List of American films of 1946

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A list of American films released in 1946.
The Best Years of Our Lives won Best Picture at the Academy Awards.

A-C

Title Director Cast Genre Notes/Studio
Abilene Town Edwin L. Marin Randolph Scott, Ann Dvorak, Lloyd Bridges Western
Accomplice Richard Arlen, Veda Ann Borg, Tom Dugan Crime
Angel on My ShoulderArchie Mayo Paul Muni, Anne Baxter, Claude Rains FantasyUnited Artists
Anna and the King of SiamJohn Cromwell Irene Dunne, Rex Harrison, Linda Darnell Comedy 20th Century Fox
Baby BottleneckRobert Clampett Looney Tunes Animated Warner Bros.
Bad Bascomb S. Sylvan SimonWallace Beery, Margaret O'Brien, Marjorie Main, J. Carrol Naish Western
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest George Sherman, Henry Levin Cornell Wilde, Anita Louise Adventure Columbia Pictures
Baseball BugsFriz Freleng Looney Tunes Animated Warner Bros.
The Beast with Five FingersRobert Florey Robert Alda, Andrea King, Peter Lorre, Victor Francen, J. Carrol Naish Horror Warner Bros.
Beer Barrel PolecatsJules WhiteThree StoogesShortColumbia Pictures
Bedlam Mark Robson Boris Karloff, Anna LeeThriller
The Best Years of Our Lives William WylerFredric March, Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, Virginia Mayo, Hoagy Carmichael, Harold Russell Drama Academy Award for Best Picture
Beware Bud Pollard Louis Jordan, Frank L. Wilson
The Big Sleep Howard Hawks Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Martha Vickers Film noirWarner Bros.
A Bird in the Head Edward BerndsThree StoogesShortColumbia Pictures
Black AngelRoy William Neill Dan Duryea, June Vincent, Peter Lorre, Broderick Crawford Film noir Universal Pictures
The Blue Dahlia George Marshall Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William Bendix, Hugh Beaumont Film noir Paramount Pictures
Blue Skies Stuart HeislerFred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Joan Caulfield MusicalParamount Pictures
Book Revue Robert Clampett Animated Warner Bros.
The Bride Wore BootsIrving Pichel Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Cummings ComedyParamount Pictures
The Brute Man Jean Yarbrough Rondo Hatton, Jane Adams, Tom Neal Horror Universal
Bunker Hill Bunny I. FrelengBugs Bunny Animated Warner Bros.
Canyon Passage Jacques Tourneur Dana Andrews, Brian Donlevy, Susan Hayward, Patricia Roc Western Universal
The Cat Concerto William HannaTom and Jerry Animated MGM
Centennial Summer Otto Preminger Jeanne Crain, Cornel Wilde, Linda Darnell, Walter Brennan Musical 20th Century Fox
The ChaseArthur Ripley Robert Cummings, Michèle Morgan, Steve Cochran Film noir United Artists
Cloak and Dagger Fritz LangGary Cooper, Lilli Palmer, Robert Alda Thriller
Cluny Brown Ernst Lubitsch Charles Boyer, Jennifer Jones, Peter Lawford Comedy 20th Century Fox
Crack-Up Irving ReisPat O'Brien, Claire Trevor, Herbert Marshall Film noir RKO Pictures
The Crimson Ghost Fred C. Brannon, William Witney Serial Republic Pictures
Cross My HeartJohn BerryBetty Hutton, Sonny TuftsComedy Paramount Pictures
Cuban PeteJean Yarbrough Desi Arnaz, Joan Fulton, Don Porter MusicalUniversal Pictures

