1947 Movies
Browse 780 titles in our 1947 Movies Database
- The Best Years of Our Lives
- Miracle on 34th Street
- Out of the Past
- The Lady from Shanghai
- Black Narcissus
- Dark Passage
- The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
- Monsieur Verdoux
- Nightmare Alley
- Brute Force
- Odd Man Out
- Crossfire
- The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
- Kiss of Death
- Paisan
- Duel in the Sun
- Dead Reckoning
- Shoeshine
- The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
- Angel and the Badman
- The Yearling
- Jenny Lamour
- Life with Father
- It Happened on Fifth Avenue
- Born to Kill
- Possessed
- Song of the Thin Man
- Body and Soul
- Boomerang!
- Humoresque
- The Red House
- The Two Mrs. Carrolls
- The Cat Concerto
- Lured
- Mickey and the Beanstalk
- A Double Life
- My Favorite Brunette
- One Wonderful Sunday
- The Unsuspected
- Road to Rio
- Spring in a Small Town
- The Egg and I
- 13 Rue Madeleine
- Daisy Kenyon
- The Beast with Five Fingers
- They Won't Believe Me
- Unconquered
- The Farmer's Daughter
- Good News
- Till the Clouds Roll By
- Johnny O'Clock
- The Woman on the Beach
- The Chase
- Desperate
- Murderers Among Us
- The Sea of Grass
- It Always Rains on Sunday
- Framed
- Sinbad, the Sailor
- Record of a Tenement Gentleman
- Tarzan and the Huntress
- Captain from Castile
- A Ship to India
- Buck Privates Come Home
- Nora Prentiss
- The Long Night
- The Hucksters
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse
- Desert Fury
- Chip an' Dale
- Repeat Performance
- High Wall
- Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
- Cry Wolf
- Ramrod
- King-Size Canary
- Railroaded!
- Green Dolphin Street
- Scared to Death
- Hue and Cry
- I See a Dark Stranger
- Magic Town
- The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
- Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman
- Dishonored Lady
- Tycoon
- The Unfaithful
- Down to Earth
- Tweetie Pie
- Cat Fishin'
- The Web
- Copacabana
- The Brasher Doubloon
- The Invisible Mouse
- Cinderella
- The Upturned Glass
- The Lost Moment
- The Man I Love
- Mourning Becomes Electra
- Salt Water Tabby
- Golden Earrings
- A Mouse in the House
- The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
- Slick Hare
- The Perils of Pauline
- Brideless Groom
- O Leão da Estrela
- Part Time Pal
- Nosotros los pobres
- Rabbit Transit
- Song of Love
- The Hunchback Horse
- The Damned
- The Pearl
- Antoine & Antoinette
- Ivy
- California
- Dick Tracy's Dilemma
- It Happened in Brooklyn
- It Happened in Europe
- The Gangster
- Deep Valley
- The Devil Thumbs a Ride
- Sing a Song of Six Pants
- Monsieur Vincent
- The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
- Desire Me
- People of the Po Valley
- The Late George Apley
- The Macomber Affair
- The Other Love
- Gunfighters
- A Hare Grows in Manhattan
- Devil in the Flesh
- Queen of the Amazons
- A Pest in the House
- Easter Yeggs
- Mickey's Delayed Date
- The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
- Christmas Eve
- Trail Street
- It Had to Be You
- Rescue Dog
- Mother Wore Tights
- Clown of the Jungle
- If Winter Comes
- Singapore
- Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
- The Guilty
- The Beginning or the End
- Snow Trail
- That Hagen Girl
- Calcutta
- Bongo
- Two Guys from Milwaukee
- Donald's Dilemma
- Dear Ruth
- The Romance of Rosy Ridge
- Moss Rose
- The Senator Was Indiscreet
- Los tres García
- Cynthia
- Thunderbolt
- Escape Me Never
- Shoot to Kill
- New Orleans
- The Flower with Seven Colors
- The Chinese Ring
- Half-Wits Holiday
- Fiesta
- High Tide
- Riffraff
- Cheyenne
- The Guilt of Janet Ames
- Hungry Hill
- Birth of a Notion
- Slap Happy Lion
- Man About Town
- Sleepy Time Donald
- Motion Painting No. 1
- Hold That Lion!
