More than 356 American feature films were released in 1949.Bahn & Andrus (1950) Distribution Year Book of Motion Pictures The Film Daily p75Features Year Book of Motion Pictures The Film Daily p177–251 All the King's Men won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
A-B Title Director Cast Genre NotesAbandoned Joseph M. Newman Dennis O'Keefe, Gale Storm, Jeff Chandler Film noir UniversalAbbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris KarloffCharles Barton Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Boris Karloff Comedy horror UniversalThe Accused William Dieterle Loretta Young, Robert Cummings, Wendell Corey Film noir ParamountAcross the Rio Grande Oliver Drake Jimmy Wakely, Reno Browne, Dub Taylor Western MonogramAct of Violence Fred Zinnemann Van Heflin, Robert Ryan, Janet Leigh, Mary Astor Drama MGMAdam's RibGeorge Cukor Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Jean HagenRomantic comedy MGM; script by Ruth Gordon, Garson KaninAdventure in Baltimore Richard Wallace Shirley Temple, Robert Young, John Agar Drama RKOThe Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad James Algar, Clyde Geronimi Bing Crosby, Eric Blore, Basil Rathbone Animation Disney; Golden Globe for Cinematography, ColorAfrica ScreamsCharles Barton Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Clyde Beatty Comedy United ArtistsAir Hostess Lew Landers Gloria Henry, Audrey Long, Marjorie Lord Drama ColumbiaAlias the Champ George Blair Audrey Long, Gorgeous George, Robert Rockwell Mystery Republic Alias Nick Beal John Farrow Ray Milland, Audrey Totter, Thomas Mitchell Horror ParamountAlimony Alfred Zeisler Martha Vickers, John Beal, Hillary Brooke Film noir Eagle-LionAll the King's MenRobert Rossen Broderick Crawford, Mercedes McCambridge, John Ireland Drama Columbia; Remade in 2006Always Leave Them Laughing Roy Del Ruth Milton Berle, Virginia Mayo, Bert Lahr Comedy Warner Bros.And Baby Makes Three Henry Levin Barbara Hale, Robert Young, Janis Carter Comedy ColumbiaAngels in Disguise Jean Yarbrough Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell Comedy MonogramAnna Lucasta Irving Rapper Paulette Goddard, William Bishop Broderick Crawford Film noir Columbia; Remade in 1958Any Number Can Play Mervyn LeRoy Clark Gable, Alexis Smith, Wendell Corey, Mary Astor Drama MGMArctic Manhunt Ewing Scott Mikel Conrad, Carol Thurston, Wally Cassell Adventure UniversalArson, Inc. William Berke Robert Lowery, Anne Gwynne, Edward Brophy Drama LippertBad Boy Kurt Neumann Audie Murphy, Jane Wyatt, Lloyd Nolan Drama Allied ArtistsBad Men of Tombstone Kurt Neumann Broderick Crawford, Barry Sullivan, Marjorie Reynolds Western Allied ArtistsBagdad Charles Lamont Maureen O'Hara, Paul Christian, Vincent PriceAdventure UniversalBandit King of Texas Fred C. Brannon Allan Lane, Helene Stanley, Eddy Waller Western RepublicBandits of El Dorado Ray Nazarro Charles Starrett, Clayton Moore, Smiley Burnette Western ColumbiaBarbary Pirate Lew Landers Donald Woods, Trudy Marshall, Lenore Aubert Adventure ColumbiaThe Barkleys of BroadwayCharles Walters Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Billie Burke Musical MGM; Final Astaire-Rogers pairingBattlegroundWilliam Wellman Van Johnson, Ricardo Montalbán, George Murphy War MGMThe Beautiful Blonde from Bashful BendPreston SturgesBetty Grable, Cesar Romero, Rudy Vallée Western20th Century FoxBeyond the ForestKing Vidor Bette Davis, Joseph Cotten, Ruth Roman Drama Warner Bros.The Big Cat Phil Karlson Lon McCallister, Peggy Ann Garner, Preston Foster Adventure Eagle-Lion FilmsBig Jack Richard Thorpe Wallace Beery, Richard Conte, Marjorie Main Western MGM; Beery's final filmThe Big Sombrero Frank McDonald Gene Autry, Elena Verdugo, Stephen Dunne Western ColumbiaThe Big StealDon Siegel Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, William Bendix Drama RKOThe Big Wheel Edward Ludwig Mickey Rooney, Thomas Mitchell, Mary Hatcher Drama United ArtistsBlack Magic Gregory Ratoff Orson Welles, Nancy Guild, Akim Tamiroff Adventure United ArtistsBlack Midnight Budd Boetticher Roddy McDowall, Damian O'Flynn, Lyn Thomas Western Monogram. Boetticher's 1st westernThe Blazing Trail Ray Nazarro Charles Starrett, Marjorie Stapp, Smiley Burnette Western Columbia The Blonde Bandit Harry Keller Dorothy Patrick, Gerald Mohr, Robert Rockwell Crime RepublicBlondie's Big Deal Edward Bernds Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms Comedy ColumbiaBlondie Hits the Jackpot Edward Bernds Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms Comedy ColumbiaBodyhold Seymour Friedman Willard