D-H

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
The Dark Corner Henry Hathaway Lucille Ball, Clifton Webb, William Bendix Film noir
The Dark Mirror Robert SiodmakOlivia de Havilland, Lew Ayres, Thomas Mitchell Thriller Universal Pictures
Daughter of Don QSpencer Gordon Bennet Serial Republic
Deadline at Dawn Harold ClurmanSusan Hayward, Paul Lukas, Bill Williams Film noir RKO
DeceptionIrving Rapper Bette Davis, Paul Henreid Film noir Warner Bros.
Decoy Jack Bernhard Jean Gillie, Edward Norris, Robert Armstrong Film noir
The Devil's MaskHenry LevinAnita Louise, Jim BannonCrimeColumbia Pictures
Devotion Curtis Bernhardt Ida Lupino, Paul Henreid, Olivia de Havilland Biography Warner Bros.
The Diary of a Chambermaid Jean Renoir Paulette Goddard, Burgess Meredith, Hurd Hatfield Drama United Artists
Dragonwyck Joseph L. Mankiewicz Gene Tierney, Walter Huston, Vincent Price, Jessica Tandy Drama Fox
Dressed to Kill Roy William NeillBasil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Patricia Morison MysterySherlock Holmes
Duel in the SunKing Vidor Gregory Peck, Joseph Cotten, Jennifer Jones, Lionel Barrymore Western Selznick International Pictures
The Fabulous SuzanneSteve SekelyBarbara Britton, Rudy ValléeRomantic comedy Republic Pictures
The Falcon's AlibiRay McCareyTom Conway, Rita CordayMystery RKO
Fear Alfred Zeisler Peter Cookson, Warren William, Anne Gwynne Drama Monogram
From This Day Forward John Berry Joan Fontaine, Mark Stevens Drama RKO
G.I. Wanna HomeJules WhiteThree StoogesShort subjectColumbia
Gallant BessHarry Rapf Marshall Thompson, George Tobias Family, Western MGM
Gallant Journey William A. Wellman Glenn Ford, Janet Blair, Charlie Ruggles Historical Columbia
Gas House KidsSam NewfieldRobert Lowery, Billy HalopComedy/Drama PRC
The Gay Cavalier William Nigh Gilbert Roland, Martin Garralaga Western Monogram
GildaCharles VidorGlenn Ford, Rita HayworthFilm noirColumbia Pictures
God's Country Robert Emmett Tansey Robert Lowery, Helen Gilbert, Buster Keaton Comedy western
The Great Morgan Nat Perrin Frank Morgan, Tommy Dorsey Musical
The Green YearsVictor Saville Charles Coburn, Tom Drake, Beverly Tyler Comedy, DramaMGM
Hair-Raising Hare Charles M. JonesBugs Bunny Animated Warner Bros.
Hare RemoverFrank Tashlin Bugs Bunny Animated Warner Bros.
The Harvey Girls George SidneyJudy Garland, Ray Bolger, Angela Lansbury MusicalAcademy Award Best Song
The Hoodlum Saint Norman Taurog William Powell, Esther Williams, Lewis Stone Drama MGM
House of Horrors Jean YarbroughRondo Hatton, Robert Lowery, Virginia Grey Horror Universal
HumoresqueJean Negulesco John Garfield, Joan Crawford Melodrama Warner Bros.

