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1. The Third Man (1949) The Third Man (1949)
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Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, black-market opportunist Harry Lime. Dir: Carol Reed With: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli Film-Noir | Mystery | Thriller 104 mins.
2. The Lone Ranger (1949 TV Series) The Lone Ranger (1949 TV Series)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.0/10 X  
The adventures of the masked hero and his Native American partner. With: Jay Silverheels, Clayton Moore, John Hart Western 30 mins.
3. Samson and Delilah (1949) Samson and Delilah (1949)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.8/10 X  
When strongman Samson rejects the love of the beautiful Philistine woman Delilah, she seeks vengeance that brings horrible consequences they both regret. Dir: Cecil B. DeMille With: Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature, George Sanders Adventure | Drama | History | Romance 131 mins.
4. Pinky (1949) Pinky (1949)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X  
A light-skinned African American woman falls in love with a white doctor, though he is unaware of her true race. Dir: Elia Kazan With: Jeanne Crain, Ethel Barrymore, Ethel Waters Drama 102 mins.
5. Little Women (1949) Little Women (1949)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.3/10 X  
Louisa May Alcott's autobiographical account of her life with her three sisters in Concord Mass in the 1860s... Dir: Mervyn LeRoy With: June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Margaret O'Brien Drama | Family | Romance 122 mins.
6. On the Town (1949) On the Town (1949)
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Three sailors on a day of shore leave in New York City look for fun and romance before their twenty-four hours are up. Dir: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly With: Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett Comedy | Musical | Romance 98 mins.
7. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.4/10 X  
Captain Nathan Brittles, on the eve of retirement, takes out a last patrol to stop an impending massive Indian attack. Encumbered by women who must be evacuated, Brittles finds his mission imperiled. Dir: John Ford With: John Wayne, Joanne Dru, John Agar Drama | Western 103 mins.
8. The Fountainhead (1949) The Fountainhead (1949)
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An uncompromising, visionary architect struggles to maintain his integrity and individualism despite personal, professional and economic pressures to conform to popular standards. Dir: King Vidor With: Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal, Raymond Massey Drama 114 mins.
9. Twelve O'Clock High (1949) Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.8/10 X  
A hard-as-nails general takes over a bomber unit suffering from low morale and whips them into fighting shape. Dir: Henry King With: Gregory Peck, Hugh Marlowe, Gary Merrill Action | Drama | War 132 mins.
10. Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949) Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949)
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A bookie uses a phony real estate business as a front for his betting parlor. To further keep up the sham... Dir: Lloyd Bacon With: Lucille Ball, William Holden, Janis Carter Comedy 87 mins.
11. White Heat (1949) White Heat (1949)
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A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. Shortly after the plan takes place, events take a crazy turn Dir: Raoul Walsh With: James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien Crime | Drama | Film-Noir 114 mins.
12. All the King's Men (1949) All the King's Men (1949)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X  
The rise and fall of a corrupt politician, who makes his friends richer and retains power by dint of a populist appeal. Dir: Robert Rossen With: Broderick Crawford, John Ireland, Joanne Dru Drama 110 mins.
13. Batman and Robin (1949) Batman and Robin (1949)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.3/10 X  
The caped crusaders versus The Wizard, black-hooded mastermind. Dir: Spencer Gordon Bennet With: Robert Lowery, Johnny Duncan, Jane Adams Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Sci-Fi 263 mins.
14. A Letter to Three Wives (1949) A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.8/10 X  
A letter is addressed to three wives from their "best friend" Addie Ross, announcing that she is running away with one of their husbands: but she does not say which one. Dir: Joseph L. Mankiewicz With: Jeanne Crain, Linda Darnell, Ann Sothern Drama | Romance 103 mins.
15. Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.2/10 X  
A distant poor relative of the Duke of D'Ascoyne plots to inherit the title by murdering the eight other heirs who stand ahead of him in the line of succession. Dir: Robert Hamer With: Dennis Price, Alec Guinness, Valerie Hobson Comedy | Crime 106 mins.
16. The Heiress (1949) The Heiress (1949)
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A young naive woman falls for a handsome young man who her emotionally abusive father suspects is a fortune hunter. Dir: William Wyler With: Olivia de Havilland, Montgomery Clift, Ralph Richardson Drama | Romance United States-PASSED 115 mins.
17. Sands of Iwo Jima (1949) Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)
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A dramatization of the World War II Battle of Iwo Jima. Dir: Allan Dwan With: John Wayne, John Agar, Adele Mara Action | Drama | War | Romance United States-PASSED 100 mins.
18. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X  
Two animated adaptions of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "The Wind in the Willows." Dir: James Algar, Clyde Geronimi With: Bing Crosby, Basil Rathbone, Eric Blore Animation | Family | Fantasy | Horror 68 mins.