- The Foxes of Harrow
- The Exile
- Angelina
- Holiday Camp
- Backlash
- Frieda
- Something in the Wind
- The Charterhouse of Parma
- Spring
- Bush Christmas
- Fright Night
- Crowing Pains
- Crazy with the Heat
- Living in a Big Way
- The Bride Wore Boots
- Where There's Life
- The Unfinished Dance
- Killer McCoy
- The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
- Merton of the Movies
- Variety Girl
- Heaven Only Knows
- The Bandit
- High Barbaree
- Mine Own Executioner
- Her Husband's Affairs
- Out of the Blue
- Honeymoon
- Little Gray Neck
- The Arnelo Affair
- Mail Dog
- Anjô-ke no butôkai
- Seven Keys to Baldpate
- The Black Arrow
- This Time for Keeps
- All Gummed Up
- My Wild Irish Rose
- Arshin Takes a Wife
- Captain Boycott
- Take My Life
- Violence
- Driftwood
- Totò al giro d'Italia
- Bells of San Angelo
- Carnegie Hall
- Bury Me Dead
- The Black Widow
- The Flame
- Woman Without a Face
- Whispering City
- The Pretender
- Figaro and Frankie
- The Goofy Gophers
- ¡A volar joven!
- Santa's Surprise
- Jassy
- Bowery Buckaroos
- Hard Boiled Mahoney
- Black Sheep of Whitehall
- The Kneeling Goddess
- La poulette grise
- The Corpse Came C.O.D.
- The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
- Welcome Stranger
- Johnny at the Fair
- Scent-imental Over You
- The Love of Sumako the Actress
- Hi De Ho
- News Hounds
- The Thirteenth Hour
- The Shop at Sly Corner
- Copie conforme
- Secret Agent
- The Quiet One
- The Millerson Case
- It's a Joke, Son!
- Suddenly It's Spring
- A Man About the House
- The Crime Doctor's Gamble
- Love from a Stranger
- That Way with Women
- For You I Die
- Non coupable
- Freshwater Assassins
- I'll Be Yours
- Dangerous Years
- My Brother Talks to Horses
- Big Town After Dark
- A Guest Is Coming
- ¡Vuelven los García!
- Calendar Girl
- Stallion Road
- Blackmail
- Dual Alibi
- Farrebique
- Undercover Maisie
- Man Alive
- Dark Delusion
- Flesh Will Surrender
- No Minor Vices
- Tragic Hunt
- Roses Are Red
- Les jeux sont faits
- Little Orphan Airedale
- Blondie in the Dough
- The Lone Wolf in London
- To Live in Peace
- Song of Scheherazade
- The Mighty McGurk
- Fiddle-de-dee
- Fun on a Weekend
- Key Witness
- Springtime in the Sierras
- Black Gold
- Intrigue
- Adventure Island
- Jenny and the Soldier
- Gallant Bess
- Mr. District Attorney
- Banjo
- Blondie's Anniversary
- Blonde Savage
- Fall Guy
- Blaze of Noon
- Exposed
- The Loves of Joanna Godden
- Blondie's Big Moment
- Katy's Love Affair
- Lost Honeymoon
- Seven Were Saved
- I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
- Temptation Harbor
- Blind Spot
- The Road to Hollywood
- Blondie's Holiday
- Los últimos de Filipinas
- Philo Vance Returns
- The Village Teacher
- Carnival in Costa Rica
- On the Old Spanish Trail
- Lighthouse
- Fado, História d'uma Cantadeira
- Love and Learn
- The Brothers
- Last of the Redmen
- Time Out of Mind
- Unexpected Guest
- Paris mil neuf cent
- Dangerous Venture
- Killer Dill
- Apache Rose
- Master Detective Blomkvist
- Spring Awakens
- Jesse James Rides Again
- Heading for Heaven
- Robin Hood of Texas
- A Likely Story
- The Marauders
- Thunder Mountain
- The Two Orphans
- Nada
- Reet, Petite, and Gone
- Boy! What a Girl!
