List of British films of 1949 explained

A list of films produced in the United Kingdom in 1949 (see 1949 in film):

1949

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1949
Adam and EvelyneHarold FrenchStewart Granger, Jean SimmonsRomance
The Adventures of JaneEdward G. Whiting Comedy based on comic strip
The Adventures of PC 49 Crime
All Over the TownDerek N. TwistNorman Wooland, Sarah ChurchillComedy
The Bad Lord ByronDavid MacDonaldDennis Price, Mai ZetterlingHistorical
Badger's GreenJohn Irwin Comedy
The Blue LagoonDrama
Blue Scar Emrys Jones, Gwynneth Vaughan Drama
A Boy, a Girl and a BikeRalph SmartJohn McCallum, Honor BlackmanComedy
Boys in Brown Drama
Cardboard CavalierWalter FordeSid Field, Margaret LockwoodComedy
The Case of Charles Peace Crime
Celia Comedy thriller
Children of Chance Drama
The Chiltern HundredsJohn Paddy CarstairsCecil Parker, A. E. Matthews, David TomlinsonComedy
Christopher ColumbusDavid MacDonaldFredric March, Florence EldridgeHistorical
ConspiratorVictor SavilleElizabeth Taylor, Robert TaylorThriller
The Cure for Love Comedy
Dark SecretMaclean RogersDinah Sheridan, Emrys JonesCrime
Dear Mr. ProhackThornton FreelandCecil Parker, Glynis JohnsComedy
Diamond CitySouth African western
Dick Barton Strikes Back Action based on radio serial
Doctor MorelleGodfrey GraysonValentine Dyall, Peter DruryMystery
Don't Ever Leave MeRomantic comedy
Edward, My SonGeorge CukorSpencer Tracy, Deborah KerrDramaKerr's first time Oscar nomination
Eureka StockadeHarry WattDrama Filmed in Australia
Floodtide Drama
Fools Rush In Comedy
For Them That TrespassAlberto CavalcantiRichard Todd, Patricia Plunkett, Stephen MurrayCrime
ForbiddenThriller
The Forbidden StreetDrama
Give Us This Day Drama
The Glass MountainDrama
Golden ArrowGordon ParryBurgess Meredith, Jean-Pierre AumontComedy
Golden MadonnaLadislao VajdaPhyllis Calvert, Tullio CarminatiDrama
The Hasty HeartVincent ShermanRonald Reagan, Richard Todd, Patricia NealWorld War II drama
Helter SkelterRalph ThomasCarol Marsh, David TomlinsonComedy
High Jinks in SocietyBen Wrigley, Barbara ShawComedy
The History of Mr. PollyAnthony PelissierJohn Mills, Sally Ann HowesDrama
The Huggetts AbroadKen AnnakinJack Warner, Kathleen Harrison, Dinah Sheridan, Jimmy HanleyComedy'
The Interrupted JourneyThriller
It's Not CricketComedy
The Jack of DiamondsVernon SewellNigel Patrick, Cyril RaymondAdventure
Kind Hearts and CoronetsBlack comedy Number 6 in the list of BFI Top 100 British films
LandfallKen AnnakinMichael Denison, Patricia PlunkettWar
The Last Days of DolwynEmlyn Williams, Russell LloydEdith Evans, Richard BurtonDrama
The Lost PeopleMuriel BoxRichard Attenborough, Dennis Price, Mai ZetterlingDrama
Madness of the HeartCharles BennettMargaret Lockwood, Kathleen ByronDrama
A Man's Affair Comedy
The Man from Yesterday Thriller
The Man in Black Thriller
Man on the RunLawrence HuntingtonDerek Farr, Joan HopkinsThriller
Marry Me!Terence FisherDerek Bond, Susan ShawComedy
A Matter of MurderJohn GillingCrime
Maytime in MayfairMusical comedy
Meet Simon CherryHugh Moxey, Jeanette Tregarthen Mystery
Melody ClubRobert S. Baker, Monty BermanTerry-Thomas, Arthur GomezComedy
Melody in the DarkRobert Jordan HillBen Wrigley, Eunice GaysonMusical
Miss Pilgrim's ProgressVal GuestComedy
Murder at the WindmillVal GuestGarry Marsh, Jon PertweeCrime
No Way BackStefan OsieckiCrime
Now BarabbasGordon ParryRichard Greene, Cedric HardwickeDrama
ObsessionEdward DmytrykRobert Newton, Sally GrayCrime
Old Mother Riley's New VentureJohn HarlowArthur Lucan, Kitty McShane, Chili BouchierComedy
Once a Jolly Swagman Drama
Once Upon a DreamRalph ThomasComedy
Paper OrchidMystery
The Passionate FriendsAnn Todd, Claude Rains, Trevor HowardDrama Based on the H. G. Wells novel
Passport to PimlicoComedy Number 63 in the list of BFI Top 100 British films
The Perfect WomanBernard KnowlesPatricia Roc, Stanley HollowayComedy
Poet's PubFrederick WilsonDerek Bond, Rona AndersonComedy
Private AngeloMichael Anderson, Peter UstinovGodfrey Tearle, Maria DenisComedy/war
The Queen of SpadesThorold DickinsonAnton Walbrook, Edith EvansFantasy
The Rocking Horse WinnerAnthony PelissierValerie Hobson, John Howard DaviesFantasy
The Romantic AgeEdmond T. GrévilleHugh Williams, Mai Zetterling, Petula ClarkComedy
A Run for Your MoneyComedy
Saints and SinnersLeslie ArlissKieron Moore, Christine NordenComedy/drama
School for RandleJohn E. BlakeleyFrank Randle, Dan YoungComedy
Silent DustLance ComfortNigel Patrick, Sally Gray, Stephen MurrayDrama
Skimpy in the NavyStafford DickensComedy[1]
The Spider and the FlyEric Portman, Guy RolfeCrime
Stop Press GirlMichael BarrySally Ann Howes, Gordon JacksonComedy
The Temptress Drama
That Dangerous AgeRomance
The Third ManCarol ReedOrson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Trevor HowardMystery Number 1 in the list of BFI Top 100 British films
Third Time LuckyGordon ParryGlynis Johns, Dermot WalshCrime
Train of EventsSidney Cole, Charles Crichton, Basil DeardenJack Warner, Peter Finch, Valerie HobsonDrama
Traveller's JoyRalph ThomasGoogie Withers, John McCallumComedy
Trottie TrueBrian Desmond HurstMusical/comedy
Under CapricornDrama Filmed in Australia
Vengeance Is MineAlan Cullimore Crime
Vote for HuggettKen AnnakinJack Warner, Kathleen Harrison, Susan Shaw, Diana DorsComedy
Warning to WantonsDonald B. WilsonHarold Warrender, Anne VernonRomantic comedy
What a Carry On!John E. BlakeleyJimmy Jewel, Ben WarrissComedy[2]
Whisky Galore!Alexander MackendrickComedy Number 24 in the list of BFI Top 100 British films

See also

References

  1. Web site: Skimpy in the Navy (1949) . BFI . https://web.archive.org/web/20190222151937/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a84a060 . dead . February 22, 2019 . 2020-06-16.
  2. Web site: What-a-carry-on! (1949) . BFI . https://web.archive.org/web/20170816192806/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b787e1b5e . dead . August 16, 2017 . 2020-06-16.

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