19. Adam's Rib (1949) Adam's Rib (1949)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X  
Domestic and professional tensions mount when a husband and wife work as opposing lawyers in a case involving a woman who shot her husband. Dir: George Cukor With: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Judy Holliday Comedy | Drama | Romance United States-PASSED 101 mins.
20. Battleground (1949) Battleground (1949)
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A squad of the 101st Airborne Division copes with being trapped in the besieged city of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge. Dir: William A. Wellman With: Van Johnson, John Hodiak, Ricardo Montalban Action | War | Drama 118 mins.
21. Mighty Joe Young (1949) Mighty Joe Young (1949)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.0/10 X  
In Africa, the girl Jill Young trades a baby gorilla with two natives and raises the animal. Twelve years later... Dir: Ernest B. Schoedsack With: Terry Moore, Ben Johnson, Robert Armstrong Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi 94 mins.
22. Late Spring (1949) Late Spring (1949)
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Noriko is twenty-seven years old and still living with her widowed father. Everybody tries to talk her into marrying, but Noriko wants to stay at home caring for her father. Dir: Yasujirô Ozu With: Chishû Ryû, Setsuko Hara, Yumeji Tsukioka Drama 108 mins.
23. Criss Cross (1949) Criss Cross (1949)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X  
An armored truck driver and his lovely ex-wife conspire with a gang to have his own truck robbed on the route. Dir: Robert Siodmak With: Burt Lancaster, Yvonne De Carlo, Dan Duryea Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Thriller 88 mins.
24. Stray Dog (1949) Stray Dog (1949)
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During a sweltering summer, a rookie homicide detective tries to track down his stolen Colt pistol. Dir: Akira Kurosawa With: Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Awaji Crime | Drama | Thriller 122 mins.
25. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949) A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.7/10 X  
A singing mechanic from 1912 finds himself in Arthurian Britain. Dir: Tay Garnett With: Bing Crosby, Rhonda Fleming, Cedric Hardwicke Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Musical 106 mins.
26. The Hidden Room (1949) The Hidden Room (1949)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.5/10 X  
Clive Riordan plans a devilish revenge against his wife's lover. Dir: Edward Dmytryk With: Robert Newton, Sally Gray, Phil Brown Crime | Mystery | Thriller United States-PASSED 96 mins.
27. Under Capricorn (1949) Under Capricorn (1949)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.2/10 X  
A young gentleman goes to Australia where he reunites with his now married childhood sweetheart, only to find out she has become an alcoholic and harbors dark secrets. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock With: Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten, Michael Wilding Crime | Drama | Romance 117 mins.
28. Maytime in Mayfair (1949) Maytime in Mayfair (1949)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.4/10 X  
Penniless man-about-town Michael Gore-Brown is delighted to hear he has been left a high-class Mayfair fashion salon... Dir: Herbert Wilcox With: Anna Neagle, Michael Wilding, Peter Graves Musical | Romance 94 mins.
29. Impact (1949) Impact (1949)
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A unfaithful wife plots with her lover to kill her husband, but the lover is accidentally killed instead. The husband stays in hiding, and lets his wife be charged with conspiracy. Dir: Arthur Lubin With: Brian Donlevy, Ella Raines, Charles Coburn Crime | Drama | Film-Noir 111 mins.
30. Mother Is a Freshman (1949) Mother Is a Freshman (1949)
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Widow Abby Abbott is having serious money problems and has to dip into the family trust in order to pay for her daughter Susan's college tuition... Dir: Lloyd Bacon With: Loretta Young, Van Johnson, Rudy Vallee Comedy 81 mins.
31. El Paso (1949) El Paso (1949)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.7/10 X  
Ex-confederate officer Clay Fletcher jumps at the chance to reunite with his once lady-friend, Susan Jeffers... Dir: Lewis R. Foster With: John Payne, Gail Russell, Sterling Hayden Western 103 mins.
32. Ma and Pa Kettle (1949) Ma and Pa Kettle (1949)
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The Kettles and their fifteen children are about to be evicted from their rundown rustic home when Pa... Dir: Charles Lamont With: Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride, Richard Long Comedy 76 mins.
33. The Goldbergs (1949 TV Series) The Goldbergs (1949 TV Series)
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Dir: Marc Daniels, Martin Magner With: Gertrude Berg, Eli Mintz, Arlene McQuade Comedy 30 mins.
34. Whisky Galore (1949) Whisky Galore (1949)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.4/10 X  
Scottish islanders try to plunder 50,000 cases of whisky from a stranded ship. Dir: Alexander Mackendrick With: Basil Radford, Joan Greenwood, Catherine Lacey Comedy | Crime 82 mins.
35. Whirlpool (1949) Whirlpool (1949)
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A woman secretly suffering from kleptomania is hypnotized in an effort to cure her condition. Soon afterwards, she is found at the scene of a murder with no memory of how she got there and seemingly no way to prove her innocence. Dir: Otto Preminger With: Gene Tierney, Richard Conte, José Ferrer Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Mystery | Thriller 98 mins.
