The year 1948 in film involved some significant events.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1948 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Events

* May 3 – The

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decide in '' United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.'' holding that the practice of block booking and ownership of theater chains by film studios constituted anti-competitive and monopolistic trade practices. * Laurence Olivier's ''

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'' becomes the first British film to win the American

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Awards

Top ten money making stars

Notable films released in 1948

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3 Godfathers ''3 Godfathers'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by John Ford and filmed (although not set) primarily in Death Valley, California. The screenplay, written by Frank S. Nugent and Laurence Stallings, is based on the 1913 novelette '' T ...

'', starring John Wayne

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*'' Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein'', starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello *'' Act of Violence'', starring Van Heflin, Robert Ryan, Janet Leigh *'' Adventures of Don Juan'', starring Errol Flynn *'' Albuquerque'', starring Randolph Scott and

Barbara Britton Barbara Britton (born Barbara Maurine Brantingham, September 26, 1920 – January 17, 1980) was an American film and television actress. She is best known for her Western film roles opposite Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, and Gene Autry and for h ...

*'' The Amazing Mr. X'', starring Turhan Bey and Lynn Bari *'' L'Amore'', directed by Roberto Rossellini, starring Anna Magnani – (

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) *'' Anna Karenina'', starring Vivien Leigh and Ralph Richardson – ( GB) *'' Another Part of the Forest'', starring Fredric March *'' April Showers'', starring Ann Sothern and Jack Carson *'' Arch of Triumph'', starring Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, Charles Laughton, Ruth Warrick

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*'' B.F.'s Daughter'', starring Barbara Stanwyck *'' Berlin Express'', starring Merle Oberon and Robert Ryan *'' The Berliner'' (Berlin Balade), starring Gert Fröbe – (

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) *'' Bicycle Thieves'' (), directed by Vittorio De Sica – (

) *'' The Big Clock'', starring Ray Milland, Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, Maureen O'Sullivan *'' Blanche Fury'', starring Valerie Hobson and Stewart Granger – ( GB) *'' Blonde Ice'', starring Leslie Brooks *'' Blood on the Moon'', starring

Robert Mitchum Robert Charles Durman Mitchum (August 6, 1917 – July 1, 1997) was an American actor. He rose to prominence with an Academy Award nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actor for ''The Story of G.I. Jo ...

*''

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'', starring Lawrence Tierney and Priscilla Lane *'' The Boy with Green Hair'', directed by Joseph Losey, starring Dean Stockwell and Robert Ryan *'' The Bride Goes Wild'', directed by Norman Taurog, starring June Allyson and Van Johnson

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*'' Call Northside 777'', starring James Stewart *'' La calle sin sol'' (The Sunless Street) – (

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) *'' Campus Honeymoon'', starring

Lee and Lyn Wilde Lee and Lyn Wilde, sometimes billed as The Wilde Twins, were twin sisters, who appeared in films of the early to mid-1940s. Early years Born in East St. Louis, Illinois, Lee is the older of the two, born shortly before midnight of October 10, 1 ...

*'' Canon City'', starring Scott Brady *'' Command Decision'', starring Clark Gable *'' Counterblast'', directed by Paul L. Stein, starring Mervyn Johns – (GB) *'' Cry of the City'', starring Victor Mature and Richard Conte

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*'' The Dark Past'', starring William Holden, Lee J. Cobb, Nina Foch *'' A Date with Judy'', starring

Wallace Beery Wallace Fitzgerald Beery (April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an American film and stage actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Bill in '' Min and Bill'' (1930) opposite Marie Dressler, as General Director Preysing in '' Grand Hotel'' (1 ...

, Jane Powell, Elizabeth Taylor and Carmen Miranda *'' Dédée d'Anvers'', starring Simone Signoret – (

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...

) *'' Drunken Angel'' (Yoidore tenshi), directed by

Akira Kurosawa was a Japanese filmmaker and painter who directed thirty films in a career spanning over five decades. He is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. Kurosawa displayed a bold, dy ...

, starring Takashi Shimura and

Toshiro Mifune was a Japanese actor who appeared in over 150 feature films. He is best known for his 16-film collaboration (1948–1965) with Akira Kurosawa in such works as '' Rashomon'', '' Seven Samurai'', '' The Hidden Fortress'', '' Throne of Blood'', a ...

– ( Japan)

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*'' The Eagle with Two Heads'' (L'Aigle à deux têtes), directed by Jean Cocteau – (

) *'' Easter Parade'', starring

Judy Garland Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922June 22, 1969) was an American actress and singer. While critically acclaimed for many different roles throughout her career, she is widely known for playing the part of Dorothy Gale in ''The ...

