List of American films of 1948

A list of American films released in 1948.

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
13 Lead Soldiers	Frank McDonald	Tom Conway, Maria Palmer, Helen Westcott	Mystery	20th Century Fox
3 Godfathers	John Ford	John Wayne, Harry Carey Jr., Pedro Armendáriz, Mae Marsh	Western	MGM
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein	Charles Barton	Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Lon Chaney Jr., Bela Lugosi, Glenn Strange	Comedy, Horror	Universal Pictures
An Act of Murder	Michael Gordon	Fredric March, Edmond O'Brien, Florence Eldridge	Film noir	Universal
Adventures in Silverado	Phil Karlson	William Bishop, Gloria Henry, Edgar Buchanan	Western	Columbia^[1]
Adventures of Don Juan	Vincent Sherman	Errol Flynn, Viveca Lindfors, Robert Douglas	Adventure	Warner Bros.
Adventures of Gallant Bess	Lew Landers	Cameron Mitchell, Audrey Long, Fuzzy Knight	Western	Eagle-Lion
Albuquerque	Ray Enright	Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, George "Gabby" Hayes	Western	Paramount
Alias a Gentleman	Harry Beaumont	Wallace Beery, Dorothy Patrick, Gladys George	Comedy	MGM
All My Sons	Irving Reis	Edward G. Robinson, Burt Lancaster, Mady Christians	Drama	Universal
The Amazing Mr. X	Bernard Vorhaus	Turhan Bey, Lynn Bari, Cathy O'Donnell	Horror	Eagle-Lion
Angel 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	Monogram
Another Part of the Forest	Michael Gordon	Fredric March, Florence Eldridge, Dan Duryea	Drama	Universal
Apartment for Peggy	George Seaton	Jeanne Crain, William Holden, Edmund Gwenn	Comedy	20th Century Fox
Appointment with Murder	Jack Bernhard	John Calvert, Catherine Craig, Lyle Talbot	Crime	Film Classics
April Showers	László Benedek	Ann Sothern, Jack Carson, Robert Alda	Musical	Warner Bros.
Arch of Triumph	Lewis Milestone	Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, Charles Laughton	War	United Artists
Are You with It?	Jack Hively	Donald O'Connor, Olga San Juan, Martha Stewart	Musical comedy	Universal
The Argyle Secrets	Cy Endfield	William Gargan, Marjorie Lord, Ralph Byrd	Mystery	Film Classics
The Arizona Ranger	John Rawlins	Tim Holt, Jack Holt, Nan Leslie	Western	RKO
The Arkansas Swing	Ray Nazarro	Gloria Henry, June Vincent, Elinor Donahue	Musical	Columbia
Arthur Takes Over	Malcolm St. Clair	Lois Collier, Richard Crane, Jerome Cowan	Comedy	20th Century Fox
Assigned to Danger	Budd Boetticher	Gene Raymond, Noreen Nash, Robert Bice	Film noir	Eagle-Lion
B.F.'s Daughter	Robert Z. Leonard	Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Charles Coburn	Drama	MGM
The Babe Ruth Story	Roy Del Ruth	William Bendix, Claire Trevor, Charles Bickford	Biopic	Allied Artists
Back Trail	Christy Cabanne	Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Mildred Coles	Western	Monogram
Behind Locked Doors	Budd Boetticher	Lucille Bremer, Richard Carlson, Douglas Fowley	Film noir	Eagle-Lion
Belle Starr's Daughter	Lesley Selander	George Montgomery, Ruth Roman, Rod Cameron	Western	20th Century Fox
Berlin Express	Jacques Tourneur	Merle Oberon, Robert Ryan, Paul Lukas	Film noir	RKO
Best Man Wins	John Sturges	Anna Lee, Edgar Buchanan, Robert Shayne	Drama	Columbia
Beyond Glory	John Farrow	Donna Reed, Alan Ladd, George Coulouris	Drama	Paramount
Big City	Norman Taurog	Robert Preston, George Murphy, Danny Thomas	Drama	MGM
The Big Clock	John Farrow	Charles Laughton, Ray Milland, Maureen O'Sullivan	Film noir	Paramount
The 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 series
The Black Arrow	Gordon Douglas	Louis Hayward, Janet Blair, George Macready	Adventure	Columbia
Black Bart	George Sherman	Dan Duryea, Yvonne De Carlo, Jeffrey Lynn	Western	Universal
Black Eagle	Robert Gordon	William Bishop, Virginia Patton, Gordon Jones	Western	Columbia
Blazing Across the Pecos	Ray Nazarro	Charles Starrett, Patricia Barry, Smiley Burnette	Western	Columbia
Blonde Ice	Jack Bernhard	Robert Paige, Leslie Brooks, Michael Whalen	Film noir	Film Classics
Blondie's Reward	Abby Berlin	Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Jerome Cowan	Comedy	Columbia
Blondie's Secret	Edward Bernds	Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Jerome Cowan	Comedy	Columbia
Blood on the Moon	Robert Wise	Robert Mitchum, Robert Preston, Barbara Bel Geddes	Western	RKO
Bodyguard	Richard Fleischer	Lawrence Tierney, Priscilla Lane, Phillip Reed	Film noir	RKO
The Bold Frontiersman	Philip Ford	Allan Lane, Eddy Waller, Roy Barcroft	Western	Republic
Borrowed Trouble	George Archainbaud	William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks	Western	United Artists
The Boy with Green Hair	Joseph Losey	Dean Stockwell, Pat O'Brien, Barbara Hale	Drama	RKO
The Bride Goes Wild	Norman Taurog	June Allyson, Van Johnson, Hume Cronyn	Comedy	MGM
Bungalow 13	Edward L. Cahn	Tom Conway, Margaret Hamilton, Richard Cromwell	Mystery	20th Century Fox