36. Madame Bovary (1949) Madame Bovary (1949)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.1/10 X  
A provincial doctor's wife's romantic illusions about life and social status lead her to betray her naive husband, take on lovers and run up ruinous debts. Dir: Vincente Minnelli With: Jennifer Jones, James Mason, Van Heflin Drama | Romance 114 mins.
37. In the Good Old Summertime (1949) In the Good Old Summertime (1949)
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Musical remake of 1940 "Shop Around the Corner" by Lubitch. Dir: Robert Z. Leonard With: Judy Garland, Van Johnson, S.Z. Sakall Comedy | Musical | Romance 102 mins.
38. The Inspector General (1949) The Inspector General (1949)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.9/10 X  
An illiterate stooge in a traveling medicine show wanders into a strange town and is picked up on a vagrancy charge... Dir: Henry Koster With: Danny Kaye, Walter Slezak, Barbara Bates Comedy | Musical | Romance 102 mins.
39. The Great Gatsby (1949) The Great Gatsby (1949)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.6/10 X  
In this "adaptation" of the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, a Jazz Age bootlegger learns the hard way about the wages of sin. Dir: Elliott Nugent With: Alan Ladd, Betty Field, Macdonald Carey Drama 91 mins.
40. I Was a Male War Bride (1949) I Was a Male War Bride (1949)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.0/10 X  
Captain Henri Rochard is a French officer assigned to work with Lieut. Catherine Gates. Through a wacky series of misadventures... Dir: Howard Hawks With: Cary Grant, Ann Sheridan, Marion Marshall Comedy | Romance | War 105 mins.
41. Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949) Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.8/10 X  
The Wolves baseball team gets steamed when they find they've been inherited by one K.C. Higgins, a suspected... Dir: Busby Berkeley With: Frank Sinatra, Esther Williams, Gene Kelly Comedy | Musical | Romance | Sport 93 mins.
42. Caught (1949) Caught (1949)
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It was Leonora Eames' childhood dream come true. She had married Smith Ohlrig, a man worth millions... Dir: Max Ophüls With: James Mason, Barbara Bel Geddes, Robert Ryan Drama | Film-Noir | Thriller 88 mins.
43. Holiday in Havana (1949) Holiday in Havana (1949)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.1/10 X  
Carlos Estrada, a busboy in a Cuban hotel who wants to become a composer, is rebuffed by Mama Valdez when he tries to get her daughter... Dir: Jean Yarbrough With: Desi Arnaz, Mary Hatcher, Ann Doran Comedy | Musical 73 mins.
44. Love Happy (1949) Love Happy (1949)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.8/10 X  
The Marx Brothers help young Broadway hopefuls while thwarting diamond thieves. Dir: David Miller With: Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx Comedy | Crime | Musical 85 mins.
45. The Singing Princess (1949) The Singing Princess (1949)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.9/10 X  
Dir: Anton Gino Domenighini With: Stefano Sibaldi, Germana Calderini, Giulio Panicali Animation | Fantasy 76 mins.
46. Too Late for Tears (1949) Too Late for Tears (1949)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.3/10 X  
Through a fluke circumstance a ruthless woman stumbles across a suitcase filled with $60,000, and she is determined to hold onto it even it if means murder. Dir: Byron Haskin With: Lizabeth Scott, Don DeFore, Dan Duryea Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Mystery | Thriller United States-PASSED 99 mins.
47. The Blue Lagoon (1949) The Blue Lagoon (1949)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.8/10 X  
Two children are shipwrecked on a desert-island and fall in love while growing up together. Dir: Frank Launder With: Jean Simmons, Donald Houston, Susan Stranks Adventure | Drama | Romance 101 mins.
48. Champion (1949) Champion (1949)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.5/10 X  
Boxer Midge Kelly rises to fame...mainly by stepping on other people. Dir: Mark Robson With: Kirk Douglas, Arthur Kennedy, Marilyn Maxwell Drama | Film-Noir | Romance | Sport 99 mins.
49. Africa Screams (1949) Africa Screams (1949)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.5/10 X  
Abbott & Costello search for diamonds in Africa, along the way meeting a visually-impaired gunner, a hungry lion, and a tribe of cannibals... Dir: Charles Barton With: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Clyde Beatty Comedy | Adventure 79 mins.
50. The Window (1949) The Window (1949)
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To avoid the heat of a sweltering summer night a 9 year old Manhattan boy decides to sleep on the fire escape and witnesses a murder, no one will believe him. Dir: Ted Tetzlaff With: Bobby Driscoll, Barbara Hale, Arthur Kennedy Drama | Film-Noir | Thriller 73 mins.
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