List of American films of 1943 explained

A list of American films released in 1943.

Casablanca won for Best Picture at the Academy Awards.

A–B

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Above Suspicion			Spy	MGM
Action in the North Atlantic			War	Warner Bros.
Adventure in Iraq			Adventure	Warner Bros.
The Adventures of a Rookie			Comedy	RKO
Aerial Gunner			War	Paramount
After Midnight with Boston Blackie			Mystery	Columbia
Air Force			Drama	Warner Bros.
Air Raid Wardens			Comedy	MGM
Alaska Highway			Drama	Paramount
All by Myself			Comedy	Universal
Always a Bridesmaid			Musical comedy	Universal
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday			Comedy	Universal
The Ape Man		Bela Lugosi, Louise Currie, Wallace Ford, Henry Hall	Science fiction	Monogram
Appointment in Berlin			War drama	Columbia
Arizona Trail			Western	Universal
Around the World			Musical comedy	RKO
Assignment in Brittany			War	MGM
The Avenging Rider			Western	RKO
Background to Danger			Mystery	Warner Bros.
Bad Men of Thunder Gap			Western	PRC
Bar 20			Western	United Artists
Bataan			War	MGM
Behind the Rising Sun			War	RKO
Best Foot Forward			Musical comedy	MGM
Beyond the Last Frontier			Western	Republic
The Black Hills Express			Western	Republic
Black Market Rustlers			Western	Monogram
The Black Raven			Suspense	PRC
Blazing Frontier			Western	PRC
Blazing Guns			Western	Monogram
The Blocked Trail			Western	Republic
Bombardier			War	RKO
Bomber's Moon			War	20th Century Fox
Border Buckaroos			Western	PRC
Border Patrol			Western	United Artists
Bordertown Gun Fighters			Western	Republic
Boss of Rawhide			Western	PRC
The Boy from Stalingrad			War	Columbia
Buckskin Frontier			Western	United Artists
Bullets and Saddles	Anthony Marshall		Western	Monogram

C–D

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Cabin in the Sky			Musical comedy	MGM
Calaboose			Western	United Artists
California Joe			Western	Republic
Calling Dr. Death			Mystery	Universal
Calling Wild Bill Elliott			Western	Republic
Campus Rhythm			Musical	Monogram
Canyon City			Western	Republic
Captive Wild Woman		John Carradine, Milburn Stone, Paula Dupree	Science fiction	Universal
Carson City Cyclone			Western	Republic
Cattle Stampede			Western	PRC
The Chance of a Lifetime			Crime drama	Columbia
Chatterbox			Comedy	Republic
Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas			War	20th Century Fox
Cheyenne Roundup			Western	Universal
China			Drama	Paramount
Cinderella Swings It			Musical	RKO
City Without Men			Crime drama	Columbia
Clancy Street Boys			Comedy	Monogram
Claudia			Comedy	20th Century Fox
Colt Comrades			Western	United Artists
Coney Island			Musical	20th Century Fox
The Constant Nymph			Drama	Warner Bros.
Corregidor			War	PRC
Corvette K-225			Drama	Universal
Cowboy Commandos			Western	Monogram
Cowboy in Manhattan			Comedy	Universal
Cowboy in the Clouds			Western	Columbia
Crash Dive			War	20th Century Fox
Crazy House			Comedy	Universal
Crime Doctor			Mystery	Columbia
The Crime Doctor's Strangest Case			Mystery	Columbia Crime Doctor series
The Crime Smasher			Mystery	Monogram
The Cross of Lorraine			War	MGM
Cry "Havoc"			Drama	MGM
The Crystal Ball			Comedy	United Artists
The Dancing Masters			Comedy	20th Century Fox
Danger! Women at Work			Comedy	PRC
Dangerous Blondes			Mystery	Columbia
Days of Old Cheyenne			Western	Republic
Dead Man's Gulch			Western	Republic
Dead Men Walk			Horror	PRC
Death Rides the Plains			Western	PRC
Death Valley Manhunt			Western	Republic
Death Valley Rangers			Western	Monogram
Deerslayer			Western	Republic
The Desert Song			Musical	Warner Bros.
The Desperadoes			Western	Columbia
Destination Tokyo			War	Warner Bros.
Destroyer			War	Columbia
Devil Riders			Western	PRC
Dixie			Musical	Paramount
Dixie Dugan			Comedy	20th Century Fox
Doughboys in Ireland			Musical	Columbia
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case			Drama	MGM
DuBarry Was a Lady			Musical	MGM

