The year 1947 in film involved some significant events.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1947 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Events

*April 19 –

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release their first film under their Allied Artists banner, '' It Happened on Fifth Avenue''. *May 22 – ''Great Expectations'' is premiered in New York. *August 31 – The first Edinburgh International Film Festival opens at the Playhouse Cinema, presented by the Edinburgh Film Guild as part of the Edinburgh Festival of the Arts. Originally specialising in documentaries, it will become the world's oldest continually running film festival. *November 24 – The

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of the 80th Congress voted 346 to 17 to approve citations for contempt of Congress against the " Hollywood Ten". *November 25 – The Waldorf Statement is released by the executives of the United States

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industry that marks the beginning of the

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Awards

Top Ten Money Making Stars

Notable films released in 1947

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*'' 13 Rue Madeleine'', starring James Cagney

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*'' Admiral Nakhimov'' – ( USSR) *'' Along the Songhua River'' (Songhua-jiang shang) – ( China) *'' Angel and the Badman'', starring John Wayne and Gail Russell

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*'' The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer'', starring

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Shirley Temple Shirley Temple Black (born Shirley Jane Temple;While Temple occasionally used "Jane" as a middle name, her birth certificate reads "Shirley Temple". Her birth certificate was altered to prolong her babyhood shortly after she signed with Fox in ...

Myrna Loy Myrna Loy (born Myrna Adele Williams; August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American film, television and stage actress. Trained as a dancer, Loy devoted herself fully to an acting career following a few minor roles in silent films ...

*'' Between Yesterday and Tomorrow'', starring Hildegard Knef – (

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) *'' The Big Fix'', starring Sheila Ryan *'' The Bishop's Wife'', starring

, Loretta Young, David Niven *'' Black Narcissus'', written and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, starring Deborah Kerr, Sabu,

Jean Simmons Jean Merilyn Simmons, (31 January 1929 – 22 January 2010) was a British actress and singer. One of J. Arthur Rank's "well-spoken young starlets", she appeared predominantly in films, beginning with those made in Great Britain during and afte ...

– ( GB) *'' Body and Soul'', directed by Robert Rossen, starring John Garfield and Lilli Palmer *'' Boomerang'', starring Dana Andrews *'' Born to Kill'', starring Claire Trevor and Lawrence Tierney *'' The Brasher Doubloon'', starring

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*'' Brighton Rock'', a Boulting Brothers film, starring

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'', directed by Jules Dassin, starring Burt Lancaster *'' Buck Privates Come Home'', starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello *''

Bury Me Dead ''Bury Me Dead'' is a 1947 American film noir directed by Bernard Vorhaus. The drama features Cathy O'Donnell, June Lockhart, Hugh Beaumont and Mark Daniels.. Plot When the remains of a woman's body are found after a fire consumes the stable ...

'', starring June Lockhart and Hugh Beaumont

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Captain Boycott Charles Cunningham Boycott (12 March 1832 – 19 June 1897) was an English land agent whose ostracism by his local community in Ireland gave the English language the verb "to boycott". He had served in the British Army 39th Foot, which b ...

'', directed by Frank Launder, starring

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– ( GB) *'' Captain from Castile'', starring Tyrone Power *'' Carnegie Hall'', starring Marsha Hunt *''

Cass Timberlane ''Cass Timberlane'' is a 1947 romantic drama film starring Spencer Tracy, Lana Turner and Zachary Scott and directed by George Sidney. It was based on the 1945 novel ''Cass Timberlane: A Novel of Husbands and Wives'' by Sinclair Lewis, which was ...

'', starring Spencer Tracy and Lana Turner *''

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'' (Zolushka) – ( U.S.S.R.) *'' Copacabana'', starring Groucho Marx and Carmen Miranda *'' Crossfire'', starring

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, Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan, Gloria Grahame * ''Cynthia'' (film), starring Elizabeth Taylor and George Murphy

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*'' Daisy Kenyon'', directed by Otto Preminger, starring Joan Crawford, Henry Fonda, Dana Andrews *'' Dancing with Crime'', starring

and Sheila Sim – ( GB) *'' Dark Passage'', starring Humphrey Bogart and

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' *'' Dead Reckoning'', starring Humphrey Bogart and Lizabeth Scott *'' Deep Valley'', directed by

Jean Negulesco Jean Negulesco (born Ioan Negulescu; – 18 July 1993) was a Romanian-American film director and screenwriter.Oliver, Myrna"Jean Negulesco 1900–1993 ''The Los Angeles Times'', 22 July 1993. He first gained notice for his film noirs and later m ...

