More than 396 American feature films were released in 1943.Statistics 1944 Year Book of Motion Pictures The Film Daily p45Feature Credits 1944 Year Book of Motion Pictures The Film Daily p181–249
Casablanca won for Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
A–B Title Director Cast Genre Notes Above Suspicion Richard Thorpe Joan Crawford, Fred MacMurray, Conrad Veidt Spy MGM Action in the North Atlantic Lloyd Bacon, Raoul Walsh Humphrey Bogart, Raymond Massey, Alan Hale Sr. War Warner Bros. Adventure in Iraq D. Ross Lederman Ruth Ford, John Loder, Paul Cavanagh Adventure Warner Bros. The Adventures of a Rookie Leslie Goodwins Wally Brown, Alan Carney Comedy RKO Aerial Gunner William H. Pine Chester Morris, Richard Arlen War Paramount After Midnight with Boston Blackie Lew Landers Chester Morris, Ann Savage Mystery Columbia Air Force Howard Hawks John Garfield, John Ridgely, Gig Young Drama Warner Bros. Air Raid Wardens Edward Sedgwick Laurel and Hardy, Edgar Kennedy, Jacqueline White Comedy MGM Alaska Highway Frank McDonald Jean Parker, Richard Arlen Drama Paramount All by Myself Felix E. Feist Rosemary Lane, Evelyn Ankers, Patric Knowles Comedy Universal Always a Bridesmaid Erle C. Kenton The Andrews Sisters, Patric Knowles, Grace McDonald Musical comedy Universal The Amazing Mrs. Holliday Bruce Manning Deanna Durbin, Edmond O'Brien, Barry Fitzgerald Comedy Universal The Ape Man William Beaudine Bela Lugosi, Louise Currie, Wallace Ford, Henry Hall Science fiction Monogram Appointment in Berlin Alfred E. Green George Sanders, Marguerite Chapman War drama Columbia Arizona Trail Vernon Keays Tex Ritter, Fuzzy Knight Western Universal Around the World Allan Dwan Kay Kyser, Mischa Auer, Joan Davis Musical comedy RKO Assignment in Brittany Jack Conway Jean-Pierre Aumont, Susan Peters, Signe Hasso War MGM The Avenging Rider Sam Nelson Tim Holt, Cliff Edwards Western RKO Background to Danger Raoul Walsh George Raft, Brenda Marshall, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre Mystery Warner Bros. Bad Men of Thunder Gap Albert Herman Dave O'Brien, Guy Wilkerson Western PRC Bar 20 Lesley Selander William Boyd, Andy Clyde, George Reeves, Robert Mitchum Western United Artists Bataan Tay Garnett Robert Taylor, George Murphy, Lloyd Nolan War MGM Behind the Rising Sun Edward Dmytryk Margo Albert, Tom Neal War RKO Best Foot Forward Edward Buzzell Lucille Ball, June Allyson, Gloria DeHaven, Nancy Walker Musical comedy MGM Beyond the Last Frontier Howard Bretherton Eddie Dew, Smiley Burnette, Robert Mitchum Western Republic The Black Hills Express John English Don "Red" Barry, Wally Vernon Western Republic Black Market Rustlers S. Roy Luby Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Evelyn Finley Western Monogram The Black Raven Sam Newfield Wanda McKay, George Zucco Suspense PRC Blazing Frontier Sam Newfield Buster Crabbe, Al St. John Western PRC Blazing Guns Robert Emmett Tansey Ken Maynard, Hoot Gibson Western Monogram The Blocked Trail Elmer Clifton Bob Steele, Tom Tyler Western Republic Bombardier Richard Wallace Pat O'Brien, Randolph Scott, Anne Shirley, Eddie Albert War RKO Bomber's Moon Edward Ludwig (as Charles Fuhr), Harold D. Schuster (as Charles Fuhr), John Brahm George Montgomery, Annabella War 20th Century Fox Border Buckaroos Oliver Drake Dave O'Brien, Christine McIntyre Western PRC Border Patrol Lesley Selander William Boyd, Andy Clyde, George Reeves, Robert Mitchum Western United Artists Bordertown Gun Fighters Howard Bretherton Wild Bill Elliott, Anne Jeffreys Western Republic Boss of Rawhide Elmer Clifton Dave O'Brien, Nell O'Day Western PRC The Boy from Stalingrad Sidney Salkow Scotty Beckett, John Wengraf War Columbia Buckskin Frontier Lesley Selander Richard Dix, Jane Wyatt, Lee J. Cobb Western United Artists Bullets and Saddles Anthony Marshall Ray "Crash" Corrigan, Julie Duncan Western Monogram
