List of American films of 1947

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A list of American films released in 1947.
Gentleman's Agreement won Best Picture at the Academy Awards.

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
13 Rue Madeleine Henry Hathaway James Cagney, Annabella, Richard Conte Spy
Angel and the Badman James Edward Grant John Wayne, Gail Russell Western
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer Irving Reis Cary Grant, Shirley Temple, Myrna Loy Comedy
The Bishop's Wife Henry Koster Cary Grant, David Niven, Loretta Young Comedy
The Black Widow Bruce Edwards Serial
Body and Soul Robert Rossen John Garfield, Lilli Palmer Drama
Boomerang Elia Kazan Dana Andrews, Jane Wyatt Drama
Born to Kill Robert Wise Lawrence Tierney, Claire Trevor Drama
The Brasher Doubloon John Brahm George Montgomery Crime drama
Brick Bradford Serial
Brute Force Jules Dassin Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn Drama
Buck Privates Come Home Charles Barton Abbott and Costello Comedy

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Calendar Girl Allan Dwan Jane Frazee, Gail Patrick Comedy
Captain from Castile Henry King Tyrone Power, Jean Peters, Cesar Romero Historical
Carnival in Costa Rica Gregory Ratoff Vera-Ellen, Dick Haymes
Cass Timberlane George Sidney Spencer Tracy, Lana Turner Drama
Cat Fishin' Animated
Code of the West William A. Burke Steve Brodie, James Warren Western
Crossfire Edward Dmytryk Robert Young, Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan Film noir
Curley Bernard Carr Billy Gray Comedy
Daisy Kenyon Otto Preminger Joan Crawford, Henry Fonda Drama
Dangerous Years Arthur Pierson Billy Halop Comedy
Dark Passage Delmer Daves Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall Film noir
Dead Reckoning John Cromwell Humphrey Bogart, Lizabeth Scott Film noir
Desert Fury Lewis Allen Lizabeth Scott, Burt Lancaster Drama
Desperate Anthony Mann Steve Brodie, Raymond Burr Drama
The Devil Thumbs a Ride Felix E. Feist Lawrence Tierney Drama
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome John Rawlins Ralph Byrd, Anne Gwynne, Boris Karloff Thriller
Don't Be a Sucker! Propaganda
A Double Life George Cukor Ronald Colman, Shelley Winters Drama
Down to Earth Alexander Hall Rita Hayworth, Larry Parks Fantasy Sequel to Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse Animated
Dreams That Money Can Buy Hans Richter Jack Bittner Experimental
Easter Yeggs Animated
The Egg and I Chester Erskine Fred MacMurray, Claudette Colbert Comedy
Escape Me Never Peter Godfrey Errol Flynn, Ida Lupino Drama
The Fabulous Dorseys Alfred E. Green Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey Biopic
The Farmer's Daughter H.C. Potter Loretta Young, Joseph Cotten Comedy
Fear in the Night Maxwell Shane DeForest Kelley, Paul Kelly Drama
Fireworks Kenneth Anger Experimental
For the Love of Rusty John Sturges Tom Powers, Ann Doran Family
Forever Amber Otto Preminger Linda Darnell, Cornel Wilde, George Sanders Drama
The Foxes of Harrow John M. Stahl Rex Harrison, Maureen O'Hara Adventure
Framed Richard Wallace Glenn Ford, Janis Carter Suspense
The Fugitive John Ford Henry Fonda, Dolores del Río, Pedro Armendáriz Drama
Fun and Fancy Free Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts, William Morgan Edgar Bergen, Dinah Shore Animated
Gentleman's Agreement Elia Kazan Gregory Peck, John Garfield, Dorothy McGuire, Celeste Holm Drama Academy Award for Best Picture
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir Joseph L. Mankiewicz Gene Tierney, Rex Harrison Comedy
Golden Earrings Mitchell Leisen Ray Milland, Marlene Dietrich Drama
Good News Charles Walters June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Mel Torme Musical
Green Dolphin Street Victor Saville Lana Turner, Van Heflin, Donna Reed Drama
The Guilty John Reinhardt Bonita Granville, Don Castle, Regis Toomey
Half-Wits Holiday Jules White The Three Stooges Comedy
Hi-De-Ho Josh Binney Cab Calloway, Jeni Le Gon Musical Drama
High Wall Curtis Bernhardt Robert Taylor, Audrey Totter Drama
Hold That Lion! Jules White The Three Stooges Comedy Short
Honeymoon William Keighley Shirley Temple, Franchot Tone, Guy Madison Melodrama
The Hucksters Jack Conway Clark Gable, Deborah Kerr Drama
I'll Be Yours William A. Seiter Deanna Durbin, Tom Drake, William Bendix, Adolphe Menjou Musical comedy Universal
The Imperfect Lady Lewis Allen Ray Milland, Teresa Wright Drama Paramount Pictures
The Invisible Mouse William Hanna, Joseph Barbera Animated
It Had to Be You Rudolph Maté Ginger Rogers, Cornel Wilde Romantic comedy
It Happened in Brooklyn Richard Whorf Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Durante Comedy
It Happened on 5th Avenue Roy Del Ruth Don DeFore, Ann Harding, Charles Ruggles Comedy
Jesse James Rides Again F. Brannon, Thomas Carr Clayton Moore Western Serial
Johnny O'Clock Robert Rossen Dick Powell, Evelyn Keyes, Lee J. Cobb Mystery
Keeper of the Bees John Sturges Jane Darwell Drama
Killer Dill Lewis D. Collins Stuart Erwin, Anne Gwynne, Mike Mazurki Crime
King-Size Canary Animation
Kiss of Death Henry Hathaway Victor Mature, Brian Donlevy, Richard Widmark Film noir
