Around 500 American feature films were released in 1941.Bahn, Chester (1942) Distribution Year Book of Motion Pictures The Film Daily p61,59Feature Releases Year Book of Motion Pictures The Film Daily p147–223
How Green Was My Valley won Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
A–B Title Director Cast Genre Notes Accent on Love Ray McCarey George Montgomery, Osa Massen, J. Carrol Naish Drama 20th Century Fox Across the Sierras D. Ross Lederman Wild Bill Elliott, Luana Walters, Richard Fiske Western Columbia Adam Had Four Sons Gregory Ratoff Ingrid Bergman, Warner Baxter, Susan Hayward Drama Columbia Adventure in Washington Alfred E. Green Herbert Marshall, Virginia Bruce, Gene Reynolds Drama Columbia Affectionately Yours Lloyd Bacon Merle Oberon, Rita Hayworth, Dennis Morgan Comedy Warner Bros. All-American Co-Ed Leroy Prinz Frances Langford, Johnny Downs, Marjorie Woodworth Comedy United Artists Aloma of the South Seas Alfred Santell Dorothy Lamour, Jon Hall, Katherine DeMille Adventure Paramount Along the Rio Grande Edward Killy Tim Holt, Betty Jane Rhodes, Ruth Clifford Western RKO Among the Living Stuart Heisler Albert Dekker, Susan Hayward, Frances Farmer Horror Paramount Andy Hardy's Private Secretary George B. Seitz Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Kathryn Grayson Family MGM Angels with Broken Wings Bernard Vorhaus Jane Frazee, Mary Lee, Binnie Barnes Comedy Republic The Apache Kid George Sherman Don "Red" Barry, Lynn Merrick, LeRoy Mason Western Republic Appointment for Love William A. Seiter Charles Boyer, Margaret Sullavan, Rita Johnson Romantic comedy Universal Arizona Bound Spencer Gordon Bennet Buck Jones, Tim McCoy, Luana Walters Western Monogram Arizona Cyclone Joseph H. Lewis Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Nell O'Day Western Universal Arkansas Judge Frank McDonald Roy Rogers, Veda Ann Borg, Pauline Moore Western Republic Babes on Broadway Busby Berkeley Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Fay Bainter Musical MGM; third in Berkeley's backyard musicals Bachelor Daddy Harold Young Edward Everett Horton, Donald Woods, Evelyn Ankers Comedy Universal Back in the Saddle Lew Landers Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Mary Lee Western Republic Back Street Robert Stevenson Charles Boyer, Margaret Sullavan, Richard Carlson Drama Universal. Remake of the 1932 film Badlands of Dakota Alfred E. Green Robert Stack, Frances Farmer, Richard Dix Western Universal The Bad Man Richard Thorpe Wallace Beery, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day Western MGM Bad Man of Deadwood Joseph Kane Roy Rogers, Carol Adams, Sally Blane Western Republic Bad Men of Missouri Ray Enright Jane Wyman, Dennis Morgan, Wayne Morris Western Warner Bros. Bahama Passage Edward H. Griffith Sterling Hayden, Madeleine Carroll, Flora Robson Adventure Paramount Ball of Fire Howard Hawks Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Oskar Homolka Comedy RKO. Remade as a musical in 1948 The Bandit Trail Edward Killy Tim Holt, Ray Whitley, Janet Waldo Western RKO Barnacle Bill Richard Thorpe Wallace Beery, Marjorie Main, Leo Carrillo Comedy MGM Bedtime Story Alexander Hall Loretta Young, Fredric March, Robert Benchley Comedy Columbia; Remade as a 1964 film Belle Starr Irving Cummings Gene Tierney, Randolph Scott, Dana Andrews Western 20th Century Fox The Big Boss Charles Barton Otto Kruger, Gloria Dickson, John Litel Crime Columbia The Big Store Charles Reisner Marx Brothers, Tony Martin, Virginia Grey Comedy Last of the Marx Brothers’ films with MGM Billy the Kid David Miller Robert Taylor, Brian Donlevy, Ian Hunter Western MGM. Remake of 1930 film Billy the Kid Billy the Kid's Fighting Pals Sam Newfield Bob Steele, Carleton Young, Al St. John Western PRC Billy the Kid in Santa Fe Sam Newfield Bob