C–D Title Director Cast Genre Notes Cabin in the Sky Vincente Minnelli Ethel Waters, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Lena Horne, Louis Armstrong Musical comedy MGM Calaboose Hal Roach Jr. Jimmy Rogers, Noah Beery Jr. Western United Artists California Joe Spencer Bennet Don "Red" Barry, Helen Talbot Western Republic Calling Dr. Death Reginald LeBorg Lon Chaney Jr., Patricia Morison Mystery Universal Calling Wild Bill Elliott Spencer Gordon Bennet Wild Bill Elliott, Anne Jeffreys Western Republic Campus Rhythm Arthur Dreifuss Johnny Downs, Gale Storm Musical Monogram Canyon City Spencer Gordon Bennet Don "Red" Barry, Helen Talbot Western Republic Captive Wild Woman Edward Dmytryk John Carradine, Milburn Stone, Paula Dupree Science fiction Universal Carson City Cyclone Howard Bretherton Don "Red" Barry, Lynn Merrick Western Republic Cattle Stampede Sam Newfield Buster Crabbe, Al St. John Western PRC The Chance of a Lifetime William Castle Chester Morris, Erik Rolf, Jeanne Bates Crime drama Columbia Chatterbox Joseph Santley Joe E. Brown, Judy Canova Comedy Republic Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas Louis King Anna Sten, Philip Dorn War 20th Century Fox Cheyenne Roundup Ray Taylor Johnny Mack Brown, Jennifer Holt Western Universal China John Farrow Loretta Young, Alan Ladd, William Bendix Drama Paramount Cinderella Swings It Christy Cabanne Gloria Warren, Guy Kibbee, Helen Parrish Musical RKO City Without Men Sidney Salkow Linda Darnell, Glenda Farrell Crime drama Columbia Clancy Street Boys William Beaudine East Side Kids, Amelita Ward, Noah Beery Comedy Monogram Claudia Edmund Goulding Dorothy McGuire, Robert Young, Ina Claire Comedy 20th Century Fox Colt Comrades Lesley Selander William Boyd, Andy Clyde Western United Artists Coney Island Walter Lang Betty Grable, George Montgomery, Cesar Romero, Phil Silvers Musical 20th Century Fox The Constant Nymph Edmund Goulding Charles Boyer, Joan Fontaine, Peter Lorre Drama Warner Bros. Corregidor William Nigh Otto Kruger, Elissa Landi, Donald Woods War PRC Corvette K-225 Richard Rosson Randolph Scott, Ella Raines Drama Universal Cowboy Commandos S. Roy Luby Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Evelyn Finley Western Monogram Cowboy in Manhattan Frank Woodruff Frances Langford, Robert Paige, Leon Errol Comedy Universal Cowboy in the Clouds Benjamin H. Kline Charles Starrett, Dub Taylor Western Columbia Crash Dive Archie Mayo Tyrone Power, Dana Andrews, Anne Baxter War 20th Century Fox Crazy House Edward F. Cline Olsen and Johnson, Cass Daley Comedy Universal Crime Doctor Michael Gordon Warner Baxter, Ray Collins Mystery Columbia The Crime Doctor's Strangest Case Eugene Forde Warner Baxter, Gloria Dickson Mystery Columbia; Crime Doctor series The Crime Smasher James Tinling Richard Cromwell, Gale Storm Mystery Monogram The Cross of Lorraine Tay Garnett Jean-Pierre Aumont, Gene Kelly, Cedric Hardwicke War MGM Cry "Havoc" Richard Thorpe Margaret Sullavan, Ann Sothern, Joan Blondell, Fay Bainter Drama MGM The Crystal Ball Elliott Nugent Paulette Goddard, Ray Milland Comedy United Artists The Dancing Masters Malcolm St. Clair Laurel and Hardy, Trudy Marshall Comedy 20th Century Fox Danger! Women at Work Sam Newfield Patsy Kelly, Mary Brian, Isabel Jewell Comedy PRC Dangerous Blondes Leigh Jason Evelyn Keyes, Anita Louise Mystery Columbia Days of Old Cheyenne Elmer Clifton Don "Red" Barry, Lynn Merrick Western Republic Dead Man's Gulch John English Don "Red" Barry, Lynn Merrick Western Republic Dead Men Walk Sam Newfield