, Fred Astaire and Peter Lawford *''

The Emperor Waltz ''The Emperor Waltz'' (german: Ich küsse Ihre Hand, Madame) is a 1948 American musical film directed by Billy Wilder, and starring Bing Crosby and Joan Fontaine.Bookbinder 1977, p. 179. Written by Wilder and Charles Brackett, the film is abou ...

'', starring

Bing Crosby Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, musician and actor. The first multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwide. He was a ...

*'' Escape'', directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, starring Rex Harrison – (GB/U.S.) *'' Eva'' – ( Sweden) *'' Every Girl Should Be Married'', starring

Cary Grant Cary Grant (born Archibald Alec Leach; January 18, 1904November 29, 1986) was an English-American actor. He was known for his Mid-Atlantic accent, debonair demeanor, light-hearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing. He was one o ...

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*'' The Fallen Idol'', written by

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and directed by Carol Reed, starring Ralph Richardson – ( GB) *'' Fighter Squadron'', directed by Raoul Walsh, starring Edmond O'Brien and Robert Stack *'' Force of Evil'', starring John Garfield *'' A Foreign Affair'', directed by

Billy Wilder Billy Wilder (; ; born Samuel Wilder; June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was an Austrian-American filmmaker. His career in Hollywood spanned five decades, and he is regarded as one of the most brilliant and versatile filmmakers of Classic Holl ...

, starring Jean Arthur and

Marlene Dietrich Marie Magdalene "Marlene" DietrichBorn as Maria Magdalena, not Marie Magdalene, according to Dietrich's biography by her daughter, Maria Riva ; however Dietrich's biography by Charlotte Chandler cites "Marie Magdalene" as her birth name . (, ; ...

*'' Fort Apache'', directed by

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and starring John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Shirley Temple *'' Four Faces West'', starring Joel McCrea and Frances Dee

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*'' Germany Year Zero'' (Germania anno zero), directed by Roberto Rossellini – (

) *'' God Reward You'' (Dios se lo pague), starring Arturo de Córdova – (

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) *''

Good Sam Good Sam may refer to: * ''Good Sam'' (1948 film), an American romantic comedy starring Gary Cooper and Ann Sheridan * ''Good Sam'' (2019 film), an American drama starring Tiya Sircar * ''Good Sam'' (TV series), an American medical drama starrin ...

'', directed by Leo McCarey, starring Gary Cooper *'' Good-Time Girl'', starring Jean Kent and Dennis Price – ( GB) *'' Green Grass of Wyoming'', starring Peggy Cummins and Charles Coburn *''

The Green Promise ''The Green Promise'' is a 1948 American film directed by William D. Russell. The film was co-produced by Houston oilman Glenn McCarthy and leading man Robert Paige to display the concept and meaning of the 4-H Club and highlight farming issue ...

'', starring Marguerite Chapman and Walter Brennan *'' The Guinea Pig'', a Boulting Brothers film starring Richard Attenborough – (GB)

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*'' Half Past Midnight'', starring Kent Taylor and Peggy Knudsen *''

'', directed by and starring Laurence Olivier, with Basil Sydney and

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– ( GB) *'' He Walked by Night'', starring Richard Basehart and Jack Webb *'' A Hen in the Wind'' (Kaze no naka no mendori), directed by Yasujirō Ozu – ( Japan) *'' Hollow Triumph'', starring Paul Henreid and Joan Bennett *'' Homecoming'', starring Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Anne Baxter, John Hodiak

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*'' I Remember Mama'', directed by George Stevens, starring Irene Dunne *'' I Walk Alone'', starring Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas *'' The Iron Curtain'', directed by William Wellman, starring Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, June Havoc *'' Isn't It Romantic?'', starring Veronica Lake

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*''

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'', starring Ingrid Bergman *'' Johnny Belinda'', starring

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and Lew Ayres *'' Julia Misbehaves'' starring Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Peter Lawford and Elizabeth Taylor *'' June Bride'', starring Bette Davis

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*'' Key Largo'', directed by John Huston, starring Humphrey Bogart,

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, Lauren Bacall, Lionel Barrymore, Claire Trevor *'' Kiss the Blood off My Hands'', starring Joan Fontaine and Burt Lancaster *'' The Kissing Bandit'', starring Kathryn Grayson and Frank Sinatra *'' Krakatit'', directed by Otakar Vávra (

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*'' La Terra Trema'', directed by

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(Italy) *'' Ladies of the Chorus'', starring

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*'' Lal Dupatta'', starring Madhubala (

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) *'' The Lame Devil'' (Le Diable boiteux), directed by and starring

Sacha Guitry Alexandre-Pierre Georges "Sacha" Guitry (; 21 February 188524 July 1957) was a French stage actor, film actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright of the boulevard theatre. He was the son of a leading French actor, Lucien Guitry, and follo ...

