List of American films of 1947 explained

The following is a list of American films released in 1947.

Gentleman's Agreement won Best Picture at the Academy Awards.

A-B

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
13 Rue Madeleine		James Cagney, Richard Conte, Annabella	Thriller	20th Century Fox
Adventure Island			Adventure	Paramount
The Adventures of Don Coyote			Western	United Artists
Along the Oregon Trail			Western	Republic
Always Together			Comedy	Warner Bros.
Angel and the Badman				Republic
Apache Rose			Western	Republic
The Arnelo Affair			Crime	MGM
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer			Comedy	RKO
Backlash				20th Century Fox
Bandits of Dark Canyon			Western	Republic
Banjo			Drama	RKO
Beat the Band			Musical	RKO
The Beginning or the End			Drama	MGM
Bells of San Angelo			Western	Republic
Bells of San Fernando			Adventure	Lippert
The Big Fix			Drama	PRC
Big Town			Crime	Paramount
Big Town After Dark			Crime	Paramount
The Bishop's Wife			Comedy	RKO
Black Gold			Adventure	Allied Artists^[1]
Black Hills			Western	PRC
Blackmail			Crime	Republic
Blaze of Noon			Drama	Paramount
Blind Spot			Thriller	Columbia
Blonde Savage			Adventure	PRC
Blondie's Anniversary			Comedy	Columbia
Blondie's Big Moment			Comedy	Columbia
Blondie's Holiday			Comedy	Columbia
Blondie in the Dough			Comedy	Columbia
Body and Soul				United Artists
Boomerang			Crime	20th Century Fox
Border Feud			Western	PRC
Born to Kill				RKO
Born to Speed			Action	PRC
Bowery Buckaroos			Comedy	Monogram
The Brasher Doubloon			Crime drama	20th Century Fox
Brute Force				Universal
Buck Privates Come Home			Comedy	Universal
Buckaroo from Powder River			Western	Columbia
Buffalo Bill Rides Again			Western	Lippert
Bulldog Drummond at Bay			Mystery	Columbia
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back			Thriller	Columbia
The Burning Cross			Drama	Lippert
Bury Me Dead				Eagle-Lion
Bush Pilot			Drama	Lippert

C-D

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Calcutta			Crime	Paramount
Calendar Girl			Musical	Republic
California			Western	Paramount
Captain from Castile				20th Century Fox
Carnegie Hall			Musical	United Artists
Carnival in Costa Rica			Musical	20th Century Fox
Cass Timberlane			Drama	MGM
Cheyenne			Western	Warner Bros.
Cheyenne Takes Over			Western	PRC
The Chinese Ring			Mystery
Christmas Eve			Comedy	United Artists
Cigarette Girl			Comedy	Columbia
Code of the Saddle			Western	Monogram
Code of the West			Western	RKO
Copacabana			Comedy	United Artists
The Corpse Came C.O.D.			Comedy	Columbia
The Crime Doctor's Gamble			Mystery	Columbia. One of series
The Crimson Key			Mystery	20th Century Fox
Crossfire			Film noir	RKO 5 Academy Award nominations
Cry Wolf					Mystery	Warner Bros.
Curley			Comedy	United Artists
Cynthia			Comedy drama	MGM
Daisy Kenyon			Drama	20th Century Fox
Danger Street			Mystery	Paramount
Dangerous Venture			Western	United Artists
Dangerous Years			Drama	20th Century Fox. Marilyn Monroe debut
Dark Delusion			Drama
Dark Passage			Film noir	Warner Bros.
Dead Reckoning			Film noir	Columbia
Dear Ruth			Comedy	Paramount
Deep Valley			Drama	Warner Bros.
Desert Fury				Paramount
Desire Me	No director credited		Drama	MGM
Desperate			Drama	RKO
Devil Ship			Crime	Columbia
The Devil Thumbs a Ride			Drama	RKO
The Devil on Wheels			Drama	PRC
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome			Thriller	RKO based on comic strip
Dick Tracy's Dilemma			Crime	RKO
Dishonored Lady				United Artists
A Double Life				Universal. Oscar for Colman
Down to Earth			Fantasy	Columbia. Sequel to Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Dragnet			Crime	Lippert
Driftwood			Drama	Republic

