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The year 1944 in film involved some significant events, including the wholesome, award-winning '' Going My Way'' plus popular murder mysteries such as ''
Double Indemnity ''Double Indemnity'' is a 1944 American crime film noir directed by Billy Wilder, co-written by Wilder and Raymond Chandler, and produced by Buddy DeSylva and Joseph Sistrom. The screenplay was based on James M. Cain's 1943 novel of the same ...
'', '' Gaslight'' and '' Laura''.


Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1944 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:


Events

*March 10 – MGM's '' A Guy Named Joe'', starring
Spencer Tracy Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American actor. He was known for his natural performing style and versatility. One of the major stars of Hollywood's Golden Age, Tracy was the first actor to win two cons ...
and Irene Dunne, is released nationally in the United States. *May 3 – The film '' Going My Way'', directed by Leo McCarey and 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 ...
and
Barry Fitzgerald William Joseph Shields (10 March 1888 – 14 January 1961), known professionally as Barry Fitzgerald, was an Irish stage, film and television actor. In a career spanning almost forty years, he appeared in such notable films as ''Bringing Up Ba ...
, premieres in New York City. The highest-grossing picture of the year, it goes on to win a total of seven
Academy Awards The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...
, including Best Picture, Best Director for McCary,
Best Actor Best Actor is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actors in a film, television series, television film or play. The term most often refers to the ...
for Crosby and Best Original Song for " Swinging on a Star". *May 13 – Dale Evans appears in her first film with future husband, Roy Rogers – ''
Cowboy and the Senorita '' Cowboy and the Senorita '' is a 1944 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers. The film marked the first appearance together of Rogers and his future wife, Dale Evans. Plot Roy and his sidekick Teddy Bear are ...
''. *July 20 – '' Since You Went Away'' is released. *August 16–September 11 – Nazi propaganda documentary '' Theresienstadt'' is filmed in the Theresienstadt Ghetto. Following completion of filming, co-director Kurt Gerron and many of those featured are transported to
Auschwitz concentration camp Auschwitz concentration camp ( (); also or ) was a complex of over 40 concentration and extermination camps operated by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland (in a portion annexed into Germany in 1939) during World War II and the Holocaust. I ...
and murdered; although completed in 1945, the film is never released. *September 6 – ''
Double Indemnity ''Double Indemnity'' is a 1944 American crime film noir directed by Billy Wilder, co-written by Wilder and Raymond Chandler, and produced by Buddy DeSylva and Joseph Sistrom. The screenplay was based on James M. Cain's 1943 novel of the same ...
'' is released. *September – Around 640 motion picture actors, writers and directors are included on the ''Gottbegnadeten'' list in
Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...
, protecting them from military conscription. *November 22 – MGM's '' Meet Me in St. Louis'', 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 ...
and Margaret O'Brien premieres. Hugely popular with both audiences and critics, the film is nominated for four Academy Awards.


Awards


Top Ten Money Making Stars


1944 film releases


January–March

*January 1944 **7 January ***'' Standing Room Only'' **11 January ***'' Career Girl'' **14 January ***''
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" ( ar, علي بابا والأربعون لصا) is a folk tale from the '' One Thousand and One Nights''. It was added to the collection in the 18th century by its French translator Antoine Galland, who heard ...
'' ** 28 January ***'' Lifeboat'' ***'' Phantom Lady'' *February 1944 **3 February ***'' None Shall Escape'' ***'' The Fighting Sullivans'' **5 February ***''
Captain America Captain America is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by cartoonists Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, the character First appearance, first appeared in ''#Golden Age, Captain America Comics'' #1 (cover ...
'' **10 February ***'' Lady in the Dark'' **11 February ***'' The Bridge of San Luis Rey'' **22 February ***''
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" is a 19th-century German fairy tale that is today known widely across the Western world. The Brothers Grimm published it in 1812 in the first edition of their collection '' Grimms' Fairy Tales'' and numbered as ...
'' (re-issue) *March 1944 **2 March ***'' The Curse of the Cat People'' **10 March ***'' A Guy Named Joe'' **17 March ***''
Knickerbocker Holiday ''Knickerbocker Holiday'' is a 1938 musical written by Kurt Weill (music) and Maxwell Anderson (book and lyrics); based loosely on Washington Irving's '' Knickerbocker's History of New York'' about life in 17th-century New Netherland (old New Y ...
'' **22 March ***'' Cover Girl'' **23 March ***''
The Heavenly Body ''The Heavenly Body'' is a 1944 American romantic comedy film directed by Alexander Hall and starring William Powell and Hedy Lamarr. Based on a story by Jacques Théry, with a screenplay by Michael Arlen and Walter Reisch, the film is about th ...
''


April–June

*April 1944 **9 April ***'' ''Rosie the Riveter'' (film)'' **17 April ***'' The Lady and the Monster'' **25 April ***'' Pin Up Girl'' ***'' And the Angels Sing'' **26 April ***''
The Hitler Gang ''The Hitler Gang'' is a 1944 American pseudo-documentary film directed by John Farrow, which traces the political rise of Adolf Hitler. Described as a "documentary-propaganda" film by its studio, Paramount Pictures, the historical drama is based ...
'' *May 1944 **5 May ***'' Follow the Boys'' **8 May ***'' Time Flies'' – ( GB) **11 May ***''
The White Cliffs of Dover The White Cliffs of Dover is the region of English coastline facing the Strait of Dover and France. The cliff face, which reaches a height of , owes its striking appearance to its composition of chalk accented by streaks of black flint, deposi ...
'' **13 May ***''
Cowboy and the Senorita '' Cowboy and the Senorita '' is a 1944 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers. The film marked the first appearance together of Rogers and his future wife, Dale Evans. Plot Roy and his sidekick Teddy Bear are ...
'' **27 May ***'' The Tiger Woman'' *June 1944 **1 June ***'' Address Unknown'' **8 June ***'' Days of Glory'' **27 June ***'' Bathing Beauty''