– (

) *''

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'', directed by Max Ophüls, starring Joan Fontaine and Louis Jourdan *'' London Belongs to Me'', starring Richard Attenborough and Alastair Sim – ( GB) *'' Louisiana Story'', documentary by Robert J. Flaherty *'' The Loves of Carmen'', starring

Rita Hayworth Rita Hayworth (born Margarita Carmen Cansino; October 17, 1918May 14, 1987) was an American actress, dancer and producer. She achieved fame during the 1940s as one of the era's top stars, appearing in 61 films over 37 years. The press coined th ...

*'' The Luck of the Irish'', starring Tyrone Power and Anne Baxter *'' Luxury Liner'', starring Jane Powell and George Brent

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*'' Macbeth'', directed by and starring

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*'' The Mating of Millie'', starring Evelyn Keyes and Glenn Ford *'' Mela'', starring Dilip Kumar – (

) *'' Melody Time'', starring Roy Rogers & Trigger and

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*'' Mexican Hayride'', starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello *'' Michurin'', directed by Alexander Dovzhenko – ( U.S.S.R.) *'' Miranda'', directed by Ken Annakin, starring Glynis Johns – (GB) *'' Miss Tatlock's Millions'', starring Wanda Hendrix, Barry Fitzgerald, John Lund *'' The Monkey's Paw'', starring Milton Rosmer – ( GB) *'' Moonrise'', directed by Frank Borzage, starring Gail Russell and Dane Clark *'' Morituri'' – (

) *'' Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House'', starring

and

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*'' My Dear Secretary'', starring Kirk Douglas, Laraine Day *''

Myriad of Lights ''Myriad of Lights'', also translated as ''Lights of Ten Thousand Homes'', is a 1948 Chinese film directed by Shen Fu and starring Shangguan Yunzhu, Wu Yin and Lan Ma. The film is selected as one of the 100 best 20th-century Chinese films by ''A ...

'' (Wanjia denghuo) – ( China) *'' The Mysterious Apartment'' (Den hemmelighetsfulle leiligheten) – (

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*'' The Naked City'', directed by Jules Dassin, starring Barry Fitzgerald *'' Night Has a Thousand Eyes'', starring

*'' No Orchids for Miss Blandish – ( GB) *'' No Room at the Inn'', starring Freda Jackson and Hermione Baddeley – ( GB) *'' Noose'', starring Carole Landis *'' The Noose Hangs High'', starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello *'' Nosotros los Pobres'' (We the Poor), starring Pedro Infante – (

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)

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*'' On an Island with You'' starring Esther Williams, Peter Lawford, Ricardo Montalbán, Cyd Charisse, and Jimmy Durante *'' One Sunday Afternoon'', starring Dennis Morgan *''

One Touch of Venus ''One Touch of Venus'' is a 1943 musical with music written by Kurt Weill, lyrics by Ogden Nash, and book by S. J. Perelman and Nash, based on the 1885 novella ''The Tinted Venus'' by Thomas Anstey Guthrie, and very loosely spoofing the Pygma ...

'', starring Robert Walker and Ava Gardner *'' Oliver Twist'', directed by David Lean, starring Alec Guinness and Robert Newton – ( GB) *'' On Our Own Land'' (Na svoji zemlji) – (

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)

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*'' The Paleface'', starring Bob Hope and Jane Russell *'' Les Parents terribles'', directed by Jean Cocteau, starring Jean Marais – (

) *'' The Pirate'', starring Gene Kelly and

*'' Pitfall'', starring Dick Powell, Lizabeth Scott, Jane Wyatt, Raymond Burr *'' Port of Call'' (Hamnstad), directed by Ingmar Bergman – ( Sweden) *'' Portrait of Jennie'', starring Jennifer Jones

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*'' Quartet'', starring Mai Zetterling – ( GB)

R

*'' Race Street'', starring George Raft and William Bendix *'' Rachel and the Stranger'', starring Loretta Young, William Holden,

*'' Raw Deal'', directed by Anthony Mann, starring Dennis O'Keefe, Claire Trevor, Marsha Hunt, Raymond Burr *'' Red River'', directed by

Howard Hawks Howard Winchester Hawks (May 30, 1896December 26, 1977) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter of the Classical Hollywood cinema, classic Hollywood era. Critic Leonard Maltin called him "the greatest American director who is ...

