List of American films of 1947

The following is a list of American films released in 1947.

Thumb — Dorothy McGuire and Gregory Peck in *Gentleman's Agreement*

Gentleman's Agreement won Best Picture at the Academy Awards.

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
13 Rue Madeleine	Henry Hathaway	James Cagney, Richard Conte, Annabella	Thriller	20th Century Fox
Adventure Island	Sam Newfield	Rhonda Fleming, Rory Calhoun, Paul Kelly	Adventure	Paramount
The Adventures of Don Coyote	Reginald Le Borg	Richard Martin, Frances Rafferty, Frank Fenton	Western	United Artists
Along the Oregon Trail	R. G. Springsteen	Monte Hale, Lorna Gray, Roy Barcroft	Western	Republic
Always Together	Fred de Cordova	Joyce Reynolds, Robert Hutton, Cecil Kellaway	Comedy	Warner Bros.
Angel and the Badman	James Edward Grant	John Wayne, Gail Russell, Bruce Cabot	Western	Republic
Apache Rose	William Witney	Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Olin Howland	Western	Republic
The Arnelo Affair	Arch Oboler	John Hodiak, Frances Gifford, George Murphy	Crime	MGM
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer	Irving Reis	Cary Grant, Shirley Temple, Myrna Loy	Comedy	RKO
Backlash	Eugene Forde	Jean Rogers, Richard Travis, John Eldredge	Film noir	20th Century Fox
Bandits of Dark Canyon	Philip Ford	Allan Lane, Bob Steele, Roy Barcroft	Western	Republic
Banjo	Richard Fleischer	Sharyn Moffett, Jacqueline White, Walter Reed	Drama	RKO
Beat the Band	John H. Auer	Frances Langford, Ralph Edwards, Phillip Terry	Musical	RKO
The Beginning or the End	Norman Taurog	Brian Donlevy, Hume Cronyn, Beverly Tyler	Drama	MGM
Bells of San Angelo	William Witney	Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Andy Devine	Western	Republic
Bells of San Fernando	Terry O. Morse	Gloria Warren, Donald Woods, Shirley O'Hara	Adventure	Lippert
The Big Fix	James Flood	James Brown, Sheila Ryan, Regis Toomey	Drama	PRC
Big Town	William C. Thomas	Phillip Reed, Hillary Brooke, Veda Ann Borg	Crime	Paramount
Big Town After Dark	William C. Thomas	Phillip Reed, Hillary Brooke, Richard Travis	Crime	Paramount
The Bishop's Wife	Henry Koster	Cary Grant, David Niven, Loretta Young	Comedy	RKO
Black Gold	Phil Karlson	Anthony Quinn, Katherine DeMille, Raymond Hatton	Adventure	Allied Artists^[1]
Black Hills	Ray Taylor	Eddie Dean, Shirley Patterson, Roscoe Ates	Western	PRC
Blackmail	Lesley Selander	William Marshall, Ricardo Cortez, Adele Mara	Crime	Republic
Blaze of Noon	John Farrow	Anne Baxter, William Holden, Sonny Tufts	Drama	Paramount
Blind Spot	Robert Gordon	Chester Morris, Constance Dowling, Steven Geray	Thriller	Columbia
Blonde Savage	Steve Sekely	Leif Erickson, Gale Sherwood, Veda Ann Borg	Adventure	PRC
Blondie's Anniversary	Abby Berlin	Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Adele Jergens	Comedy	Columbia
Blondie's Big Moment	Abby Berlin	Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Anita Louise	Comedy	Columbia
Blondie's Holiday	Abby Berlin	Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Jerome Cowan	Comedy	Columbia
Blondie in the Dough	Abby Berlin	Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Jerome Cowan	Comedy	Columbia
Body and Soul	Robert Rossen	John Garfield, Lilli Palmer, Hazel Brooks	Film noir	United Artists
Boomerang	Elia Kazan	Dana Andrews, Jane Wyatt, Lee J. Cobb	Crime	20th Century Fox
Border Feud	Ray Taylor	Lash LaRue, Al St. John, Ian Keith	Western	PRC
Born to Kill	Robert Wise	Lawrence Tierney, Claire Trevor, Walter Slezak	Film noir	RKO
Born to Speed	Edward L. Cahn	Johnny Sands, Vivian Austin, Don Castle	Action	PRC
Bowery Buckaroos	William Beaudine	Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Julie Gibson	Comedy	Monogram
The Brasher Doubloon	John Brahm	George Montgomery, Nancy Guild, Fritz Kortner	Crime drama	20th Century Fox
Brute Force	Jules Dassin	Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn, Yvonne De Carlo	Film noir	Universal
Buck Privates Come Home	Charles Barton	Abbott and Costello, Joan Shawlee, Nat Pendleton	Comedy	Universal
Buckaroo from Powder River	Ray Nazarro	Charles Starrett, Eve Miller, Forrest Taylor	Western	Columbia
Buffalo Bill Rides Again	Bernard B. Ray	Richard Arlen, Jennifer Holt, Lee Shumway	Western	Lippert
Bulldog Drummond at Bay	Sidney Salkow	Ron Randell, Anita Louise, Patrick O'Moore	Mystery	Columbia
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back	Frank McDonald	Ron Randell, Gloria Henry, Patrick O'Moore	Thriller	Columbia
The Burning Cross	Walter Colmes	Virginia Patton, John Doucette, Joel Fluellen	Drama	Lippert
Bury Me Dead	Bernard Vorhaus	Cathy O'Donnell, June Lockhart, Hugh Beaumont	Film noir	Eagle-Lion
Bush Pilot	Sterling Campbell	Rochelle Hudson, Jack La Rue, Austin Willis	Drama	Lippert