July–September

*July 1944 **2 July ***'' The Hairy Ape'' **6 July ***''
Double Indemnity ''Double Indemnity'' is a 1944 American crime film noir directed by Billy Wilder, co-written by Wilder and Raymond Chandler, and produced by Buddy DeSylva and Joseph Sistrom. The screenplay was based on James M. Cain's 1943 novel of the same ...
'' **7 July ***'' The Mummy's Ghost'' **8 July ***''
Johnny Doesn't Live Here Any More ''Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore'' is a 1944 American comedy/romance film starring Simone Simon, James Ellison, William Terry, and featuring Robert Mitchum in an early role. Produced by King Brothers Productions, it was co-written by Philip Y ...
'' **12 July ***'' The Invisible Man's Revenge'' **14 July ***'' Summer Storm'' **20 July ***'' Since You Went Away'' **22 July ***'' The Adventures of Mark Twain'' **24 July ***''
The Seventh Cross ''The Seventh Cross'' (german: Das siebte Kreuz) is a novel by Anna Seghers, one of the better-known examples of German literature circa World War II. It was first published in Mexico by ''El Libro Libre'' In 1942. The English translation came ...
'' *August 1944 **12 August ***''
Mr. Skeffington ''Mr. Skeffington'' is a 1944 American drama film directed by Vincent Sherman, based on the 1940 novel of the same name by Elizabeth von Arnim. The film stars Bette Davis as a beautiful but self-centered woman who has many suitors but marries Jo ...
'' **16 August ***'' Going My Way'' **17 August ***'' Cry of the Werewolf'' ***''
The Soul of a Monster ''The Soul of a Monster'' is a 1944 American horror film directed by Will Jason and starring Rose Hobart, George Macready, Jim Bannon, Jeanne Bates and Erik Rolf. The film involves the near-death of George Winson, leading to Anne Winson to call u ...
'' **23 August ***'' Marriage Is a Private Affair'' **30 August ***'' Till We Meet Again'' *September 1944 **2 September ***'' Our Hearts Were Young and Gay'' **9 September ***'' Crime by Night'' **12 September ***'' Strangers in the Night'' **20 September ***'' Frenchman's Creek'' **23 September ***'' Arsenic and Old Lace''


October–December

*October 1944 **11 October ***''
To Have and Have Not ''To Have and Have Not'' is a novel by Ernest Hemingway published in 1937 by Charles Scribner's Sons. The book follows Harry Morgan, a fishing boat captain out of Key West, Florida. ''To Have and Have Not'' was Hemingway's second novel set in th ...
'' **17 October ***'' Fiddlers Three'' – ( GB) ***'' None but the Lonely Heart'' *November 1944 **1 November ***'' Something for the Boys'' **3 November ***'' The Woman in the Window'' **10 November ***''
Enemy of Women ''Enemy of Women'' is a 1944 American anti-Nazi propaganda film directed by Alfred Zeisler. The lead character is Joseph Goebbels, played by Paul Andor. Plot Paul Joseph Goebbels, a down-on-his-luck playwright, boards with German military pens ...
'' **11 November ***'' Bluebeard'' **15 November ***'' Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo'' **28 November ***'' Meet Me in St. Louis'' *December 1944 **1 December ***'' House of Frankenstein'' **5 December ***'' Blonde Fever'' **6 December ***'' Nothing but Trouble'' **15 December ***'' Hollywood Canteen'' **18 December ***'' Dangerous Passage'' **22 December ***'' Winged Victory'' ***'' The Mummy's Curse'' **23 December ***''
Lake Placid Serenade ''Lake Placid Serenade'' is a 1944 American musical romance film directed by Steve Sekely and starring Vera Ralston, Eugene Pallette and Barbara Jo Allen.Martin p.103 Following the German invasion of Czechoslovakia a Czech ice-skating champion g ...
'' **24 DecemberMichael D. Gambone, ''The Greatest Generation Comes Home: The Veteran in American Society'', Texas A&M University Press, 2005 p 152 ***'' I'll Be Seeing You'' **29 December ***'' Tomorrow, the World!''


Notable films released in 1944

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unless stated


A

*'' The Adventures of Mark Twain'', starring Fredric March *''
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" ( ar, علي بابا والأربعون لصا) is a folk tale from the '' One Thousand and One Nights''. It was added to the collection in the 18th century by its French translator Antoine Galland, who heard ...
'', starring Maria Montez and Jon Hall *'' And Now Tomorrow'', starring Alan Ladd and Loretta Young *'' And the Angels Sing'', starring
Fred MacMurray Frederick Martin MacMurray (August 30, 1908 – November 5, 1991) was an American actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films and a successful television series, in a career that spanned nearly a half-century. His career as a major film le ...
and Dorothy Lamour *''
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'' (陸軍, ''Rikugun''), directed by
Keisuke Kinoshita was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Ronald Berganbr>"A satirical eye on Japan: Keisuke Kinoshita" ''The Guardian'', 5 January 1999. While lesser-known internationally than contemporaries such as Akira Kurosawa, Kenji Mizoguchi an ...
, starring
Chishū Ryū was a Japanese actor who, in a career lasting 65 years, appeared in over 160 films and about 70 television productions. Early life Ryū was born in Tamamizu Village, Tamana County, a rural area of Kumamoto Prefecture in Kyushu, the most southe ...
and Kinuyo Tanaka – (
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) *'' Arsenic and Old Lace'', directed by
Frank Capra Frank Russell Capra (born Francesco Rosario Capra; May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was an Italian-born American film director, producer and writer who became the creative force behind some of the major award-winning films of the 1930s ...
, 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 of ...
, Priscilla Lane, Raymond Massey, Peter Lorre; filmed in 1941 but not released until 1944


B

*'' Bathing Beauty'', starring Esther Williams and
Red Skelton Richard Red Skelton (July 18, 1913September 17, 1997) was an American entertainer best known for his national radio and television shows between 1937 and 1971, especially as host of the television program ''The Red Skelton Show''. He has stars ...
*'' Between Two Worlds'', starring
John Garfield John Garfield (born Jacob Julius Garfinkle, March 4, 1913 – May 21, 1952) was an American actor who played brooding, rebellious, working-class characters. He grew up in poverty in New York City. In the early 1930s, he became a member of ...
, Eleanor Parker and Sydney Greenstreet *'' The Black Pirate'' (El corsario negro), starring
Pedro Armendariz Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning ...
– (
Mexico Mexico (Spanish language, Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a List of sovereign states, country in the southern portion of North America. It is borders of Mexico, bordered to the north by the United States; to the so ...
) *'' The Bridge of San Luis Rey'', starring
Lynn Bari Lynn Bari (born Marjorie Schuyler Fisher, December 18, 1919 – November 20, 1989) was a film actress who specialized in playing sultry, statuesque man-killers in roughly 150 films for 20th Century Fox, from the early 1930s through the 1940s. ...
*'' Buffalo Bill'', starring Joel McCrea and Maureen O'Hara *'' A Bullet in the Heart'' (Rossassa Fel Qalb) – (
Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning the North Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via a land bridg ...
)


