More than 370 American feature films were released in 1947.Bahn & Andrus (1948) Distribution Year Book of Motion Pictures The Film Daily p63Features Year Book of Motion Pictures The Film Daily p203–256
Gentleman's Agreement won Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
A-B Title Director Cast Genre Notes13 Rue Madeleine Henry Hathaway James Cagney, Richard Conte, Annabella Thriller 20th Century FoxAdventure Island Sam Newfield Rhonda Fleming, Rory Calhoun, Paul Kelly Adventure ParamountThe Adventures of Don Coyote Reginald LeBorg Richard Martin, Frances Rafferty, Frank Fenton Western United ArtistsAlong the Oregon Trail R. G. Springsteen Monte Hale, Lorna Gray, Roy Barcroft Western RepublicAlways Together Fred de Cordova Joyce Reynolds, Robert Hutton, Cecil Kellaway Comedy Warner Bros.Angel and the Badman James Edward Grant John Wayne, Gail Russell, Bruce Cabot Western RepublicApache Rose William Witney Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Olin Howland Western RepublicThe Arnelo Affair Arch Oboler John Hodiak, Frances Gifford, George Murphy Crime MGMThe Bachelor and the Bobby-SoxerIrving Reis Cary Grant, Shirley Temple, Myrna Loy Comedy RKOBacklash Eugene Forde Jean Rogers, Richard Travis, John Eldredge Film noir 20th Century FoxBandits of Dark Canyon Philip Ford Allan Lane, Bob Steele, Roy Barcroft Western RepublicBanjo Richard Fleischer Sharyn Moffett, Jacqueline White, Walter Reed Drama RKOBeat the Band John H. Auer Frances Langford, Ralph Edwards, Phillip Terry Musical RKOThe Beginning or the End Norman Taurog Brian Donlevy, Hume Cronyn, Beverly Tyler Drama MGMBells of San Angelo William Witney Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Andy Devine Western RepublicBells of San Fernando Terry O. Morse Gloria Warren, Donald Woods, Shirley O'Hara Adventure LippertThe Big Fix James Flood James Brown, Sheila Ryan, Regis Toomey Drama PRCBig Town William C. Thomas Phillip Reed, Hillary Brooke, Veda Ann Borg Crime ParamountBig Town After Dark William C. Thomas Phillip Reed, Hillary Brooke, Richard Travis Crime ParamountThe Bishop's WifeHenry Koster Cary Grant, David Niven, Loretta Young Comedy RKOBlack Gold Phil Karlson Anthony Quinn, Katherine DeMille, Raymond Hatton Adventure Allied ArtistsBlack Hills Ray Taylor Eddie Dean, Shirley Patterson, Roscoe Ates Western PRCBlackmail Lesley Selander William Marshall, Ricardo Cortez, Adele Mara Crime RepublicBlaze of Noon John Farrow Anne Baxter, William Holden, Sonny Tufts Drama ParamountBlind Spot Robert Gordon Chester Morris, Constance Dowling, Steven Geray Thriller ColumbiaBlonde Savage Steve Sekely Leif Erickson, Gale Sherwood, Veda Ann Borg Adventure PRCBlondie's Anniversary Abby Berlin Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Adele Jergens Comedy ColumbiaBlondie's Big Moment Abby Berlin Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Anita Louise Comedy ColumbiaBlondie's Holiday Abby Berlin Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Jerome Cowan Comedy ColumbiaBlondie in the Dough Abby Berlin Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Jerome Cowan Comedy ColumbiaBody and SoulRobert Rossen John Garfield, Lilli Palmer, Hazel Brooks Film noir United ArtistsBoomerangElia Kazan Dana Andrews, Jane Wyatt, Lee J. Cobb Crime 20th Century FoxBorder Feud Ray Taylor Lash LaRue, Al St. John, Ian Keith Western PRCBorn to KillRobert Wise Lawrence Tierney, Claire Trevor, Walter Slezak Film noir RKOBorn to Speed Edward L. Cahn Johnny Sands, Vivian Austin, Don Castle Action PRCBowery Buckaroos William Beaudine Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Julie Gibson Comedy MonogramThe Brasher Doubloon John Brahm George Montgomery, Nancy