E–F

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Edge of Darkness			War	Warner Bros.
The Falcon and the Co-eds			Mystery	RKO
The Falcon in Danger			Mystery	RKO
The Falcon Strikes Back			Mystery	RKO
The Fallen Sparrow			Drama	RKO
False Colors			Western	United Artists
False Faces			Mystery	Republic
The Fighting Buckaroo			Western	Columbia
Fighting Frontier			Western	RKO
Fighting Valley			Western	PRC
Find the Blackmailer			Mystery	Warner Bros.
Fired Wife			Comedy	Universal
First Comes Courage			Drama	Columbia
Five Graves to Cairo			War	Paramount
Flesh and Fantasy				Universal
Flight for Freedom			Drama	RKO
Follies Girl			Musical	PRC
Follow the Band			Musical	Universal
Footlight Glamour			Comedy	Columbia
For Whom the Bell Tolls			War	Paramount from novel by Ernest Hemingway
Forever and a Day			Drama	RKO
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man			Horror	Universal
Frontier Badmen			Western	Universal
Frontier Fury			Western	Columbia
Frontier Law			Western	Columbia
Fugitive from Sonora			Western	Republic
Fugitive of the Plains			Western	PRC

G–H

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Gals, Incorporated			Musical comedy	Universal
The Gang's All Here			Musical	20th Century Fox
Gangway for Tomorrow			Drama	RKO
A Gentle Gangster			Drama	Republic
Get Going			Comedy	Universal
Government Girl			Comedy	Warner Bros.
The Ghost and the Guest			Comedy	PRC
The Ghost Rider			Western	Monogram
The Ghost Ship			Drama	RKO
Ghosts on the Loose			Horror comedy	Monogram
Gildersleeve's Bad Day			Comedy	RKO
Gildersleeve on Broadway			Comedy	RKO
Girl Crazy			Musical	MGM music by George and Ira Gershwin
The Girl from Monterrey			Comedy	PRC
Girls in Chains			Drama	PRC
The Good Fellows	Jo Graham		Comedy	Paramount
Good Luck, Mr. Yates			War drama	Columbia^[1]
Good Morning, Judge			Comedy	Universal
The Gorilla Man			Drama	Warner Bros.
Government Girl			Comedy	RKO
Guadalcanal Diary			War	20th Century Fox
Gung Ho!			War	Universal
A Guy Named Joe			Romantic fantasy	MGM remade in 1989
Hail to the Rangers			Western	Columbia
Hangmen Also Die!			War	United Artists
Happy Go Lucky			Comedy	Paramount
Happy Land			Drama	20th Century Fox
The Hard Way			Drama	Warner Bros.
Harrigan's Kid			Comedy	MGM
Harvest Melody			Musical	PRC
Haunted Ranch			Western	Monogram
Headin' for God's Country			Action	Republic
The Heat's On			Musical comedy	Columbia
Heaven Can Wait			Comedy	20th Century Fox Remake of 1978 film
He Hired the Boss			Comedy	20th Century Fox
He's My Guy			Musical	Columbia
Hello, Frisco, Hello			Comedy	20th Century Fox
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour			Comedy	Paramount
Henry Aldrich Haunts a House			Comedy	Paramount
Henry Aldrich Swings It			Comedy	Paramount
Here Comes Elmer			Comedy	Republic
Here Comes Kelly			Comedy	Monogram
Hers to Hold			Romance	Universal
Hi, Buddy			Musical	Universal
Hi Diddle Diddle			Comedy	United Artists
High Explosive			Drama	Paramount
His Butler's Sister			Comedy	Universal
Hit Parade of 1943			Musical	Republic
Hit the Ice			Comedy	Universal
Hitler's Children				RKO
Hitler's Madman			Drama	PRC
Hi'ya, Chum			Comedy	Universal
Hi'ya, Sailor			Musical comedy	Universal
Holy Matrimony			Comedy	20th Century Fox
Honeymoon Lodge			Musical comedy	Universal
Hoosier Holiday			Musical	Republic
Hoppy Serves a Writ			Western	United Artists Hopalong Cassidy
Hostages			War	Paramount
How's About It			Musical	Universal
The Human Comedy			Drama	MGM

