More than 378 American feature films were released in 1946.Bahn & Andrus (1947) Distribution Year Book of Motion Pictures The Film Daily p53Features 1947 Year Book of Motion Pictures The Film Daily p157–233
The Best Years of Our Lives won Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
A Title Director Cast Genre Notes Abie's Irish Rose A. Edward Sutherland Michael Chekhov, Joanne Dru, J.M. Kerrigan Comedy United Artists. Remake of 1928 film Abilene Town Edwin L. Marin Randolph Scott, Ann Dvorak, Rhonda Fleming, Western United Artists Accomplice Walter Colmes Richard Arlen, Veda Ann Borg, Tom Dugan Crime PRC Affairs of Geraldine George Blair Jane Withers, Jimmy Lydon, Raymond Walburn Comedy Republic Alias Billy the Kid Thomas Carr Sunset Carson, Peggy Stewart, Roy Barcroft Western Republic Alias Mr. Twilight John Sturges Trudy Marshall, Gigi Perreau, Lloyd Corrigan Drama Columbia Ambush Trail Harry L. Fraser Bob Steele, Syd Saylor, Charles King Western PRC Angel on My Shoulder Archie Mayo Paul Muni, Anne Baxter, Claude Rains Fantasy United Artists Anna and the King of Siam John Cromwell Irene Dunne, Rex Harrison, Linda Darnell Drama 20th Century Fox Avalanche Irving Allen Bruce Cabot, Roscoe Karns, Helen Mowery Crime PRC
B Title Director Cast Genre Notes The Bachelor's Daughters Andrew L. Stone Claire Trevor, Gail Russell, Ann Dvorak Comedy United Artists Bad Bascomb S. Sylvan Simon Wallace Beery, Margaret O'Brien, Marjorie Main Western MGM Badman's Territory Tim Whelan Randolph Scott, Ann Richards, George "Gabby" Hayes Western RKO The Bamboo Blonde Anthony Mann Frances Langford, Ralph Edwards, Iris Adrian Musical RKO The Bandit of Sherwood Forest George Sherman, Henry Levin Cornel Wilde, Anita Louise, Jill Esmond Adventure Columbia The Beast with Five Fingers Robert Florey Robert Alda, Andrea King, Peter Lorre Horror Warner Bros. Beauty and the Bandit William Nigh Gilbert Roland, Ramsay Ames, Martin Garralaga Western Monogram Because of Him Richard Wallace Deanna Durbin, Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone Musical Universal Bedlam Mark Robson Boris Karloff, Anna Lee, Richard Fraser Horror RKO Behind Green Lights Otto Brower Carole Landis, William Gargan, Mary Anderson Drama 20th Century Fox Behind the Mask Phil Karlson Kane Richmond, Barbara Read, Dorothea Kent Mystery Monogram Below the Deadline William Beaudine Warren Douglas, Ramsay Ames, Jan Wiley Drama Monogram The Best Years of Our Lives William Wyler Fredric March, Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews Drama RKO. Academy Award for Best Picture Betty Co-Ed Arthur Dreifuss Jean Porter, Shirley Mills, Jackie Moran Musical Columbia Beware Bud Pollard Louis Jordan, Frank H. Wilson, Emory Richardson Drama Astor The Big Sleep Howard Hawks Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Martha Vickers Film noir Warner Bros. Black Angel Roy William Neill Dan Duryea, June Vincent, Peter Lorre Film noir Universal Black Beauty Max Nosseck Mona Freeman, Richard Denning, Evelyn Ankers Family 20th Century Fox Blonde Alibi Will Jason Tom Neal, Martha O'Driscoll, Donald MacBride Thriller Universal Blonde for a Day Sam Newfield Hugh Beaumont, Kathryn Adams, Cy Kendall Crime PRC Blondie Knows Best Abby Berlin Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Steven Geray Comedy Columbia Blondie's Lucky Day Abby Berlin Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Jonathan Hale Comedy Columbia The Blue Dahlia George Marshall Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William Bendix, Hugh Beaumont Film noir Paramount Blue Skies Stuart Heisler Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Joan Caulfield Musical Paramount Border Bandits Lambert Hillyer Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Rosa del Rosario Western Monogram Boston Blackie and the Law D. Ross Lederman Chester Morris, Trudy Marshall, Constance Dowling Mystery Columbia Bowery Bombshell