C

*'' Candlelight in Algeria'', starring James Mason – ( GB) *'' Can't Help Singing'', starring Deanna Durbin *''
A Canterbury Tale ''A Canterbury Tale'' is a 1944 British film by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger starring Eric Portman, Sheila Sim, Dennis Price and Sgt. John Sweet; Esmond Knight provided narration and played two small roles. For the post-war Americ ...
'', written and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, starring Eric Portman – ( GB) *'' The Canterville Ghost'', starring Charles Laughton, Robert Young and Margaret O'Brien *''
Casanova Brown ''Casanova Brown'' is a 1944 American comedy romantic film directed by Sam Wood, written by Nunnally Johnson, and starring Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, and Frank Morgan. The film had its world premiere in western France after the Allies had ...
'', starring
Gary Cooper Gary Cooper (born Frank James Cooper; May 7, 1901May 13, 1961) was an American actor known for his strong, quiet screen persona and understated acting style. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice and had a further three nominations, a ...
*'' Champagne Charlie'', directed by
Alberto Cavalcanti Alberto de Almeida Cavalcanti (February 6, 1897 – August 23, 1982) was a Brazilian-born film director and producer. He was often credited under the single name "Cavalcanti". Early life Cavalcanti was born in Rio de Janeiro, the son of ...
, starring Tommy Trinder and Stanley Holloway – ( GB) *''
The Children Are Watching Us ''The Children Are Watching Us'' ( it, I bambini ci guardano) is a 1943 Italian drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica. Plot Pricò is a young Italian boy who lives with his parents in a middle-class household. His mother, Nina, takes him to a ...
'' (I bambini ci guardano), directed by Vittorio De Sica – (
Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
) *''
Christmas Holiday ''Christmas Holiday'' is a 1944 American film noir crime film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Deanna Durbin and Gene Kelly. Based on the 1939 novel of the same name by W. Somerset Maugham, the film is about a woman who marries a Souther ...
'', starring
Gene Kelly Eugene Curran Kelly (August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996) was an American actor, dancer, singer, filmmaker, and choreographer. He was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style and sought to create a new form of American dance accessibl ...
*'' The Climax'', starring
Susanna Foster Susanna Foster (born Suzanne DeLee Flanders Larson, December 6, 1924 – January 17, 2009) was an American film actress best known for her leading role as Christine in the 1943 film version of '' Phantom of the Opera''. Early life Foster wa ...
and
Boris Karloff William Henry Pratt (23 November 1887 – 2 February 1969), better known by his stage name Boris Karloff (), was an English actor. His portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in the horror film ''Frankenstein'' (1931) (his 82nd film) established ...
*''
Cobra Woman ''Cobra Woman'' is a 1944 American South Seas adventure film from Universal Pictures, directed by Robert Siodmak that stars Maria Montez, Jon Hall, and Sabu. Shot in Technicolor, this film is typical of Montez's career at Universal, and, altho ...
'', starring Maria Montez *'' The Conspirators'', starring Paul Henreid and Hedy Lamarr *'' Cover Girl'', starring Rita Hayworth and
Gene Kelly Eugene Curran Kelly (August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996) was an American actor, dancer, singer, filmmaker, and choreographer. He was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style and sought to create a new form of American dance accessibl ...
*''
Cowboy and the Senorita '' Cowboy and the Senorita '' is a 1944 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers. The film marked the first appearance together of Rogers and his future wife, Dale Evans. Plot Roy and his sidekick Teddy Bear are ...
'', starring Roy Rogers and Dale Evans *'' Crime by Night'', starring Jane Wyman *'' Cry of the Werewolf'', starring Nina Foch *'' The Curse of the Cat People'', starring Simone Simon


D

*'' Days of Glory'', starring
Gregory Peck Eldred Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an American actor and one of the most popular film stars from the 1940s to the 1970s. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Peck the 12th-greatest male star of Classic Hollywood ...
*'' Don't Take It to Heart'', directed by Jeffrey Dell, starring Richard Greene – ( GB) *''
Double Indemnity ''Double Indemnity'' is a 1944 American crime film noir directed by Billy Wilder, co-written by Wilder and Raymond Chandler, and produced by Buddy DeSylva and Joseph Sistrom. The screenplay was based on James M. Cain's 1943 novel of the same ...
'', 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 Holly ...
, starring
Fred MacMurray Frederick Martin MacMurray (August 30, 1908 – November 5, 1991) was an American actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films and a successful television series, in a career that spanned nearly a half-century. His career as a major film le ...
, Barbara Stanwyck and
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 ...
*'' Dragon Seed'', starring
Katharine Hepburn Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an American actress in film, stage, and television. Her career as a Hollywood leading lady spanned over 60 years. She was known for her headstrong independence, spirited perso ...
*''
Dream of the Red Chamber ''Dream of the Red Chamber'' (''Honglou Meng'') or ''The Story of the Stone'' (''Shitou Ji'') is a novel composed by Cao Xueqin in the middle of the 18th century. One of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature, it is known fo ...
'' (Hong lou meng) – (
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)


E

*''
Enemy of Women ''Enemy of Women'' is a 1944 American anti-Nazi propaganda film directed by Alfred Zeisler. The lead character is Joseph Goebbels, played by Paul Andor. Plot Paul Joseph Goebbels, a down-on-his-luck playwright, boards with German military pens ...
'', starring Paul Andor *''
Experiment Perilous ''Experiment Perilous'' is a 1944 melodrama set at the turn of the 20th century. The film is based on a 1943 novel of the same name by Margaret Carpenter, and directed by Jacques Tourneur. Albert S. D'Agostino, Jack Okey, Darrell Silvera, and ...
'', starring Hedy Lamarr and George Brent


F

*'' Fanny by Gaslight'', directed by Anthony Asquith, starring Phyllis Calvert, James Mason, Stewart Granger – ( GB) *'' Fiddlers Three'', starring Tommy Trinder ( GB) *''
The Fighting Seabees ''The Fighting Seabees'' is a 1944 war film, directed by Edward Ludwig and starring John Wayne and Susan Hayward. The supporting cast includes Dennis O'Keefe, William Frawley, Leonid Kinsky, Addison Richards and Grant Withers. ''The Fighting Seab ...
'', starring
John Wayne Marion Robert Morrison (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne and nicknamed The Duke or Duke Wayne, was an American actor who became a popular icon through his starring roles in films made during Hollywood's Go ...
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 ...
*'' The Fighting Sullivans'', directed by
Lloyd Bacon Lloyd Francis Bacon (December 4, 1889 – November 15, 1955) was an American screen, stage and vaudeville actor and film director. As a director he made films in virtually all genres, including westerns, musicals, comedies, gangster films, an ...
, starring Anne Baxter and Thomas Mitchell *'' For Those in Peril'', directed by Charles Crichton – ( GB) *'' Frenchman's Creek'', starring Joan Fontaine and
Basil Rathbone Philip St. John Basil Rathbone MC (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967) was a South African-born English actor. He rose to prominence in the United Kingdom as a Shakespearean stage actor and went on to appear in more than 70 films, primarily costume ...
*''
Die Feuerzangenbowle ''Die Feuerzangenbowle'' (''The Fire Tongs Bowl'', ''The Punch Bowl'') is a German novel, later adapted into several films, which tells the story of a famous writer going undercover as a pupil at a small town gymnasium after his friends tell him ...
'' (The Punch Bowl) – (
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)


