noel NeillComedyMonogram
Holiday in MexicoGeorge SidneyJane Powell, Walter PidgeonMusicalMGM
Home in OklahomaWilliam WitneyRoy Rogers, Dale Evans, Carol HughesWesternRepublic
Home on the RangeR. G. SpringsteenMonte Hale, Lorna GrayWesternRepublic
Home Sweet HomicideLloyd BaconPeggy Ann Garner, Randolph ScottMystery20th Century Fox
The Hoodlum SaintNorman TaurogWilliam Powell, Esther Williams, Lewis StoneDramaMGM
Hot CargoLew LandersJean Rogers, William GarganDramaParamount
House of HorrorsJean YarbroughRondo Hatton, Robert Lowery, Virginia GreyHorrorUniversal
HumoresqueJean NegulescoJohn Garfield, Joan CrawfordMelodramaWarner Bros.

I
Title Director Cast Genre Notes
I Ring DoorbellsFrank R. StrayerAnne Gwynne, Robert Shayne, Roscoe KarnsMysteryPRC
Idea GirlWill JasonJess Barker, Julie Bishop, Alan MowbrayComedyUniversal
If I'm LuckyLewis SeilerVivian Blaine, Perry ComoMusical20th Century Fox
In Fast CompanyDel LordThe Bowery Boys, Jane RandolphComedyMonogram
In Old SacramentoJoseph KaneBill Elliott, Constance MooreWesternRepublic
The Inner CirclePhilip FordAdele Mara, Warren Douglas, Ricardo CortezMysteryRepublic
Inside JobJean YarbroughPreston Foster, Ann RutherfordCrimeUniversal
The Invisible InformerPhilip FordLinda Stirling, Adele MaraCrimeRepublic
It's Great to Be YoungDel LordLeslie Brooks, Jeff DonnellMusicalColumbia
It's a Wonderful LifeFrank CapraJames Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel BarrymoreFantasyRKO. Nominated for five Academy Awards
It Shouldn't Happen to a DogHerbert I. LeedsCarole Landis, Allyn Joslyn, Margo WoodeComedy20th Century Fox
I've Always Loved YouFrank BorzageCatherine McLeod, Philip DornRomanceRepublic

J
Title Director Cast Genre Notes
The James Brothers of MissouriFred C. BrannonKeith Richards, Noel NeillWesternRepublic
Janie Gets MarriedVincent ShermanJoan Leslie, Ann Harding, Edward ArnoldComedyWarner Bros. Sequel to 1944 film
Joe Palooka, ChampReginald Le BorgLeon Errol, Joe Kirkwood, Elyse KnoxSportsMonogram
Johnny Comes Flying HomeBenjamin StoloffFaye Marlowe, Martha StewartDrama20th Century Fox
The Jolson StoryAlfred E. GreenLarry Parks, William DemarestBiographyColumbia
Junior PromArthur DreifussJudy Clark, Noel NeillDramaMonogram
Just Before DawnWilliam CastleWarner Baxter, Adele RobertsMysteryColumbia. Part of Crime Doctor series

K
Title Director Cast Genre Notes
The Kid from BrooklynNorman Z. McLeodDanny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Vera-EllenComedyRKO. Remake of The Milky Way
The KillersRobert SiodmakAva Gardner, Burt Lancaster, Edmond O'BrienFilm noirUniversal; Remade in 1964

L
Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Lady ChaserSam NewfieldRobert Lowery, Ann SavageMysteryPRC
Lady LuckEdwin L. MarinRobert Young, Barbara HaleComedyRKO
LandrushVernon KeaysCharles Starrett, Smiley BurnetteWesternColumbia
Larceny in Her HeartSam NewfieldHugh Beaumont, Cheryl WalkerMysteryPRC
The Last Crooked MilePhilip FordDon "Red" Barry, Ann Savage, Adele MaraCrimeRepublic
Lawless BreedWallace FoxKirby Grant, Jane AdamsWesternUniversal
A Letter for EvieJules DassinMarsha Hunt, Hume CronynComedyMGM
Little GiantWilliam A. SeiterAbbott and Costello, Brenda Joyce, Elena VerdugoComedyUniversal
Little IodineReginald Le BorgJo Ann Marlowe, Irene RyanComedyUnited Artists. Based on comic strip
Little Miss BigErle C. KentonFay Holden, Frank McHughComedy dramaUniversal
Little Mister JimFred ZinnemannJames Craig, Butch JenkinsDramaMGM
Live WiresPhil KarlsonLeo Gorcey, Huntz HallComedyMonogram. The Bowery Boys
The LocketJohn BrahmLaraine Day, Brian Aherne, Robert MitchumFilm noirRKO
Lone Star MoonlightRay NazarroKen Curtis, Joan Barton, Guy KibbeeWesternColumbia
Love Laughs at Andy HardyWillis GoldbeckMickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Bonita GranvilleComedyMGM
Lover Come BackWilliam A. SeiterGeorge Brent, Lucille BallComedyUniversal