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Calcutta	John Farrow	Alan Ladd, Gail Russell, June Duprez	Crime	Paramount
Calendar Girl	Allan Dwan	Jane Frazee, Gail Patrick, William Marshall	Musical	Republic
California	John Farrow	Barbara Stanwyck, Ray Milland, Barry Fitzgerald	Western	Paramount
Captain from Castile	Henry King	Tyrone Power, Jean Peters, Cesar Romero	Historical	20th Century Fox
Carnegie Hall	Edgar G. Ulmer	Marsha Hunt, William Prince, Frank McHugh	Musical	United Artists
Carnival in Costa Rica	Gregory Ratoff	Vera-Ellen, Dick Haymes, Cesar Romero	Musical	20th Century Fox
Cass Timberlane	George Sidney	Spencer Tracy, Lana Turner, Zachary Scott	Drama	MGM
Cheyenne	Raoul Walsh	Jane Wyman, Dennis Morgan, Janis Paige	Western	Warner Bros.
Cheyenne Takes Over	Ray Taylor	Lash LaRue, Al St. John, Nancy Gates	Western	PRC
The Chinese Ring	William Beaudine	Roland Winters, Warren Douglas, Mantan Moreland	Mystery	Monogram. Charlie Chan
Christmas Eve	Edwin L. Marin	George Raft, Randolph Scott, Joan Blondell	Comedy	United Artists
Cigarette Girl	Gunther von Fritsch	Leslie Brooks, Jimmy Lloyd, Ludwig Donath	Comedy	Columbia
Code of the Saddle	Thomas Carr	Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Kay Morley	Western	Monogram
Code of the West	William A. Berke	Steve Brodie, James Warren, Robert Clarke	Western	RKO
Copacabana	Alfred E. Green	Groucho Marx, Carmen Miranda, Steve Cochran	Comedy	United Artists
The Corpse Came C.O.D.	Henry Levin	George Brent, Joan Blondell, Adele Jergens	Comedy	Columbia
The Crime Doctor's Gamble	William Castle	Warner Baxter, Micheline Cheirel, Steven Geray	Mystery	Columbia. One of series
The Crimson Key	Eugene Forde	Kent Taylor, Doris Dowling, Dennis Hoey	Mystery	20th Century Fox
Crossfire	Edward Dmytryk	Robert Young, Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan	Film noir	RKO; 5 Academy Award nominations
Cry Wolf	Peter Godfrey	Errol Flynn, Barbara Stanwyck, Geraldine Brooks	Mystery	Warner Bros.
Curley	Bernard Carr	Frances Rafferty, Billy Gray, Eilene Janssen	Comedy	United Artists
Cynthia	Robert Z. Leonard	Elizabeth Taylor, Mary Astor, George Murphy	Comedy drama	MGM
Daisy Kenyon	Otto Preminger	Joan Crawford, Henry Fonda, Dana Andrews	Drama	20th Century Fox
Danger Street	Lew Landers	Jane Withers, Robert Lowery, Elaine Riley	Mystery	Paramount
Dangerous Venture	George Archainbaud	William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks	Western	United Artists
Dangerous Years	Arthur Pierson	Billy Halop, Ann E. Todd, Scotty Beckett	Drama	20th Century Fox. Marilyn Monroe debut
Dark Delusion	Willis Goldbeck	Lionel Barrymore, James Craig, Lucille Bremer	Drama	MGM
Dark Passage	Delmer Daves	Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Bruce Bennett	Film noir	Warner Bros.
Dead Reckoning	John Cromwell	Humphrey Bogart, Lizabeth Scott, William Prince	Film noir	Columbia
Dear Ruth	William D. Russell	Joan Caulfield, William Holden, Mona Freeman	Comedy	Paramount
Deep Valley	Jean Negulesco	Ida Lupino, Dane Clark, Fay Bainter	Drama	Warner Bros.
Desert Fury	Lewis Allen	John Hodiak, Lizabeth Scott, Burt Lancaster	Film noir	Paramount
Desire Me	No director credited	Greer Garson, Robert Mitchum, Richard Hart	Drama	MGM
Desperate	Anthony Mann	Steve Brodie, Audrey Long, Raymond Burr	Drama	RKO
Devil Ship	Lew Landers	Richard Lane, Louise Campbell, William Bishop	Crime	Columbia
The Devil Thumbs a Ride	Felix E. Feist	Lawrence Tierney, Ted North, Betty Lawford	Drama	RKO
The Devil on Wheels	Crane Wilbur	Darryl Hickman, James Cardwell, Terry Moore	Drama	PRC
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome	John Rawlins	Ralph Byrd, Anne Gwynne, Boris Karloff	Thriller	RKO; based on comic strip
Dick Tracy's Dilemma	John Rawlins	Ralph Byrd, Kay Christopher, Jack Lambert	Crime	RKO
Dishonored Lady	Robert Stevenson	Hedy Lamarr, Dennis O'Keefe, John Loder	Film noir	United Artists
A Double Life	George Cukor	Ronald Colman, Signe Hasso, Shelley Winters	Film noir	Universal. Oscar for Colman
Down to Earth	Alexander Hall	Rita Hayworth, Larry Parks, Roland Culver	Fantasy	Columbia. Sequel to Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Dragnet	Leslie Goodwins	Henry Wilcoxon, Mary Brian, Virginia Dale	Crime	Lippert
Driftwood	Allan Dwan	Ruth Warrick, Walter Brennan, Dean Jagger	Drama	Republic