Phil Karlson Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Teala Loring Comedy Monogram. The Bowery Boys A Boy, a Girl and a Dog Herbert Kline Sharyn Moffett, Harry Davenport, Lionel Stander Drama Film Classics Boys' Ranch Roy Rowland Butch Jenkins, James Craig, Dorothy Patrick Family MGM Breakfast in Hollywood Harold D. Schuster Tom Breneman, Bonita Granville, Billie Burke Comedy United Artists The Bride Wore Boots Irving Pichel Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Cummings, Diana Lynn Comedy Paramount Bringing Up Father Edward F. Cline Joe Yule, Renie Riano, Tim Ryan Comedy Monogram The Brute Man Jean Yarbrough Rondo Hatton, Jan Wiley, Tom Neal Horror Universal
C Title Director Cast Genre Notes California Gold Rush R. G. Springsteen Wild Bill Elliott, Peggy Stewart, Robert Blake Western Republic Canyon Passage Jacques Tourneur Dana Andrews, Brian Donlevy, Susan Hayward Western Universal The Caravan Trail Robert Emmett Tansey Eddie Dean, Lash La Rue, Jean Carlin Western PRC The Cat Creeps Erle C. Kenton Noah Beery Jr., Lois Collier, Paul Kelly Thriller Universal The Catman of Paris Lesley Selander Carl Esmond, Lenore Aubert, Adele Mara Horror Republic Centennial Summer Otto Preminger Jeanne Crain, Cornel Wilde, Linda Darnell Musical 20th Century Fox The Chase Arthur Ripley Robert Cummings, Michèle Morgan, Steve Cochran Film noir United Artists Child of Divorce Richard Fleischer Sharyn Moffett, Regis Toomey, Madge Meredith Drama RKO Cinderella Jones Busby Berkeley Joan Leslie, Robert Alda, Julie Bishop Musical Warner Bros. Claudia and David Walter Lang Dorothy McGuire, Robert Young, Mary Astor Drama Fox Cloak and Dagger Fritz Lang Gary Cooper, Lilli Palmer, Robert Alda Thriller Warner Bros. A Close Call for Boston Blackie Lew Landers Chester Morris, Lynn Merrick, Richard Lane Mystery Columbia Cluny Brown Ernst Lubitsch Charles Boyer, Jennifer Jones, Peter Lawford Comedy 20th Century Fox The Cockeyed Miracle S. Sylvan Simon Audrey Totter, Cecil Kellaway, Frank Morgan Fantasy MGM Colonel Effingham's Raid Irving Pichel Charles Coburn, Joan Bennett, William Eythe Comedy 20th Century Fox Colorado Serenade Robert Emmett Tansey Eddie Dean, Roscoe Ates, Forrest Taylor Western PRC Conquest of Cheyenne R. G. Springsteen Wild Bill Elliott, Peggy Stewart, Alice Fleming Western Republic Courage of Lassie Fred M. Wilcox Elizabeth Taylor, Catherine McLeod, Frank Morgan Family MGM Cowboy Blues Ray Nazarro Ken Curtis, Jeff Donnell, Guy Kibbee Western Columbia Crack-Up Irving Reis Pat O'Brien, Claire Trevor, Herbert Marshall Film noir RKO Crime Doctor's Man Hunt William Castle Warner Baxter, Ellen Drew, William Frawley Mystery Columbia. Part of Crime Doctor series Crime of the Century Philip Ford Stephanie Bachelor, Martin Kosleck, Ray Walker Crime Republic Criminal Court Robert Wise Martha O'Driscoll, Tom Conway, June Clayworth Crime RKO Cross My Heart John Berry Betty Hutton, Sonny Tufts, Ruth Donnelly Comedy Paramount Cuban Pete Jean Yarbrough Desi Arnaz, Joan Fulton, Don Porter Musical Universal
D Title Director Cast Genre Notes Danger Woman Lewis D. Collins Don Porter, Brenda Joyce, Patricia Morison Film noir Universal Dangerous Business D. Ross Lederman Forrest Tucker, Lynn Merrick, Gerald Mohr Comedy Columbia Dangerous Millions James Tinling Kent Taylor, Dona Drake, Tala Birell Drama 20th Century Fox Dangerous Money Terry O. Morse Sidney Toler, Gloria Warren, Victor Sen Yung Mystery Monogram. Charlie Chan Danny Boy Terry O. Morse Charles Bates, Ace the Wonder Dog, Ralph Lewis Drama PRC Dark Alibi Phil Karlson Sidney Toler, Mantan Moreland, Teala Loring Mystery Monogram. Charlie Chan The Dark Corner Henry Hathaway Lucille Ball, Clifton Webb, William Bendix Film noir 20th Century Fox The Dark Horse Will Jason Phillip Terry, Ann Savage, Allen Jenkins Drama Universal The Dark Mirror Robert Siodmak Olivia de Havilland, Lew Ayres, Thomas Mitchell Horror Universal