Steele, Marin Sais, Rex Lease Western PRC Billy the Kid's Range War Sam Newfield Bob Steele, Joan Barclay, Carleton Young Western PRC Billy the Kid's Round-Up Sam Newfield Buster Crabbe, Carleton Young, Joan Barclay Western PRC Billy the Kid Wanted Sam Newfield Buster Crabbe, Dave O'Brien, Glenn Strange Western PRC Birth of the Blues Victor Schertzinger Bing Crosby, Mary Martin, Brian Donlevy Musical Paramount The Black Cat Albert S. Rogell Basil Rathbone, Broderick Crawford, Bela Lugosi Horror Universal. Based on the short story by Edgar Allan Poe Blonde Comet William Beaudine Virginia Vale, Robert Kent, Vince Barnett Action PRC The Blonde from Singapore Edward Dmytryk Florence Rice, Leif Erickson, Alexander D'Arcy Drama Columbia Blonde Inspiration Busby Berkeley John Shelton, Virginia Grey, Albert Dekker Comedy MGM Blondie Goes Latin Frank R. Strayer Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Tito Guízar Comedy Columbia Blondie in Society Frank R. Strayer Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Jonathan Hale Comedy Columbia Blood and Sand Rouben Mamoulian Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Rita Hayworth Drama 20th Century Fox. Previously made in both 1922 and 1916 Blossoms in the Dust Mervyn LeRoy Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Felix Bressart Drama MGM. 4 Academy Award nominations Blues in the Night Anatole Litvak Priscilla Lane, Betty Field, Lloyd Nolan Musical Warner Bros. The Body Disappears D. Ross Lederman Jeffrey Lynn, Jane Wyman, Edward Everett Horton Comedy Warner Bros. Border Vigilantes Derwin Abrahams William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Frances Gifford Western Paramount Borrowed Hero Lewis D. Collins Florence Rice, Alan Baxter, Constance Worth Drama Monogram Bowery Blitzkrieg Wallace Fox East Side Kids, Keye Luke, Warren Hull Comedy Monogram The Bride Came C.O.D. William Keighley James Cagney, Bette Davis, Eugene Pallette Comedy Warner Bros. The Bride Wore Crutches Shepard Traube (1907–1983) Lynne Roberts, Robert Armstrong, Edgar Kennedy Comedy 20th Century Fox Broadway Limited Gordon Douglas Victor McLaglen, Patsy Kelly, ZaSu Pitts Comedy United Artists Buck Privates Arthur Lubin Abbott and Costello, Lee Bowman, Jane Frazee Comedy Universal Bullets for O'Hara William K. Howard Joan Perry, Roger Pryor, Anthony Quinn Crime Warner Bros. Burma Convoy Noel M. Smith Charles Bickford, Evelyn Ankers, Cecil Kellaway Drama Universal Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie Ray Taylor Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Nell O'Day Western Universal Buy Me That Town Eugene Forde Constance Moore, Lloyd Nolan, Albert Dekker Comedy Paramount
C–D Title Director Cast Genre Notes Cadet Girl Ray McCarey Carole Landis, George Montgomery, William Tracy Musical comedy 20th Century Fox The Case of the Black Parrot Noel M. Smith William Lundigan, Maris Wrixon, Paul Cavanagh Mystery Warner Bros. Caught in the Act Jean Yarbrough Henry Armetta, Iris Meredith, Inez Palange Comedy PRC Caught in the Draft David Butler Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Eddie Bracken Comedy Paramount Charley's Aunt Archie Mayo Jack Benny, Kay Francis, Anne Baxter Comedy 20th Century Fox Charlie Chan in Rio Harry Lachman Sidney Toler, Victor Sen Yung, Kay Linaker Mystery 20th Century Fox Cheers for Miss Bishop Tay Garnett Martha Scott, William Gargan, Edmund Gwenn Drama Universal The Chocolate Soldier Roy Del Ruth Nelson Eddy, Risë Stevens, Nigel Bruce Musical MGM Citadel of Crime George Sherman Robert Armstrong, Linda Hayes, Frank Albertson Drama Republic Citizen Kane Orson Welles Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore Drama RKO; Academy Award Best Original Screenplay; voted AFI and Sight & Sound greatest film of all time City of Missing Girls Elmer Clifton Astrid