M
Title Director Cast Genre Notes
The Madonna's SecretWilhelm ThieleGail Patrick, Ann RutherfordMysteryRepublic
Magnificent DollFrank BorzageGinger Rogers, David NivenDramaUniversal
The Magnificent RogueAlbert S. RogellLynne Roberts, Stephanie BachelorDramaRepublic
Make Mine MusicJack Kinney, Clyde GeronimiDinah Shore, Benny Goodman, Nelson Eddy, Andrews SistersAnimated filmDisney, RKO
Man from Rainbow ValleyR. G. SpringsteenMonte Hale, Lorna GrayWesternRepublic
The Man Who DaredJohn SturgesGeorge Macready, Forrest TuckerDramaColumbia
MargieHenry KingJeanne Crain, Glenn Langan, Lynn BariComedy20th Century Fox
The Mask of DiijonLew LandersErich von Stroheim, Jeanne BatesDramaPRC
Meet Me on BroadwayLeigh JasonMarjorie Reynolds, Jinx FalkenburgMusicalColumbia
The Missing LadyPhil KarlsonKane Richmond, Barbara ReadMysteryMonogram. The Shadow series
Miss Susie Slagle'sJohn BerryVeronica Lake, Sonny Tufts, Joan CaulfieldRomanceParamount
Monsieur BeaucaireGeorge MarshallBob Hope, Joan CaulfieldMusicalParamount
Moon Over MontanaOliver DrakeJimmy Wakely, Jennifer HoltWesternMonogram
Mr. AceEdwin L. MarinGeorge Raft, Sylvia Sidney, Jerome CowanCrimeUnited Artists
Mr. HexWilliam BeaudineLeo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Gale RobbinsComedyMonogram
Murder in the Music HallJohn EnglishNancy Kelly, Vera RalstonMusicalRepublic Pictures
Murder Is My BusinessSam NewfieldHugh Beaumont, Cheryl Walker, Lyle TalbotMysteryPRC
My Darling ClementineJohn FordHenry Fonda, Victor Mature, Walter Brennan, Linda Darnell, Cathy Downs, Ward BondWestern20th Century Fox
My Dog ShepFord BeebeTom Neal, William FarnumDramaLippert
My Pal TriggerFrank McDonaldRoy Rogers, Dale Evans, Jack HoltWesternRepublic
My ReputationCurtis BernhardtBarbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Eve ArdenRomanceWarner Bros.
Mysterious IntruderWilliam CastleRichard Dix, Barton MacLane, Nina ValeFilm noirColumbia
The Mysterious Mr. ValentinePhilip FordWilliam Henry, Linda Stirling, Virginia ChristineFilm noirRepublic

N
Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Never Say GoodbyeJames V. KernErrol Flynn, Eleanor ParkerComedy, Drama, RomanceWarner Bros.
Night and DayMichael CurtizCary Grant, Alexis Smith, Jane WymanMusical, BiographyWarner Bros.; biography of Cole Porter
Night EditorHenry LevinWilliam Gargan, Janis CarterFilm noirColumbia
A Night in CasablancaArchie MayoMarx Brothers, Sig Ruman, Lois CollierComedyUnited Artists
Night in ParadiseArthur LubinMerle Oberon, Turhan Bey, Gale SondergaardComedy, DramaUniversal
Night Train to MemphisLesley SelanderRoy Acuff, Allan LaneActionRepublic
Nobody Lives ForeverJean NegulescoJohn Garfield, Geraldine FitzgeraldFilm noirWarner Bros.
NocturneEdwin L. MarinGeorge Raft, Lynn Bari, Virginia HustonFilm noirRKO
No Leave, No LoveCharles MartinVan Johnson, Patricia KirkwoodMusicalMGM
NotoriousAlfred HitchcockCary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains, Louis CalhernSuspenseRKO. Nominated for two Academy Awards
The Notorious Lone WolfD. Ross LedermanGerald Mohr, Janis Carter, Eric BloreAdventureColumbia

