More than 365 American feature films were released in 1948.Bahn & Andrus (1949) Distribution 1948 Year Book of Motion Pictures The Film Daily p69Features Year Book of Motion Pictures The Film Daily p157–225Production Credits Motion Picture Production Encyclopedia The Hollywood Reporter Press p398–442
A–B Title Director Cast Genre Notes13 Lead SoldiersFrank McDonaldTom Conway, Maria Palmer, Helen WestcottMystery20th Century Fox3 GodfathersJohn FordJohn Wayne, Harry Carey Jr., Pedro Armendáriz, Mae MarshWesternMGMAbbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein Charles BartonBud Abbott, Lou Costello, Lon Chaney Jr., Bela Lugosi, Glenn Strange Comedy, HorrorUniversal Pictures An Act of Murder Michael Gordon Fredric March, Edmond O'Brien, Florence Eldridge Film noir UniversalAdventures in Silverado Phil Karlson William Bishop, Gloria Henry, Edgar Buchanan Western ColumbiaAdventures of Don JuanVincent Sherman Errol Flynn, Viveca Lindfors, Robert Douglas AdventureWarner Bros.Adventures of Gallant Bess Lew Landers Cameron Mitchell, Audrey Long, Fuzzy Knight Western Eagle-LionAlbuquerque Ray Enright Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, George "Gabby" Hayes Western ParamountAlias a Gentleman Harry BeaumontWallace Beery, Dorothy Patrick, Gladys George Comedy MGMAll My Sons Irving Reis Edward G. Robinson, Burt Lancaster, Mady Christians Drama UniversalThe Amazing Mr. X Bernard Vorhaus Turhan Bey, Lynn Bari, Cathy O'Donnell Horror Eagle-LionAngel in Exile Allan Dwan John Carroll, Adele Mara, Barton MacLane Western Republic Angel on the Amazon John H. Auer George Brent, Vera Ralston, Brian Aherne, Constance Bennett Adventure Republic Angels' Alley William Beaudine Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Rosemary LaPlanche Comedy MonogramAnother Part of the ForestMichael GordonFredric March, Florence Eldridge, Dan DuryeaDrama UniversalApartment for Peggy George Seaton Jeanne Crain, William Holden, Edmund Gwenn Comedy 20th Century FoxAppointment with MurderJack BernhardJohn Calvert, Catherine Craig, Lyle TalbotCrime Film ClassicsApril Showers László Benedek Ann Sothern, Jack Carson, Robert Alda Musical Warner Bros.Arch of TriumphLewis MilestoneIngrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, Charles Laughton War United ArtistsAre You with It? Jack Hively Donald O'Connor, Olga San Juan, Martha Stewart Musical comedy UniversalThe Argyle Secrets Cy Endfield William Gargan, Marjorie Lord, Ralph Byrd Mystery Film ClassicsThe Arizona Ranger John Rawlins Tim Holt, Jack Holt, Nan Leslie Western RKOThe Arkansas Swing Ray Nazarro Gloria Henry, June Vincent, Elinor Donahue Musical ColumbiaArthur Takes Over Malcolm St. Clair Lois Collier, Richard Crane, Jerome Cowan Comedy 20th Century FoxAssigned to Danger Budd Boetticher Gene Raymond, Noreen Nash, Robert Bice Film noir Eagle-LionB.F.'s Daughter Robert Z. Leonard Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Charles Coburn Drama MGMThe Babe Ruth Story Roy Del Ruth William Bendix, Claire Trevor, Charles Bickford Biopic Allied ArtistsBack Trail Christy Cabanne Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Mildred Coles Western MonogramBehind Locked DoorsBudd Boetticher Lucille Bremer, Richard Carlson, Douglas Fowley Film noir Eagle-LionBelle Starr's Daughter Lesley Selander George Montgomery, Ruth Roman, Rod Cameron Western 20th Century FoxBerlin ExpressJacques Tourneur Merle Oberon, Robert Ryan, Paul Lukas Film noir RKOBest Man Wins John Sturges Anna Lee, Edgar Buchanan, Robert Shayne Drama ColumbiaBeyond Glory John Farrow Donna Reed, Alan Ladd, George Coulouris Drama ParamountBig City Norman Taurog Robert Preston, George Murphy, Danny Thomas Drama MGMThe Big ClockJohn Farrow Charles Laughton, Ray Milland, Maureen O'Sullivan Film noir ParamountThe Big Punch Sherry Shourds Gordon MacRae, Lois Maxwell, Wayne Morris Sports drama Warner Bros.Big Town Scandal