- Ruy Blas
- Ghost Town Renegades
- Rhythm of a City
- That's My Man
- Philo Vance's Gamble
- The Woman in the Hall
- Wild Harvest
- When the Bough Breaks
- Slave Girl
- Hoppy's Holiday
- Passionate Power
- The Lights of Ten Thousand Homes
- The Crab with the Golden Claws
- Admiral Nakhimov
- All's Fair at the Fair
- The Return of Rin Tin Tin
- The Devil on Wheels
- Pirates of Monterey
- The Perfect Marriage
- Law of the Lash
- Safari So Good
- The Crimson Key
- The Fabulous Joe
- New Year's Eve
- Fantômas
- Sepia Cinderella
- The Red Stallion
- For the Love of Rusty
- Phoenix
- Code of the West
- Return of the Lash
- Son of Zorro
- Under the Tonto Rim
- Kalpana
- Cheyenne Takes Over
- Black Hills
- The Invisible Wall
- The Vigilante: Fighting Hero of the West
- Pioneer Justice
- Nightbeat
- Northwest Outpost
- The Trouble with Women
- Heartaches
- Green Fingers
- Slavica
- The Fighting Vigilantes
- The Son of Rusty
- Border Feud
- Wyoming
- The Royal Four-Flusher
- Die Fledermaus
- Bush Pilot
- The End of the River
- Philo Vance's Secret Mission
- The Last Round-up
- Curley
- Wild Horse Mesa
- Robin Hood of Monterey
- Crime in the Sun
- Wild Country
- Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
- Yankee Fakir
- Quax in Afrika
- The Homestretch
- The Hangman Waits
- Jugnu
- Daddy Wanted
- Danger Street
- My Heart Guides Me
- Juke Joint
- Miroir
- London Town
- Trail to San Antone
- Mysterious Mr. Nicholson
- A Gunman Has Escaped
- Nobody Knows Anything
- The Strike
- Too Many Winners
- Circus Cavalcade
- Bells of San Fernando
- La maison sous la mer
- Capas Negras
- Passionnelle
- Pikajuna pohjoiseen
- Three on a Ticket
- Twilight on the Rio Grande
- Brick Bradford
- The Lone Wolf in Mexico
- The Imperfect Lady
- Saddle Pals
- The Master of Bankdam
- Eugenie Grandet
- Voyage surprise
- School for Danger
- Vacation Days
- La fumeria d'oppio
- Neel Kamal
- Woman of Evil
- Range Beyond the Blue
- The Magnificent Rogue
- The Fabulous Texan
- Poslední mohykán
- West to Glory
- Homesteaders of Paradise Valley
- Those Damned Kids
- The Silver Darlings
- Much Ado About Mutton
- Romeo and Juliet
- Spoilers of the North
- Abu Halmoos
- The Royalists
- Shadow Valley
- Robinson Crusoe
- Clockface Cafe
- Kultamitalivaimo
- Black Memory
- The Winner
- Meet Me at Dawn
- Beat the Band
- Jack Armstrong
- Cuando lloran los valientes
- The Vigilantes Return
- King of the Bandits
- Private Karlsson on Leave
- Kreyser 'Varyag'
- The Mild West
- Man to Men
- Kronblom
- Dil-Ki-Rani (Sweet-Heart)
- Vigilantes of Boomtown
- A Christmas Carol
- And the Heaven Above us
- Le 6 juin à l'aube
- The Smugglers
- Hollywood Barn Dance
- Along the Sungari River
- Born to Speed
- Riding the California Trail
- Elu tsitadellis
- Särkelä itte
- Capek's Tales
- Bulldog Drummond at Bay
- Forbidden Women
- The Sea Hound
- Ladies' Man
- Law of the Canyon
- Conscience
- The Adventures of Pinocchio
- Bullet for Stefano
- Mighty Mouse Meets Deadeye Dick
- Uloupená hranice
- Natale al campo 119
- Look-Out Sister
- The Trespasser
- Gas House Kids Go West
- Akakis akvani
- Jungle Flight
- Rustlers of Devil's Canyon
- Michigan Kid
- Untamed Fury
- El ropavejero
- Aladdin's Lamp
- Anna Roditi
- Marriage
- Mr. Nightingale
- Fuenteovejuna
- Death in High Heels
- Cross My Heart
- Warriors of Faith
- El niño perdido
- Beware!