, starring John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Walter Brennan, Joanne Dru, John Ireland *'' The Red Shoes'', directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, starring Moira Shearer and Anton Walbrook – ( GB) *'' Relentless'', starring

Robert Young Robert, Rob, Robbie, Bob, or Bobby Young may refer to: Academics * R. A. Young (Robert Arthur Young, 1871–1959), British physician * Robert J. C. Young (born 1950), British cultural critic and historian * Robert J. Young (born 1942), Canadian h ...

*'' The Return of October'', starring Glenn Ford *'' Road House'', starring Ida Lupino *'' Rogues' Regiment'', directed by Robert Florey and starring Dick Powell, Märta Torén, Vincent Price *'' Romance on the High Seas'', starring Jack Carson, Janis Paige, Doris Day (film debut) *'' Rope'', directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring James Stewart *''

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'', starring Zachary Scott and Diana Lynn

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'', the final of 4 films starring Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake *''

The Sainted Sisters ''The Sainted Sisters'' is a 1948 American comedy film starring Veronica Lake and co-starring Joan Caulfield, Barry Fitzgerald, George Reeves, William Demarest and Beulah Bondi. The film was distributed by Paramount Pictures and is notable for b ...

'', starring Veronica Lake and Joan Caulfield *'' Saraband for Dead Lovers'', starring Stewart Granger and Joan Greenwood – (GB) *'' Scott of the Antarctic'', starring John Mills – ( GB) *'' Sealed Verdict'', starring Ray Milland *'' The Search'', directed by Fred Zinnemann, starring Montgomery Clift – ( US/ Switzerland) *'' Secret Beyond the Door'', directed by Fritz Lang, starring Joan Bennett and Michael Redgrave *'' Senza pietà'' (Without Pity) – (

) *'' Shaheed'', starring Dilip Kumar – (

) *'' Silver River'', starring Errol Flynn and Ann Sheridan *'' Sitting Pretty'', starring

and Maureen O'Hara *'' Sleep, My Love'', starring Claudette Colbert *'' Sleeping Car to Trieste'', starring Jean Kent – ( GB) *'' Smart Girls Don't Talk'', starring Virginia Mayo *'' The Snake Pit'', starring Olivia de Havilland *'' So Evil My Love'', starring Ray Milland, Ann Todd, Geraldine Fitzgerald – (GB) *'' A Song Is Born'', starring Danny Kaye *'' Sorry, Wrong Number'', starring Barbara Stanwyck and Burt Lancaster *'' Spring in a Small Town'' (Xiǎochéng zhī chūn), directed by Fei Mu – ( China) *''

Spring in Park Lane ''Spring in Park Lane'' is a 1948 British romantic comedy film produced and directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, Michael Wilding and Tom Walls. It was part of a series of films partnering Neagle and Wilding. It was the top f ...

'', starring Anna Neagle and Michael Wilding – ( GB) *'' State of the Union'', starring Spencer Tracy and

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*'' Station West'', starring Dick Powell and Jane Greer *'' The Street with No Name'', starring Richard Widmark

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*'' Tap Roots'', starring Van Heflin and Susan Hayward *'' La Terra Trema'' (The Earth Will Tremble), directed by

– (

) *'' They Live by Night'', directed by Nicholas Ray, starring Farley Granger and Cathy O'Donnell *'' The Three Muskteers'', starring Lana Turner and Gene Kelly *'' The Time of Your Life'', starring James Cagney *'' Tragic Hunt'' (Caccia tragica) – (

) *''

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'', directed by John Huston (Oscars for best director and best screenplay), starring Humphrey Bogart and Walter Huston (best supporting actor) *'' Treasured Earth'' (Talpalatnyi föld) – (

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) *''

Los tres huastecos ''Los tres huastecos'' ("The Three Huastecos") is a 1948 Mexican comedy-drama film directed by Ismael Rodríguez . Plot Raised separately in three villages in La Huasteca (a region in the northeastern Mexico), Lorenzo, from Tamaulipas, is an ath ...

'', starring Pedro Infante – (

)

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Under the Sun of Rome ''Under the Sun of Rome'' ( it, Sotto il sole di Roma) is a 1948 Italian drama film directed by Renato Castellani. It was the first film of Castellani's Italian neorealism trilogy about poor people, followed by '' È primavera...'' in 1949 and ...