, starring Ida Lupino *'' Desert Fury'', starring John Hodiak, Burt Lancaster, Lizabeth Scott *'' Desperate'', directed by Anthony Mann, starring Steve Brodie and Raymond Burr *'' Devil in the Flesh'' (Diable au corps) – (

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) *'' The Devil Thumbs a Ride'', starring Lawrence Tierney *'' Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome'', starring Boris Karloff and Ralph Byrd *'' Driftwood'', starring Walter Brennan and

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*'' A Double Life'', starring

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and Shelley Winters *'' Down to Earth'', starring

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and Larry Parks *'' Dreams That Money Can Buy'', directed by Hans Richter

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The Egg and I ''The Egg and I'', first published in 1945, is a humorous memoir by American author Betty MacDonald about her adventures and travels as a young wife on a chicken farm on the Olympic Peninsula in the US state of Washington. The book is based on t ...

'', starring Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray *'' Eight Thousand Li of Cloud and Moon'' (Ba qian li lu yun he yue) – ( China) *'' Escape Me Never'', starring Ida Lupino, Eleanor Parker, Errol Flynn *'' The Exile'', directed by Max Ophuls, starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Maria Montez

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*'' Fame is the Spur'', a Boulting Brothers film, with Michael Redgrave – ( GB) *'' Far Away Love'', directed by Chen Liting, starring

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and Qin Yi – ( China) *'' The Farmer's Daughter'', starring Loretta Young *'' Fear in the Night'', starring DeForest Kelley *'' Fireworks'', directed by Kenneth Anger *'' The Flame'', starring

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and Broderick Crawford *'' Flesh Will Surrender'' (Il delitto di Giovanni Episcopo), starring Aldo Fabrizi – (

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) *'' Forever Amber'', starring Linda Darnell *''

The Foxes of Harrow ''The Foxes of Harrow'' is a 1947 American adventure film directed by John M. Stahl. The film stars Rex Harrison, Maureen O'Hara, and Richard Haydn. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Production Design (Lyle R. Wheeler, Maur ...

'', starring

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and

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– (GB/U.S.) *'' Framed'', starring Glenn Ford *'' Frieda'', directed by Basil Dearden, starring David Farrar, Glynis Johns, Mai Zetterling – ( GB) *'' The Fugitive'', starring Henry Fonda and Dolores del Río *'' Fun and Fancy Free'', an animated film from

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and RKO

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*'' The Garcias Return!'' (¡Vuelven los Garcia!), starring Pedro Infante – (

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) *'' Gentleman's Agreement'', starring Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, Celeste Holm, John Garfield *'' The Ghost and Mrs. Muir'', starring Gene Tierney and

*'' Golden Earrings'', starring

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and Marlene Dietrich *'' Good News'', starring June Allyson and Peter Lawford *'' Green Dolphin Street'', starring Lana Turner and Donna Reed *''

The Guilt of Janet Ames ''The Guilt of Janet Ames'' is a 1947 American sentimental film noir directed by Henry Levin, based on a story by Lenore Coffee, and starring Rosalind Russell and Melvyn Douglas. Plot War widow Janet Ames (Rosalind Russell) is stricken unconsc ...

'', starring Rosalind Russell *'' The Guilty'', starring Bonita Granville

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*'' Heaven Only Knows'', starring Robert Cummings *'' Hi-De-Ho'', starring

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*'' High Barbaree'', starring Van Johnson and June Allyson *'' High Wall'', starring Robert Taylor *'' Honeymoon'', starring

*'' The Hucksters'', starring Clark Gable and Deborah Kerr *'' Hue and Cry'', the first Ealing comedy, directed by

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'' (Konyok Gorbunok) – ( U.S.S.R.) *''

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'', starring Margaret Lockwood and Dennis Price – (GB)

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*'' An Ideal Husband'', directed by Alexander Korda, starring Michael Wilding and Paulette Goddard – ( GB) *'' If Winter Comes'', starring Deborah Kerr, Walter Pidgeon, Angela Lansbury *'' The Imperfect Lady'', starring

and Teresa Wright *'' In Those Days'' (In jenen Tagen) – (

) *'' It Always Rains on Sunday'', starring Googie Withers and Jack Warner – ( GB) *'' It Happened in Brooklyn'', starring Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, Peter Lawford, and Jimmy Durante *'' It Happened on Fifth Avenue'', starring Victor Moore, Don DeFore, Gale Storm, Charlie Ruggles

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*'' Jenny and the Soldier'' (Soldaten og Jenny) – (

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) *'' Johnny O'Clock'', starring Dick Powell

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*'' Killer Dill'', starring

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and Anne Gwynne *''

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'', starring Victor Mature and Richard Widmark

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*'' The Lady from Shanghai'', directed by and starring Orson Welles, with

*'' Lady in the Lake'', directed by and starring Robert Montgomery *''

Last of the Redskins ''Last of the Redskins'' (aka ''Last of the Redmen'') is a 1947 American Western film directed by George Sherman and starring Joh Hall and Michael O'Shea. The film was shot in Vitacolor but released in Cinecolor. Unlike other adaptations the ...

