1949 in film

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The year 1949 in film involved some significant events.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)[]

The top ten 1949 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1949
Rank Title Studio Box-office gross rental
1 Jolson Sings Again Columbia Pictures $5,000,000[1]
2 Battleground Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer $4,722,000[2]
3 I Was a Male War Bride 20th Century Fox $4,100,000[3]
4 Sands of Iwo Jima Republic Pictures $4,000,000[3]
5 The Stratton Story Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer $3,831,000[2]
6 Pinky 20th Century Fox $3,800,000[4]
7 Mr. Belvedere Goes to College $3,700,000[4]
8 Neptune's Daughter Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer $3,477,000[2]
9 Little Women $3,425,000[2]
10 Sorrowful Jones Paramount Pictures $3,400,000[4]

Events[]

  • April 26–June 21 – Ealing comedies Passport to Pimlico, Whisky Galore! and Kind Hearts and Coronets are released in the UK, leading to 1949 being remembered as one of the peak years of the Ealing comedies.
  • November 15 – Following the prior year's Supreme Court decision in United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc., Paramount Pictures is split into two separate companies with the creation of Paramount Pictures Corporation for production-distribution and United Paramount Theaters for the theater operations.
  • December 21 – Cecil B. DeMille's Samson and Delilah, starring Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature, George Sanders, Angela Lansbury, and Henry Wilcoxon, receives its televised world premiere at the Paramount and Rivoli theatres in New York City.[5] The film is released nationally in the United States on January 13, 1950, and becomes a massive commercial success. At the 23rd Academy Awards, the film wins the awards for Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design.

Awards[]

Category/Organization 7th Golden Globe Awards
February 23, 1950		 22nd Academy Awards
March 23, 1950
Best Film All the King's Men
Best Director Robert Rossen
All the King's Men		 Joseph L. Mankiewicz
A Letter to Three Wives
Best Actor Broderick Crawford
All the King's Men
Best Actress Olivia de Havilland
The Heiress
Best Supporting Actor James Whitmore
Battleground		 Dean Jagger
Twelve O'Clock High
Best Supporting Actress Mercedes McCambridge
All the King's Men
Best Screenplay, Adapted Robert Pirosh
Battleground		 Joseph L. Mankiewicz
A Letter to Three Wives
Best Screenplay, Original Robert Pirosh
Battleground
Best Foreign Language Film Bicycle Thieves

Top ten money making stars[]

Rank Actor/Actress
1. Bob Hope
2. Bing Crosby
3. (tie) Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
4. John Wayne
5. Gary Cooper
6. Cary Grant
7. Betty Grable
8. Esther Williams
9. Humphrey Bogart
10. Clark Gable

Notable films released in 1949[]

United States unless stated

A[]

B[]

  • The Bad Lord Byron, starring Dennis Price
  • The Barkleys of Broadway, the last of 10 films starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
  • Barsaat (Rain), directed by and starring Raj Kapoor – (India)
  • Battleground, starring Van Johnson, Ricardo Montalbán, George Murphy
  • The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend, starring Betty Grable
  • Begone Dull Care, experimental animated film featuring music of Oscar Peterson – (Canada)
  • Beyond the Forest, starring Bette Davis
  • The Big Cat, starring Lon McCallister, Preston Foster, Forrest Tucker, Peggy Ann Garner
  • The Big Steal, starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Patric Knowles
  • Bitter Rice (Riso Amaro), starring Vittorio Gassman and Silvana Mangano – (Italy)
  • The Blue Lagoon, starring Jean Simmons – (GB)
  • The Blue Swords, directed by Wolfgang Schleif (East Germany)
  • Border Incident, starring Ricardo Montalbán
  • Boys from the Streets (Gategutter) – (Norway)
  • The Bribe, starring Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Charles Laughton, Vincent Price, John Hodiak
  • Bride for Sale, starring Claudette Colbert and Robert Young

C[]

  • Canadian Pacific, starring Randolph Scott and Jane Wyatt
  • Caught, directed by Max Ophüls, starring Barbara Bel Geddes and Robert Ryan
  • Chains (Catene) – (Italy)
  • Champion, starring Kirk Douglas, Arthur Kennedy, Marilyn Maxwell
  • Chicken Every Sunday, directed by George Seaton, starring Dan Dailey and Celeste Holm
  • The Chiltern Hundreds, directed by John Paddy Carstairs – (GB)
  • Christopher Columbus, directed by David MacDonald, starring Fredric March – (GB)
  • Colorado Territory, directed by Raoul Walsh, starring Joel McCrea and Virginia Mayo
  • Come to the Stable, starring Loretta Young and Celeste Holm
  • A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, starring Bing Crosby and Rhonda Fleming
  • Criss Cross, starring Burt Lancaster and Yvonne De Carlo
  • The Crooked Way, starring John Payne and Sonny Tufts
  • Crows and Sparrows (Wuya yu maque), directed by Zheng Junli – (China)