Guild, Fritz Kortner Crime drama 20th Century FoxBrute ForceJules Dassin Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn, Yvonne De Carlo Film noir UniversalBuck Privates Come Home Charles Barton Abbott and Costello, Joan Shawlee, Nat Pendleton Comedy UniversalBuckaroo from Powder River Ray Nazarro Charles Starrett, Eve Miller, Forrest Taylor Western ColumbiaBuffalo Bill Rides Again Bernard B. Ray Richard Arlen, Jennifer Holt, Lee Shumway Western LippertBulldog Drummond at Bay Sidney Salkow Ron Randell, Anita Louise, Patrick O'Moore Mystery ColumbiaBulldog Drummond Strikes Back Frank McDonald Ron Randell, Gloria Henry, Patrick O'Moore Thriller ColumbiaThe Burning Cross Walter Colmes Virginia Patton, John Doucette, Joel Fluellen Drama LippertBury Me Dead Bernard Vorhaus Cathy O'Donnell, June Lockhart, Hugh Beaumont Film noir Eagle-LionBush Pilot Sterling Campbell Rochelle Hudson, Jack La Rue, Austin Willis Drama Lippert
C-D Title Director Cast Genre NotesCalcutta John Farrow Alan Ladd, Gail Russell, June Duprez Crime ParamountCalendar GirlAllan Dwan Jane Frazee, Gail Patrick, William Marshall Musical RepublicCalifornia John Farrow Barbara Stanwyck, Ray Milland, Barry Fitzgerald Western ParamountCaptain from Castile Henry King Tyrone Power, Jean Peters, Cesar Romero Historical 20th Century FoxCarnegie Hall Edgar G. Ulmer Marsha Hunt, William Prince, Frank McHugh Musical United ArtistsCarnival in Costa Rica Gregory Ratoff Vera-Ellen, Dick Haymes, Cesar Romero Musical 20th Century FoxCass TimberlaneGeorge Sidney Spencer Tracy, Lana Turner, Zachary Scott Drama MGMCheyenne Raoul Walsh Jane Wyman, Dennis Morgan, Janis Paige Western Warner Bros.Cheyenne Takes Over Ray Taylor Lash LaRue, Al St. John, Nancy Gates Western PRCThe Chinese Ring William Beaudine Roland Winters, Warren Douglas, Mantan Moreland Mystery Monogram. Charlie Chan Christmas Eve Edwin L. Marin George Raft, Randolph Scott, Joan Blondell Comedy United ArtistsCigarette Girl Gunther von Fritsch Leslie Brooks, Jimmy Lloyd, Ludwig Donath Comedy ColumbiaCode of the Saddle Thomas Carr Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Kay Morley Western MonogramCode of the West William A. Berke Steve Brodie, James Warren, Robert Clarke Western RKOCopacabana Alfred E. Green Groucho Marx, Carmen Miranda, Steve Cochran Comedy United ArtistsThe Corpse Came C.O.D. Henry Levin George Brent, Joan Blondell, Adele Jergens Comedy ColumbiaThe Crime Doctor's Gamble William Castle Warner Baxter, Micheline Cheirel, Steven Geray Mystery Columbia. One of seriesThe Crimson Key Eugene Forde Kent Taylor, Doris Dowling, Dennis Hoey Mystery 20th Century FoxCrossfire Edward Dmytryk Robert Young, Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan Film noir RKO; 5 Academy Award nominationsCry Wolf Peter Godfrey Errol Flynn, Barbara Stanwyck, Geraldine Brooks Mystery Warner Bros.Curley Bernard Carr Frances Rafferty, Billy Gray, Eilene Janssen Comedy United ArtistsCynthia Robert Z. Leonard Elizabeth Taylor, Mary Astor, George Murphy Comedy drama MGMDaisy KenyonOtto Preminger Joan Crawford, Henry Fonda, Dana Andrews Drama 20th Century FoxDanger Street Lew Landers Jane Withers, Robert Lowery, Elaine Riley Mystery ParamountDangerous Venture George Archainbaud William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks Western United ArtistsDangerous Years Arthur Pierson Billy Halop, Ann E. Todd, Scotty Beckett Drama 20th Century Fox. Marilyn Monroe debutDark Delusion Willis Goldbeck Lionel Barrymore, James Craig, Lucille Bremer Drama MGM Dark PassageDelmer Daves Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Bruce Bennett Film noir Warner Bros.Dead Reckoning John Cromwell Humphrey