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
It's a Wonderful LifeFrank Capra James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore Fantasy RKO Pictures
The James Brothers of Missouri Fred C. BrannonKeith Richards, Noel Neill Western Republic Pictures
The Jolson StoryAlfred E. Green Larry Parks, William Demarest BiographyColumbia Pictures
Just Before Dawn William CastleWarner Baxter Mystery
The Kid from Brooklyn Norman Z. McLeod Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Vera-Ellen ComedyRemake of The Milky Way 1936
The KillersRobert Siodmak Ava Gardner, Burt Lancaster, Edmond O'Brien Film noir Universal Pictures
King of the Forest Rangers Spencer Gordon BennetLarry Thompson SerialRKO Pictures
Kitty KorneredRobert Clampett AnimatedWarner Bros.
Lady LuckEdwin L. Marin Robert Young, Barbara Hale Comedy RKO Pictures
Little Giant William A. SeiterAbbott and Costello Comedy Universal Pictures
The Locket John BrahmLaraine Day, Brian Aherne, Robert Mitchum Film noir RKO Pictures
Lost City of the Jungle Russell Hayden Serial Universal Pictures
Make Mine Music Jack Kinney, Clyde Geronimi Dinah Shore, Benny Goodman, The Andrews Sisters Animated filmWalt Disney
The Man Who Dared John SturgesGeorge Macready, Forrest Tucker Drama Columbia Pictures
The Milky WaifHanna-Barbera Tom and Jerry AnimatedMGM
Miss Susie Slagle's John Berry Veronica Lake, Sonny Tufts, Lillian Gish Romance Paramount Pictures
Monkey Businessmen Edward BerndsThree StoogesShort subjectColumbia Pictures
Mr. AceEdwin L. Marin George Raft, Sylvia Sydney Crime
Murder in the Music Hall John EnglishNancy Kelly, Vera Ralston Musical
My Darling ClementineJohn Ford Henry Fonda, Victor Mature, Walter Brennan, Ward BondWestern 20th Century Fox
My Reputation Curtis BernhardtBarbara Stanwyck, George Brent Romance Warner Bros.
The Mysterious Mr. M Lewis Collins, V. Keays SerialUniversal Pictures
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine Philip FordWilliam Henry, Linda Stirling, Virginia Christine Film noirRepublic Pictures
Night and Day Michael Curtiz Cary Grant, Alexis Smith, Jane Wyman Musical Biography of Cole Porter
Night EditorHenry Levin William Gargan, Janis Carter Film noirColumbia Pictures
A Night in CasablancaArchie Mayo Marx Brothers, Sig Ruman Comedy United Artists
Night in Paradise Arthur Lubin Merle Oberon, Turhan Bey, Gale Sondergaard Comedy drama Universal Pictures
Nobody Lives ForeverJean Negulesco John Garfield, Geraldine Fitzgerald Film noir Warner Bros.
Nocturne Edwin L. MarinGeorge Raft, Lynn Bari, Virginia Huston Film noir RKO Pictures
Notorious Alfred HitchcockCary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains Suspense RKO Pictures
The Notorious Lone Wolf D. Ross Lederman Gerald Mohr, Janis Carter, Eric Blore AdventureColumbia Pictures

O-S

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Of Human BondageEdmund Goulding Paul Henreid, Eleanor Parker, Janis Paige DramaWarner Bros.
Outlaws of the PlainsSam Newfield Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Bud Osborne WesternPRC
The Phantom RiderSpencer Gordon Bennet Robert Kent SerialRepublic Pictures
The Postman Always Rings TwiceTay Garnett Lana Turner, John Garfield Film noir MGM
Quentin QuailChuck Jones Animation Warner Bros.
Racketeer RabbitFriz Freleng Bugs BunnyAnimation Warner Bros.
The Razor's Edge Edmund GouldingTyrone Power, Gene Tierney Drama 20th Century Fox
Rhapsody RabbitI. Freleng Bugs Bunny Animation Warner Bros.
Rhythm and WeepJules WhiteThree Stooges Short subject Columbia Pictures
Road to Utopia Hal WalkerBing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour Musical comedyParamount Pictures
The Scarlet Horseman Lewis D. Collins, Ray Taylor SerialUniversal Pictures
The Secret HeartRobert Z. Leonard Claudette Colbert, Walter Pidgeon DramaMGM
The Secret of the Whistler George Sherman Richard Dix, Leslie Brooks Crime drama Colombia Pictures
Sentimental JourneyWalter Lang Maureen O'Hara, John Payne Drama20th Century Fox
The Shadow ReturnsPhil RosenKane Richmond, Barbara ReadMystery Monogram
She-Wolf of London Jean Yarbrough June Lockhart, Don Porter Horror Universal
ShockAlfred L. Werker Vincent Price, Lynn Bari, Frank Latimore Film noir20th Century Fox
Sister Kenny Dudley Nichols, Jack Gage Rosalind Russell, Alexander Knox Biography RKO Pictures
So Dark the NightJoseph H. Lewis Steven Geray Film noir
Solid Serenade Hanna-BarberaTom and Jerry AnimationMGM
Somewhere in the NightJoseph L. Mankiewicz John Hodiak, Lloyd Nolan Film noir 20th Century Fox
Song of the SouthWilfred Jackson Animated film RKO Pictures
Special Delivery Propaganda Air Force
The Spiral StaircaseDore Schary Dorothy McGuire, George Brent ThrillerRKO Pictures
Springtime for Thomas Hanna-BarberaTom and Jerry Animation MGM
A Stolen LifeCurtis Bernhardt Bette Davis, Glenn Ford Drama Warner Bros.
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers Lewis Milestone Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Lizabeth Scott Film noir Paramount
The Stranger Orson Welles Edward G. Robinson, Loretta Young, Orson Welles Film noir RKO
Suspense Frank Tuttle Barry Sullivan, Belita, Albert Dekker Film noir Monogram
Swamp Fire Danny McKinnon Dragon Tales, Andrea Libman Kids Comedy Paramount Pictures
Swing Parade of 1946 Phil Karlson Three Stooges, Gale Storm Musical Comedy Monogram