O
Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Of Human BondageEdmund GouldingPaul Henreid, Eleanor Parker, Janis PaigeDramaWarner Bros. Somerset Maugham book; remake of 1934 film
One Exciting WeekWilliam BeaudineAl Pearce, Jerome CowanComedyRepublic
One More TomorrowPeter GodfreyAnn Sheridan, Jane WymanDramaWarner Bros.
One Way to LoveRay EnrightMarguerite Chapman, Chester Morris, Janis CarterComedyColumbia
O.S.S.Irving PichelAlan Ladd, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Patric KnowlesSuspenseParamount
Our Hearts Were Growing UpWilliam D. RussellGail Russell, Diana LynnComedyParamount
Out California WayLesley SelanderMonte Hale, Lorna Gray, Roy RogersWesternRepublic
Outlaws of the PlainsSam NewfieldBuster Crabbe, Al St. John, Bud OsborneWesternPRC[1]
Overland RidersSam NewfieldBuster Crabbe, Al St. JohnWesternPRC

P–Q
Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Partners in TimeWilliam NighChester Lauck, Pamela Blake, Teala LoringComedyRKO
Passkey to DangerLesley SelanderStephanie Bachelor, Adele MaraDramaRepublic
People Are FunnySam WhiteJack Haley, Helen Walker, Rudy ValléeComedyParamount
Perilous HolidayEdward H. GriffithPat O'Brien, Ruth Warrick, Audrey LongCrimeColumbia
Personality KidGeorge ShermanAnita Louise, Michael DuaneDramaColumbia
The Phantom ThiefD. Ross LedermanChester Morris, Jeff DonnellMysteryColumbia. Boston Blackie series
Plainsman and the LadyJoseph KaneWild Bill Elliott, Gail PatrickWesternRepublic
The Postman Always Rings TwiceTay GarnettLana Turner, John GarfieldFilm noirMGM. From book by James M. Cain
Prairie BadmenSam NewfieldBuster Crabbe, Al St. JohnWesternPRC
Queen of BurlesqueSam NewfieldEvelyn Ankers, Carleton G. Young, Marion MartinDramaPRC

R
Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Rainbow Over TexasFrank McDonaldRoy Rogers, Dale EvansWesternRepublic
The Razor's EdgeEdmund GouldingTyrone Power, Gene TierneyDrama20th Century Fox; from book by Somerset Maugham; Remade in 1984
The Red DragonPhil RosenSidney Toler, Benson FongMysteryMonogram. Charlie Chan
Red River RenegadesThomas CarrSunset Carson, Peggy StewartWesternRepublic
Rendezvous with AnnieAllan DwanEddie Albert, Faye Marlowe, Gail PatrickComedyRepublic
Rendezvous 24James TinlingWilliam Gargan, Maria PalmerDrama20th Century Fox
Renegade GirlWilliam BerkeAnn Savage, Alan Curtis, Jack HoltWesternLippert
RenegadesGeorge ShermanEvelyn Keyes, Willard Parker, Larry ParksWesternColumbia
The Return of Monte CristoHenry LevinLouis Hayward, Barbara BrittonAdventureColumbia
The Return of RustyWilliam CastleJohn Litel, Barbara WoodellDramaColumbia
Rio Grande RaidersThomas CarrSunset Carson, Linda StirlingWesternRepublic
Riverboat RhythmLeslie GoodwinsLeon Errol, Glen VernonComedyRKO
Road to UtopiaHal WalkerBing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy LamourMusical comedyParamount. Fourth of series
Roaring RangersRay NazarroCharles Starrett, Smiley BurnetteWesternColumbia
Roll on Texas MoonWilliam WitneyRoy Rogers, Dale Evans, Dennis HoeyWesternRepublic
Rolling HomeWilliam BerkeJean Parker, Pamela BlakeDramaLippert
Romance of the WestRobert Emmett TanseyEddie Dean, Emmett LynnWesternPRC
The RunaroundCharles LamontRod Cameron, Ella Raines, Broderick CrawfordMysteryUniversal
Rustler's Round-upWallace FoxKirby Grant, Jane AdamsWesternUniversal