E-F

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Easy Come, Easy Go			Comedy drama	Paramount
The Egg and I			Comedy	Universal
Escape Me Never	Peter Godfrey		Drama	Warner Bros.
The Exile			Adventure	Universal
Exposed			Crime	Republic
The Fabulous Dorseys			Biopic	United Artists
The Fabulous Joe	Harve Foster		Comedy	United Artists
The Fabulous Texan			Western	Republic
Fall Guy			Drama	Monogram
The Farmer's Daughter			Comedy	RKO Oscar for Young
Fear in the Night			Drama	Paramount
Fiesta			Musical drama	MGM
The Fighting Vigilantes			Western	PRC
The Flame				Republic
Flashing Guns			Western	Monogram
Fool's Gold			Western	United Artists
For the Love of Rusty			Family	Columbia
Forever Amber			Drama	20th Century Fox based on the novel
For You I Die				Film Classics
The Foxes of Harrow			Adventure	20th Century Fox
Framed				Columbia
The Fugitive			Drama	RKO
Fun and Fancy Free	4 directors		Animated	Disney, RKO
Fun on a Weekend			Comedy	United Artists

G-H

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
The Gangster			Film noir	Allied Artists
Gas House Kids Go West	William Beaudine	Emory Parnell, Vince Barnett, Benny Bartlett	Comedy	PRC
Gas House Kids in Hollywood	Edward L. Cahn	Carl Switzer, Benny Bartlett, Michael Whalen	Comedy	PRC
Gentleman's Agreement			Drama	20th Century Fox. Oscars for Kazan, Holm, Best Picture
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir			Romance	20th Century Fox inspired TV series
The Ghost Goes Wild			Comedy	Republic
Ghost Town Renegades			Western	PRC
Golden Earrings			Drama	Paramount
Good News			Musical	MGM
Green Dolphin Street			Drama	MGM
The Guilt of Janet Ames			Drama	Columbia
The Guilty			Drama	Monogram
Gunfighters			Western	Columbia
Gun Talk			Western	Monogram
Hard Boiled Mahoney		Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Teala Loring	Comedy	Monogram
Heading for Heaven			Comedy	Eagle-Lion
Heartaches			Mystery	PRC
Heaven Only Knows			Western	United Artists
Her Husband's Affairs			Comedy	Columbia
Hi-De-Ho			Musical drama	Independent
High Barbaree			War	MGM
High Conquest			Drama	Monogram
High Tide			Crime	Monogram
High Wall			Crime drama	MGM
Hit Parade of 1947			Musical	Republic
Hollywood Barn Dance			Musical	Lippert
Homesteaders of Paradise Valley			Western	Republic
The Homestretch			Drama	20th Century Fox
Honeymoon			Comedy	RKO
Hoppy's Holiday			Western	United Artists
The Hucksters			Drama	MGM

I-J

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
I Cover Big Town			Drama	Paramount
If Winter Comes			Drama	MGM
I'll Be Yours	William A. Seiter	Deanna Durbin, Tom Drake, William Bendix, Adolphe Menjou	Musical comedy	Universal
The Imperfect Lady	Lewis Allen	Ray Milland, Teresa Wright, Cedric Hardwicke	Drama	Paramount
Intrigue			Crime	United Artists
The Invisible Wall			Crime	20th Century Fox
It Had to Be You			Comedy	Columbia
It Happened in Brooklyn			Comedy	MGM
It Happened on 5th Avenue			Comedy	Allied Artists
It's a Joke, Son!			Comedy	Eagle-Lion
Ivy				Universal
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now			Musical	20th Century Fox
Jewels of Brandenburg			Crime	20th Century Fox
Jiggs and Maggie in Society			Crime	Monogram
Joe Palooka in the Knockout			Comedy	Monogram. One of series
Johnny O'Clock				Columbia
Jungle Flight			Adventure	Paramount

K-L

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Keeper of the Bees			Drama	Columbia
Key Witness			Crime drama	Columbia
Killer at Large			Crime	PRC
Killer Dill			Crime comedy	Lippert
Killer McCoy			Drama	MGM
Kilroy Was Here			Comedy	Monogram^[2]
Kiss of Death				20th Century Fox 2 Oscar nominations
King of the Bandits			Western	Monogram
King of the Wild Horses			Western	Columbia
Ladies' Man			Comedy	Paramount
The Lady from Shanghai				Columbia
Lady in the Lake				MGM based on book by Raymond Chandler
Land of the Lawless			Western	Monogram
Last Days of Boot Hill			Western	Columbia
Last Frontier Uprising			Western	Republic
Last of the Redmen			Adventure	Columbia
The Last Round-Up			Western	Columbia Remake of 1934 film
The Late George Apley			Comedy	20th Century Fox
The Law Comes to Gunsight			Western	Monogram
Law of the Canyon			Western	Columbia
Law of the Lash			Western	PRC
Life with Father			Comedy	Warner Bros. based on the book
Lighthouse			Drama	PRC
A Likely Story			Comedy	RKO
Linda, Be Good			Comedy	Eagle-Lion
Little Miss Broadway			Musical	Columbia
Living in a Big Way			Musical	MGM
Louisiana			Drama	Monogram^[3]
The Lone Hand Texan			Western	Columbia
The Lone Wolf in London			Mystery	Columbia
The Lone Wolf in Mexico			Mystery	Columbia
The Long Night				RKO
Lost Honeymoon			Comedy	Eagle-Lion
The Lost Moment				Universal
Love and Learn			Comedy	Warner Bros.
Love from a Stranger				Eagle-Lion
Lured				United Artists