'' (Sotto il sole di Roma), directed by Renato Castellani – (

) *'' Unfaithfully Yours'', starring Linda Darnell and Rex Harrison *'' Up in Central Park'', directed by William A. Seiter, starring Deanna Durbin and Vincent Price *'' Ustedes los ricos'' (you the Rich), starring Pedro Infante – (

)

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*'' Vidya'', starring

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)

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*'' Waverley Steps: A Visit to Edinburgh'' – ( GB) documentary *'' Western Heritage'', starring

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*'' When My Baby Smiles at Me'', starring Betty Grable and Dan Dailey *'' When You Come Home'' *'' Whiplash'', starring Alexis Smith and Dane Clark *'' Whispering Smith'', starring Alan Ladd and Robert Preston *'' The Winslow Boy'', directed by Anthony Asquith, starring Robert Donat and Margaret Leighton – ( GB)

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*'' Yellow Sky'', starring

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, Anne Baxter, Richard Widmark *'' You Gotta Stay Happy'', starring Joan Fontaine and James Stewart *'' The Young Guard'' (Molodaya Gvardiya) – ( U.S.S.R.)

Serials

*''

G-Men Never Forget ''G-Men Never Forget'' is a 1948 Republic movie serial. The serial was condensed into a feature film in 1966 and re-released under the title ''Code 645''. Plot Escaped criminal Victor Murkland (Roy Barcroft) kidnaps the police commissioner an ...

'', starring Clayton Moore *''

Dangers of the Canadian Mounted ''Dangers of the Canadian Mounted'' is a 1948 Northern Republic film serial. Plot A criminal gang discovers a Genghis Khan treasure ship on the Canada-Alaska border. However, the treasure itself is hidden on land. In their efforts to find the h ...

'' *'' Adventures of Frank and Jesse James'', starring Clayton Moore *'' Superman'', starring Kirk Alyn and Noel Neill *'' Tex Granger'' *'' Congo Bill''

Short film series

*'' Mickey Mouse'' ( 1928– 1952) *'' Terrytoons'' ( 1930– 1964) *'' Popeye'' ( 1933–

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

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'' ( 1936– 1956) *''

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'' ( 1939– 1953) *'' Tom and Jerry'' ( 1940– 1958) *'' Bugs Bunny'' ( 1940– 1964) *'' The Fox and the Crow'' ( 1941– 1950) *'' Woody Woodpecker'' ( 1941– 1949) *'' Mighty Mouse'' ( 1942– 1955) *'' Chip and Dale'' (

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– 1956) *'' Droopy'' (

– 1958) *'' Yosemite Sam'' ( 1945– 1964) *'' George and Junior'' ( 1946—1948) *''Blackie the Sheep'' (

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– 1949)

Births

*January 10 – William Sanderson, American actor *January 13 - Malcolm Storry, British actor *January 14 – Carl Weathers, American actor and football player *January 16 – John Carpenter, American director, producer and screenwriter *January 18 - M. C. Gainey, American character actor *January 29 – Marc Singer, Canadian actor *February 5 **

Christopher Guest Christopher Haden-Guest, 5th Baron Haden-Guest (born February 5, 1948) is an American-British screenwriter, composer, musician, director, actor, and comedian. Guest is most widely known in Cinema of the United States, Hollywood for having writte ...

, American-British screenwriter, musician, director, actor and comedian ** Barbara Hershey, American actress ** Tom Wilkinson, English actor *February 9 - David Hayman, Scottish actor and director *February 15 – Tino Insana, American actor, producer, writer, voice artist and comedian (d. 2017) *February 16 - Troy Evans (actor), American actor *February 17 - Anne Lonnberg, American actress and singer of Swedish descent *February 18 -

Sinéad Cusack Sinéad Moira Cusack ( ) is an Irish actress. Her first acting roles were at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, before moving to London in 1969 to join the Royal Shakespeare Company. She has won the Critics' Circle and ''Evening Standard'' Awards f ...

, Irish actress *February 20 – Jennifer O'Neill, American actress *February 22 – John Ashton, American actor *February 23 - Dennis Waterman, English actor and singer (d. 2022) *February 25 -

K.P.A.C Lalitha Maheshwari Amma, better known by her stage name K. P. A. C. Lalitha, was an Indian film and stage actress who worked primarily in Malyalam. She started her acting career with K. P. A. C., a theatre collective in Kayamkulam, Kerala. In a caree ...