I–J

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
I Dood It			Musical comedy	MGM
I Escaped from the Gestapo			Thriller	Monogram
I Walked with a Zombie			Horror	RKO
Idaho			Western	Republic
Immortal Sergeant			War	20th Century Fox
In Old Oklahoma			Western	Republic
The Iron Major			Biography	RKO
Is Everybody Happy?			Comedy	Columbia
Isle of Forgotten Sins			Adventure	PRC
It Ain't Hay			Comedy	Universal
It Comes Up Love			Musical	Universal
It's a Great Life			Comedy	Columbia Blondie series
Jack London			Biography	United Artists
Jane Eyre			Drama	Fox from novel by Charlotte Brontë
Jitterbugs			Comedy	20th Century Fox
Jive Junction			Musical	PRC^[2]
Johnny Come Lately			Comedy	United Artists
Journey into Fear			Thriller	RKO

K–L

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
The Kansan			Western	United Artists
Keep 'Em Slugging			Comedy	Universal
Keeper of the Flame			Drama	MGM
Kid Dynamite			Comedy	Monogram
The Kid Rides Again			Western	PRC
King of the Cowboys			Western	Republic
Klondike Kate			Western	Columbia
Ladies' Day			Comedy	RKO
Lady Bodyguard			Comedy	Paramount
Lady of Burlesque			Comedy mystery	United Artists
A Lady Takes a Chance			Romantic comedy	RKO
Land of Hunted Men			Western	Monogram
Larceny with Music			Musical	Universal
Lassie Come Home			Family	MGM
Law of the Northwest			Western	Columbia
Law of the Saddle			Western	PRC
The Law Rides Again			Western	Monogram
The Leather Burners			Western	United Artists
The Leopard Man			Horror	RKO
Let's Face It			Comedy	Paramount
Let's Have Fun			Musical comedy	Columbia
London Blackout Murders			Drama	Republic
The Lone Star Trail			Western	Universal
Lost Angel			Drama	MGM

M–N

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
The Mad Ghoul			Horror	Universal
Madame Curie			Biography	MGM 7 Academy Award nominations
The Man from Down Under			Drama	MGM
The Man from Music Mountain			Western	Republic
The Man from the Rio Grande			Western	Republic
The Man from Thunder River			Western	Republic
Man of Courage			Crime	PRC
The Mantrap			Mystery	Republic
Margin for Error			Drama	20th Century Fox
The Meanest Man in the World			Comedy	20th Century Fox
Melody Parade			Musical	Monogram
Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event			Comedy	RKO last of series
Minesweeper			War drama	Paramount
Mission to Moscow			War drama	Warner Bros.
Mister Big			Musical	Universal
The Moon Is Down			War	20th Century Fox
Moonlight in Vermont			Musical	Universal
The More the Merrier			Comedy	Columbia
Mountain Rhythm		Sally Payne, Weaver Brothers	Comedy	Republic
Mr. Lucky			Romance	RKO
Mr. Muggs Steps Out			Comedy	Monogram
Murder in Times Square			Mystery	Columbia
Murder on the Waterfront			Drama	Warner Bros.
My Friend Flicka			Family	20th Century Fox
My Kingdom for a Cook			Comedy	Columbia
My Son, the Hero			Comedy	PRC^[3]
The Mystery of the 13th Guest			Crime	Monogram
The Mysterious Doctor			Drama	Warner Bros.
Mystery Broadcast			Suspense	Republic
Nearly Eighteen			Comedy	Monogram
Never a Dull Moment			Musical	Universal
A Night for Crime			Mystery	PRC
Night Plane from Chungking			War	Paramount
Nobody's Darling			Musical	Republic
No Place for a Lady			Mystery	Columbia
No Time for Love			Comedy	Paramount
The North Star			War	RKO
Northern Pursuit			War	Warner Bros.