'', starring Michael O'Shea *'' The Last Stage'' (Ostatni etap) – (

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) *'' The Late George Apley'', starring

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Law of the Lash ''Law of the Lash'' is a 1947 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Ray Taylor (director), Ray Taylor. The screenplay concerns a U.S. marshal who attempts to clean up a town that has been taken over by crooks. It was the first lead ...

'', starring Lash LaRue *'' Life with Father'', starring William Powell and Elizabeth Taylor *'' A Likely Story'', starring Barbara Hale and Bill Williams *'' Living in a Big Way'', starring Gene Kelly and Marie McDonald *''

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'', starring Henry Fonda and Barbara Bel Geddes *'' Lost Honeymoon'', starring Franchot Tone and Ann Richards *'' The Lost Moment'', starring Robert Cummings and

Susan Hayward Susan Hayward (born Edythe Marrenner; June 30, 1917 – March 14, 1975) was an American film actress, best known for her film portrayals of women that were based on true stories. After working as a fashion model for the Walter Thornton Model A ...

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Lost Youth ''Lost Youth'' ( it, Gioventù perduta) is a 1948 Italian-language drama film directed by Pietro Germi. The style of the film is close to the Italian neorealism film movement. It was remade in 1953 as the British film '' Black 13''. Two im ...

'' (Gioventù perduta), directed by

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Love from a Stranger Love encompasses a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most sublime virtue or good habit, the deepest interpersonal affection, to the simplest pleasure. An example of this range of meanings is that the love ...

'', starring John Hodiak *'' Lured'', starring George Sanders and Lucille Ball

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*'' The Macomber Affair'', starring Gregory Peck and Joan Bennett *'' The Man I Love'', starring Ida Lupino and Robert Alda *''

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'', directed by Brian Desmond Hurst (GB) *''

Marriage in the Shadows ''Marriage in the Shadows'' (German: ''Ehe im Schatten'') is 1947 German melodrama film directed by Kurt Maetzig and starring Paul Klinger, Ilse Steppat and Alfred Balthoff. It was produced in the Soviet zone in what later became East German ...

'' (Ehe im Schatten) – (

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) *'' Mine Own Executioner'', starring Burgess Meredith – ( GB) *'' Miracle on 34th Street'', starring Edmund Gwenn, John Payne,

*'' Monsieur Verdoux'', directed by and starring Charles Chaplin *'' Monsieur Vincent'', starring Pierre Fresnay – (

) *'' Moss Rose'', starring

Peggy Cummins Peggy Cummins (born Augusta Margaret Diane Fuller; 18 December 1925 – 29 December 2017) was an Irish actress, born in Wales, who is best known for her performance in Joseph H. Lewis's ''Gun Crazy'' (1950), playing a trigger-happy ''femme fa ...

and Victor Mature *'' Mother Wore Tights'', starring Betty Grable *'' Mourning Becomes Electra'', starring Rosalind Russell and Michael Redgrave *'' My Favourite Brunette'', starring Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour *'' My Wild Irish Rose'', a biopic starring Dennis Morgan (as Chauncey Olcott)

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*'' Neel Kamal'' (''Blue Lotus)'', first film of Madhubala and Raj Kapoor in adult roles – (

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) *'' Nicholas Nickleby'', directed by Alberto Cavalcanti, starring Stanley Holloway – ( GB) *'' Nightmare Alley'', starring Tyrone Power and Joan Blondell *''

Nora Prentiss ''Nora Prentiss'' is a 1947 American film noir drama film directed by Vincent Sherman and starring Ann Sheridan, Kent Smith, Bruce Bennett, and Robert Alda. It was produced and distributed by Warner Bros. The cinematography is by James Wong Howe ...

'', starring Ann Sheridan *''

The October Man ''The October Man'' is a 1947 mystery film/film noir starring John Mills and Joan Greenwood, written by novelist Eric Ambler, who also produced. A man is suspected of murder, and the lingering effects of a brain injury he sustained in an earlier ...

'', starring John Mills and Joan Greenwood – (GB)

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*'' Odd Man Out'', directed by Carol Reed, starring James Mason and Robert Newton – ( GB) *''

One Wonderful Sunday is a 1947 Cinema of Japan, Japanese film co-written and directed by Akira Kurosawa. It was made during the allied occupation of Japan and shows some of the challenges of life in early post-war Tokyo. The film is notable in the Kurosawa canon as ...