G

*'' Gaslight'', starring
Ingrid Bergman Ingrid Bergman (29 August 191529 August 1982) was a Swedish actress who starred in a variety of European and American films, television movies, and plays.Obituary '' Variety'', 1 September 1982. With a career spanning five decades, she is ofte ...
,
Charles Boyer Charles Boyer (; 28 August 1899 – 26 August 1978) was a French-American actor who appeared in more than 80 films between 1920 and 1976. After receiving an education in drama, Boyer started on the stage, but he found his success in American fi ...
and Joseph Cotten *'' Going My Way'', directed by Leo McCarey, 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 ...
and
Barry Fitzgerald William Joseph Shields (10 March 1888 – 14 January 1961), known professionally as Barry Fitzgerald, was an Irish stage, film and television actor. In a career spanning almost forty years, he appeared in such notable films as ''Bringing Up Ba ...
– winner of 7 Oscars *'' The Great Moment'', starring Joel McCrea and
Betty Field Betty Field (February 8, 1916 – September 13, 1973) was an American film and stage actress. Early years Field was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to George and Katharine (née Lynch) Field. She began acting before she reached age 15, and went ...
*''
Greenwich Village Greenwich Village ( , , ) is a neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan in New York City, bounded by 14th Street to the north, Broadway to the east, Houston Street to the south, and the Hudson River to the west. Greenwich Village ...
'', starring Carmen Miranda and
Don Ameche Don Ameche (; born Dominic Felix Amici; May 31, 1908 – December 6, 1993) was an American actor, comedian and vaudevillian. After playing in college shows, stock, and vaudeville, he became a major radio star in the early 1930s, which ...
*'' The Great Sacrifice'' (Opfergang) – (
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)


H

*'' Hail the Conquering Hero'', written and directed by Preston Sturges, starring Eddie Bracken and Ella Raines *'' The Halfway House'', directed by
Basil Dearden Basil Dearden (born Basil Clive Dear; 1 January 1911 – 23 March 1971) was an English film director. Early life and career Dearden was born at 5, Woodfield Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex to Charles James Dear, a steel manufacturer, and his wife, Fl ...
, starring Mervyn Johns and Glynis Johns *''
The Heavenly Body ''The Heavenly Body'' is a 1944 American romantic comedy film directed by Alexander Hall and starring William Powell and Hedy Lamarr. Based on a story by Jacques Théry, with a screenplay by Michael Arlen and Walter Reisch, the film is about th ...
'', starring William Powell and Hedy Lamarr *''
To Have And Have Not ''To Have and Have Not'' is a novel by Ernest Hemingway published in 1937 by Charles Scribner's Sons. The book follows Harry Morgan, a fishing boat captain out of Key West, Florida. ''To Have and Have Not'' was Hemingway's second novel set in th ...
'', directed by
Howard Hawks Howard Winchester Hawks (May 30, 1896December 26, 1977) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter of the classic Hollywood era. Critic Leonard Maltin called him "the greatest American director who is not a household name." A ...
, starring
Humphrey Bogart Humphrey DeForest Bogart (; December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957), nicknamed Bogie, was an American film and stage actor. His performances in Classical Hollywood cinema films made him an American cultural icon. In 1999, the American Film In ...
and
Lauren Bacall Lauren Bacall (; born Betty Joan Perske; September 16, 1924 – August 12, 2014) was an American actress. She was named the 20th-greatest female star of classic Hollywood cinema by the American Film Institute and received an Academy Honorary ...
*''
Henry V Henry V may refer to: People * Henry V, Duke of Bavaria (died 1026) * Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (1081/86–1125) * Henry V, Duke of Carinthia (died 1161) * Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine (c. 1173–1227) * Henry V, Count of Luxembourg (121 ...
'', directed by and starring
Laurence Olivier Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier (; 22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an English actor and director who, along with his contemporaries Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud, was one of a trio of male actors who dominated the British stage ...
– ( GB) *''
The Hitler Gang ''The Hitler Gang'' is a 1944 American pseudo-documentary film directed by John Farrow, which traces the political rise of Adolf Hitler. Described as a "documentary-propaganda" film by its studio, Paramount Pictures, the historical drama is based ...
'', starring Robert Watson *'' Hollywood Canteen'', starring Joan Leslie *'' Home in Indiana'', starring Walter Brennan *''
The Hour Before the Dawn ''The Hour Before the Dawn'' is a 1944 American drama war film directed by Frank Tuttle starring Franchot Tone and Veronica Lake. It was based on the 1942 novel by W. Somerset Maugham. Plot In 1923 in England, General Hetherton is instructing hi ...
'', starring Veronica Lake *'' House of Frankenstein'', starring
Boris Karloff William Henry Pratt (23 November 1887 – 2 February 1969), better known by his stage name Boris Karloff (), was an English actor. His portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in the horror film ''Frankenstein'' (1931) (his 82nd film) established ...
and Lon Chaney Jr.


I

*'' I'll Be Seeing You'', starring Ginger Rogers and Shirley Temple *''
In Our Time In Our Time may refer to: * ''In Our Time'' (1944 film), a film starring Ida Lupino and Paul Henreid * ''In Our Time'' (1982 film), a Taiwanese anthology film featuring director Edward Yang; considered the beginning of the "New Taiwan Cinema" * ''In ...
'', starring Ida Lupino and Paul Henreid *'' In Society'', starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello *''
It Happened Tomorrow ''It Happened Tomorrow'' is a 1944 American fantasy film directed by René Clair, starring Dick Powell, Linda Darnell and Jack Oakie, and featuring Edgar Kennedy and John Philliber. It is based on the one-act play "The Jest of Haha Laba" by Lord ...
'', starring
Dick Powell Richard Ewing Powell (November 14, 1904 – January 2, 1963) was an American actor, musician, producer, director, and studio head. Though he came to stardom as a musical comedy performer, he showed versatility, and successfully transformed into ...
*'' Ivan the Terrible'' (Ivan Grozniy), by director
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, scree ...
, starring Nikolai Cherkasov – ( U.S.S.R.)