O–R

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Old Acquaintance			Drama	Warner Bros.
O, My Darling Clementine			Musical	Republic
One Dangerous Night			Mystery	Columbia
The Outlaw			Western	United Artists
Outlaws of Stampede Pass			Western	Monogram
Overland Mail Robbery			Western	Republic
The Ox-Bow Incident			Western	20th Century Fox
Paris After Dark			War drama
Passport to Suez			Mystery	Columbia
Petticoat Larceny			Comedy	RKO
Phantom of the Opera			Horror musical	Universal
Pilot No. 5			War	MGM
Pistol Packin' Mama			Comedy	Republic
Power of the Press			Drama	Columbia
The Powers Girl			Musical comedy	United Artists
Prairie Chickens			Western	United Artists
Presenting Lily Mars			Musical	MGM
Princess O'Rourke			Romantic comedy	Warner Bros Academy Award for screenplay
The Purple V			Drama	Republic
Raiders of Red Gap			Western	PRC
Raiders of San Joaquin			Western	Universal
Raiders of Sunset Pass			Western	Republic
Redhead from Manhattan			Comedy	Columbia
The Renegade			Western	PRC
The Return of the Rangers			Western	PRC
The Return of the Vampire			Horror	Columbia
Reveille with Beverly			Comedy	Columbia
Revenge of the Zombies			Horror	Monogram
Rhythm of the Islands			Comedy	Universal
Riders of the Deadline			Western	United Artists
Riders of the Northwest Mounted			Western
Riders of the Rio Grande			Western
Riding High			Comedy	Paramount
Robin Hood of the Range			Western	Columbia
Rookies in Burma			War comedy	RKO

S

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Saddles and Sagebrush			Western	Columbia
Sagebrush Law			Western	RKO
Sahara			Action War	Columbia
The Saint Meets the Tiger			Mystery	Republic last of series
Salute to the Marines			War drama, propaganda	MGM
Salute for Three			Musical	Paramount
Santa Fe Scouts			Western	Republic
Sarong Girl			Musical comedy	Monogram
A Scream in the Dark			Suspense	Republic
The Seventh Victim			Horror	RKO
Shadow of a Doubt				Universal
Shantytown			Crime	Republic
She Has What It Takes			Musical	Columbia
She's for Me			Musical	Universal
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death			Mystery	Universal
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon			Mystery	Universal
Sherlock Holmes in Washington			Mystery	Universal
Silent Witness			Crime	Monogram
Silver City Raiders			Western	Columbia
Silver Skates			Musical	Monogram
Silver Spurs			Western	Republic
Six Gun Gospel			Western	Monogram
The Sky's the Limit			Musical Comedy	RKO
Sleepy Lagoon			Comedy	Republic
Slightly Dangerous			Comedy	MGM
Smart Guy			Crime	Monogram
So Proudly We Hail!			Drama
Someone to Remember			Drama	Republic
Something to Shout About			Comedy	20th Century Fox
Son of Dracula			Horror	Universal
The Song of Bernadette			Biography	20th Century Fox Academy Award for Jones
Song of Texas			Western	Republic
So This Is Washington			Comedy	RKO
So's Your Uncle			Comedy	Universal
Spotlight Scandals			Musical	Monogram
Spy Train			Thriller	Monogram
Stage Door Canteen		Cheryl Walker, Lon McCallister, many cameos	Musical	United Artists
Stormy Weather			Musical	20th Century Fox
The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler			War drama	Universal
The Stranger from Pecos			Western	Monogram
A Stranger in Town			Drama/comedy	MGM
Submarine Alert			Action	Paramount
Submarine Base			War	PRC
The Sultan's Daughter			Comedy	Monogram
Sweet Rosie O'Grady			Musical	20th Century Fox
Swing Fever			Musical	MGM
Swing Out the Blues			Musical	Columbia
Swing Shift Maisie			Comedy	MGM
Swing Your Partner			Musical	Republic

T

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Tahiti Honey			Musical	Republic
Tarzan's Desert Mystery			Adventure	RKO
Tarzan Triumphs			Adventure	RKO
Taxi, Mister			Comedy	United Artists
Tender Comrade			Drama	RKO
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground			Western	Universal
The Texas Kid			Western	Monogram
Thank Your Lucky Stars			Musical	Warner Bros.
That Nazty Nuisance			Comedy	United Artists
There's Something About a Soldier			War drama	Columbia^[4]
They Came to Blow Up America			War drama	20th Century Fox
They Got Me Covered			Comedy	RKO
This Is the Army			Musical	Warner Bros. music by Irving Berlin
This Land Is Mine			Drama	RKO
Thousands Cheer			Musical	MGM
Three Hearts for Julia			Comedy	MGM
Three Russian Girls			War comedy	United Artists
Thumbs Up			Musical	Republic
Thundering Trails			Western	Republic
Tiger Fangs			Adventure	PRC
Tonight We Raid Calais			War	20th Century Fox
Top Man			Musical	Universal
Tornado			Drama	Paramount
Trail of Terror			Western	PRC
Truck Busters			Drama	Warner Bros.
True to Life			Drama	Paramount
Two Fisted Justice			Western	Monogram
Two Senoritas from Chicago			Musical comedy	Columbia
Two Tickets to London			Drama	Universal
Two Weeks to Live			Comedy	RKO Lum and Abner