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Caged Fury	William Berke	Richard Denning, Sheila Ryan, Mary Beth Hughes	Drama	Paramount
California Firebrand	Philip Ford	Monte Hale, Lorna Gray, Paul Hurst	Western	Republic
Call Northside 777	Henry Hathaway	James Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb	Film noir	20th Century Fox
Campus Honeymoon	Richard Sale	Lee and Lyn Wilde, Adele Mara, Richard Crane	Comedy	Republic
Campus Sleuth	Will Jason	Freddie Stewart, June Preisser, Noel Neill	Comedy	Monogram
Canon City	Crane Wilbur	Scott Brady, Jeff Corey, Stanley Clements	Film noir	Eagle-Lion
Carson City Raiders	Yakima Canutt	Allan Lane, Eddy Waller, Frank Reicher	Western	Republic
Casbah	John Berry	Yvonne de Carlo, Tony Martin, Peter Lorre	Film Noir	Universal
The Challenge	Jean Yarbrough	Tom Conway, June Vincent, John Newland	Mystery	20th Century Fox; Bulldog Drummond
The Checkered Coat	Edward L. Cahn	Tom Conway, Noreen Nash, Hurd Hatfield	Drama	20th Century Fox
Check Your Guns	Ray Taylor	Eddie Dean, Roscoe Ates, Nancy Gates	Western	Eagle-Lion
Close-Up	Jack Donohue	Alan Baxter, Virginia Gilmore, Richard Kollmar	Film noir	Eagle-Lion
The Cobra Strikes	Charles Reisner	Sheila Ryan, Richard Fraser, Leslie Brooks	Thriller	Eagle-Lion
Command Decision	Sam Wood	Clark Gable, Walter Pidgeon, Van Johnson	War	MGM
Coroner Creek	Ray Enright	Randolph Scott, Marguerite Chapman, Sally Eilers	Western	Columbia
The Counterfeiters	Sam Newfield	Doris Merrick, Hugh Beaumont, John Sutton	Crime	20th Century Fox
The Countess of Monte Cristo	Frederick De Cordova	Sonja Henie, Olga San Juan, Dorothy Hart	Comedy	Universal
Courtin' Trouble	Ford Beebe	Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor, Virginia Belmont	Western	Monogram
Cowboy Cavalier	Derwin Abrahams	Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor, Claire Whitney	Western musical	Monogram
The Creeper	Jean Yarbrough	Eduardo Ciannelli, Onslow Stevens, June Vincent	Horror	20th Century Fox
Crossed Trails	Lambert Hillyer	Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Lynne Carver	Western	Monogram
Cry of the City	Robert Siodmak	Victor Mature, Richard Conte, Shelley Winters	Film noir	20th Century Fox
Daredevils of the Clouds	George Blair	Robert Livingston, Mae Clarke, James Cardwell	Drama	Republic
The Dark Past	Rudolph Maté	William Holden, Nina Foch, Lee J. Cobb	Film noir	Columbia
A Date with Judy	Richard Thorpe	Wallace Beery, Jane Powell, Elizabeth Taylor	Musical	MGM
The Dead Don't Dream	George Archainbaud	William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks	Western	United Artists
Dead Man's Gold	Ray Taylor	Lash La Rue, Al St. John, Peggy Stewart	Western	Lippert
Deadline	Oliver Drake	Sunset Carson, Lee Roberts, Frank Ellis	Western	Astor
The 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 Fox
The Denver Kid	Philip Ford	Allan Lane, Eddy Waller, Douglas Fowley	Western	Republic
Desperadoes of Dodge City	Philip Ford	Allan Lane, Mildred Coles, Eddy Waller	Western	Republic
Devil's Cargo	John F. Link	John Calvert, Rochelle Hudson, Lyle Talbot	Mystery	Film Classics
Disaster	William H. Pine	Richard Denning, Trudy Marshall, Damian O'Flynn	Drama	Paramount
Docks 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	Paramount
The Dude Goes West	Kurt Neumann	Eddie Albert, Gale Storm, Gilbert Roland	Western comedy	Allied Artists