Parker, Lola Albright, Hillary Brooke Action ColumbiaBomba, the Jungle Boy Ford Beebe Johnny Sheffield, Peggy Ann Garner, Onslow Stevens Adventure MonogramBomba on Panther Island Ford Beebe Johnny Sheffield, Allene Roberts, Lita Baron Adventure MonogramBorder IncidentAnthony Mann Ricardo Montalbán, Howard Da Silva, George Murphy Drama MGMBoston Blackie's Chinese Venture Seymour Friedman Chester Morris, Maylia Fong, Richard Lane Mystery ColumbiaBrand of Fear Oliver Drake Jimmy Wakely, Gail Davis, Tom London Western MonogramThe Bribe Robert Z. Leonard Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Charles Laughton, Vincent PriceFilm noir MGMBride for Sale William D. Russell Claudette Colbert, Robert Young, George Brent Comedy RKOBride of Vengeance Mitchell Leisen Paulette Goddard, John Lund, Macdonald Carey Historical ParamountBrimstone Joseph Kane Rod Cameron, Walter Brennan, Lorna Gray Western RepublicBrothers in the Saddle Lesley Selander Tim Holt, Richard Martin, Steve Brodie Western RKO
C-D Title Director Cast Genre NotesCalamity Jane and Sam Bass George Sherman Yvonne De Carlo, Howard Duff, Dorothy Hart Western UniversalCanadian Pacific Edwin L. Marin Randolph Scott, Jane Wyatt, J. Carrol Naish Western 20th Century FoxCaughtMax Ophüls James Mason, Barbara Bel Geddes, Robert Ryan Film noir MGMChallenge of the Range Ray Nazarro Charles Starrett, Paula Raymond, Steve Darrell Western ColumbiaChallenge to Lassie Richard Thorpe Donald Crisp, Edmund Gwenn, Geraldine Brooks Drama MGMChampionMark Robson Kirk Douglas, Arthur Kennedy, Marilyn Maxwell Film noir United Artists; 6 Oscar nominationsChicago Deadline Lewis Allen Alan Ladd, Donna Reed, June Havoc Film noir ParamountChicken Every Sunday George Seaton Dan Dailey, Celeste Holm, Colleen Townsend Comedy 20th Century FoxChinatown at Midnight Seymour Friedman Hurd Hatfield, Jean Willes, Tom Powers Crime drama ColumbiaCity Across the River Maxwell Shane Stephen McNally, Thelma Ritter, Sue England Film noir Universal; Curtis's first filmThe Clay Pigeon Richard Fleischer Barbara Hale, Bill Williams, Richard Quine Crime drama RKOC-Man Joseph Lerner Dean Jagger, John Carradine, Edith Atwater Film noir Film ClassicsColorado TerritoryRaoul Walsh Joel McCrea, Virginia Mayo, Dorothy Malone Western Warner Bros. Remake of High SierraCome to the Stable Henry Koster Loretta Young, Celeste Holm, Hugh Marlowe Drama 20th Century FoxA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtTay Garnett Bing Crosby, Rhonda Fleming, Cedric Hardwicke Musical comedy Paramount; from a story by Mark TwainCover Up Alfred E. Green William Bendix, Dennis O'Keefe, Barbara Britton Film noir United ArtistsThe Cowboy and the Indians John English Gene Autry, Sheila Ryan, Frank Richards Western ColumbiaThe Crime Doctor's Diary Seymour Friedman Warner Baxter, Lois Maxwell, Stephen Dunne Mystery Columbia. Last of seriesCriss Cross Robert Siodmak Burt Lancaster, Yvonne De Carlo, Dan Duryea Film noir UniversalThe Crooked Way Robert Florey John Payne, Ellen Drew, Sonny Tufts Film noir United ArtistsDancing in the Dark Irving Reis William Powell, Betsy Drake, Adolphe Menjou Musical comedy 20th Century FoxA Dangerous Profession Ted Tetzlaff George Raft, Ella Raines, Pat O'Brien Film noir RKOThe Daring Caballero Wallace Fox Duncan Renaldo, Leo Carrillo, Charles Halton Western United ArtistsDaughter of the Jungle George Blair Lois Hall, Sheldon Leonard, James Cardwell Adventure RepublicDaughter of the West Harold Daniels Martha Vickers, Phillip Reed, Donald Woods Western Film ClassicsDear Wife Richard Haydn William Holden, Joan Caulfield, Edward Arnold Comedy ParamountDeath Valley Gunfighter R. G. Springsteen Allan Lane, Gail Davis, Eddy Waller Western RepublicDesert Vigilante Fred F. Sears Charles Starrett, Peggy Stewart, Smiley Burnette Western ColumbiaThe Devil's Henchman Seymour Friedman Warner Baxter, Mary Beth Hughes, Regis Toomey Crime ColumbiaThe Doctor and the Girl Curtis Bernhardt Glenn Ford, Gloria DeHaven, Janet Leigh Drama MGMThe Doolins of Oklahoma Gordon Douglas Randolph Scott, George Macready, Louise Allbritton Western ColumbiaDown Dakota Way William Witney Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Elisabeth Risdon Western RepublicDown to the Sea in ShipsHenry Hathaway Richard Widmark, Lionel Barrymore, Cecil Kellaway Adventure 20th Century Fox; Remake of 1922 silent filmDuke of Chicago George Blair Audrey Long, Tom Brown, Grant Withers Sports RepublicDynamite William H. Pine William Gargan, Richard Crane, Virginia Welles Film noir Paramount
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