D[]

E[]

F[]

G[]

  • Give Us This Day, directed by Edward Dmytryk, starring Sam Wanamaker – (GB)
  • The Great Gatsby, starring Alan Ladd, Betty Field, Ruth Hussey
  • The Great Madcap (El Gran Calavera), directed by Luis Buñuel, starring Fernando Soler – (Mexico)

H[]

  • Hardly a Criminal (Apenas un delincuente), directed by Hugo Fregonese – (Argentina)
  • The Hasty Heart, starring Ronald Reagan and Patricia Neal – (U.S./GB)
  • The Heiress, directed by William Wyler, starring Olivia de Havilland, Montgomery Clift, Miriam Hopkins
  • Holiday Affair, starring Robert Mitchum and Janet Leigh
  • Home of the Brave, starring Jeff Corey
  • House of Strangers, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, starring Edward G. Robinson, Richard Conte, Susan Hayward

I[]

  • I Married a Communist, starring Laraine Day and Robert Ryan
  • I Shot Jesse James, starring Preston Foster and John Ireland
  • I Was a Male War Bride, starring Cary Grant
  • Impact, starring Brian Donlevy and Ella Raines
  • In the Good Old Summertime, starring Judy Garland and Van Johnson
  • In the Name of the Law (In nome della legge), directed by Pietro Germi – (Italy)
  • The Inspector General, starring Danny Kaye
  • The Interrupted Journey, starring Richard Todd and Valerie Hobson – (GB)
  • Intruder in the Dust, directed by Clarence Brown
  • It Happens Every Spring, starring Ray Milland
  • It's Not Cricket directed by Alfred Roome, starring Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne – (GB)

J[]

K[]

  • Kind Hearts and Coronets, directed by Robert Hamer, starring Alec Guinness, Dennis Price, Valerie Hobson – (GB)
  • A Kiss in the Dark, starring Jane Wyman and David Niven
  • Knock on Any Door, directed by Nicholas Ray, starring Humphrey Bogart

L[]

  • Late Spring (Banshun), directed by Yasujirō Ozu – (Japan)
  • Life (Vazhkai), directed by A. V. Meiyappan, starring Vyjayanthimala in her screen debut – (India)
  • A Letter to Three Wives, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, starring Jeanne Crain, Linda Darnell, Ann Sothern, Paul Douglas, Kirk Douglas
  • Little Women, directed by Mervyn LeRoy, starring June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Margaret O'Brien, Elizabeth Taylor, Janet Leigh, Mary Astor
  • Love Happy, starring the Marx Brothers
  • The Lucky Stiff, starring Dorothy Lamour and Claire Trevor
  • Lust for Gold, starring Ida Lupino and Glenn Ford

M[]

  • Ma and Pa Kettle, starring Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride
  • Madame Bovary, starring Jennifer Jones and James Mason
  • Mahal (The Mansion), starring Ashok Kumar and Madhubala – (India)
  • Malaya, starring Spencer Tracy and James Stewart
  • La Malquerida (The Bad Mistress), starring Dolores del Río and Pedro Armendáriz – (Mexico)
  • The Man from Colorado, starring Glenn Ford and William Holden
  • Manhandled, starring Dorothy Lamour, Dan Duryea, Sterling Hayden
  • Manon, directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot – (France)
  • The Marriage of Figaro (Figaros Hochzeit) – (East Germany)
  • Mighty Joe Young, directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack, starring Terry Moore and Ben Johnson
  • Miss Mink of 1949, starring Lois Collier
  • Mother Is a Freshman, starring Loretta Young and Van Johnson
  • My Foolish Heart, starring Susan Hayward and Dana Andrews
  • My Friend Irma, film debut of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis

N[]

O[]

  • Obsession, directed by Edward Dmytryk, starring Robert Newton – (GB)
  • Oh, You Beautiful Doll, starring June Haver
  • On the Town, starring Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Vera-Ellen, Ann Miller, Betty Garrett

P[]