- Waverley Steps: A Visit to Edinburgh
- El retrato
- Pirogov
- I Love You Karlsson
- Kilroy Was Here
- They Are Not Angels
- Supper for Two
- La figlia del capitano
- Fatmah
- Koskenkylän laulu
- Second Chance
- The Great Glinka
- Thunder in the Valley
- Si me han de matar mañana
- The Bride Came Through the Ceiling
- Après l'amour
- Pikku-Matti maailmalla
- Marina
- Pas si bête
- La taverne du poisson couronné
- Take What You Want
- Marshal of Cripple Creek
- Under Colorado Skies
- Buffalo Bill Rides Again
- Boyka
- Song of Stockholm
- Wielka droga
- Au pays des mages noirs
- Kvarterets olycksfågel
- Wozzeck
- Devastation
- Jens Mansson in America
- The Laughing Lady
- Madame Bovary
- The Golden Barge
- Bethsabée
- Life in the Finn Woods
- Fight of the Wild Stallions
- Maaret, Daughter of the Mountains
- Pokhozhdeniya Nasreddina
- Police Raid
- Suopursu kukkii
- Loco Lobo
- Les amants du pont Saint-Jean
- Without Prejudice
- Yogi Vemana
- Maria
- Destroyed Youths
- Lazy Little Beaver
- One Swallow Does Not Make a Summer
- Loyal Heart
- Railroad Workers
- Maj på Malö
- How I Lost the War
- A Champion
- The World Turns Backward
- When You Come Home
- La herencia de la Llorona
- Don't Give Up
- Swiss Cheese Family Robinson
- Naiskohtaloita
- Junction 88
- The Sixth Commandment
- Up'n Atom
- The Impossible Map
- Los verdes paraísos
- Morskoy yastreb
- Soledad
- Crying Wolf
- Histoire de chanter
- Anahit
- Billet mrk.
- Here We Are Coming
- Två kvinnor
- My Name Is Petersen
- Carré de valets
- Sisulla ja sydämellä
- Love Charm
- Danger de mort
- Poor Little Sven
- Russian Ballerina
- La vida íntima de Marco Antonio y Cleopatra
- Gunsmoke
- Le village perdu
- A Cop
- In the Name of Life
- Neglected by His Wife
- Lise kommer til Byen
- Tree Without Fruit
- Cockatoos for Two
- Golubye dorogi
- Barber of Seville
- Loves of Casanova
- Swiss Tease
- The Lucky Bride
- A Night at the Follies
- A Date for Dinner
- Brooklyn, U.S.A.
- Mani
- Six Hours to Lose
- Dynamite
- Visite à Oscar Dominguez
- Con el diablo en el cuerpo
- Det grodde fram
- The Phantom Shot
- High Conquest
- The Little Ballerina
- The First Lesson
- Tsentr napadeniya
- Cat Trouble
- Hatten er sat
- Les atouts de Monsieur Wens
- Cadet Rousselle
- Jet-Propelled Germs
- Las inquietudes de Shanti Andía
- 1000 Thalaivangi Apoorva Chintamani
- A sangre fría
- Lazy Lena and Blue Eyed Per
- Stjerneskud
- Três Espelhos
- Amours, délices et orgues
- Il barone Carlo Mazza
- Sikken en nat
- Monsieur Chasse
- Uma Aventura aos Quarenta
- Vår Herre tar semester
- Und finden dereinst wir uns wieder
- Wedding Night
- Nam Iruvar
- Na dobré stope
- The People from Simlangs Valley
- El jugador
- Shamed
- The First Snow
- Lucky Journey
- Comin' Thro the Rye
- Aunt Green, Aunt Brown and Aunt Lilac
- The Black Diamond
- Sweet and Low
- Wales
- My Father's House
- Noah's Ark
- Røverne fra Rold
- Tösen från Stormyrtorpet
- Ådalens poesi
- Mirza Sahiban
- Naar Katten er ude
- La casa colorada
- Five Towns
- Au parc Lafontaine
- La insaciable
- How to Love
- Soldier's Reminder
- The Long Way to You
- Wiener Melodien
- Furia
- The Beautiful Trip
- Today and Every Day
- The Lost One
- Chachita la de Triana
- ¡Qué verde era mi padre!
- Mind Over Mouse
- Un marido ideal
- Los siete niños de Écija
- Le pèlerin de l'enfer
- The Feeling of Rejection
- El secreto de Juan Palomo
- Yo vendo unos ojos negros
- La niña de mis ojos
- El último guapo
- Bensiini - liikenteemme elinneste
- Robinson Charley
- No Place for Love
- Une belle garce
- The Day Begins Early
- The Valley Is Ours
- Shown by Request
- Rumors
- Copy Book Please
- Erde
- Cargaison clandestine
- La malagueña
- Schleichendes Gift
- The Most Beautiful on the Earth
- The Sixth Commandment
- Le cocu magnifique
- No Road Back
- L'apocalisse
- Woman to Woman
- Matura-Reise
- Sport of Kings
- Shall We Dance, Mr. Teacher
- El conquistador
- Rita
- Les requins de Gibraltar
- Naughty Martine
- Me persigue una mujer
- Forgotten Island
- Mining Review 1st Year No. 1
- Normandy: The Airborne Invasion of Fortress Europe
- Dolly, Put the Kettle On
- The White Devil
- Une nuit à Tabarin
- Le charcutier de Machonville
- Monsieur de Falindor
- Human Reproduction
- T for Teacher
- El amor de mi bohío
- El amor abrió los ojos
- What Is Money?