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Easy Come, Easy Go	John Farrow	Barry Fitzgerald, Diana Lynn, Sonny Tufts	Comedy drama	Paramount
The Egg and I	Chester Erskine	Fred MacMurray, Claudette Colbert, Marjorie Main	Comedy	Universal
Escape Me Never	Peter Godfrey	Errol Flynn, Ida Lupino, Eleanor Parker	Drama	Warner Bros.
The Exile	Max Ophüls	Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Maria Montez, Rita Corday	Adventure	Universal
Exposed	George Blair	Adele Mara, Lorna Gray, Mark Roberts	Crime	Republic
The Fabulous Dorseys	Alfred E. Green	Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey, Janet Blair	Biopic	United Artists
The Fabulous Joe	Harve Foster	Walter Abel, Marie Wilson, Margot Grahame	Comedy	United Artists
The Fabulous Texan	Edward Ludwig	Wild Bill Elliott, Catherine McLeod, John Carroll	Western	Republic
Fall Guy	Reginald Le Borg	Leo Penn, Robert Armstrong, Teala Loring	Drama	Monogram
The Farmer's Daughter	H. C. Potter	Loretta Young, Joseph Cotten, Ethel Barrymore	Comedy	RKO; Oscar for Young
Fear in the Night	Maxwell Shane	DeForest Kelley, Paul Kelly, Ann Doran	Drama	Paramount
Fiesta	Richard Thorpe	Esther Williams, Ricardo Montalbán, John Carroll	Musical drama	MGM
The Fighting Vigilantes	Ray Taylor	Lash LaRue, Jennifer Holt, George Chesebro	Western	PRC
The Flame	John H. Auer	John Carroll, Vera Ralston, Robert Paige	Film noir	Republic
Flashing Guns	Lambert Hillyer	Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Riley Hill	Western	Monogram
Fool's Gold	George Archainbaud	William Boyd, Jane Randolph, Andy Clyde	Western	United Artists
For the Love of Rusty	John Sturges	Ted Donaldson, Tom Powers, Ann Doran	Family	Columbia
Forever Amber	Otto Preminger	Linda Darnell, Cornel Wilde, George Sanders	Drama	20th Century Fox; based on the novel
For You I Die	John Reinhardt	Cathy Downs, Paul Langton, Mischa Auer	Film noir	Film Classics
The Foxes of Harrow	John M. Stahl	Rex Harrison, Maureen O'Hara, Victor McLaglen	Adventure	20th Century Fox
Framed	Richard Wallace	Glenn Ford, Janis Carter, Barry Sullivan	Film noir	Columbia
The Fugitive	John Ford	Henry Fonda, Dolores del Río, Pedro Armendáriz	Drama	RKO
Fun and Fancy Free	4 directors	Edgar Bergen, Dinah Shore, Cliff Edwards	Animated	Disney, RKO
Fun on a Weekend	Andrew L. Stone	Eddie Bracken, Priscilla Lane, Tom Conway	Comedy	United Artists