, Indian actress (d. 2022) *February 28 ** Mike Figgis, English director and screenwriter ** Bernadette Peters, American actress and singer **

Mercedes Ruehl Mercedes J. Ruehl (; born February 28, 1948) is an American screen, stage, and television actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, a Drama Desk Award, two Obie Awards, an ...

, American actress *February 29 - Ken Foree, American actor *March 1 - Karl Johnson, Welsh actor *March 4 - Brian Cummings, American voice actor *March 5 -

Annette Charles Annette Charles (née Cardona; March 5, 1948 – August 3, 2011) was an American actress, dancer, and educator best known for her role as Charlene "Cha-Cha" DiGregorio in the 1978 feature film '' Grease''. She made several appearances on televisi ...

, American actress and dancer (d. 2011) *March 6 - Anna Maria Horsford, American actress *March 11 – Dominique Sanda, French actress *March 14 – Billy Crystal, American actor and comedian *March 20 – Helene Vannari, Estonian actress (d. 2022) *March 25 – Bonnie Bedelia, American actress *March 26 - Steven Tyler, American singer, songwriter, musician and actor *March 28 ** Matthew Corbett, English television personality, actor, writer, puppeteer and comedian *March 29 – Bud Cort, American actor *March 31 - Rhea Perlman, American actress and writer *April 5 -

Carlos Carrasco (actor) Carlos Carrasco (born April 5, 1948) is a Panamanian-American actor who has appeared in film, television and video games. Career Born in Panama City, Panama, Carrasco traveled to the United States on an acting scholarship to Stephens College i ...

, American actor *April 9 – Jaya Bachchan, Indian actress *April 20 - Gregory Itzin, American character actor (d. 2022) *April 25 –

Freda Foh Shen Freda Foh Shen (born April 25, 1948) is an American actress. She is best known for the voice of Fa Li in the 1998 Disney animated film ''Mulan'' and its 2004 direct-to-video sequel '' Mulan II'', and for playing Anne Lee on ''9-1-1'' (2019-pres ...

, American film, television and theatre actress *May 3 – Chris Mulkey, American actor *May 11 - Pam Ferris, Welsh actress *May 12 ** Lindsay Crouse, American actress ** Richard Riehle, American actor *May 15 - Malcolm Stewart (actor), Canadian actor *May 18 - Jesper Christensen, Danish actor *May 21 – Jonathan Hyde, Australian-born English actor *May 24 - James Cosmo, Scottish actor *June 1 - Powers Boothe, American actor (d. 2017) *June 7 - Xavier Saint-Macary, French actor (d. 1988) *June 11 - Michael Swan, American actor *June 21 - Ian McEwan, English author *June 22 - Steve Eastin, American character actor *June 28 ** Kathy Bates, American actress **

J. Michael Riva J. Michael Riva (June 28, 1948 – June 7, 2012) was an American production designer. Early and personal life John Michael Riva was born in Manhattan, to William Riva, a Broadway set designer, and Maria Elisabeth Sieber, a German-born actress ...

, American production designer (d. 2011) *July 2 - Saul Rubinek, German-born Canadian actor, director and producer *July 5 - William Hootkins, American actor (d. 2005) *July 12 ** Susan Blu, American voice actress, voice director and casting director ** Ben Burtt, American sound designer *July 13 – Catherine Breillat, French director *July 26 - Leon Vitali, English actor (d. 2022) *July 28 - Georgia Engel, American actress (d. 2019) *July 30 – Jean Reno, French actor *August 5 - Barbara Flynn, English actress *August 13 - Peter Iacangelo, American actor (d. 2021) *August 14 ** Joseph Marcell, British actor and comedian ** Lou Wagner, American actor *August 19 - Jim Carter (actor), English actor *August 20 - John Noble, Australian actor *August 30 – Lewis Black, American actor and comedian *September 1 - James Rebhorn, American character actor (d. 2014) *September 7 – Susan Blakely, American actress *September 11 - Philip Alford, former American actor *September 15 - Kathryn Kates, American actress (d. 2022) *September 17 - John Ritter, American actor (d. 2003) *September 19 – Jeremy Irons, English actor *September 24 - Phil Hartman, Canadian-American actor (d. 1998) *September 26 -

Olivia Newton-John Dame Olivia Newton-John (26 September 1948 – 8 August 2022) was a British-Australian singer, actress and activist. She was a four-time Grammy Award winner whose music career included 15 top-ten singles, including 5 number-one singles on the ...

