A list of American films released in 1946.
The Best Years of Our Lives won Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abie's Irish Rose | Comedy | United Artists. Remake of 1928 film | ||
| Abilene Town | Randolph Scott, Ann Dvorak, Rhonda Fleming, | Western | United Artists | |
| Accomplice | Crime | PRC | ||
| Affairs of Geraldine | Comedy | Republic | ||
| Alias Billy the Kid | Western | Republic | ||
| Alias Mr. Twilight | Drama | Columbia | ||
| Ambush Trail | Western | PRC | ||
| Angel on My Shoulder | Fantasy | United Artists | ||
| Anna and the King of Siam | Drama | 20th Century Fox | ||
| Avalanche | Crime | PRC | ||
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Gold Rush | Western | Republic | |||
| Canyon Passage | Western | Universal | |||
| The Caravan Trail | Western | PRC | |||
| The Cat Creeps | Thriller | Universal | |||
| The Catman of Paris | Horror | Republic | |||
| Centennial Summer | Musical | 20th Century Fox | |||
| The Chase | United Artists | ||||
| Child of Divorce | Drama | RKO | |||
| Cinderella Jones | Musical | Warner Bros. | |||
| Claudia and David | Drama | Fox | |||
| Cloak and Dagger | Thriller | Warner Bros. | |||
| A Close Call for Boston Blackie | Mystery | Columbia | |||
| Cluny Brown | Comedy | 20th Century Fox | |||
| The Cockeyed Miracle | Fantasy | MGM | |||
| Colonel Effingham's Raid | Comedy | 20th Century Fox | |||
| Colorado Serenade | Western | PRC | |||
| Conquest of Cheyenne | Western | Republic | |||
| Courage of Lassie | Family | MGM | |||
| Cowboy Blues | Western | Columbia | |||
| Crack-Up | RKO | ||||
| Crime Doctor's Man Hunt | Mystery | Columbia. Part of Crime Doctor series | |||
| Crime of the Century | Crime | Republic | |||
| Criminal Court | Crime | RKO | |||
| Cross My Heart | Comedy | Paramount | |||
| Cuban Pete | Musical | Universal |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Carroll Sketchbook | Musical | Republic | ||
| Easy to Wed | Comedy | MGM | ||
| The El Paso Kid | Western | Republic | ||
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Fabulous Suzanne | Romantic comedy | Republic | ||
| The Face of Marble | Horror | Monogram | ||
| Faithful in My Fashion | Comedy | MGM | ||
| The Falcon's Adventure | Mystery | RKO | ||
| The Falcon's Alibi | Mystery | RKO | ||
| Fear | Drama | Monogram | ||
| The Fighting Frontiersman | Western | Columbia | ||
| The Fighting Guardsman | Adventure | Columbia | ||
| Flight to Nowhere | Film Noir | Lippert | ||
| The Flying Serpent | Horror | PRC | ||
| Freddie Steps Out | Comedy | Monogram | ||
| The French Key | Mystery | Republic | ||
| From This Day Forward | Drama | RKO | ||
| Frontier Gunlaw | Western | Columbia | ||
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G.I. War Brides | Comedy | Republic | ||
| Gallant Bess | MGM | |||
| Gallant Journey | Columbia | |||
| Galloping Thunder | Western | Columbia | ||
| Gas House Kids | Comedy | PRC | ||
| Gay Blades | Comedy | Republic | ||
| The Gay Cavalier | Monogram | |||
| Genius at Work | Comedy | RKO | ||
| The Gentleman from Texas | Western | Monogram | ||
| Gentleman Joe Palooka | Sports | Monogram | ||
| The Gentleman Misbehaves | Musical comedy | Columbia | ||
| Gentlemen with Guns | Western | PRC | ||
| Ghost of Hidden Valley | Western | PRC | ||
| Gilda | Columbia | |||
| Ginger | Monogram | |||
| Girl on the Spot | Musical crime | Universal | ||
| The Glass Alibi | Drama | Republic | ||
| God's Country | Western | Lippert | ||
| The Great Morgan | Musical | MGM | ||
| The Green Years | Comedy, Drama | MGM | ||
| Gun Town | Western | Universal | ||
| Gunman's Code | Western | Universal | ||
| Gunning for Vengeance | Western | Columbia | ||
| A Guy Could Change | Drama | Republic | ||
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Haunted Mine | Western | Monogram | |||
| The Harvey Girls | Musical | MGM. Academy Award for Best Song | |||