U–Z

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
The Underdog			Drama	PRC
The Unknown Guest			Mystery	Monogram
The Vigilantes Ride			Western	Columbia
Wagon Tracks West			Western	Republic
Watch on the Rhine	Herman Shumlin	Bette Davis, Paul Lukas, Geraldine Fitzgerald	Drama	Warner Bros. script by Dashiell Hammett
West of Texas			Western	PRC
The West Side Kid			Crime	Republic
Western Cyclone			Western	PRC
We've Never Been Licked			War	Universal
What a Woman!			Comedy	Columbia
What's Buzzin', Cousin?			Musical	Columbia
Where Are Your Children?			Crime	Monogram
Whispering Footsteps			Film noir	Republic
Whistling in Brooklyn			Comedy	MGM
White Savage			Adventure	Universal
Wild Horse Rustlers			Western	PRC
Wild Horse Stampede			Western	Monogram
Wings Over the Pacific			War	Monogram
Wintertime			Musical	20th Century Fox
Wolves of the Range			Western	PRC
The Woman of the Town			Western	United Artists
Women in Bondage			Drama	Monogram
Yanks Ahoy			Comedy	United Artists
You Can't Beat the Law			Drama	Monogram
Young and Willing			Comedy	Paramount
Young Ideas			Drama	MGM
The Youngest Profession			Comedy	MGM
You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith			Musical comedy	Universal

Documentaries

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Autobiography of a 'Jeep'
The Battle of Britain			Documentary
The Battle of Russia			Documentary

Serials

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack				Universal
Adventures of the Flying Cadets				Universal
Batman			Action	Columbia
Daredevils of the West				Republic
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard				Universal
G-Men vs. the Black Dragon			Serial	Republic
The Masked Marvel				Republic
The Phantom
Secret Service in Darkest Africa				Republic

Shorts

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
An Itch in Time			Animated	Merrie Melodies
Baby Puss (Tom and Jerry)				MGM
Back from the Front				Columbia
Black Marketing
Brazil at War
A Challenge to Democracy
Combat America
Daffy – The Commando
December 7th
Dizzy Detectives				Columbia
Dizzy Pilots				Columbia
Education for Death
Falling Hare			Animated	Merrie Melodies
Family Troubles
Der Fuehrer's Face				Disney
Food for Fighters				On military nutrition
A Gem of a Jam				Columbia
Higher Than a Kite				Columbia
I Can Hardly Wait				Columbia
The Lonesome Mouse
Meshes of the Afternoon				Experimental film
Mission Accomplished				Film on B-17 Flying Fortress
Negro Colleges in War Time
The New Spirit				Animated short
Our Enemy- The Japanese
Phony Express				Columbia
Pigs in a Polka
Porky Pig's Feat
Prelude to War				first in Capra's Why We Fight series
Red Hot Riding Hood			Animated
Report from the Aleutians
Scrap Happy Daffy
Show Business at War
Spook Louder				Columbia
Sufferin' Cats!
Suggestion Box
Super-Rabbit
They Stooge to Conga				Columbia
Three Little Twirps				Columbia
To the People of the United States
Troop Train
Victory Through Air Power			Animated
Wackiki Wabbit
Wartime Nutrition
Who Killed Who?
Willoughby's Magic Hat	Bob Wickersham
Yankee Doodle Daffy
The Yankee Doodle Mouse
You, John Jones!

See also

• 1943 in the United States

External links

• 1943 films at the Internet Movie Database

Notes and References

1. Web site: Good Luck, Mr. Yates.
2. Web site: Jive Junction.
3. Web site: My Son, the Hero (1943).
4. Web site: There's Something About a Soldier.