'' (Subarashiki Nichiyōbi), directed by Akira Kurosawa – ( Japan) *'' L'onorevole Angelina'' (Parliamentarian Angelina), directed by Luigi Zampa, starring Anna Magnani – (

) *''

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'', starring Virginia Mayo and George Brent *'' Out of the Past'', directed by Jacques Tourneur, starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer and

Kirk Douglas Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, 1916 – February 5, 2020) was an American actor and filmmaker. After an impoverished childhood, he made his film debut in ''The Strange Love of Martha Ivers'' (1946) with Barbara Stanwyck. Do ...

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*'' The Paradine Case'', directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Gregory Peck, Alida Valli, Ann Todd, Louis Jourdan, Charles Laughton *'' The Pearl'' (La Perla), starring Pedro Armendáriz – (

) *'' The Perils of Pauline'', starring Betty Hutton *'' Pirates of Monterey'', starring Rod Cameron and Maria Montez *'' Possessed'', starring Joan Crawford and Van Heflin *'' Pursued'', starring Robert Mitchum and Teresa Wright

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*'' Quai des Orfèvres'', directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, starring

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Railroaded! ''Railroaded!'' is a 1947 American crime film noir directed by Anthony Mann starring John Ireland, Sheila Ryan, Hugh Beaumont and Jane Randolph. It was loosely based on the real-life case of Majczek and Marcinkiewicz, the same case that inspi ...

'', directed by Anthony Mann, starring John Ireland and Hugh Beaumont *'' Ramrod'', starring Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake *'' The Record of a Tenement Gentleman'' (Nagaya shinshiroku), directed by Yasujirō Ozu – ( Japan) *'' The Red House'', starring

Edward G. Robinson Edward G. Robinson (born Emanuel Goldenberg; December 12, 1893January 26, 1973) was a Romanian-American actor of stage and screen, who was popular during the Hollywood's Golden Age. He appeared in 30 Broadway plays and more than 100 films duri ...

and Judith Anderson *'' Repeat Performance'', starring Louis Hayward and Joan Leslie *'' Ride the Pink Horse'', directed by and starring Robert Montgomery *'' Riffraff'', starring Pat O'Brien and Anne Jeffreys *'' Road to Rio'', starring

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, Dorothy Lamour, Bob Hope *'' The Romance of Rosy Ridge'', starring Van Johnson, Thomas Mitchell, Janet Leigh *''

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'', starring Phyllis Calvert and Michael Rennie – ( GB) *'' Roses Are Red'', starring

Peggy Knudsen Margaret Ann "Peggy" Knudsen (April 22, 1923 – July 11, 1980) was an American character actress. Early life She was born Margaret Ann Knudsen in Duluth, Minnesota. Her father was Conrad Knudsen, Duluth's fire chief. Her ancestors were Irish an ...

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*'' Scared to Death'', starring Bela Lugosi and George Zucco *''

School for Postmen "School for Postmen" (french: L'École des facteurs) is a 1947 French short comedy film directed by Jacques Tati. Tati plays a French postman learning to be as fast as he can in delivering mail. The film includes several sight gags that involve ...

'' (L'École des facteurs), a comedy short directed by and starring Jacques Tati – (

) *''

The Sea of Grass ''The Sea of Grass'' is a 1936 novel by Conrad Richter. It is set in New Mexico in the late 19th century, and concerns the clash between rich ranchers, whose cattle run freely on government-owned land, a prairie "sea of grass", and the homestead ...

'', directed by Elia Kazan, starring

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and Spencer Tracy *'' Secret Agent'' (Podvig razvedchika), directed by Boris Barnet – ( U.S.S.R.) *'' The Secret Life of Walter Mitty'', starring Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo *'' The Senator Was Indiscreet'', starring William Powell *'' A Ship to India'' (Skepp till India land), directed by Ingmar Bergman – (

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) *'' The Shocking Miss Pilgrim'', starring Betty Grable *'' Sinbad the Sailor'' *''

Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman ''Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman'', also called ''A Woman Destroyed'', is a 1947 American drama film with elements of film noir that tells the story of a rising nightclub singer who marries another singer and becomes an alcoholic after sacrifi ...