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
The Gangster	Gordon Wiles	Barry Sullivan, Belita, Joan Lorring	Film noir	Allied Artists
Gas House Kids Go West	William Beaudine	Emory Parnell, Vince Barnett, Benny Bartlett	Comedy	PRC
Gas House Kids in Hollywood	Edward L. Cahn	Carl Switzer, Benny Bartlett, Michael Whalen	Comedy	PRC
Gentleman's Agreement	Elia Kazan	Gregory Peck, John Garfield, Dorothy McGuire	Drama	20th Century Fox. Oscars for Kazan, Holm, Best Picture
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir	Joseph L. Mankiewicz	Gene Tierney, Rex Harrison, George Sanders	Romance	20th Century Fox; inspired TV series
The Ghost Goes Wild	George Blair	Anne Gwynne, James Ellison, Edward Everett Horton	Comedy	Republic
Ghost Town Renegades	Ray Taylor	Lash LaRue, Jennifer Holt, Jack Ingram	Western	PRC
Golden Earrings	Mitchell Leisen	Ray Milland, Marlene Dietrich, Bruce Lester	Drama	Paramount
Good News	Charles Walters	June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Mel Tormé	Musical	MGM
Green Dolphin Street	Victor Saville	Lana Turner, Van Heflin, Donna Reed	Drama	MGM
The Guilt of Janet Ames	Henry Levin	Rosalind Russell, Melvyn Douglas, Sid Caesar	Drama	Columbia
The Guilty	John Reinhardt	Bonita Granville, Don Castle, Regis Toomey	Drama	Monogram
Gunfighters	George Waggner	Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, Bruce Cabot	Western	Columbia
Gun Talk	Lambert Hillyer	Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Christine McIntyre	Western	Monogram
Hard Boiled Mahoney	William Beaudine	Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Teala Loring	Comedy	Monogram
Heading for Heaven	Lewis D. Collins	Stuart Erwin, Glenda Farrell, Irene Ryan	Comedy	Eagle-Lion
Heartaches	Basil Wrangell	Sheila Ryan, Edward Norris, James Seay	Mystery	PRC
Heaven Only Knows	Albert S. Rogell	Robert Cummings, Brian Donlevy, Marjorie Reynolds	Western	United Artists
Her Husband's Affairs	S. Sylvan Simon	Lucille Ball, Franchot Tone, Edward Everett Horton	Comedy	Columbia
Hi-De-Ho	Josh Binney	Cab Calloway, Jeni Le Gon, George Wiltshire	Musical drama	Independent
High Barbaree	Jack Conway	Van Johnson, June Allyson, Marilyn Maxwell	War	MGM
High Conquest	Irving Allen	Anna Lee, Gilbert Roland, Warren Douglas	Drama	Monogram
High Tide	John Reinhardt	Lee Tracy, Julie Bishop, Don Castle	Crime	Monogram
High Wall	Curtis Bernhardt	Robert Taylor, Audrey Totter, Herbert Marshall	Crime drama	MGM
Hit Parade of 1947	Frank McDonald	Eddie Albert, Constance Moore, Joan Edwards	Musical	Republic
Hollywood Barn Dance	Bernard B. Ray	Ernest Tubb, Helen Boyce, Earle Hodgins	Musical	Lippert
Homesteaders of Paradise Valley	R. G. Springsteen	Allan Lane, Martha Wentworth, Robert Blake	Western	Republic
The Homestretch	H. Bruce Humberstone	Cornel Wilde, Maureen O'Hara, Helen Walker	Drama	20th Century Fox
Honeymoon	William Keighley	Shirley Temple, Franchot Tone, Guy Madison	Comedy	RKO
Hoppy's Holiday	George Archainbaud	William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks	Western	United Artists
The Hucksters	Jack Conway	Clark Gable, Deborah Kerr, Sydney Greenstreet	Drama	MGM