Allwyn, H. B. Warner, John Archer Crime Independent Come Live with Me Clarence Brown James Stewart, Hedy Lamarr, Ian Hunter Comedy MGM Confessions of Boston Blackie Edward Dmytryk Chester Morris, Harriet Hilliard, Richard Lane Mystery Columbia Confirm or Deny Archie Mayo Don Ameche, Joan Bennett, Roddy McDowall War drama 20th Century Fox The Corsican Brothers Gregory Ratoff Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Ruth Warrick, Akim Tamiroff Swashbuckler United Artists Country Fair Frank McDonald June Clyde, Eddie Foy Jr., William Demarest Comedy Republic The Cowboy and the Blonde Ray McCarey Mary Beth Hughes, George Montgomery, Alan Mowbray Comedy 20th Century Fox Cracked Nuts Edward F. Cline Stuart Erwin, Una Merkel, Mischa Auer Comedy Universal Criminals Within Joseph H. Lewis Eric Linden, Ann Doran, Ben Alexander Drama PRC Cyclone on Horseback Edward Killy Tim Holt, Marjorie Reynolds, Ray Whitley Western RKO Dance Hall Irving Pichel Carole Landis, Cesar Romero, June Storey Romance 20th Century Fox A Dangerous Game John Rawlins Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, Jean Brooks Mystery Universal Dangerous Lady Bernard B. Ray Neil Hamilton, June Storey, Evelyn Brent Mystery PRC Dangerously They Live Robert Florey John Garfield, Nancy Coleman, Raymond Massey Thriller Warner Bros. Dead Men Tell Harry Lachman Sidney Toler, Sheila Ryan, Kay Aldridge Mystery 20th Century Fox. Charlie Chan The Deadly Game Phil Rosen Charles Farrell, June Lang, John Miljan Thriller Monogram Death Valley Outlaws George Sherman Don "Red" Barry, Lynn Merrick, Milburn Stone Western Republic Desert Bandit George Sherman Don "Red" Barry, Lynn Merrick, William Haade Western Republic Design for Scandal Norman Taurog Rosalind Russell, Walter Pidgeon, Edward Arnold Comedy MGM Desperate Cargo William Beaudine Ralph Byrd, Carol Hughes, Julie Duncan Thriller PRC The Devil and Daniel Webster William Dieterle Edward Arnold, Walter Huston, James Craig Fantasy RKO The Devil and Miss Jones Sam Wood Jean Arthur, Charles Coburn, Robert Cummings Comedy RKO The Devil Commands Edward Dmytryk Boris Karloff, Amanda Duff, Richard Fiske Horror Columbia The Devil Pays Off John H. Auer Osa Massen, J. Edward Bromberg, Margaret Tallichet Drama Republic Dive Bomber Michael Curtiz Errol Flynn, Fred MacMurray, Alexis Smith War drama Warner Bros. Doctors Don't Tell Jacques Tourneur Florence Rice, John Beal, Edward Norris Mystery Republic Doomed Caravan Lesley Selander William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Russell Hayden Western Paramount Double Cross Albert H. Kelley Kane Richmond, Wynne Gibson, Pauline Moore Crime PRC Double Date Glenn Tryon Edmund Lowe, Una Merkel, Peggy Moran Comedy Universal Double Trouble William Beaudine Harry Langdon, Cathy Lewis, Charley Rogers Comedy Monogram Down in San Diego Robert B. Sinclair Bonita Granville, Dan Dailey, Ray McDonald Comedy MGM Down Mexico Way Joseph Santley Gene Autry, Fay McKenzie, Harold Huber Western Republic Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Victor Fleming Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman, Lana Turner Horror MGM. Based on Robert Louis Stevenson novel; remake of 1931 film Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day Harold S. Bucquet Lew Ayres, Laraine Day, Red Skelton Drama MGM Dressed to Kill Eugene Forde Lloyd Nolan, Mary Beth Hughes, Sheila Ryan Mystery 20th Century Fox The Driftin' Kid Robert Emmett Tansey Tom Keene, Betty Miles, Glenn Strange Western Monogram Dude Cowboy David Howard Tim Holt, Marjorie Reynolds, Ray Whitley Western RKO Dumbo Ben Sharpsteen Edward Brophy, Herman Bing, Cliff Edwards Animated Disney; won Oscar for Musical Score Dynamite Canyon Robert Emmett Tansey Tom Keene, Sugar Dawn, Evelyn Finley Western Monogram
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