T-Z

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
A Tale of Two Cities Propaganda Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Tangier George Waggner Maria Montez, Robert Paige, Sabu Thriller Universal Pictures
Tarzan and the Leopard Woman Kurt NeumannJohnny Weissmuller, Brenda Joyce Adventure RKO Pictures
Terror by NightRoy William Neill Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce Mystery Universal Pictures
That Justice Be Done Propaganda Office of War Information
They Made Me a Killer William C. ThomasRobert Lowery, Barbara Britton Film noirParamount Pictures
Three Little Pirates Edward BerndsThree StoogesShort subjectColumbia Pictures
Three Loan WolvesJules WhiteThree StoogesShort subjectColumbia Pictures
Three Strangers Jean Negulesco Sydney Greenstreet, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Peter Lorre Crime Warner Bros.
The Three Troubledoers Edward BerndsThree StoogesShort subjectColumbia Pictures
Till the Clouds Roll ByRichard Whorf Judy Garland, Lena Horne, Frank Sinatra Biography, Musical MGM
The Time of Their Lives Charles BartonAbbott and Costello, Marjorie Reynolds ComedyUniversal Pictures
To Each His Own Mitchell LeisenOlivia de Havilland, John Lund DramaParamount Pictures
Tomorrow Is Forever Irving PichelClaudette Colbert, Orson Welles Film noirRKO Pictures
The Trap Howard Bretherton Sidney Toler, Victor Sen Yung, Tanis Chandler Crime
Trap Happy Hanna-Barbera Tom and Jerry AnimatedMGM
Two Smart People Jules Dassin Lucille Ball, John Hodiak, Lloyd Nolan Crime MGM
Two Years Before the Mast John Farrow Alan Ladd, Barry Fitzgerald, Esther Fernandez Adventure MGM
UndercurrentVincente Minnelli Katharine Hepburn, Robert Mitchum Film noir MGM
Uncivil War BirdsJules WhiteThree StoogesShort subjectColumbia Pictures
Vacation in Reno Leslie Goodwins Jack Haley, Anne Jeffreys Comedy RKO Pictures
The Verdict Don SiegelPeter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet Film noir
The VirginianStuart Gilmore Joel McCrea, Brian Donlevy Western Paramount Pictures
Wake Up and Dream Lloyd Bacon John Payne, June Haver, Charlotte Greenwood Drama
Walky Talky Hawky Robert McKimson Animated Warner Bros.
The Walls Came Tumbling DownLothar MendesLee Bowman, Marguerite ChapmanCrime
Whistle StopLéonide Moguy George Raft, Ava Gardner Film noir United Artists
Without ReservationsMervyn LeRoy Claudette Colbert, John Wayne Comedy RKO Pictures
The YearlingClarence Brown Gregory Peck, Jane Wyman, Claude Jarman, Jr. Family, Drama MGM

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