  • The Passionate Friends, directed by David Lean, starring Ann Todd and Claude Rains – (GB)
  • Passport to Pimlico, starring Stanley Holloway and Margaret Rutherford – (GB)
  • Pinky, starring Jeanne Crain
  • Prince of Foxes, starring Tyrone Power and Orson Welles
  • Prison (Fängelse), directed by Ingmar Bergman – (Sweden)

Q[]

  • The Queen of Spades, starring Anton Walbrook and Edith Evans – (GB)
  • The Quiet Duel (Shizukanaru Ketto), starring Toshiro Mifune – (Japan)

R[]

S[]

T[]

  • Take One False Step, starring Shelley Winters and William Powell
  • Tension, starring Richard Basehart, Audrey Totter, Cyd Charisse
  • That Dangerous Age, starring Myrna Loy and Peggy Cummins – (GB)
  • That Forsyte Woman, starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon
  • That Midnight Kiss, starring Kathryn Grayson and Mario Lanza
  • Thieves' Highway, directed by Jules Dassin, starring Richard Conte
  • The Third Man, directed by Carol Reed, starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Trevor Howard, Orson Welles – (GB)
  • Too Late for Tears, starring Lizabeth Scott and Dan Duryea
  • Train of Events, starring Valerie Hobson, Jack Warner, Peter Finch – (GB)
  • Tulsa, starring Susan Hayward and Robert Preston
  • Twelve O'Clock High, starring Gregory Peck

U[]

  • Under Capricorn, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Ingrid Bergman – (GB)
  • The Undercover Man, starring Glenn Ford and Nina Foch

W[]

  • Waga koi wa moenu (Flame of My Love), directed by Kenji Mizoguchi – (Japan)
  • The Walls of Malapaga (Au-delà des grilles), directed by René Clément, starring Jean Gabin – (France/Italy)
  • We Were Strangers, starring Jennifer Jones and John Garfield
  • Whirlpool, directed by Otto Preminger, starring Gene Tierney
  • Whisky Galore!, directed by Alexander Mackendrick (debut), starring Basil Radford and Joan Greenwood – (GB)
  • White Heat, directed by Raoul Walsh, starring James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien
  • The Window, starring Barbara Hale and Arthur Kennedy
  • Without Honor, starring Laraine Day
  • Women Side by Side, directed by Chen Liting, starring Shangguan Yunzhu and Zhao Dan – (China)

Y[]

Serials[]

  • Adventures of Sir Galahad, starring George Reeves and Charles King
  • Batman and Robin, starring Robert Lowery
  • Bruce Gentry, starring Tom Neal
  • Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc, starring Kirk Alyn and Rosemary LaPlanche
  • Ghost of Zorro, starring Clayton Moore and Pamela Blake
  • The James Brothers of Missouri, starring and Noel Neill
  • King of the Rocket Men, starring Tristram Coffin and Mae Clarke
  • Radar Patrol vs Spy King, starring Kirk Alyn

Short film series[]

  • Mickey Mouse (1928–1952)
  • Looney Tunes (1930–1969)
  • Merrie Melodies (1931–1969)
  • Popeye (1933–1957)
  • Color Rhapsodies (1934–1949)
  • The Three Stooges (1934–1959)
  • Donald Duck (1934–1956)
  • Pluto (1937–1951)
  • Chip and Dale (1943–1956)
  • Andy Panda (1939–1949)
  • Goofy (1939–1953)
  • Tom and Jerry (1940–1958)
  • The Fox and the Crow (1941–1950)
  • Woody Woodpecker (1941–1949)
  • Mighty Mouse (1942–1955)
  • Droopy (1943–1958)
  • (1947–1949)
  • Red Hot Riding Hood (1943–1949)
  • (1949–1994)
  • Noveltoons (1943–1967)

Births[]