'', starring

*'' Snow Trail'' (Ginrei no hate), starring Toshiro Mifune – ( Japan) *'' So Well Remembered'', directed by Edward Dmytryk, starring John Mills and Martha Scott – ( GB) *'' Something in the Wind'', starring Deanna Durbin and Donald O'Connor *'' Song of Scheherazade'', starring

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, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Brian Donlevy *'' Song of the Thin Man'', starring William Powell and

*'' The Spring River Flows East'' (Yi jiang chun shui xiang dong liu) – ( China) *''

Story of a Bad Woman ''Story of a Bad Woman'' ( es, Historia de una mala mujer) is a 1948 Argentine drama film directed by Luis Saslavsky and starring the Mexican and Hollywood superstar Dolores del Río, María Duval, Alberto Closas. It is based on ''Lady Windermer ...

'' (Historia de una mala mujer) – (

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*'' T-Men'', directed by Anthony Mann, starring Dennis O'Keefe *'' Temptation Harbour'', starring Robert Newton and Simone Simon – (GB) *'' They Made Me a Fugitive'', directed by Alberto Cavalcanti, starring Trevor Howard – ( GB) *'' They Won't Believe Me'', starring

and

*'' This Time for Keeps'', starring Esther Williams and Jimmy Durante *'' The Three Garcias'' (Los tres García), starring Pedro Infante – (

) *'' To Live in Peace'' (Vivere in pace) – (

) *''

The Two Mrs. Carrolls ''The Two Mrs. Carrolls'' is a 1947 American mystery film directed by Peter Godfrey (director), Peter Godfrey and starring Humphrey Bogart, Barbara Stanwyck, and Alexis Smith. It was produced by Mark Hellinger from a screenplay by Thomas Job, bas ...

'', starring Humphrey Bogart, Barbara Stanwyck, Alexis Smith *''

Trail Street ''Trail Street'' is a 1947 American Western film directed by Ray Enright and starring Randolph Scott, Robert Ryan, Anne Jeffreys and George "Gabby" Hayes. Based on the novel ''Golden Horizons'' by William Corcoran, and a screenplay by Norman Hou ...

'', starring

Randolph Scott George Randolph Scott (January 23, 1898 – March 2, 1987) was an American film actor whose career spanned the years from 1928 to 1962. As a leading man for all but the first three years of his cinematic career, Scott appeared in a variety of ...

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*'' Uncle Silas'', starring

– ( GB) *'' Unconquered'', starring Gary Cooper and Paulette Goddard *'' The Unfaithful'', starring Ann Sheridan and Lew Ayres *'' The Unsuspected'', starring Claude Rains and Joan Caulfield

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*'' The Voice of the Turtle'', starring

Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan ( ; February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician, actor, and union leader who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He also served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 ...

W

*'' The Web'', starring Ella Raines and Edmond O'Brien *'' Welcome Stranger'', starring

and Barry Fitzgerald *'' Whispering City'', starring Paul Lukas – (

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tota ...

) *'' The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap'', starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello *'' The Woman on the Beach'', starring Joan Bennett and Robert Ryan *''

Wyoming Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the sou ...

'', starring Wild Bill Elliott

Serials

*'' The Black Widow'', starring Bruce Edwards *'' Brick Bradford'', starring Kane Richmond *'' Jack Armstrong'' *'' Jesse James Rides Again'', starring Clayton Moore and Linda Stirling *'' The Sea Hound'', starring Buster Crabbe *'' Son of Zorro'', starring George Turner and Peggy Stewart *'' The Vigilante'', starring Ralph Byrd

Short film series

*''

Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse is an animated cartoon Character (arts), character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The longtime mascot of The Walt Disney Company, Mickey is an Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic mouse who typically wears red sho ...

'' (1928–1952) *''

Looney Tunes ''Looney Tunes'' is an American Animated cartoon, animated comedy short film series produced by Warner Bros. starting from 1930 to 1969, concurrently with its partner series ''Merrie Melodies'', during the golden age of American animation.

'' (1930–1969) *'' Terrytoons'' (1930–1964) *''

Merrie Melodies ''Merrie Melodies'' is an American animation, animated series of comedy short films produced by Warner Bros. starting in 1931, during the golden age of American animation, and ending in 1969. Then some new cartoons were produced from the late 197 ...

'' (1931–1969) *'' The Three Stooges'' (1934–1959) *''

Donald Duck Donald Fauntleroy Duck is a cartoon character created by The Walt Disney Company. Donald is an Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic American Pekin, white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor suit, sailor shi ...