J

*''
Janie Janie may refer to: * Janie (given name) * ''Janie'' (1944 film), an American romantic comedy * ''Janie'' (2006 film), a short *Janie, West Virginia Janie is an unincorporated community and former coal town A coal town, also known as a coal ...
'', directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Joyce Reynolds *'' Jwar Bhata'' – (
India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area, the List of countries and dependencies by population, second-most populous ...
)


K

*''
The Keys of the Kingdom ''The Keys of the Kingdom'' is a 1941 novel by A. J. Cronin. Spanning six decades, it tells the story of Father Francis Chisholm, an unconventional Scottish Catholic priest who struggles to establish a mission in China. Beset by tragedy in h ...
'', starring
Gregory Peck Eldred Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an American actor and one of the most popular film stars from the 1940s to the 1970s. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Peck the 12th-greatest male star of Classic Hollywood ...
, Cedric Hardwicke, Vincent Price and
Roddy McDowall Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall (17 September 1928 – 4 October 1998) was a British actor, photographer and film director. He began his acting career as a child in England, and then in the United States, in ''How Green Was My Valley'' (1 ...
*''
Knickerbocker Holiday ''Knickerbocker Holiday'' is a 1938 musical written by Kurt Weill (music) and Maxwell Anderson (book and lyrics); based loosely on Washington Irving's '' Knickerbocker's History of New York'' about life in 17th-century New Netherland (old New Y ...
'', starring Nelson Eddy *'' Kismet'', starring
Ronald Colman Ronald Charles Colman (9 February 1891 – 19 May 1958) was an English-born actor, starting his career in theatre and silent film in his native country, then immigrating to the United States and having a successful Cinema of the United States, ...
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 . (, ; ...


L

*'' Lady in the Dark'', starring Ginger Rogers and Ray Milland *''
Lady, Let's Dance ''Lady, Let's Dance'' is a 1944 black-and-white film directed by Frank Woodruff that was nominated for two Oscars. Produced by Monogram Studios, the film is unique as an ice skating musical. ''Lady, Let's Dance'' stars ice skater Belita as herse ...
'', ice skating musical starring
Belita Belita Jepson-Turner (21 October 1923 – 18 December 2005), known professionally as Belita, was a British Olympic figure skater, dancer and film actress. Biography Born at Nether Wallop, Hampshire,Frick and Frack *''
Lake Placid Serenade ''Lake Placid Serenade'' is a 1944 American musical romance film directed by Steve Sekely and starring Vera Ralston, Eugene Pallette and Barbara Jo Allen.Martin p.103 Following the German invasion of Czechoslovakia a Czech ice-skating champion g ...
'', starring Vera Ralston *'' Laura'', directed by Otto Preminger, starring Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews,
Clifton Webb Webb Parmelee Hollenbeck (November 19, 1889 – October 13, 1966), known professionally as Clifton Webb, was an American actor, singer, and dancer. He worked extensively and was known for his stage appearances in the plays of Noël Coward, i ...
and Vincent Price *'' Lifeboat'', directed by
Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 featur ...
, starring Tallulah Bankhead, John Hodiak, William Bendix, Walter Slezak, Henry Hull and
Hume Cronyn Hume Blake Cronyn Jr. OC (July 18, 1911 – June 15, 2003) was a Canadian-American actor and writer. Early life Cronyn, one of five children, was born in London, Ontario, Canada. His father, Hume Blake Cronyn, Sr., was a businessman an ...
*'' The Lodger'', starring Merle Oberon and George Sanders *'' Lost in a Harem'', starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello


M

*''
Man from Frisco ''Man from Frisco'' (1944) is a United States feature-length spy and war film by Republic Pictures directed by Robert Florey and starring Michael O'Shea (1906–1973) and Anne Shirley. Plot Matt Braddock is a civil engineer during the Second W ...
'' directed by Robert Florey, starring Michael O'Shea and
Anne Shirley Anne Shirley is a fictional character introduced in the 1908 novel ''Anne of Green Gables'' by L. M. Montgomery. Shirley is featured throughout the classic book series, which revolve around her life and family in 19th and 20th-century Prince Ed ...
*'' Marie-Louise'' directed by
Leopold Lindtberg Leopold Lindtberg (born in Vienna on 1 June 1902; died in Sils im Engadin/Segl on 18 April 1984) was an Austrian Swiss film and theatre director. He fled Austria due to the Machtergreifung in Germany and ultimately settled in Switzerland. His ...
and an uncredited Franz Schnyder *''
The Mask of Dimitrios ''The Mask of Dimitrios'' is a 1944 American film noir directed by Jean Negulesco and written by Frank Gruber, based on the 1939 novel of the same title written by Eric Ambler (in the United States, it was published as ''A Coffin for Dimitrios'' ...
'', starring Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet and Zachary Scott *'' Meet Me in St. Louis'', directed by Vincente Minnelli, 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 ...
*'' Meet the People'', starring
Lucille Ball Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989) was an American actress, comedienne and producer. She was nominated for 13 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning five times, and was the recipient of several other accolades, such as the Gold ...
*'' Melody of Murder'' (Mordets Melodi) – (
Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of Denmark , establish ...
) *'' Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress'', a documentary by
William Wyler William Wyler (; born Willi Wyler (); July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a Swiss-German-American film director and producer who won the Academy Award for Best Director three times, those being for '' Mrs. Miniver'' (1942), '' The Best Years o ...
*'' Ministry of Fear'', starring Ray Milland *'' The Miracle of Morgan's Creek'', directed by Preston Sturges, starring Eddie Bracken and Betty Hutton *''
Mr. Skeffington ''Mr. Skeffington'' is a 1944 American drama film directed by Vincent Sherman, based on the 1940 novel of the same name by Elizabeth von Arnim. The film stars Bette Davis as a beautiful but self-centered woman who has many suitors but marries Jo ...
'', starring
Bette Davis Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (; April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress with a career spanning more than 50 years and 100 acting credits. She was noted for playing unsympathetic, sardonic characters, and was famous for her p ...
and Claude Rains *''
Mrs. Parkington ''Mrs. Parkington'' is a 1944 drama film. It tells the story of a woman's life, told via flashbacks, from boarding house maid to society matron. The movie was adapted by Polly James and Robert Thoeren from the novel by Louis Bromfield. It was d ...
'', starring Greer Garson *'' The Mummy's Curse'', starring Lon Chaney Jr. *'' The Mummy's Ghost'', starring Lon Chaney Jr. *'' Murder, My Sweet'' (aka Farewell My Lovely), directed by Edward Dmytryk, starring
Dick Powell Richard Ewing Powell (November 14, 1904 – January 2, 1963) was an American actor, musician, producer, director, and studio head. Though he came to stardom as a musical comedy performer, he showed versatility, and successfully transformed into ...
and
Claire Trevor Claire Trevor ( Wemlinger; March 8, 1910April 8, 2000) was an American actress. She appeared in 65 feature films from 1933 to 1982, winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in ''Key Largo'' (1948), and received nomina ...
*'' Music for Millions'', starring Margaret O'Brien