S
Title Director Cast Genre Notes
San QuentinGordon DouglasLawrence Tierney, Barton MacLane, Carol FormanCrimeRKO
Santa Fe UprisingR. G. SpringsteenAllan Lane, Martha WentworthWesternRepublic
A Scandal in ParisDouglas SirkGeorge Sanders, Carole Landis, Signe HassoDramaUnited Artists
The Searching WindWilliam DieterleRobert Young, Sylvia SidneyDramaParamount
The Secret HeartRobert Z. LeonardClaudette Colbert, Walter Pidgeon, June AllysonDramaMGM
The Secret of the WhistlerGeorge ShermanRichard Dix, Leslie BrooksCrime dramaColumbia
Sentimental JourneyWalter LangMaureen O'Hara, John PayneDrama20th Century Fox
Shadow of a WomanJoseph SantleyHelmut Dantine, Andrea KingFilm noirWarner Bros.
ShadowedJohn SturgesAnita Louise, Lloyd CorriganCrime dramaColumbia
The Shadow ReturnsPhil RosenKane Richmond, Barbara ReadMysteryMonogram
Shadows on the RangeLambert HillyerJohnny Mack Brown, Raymond HattonWesternMonogram
Shadows Over ChinatownTerry O. MorseSidney Toler, Mantan MorelandMysteryMonogram. Charlie Chan
She-Wolf of LondonJean YarbroughJune Lockhart, Don PorterHorrorUniversal
She Wrote the BookCharles LamontJoan Davis, Jack OakieComedyUniversal
Sheriff of Redwood ValleyR. G. SpringsteenWild Bill Elliott, Peggy StewartWesternRepublic
ShockAlfred L. WerkerVincent Price, Lynn Bari, Frank LatimoreFilm noir20th Century Fox
The Show-OffHarry BeaumontRed Skelton, Marilyn Maxwell, Virginia O'BrienComedyMGM
Silver RangeLambert HillyerJohnny Mack Brown, Raymond HattonWesternMonogram
Sing While You DanceD. Ross LedermanEllen Drew, Kirby GrantMusical comedyColumbia
Singing on the TrailRay NazarroKen Curtis, Jeff Donnell, Guy KibbeeWesternColumbia
Singin' in the CornDel LordJudy Canova, Allen JenkinsComedyColumbia
Sioux City SueFrank McDonaldGene Autry, Lynne RobertsWesternRepublic
Sister KennyDudley Nichols, Jack GageRosalind Russell, Alexander KnoxBiographyRKO
Six Gun ManHarry L. FraserBob Steele, Syd SaylorWesternPRC
Slightly ScandalousWill JasonSheila Ryan, Lita BaronComedyUniversal
SmokyLouis KingFred MacMurray, Anne BaxterWestern20th Century Fox. Remade in 1966
Smooth as SilkCharles BartonKent Taylor, Virginia GreyFilm noirUniversal
So Dark the NightJoseph H. LewisSteven Geray, Micheline CheirelFilm noirColumbia
So Goes My LoveFrank RyanMyrna Loy, Don Ameche, Molly LamontComedyUniversal
Somewhere in the NightJoseph L. MankiewiczJohn Hodiak, Lloyd Nolan, Nancy GuildFilm noir20th Century Fox