William C. Thomas Hillary Brooke, Phillip Reed, Stanley Clements Drama Paramount; fourth of seriesThe Black Arrow Gordon Douglas Louis Hayward, Janet Blair, George Macready Adventure ColumbiaBlack Bart George Sherman Dan Duryea, Yvonne De Carlo, Jeffrey Lynn Western UniversalBlack Eagle Robert Gordon William Bishop, Virginia Patton, Gordon Jones Western Columbia Blazing Across the Pecos Ray Nazarro Charles Starrett, Patricia Barry, Smiley Burnette Western ColumbiaBlonde Ice Jack Bernhard Robert Paige, Leslie Brooks, Michael Whalen Film noir Film ClassicsBlondie's Reward Abby Berlin Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Jerome Cowan Comedy ColumbiaBlondie's Secret Edward Bernds Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Jerome Cowan Comedy ColumbiaBlood on the Moon Robert WiseRobert Mitchum, Robert Preston, Barbara Bel Geddes WesternRKOBodyguard Richard Fleischer Lawrence Tierney, Priscilla Lane, Phillip Reed Film noir RKOThe Bold Frontiersman Philip Ford Allan Lane, Eddy Waller, Roy Barcroft Western RepublicBorrowed Trouble George Archainbaud William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks Western United ArtistsThe Boy with Green Hair Joseph LoseyDean Stockwell, Pat O'Brien, Barbara Hale Drama RKOThe Bride Goes Wild Norman Taurog June Allyson, Van Johnson, Hume Cronyn Comedy MGMBungalow 13 Edward L. Cahn Tom Conway, Margaret Hamilton, Richard Cromwell Mystery 20th Century Fox
C–D Title Director Cast Genre NotesCaged Fury William Berke Richard Denning, Sheila Ryan, Mary Beth Hughes Drama ParamountCalifornia Firebrand Philip Ford Monte Hale, Lorna Gray, Paul Hurst Western RepublicCall Northside 777 Henry HathawayJames Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb Film noir20th Century FoxCampus Honeymoon Richard Sale Lee and Lyn Wilde, Adele Mara, Richard Crane Comedy RepublicCampus Sleuth Will Jason Freddie Stewart, June Preisser, Noel Neill Comedy MonogramCanon City Crane Wilbur Scott Brady, Jeff Corey, Stanley Clements Film noir Eagle-LionCarson City Raiders Yakima Canutt Allan Lane, Eddy Waller, Frank Reicher Western RepublicCasbah John Berry Yvonne de Carlo, Tony Martin, Peter Lorre Film Noir UniversalThe Challenge Jean Yarbrough Tom Conway, June Vincent, John Newland Mystery 20th Century Fox; Bulldog DrummondThe Checkered Coat Edward L. Cahn Tom Conway, Noreen Nash, Hurd Hatfield Drama 20th Century FoxCheck Your Guns Ray Taylor Eddie Dean, Roscoe Ates, Nancy Gates Western Eagle-LionClose-Up Jack Donohue Alan Baxter, Virginia Gilmore, Richard Kollmar Film noir Eagle-LionThe Cobra Strikes Charles Reisner Sheila Ryan, Richard Fraser, Leslie Brooks Thriller Eagle-LionCommand Decision Sam Wood Clark Gable, Walter Pidgeon, Van Johnson War MGMCoroner Creek Ray Enright Randolph Scott, Marguerite Chapman, Sally Eilers Western ColumbiaThe Counterfeiters Sam Newfield Doris Merrick, Hugh Beaumont, John Sutton Crime 20th Century FoxThe Countess of Monte Cristo Frederick De Cordova Sonja Henie, Olga San Juan, Dorothy Hart Comedy UniversalCourtin' Trouble Ford Beebe Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor, Virginia Belmont Western MonogramCowboy Cavalier Derwin Abrahams Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor, Claire Whitney Western musical MonogramThe Creeper Jean Yarbrough Eduardo Ciannelli, Onslow Stevens, June Vincent Horror 20th Century FoxCrossed Trails Lambert Hillyer Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Lynne Carver Western MonogramCry of the City Robert SiodmakVictor Mature, Richard Conte, Shelley Winters Film noir 20th Century Fox Daredevils of the Clouds George Blair Robert Livingston, Mae Clarke, James Cardwell Drama RepublicThe Dark PastRudolph Maté William Holden, Nina Foch, Lee J. Cobb Film noir ColumbiaA Date with Judy Richard Thorpe Wallace Beery, Jane Powell, Elizabeth Taylor MusicalMGMThe Dead Don't DreamGeorge Archainbaud