Days of Buffalo Bill Thomas Carr Sunset Carson, Peggy Stewart, Tom London Western Republic Deadline at Dawn Harold Clurman Susan Hayward, Paul Lukas, Bill Williams Film noir RKO Deadline for Murder James Tinling Paul Kelly, Kent Taylor, Sheila Ryan Crime 20th Century Fox Death Valley Lew Landers Robert Lowery, Nat Pendleton, Barbara Read Western Lippert Deception Irving Rapper Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains Film noir Warner Bros. Decoy Jack Bernhard Jean Gillie, Edward Norris, Robert Armstrong Film noir Monogram The Desert Horseman Ray Nazarro Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, John Merton Western Columbia Devil Bat's Daughter Frank Wisbar Rosemary La Planche, Molly Lamont, Nolan Leary Horror PRC The Devil's Mask Henry Levin Anita Louise, Jim Bannon, Mona Barrie Crime Columbia The Devil's Playground George Archainbaud William Boyd, Elaine Riley, Andy Clyde Western United Artists Devotion Curtis Bernhardt Ida Lupino, Paul Henreid, Olivia de Havilland Biography Warner Bros. The Diary of a Chambermaid Jean Renoir Paulette Goddard, Burgess Meredith, Hurd Hatfield Drama United Artists Dick Tracy vs. Cueball Gordon Douglas Morgan Conway, Esther Howard, Anne Jeffreys Mystery RKO Ding Dong Williams William Berke Glen Vernon, Marcy McGuire, Anne Jeffreys Comedy RKO Don't Gamble with Strangers William Beaudine Kane Richmond, Bernadene Hayes, Gloria Warren Drama Monogram Do You Love Me Gregory Ratoff Maureen O'Hara, Harry James, Dick Haymes Musical 20th Century Fox Don Ricardo Returns Terry O. Morse Lita Baron, Martin Garralaga, Fred Coby Adventure PRC Down Missouri Way Josef Berne Martha O'Driscoll, John Carradine, Eddie Dean Musical PRC Dragonwyck Joseph L. Mankiewicz Gene Tierney, Walter Huston, Vincent Price Drama 20th Century Fox. From book by Anya Seton Dressed to Kill Roy William Neill Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Patricia Morison Mystery Universal. Sherlock Holmes Drifting Along Derwin Abrahams Johnny Mack Brown, Lynne Carver, Raymond Hatton Western Monogram Driftin' River Robert Emmett Tansey Eddie Dean, Shirley Patterson, Roscoe Ates Western PRC Duel in the Sun King Vidor Gregory Peck, Joseph Cotten, Jennifer Jones Western Selznick
E Title Director Cast Genre Notes Earl Carroll Sketchbook Albert S. Rogell Constance Moore, Edward Everett Horton, Hillary Brooke Musical Republic Easy to Wed Edward Buzzell Lucille Ball, Esther Williams, Van Johnson Comedy MGM The El Paso Kid Thomas Carr Sunset Carson, Marie Harmon, Edmund Cobb Western Republic
F Title Director Cast Genre Notes The Fabulous Suzanne Steve Sekely Barbara Britton, Rudy Vallée, Otto Kruger Romantic comedy Republic The Face of Marble William Beaudine John Carradine, Claudia Drake, Robert Shayne Horror Monogram Faithful in My Fashion Sidney Salkow Donna Reed, Tom Drake, Edward Everett Horton Comedy MGM The Falcon's Adventure William Berke Tom Conway, Myrna Dell, Madge Meredith Mystery RKO The Falcon's Alibi Ray McCarey Tom Conway, Rita Corday, Jane Greer Mystery RKO Fear Alfred Zeisler Peter Cookson, Warren William, Anne Gwynne Drama Monogram The Fighting Frontiersman Derwin Abrahams Charles Starrett, Helen Mowery, Smiley Burnette Western Columbia The Fighting Guardsman Henry Levin Willard Parker, Anita Louise, Janis Carter, John Loder Adventure Columbia Flight to Nowhere William Rowland Alan Curtis, Evelyn Ankers, Micheline Cheirel Film Noir Lippert The Flying Serpent Sam Newfield George Zucco, Eddie Acuff, Wheaton Chambers Horror PRC Freddie Steps Out Arthur Dreifuss Freddie Stewart, June Preisser, Noel Neill Comedy Monogram The French Key Walter Colmes Albert Dekker, Mike Mazurki, Evelyn Ankers Mystery Republic From This Day Forward John Berry Joan Fontaine, Mark Stevens, Rosemary DeCamp Drama RKO Frontier Gunlaw Derwin Abrahams Charles Starrett, Jack Rockwell, Dub Taylor Western Columbia
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