'' ( 1934– 1956) *'' Andy Panda'' (1939–1949) *'' Color Rhapsodies'' (1934–1949) *'' The Fox and the Crow'' (1941–1950) *'' Bugs Bunny'' (1940–1962) *'' Chip and Dale'' (1943–1956) *'' Red Hot Riding Hood'' (1943–1949) *'' Popeye'' ( 1933– 1957) *'' Tom and Jerry'' ( 1940– 1958) *'' George and Junior'' (1946–1948) *'' Mighty Mouse'' (1942–1955) *'' Pluto'' (1937–1951) *'' Goofy'' (1939–1953) *'' Woody Woodpecker'' (1941–1949) *'' Yosemite Sam'' (1945–1963)

Births

*January 4 - Tim Rooney, American actor (d. 2006) *January 8 – David Bowie, English singer, songwriter and actor (d. 2016) *January 11 - William Caskey Swaim, American actor *January 15 – Andrea Martin, Canadian-American actress *January 17 - Jane Elliot, American actress *January 18 –

Takeshi Kitano is a Japanese comedian, television presenter, actor, filmmaker, and author. While he is known primarily as a comedian and TV host in his native Japan, he is better known abroad for his work as a filmmaker and actor as well as TV host. With th ...

, Japanese writer-director, actor, comedian, author and video game creator *January 23 - Joel Douglas, American producer *January 27 - Peter Burroughs, British actor *January 29 - Ernie Lively, American actor and acting coach (d. 2021) *January 31 – Jonathan Banks, American actor *February 2 – Farrah Fawcett, American actress (d. 2009) *February 5 – David Ladd, American producer, actor *February 7 – Wayne Allwine, American voice actor (d. 2009) *February 11 - Brian Capron, English actor *February 24 – Edward James Olmos, American actor *February 28 – Stephanie Beacham, English actress *March 4 - Gunnar Hansen, Icelandic actor (d. 2015) *March 6 – Rob Reiner, American actor, comedian, producer and director *March 10 - Colin Stinton, Canadian actor *March 18 **

Patrick Barlow Evan George Patrick Barlow (born 18 March 1947) is an English actor, comedian and playwright. His comedic alter ego, ''Desmond Olivier Dingle'', is the founder, artistic director and chief executive of the two-man National Theatre of Brent, whi ...

, English actor, comedian and playwright ** Aleksander Krupa, Polish actor *March 19 ** Glenn Close, American actress ** Dermot Crowley, Irish stage, film and television actor *March 20 -

Anthony Peck Anthony Peck (born Carmen Anthony Pecchio; March 20, 1947 – July 20, 1996) was an American actor. He was born in Youngstown, Ohio. He earned his Bachelor of Arts at the University of Toledo, and his Master of Fine Arts in Acting from Tem ...

, American actor (d. 1996) *March 23 –

Kim Hee-ra Kim Hee-ra (born March 23, 1947) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Awards and nominations References External links * * * 1947 births Living people South Korean male film actors South Korean Buddhists Best New Ac ...

, South Korean movie actor *March 25 – Elton John, English actor and singer *March 26 – John Morton, American movie actor, stuntman and writer *April 6 – John Ratzenberger, American actor *April 11 ** Peter Riegert, American actor, director and screenwriter ** Meshach Taylor, American actor (d. 2014) *April 15 – Lois Chiles, American actress *April 18 ** Cindy Pickett, American actress ** James Woods, American actor *April 23 – Blair Brown, American actress *April 26 - Ron McLarty, American actor and playwright (d. 2020) *May 4 – Richard Jenkins, American actor *May 8 ** Jamie Donnelly, American actress ** Katia Tchenko, French actress *May 9 - Anthony Higgins (actor), English actor *May 13 - Charles Gordon (producer), American producer (d. 2020) *May 14 - Hans Strydom (actor), South African actor and writer *May 16 - Bill Smitrovich, American actor *May 18 - Hugh Keays-Byrne, British-Australian actor and director (d. 2020) *May 25 – Jacki Weaver, Australian actress *June 1 – Jonathan Pryce, Welsh actor *June 6 – Robert Englund, American actor *June 10 - Fred Asparagus, American comedian and actor (d. 1998) *June 19 – Youn Yuh-jung, South-Korean actress *June 20 – Candy Clark, American actress *June 22 - David Lander, American character actor, comedian, musician and baseball scout (d. 2020) *June 23 -

Bryan Brown Bryan Neathway Brown AM (born 23 June 1947) is an Australian actor. He has performed in over eighty film and television projects since the late 1970s, both in his native Australia and abroad. Notable films include '' Breaker Morant'' (1980), ...

, Australian actor *June 24 –

Peter Weller Peter Weller (born June 24, 1947) is an American film and stage actor, television director, and art historian. He has appeared in more than 70 films and television series, including ''RoboCop'' (1987) and its sequel ''RoboCop 2'' (1990), in whic ...