- Bad Eyes
- Vanità
- Das Verhängnis der schönen Susi
- The Key and the Ring
- La grande aurora
- Life Is Nothing Without Music
- Here Is the Gold Coast
- Oro y marfil
- Suomen Suurkisat 1947
- Juvenile Jury #4
- Circus Boy
- The Thames
- Television Turmoil
- R.C.M.P. File 1365: The Connor Case
- Wings of Mercy
- Eye Witness No. 1
- Heading for Trouble
- Jongens die een vlag kunnen dragen
- Riders of the New Forest
- Mother and Her Child
- Gaslight
- Slava Moskve
- The Two Mrs. Carrolls
- Malaya
- Malaya (Mutya sa gubat)
- Variety Makers
- The Circus Horse
- A Trip to Sportland
- Ruth
- The Home Town Paper
- Pattern for Progress
- Here's Health
- Sorting It Out: A Trade Union at Work
- On Approval
- Possession
- Once Upon a Time
- The Goodwin Sands
- London's Food Markets
- Another World
- Tomorrow's Citizens
- Law of the Lash (Remaster)
- Widdicombe Faire
- Thirteen Eyes
- Puppetry (String Marionettes)
- Mahatma Gandhi Noa Khali March
- Let's Look at Water
- Mexico Today
- Midland Journey
- Iron and Steel Supply of the World
- Out with the Fishermen
- Ulster Story
- Valley of Rhymney
- Schools in Harrow
- Agricultural Holiday Camps
- Local Scenes in India and the Taj Mahal
Top 5 Movies of 1947
Welcome Stranger
"Welcome Stranger," under the direction of Elliott Nugent, stars Bing Crosby, Joan Caulfield, and Barry Fitzgerald. The film unfolds in rural Maine with Crosby portraying a young doctor temporarily taking over a local practice. The storyline develops through various comedic situations related to this temporary assignment.
The Egg and I
In "The Egg and I," directed by Chester Erskine, the narrative focuses on a city couple, played by Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray, transitioning to life on a chicken farm. The film explores the couple's adjustment to their new rural lifestyle, highlighting both humorous and unexpected aspects of their journey.
Unconquered
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Gary Cooper and Paulette Goddard, "Unconquered" is set in the period of America's early frontier. The plot centers around the challenges and adventures near Fort Pitt, with the film distinguished by its detailed portrayal of this historical era.
Life with Father
"Life with Father," directed by Michael Curtiz, features William Powell and Irene Dunne in a family-centric comedy set in 1880s New York City. The story revolves around a father's interactions and relationships within his family, providing a glimpse into the family dynamics and social norms of the time.
Forever Amber
Otto Preminger's "Forever Amber" casts Linda Darnell in a narrative set in Restoration-era England. The film follows the story of a young woman navigating her way through society, with an emphasis on the social and personal dynamics of the era.
Industry Highlights and Notable Moments from 1947
Supreme Court Ruling on Block Booking
The Supreme Court ruled that the practice of block booking, wherein film studios required theaters to purchase poor films to get access to popular ones, violated federal anti-trust laws. This decision marked a significant shift in how films were distributed and exhibited.
Ronald Reagan's Election as SAG President
Ronald Reagan's election as President of the Screen Actors Guild was notable for his commitment to combating Communism in the film industry. His pledge to work with the FBI reflected the era's political climate and its influence on Hollywood.
Motion Pictures Code on Race
The Motion Pictures Code's prohibition of derogatory references to a character's race indicated a growing awareness and sensitivity towards racial issues within the film industry.
Release of "Miracle on 34th Street"
The Christmas-themed hit "Miracle on 34th Street," released by 20th Century Fox, became a beloved holiday classic, celebrated for its heartwarming story and performances.
British Duty on Hollywood Films
Britain's imposition of a 75 percent duty on Hollywood films was a significant economic challenge, reflecting the post-war global impact on the film industry.
Post-War Industry Challenges
Following its close cooperation with the government during World War II, the Hollywood film industry faced post-war challenges including inflation, labor unrest, and the rise of network television broadcasting. These factors necessitated adaptations in how Hollywood operated and produced films.