| Heading West | Western | Columbia | |||
| Heartbeat | Comedy | RKO | |||
| Heldorado | Western | Republic | |||
| Her Adventurous Night | Comedy | Universal | |||
| Her Kind of Man | Crime | Warner Bros. | |||
| Her Sister's Secret | Drama | Warner Bros. | |||
| High School Hero | Comedy | Monogram | |||
| Holiday in Mexico | Musical | MGM | |||
| Home in Oklahoma | Western | Republic | |||
| Home on the Range | Western | Republic | |||
| Home Sweet Homicide | Mystery | 20th Century Fox | |||
| The Hoodlum Saint | Drama | MGM | |||
| Hot Cargo | Drama | Paramount | |||
| House of Horrors | Horror | Universal | |||
| Humoresque | Warner Bros. |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Ring Doorbells | Mystery | PRC | ||
| Idea Girl | Comedy | Universal | ||
| If I'm Lucky | Musical | 20th Century Fox | ||
| In Fast Company | Comedy | Monogram | ||
| In Old Sacramento | Western | Republic | ||
| The Inner Circle | Mystery | Republic | ||
| Inside Job | Crime | Universal | ||
| The Invisible Informer | Crime | Republic | ||
| It's Great to Be Young | Musical | Columbia | ||
| It's a Wonderful Life | Fantasy | RKO. Nominated for five Academy Awards | ||
| It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog | Comedy | 20th Century Fox | ||
| I've Always Loved You | Romance | Republic | ||
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janie Gets Married | Comedy | Warner Bros. Sequel to 1944 film | ||
| Joe Palooka, Champ | Sports | Monogram | ||
| Johnny Comes Flying Home | Drama | 20th Century Fox | ||
| The Jolson Story | Biography | Columbia | ||
| Junior Prom | Drama | Monogram | ||
| Just Before Dawn | Mystery | Columbia. Part of Crime Doctor series | ||
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Kid from Brooklyn | Comedy | RKO. Remake of The Milky Way | ||
| The Killers | Universal
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| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lady Chaser | Mystery | PRC | ||
| Lady Luck | Comedy | RKO | ||
| Landrush | Western | Columbia | ||
| Larceny in Her Heart | Mystery | PRC | ||
| The Last Crooked Mile | Crime | Republic | ||
| Lawless Breed | Western | Universal | ||
| A Letter for Evie | Comedy | |||
| Little Giant | Comedy | Universal | ||
| Little Iodine | Comedy | United Artists. Based on comic strip | ||
| Little Miss Big | Comedy drama | Universal | ||
| Little Mister Jim | Drama | MGM | ||
| Live Wires | Comedy | |||
| The Locket | RKO | |||
| Lone Star Moonlight | Western | Columbia | ||
| Love Laughs at Andy Hardy | Comedy | MGM | ||
| Lover Come Back | Comedy | Universal | ||
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Madonna's Secret | Mystery | Republic | ||
| Magnificent Doll | Historical | Universal | ||
| The Magnificent Rogue | Comedy | Republic | ||
| Make Mine Music | Disney, RKO | |||
| Man from Rainbow Valley | Western | Republic | ||
| The Man Who Dared | Drama | Columbia | ||
| Margie | Comedy | 20th Century Fox | ||
| The Mask of Diijon | PRC | |||
| Meet Me on Broadway | Musical | Columbia | ||
| The Missing Lady | Mystery | Monogram. The Shadow series | ||
| Miss Susie Slagle's | Romance | Paramount | ||
| Monsieur Beaucaire | Comedy | Paramount | ||
| Moon Over Montana | Western | Monogram | ||
| Mr. Ace | Crime | United Artists | ||
| Mr. Hex | Comedy | Monogram | ||
| Murder in the Music Hall | Musical | Republic Pictures | ||
| Murder Is My Business | Mystery | PRC | ||
| My Darling Clementine | 20th Century Fox | |||
| My Dog Shep | Drama | Lippert | ||
| My Pal Trigger | Western | Republic | ||
| My Reputation | Romance | Warner Bros. | ||
| Mysterious Intruder | Film noir | Columbia | ||
| The Mysterious Mr. Valentine | Republic | |||
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Never Say Goodbye | Comedy | Warner Bros. | |||
| Night and Day | Musical | Warner Bros.