, American actor *June 25 - Jimmie Walker, American actor and comedian *June 30 - Tõnis Rätsep, Estonian actor *July 6 - Richard Beckinsale, English actor (d. 1979) *July 9 –

O. J. Simpson Orenthal James Simpson (born July 9, 1947), nicknamed "Juice", is an American former football running back, actor, and broadcaster who played for the Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. Once a popular figure ...

, American football player and actor *July 22 – Albert Brooks, American actor, comedian and director *July 29 - Dennis Cleveland Stewart, American actor and dancer (d. 1994) *July 30 ** Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austrian-born American actor, bodybuilder and 38th Governor of California ** William Atherton, American actor *July 31 –

Richard Griffiths Richard Thomas Griffiths (31 July 1947 – 28 March 2013) was an English actor of film, television, and stage. For his performance in the stage play ''The History Boys'', Griffiths won a Tony Award, a Laurence Olivier Award, the Drama Desk Aw ...

, English actor (d. 2013) *August 3 -

John Wesley (actor) John Wesley (August 3, 1947 – September 7, 2019) was an American actor who worked in many television series, including ''The Fresh Prince of Bel Air'', and in ''Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad'', where he played the role of Principal Pratchert. H ...

, American actor (d. 2019) *August 15 - Jenny Hanley, English actress *August 19 - Gerald McRaney, American actor *August 20 -

Ray Wise Raymond Herbert Wise (born August 20, 1947) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Leland Palmer in ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991, 2017) and its prequel film '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'' (1992), Vice President Hal Gardner i ...

, American actor *August 22 – Cindy Williams, American actress *August 24 – Anne Archer, American actress *August 27 – Barbara Bach, American actress *August 31 - Mona Marshall, American voice actress, creator of

South Park ''South Park'' is an American animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone and developed by Brian Graden for Comedy Central. The series revolves around four boysStan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormickand their ...

*September 6 ** Jane Curtin – American actress and comedian ** Keone Young, American actor and voice actor *September 14 – Sam Neill, New Zealand actor *September 15 - Sandra Prinsloo, South African actress *September 21 –

Stephen King Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. Described as the "King of Horror", a play on his surname and a reference to his high s ...

, American author *September 27 – Denis Lawson, Scottish actor and director *September 29 - Martin Ferrero, American actor *October 1 ** Stephen Collins, American actor **

Richard E. Council Richard E. Council (born October 1, 1947 in Tampa, Florida), sometimes credited as Richard Council, is an American film, television and stage actor. Career His Broadway credits include ''Conversations with My Father'' and ''I'm Not Rappaport'', b ...

, American actor *October 13 -

Susan Blommaert Susan J. Blommaert (born October 13, 1947) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Mr. Kaplan (The Blacklist), Mr. Kaplan on the NBC drama series The Blacklist (TV series), ''The Blacklist'', and for her recurring role as Judge ...

, American actress *October 17 ** Simi Garewal, Indian actress and talk show host ** Michael McKean, American actor and comedian *October 18 - Joe Morton, American actor *October 23 - Frank DiLeo, American acto (d. 2011) *October 24 –

Kevin Kline Kevin Delaney Kline (born October 24, 1947) is an American actor. He is the recipient of an Academy Award and three Tony Awards. In addition, he has received nominations for two British Academy Film Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and five ...

, American actor *October 26 –

Ene Järvis Ene Järvis (born 26 October 1947) is an Estonian stage, film, radio, and television actress. Early life and education Ene Järvis was born in Kiidjärve, Põlva County to parents Paul and Amanda Elfriede Järvis. She was the second to younge ...

, Estonian actress *October 29 –

Richard Dreyfuss Richard Stephen Dreyfuss (; born Dreyfus; October 29, 1947) is an American actor. He is known for starring in popular films during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, including ''American Graffiti'' (1973), ''Jaws'' (1975), ''Close Encounters of the T ...

, American actor *November 13 – Joe Mantegna, American actor *November 24 – Dwight Schultz, American actor and voice actor *November 25 ** John Larroquette, American actor ** Tracey Walter, American character actor *November 30 **

Stuart Baird Stuart Baird (born 14 January 1947) is an English film editor, producer, and director who is mainly associated with action films. He has edited over thirty major motion pictures. Life and career Baird has had an extended collaboration with di ...

, English editor, producer and director **

David Mamet David Alan Mamet (; born November 30, 1947) is an American playwright, filmmaker, and author. He won a Pulitzer Prize and received Tony nominations for his plays ''Glengarry Glen Ross'' (1984) and '' Speed-the-Plow'' (1988). He first gained cri ...

