Most Popular Feature Films Released In 1949
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The Third Man
(1949) Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, Harry Lime. Dir: Carol Reed With: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli Film-Noir | Mystery | Thriller 104 mins. |
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Holiday Affair
(1949) The Christmas-season romance of a young widow and a sales clerk who (thanks to her) is unemployed. Dir: Don Hartman With: Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh, Wendell Corey Comedy | Drama | Romance 87 mins. |
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Come to the Stable
(1949) Two nuns from a French convent arrive in a small New England town with a plan to build a children's hospital... Dir: Henry Koster With: Loretta Young, Celeste Holm, Hugh Marlowe Drama 94 mins. |
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Little Women
(1949) 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. |
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In the Good Old Summertime
(1949) 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. |
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On the Town
(1949) 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. |
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Samson and Delilah
(1949) 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. |
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Under Capricorn
(1949) 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. |
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Twelve O'Clock High
(1949) 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 Drama | War 132 mins. |
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Kind Hearts and Coronets
(1949) 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. |