M-N

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
The Macomber Affair			Drama	United Artists
Magic Town			Comedy	RKO
The Man I Love			Drama	Warner Bros.
The Marauders			Western	United Artists
Marshal of Cripple Creek			Western	Republic
Merton of the Movies			Comedy	MGM
The Michigan Kid			Western	Universal
The Mighty McGurk			Drama	MGM
The Millerson Case			Mystery	Columbia
Millie's Daughter			Drama	Columbia
Miracle on 34th Street			Romantic comedy	20th Century Fox Oscars for Gwenn, screenplay
Monsieur Verdoux			Comedy	United Artists
Moss Rose			Thriller	20th Century Fox
Mother Wore Tights			Musical	20th Century Fox
Mourning Becomes Electra			Drama	RKO
Mr. District Attorney			Crime	Columbia
My Brother Talks to Horses			Comedy	MGM
My Favorite Brunette			Comedy	Paramount
My Wild Irish Rose			Musical	Warner Bros.
New Orleans			Musical	United Artists
News Hounds			Comedy	Monogram
Nightmare Alley			Film noir	20th Century Fox based on the book
Nora Prentiss			Drama	Warner Bros.
Northwest Outpost			Musical	Republic

O-Q

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
On the Old Spanish Trail			Western	Republic
Oregon Trail Scouts			Western	Republic
The Other Love	Andre DeToth	Barbara Stanwyck, David Niven, Richard Conte		United Artists
Out of the Blue			Comedy	Eagle-Lion Films
Out of the Past			Film noir	RKO
Over the Santa Fe Trail			Western	Columbia
The Paradine Case			Drama	United Artists
The Perfect Marriage			Comedy	Paramount
The Perils of Pauline			Comedy	Paramount
Philo Vance's Gamble			Mystery	PRC
Philo Vance Returns			Mystery	PRC
Philo Vance's Secret Mission			Mystery	PRC
The Pilgrim Lady			Comedy	Republic
Pioneer Justice			Western	PRC
Pirates of Monterey			Adventure	Universal
Possessed				Warner Bros.
The Prairie		Lenore Aubert, Alan Baxter, Fred Coby	Western	Lippert
Prairie Express			Western	Monogram
Prairie Raiders			Western	Columbia
The Pretender				Republic
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami			Drama	United Artists
Pursued			Western	Warner Bros.
Queen of the Amazons			Adventure	Lippert

R-S

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Raiders of the South			Western	Monogram
Railroaded!				Eagle-Lion
Rainbow Over the Rockies			Western	Monogram
Ramrod			Western	United Artists
Range Beyond the Blue			Western	PRC
The Red House				United Artists
The Red Stallion			Drama	Eagle-Lion
Repeat Performance				Eagle-Lion
Return of the Lash			Western	PRC
The Return of Rin Tin Tin			Drama	Eagle-Lion
Ride the Pink Horse				Universal
Riders of the Lone Star			Western	Columbia
Ridin' Down the Trail			Western	Monogram
Riding the California Trail			Western	Monogram
Riffraff			Film noir	RKO
Road to the Big House			Crime	Lippert
Road to Rio			Comedy	Paramount 5th of series
Robin Hood of Monterey			Adventure	Monogram
Robin Hood of Texas			Western	Republic
The Romance of Rosy Ridge			Western	MGM
Roses Are Red			Crime	20th Century Fox
Rose of Santa Rosa			Comedy	Columbia
Rustlers of Devil's Canyon			Western	Republic
Saddle Pals			Western	Republic
Sarge Goes to College			Comedy	Monogram
Scared to Death			Horror	Lippert
The Sea of Grass			Western	MGM
Second Chance			Crime	20th Century Fox
Secret Beyond the Door				Universal
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty			Comedy	RKO remade in 2013
The Senator Was Indiscreet			Comedy	Universal
Seven Keys to Baldpate			Mystery	RKO
Seven Were Saved			Drama	Paramount
Shadow Valley			Western	PRC
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim			Musical	20th Century Fox
Shoot to Kill			Crime	Lippert remade in 1988
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock	Preston Sturges	Harold Lloyd, Rudy Vallee, Raymond Walburn	Comedy	United Artists
Sinbad the Sailor			Fantasy	RKO
Singapore			Film noir	Universal
Six-Gun Serenade			Western	Monogram
Slave Girl			Adventure	Universal
Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman				Universal 2 Oscar nominations
Smoky River Serenade			Western	Columbia
Something in the Wind			Musical	Universal
The Son of Rusty	Lew Landers		Drama	Columbia
Song of Love			Drama	MGM. Biopic of Robert Schumann
Song of Scheherazade			Fantasy	Universal
Song of the Wasteland			Western	Monogram
Song of the Thin Man			Mystery	MGM. Last of Thin Man series
South of the Chisholm Trail			Western	Columbia
The Spirit of West Point			Drama	Film Classics
Spoilers of the North			Action	Republic
Sport of Kings			Sports	Columbia
Springtime in the Sierras			Western	Republic
Stage to Mesa City			Western	PRC
Stallion Road			Drama	Warner Bros.
Stepchild			Drama	PRC
Stork Bites Man			Comedy	United Artists
The Stranger from Ponca City			Western	Columbia
Suddenly, It's Spring			Comedy	Paramount
Sweet Genevieve			Comedy	Columbia
Swing the Western Way			Western	Columbia