N

*'' The Nail'' (El clavo) – (
Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , ...
) *'' National Velvet'', starring
Elizabeth Taylor Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was a British-American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s. ...
and
Mickey Rooney Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule Jr.; other pseudonym Mickey Maguire; September 23, 1920 – April 6, 2014) was an American actor. In a career spanning nine decades, he appeared in more than 300 films and was among the last surviving stars of the ...
*'' None but the Lonely Heart'', 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 of ...
and
Ethel Barrymore Ethel Barrymore (born Ethel Mae Blythe; August 15, 1879 – June 18, 1959) was an American actress and a member of the Barrymore family of actors. Barrymore was a stage, screen and radio actress whose career spanned six decades, and was regard ...
*'' None Shall Escape'', starring
Alexander Knox Alexander Knox (16 January 1907 – 25 April 1995) was a Canadian actor on stage, screen, and occasionally television. He was nominated for an Oscar and won a Golden Globe for his performance as Woodrow Wilson in the film '' Wilson'' (1944). ...


O

*'' On Approval'', starring Clive Brook and Googie Withers – ( GB) *'' Once Upon a Time'', 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 of ...
, Ted Donaldson, Janet Blair *'' Our Hearts Were Young and Gay'', starring Gail Russell and Diana Lynn


P

*'' Pardon My Rhythm'', starring Gloria Jean *'' Passage to Marseille'', starring
Humphrey Bogart Humphrey DeForest Bogart (; December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957), nicknamed Bogie, was an American film and stage actor. His performances in Classical Hollywood cinema films made him an American cultural icon. In 1999, the American Film In ...
, Claude Rains, Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet *'' The Pearl of Death'', a Sherlock Holmes mystery directed by Roy William Neill, starring Basil Rathbone as Holmes, and Nigel Bruce as Watson; co-starring Rondo Hatton and Evelyn Ankers *'' Phantom Lady'', starring Franchot Tone and Ella Raines *'' Pin Up Girl'', starring Betty Grable *'' Port of Freedom'' (Große Freiheit Nr. 7) – (
Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwee ...
) *'' Possession'' (Besættelse) – (
Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of Denmark , establish ...
) *'' The Princess and the Pirate'', starring
Bob Hope Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was a British-American comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer and dancer. With a career that spanned nearly 80 years, Hope appeared in more than 70 short and feature films, with ...
and Virginia Mayo *'' The Purple Heart'', starring Dana Andrews, Richard Conte and Farley Granger


R

*'' Rainbow'' (Raduga) – ( U.S.S.R.) *'' Rationing'', starring Wallace Beery and Marjorie Main *''
The Rats of Tobruk The Rats of Tobruk were soldiers of the Australian-led Allied garrison that held the Libyan port of Tobruk against the Afrika Corps, during the Siege of Tobruk in World War II. The siege started on 11 April 1941 and was relieved on 10 December. ...
'' (aka The Fighting Rats of Tobruk), starring Peter Finch and Chips Rafferty – (
Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by ...
) *'' The Respectable Ladies of Pardubice'' (Počestné paní pardubické), directed by Martin Frič – (
Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי, , common_name = Czechoslovakia , life_span = 1918–19391945–1992 , p1 = Austria-Hungary , image_p1 ...
)


S

*'' The Scarlet Claw'', a
Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes () is a fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a " consulting detective" in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, deduction, forensic science and ...
mystery directed by Roy William Neill, starring
Basil Rathbone Philip St. John Basil Rathbone MC (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967) was a South African-born English actor. He rose to prominence in the United Kingdom as a Shakespearean stage actor and went on to appear in more than 70 films, primarily costume ...
as Holmes, and Nigel Bruce as Watson *''
The Seventh Cross ''The Seventh Cross'' (german: Das siebte Kreuz) is a novel by Anna Seghers, one of the better-known examples of German literature circa World War II. It was first published in Mexico by ''El Libro Libre'' In 1942. The English translation came ...
'', directed by Fred Zinnemann, starring
Spencer Tracy Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American actor. He was known for his natural performing style and versatility. One of the major stars of Hollywood's Golden Age, Tracy was the first actor to win two cons ...
*''Sherlock Holmes and The Spider Woman'', a
Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes () is a fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a " consulting detective" in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, deduction, forensic science and ...
mystery directed by Roy William Neill, starring
Basil Rathbone Philip St. John Basil Rathbone MC (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967) was a South African-born English actor. He rose to prominence in the United Kingdom as a Shakespearean stage actor and went on to appear in more than 70 films, primarily costume ...
as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Watson; co-starring Gale Sondergaard *'' Since You Went Away'', starring Claudette Colbert,
Jennifer Jones Jennifer Jones (born Phylis Lee Isley; March 2, 1919 – December 17, 2009), also known as Jennifer Jones Simon, was an American actress and mental health advocate. Over the course of her career that spanned over five decades, she was nominated ...
and Shirley Temple *'' Something for the Boys'' starring Carmen Miranda, Michael O'Shea and
Vivian Blaine Vivian Blaine (born Vivian Stapleton; November 21, 1921 – December 9, 1995) was an American actress and singer, best known for originating the role of Miss Adelaide in the musical theater production of ''Guys and Dolls'', as well as appearin ...
*'' Song of Russia'', starring Robert Taylor *''
The Soul of a Monster ''The Soul of a Monster'' is a 1944 American horror film directed by Will Jason and starring Rose Hobart, George Macready, Jim Bannon, Jeanne Bates and Erik Rolf. The film involves the near-death of George Winson, leading to Anne Winson to call u ...
'', starring
George Macready George Peabody Macready Jr. (August 29, 1899 – July 2, 1973) was an American stage, film, and television actor often cast in roles as polished villains. Early life Macready was born in Providence, Rhode Island on August 29, 1899. He graduate ...
*'' Storm Over Lisbon'', starring Vera Ralston *''
The Story of Dr. Wassell ''The Story of Dr. Wassell'' is a 1944 American World War II film set in the Dutch East Indies, directed by Cecil B. DeMille, and starring Gary Cooper, Laraine Day, Signe Hasso and Dennis O'Keefe. The film was based on a book of the same name by ...
'', starring
Gary Cooper Gary Cooper (born Frank James Cooper; May 7, 1901May 13, 1961) was an American actor known for his strong, quiet screen persona and understated acting style. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice and had a further three nominations, a ...
*'' Sunday Dinner for a Soldier'', starring Anne Baxter and John Hodiak *'' The Suspect'', starring Charles Laughton