William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks Western United ArtistsDead Man's Gold Ray Taylor Lash La Rue, Al St. John, Peggy Stewart Western LippertDeadline Oliver Drake Sunset Carson, Lee Roberts, Frank Ellis Western AstorThe Decision of Christopher Blake Peter Godfrey Alexis Smith, Cecil Kellaway, Robert Douglas Drama Warner Bros.Deep Waters Henry King Jean Peters, Dana Andrews, Cesar Romero Drama 20th Century FoxThe Denver Kid Philip Ford Allan Lane, Eddy Waller, Douglas Fowley Western RepublicDesperadoes of Dodge City Philip Ford Allan Lane, Mildred Coles, Eddy Waller Western RepublicDevil's Cargo John F. Link John Calvert, Rochelle Hudson, Lyle Talbot Mystery Film ClassicsDisaster William H. Pine Richard Denning, Trudy Marshall, Damian O'Flynn Drama ParamountDocks of New Orleans Derwin Abrahams Roland Winters, Virginia Dale, Mantan Moreland Mystery Monogram; Charlie Chan Dream Girl Mitchell Leisen Betty Hutton, Patric Knowles, Virginia Field Comedy ParamountThe Dude Goes West Kurt Neumann Eddie Albert, Gale Storm, Gilbert Roland Western comedy Allied Artists
E–F Title Director Cast Genre NotesEaster Parade Charles WaltersFred Astaire, Judy Garland, Ann Miller, Peter Lawford Musical MGM; Academy Award for Best Musical ScoreEl Dorado Pass Ray Nazarro Charles Starrett, Elena Verdugo, Smiley Burnette Western ColumbiaEmbraceable You Felix Jacoves Dane Clark, Geraldine Brooks, Wallace Ford Drama Warner Bros.The Emperor Waltz Billy WilderBing Crosby, Joan Fontaine, Roland Culver Musical comedyParamountThe Enchanted Valley Robert Emmett Tansey Alan Curtis, Anne Gwynne, Charley Grapewin Drama Eagle-LionEnchantment Irving Reis David Niven, Teresa Wright, Evelyn Keyes Romance RKOEscape Joseph L. Mankiewicz Rex Harrison, Peggy Cummins, William Hartnell Thriller 20th Century Fox; American/British co-productionEvery Girl Should Be Married Don Hartman Cary Grant, Betsy Drake, Diana Lynn Comedy RKOEyes of Texas William Witney Roy Rogers, Lynne Roberts, Andy Devine Western RepublicFalse Paradise George Archainbaud William Boyd, Elaine Riley, Andy Clyde Western United ArtistsThe Far Frontier William Witney Roy Rogers, Clayton Moore, Gail Davis Western RepublicThe Feathered Serpent William Beaudine Roland Winters, Keye Luke, Carol Forman Mystery Monogram; Charlie Chan Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' George Sherman Donald O'Connor, Penny Edwards, Marjorie Main Comedy UniversalFighter SquadronRaoul Walsh Edmond O'Brien, Robert Stack, John Rodney War Warner Bros.Fighting Back Malcolm St. Clair Jean Rogers, Paul Langton, Gary Gray Drama 20th Century FoxFighting Father Dunne Ted Tetzlaff Pat O'Brien, Una O'Connor, Charles Kemper Drama RKOFighting Mustang Oliver Drake Sunset Carson, Lee Roberts, Al Ferguson Western AstorThe Fighting Ranger Lambert Hillyer Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Marshall Reed Western MonogramForce of Evil Abraham PolonskyJohn Garfield, Beatrice Pearson, Marie Windsor Film noirMGMA Foreign Affair Billy WilderJean Arthur, Marlene Dietrich, John Lund ComedyParamountFor the Love of Mary Frederick de Cordova Deanna Durbin, Edmond O'Brien, Jeffrey Lynn Comedy UniversalFort ApacheJohn Ford John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Shirley Temple WesternRKOFour Faces West Alfred E. Green Joel McCrea, Frances Dee, Charles Bickford Western United ArtistsFrench Leave Frank McDonald Jackie Cooper, Renee Godfrey, Jackie Coogan Comedy MonogramFrontier Agent Lambert Hillyer Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Reno Browne Western MonogramFrontier Revenge Ray Taylor Lash La Rue, Peggy Stewart, Jim Bannon Western LippertThe Fuller Brush Man S. Sylvan Simon Red Skelton, Janet Blair, Hillary Brooke, Adele Jergens Comedy ColumbiaFury at Furnace Creek H. Bruce Humberstone Victor Mature, Coleen Gray, Reginald Gardiner Western 20th Century Fox
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