T-U

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Tarzan and the Huntress			Adventure	RKO
T-Men				Eagle-Lion
That Hagen Girl			Drama	Warner Bros.
That's My Gal			Comedy	Republic
That's My Man			Drama	Republic
That Way with Women			Comedy	Warner Bros.
They Won't Believe Me			Drama	RKO
The Thirteenth Hour			Mystery	Columbia
This Time for Keeps			Musical	MGM
Three on a Ticket			Mystery	PRC
Thunder in the Valley			Drama	20th Century Fox
Thunder Mountain			Western	RKO
Time Out of Mind			Drama	Universal
Too Many Winners			Mystery	PRC
Trail of the Mounties			Western	Lippert
Trail Street			Western	RKO
Trail to San Antone			Western	Monogram
Trailing Danger			Western	Monogram
The Trespasser			Action	Republic
The Trouble with Women			Comedy	Paramount
Twilight on the Rio Grande			Western	Republic
Two Blondes and a Redhead			Comedy	Columbia
The Two Mrs. Carrolls			Drama	Warner Bros.
Tycoon			Drama	RKO
Unconquered			Adventure	Paramount
Under Colorado Skies			Western	Republic
Under the Tonto Rim			Western	RKO
Undercover Maisie			Comedy	MGM. 10th of series
Unexpected Guest			Western	United Artists
The Unfaithful				Warner Bros.
The Unfinished Dance			Musical	MGM
The Unsuspected			Film noir	Warner Bros.
Untamed Fury			Adventure	PRC

V-Z

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Vacation Days			Comedy	Monogram
Valley of Fear			Western	Monogram
Variety Girl			Musical	Paramount. Various cameos.
The Velvet Touch		Rosalind Russell, Claire Trevor, Sydney Greenstreet	Film noir	RKO
Vigilantes of Boomtown			Western	Republic
The Vigilantes Return			Western	Universal
Violence			Crime	Monogram
The Voice of the Turtle			Comedy	Warner Bros.
The Web				Universal Became TV series
Web of Danger			Crime	Republic
Welcome Stranger			Drama	Paramount
West of Dodge City			Western	Columbia
West to Glory			Western	PRC
When a Girl's Beautiful			Comedy	Columbia
Where There's Life			Comedy	Paramount
Whispering City			Drama	Eagle-Lion
Wild Country			Western	PRC
The Wild Frontier			Western	Republic
Wild Harvest			Drama	Paramount
Wild Horse Mesa			Western	RKO
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap			Comedy	Universal
The Woman on the Beach	Jean Renoir		Film noir	RKO
Wyoming			Western	Republic
Yankee Fakir			Mystery	Republic

Serials

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
The Black Widow		Bruce Edwards
Brick Bradford
Jesse James Rides Again	F. Brannon, T. Carr		Western	Serial
Son of Zorro			Serial
The Vigilante			Action	Serial

Shorts

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Cat Fishin'			Animated
Don't Be a Sucker
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse			Animated
Easter Yeggs			Animated
Fireworks			Experimental
Half-Wits Holiday			Comedy
Hold That Lion!			Comedy Short
The Invisible Mouse			Animated
King-Size Canary			Animation
Motion Painting No. 1			Animation
A Mouse in the House			Animated
Part Time Pal			Animation
A Pest in the House			Animation
Salt Water Tabby			Animated
Scent-imental Over You			Animated
Sing a Song of Six Pants			Comedy short
Slick Hare			Animated
Tubby the Tuba			Animated
Tweetie Pie			Animated	Warner Bros.

See also

• 1947 in the United States

References

1. Web site: Black Gold (1947) - Overview - TCM.com. Turner Classic Movies.
2. Web site: Kilroy Was Here (1947) - Overview - TCM.com. Turner Classic Movies.
3. Web site: Louisiana (1947) - Overview - TCM.com. Turner Classic Movies.

External links

• 1947 films at the Internet Movie Database