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Easter Parade	Charles Walters	Fred Astaire, Judy Garland, Ann Miller, Peter Lawford	Musical	MGM; Academy Award for Best Musical Score
El Dorado Pass	Ray Nazarro	Charles Starrett, Elena Verdugo, Smiley Burnette	Western	Columbia
Embraceable You	Felix Jacoves	Dane Clark, Geraldine Brooks, Wallace Ford	Drama	Warner Bros.
The Emperor Waltz	Billy Wilder	Bing Crosby, Joan Fontaine, Roland Culver	Musical comedy	Paramount
The Enchanted Valley	Robert Emmett Tansey	Alan Curtis, Anne Gwynne, Charley Grapewin	Drama	Eagle-Lion
Enchantment	Irving Reis	David Niven, Teresa Wright, Evelyn Keyes	Romance	RKO
Escape	Joseph L. Mankiewicz	Rex Harrison, Peggy Cummins, William Hartnell	Thriller	20th Century Fox; American/British co-production
Every Girl Should Be Married	Don Hartman	Cary Grant, Betsy Drake, Diana Lynn	Comedy	RKO
Eyes of Texas	William Witney	Roy Rogers, Lynne Roberts, Andy Devine	Western	Republic
False Paradise	George Archainbaud	William Boyd, Elaine Riley, Andy Clyde	Western	United Artists
The Far Frontier	William Witney	Roy Rogers, Clayton Moore, Gail Davis	Western	Republic
The 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	Universal
Fighter Squadron	Raoul 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 Fox
Fighting Father Dunne	Ted Tetzlaff	Pat O'Brien, Una O'Connor, Charles Kemper	Drama	RKO
Fighting Mustang	Oliver Drake	Sunset Carson, Lee Roberts, Al Ferguson	Western	Astor
The Fighting Ranger	Lambert Hillyer	Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Marshall Reed	Western	Monogram
Force of Evil	Abraham Polonsky	John Garfield, Beatrice Pearson, Marie Windsor	Film noir	MGM
A Foreign Affair	Billy Wilder	Jean Arthur, Marlene Dietrich, John Lund	Comedy	Paramount
For the Love of Mary	Frederick de Cordova	Deanna Durbin, Edmond O'Brien, Jeffrey Lynn	Comedy	Universal
Fort Apache	John Ford	John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Shirley Temple	Western	RKO
Four Faces West	Alfred E. Green	Joel McCrea, Frances Dee, Charles Bickford	Western	United Artists
French Leave	Frank McDonald	Jackie Cooper, Renee Godfrey, Jackie Coogan	Comedy	Monogram
Frontier Agent	Lambert Hillyer	Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Reno Browne	Western	Monogram
Frontier Revenge	Ray Taylor	Lash La Rue, Peggy Stewart, Jim Bannon	Western	Lippert
The Fuller Brush Man	S. Sylvan Simon	Red Skelton, Janet Blair, Hillary Brooke, Adele Jergens	Comedy	Columbia
Fury at Furnace Creek	H. Bruce Humberstone	Victor Mature, Coleen Gray, Reginald Gardiner	Western	20th Century Fox