, British-born Australian actress and singer (d. 2022) *October 2 –

Persis Khambatta Persis Khambatta (2 October 1948 – 18 August 1998) was an Indian model and actress who is best remembered for playing Lieutenant Ilia in the feature film '' Star Trek: The Motion Picture'' (1979). Biography Early life and family Persis K ...

, Indian actress and model (d. 1998) *October 5 - Sal Viscuso, American actor *October 11 -

John R. Cherry III John Robert Cherry III (October 11, 1948 – May 8, 2022) was an American film director and screenwriter, most notable for creating the character of Ernest P. Worrell, played by Jim Varney. Career A native of Nashville, Tennessee, Cherry atte ...

, American director and screenwriter (d. 2022) *October 14 -

Gerard Murphy (actor) Eamon Gerard Murphy (14 October 1948 – 26 August 2013) was a Northern Irish film, television and theatre actor. Life and career Born in 1948 in Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland, Murphy began his career on stage with the Glasgow Citizens ...

, Irish actor (d. 2013) *October 16 – Hema Malini, Indian actress and politician *October 17 ** Margot Kidder, Canadian actress (d. 2018) ** George Wendt, American actor and comedian *October 21 - Tom Everett, American actor *October 28 - Telma Hopkins, American actress and singer *October 29 – Kate Jackson, American actress *October 30 - Don Creech, American actor *October 31 - Michael Kitchen, English actor and producer *November 11 – Vincent Schiavelli, American actor (d. 2005) *November 13 – Adelle Lutz, American model, actress, and costume designer *November 14 – Robert Ginty, American actor and producer (d. 2009) *November 18 – Dom Irrera, American actor and stand-up comedian *November 20 - Richard Masur, American character actor *November 28 – Agnieszka Holland, Polish director and screenwriter *December 6 – JoBeth Williams, American actress and director *December 15 ** Melanie Chartoff, American actress and comedian ** Cassandra Harris, Australian actress (d. 1991) ** Dee Wallace, American actress *December 21 – Samuel L. Jackson, American actor and producer *December 27 – Gérard Depardieu, French actor and filmmaker

Deaths

*January 7 –

Charles C. Wilson Charles Cahill Wilson (July 29, 1894 – January 7, 1948) was an American screen and stage actor. He appeared in numerous films during the Golden Age of Hollywood from the late 1920s to late 1940s. Biography Born in New York City in 1894, the ...

, 53, American actor, '' It Happened One Night'', '' The Hell Cat'', '' Waterfront Lady'', '' Legion of Terror'' *February 11 –

Sergei Eisenstein Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein (russian: Сергей Михайлович Эйзенштейн, p=sʲɪrˈɡʲej mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ ɪjzʲɪnˈʂtʲejn, 2=Sergey Mikhaylovich Eyzenshteyn; 11 February 1948) was a Soviet film director, scre ...

, 50, Russian film director, '' Battleship Potemkin'', '' Alexander Nevsky'', '' Ivan the Terrible, Part One'', ''

Ivan the Terrible, Part Two ''Ivan the Terrible'' (russian: Иван Грозный, ''Ivan Grozniy'') is a two-part Soviet epic historical drama film written and directed by Sergei Eisenstein. A biopic of Ivan IV of Russia, it was Eisenstein's final film, commissioned by ...

'' *February 14 – James Baskett, 44, American actor, '' Song of the South'' *February 23 – Patricia Farr, 35, American actress, ''

Lady Luck Lady Luck, a personification of luck, may refer to: Fiction and mythology * Fortuna, in Roman mythology, goddess of fortune * Tyche, in Greek mythology, goddess of fortune * Lady Luck (comics), a character created by Will Eisner Film * ''La ...

'', '' Criminals of the Air'', '' Girls Can Play'', '' Lady Behave!'' *March 25 – Warren Hymer, 42, American actor, '' Up the River'', '' She's Dangerous'', '' The Lady and the Mob'' *May 3 – Gideon Wahlberg, 58, Swedish actor, writer and film director *May 12 – Dante Cappelli, 82, Italian actor, '' Macbeth'', '' Love Everlasting'', '' The Mysterious Mirror'' *May 26 – Torsten Bergström, 51, Swedish actor and director, '' The Pilgrimage to Kevlaar'', '' Trollebokungen'', '' Ungdom'' *May 29 – May Whitty, 82, English actress, '' Lassie Come Home'', '' Gaslight'', ''

My Name Is Julia Ross ''My Name Is Julia Ross'' is a 1945 American gothic film noir Film noir (; ) is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and motivations. The 1940s and ...