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
I Cover Big Town	William C. Thomas	Hillary Brooke, Phillip Reed, Robert Lowery	Drama	Paramount
If Winter Comes	Victor Saville	Walter Pidgeon, Deborah Kerr, Angela Lansbury	Drama	MGM
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, Cedric Hardwicke	Drama	Paramount
Intrigue	Edwin L. Marin	George Raft, Helena Carter, June Havoc	Crime	United Artists
The Invisible Wall	Eugene Forde	Virginia Christine, Don Castle, Richard Gaines	Crime	20th Century Fox
It Had to Be You	Rudolph Maté	Ginger Rogers, Cornel Wilde, Ron Randell	Comedy	Columbia
It Happened in Brooklyn	Richard Whorf	Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, Peter Lawford	Comedy	MGM
It Happened on 5th Avenue	Roy Del Ruth	Don DeFore, Ann Harding, Charles Ruggles	Comedy	Allied Artists
It's a Joke, Son!	Benjamin Stoloff	Kenny Delmar, Una Merkel, June Lockhart	Comedy	Eagle-Lion
Ivy	Sam Wood	Joan Fontaine, Patric Knowles, Herbert Marshall	Film noir	Universal
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now	Lloyd Bacon	June Haver, Mark Stevens, Martha Stewart	Musical	20th Century Fox
Jewels of Brandenburg	Eugene Forde	Richard Travis, Micheline Cheirel, Leonard Strong	Crime	20th Century Fox
Jiggs and Maggie in Society	Edward F. Cline	Joe Yule, Renie Riano, Wanda McKay	Crime	Monogram
Joe Palooka in the Knockout	Reginald Le Borg	Joe Kirkwood Jr., Leon Errol, Trudy Marshall	Comedy	Monogram. One of series
Johnny O'Clock	Robert Rossen	Dick Powell, Evelyn Keyes, Lee J. Cobb	Film noir	Columbia
Jungle Flight	Sam Newfield	Robert Lowery, Ann Savage, Barton MacLane	Adventure	Paramount

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