Song of ArizonaFrank McDonaldRoy Rogers, Dale Evans, Lyle TalbotWesternRepublic
Song of the SierrasOliver DrakeJimmy Wakely, Jack BaxleyWesternMonogram
Song of the SouthWilfred JacksonJames Baskett, Bobby Driscoll, Luana PattenAnimated filmRKO
South of MontereyWilliam NighGilbert Roland, Martin GarralagaWesternMonogram
Specter of the RoseBen HechtJudith Anderson, Lionel StanderDramaRepublic
The Spider Woman Strikes BackArthur LubinGale Sondergaard, Kirby Grant, Brenda JoyceHorrorUniversal
Spook BustersWilliam BeaudineLeo Gorcey, Huntz HallComedyMonogram
The Spiral StaircaseRobert SiodmakDorothy McGuire, George Brent, Rhonda FlemingThrillerRKO. Remade in 1975
Stagecoach to DenverR. G. SpringsteenAllan Lane, Peggy StewartWesternRepublic
Stars Over TexasRobert Emmett TanseyEddie Dean, Roscoe Ates, Shirley PattersonWesternPRC
Step by StepPhil RosenLawrence Tierney, Anne JeffreysCrimeRKO
A Stolen LifeCurtis BernhardtBette Davis, Glenn FordDramaWarner Bros.
Strange ConquestJohn RawlinsJane Wyatt, Lowell Gilmore, Julie BishopDramaUniversal
Strange ImpersonationAnthony MannBrenda Marshall, William Gargan, Hillary BrookeDramaRepublic
Strange JourneyJames TinlingPaul Kelly, Osa Massen, Hillary Brooke, Lee PatrickDrama20th Century Fox
The Strange Love of Martha IversLewis MilestoneBarbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Lizabeth ScottFilm noirParamount. First film of Kirk Douglas
Strange VoyageIrving AllenEddie Albert, Forrest TaylorAdventureMonogram
The StrangerOrson WellesEdward G. Robinson, Loretta Young, Orson WellesFilm noirRKO
Strange TriangleRay McCareySigne Hasso, Preston FosterDrama20th Century Fox
The Strange WomanEdgar G. UlmerHedy Lamarr, George Sanders, Louis HaywardDramaUnited Artists
Strangler of the SwampFrank WisbarRosemary La Planche, Blake EdwardsHorrorPRC
Sun Valley CycloneR. G. SpringsteenWild Bill Elliott, Alice FlemingWesternRepublic
Sunset PassWilliam BerkeJames Warren, Jane GreerWesternRKO
Susie Steps OutReginald Le BorgDavid Bruce, Margaret DumontComedyUnited Artists
SuspenseFrank TuttleBarry Sullivan, Belita, Albert DekkerFilm noirMonogram
Swamp FireWilliam H. PineJohnny WeissmullerAdventureParamount
Sweetheart of Sigma ChiJack Bernhard and William BeaudinePhil Regan, Elyse KnoxMusical comedyMonogram
Swell GuyFrank TuttleSonny Tufts, Ann BlythDramaUniversal
Swing, Cowboy, SwingElmer CliftonMax Terhune, I. Stanford JolleyWesternAstor
Swing Parade of 1946Phil KarlsonThe Three Stooges, Gale StormMusical comedyMonogram