George Zucco, Mary Carlisle Horror PRC Death Rides the Plains Sam Newfield Robert Livingston, Al St. John Western PRC Death Valley Manhunt John English Wild Bill Elliott, Anne Jeffreys Western Republic Death Valley Rangers Robert Emmett Tansey Ken Maynard, Hoot Gibson, Bob Steele Western Monogram Deerslayer Lew Landers Jean Parker, Larry Parks, Yvonne DeCarlo Western Republic The Desert Song Robert Florey Dennis Morgan, Irene Manning Musical Warner Bros. The Desperadoes Charles Vidor Randolph Scott, Claire Trevor, Glenn Ford Western Columbia Destination Tokyo Delmer Daves Cary Grant, John Garfield War Warner Bros. Destroyer William A. Seiter Glenn Ford, Edward G. Robinson War Columbia Devil Riders Sam Newfield Buster Crabbe, Patti McCarty Western PRC Dixie A. Edward Sutherland Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour Musical Paramount Dixie Dugan Otto Brower Lois Andrews, James Ellison, Charlotte Greenwood Comedy 20th Century Fox Doughboys in Ireland Lew Landers Kenny Baker, Jeff Donnell, Lynn Merrick Musical Columbia Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case Willis Goldbeck Lionel Barrymore, Van Johnson, Margaret O'Brien Drama MGM DuBarry Was a Lady Roy Del Ruth Red Skelton, Lucille Ball, Gene Kelly Musical MGM
E–F Title Director Cast Genre Notes Edge of Darkness Lewis Milestone Errol Flynn, Ann Sheridan, Walter Huston War Warner Bros. The Falcon and the Co-eds William Clemens Tom Conway, Amelita Ward Mystery RKO The Falcon in Danger William Clemens Tom Conway, Jean Brooks Mystery RKO The Falcon Strikes Back Edward Dmytryk Tom Conway, Harriet Hilliard Mystery RKO The Fallen Sparrow Richard Wallace Maureen O'Hara, John Garfield, Walter Slezak, Patricia Morison Drama RKO False Colors George Archainbaud William Boyd, Andy Clyde Western United Artists False Faces George Sherman Stanley Ridges, Veda Ann Borg Mystery Republic The Fighting Buckaroo William Berke Charles Starrett, Arthur Hunnicutt Western Columbia Fighting Frontier Lambert Hillyer Tim Holt, Cliff Edwards Western RKO Fighting Valley Oliver Drake Dave O'Brien, Guy Wilkerson Western PRC Find the Blackmailer D. Ross Lederman Faye Emerson, Gene Lockhart Mystery Warner Bros. Fired Wife Charles Lamont Diana Barrymore, Louise Allbritton Comedy Universal First Comes Courage Dorothy Arzner Merle Oberon, Brian Aherne Drama Columbia Five Graves to Cairo Billy Wilder Franchot Tone, Anne Baxter War Paramount Flesh and Fantasy Julien Duvivier Edward G. Robinson, Charles Boyer, Barbara Stanwyck, Betty Field Drama anthology Universal Flight for Freedom Lothar Mendes Rosalind Russell, Fred MacMurray, Herbert Marshall Drama RKO Follies Girl William Rowland Doris Nolan, Wendy Barrie Musical PRC Follow the Band Jean Yarbrough Mary Beth Hughes, Eddie Quillan Musical Universal Footlight Glamour Frank R. Strayer Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Ann Savage Comedy Columbia For Whom the Bell Tolls Sam Wood Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, Arturo de Córdova War Paramount; from novel by Ernest Hemingway Forever and a Day René Clair, Edmund Goulding Brian Aherne, Robert Cummings, Charles Laughton, Ida Lupino Drama RKO Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man Roy William Neill Lon Chaney Jr., Bela Lugosi Horror Universal Frontier Badmen Ford Beebe Diana Barrymore, Noah Beery Jr. Western Universal Frontier Fury William Berke Charles Starrett, Arthur Hunnicutt Western Columbia Frontier Law Elmer Clifton Russell Hayden, Jennifer Holt Western Columbia Fugitive from Sonora Howard Bretherton Don "Red" Barry, Lynn Merrick Western Republic Fugitive of the Plains Sam Newfield Buster Crabbe, Kermit Maynard Western PRC
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