T

*'' Tall in the Saddle'', starring
John Wayne Marion Robert Morrison (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne and nicknamed The Duke or Duke Wayne, was an American actor who became a popular icon through his starring roles in films made during Hollywood's Go ...
*'' Thirty Seconds over Tokyo'', starring
Spencer Tracy Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American actor. He was known for his natural performing style and versatility. One of the major stars of Hollywood's Golden Age, Tracy was the first actor to win two cons ...
and
Van Johnson Charles Van Dell Johnson (August 25, 1916 – December 12, 2008) was an American film, television, theatre and radio actor. He was a major star at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer during and after World War II. Johnson was described as the embodiment ...
*'' This Happy Breed'', directed by David Lean, starring
John Mills Sir John Mills (born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills; 22 February 190823 April 2005) was an English actor who appeared in more than 120 films in a career spanning seven decades. He excelled on camera as an appealing British everyman who often portray ...
and
Celia Johnson Dame Celia Elizabeth Johnson, (18 December 1908 – 26 April 1982) was an English actress, whose career included stage, television and film. She is especially known for her roles in the films ''In Which We Serve'' (1942), ''This Happy Bree ...
– ( GB) *'' The Three Caballeros'', a
Walt Disney Walter Elias Disney (; December 5, 1901December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film p ...
animated film starring Donald Duck and Dora Luz (released in South America in 1944, but was released in 1945 in the U.S.) *'' Time Flies'', starring
Tommy Handley Thomas Reginald Handley (17 January 1892 – 9 January 1949) was an English comedian, best known for the BBC radio programme ''It's That Man Again'' ("''ITMA''") which ran between 1939 and 1949. Born in Liverpool, Lancashire, Handley went ...
( GB) *'' Torment'' (Hets), directed by Alf Sjoberg – (
Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic countries, Nordic c ...
) *'' The Tower of the Seven Hunchbacks'' (''La Torre de los Siete Jorobados'') – (
Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , ...
) *''
Tunisian Victory ''Tunisian Victory'' is a 1944 Anglo-American propaganda film about the victories in the North Africa Campaign. The film follows both armies from the planning of Operation Torch and Operation Acrobat (the latter of which was canceled), to the l ...
'', directed by
Frank Capra Frank Russell Capra (born Francesco Rosario Capra; May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was an Italian-born American film director, producer and writer who became the creative force behind some of the major award-winning films of the 1930s ...
, Hugh Stewart and
John Huston John Marcellus Huston ( ; August 5, 1906 – August 28, 1987) was an American film director, screenwriter, actor and visual artist. He wrote the screenplays for most of the 37 feature films he directed, many of which are today considered ...
– ( US/ GB) *''
Two Thousand Women ''Two Thousand Women'' is a 1944 British comedy-drama war film about a German internment camp in Occupied France which holds British women who have been resident in the country. Three RAF aircrewmen, whose bomber has been shot down, enter the ca ...
'', starring Flora Robson and Phyllis Calvert – ( GB)


U

*'' The Uninvited'', starring Ray Milland *'' Up in Arms'', starring Danny Kaye and Dinah Shore


W

*'' The Way Ahead'' ('' Immortal Battalion''), directed by Carol Reed, starring David Niven and Stanley Holloway – ( GB) *''Weird Woman'', starring Lon Chaney, Jr. and Anne Gwynne *''When Strangers Marry'', starring Dean Jagger, Kim Hunter, Robert Mitchum *''The White Cliffs of Dover (1944 film), The White Cliffs of Dover'', starring Irene Dunne *''Wilson (1944 film), Wilson'', a biopic of President Woodrow Wilson, starring
Alexander Knox Alexander Knox (16 January 1907 – 25 April 1995) was a Canadian actor on stage, screen, and occasionally television. He was nominated for an Oscar and won a Golden Globe for his performance as Woodrow Wilson in the film '' Wilson'' (1944). ...
and Charles Coburn *''Wing and a Prayer'', directed by Henry Hathaway, starring Dana Andrews and
Don Ameche Don Ameche (; born Dominic Felix Amici; May 31, 1908 – December 6, 1993) was an American actor, comedian and vaudevillian. After playing in college shows, stock, and vaudeville, he became a major radio star in the early 1930s, which ...
*'' The Woman in the Window'', directed by Fritz Lang, 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 Joan Bennett


Y

*''The Yellow Rose of Texas (film), The Yellow Rose of Texas'', starring Roy Rogers and Dale Evans


Serials

*''Black Arrow (serial), Black Arrow'' *''
Captain America Captain America is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by cartoonists Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, the character First appearance, first appeared in ''#Golden Age, Captain America Comics'' #1 (cover ...
'', starring Dick Purcell *''The Desert Hawk (serial), The Desert Hawk'', starring Gilbert Roland and Charles B. Middleton, Charles Middleton *''The Great Alaskan Mystery'' *''Haunted Harbor'', starring Kane Richmond *''Mystery of the River Boat'' *''Raiders of Ghost City'' *'' The Tiger Woman'', starring Linda Stirling *''Zorro's Black Whip'', starring Linda Stirling


Short film series

*''Our Gang'' (1922 in film, 1922-1944) *''The Three Stooges'' (1934 in film, 1934–1959 in film, 1959)


Animated short film series

*''Mickey Mouse'' (1928 in film, 1928–1953 in film, 1953) *''Looney Tunes'' (1930 in film, 1930–1969 in film, 1969) *''Terrytoons'' (1930 in film, 1930–1964 in film, 1964) *''Merrie Melodies'' (1931 in film, 1931–1969 in film, 1969) *''Scrappy'' (1931 in film, 1931–1941 in film, 1941) *''Popeye'' (1933 in film, 1933–1957 in film, 1957) *''Color Rhapsodies'' (1934 in film, 1934–1949 in film, 1949) *'' Donald Duck'' (1934 in film, 1934–1956 in film, 1956) *''Goofy'' (1939 in film, 1939–1955 in film, 1955) *''Andy Panda'' (1939 in film, 1939–1949 in film, 1949) *''Tom and Jerry'' (1940 in film, 1940–1958 in film, 1958) *''Bugs Bunny'' (1940 in film, 1940–1962 in film, 1962) *''Woody Woodpecker'' (1941 in film, 1941–1949 in film, 1949) *''Swing Symphonies'' (1941 in film, 1941–1945 in film, 1945) *''The Fox and the Crow (animated characters), The Fox and the Crow'' (1941 in film, 1941–1950 in film, 1950) *''Red Hot Riding Hood'' (1943 in film, 1943–1949 in film, 1949) *''Droopy'' (1943 in film, 1943–1958 in film, 1958) *''Screwball Squirrel'' (1944–1946 in film, 1946) *''Sylvester the Cat'' (1944–1966 in film, 1966)