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
The Gallant Blade	Henry Levin	Larry Parks, Marguerite Chapman, Victor Jory	Adventure	Columbia
The Gallant Legion	Joseph Kane	Wild Bill Elliott, Lorna Gray, Joseph Schildkraut	Western	Republic
The Gay Intruders	Ray McCarey	John Emery, Tamara Geva, Virginia Gregg	Comedy	20th Century Fox
The Gay Ranchero	William Witney	Roy Rogers, Jane Frazee, Tito Guízar	Western	Republic
The Gentleman from Nowhere	William Castle	Warner Baxter, Fay Baker, Luis van Rooten	Crime	Columbia
The Girl from Manhattan	Alfred E. Green	Dorothy Lamour, George Montgomery, Charles Laughton	Comedy	United Artists^[2]
Give My Regards to Broadway	Lloyd Bacon	Dan Dailey, Nancy Guild, Fay Bainter	Musical	20th Century Fox
Glamour Girl	Arthur Dreifuss	Gene Krupa, Virginia Grey, Susan Reed	Musical	Columbia
The Golden Eye	William Beaudine	Roland Winters, Wanda McKay, Mantan Moreland	Mystery	Monogram; Charlie Chan
Good Sam	Leo McCarey	Gary Cooper, Ann Sheridan, Edmund Lowe	Comedy	RKO
Grand Canyon Trail	William Witney	Roy Rogers, Jane Frazee, Andy Devine	Western	Republic
Green Grass of Wyoming	Louis King	Peggy Cummins, Charles Coburn, Lloyd Nolan	Western	20th Century Fox
The Green Promise	William D. Russell	Marguerite Chapman, Walter Brennan, Robert Paige	Drama	RKO
Gunning for Justice	Ray Taylor	Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Evelyn Finley	Western	Monogram
Guns of Hate	Lesley Selander	Tim Holt, Nan Leslie, Richard Martin	Western	RKO
Gun Smugglers	Frank McDonald	Tim Holt, Martha Hyer, Richard Martin	Western	RKO
Half Past Midnight	William F. Claxton	Peggy Knudsen, Kent Taylor, Joe Sawyer	Mystery	20th Century Fox
Harpoon	Ewing Scott	John Bromfield, James Cardwell, Ed Hinton	Adventure	Lippert
The Hawk of Powder River	Ray Taylor	Eddie Dean, Jennifer Holt, Roscoe Ates	Western	Eagle-Lion
Hazard	George Marshall	Paulette Goddard, Macdonald Carey, Stanley Clements	Drama	Paramount
Heart of Virginia	R. G. Springsteen	Janet Martin, Robert Lowery, Frankie Darro	Drama	Republic
Here Comes Trouble	Fred Guiol	Joe Sawyer, William Tracy, Joan Woodbury	Comedy	United Artists
He Walked by Night	Alfred L. Werker, Anthony Mann	Richard Basehart, Jack Webb, Scott Brady	Film noir	Eagle-Lion
Hidden Danger	Ray Taylor	Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Christine Larson	Western	Monogram
Highway 13	William Berke	Robert Lowery, Pamela Blake, Michael Whalen	Drama	Lippert
Hills of Home	Fred M. Wilcox	Edmund Gwenn, Janet Leigh, Donald Crisp	Family	MGM
Hollow Triumph	Steve Sekely	Paul Henreid, Joan Bennett, Eduard Franz	Film noir	Eagle-Lion
Homecoming	Mervyn LeRoy	Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Anne Baxter	Romance	MGM
Homicide for Three	George Blair	Audrey Long, Grant Withers, Warren Douglas	Mystery	Republic
The Hunted	Jack Bernhard	Preston Foster, Belita, Pierre Watkin	Film noir	Allied Artists

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
I, Jane Doe	John H. Auer	Vera Ralston, Ruth Hussey, John Carroll	Thriller	Republic
I Love Trouble	S. Sylvan Simon	Franchot Tone, Janet Blair, Janis Carter	Film noir	Columbia
I Remember Mama	George Stevens	Irene Dunne, Barbara Bel Geddes, Oscar Homolka	Drama	RKO
I Surrender Dear	Arthur Dreifuss	Gloria Jean, David Street, Don McGuire	Musical	Columbia
I Walk Alone	Byron Haskin	Burt Lancaster, Lizabeth Scott, Kirk Douglas	Film noir	Paramount
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes	William Nigh	Don Castle, Elyse Knox, Regis Toomey	Film noir	Monogram
If You Knew Susie	Gordon Douglas	Eddie Cantor, Joan Davis, Allyn Joslyn	Comedy	RKO
In This Corner	Charles Reisner	Scott Brady, Anabel Shaw, James Millican	Drama	Eagle-Lion
Incident	William Beaudine	Jane Frazee, Joyce Compton, Warren Douglas	Crime	Monogram
Indian Agent	Lesley Selander	Tim Holt, Richard Martin, Nan Leslie	Western	RKO
Inner Sanctum	Lew Landers	Charles Russell, Mary Beth Hughes, Billy House	Film noir	Film Classics
An Innocent Affair	Lloyd Bacon	Fred MacMurray, Madeleine Carroll, Rita Johnson	Comedy	United Artists
The Inside Story	Allan Dwan	Marsha Hunt, William Lundigan, Charles Winninger	Comedy	Republic
The Iron Curtain	William A. Wellman	Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, June Havoc	Thriller	20th Century Fox
Isn't It Romantic?	Norman Z. McLeod	Veronica Lake, Billy De Wolfe, Pearl Bailey	Romantic comedy	Paramount

List of American films of 1948

A–B

C–D

E–F

G–H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P–Q

R

S

T

U–V

W–Z

Documentaries

Serials

Shorts

See also

References

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