'' *July 5 – Carole Landis, 29, American actress, '' Topper Returns'', '' I Wake Up Screaming'', ''

One Million B.C. ''One Million B.C.'' is a 1940 American fantasy film produced by Hal Roach Studios and released by United Artists. It is also known by the titles ''Cave Man'', ''Man and His Mate'' and ''Tumak''. The film stars Victor Mature as protagonist Tu ...

'', '' Four Jills in a Jeep'' *July 15 – William Selig, 84, American pioneer studio builder *July 23 – David Wark Griffith, 73, American film director, '' The Birth of a Nation'', '' Intolerance'', '' Broken Blossoms'', '' Orphans of the Storm'' *August 13 – Elaine Hammerstein, 51, American actress, '' Paint and Powder'', '' The Midnight Express'' *August 13 – Edwin Maxwell, 62, American actor, ''

Duck Soup Duck soup may refer to: * ''Duck Soup'' (1933 film), starring the Marx Brothers * ''Duck Soup'' (1927 film), featuring Laurel and Hardy * Oritang, Korean duck soup * "Duck Soup", an episode of '' Even Stevens'' * "Duck Soup", a song by Baba Broo ...

'', '' Cleopatra'', '' His Girl Friday'' *September 24 – Warren William, 53, American actor, '' Gold Diggers of 1933'', '' The Wolf Man'', '' Lady for a Day'', ''

Imitation of Life Imitation (from Latin ''imitatio'', "a copying, imitation") is a behavior whereby an individual observes and replicates another's behavior. Imitation is also a form of that leads to the "development of traditions, and ultimately our culture. I ...

'' *September 28 – Gregg Toland, 44, American cinematographer, '' Citizen Kane'', '' The Best Years of Our Lives'', '' The Long Voyage Home'', '' December 7th: The Movie'', '' Wuthering Heights'', '' The Grapes of Wrath'', '' Song of the South'', '' The Little Foxes'' *October 10 –

Mary Eaton Mary Eaton (January 29, 1901 – October 10, 1948) was an American stage actress, singer, and dancer in the 1910s and 1920s, probably best known today from her appearance in the first Marx Brothers film, '' The Cocoanuts'' (1929). A professi ...

, 47, American actress, '' Glorifying the American Girl'', '' The Cocoanuts'' *October 13 – Samuel S. Hinds, 73, American actor, '' It's a Wonderful Life'', '' Buck Privates'' *October 16 – Nora Lane, 43, American actress, '' The Cisco Kid'', '' Six-Gun Trail'' *October 21 – Elissa Landi, 43, Austrian-American actress, '' The Count of Monte Cristo'', '' After the Thin Man'' *November 9 - Edgar Kennedy, 58, American actor, ''

'', '' A Star Is Born'' *December 20 – C. Aubrey Smith, 85, English actor, '' A Bill of Divorcement'', '' Madame Curie''

Film debuts

* Beau Bridges – ''

No Minor Vices ''No Minor Vices'' is a 1948 American black-and-white comedy film written by Arnold Manoff and directed by Lewis Milestone with Robert Aldrich as 1st assistant director. Created for David Loew's Enterprise Productions, it was the first of th ...

'' * Pat Buttram – ''

The Strawberry Roan ''The Strawberry Roan'' is a 1948 American Western (genre), Western film directed by John English (director), John English and starring Gene Autry. Plot Joe is paralyzed by a wild horse, a strawberry roan. His father, Walt, tries to kill the ...

'' * Montgomery Clift – '' The Search'' * Doris Day – '' Romance on the High Seas'' * José Ferrer – ''

'' * Laurence Harvey – '' House of Darkness'' * Audrey Hepburn – ''

Dutch in Seven Lessons ''Dutch in Seven Lessons'' (''Nederlands in zeven lessen'') is a 1948 film produced in the Netherlands. Audrey Hepburn Audrey Hepburn (born Audrey Kathleen Ruston; 4 May 1929 – 20 January 1993) was a British actress and humanitarian. Recog ...

'' * Rock Hudson – '' Fighter Squadron'' * Howard Keel – '' The Small Voice'' * Klaus Kinski – '' Morituri'' * Christopher Lee – '' Corridor of Mirrors'' * Margaret Leighton – '' Bonnie Prince Charlie'' * Audie Murphy – '' Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven'' * Irene Papas – '' Fallen Angels'' * Debbie Reynolds – '' June Bride''

References

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