Births

*January 5 – Franco Ferrini, Italian screenwriter *January 9 – Harun Farocki, German filmmaker (died 2014) *January 10 – William Sanderson, American actor *January 20 – Margaret Avery, American actress *January 23 – Rutger Hauer, Dutch actor (died 2019) *February 3 – Trisha Noble, Australian singer and actress (died 2021) *February 8 - Roger Lloyd-Pack, English actor (died 2014) *February 13 **Stockard Channing, American actress **Michael Ensign, American actor *February 14 – Alan Parker, English director, producer and screenwriter (died 2020) *February 22 – Jonathan Demme, American director, producer and screenwriter (died 2017) *February 29 – Dennis Farina, American actor (died 2013) *March 5 – Peter Weibel, Ukrainian-born Austrian experimental filmmaker *March 6 - Harold Hopkins (actor), Australian actor (died 2011) *March 10 – Richard Gant, American actor *March 14 – Steve Daskewisz, American actor and stunt double (died 2018) *March 24 – R. Lee Ermey, American film, television and voice actor (died 2018) *March 26 – Diana Ross, American singer and actress *April 4 – Craig T. Nelson, American actor *April 6 – Anita Pallenberg, Italian-born actress and model (died 2017) *April 13 – Charles Burnett (director), Charles Burnett, American director *April 30 – Jill Clayburgh, American actress (died 2010) *May 4 – Russi Taylor, American voice actress (died 2019) *May 5 **Roger Rees, Welsh actor and director (died 2015) **John Rhys-Davies, English actor *May 10 – Jim Abrahams, American director, producer and screenwriter *May 14 – George Lucas, American director, producer and screenwriter *May 16 – Danny Trejo, American actor and voice actor *May 19 **Peter Mayhew, English actor (died 2019) **Frank Pellegrino (actor), American actor (died 2017) *May 25 – Frank Oz, American actor, filmmaker and puppeteer *May 26 **Olga Bisera, Yugoslav-born Italian actress and producer **Andre Stojka, American voice actor and singer *May 28 – Sondra Locke, American actress (died 2018) *May 29 - Helmut Berger, Austrian actor *June 11 – Roscoe Orman, American actor *June 20 - Oliver Cotton, English actor, comedian and playwright *June 21 - Tony Scott, British director and producer (died 2012) *June 23 – Ingrīda Andriņa, Latvian actress (died 2015) *June 24 - Julian Holloway, British actor *June 29 – Gary Busey, American actor *July 1 – Wahid Hamed, Egyptian screenwriter (died 2021) *July 2 – Viiu Härm, Estonian actress *July 8 – Jeffrey Tambor, American actor *July 17 – Catherine Schell, Hungarian-born British actress *July 22 - Peter Jason, American character actor *July 28 – Frances Lee McCain, American actress *July 30 – Yoon Jeong-hee, South Korean actress *July 31 – Geraldine Chaplin, American actress *August 2 – Joanna Cassidy, American actress *August 7 – John Glover (actor), John Glover, American actor *August 9 – Sam Elliott, American actor *August 11 – Ian McDiarmid, Scottish actor *August 19 – John Roselius, American actor (died 2018) *August 21 – Peter Weir, Australian director, producer and screenwriter *August 30 – Wolf Roth, German actor *September 1 – Beau Starr, American actor *September 6 - Swoosie Kurtz, American actress *September 13 – Jacqueline Bisset, English actress *September 15 – Pik-Sen Lim, Malaysian-British actress *September 20 – Jeremy Child, British actor (died 2022) *September 21 - Fannie Flagg, American actress and comedian *September 22 – Frazer Hines, English actor *September 25 – Michael Douglas, American actor and producer *October 1 – Jean-Pierre Castaldi, French actor *October 8 – Dale Dye, American actor, technical advisor, radio personality and writer *October 10 – Lii Tedre, Estonian actress *October 28 – Dennis Franz, American actor *November 4 – Linda Gary, American actress, voice actress (died 1995) *November 17 **Danny DeVito, American actor, comedian, producer and director **Gary Goldman, American animator, producer and director **Lorne Michaels, Canadian-American producer *November 21 – Harold Ramis, American actor, director and screenwriter (died 2014) *November 22 - Paul Brooke, retired English actor *November 25 – Ben Stein, American actor and comedian *December 5 – Jeroen Krabbe, Dutch actor and director *December 12 – Kenneth Cranham, Scottish actor *December 15 – Morgan Paull, American actor (died 2012) *December 17 – Bernard Hill, English actor


Deaths

* January 3 – Aage Hertel, Danish actor (born 1873) * March 14 – Merta Sterling, American actress (born 1883) * April 10 – Pat West (actor), Pat West, American actor (born 1888) * July 14 – Emil Fjellström, Swedish actor (born 1884) * July 18 – Alan Dinehart, American actor (born 1889) * July 20 – Mildred Harris, American actress (born 1901) * September 24 – Hugo Thimig, Austrian actor (born 1854) * October 28 – Kurt Gerron, German film director (born 1897) * December 9 – Laird Cregar, American actor (born 1913) * December 13 – Lupe Vélez, Mexican actress (born 1908) * December 15 – Glenn Miller, American bandleader, actor (born 1904)


Film Debuts

*
Lauren Bacall Lauren Bacall (; born Betty Joan Perske; September 16, 1924 – August 12, 2014) was an American actress. She was named the 20th-greatest female star of classic Hollywood cinema by the American Film Institute and received an Academy Honorary ...
– ''To Have and Have Not (film), To Have and Have Not'' *Red Buttons – '' Winged Victory'' *Stan Freberg – ''Swooner Crooner'' *Gloria Grahame – '' Blonde Fever'' *Judy Holiday – ''
Greenwich Village Greenwich Village ( , , ) is a neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan in New York City, bounded by 14th Street to the north, Broadway to the east, Houston Street to the south, and the Hudson River to the west. Greenwich Village ...
'' *Shashi Kapoor – ''Meena (1944 film), Meena'' *Angela Lansbury – '' Gaslight'' *Janis Paige – '' Bathing Beauty'' *
Gregory Peck Eldred Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an American actor and one of the most popular film stars from the 1940s to the 1970s. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Peck the 12th-greatest male star of Classic Hollywood ...
– '' Days of Glory'' *Jane Powell – ''Song of the Open Road'' * Zachary Scott – ''
The Mask of Dimitrios ''The Mask of Dimitrios'' is a 1944 American film noir directed by Jean Negulesco and written by Frank Gruber, based on the 1939 novel of the same title written by Eric Ambler (in the United States, it was published as ''A Coffin for Dimitrios'' ...
'' *Jean Simmons – ''Give Us the Moon''


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