T
Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Talk About a LadyGeorge ShermanJinx Falkenburg, Forrest TuckerMusicalColumbia
TangierGeorge WaggnerMaria Montez, Robert Paige, SabuThrillerUniversal
Tars and SparsAlfred E. GreenAlfred Drake, Janet BlairActionColumbia[2]
Tarzan and the Leopard WomanKurt NeumannJohnny Weissmuller, Brenda JoyceAdventureRKO
TemptationIrving PichelMerle Oberon, George BrentDramaUniversal
Terror by NightRoy William NeillBasil Rathbone, Nigel BruceFilm noirUniversal
Terror TrailRay NazarroCharles Starrett, Barbara PepperWesternColumbia
Terrors on HorsebackSam NewfieldBuster Crabbe, Al St. JohnWesternPRC
That Brennan GirlAlfred SantellMona Freeman, James DunnDramaRepublic
That Texas JamboreeRay NazarroKen Curtis, Jeff DonnellWesternColumbia
They Made Me a KillerWilliam C. ThomasRobert Lowery, Barbara BrittonFilm noirParamount
Three Little Girls in BlueH. Bruce HumberstoneJune Haver, Vera-Ellen, Vivian BlaineComedy20th Century Fox
Three StrangersJean NegulescoSydney Greenstreet, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Peter LorreCrimeWarner Bros.
Three Wise FoolsEdward BuzzellMargaret O'Brien, Lionel Barrymore, Lewis StoneComedy dramaMGM
The Thrill of BrazilS. Sylvan SimonAnn Miller, Evelyn KeyesMusicalColumbia
Throw a Saddle on a StarRay NazarroKen Curtis, Jeff DonnellWesternColumbia
Thunder TownHarry L. FraserBob Steele, Syd SaylorWesternPRC
Till the Clouds Roll ByRichard WhorfJudy Garland, Lena Horne, Frank Sinatra, Dinah Shore, June Allyson, Robert WalkerBiography, MusicalMGM. Biography of Jerome Kern
Till the End of TimeEdward DmytrykDorothy McGuire, Guy Madison, Robert MitchumDramaRKO
The Time of Their LivesCharles BartonAbbott and Costello, Marjorie ReynoldsComedyUniversal
The Time, the Place and the GirlDavid ButlerDennis Morgan, Janis Paige, Martha VickersMusicalWarner Bros.
To Each His OwnMitchell LeisenOlivia de Havilland, John Lund, Roland CulverDramaParamount
Tokyo RoseLew LandersByron Barr, Osa MassenDramaParamount
Tomorrow Is ForeverIrving PichelClaudette Colbert, Orson Welles, George BrentFilm noirRKO
Traffic in CrimeLesley SelanderKane Richmond, Anne Nagel, Adele MaraActionRepublic
Trail to MexicoOliver DrakeJimmy Wakely, Lee "Lasses" White, Julian RiveroWesternMonogram
The TrapHoward BrethertonSidney Toler, Victor Sen YungCrimeMonogram. Charlie Chan
Trigger FingersLambert HillyerJohnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Jennifer HoltWesternMonogram
The Truth About MurderLew LandersBonita Granville, Rita CordayMysteryRKO
Tumbleweed TrailRobert Emmett TanseyEddie Dean, Shirley PattersonWesternPRC
Two-Fisted StrangerRay NazarroCharles Starrett, Smiley BurnetteWesternColumbia
Two Guys from MilwaukeeDavid ButlerDennis Morgan, Jack Carson, Joan LeslieComedyWarner Bros.
Two Sisters from BostonHenry KosterKathryn Grayson, June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Jimmy DuranteMusicalMGM
Two Smart PeopleJules DassinLucille Ball, John Hodiak, Lloyd NolanCrimeMGM
Two Years Before the MastJohn FarrowAlan Ladd, Barry Fitzgerald, Esther FernandezAdventureParamount. From book by Richard Henry Dana Jr.