The Lady from Shanghai Orson Welles Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles Film noir
Lady in the Lake Robert Montgomery Robert Montgomery, Audrey Totter Film noir
Life with Father Michael Curtiz William Powell, Irene Dunne, Elizabeth Taylor Comedy
Living in a Big Way Gregory LaCava Gene Kelly, Marie McDonald, Charles Winninger Musical Comedy
The Long Night Anatole Litvak Henry Fonda, Barbara Bel Geddes Film noir
The Lost Moment Martin Gabel Susan Hayward, Robert Cummings Drama
Lured Douglas Sirk Lucille Ball, Charles Coburn, George Sanders, Boris Karloff Film noir
The Macomber Affair Zoltan Korda Gregory Peck, Joan Bennett, Robert Preston Drama
Magic Town William Wellman James Stewart, Jane Wyman Drama
The Man I Love Raoul Walsh Ida Lupino, Robert Alda Drama
The Mighty McGurk John Waters Wallace Beery, Dean Stockwell Drama
Miracle on 34th Street George Seaton Edmund Gwenn, Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Natalie Wood Romantic comedy
Monsieur Verdoux Charles Chaplin Charles Chaplin, Martha Raye, William Frawley Comedy
Moss Rose Gregory Ratoff Peggy Cummins, Victor Mature, Ethel Barrymore Thriller
Mother Wore Tights Walter Lang Betty Grable, Dan Dailey, Mona Freeman Musical
Motion Painting No. 1 Animation
Mourning Becomes Electra Dudley Nichols Rosalind Russell, Michael Redgrave Drama
A Mouse in the House Animated
My Favorite Brunette Elliott Nugent Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Peter Lorre Comedy
My Wild Irish Rose David Butler Dennis Morgan, Arlene Dahl, Andrea King
Nightmare Alley Edmond Goulding Tyrone Power, Joan Blondell, Coleen Gray Film noir
Nora Prentiss Vincent Sherman Ann Sheridan, Kent Smith, Robert Alda Drama
Out of the Past Jacques Tourneur Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas Film noir
The Paradine Case Alfred Hitchcock Gregory Peck, Charles Laughton, Alida Valli, Louis Jourdan Drama
Part Time Pal Animation
The Perils of Pauline George Marshall Betty Hutton, John Lund Comedy
A Pest in the House Animation
Possessed Curtis Bernhardt Joan Crawford, Van Heflin, Raymond Massey Film noir
Pursued Raoul Walsh Robert Mitchum, Teresa Wright Drama
Queen of the Amazons Edward Finney Patricia Morison Adventure
Railroaded! Anthony Mann John Ireland, Hugh Beaumont Drama
Ramrod André de Toth Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, Donald Crisp Western
The Red House Delmer Daves Edward G. Robinson Thriller
Repeat Performance Alfred L. Werker Louis Hayward, Joan Leslie Drama
Ride the Pink Horse Robert Montgomery Robert Montgomery, Thomas Gomez Drama
Riffraff Ted Tetzlaff Pat O'Brien, Walter Slezak Film noir
Road to Rio Norman Z. McLeod Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour Comedy
The Romance of Rosy Ridge Roy Rowland Van Johnson, Thomas Mitchell, Janet Leigh Drama
Salt Water Tabby Animated
Scared to Death Christy Cabanne Bela Lugosi, George Zucco Horror
Scent-imental Over You Animated
The Sea of Grass Elia Kazan Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn Western
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Norman Z. McLeod Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo Comedy
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim George Seaton Betty Grable, Dick Haymes, Anne Revere Musical
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock Preston Sturges Harold Lloyd Comedy Universal/RKO
Sinbad the Sailor Richard Wallace Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Maureen O'Hara Fantasy
Sing a Song of Six Pants Jules White The Three Stooges Comedy Short
Slick Hare Animated
Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman Stuart Heisler Susan Hayward, Eddie Albert Drama
Son of Zorro Adventure Serial
Song of Scheherazade Walter Reisch Yvonne De Carlo, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Eve Arden Fantasy
Song of the Thin Man Edward Buzzell William Powell, Myrna Loy Mystery Last of Thin Man series
T-Men Anthony Mann Dennis O'Keefe Crime drama
That Hagen Girl Peter Godfrey Ronald Reagan, Shirley Temple Comedy
They Won't Believe Me Irving Pichel Susan Hayward, Robert Young, Jane Greer Drama
This Time for Keeps Richard Thorpe Esther Williams, Jimmy Durante Comedy
Thunderbolt! John Sturges, William Wyler James Stewart War documentary
Tubby the Tuba George Pal Animated
Tweetie Pie Animated
The Two Mrs. Carrolls Peter Godfrey Barbara Stanwyck, Humphrey Bogart, Alexis Smith Drama
Unconquered Cecil B. DeMille Gary Cooper, Paulette Goddard, Howard Da Silva Adventure
The Unfaithful Vincent Sherman Ann Sheridan, Lew Ayres Drama
The Unsuspected Michael Curtiz Claude Rains, Audrey Totter Drama
Variety Girl George Marshall Various artists Musical
The Velvet Touch Jack Gage Rosalind Russell, Claire Trevor Drama
The Vigilante Wallace Fox Ralph Byrd Action Serial
The Voice of the Turtle Irving Rapper Ronald Reagan, Eleanor Parker, Eve Arden Comedy
The Web Michael Gordon Vincent Price, Edmond O'Brien Drama
Whispering City Fyodor Ostep Paul Lukas, Helmut Dantine Drama
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap Charles Barton Bud Abbott, Lou Costello Comedy
The Woman on the Beach Jean Renoir Joan Bennett, Robert Ryan, Charles Bickford, Irene Ryan Film noir

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