, American filmmaker and screenwriter *December 4 – Tõnu Kark, Estonian actor *December 8 – Bruce Kimmel, American actor, director, writer *December 10 -

Kathy Lamkin Kathryn Janel Ramsey (December 10, 1947 – April 4, 2022), better known by her stage name Kathy Lamkin, was an American film actress. Biography Lamkin was the daughter of James L. Ramsey and Jeneva B. Medearis, and she attended Texas Women's Un ...

, American actress (d. 2022) *December 11 – Teri Garr, American actress and comedian *December 16 – Ben Cross, English actor (d. 2020) *December 17 - Wes Studi, Cherokee American actor and film producer *December 25 - Twink Caplan, American actress, comedian and producer *December 26 - Trina Parks, American actress *December 28 - Peter MacGregor-Scott, British producer (d. 2017) *December 29 – Ted Danson, American actor *December 31 – Tim Matheson, American actor, director and producer

Deaths

*January 26 – Grace Moore, 48, American opera singer and actress, ''One Night of Love'', ''The King Steps Out'', ''When You're in Love (film), When You're in Love'' *February 12 – Sidney Toler, 72, American actor, ''Charlie Chan in the Secret Service'', ''The Chinese Cat'', ''Black Magic (1944 film), Black Magic'', ''The Jade Mask'' *March 8 – Victor Potel, 57, American actor and comedian, ''Sullivan's Travels'', ''The Miracle of Morgan's Creek'', ''The Palm Beach Story'', ''

'' *May 18 - Lucile Gleason, 59, American actress, ''I Like It That Way'', ''A Successful Failure'', ''Should Husbands Work?'', ''The Clock (1945 film), The Clock'' *May 31 – Adrienne Ames, 39, American actress, ''The Death Kiss'', ''You're Telling Me!'', ''Slander House'', ''Gigolette (1935 film), Gigolette'' *June 1 – Anna Hofman-Uddgren, 79, Swedish director and actress *June 5 – Nils Olaf Chrisander, 63, Swedish actor and director *July 15 – Henry Kolker, 72, American actor and director, ''Baby Face (film), Baby Face'', ''Holiday (1938 film), Holiday'', ''The Great Swindle (1941 film), The Great Swindle'', ''The Parson of Panamint (1941 film), The Parson of Panamint'' *July 28 – Robert Homans, 69, American actor, ''Suicide Squad (1935 film), Suicide Squad'', ''The Grapes of Wrath (film), The Grapes of Wrath'', ''Night Monster'', ''The Scarlet Clue'' *August 30 – Gunnar Sommerfeldt, 56, Danish actor and director *September 21 – Harry Carey (actor), Harry Carey, 69, American actor, ''Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'', '' Angel and the Badman'', ''Red River (1948 film), Red River'', ''Beyond Tomorrow (film), Beyond Tomorrow'' * October 1 – Olive Borden, 41, American actress, ''3 Bad Men'', ''Half Marriage (film), Half Marriage'', ''Leave It to Me (1933 film), Leave It to Me'' * October 13 – LeRoy Mason, 44, American actor, ''The Painted Stallion'', ''Silver Stallion (1941 film), Silver Stallion'' * October 17 – John Halliday (actor), John Halliday, 67, American actor, ''The Philadelphia Story (film), The Philadelphia Story'', ''Intermezzo (1939 film), Intermezzo'' * October 18 – Harry C. Bradley (actor), Harry C. Bradley, 78, American actor, ''Beyond the Law (1934 film), Beyond the Law'', ''Sing While You're Able'' * October 24 – Dudley Digges (actor), Dudley Digges, 68, Irish actor, ''The Maltese Falcon (1931 film), The Maltese Falcon'', ''Mutiny on the Bounty (1935 film), Mutiny on the Bounty'', ''The Fight for Life'' * December 21 – Mark Hellinger, 47, American producer, ''High Sierra (film), High Sierra'', ''They Drive By Night'', ''

'' * December 26 – Urban Gad, 68, Danish director and screenwriter, ''The Abyss (1910 film), The Abyss'', ''Little Angel (film), Little Angel'', ''The Island of the Lost''

Film debuts

*Anouk Aimée – ''La maison sous la mer'' *George Chakiris – ''Song of Love (1947 film), Song of Love'' *Arlene Dahl – '' My Wild Irish Rose'' *Mel Ferrer – '' The Fugitive'' * DeForest Kelley – '' Fear in the Night'' * Janet Leigh – '' The Romance of Rosy Ridge'' * Toshiro Mifune – '' Snow Trail'' *Marilyn Monroe – '' The Shocking Miss Pilgrim'' *Sidney Poitier – ''Sepia Cinderella'' *Denver Pyle – ''

'' * Richard Widmark – ''

References

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