U
Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Under Arizona SkiesLambert HillyerJohnny Mack Brown, Reno Browne, Raymond HattonWesternMonogram
Under Nevada SkiesFrank McDonaldRoy Rogers, Dale EvansWesternRepublic
UndercurrentVincente MinnelliKatharine Hepburn, Robert MitchumFilm noirMGM
The Undercover WomanThomas CarrStephanie Bachelor, Richard FraserMysteryRepublic
The UnknownHenry LevinKaren Morley, Jeff DonnellDramaColumbia
Up Goes MaisieHarry BeaumontAnn Sothern, George MurphyComedyMGM

V
Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Vacation in RenoLeslie GoodwinsJack Haley, Anne JeffreysComedyRKO
Valley of the ZombiesPhilip FordRobert Livingston, Lorna GrayHorrorRepublic
The VerdictDon SiegelPeter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet, George Coulouris, Paul CavanaghFilm noirWarner Bros. Siegel's first film
The VirginianStuart GilmoreJoel McCrea, Brian DonlevyWesternParamount. From book by Owen Wister

W–Z
Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Wake Up and DreamLloyd BaconJohn Payne, June HaverDrama20th Century Fox
The Walls Came Tumbling DownLothar MendesLee Bowman, Marguerite ChapmanCrimeColumbia
The Well-Groomed BrideSidney LanfieldOlivia de Havilland, Ray MillandComedyParamount
West of the AlamoOliver DrakeJimmy Wakely, Ray WhitleyWesternMonogram
Whistle StopLéonide MoguyGeorge Raft, Ava GardnerFilm noirUnited Artists
White Tie and TailsCharles BartonDan Duryea, Ella RainesComedy dramaUniversal
The Wife of Monte CristoEdgar G. UlmerJohn Loder, Lenore AubertAdventurePRC
Wife WantedPhil KarlsonKay Francis, Paul Cavanagh, Veda Ann BorgComedyMonogram
Wild BeautyWallace FoxDon Porter, Lois Collier, Jacqueline deWitWesternUniversal
Wild WestRobert Emmett TanseyEddie Dean, Flash, Roscoe AtesWesternPRC
Winter WonderlandBernard VorhausLynne Roberts, Charles Drake, Eric BloreDramaRepublic
Without ReservationsMervyn LeRoyClaudette Colbert, John WayneComedyRKO
The YearlingClarence BrownGregory Peck, Jane Wyman, Claude Jarman Jr.Family, DramaMGM. From Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings book
Young WidowEdwin L. MarinJane Russell, Louis Hayward, Faith Domergue, Marie WilsonDramaUnited Artists

Serials
Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Chick Carter, DetectiveDerwin AbrahamsLyle Talbot, Julie GibsonSerialColumbia
The Crimson GhostFred C. Brannon, William WitneyCharles Quigley, Linda StirlingSerialRepublic
Daughter of Don QSpencer Gordon BennetLorna Gray, Kirk AlynSerialRepublic
Hop HarriganDerwin AbrahamsJennifer Holt, William BakewellSerial
King of the Forest RangersSpencer Gordon BennetLarry ThompsonSerialRKO
Lost City of the JungleLewis D. Collins, Ray TaylorRussell Hayden, Jane AdamsSerialUniversal
The Mysterious Mr. MLewis D. Collins and Vernon KeaysRichard Martin, Pamela BlakeSerialUniversal
The Phantom RiderSpencer Gordon BennetRobert KentSerialRepublic
The Scarlet HorsemanLewis D. Collins, Ray TaylorPeter Cookson, Paul GuilfoyleSerialUniversal

Shorts
Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Baby BottleneckRobert ClampettLooney TunesAnimatedWarner Bros.
Baseball BugsFriz FrelengLooney TunesAnimatedWarner Bros.
Beer Barrel PolecatsJules WhiteThe Three StoogesShortColumbia
A Bird in the HeadEdward BerndsThe Three StoogesShortColumbia
Book RevueRobert ClampettAnimatedWarner Bros.
Bunker Hill BunnyI. FrelengBugs BunnyAnimatedWarner Bros.
The Cat ConcertoWilliam HannaTom and JerryAnimatedMGM
G. I. Wanna HomeJules WhiteThe Three StoogesShort subjectColumbia
Hair-Raising HareCharles M. JonesBugs BunnyAnimatedWarner Bros.
Hare RemoverFrank TashlinBugs BunnyAnimatedWarner Bros.
Kitty KorneredRobert ClampettAnimatedWarner Bros.
The Milky WaifHanna-BarberaTom and JerryAnimatedMGM
Monkey BusinessmenEdward BerndsThe Three StoogesShort subjectColumbia
Quentin QuailChuck JonesAnimationWarner Bros.
Racketeer RabbitFriz FrelengBugs BunnyAnimationWarner Bros.
Rhapsody RabbitI. FrelengBugs BunnyAnimationWarner Bros.
Rhythm and WeepJules WhiteThe Three StoogesShort subjectColumbia
Solid SerenadeHanna-BarberaTom and JerryAnimationMGM
Special DeliveryPropagandaUnited States Air Force
Springtime for ThomasHanna-BarberaTom and JerryAnimationMGM
A Tale of Two CitiesPropagandaon Japan bombings
That Justice Be DonePropagandaOffice of War Information
Three Little PiratesEdward BerndsThe Three StoogesShort subjectColumbia
Three Loan WolvesJules WhiteThe Three StoogesShort subjectColumbia
The Three TroubledoersEdward BerndsThe Three StoogesShort subjectColumbia
Trap HappyHanna-BarberaTom and JerryAnimatedMGM
Uncivil War BirdsJules WhiteThe Three StoogesShort subjectColumbia
Walky Talky HawkyRobert McKimsonAnimatedWarner Bros.

See also

References
  1. "Outlaws of the Plains".
  2. "Tars and Spars".
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