  • Mbissine Thérèse Diop, Senegalese actress
  • January 7 - Steven Williams, American actor
  • January 12 – Wayne Wang, Hong Kong-born director
  • January 14 – Lawrence Kasdan, American director and screenwriter
  • January 16 – Caroline Munro, English actress and model
  • January 17 – Andy Kaufman, American actor and comedian (died 1984)
  • January 24 – John Belushi, American actor and comedian (died 1982)
  • January 27 – Zbigniew Rybczyński, Polish film and video cinematographer and director
  • February 8 – Brooke Adams, American actress
  • March 3 - Gloria Hendry, American actress and former model
  • March 12 – Rob Cohen, American director, producer and writer
  • March 16 – Victor Garber, Canadian actor
  • March 22 – Fanny Ardant, French actress
  • April 2 - Ron Palillo, American actor (died 2012)
  • April 14 – John Shea, American actor
  • April 20
    • Jessica Lange, American actress
    • Veronica Cartwright, English-born actress
  • April 28 - Bruno Kirby, American actor, singer, voice artist and comedian (died 2006)
  • May 20 - Dave Thomas, Canadian comedian, actor and television writer
  • May 21 - Will Ryan, American voice actor, singer and musician (died 2021)
  • May 24 – Jim Broadbent, English actor
  • May 26
    • Pam Grier, American actress
    • Philip Michael Thomas, American retired actor and musician
  • May 31 – Tom Berenger, American actor
  • June 15 – Jim Varney, American actor and comedian (died 2000)
  • June 22 – Meryl Streep, American actress
  • July 5 - Ed O'Ross, American actor
  • July 7 – Shelley Duvall, American actress
  • July 27 - Maury Chaykin, American-Canadian actor (died 2010)
  • August 2 - Madeline Smith, English actress
  • August 8 – Keith Carradine, American actor
  • August 17 – Julian Fellowes, English actor, writer, director and screenwriter
  • August 21 – Loretta Devine, American actress
  • August 23 – Shelley Long, American actress
  • August 25 – John Savage, American actor
  • August 31 – Richard Gere, American actor
  • September 1 – Luminița Gheorghiu, Romanian actress (died 2021)
  • September 4 – Eero Spriit, Estonian actor and producer
  • September 16 – Ed Begley, Jr., American actor
  • September 18 - Beth Grant, American character actress
  • September 19 - Ernie Sabella, American actor
  • September 25 – Pedro Almodóvar, Spanish director
  • October 4 – Armand Assante, American actor
  • October 8 – Sigourney Weaver, American actress
  • October 10 – Jessica Harper, American actress
  • November 28 – Alexander Godunov, Russian-American film actor (died 1995)
  • November 29 – Garry Shandling, American stand-up comedian, actor, director, writer and producer (died 2016)
  • November 30 – Nicholas Woodeson, English actor
  • December 4 – Jeff Bridges, American actor
  • December 12 – Bill Nighy, English actor
  • December 15 – Don Johnson, American actor
  • December 25 – Sissy Spacek, American actress

Deaths[]

  • January 6 – Victor Fleming, 59, American director and producer, The Wizard of Oz, Gone With the Wind, Captains Courageous, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
  • January 19 – William Wright, 38, American actor, Philo Vance Returns, Eve Knew Her Apples
  • January 20 – Nora Gregor, 47, Austrian actress, The Rules of the Game, But the Flesh Is Weak
  • February 19 – Jean Gillie, 33, English actress, Decoy
  • April 15 – Wallace Beery, 64, American actor, Grand Hotel, The Champ, Robin Hood, Viva Villa!
  • April 18 – Will Hay, 60, English comedian, actor and director, Oh, Mr. Porter!, Hey! Hey! USA
  • April 22 – Charles B. Middleton, 74, American actor (born 1874), Flash Gordon
  • August 9 – Harry Davenport, 83, American actor (born 1866), Gone with the Wind, The Ox-Bow Incident
  • September 4 – Olof Ås, 56, Swedish actor, stage manager (born 1892)
  • September 14 – Romuald Joubé, 73, French actor (born 1876)
  • September 18 – Frank Morgan, 59, American actor (born 1890), The Wizard of Oz
  • September 20 – Richard Dix, 56, American actor (born 1893), Cimarron, Redskin
  • October 14 – Fritz Leiber, Sr., 67, American actor (born 1882)
  • November 25 – Bill Robinson, 72, American dancer and actor (born 1878), Stormy Weather, The Little Colonel
  • November 27 – Tom Walls, 66, English actor and director (born 1883), Stormy Weather, Lady in Danger
  • December 16 – Sidney Olcott, 76, Canadian-born American film director (born 1873)

Film Debuts[]

References[]

  1. ^ Finler, Joel Waldo (2003). The Hollywood Story. Wallflower Press. pp. 356–357. ISBN 978-1-903364-66-6.
  2. ^ a b c d The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
  3. ^ a b Finler, Joel Waldo (2003). The Hollywood Story. Wallflower Press. pp. 358–359. ISBN 978-1-903364-66-6.
  4. ^ a b c Top 20 Films of 1949 by Domestic Revenue
  5. ^ "Boxoffice Magazine – December 10, 1949, p. 26". Boxoffice. Archived from the original on 2013-08-11.
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