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| Night Editor | Columbia | ||||
| A Night in Casablanca | Comedy | United Artists | |||
| Night in Paradise | Comedy drama | Universal | |||
| Night Train to Memphis | Action | Republic | |||
| Nobody Lives Forever | Warner Bros. | ||||
| Nocturne | RKO | ||||
| No Leave, No Love | Charles Martin | Musical | MGM | ||
| Notorious | RKO. Nominated for two Academy Awards | ||||
| The Notorious Lone Wolf | Adventure | Columbia |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Of Human Bondage | Drama | Warner Bros. Somerset Maugham book; remake of 1934 film | ||
| One Exciting Week | Comedy | Republic | ||
| One More Tomorrow | Drama | Warner Bros. | ||
| One Way to Love | Comedy | Columbia | ||
| O.S.S. | Suspense | Paramount | ||
| Our Hearts Were Growing Up | Comedy | Paramount | ||
| Out California Way | Western | Republic | ||
| Outlaws of the Plains | Western | PRC[1] | ||
| Overland Riders | Western | PRC | ||
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partners in Time | Comedy | RKO | ||
| Passkey to Danger | Thriller | Republic | ||
| People Are Funny | Comedy | Paramount | ||
| Perilous Holiday | Crime | Columbia | ||
| Personality Kid | Drama | Columbia | ||
| The Phantom Thief | Mystery | Columbia. Boston Blackie series | ||
| Plainsman and the Lady | Western | Republic | ||
| The Postman Always Rings Twice | MGM. From book by James M. Cain | |||
| Prairie Badmen | Western | PRC | ||
| Queen of Burlesque | Drama | PRC | ||
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Over Texas | Western | Republic | ||
| The Razor's Edge | Drama | 20th Century Fox
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| The Red Dragon | Mystery | |||
| Red River Renegades | Western | Republic | ||
| Rendezvous with Annie | Comedy | Republic | ||
| Rendezvous 24 | Thriller | 20th Century Fox | ||
| Renegade Girl | Western | Lippert | ||
| Renegades | Western | Columbia | ||
| The Return of Monte Cristo | Adventure | Columbia | ||
| The Return of Rusty | Drama | Columbia | ||
| Rio Grande Raiders | Western | Republic | ||
| Riverboat Rhythm | Comedy | RKO | ||
| Road to Utopia | Musical comedy | Paramount. Fourth of series | ||
| Roaring Rangers | Western | Columbia | ||
| Roll on Texas Moon | Western | Republic | ||
| Rolling Home | Drama | Lippert | ||
| Romance of the West | Western | PRC | ||
| The Runaround | Comedy mystery | Universal | ||
| Rustler's Round-Up | Western | Universal | ||
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under Arizona Skies | Western | Monogram | ||
| Under Nevada Skies | Western | Republic | ||
| Undercurrent | MGM | |||
| The Undercover Woman | Mystery | Republic | ||
| The Unknown | Mystery | Columbia | ||
| Up Goes Maisie | Comedy | MGM | ||
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vacation in Reno | Comedy | RKO | ||
| Valley of the Zombies | Horror | Republic | ||
| The Verdict | Warner Bros. Siegel's first film | |||
| The Virginian | Paramount. From book by Owen Wister | |||
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wake Up and Dream | Drama | 20th Century Fox | |||
| The Walls Came Tumbling Down | Crime | Columbia | |||
| The Well Groomed Bride | Comedy | Paramount | |||
| West of the Alamo | Western | Monogram | |||
| Whistle Stop | United Artists | ||||
| White Tie and Tails | Comedy | Universal | |||
| The Wife of Monte Cristo | Adventure | PRC | |||
| Wife Wanted | Crime | Monogram | |||
| Wild Beauty | Western | Universal | |||
| Wild West | Western | PRC | |||
| Winter Wonderland | Drama | Republic | |||
| Without Reservations | Comedy | RKO | |||
| The Yearling | Family, Drama | MGM. From Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings book | |||
| Young Widow | Drama | United Artists |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chick Carter, Detective | Serial | Columbia | ||
| The Crimson Ghost | Republic | |||
| Daughter of Don Q | Republic | |||
| Hop Harrigan | Serial | |||
| King of the Forest Rangers | Larry Thompson | RKO | ||
| Lost City of the Jungle | Universal | |||
| The Mysterious Mr. M | Lewis D. Collins and Vernon Keays | Universal | ||
| The Phantom Rider | Robert Kent | Republic | ||
| The Scarlet Horseman | Universal | |||
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baby Bottleneck | Warner Bros. | |||
| Baseball Bugs | Warner Bros. | |||
| Beer Barrel Polecats | Columbia | |||
| A Bird in the Head | Columbia | |||
| Book Revue | Warner Bros. | |||
| Bunker Hill Bunny | Animated | Warner Bros. | ||
| The Cat Concerto | Animated | MGM | ||
| G. I. Wanna Home | Columbia | |||
| Hair-Raising Hare | Warner Bros. | |||
| Hare Remover | Warner Bros. | |||
| Kitty Kornered | Warner Bros. | |||
| The Milky Waif | MGM | |||
| Monkey Businessmen | Columbia | |||
| Quentin Quail | Warner Bros. | |||
| Racketeer Rabbit | Warner Bros. | |||
| Rhapsody Rabbit | Warner Bros. | |||
| Rhythm and Weep | Columbia | |||
| Solid Serenade | MGM | |||
| Special Delivery | United States Air Force | |||
| Springtime for Thomas | Animation | MGM | ||
| A Tale of Two Cities | on Japan bombings | |||
| That Justice Be Done | Office of War Information | |||
| Three Little Pirates | Columbia | |||
| Three Loan Wolves | Columbia | |||
| The Three Troubledoers | Columbia | |||
| Trap Happy | MGM | |||
| Uncivil War Birds | Columbia | |||
| Walky Talky Hawky | Warner Bros. | |||