Bogart, Lizabeth Scott, William Prince Film noir ColumbiaDear Ruth William D. Russell Joan Caulfield, William Holden, Mona Freeman Comedy ParamountDeep Valley Jean Negulesco Ida Lupino, Dane Clark, Fay Bainter Drama Warner Bros.Desert Fury Lewis Allen John Hodiak, Lizabeth Scott, Burt Lancaster Film noir ParamountDesire Me No director credited Greer Garson, Robert Mitchum, Richard Hart Drama MGMDesperateAnthony Mann Steve Brodie, Audrey Long, Raymond Burr Drama RKODevil Ship Lew Landers Richard Lane, Louise Campbell, William Bishop Crime ColumbiaThe Devil Thumbs a Ride Felix E. Feist Lawrence Tierney, Ted North, Betty Lawford Drama RKOThe Devil on Wheels Crane Wilbur Darryl Hickman, James Cardwell, Terry Moore Drama PRCDick Tracy Meets Gruesome John Rawlins Ralph Byrd, Anne Gwynne, Boris Karloff Thriller RKO; based on comic stripDick Tracy's Dilemma John Rawlins Ralph Byrd, Kay Christopher, Jack Lambert Crime RKODishonored Lady Robert Stevenson Hedy Lamarr, Dennis O'Keefe, John Loder Film noir United ArtistsA Double LifeGeorge Cukor Ronald Colman, Signe Hasso, Shelley Winters Film noir Universal. Oscar for ColmanDown to Earth Alexander Hall Rita Hayworth, Larry Parks, Roland Culver Fantasy Columbia. Sequel to Here Comes Mr. JordanDragnet Leslie Goodwins Henry Wilcoxon, Mary Brian, Virginia Dale Crime LippertDriftwood Allan Dwan Ruth Warrick, Walter Brennan, Dean Jagger Drama Republic
E-F Title Director Cast Genre NotesEasy Come, Easy Go John Farrow Barry Fitzgerald, Diana Lynn, Sonny Tufts Comedy drama ParamountThe Egg and I Chester Erskine Fred MacMurray, Claudette Colbert, Marjorie Main Comedy UniversalEscape Me NeverPeter GodfreyErrol Flynn, Ida Lupino, Eleanor Parker Drama Warner Bros.The Exile Max Ophüls Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Maria Montez, Rita Corday Adventure UniversalExposed George Blair Adele Mara, Lorna Gray, Mark Roberts Crime RepublicThe Fabulous DorseysAlfred E. Green Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey, Janet Blair Biopic United ArtistsThe Fabulous Joe Harve Foster Walter Abel, Marie Wilson, Margot Grahame Comedy United ArtistsThe Fabulous Texan Edward Ludwig Wild Bill Elliott, Catherine McLeod, John Carroll Western RepublicFall Guy Reginald LeBorg Leo Penn, Robert Armstrong, Teala Loring Drama MonogramThe Farmer's Daughter H. C. Potter Loretta Young, Joseph Cotten, Ethel Barrymore Comedy RKO; Oscar for YoungFear in the Night Maxwell Shane DeForest Kelley, Paul Kelly, Ann Doran Horror ParamountFiesta Richard Thorpe Esther Williams, Ricardo Montalbán, John Carroll Musical drama MGMThe Fighting Vigilantes Ray Taylor Lash LaRue, Jennifer Holt, George Chesebro Western PRCThe Flame John H. Auer John Carroll, Vera Ralston, Robert Paige Film noir RepublicFlashing Guns Lambert Hillyer Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Riley Hill Western MonogramFool's Gold George Archainbaud William Boyd, Jane Randolph, Andy Clyde Western United ArtistsFor the Love of RustyJohn Sturges Ted Donaldson, Tom Powers, Ann Doran Family ColumbiaForever AmberOtto Preminger Linda Darnell, Cornel Wilde, George Sanders Drama 20th Century Fox; based on the novelFor You I Die John Reinhardt Cathy Downs, Paul Langton, Mischa Auer Film noir Film ClassicsThe Foxes of HarrowJohn M. Stahl Rex Harrison, Maureen O'Hara, Victor McLaglen Adventure 20th Century FoxFramed Richard Wallace Glenn Ford, Janis Carter, Barry Sullivan Film noir ColumbiaThe FugitiveJohn Ford Henry Fonda, Dolores del Río, Pedro Armendáriz Drama RKOFun and Fancy Free 4 directors Edgar Bergen, Dinah Shore, Cliff Edwards Animated Disney, RKOFun on a Weekend Andrew L. Stone Eddie Bracken, Priscilla Lane, Tom Conway Comedy United Artists
G-H