1944 Movies
Browse 739 titles in our 1944 Movies Database
- Double Indemnity
- Arsenic and Old Lace
- Laura
- Gaslight
- Lifeboat
- Meet Me in St. Louis
- The Woman in the Window
- The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
- Going My Way
- The Uninvited
- Ivan the Terrible, Part I
- The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
- House of Frankenstein
- The Song of Bernadette
- The Curse of the Cat People
- Mr. Skeffington
- The Punch Bowl
- Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
- The Thin Man Goes Home
- Cover Girl
- The Scarlet Claw
- Phantom Lady
- The Spider Woman
- Since You Went Away
- Passage to Marseille
- The Pearl of Death
- Went the Day Well?
- The Lodger
- A Walk in the Sun
- This Happy Breed
- The Mask of Dimitrios
- The Fighting Seabees
- The Ghost Ship
- Torment
- Tall in the Saddle
- The Mummy's Ghost
- The Mummy's Curse
- The Canterville Ghost
- Madame Curie
- The Keys of the Kingdom
- I Accuse My Parents
- The Seventh Cross
- A Guy Named Joe
- It Happened Tomorrow
- None But the Lonely Heart
- The Invisible Man's Revenge
- Bataan
- Hollywood Canteen
- Wonder Man
- The Human Comedy
- The Most Beautiful
- The Fighting Sullivans
- Between Two Worlds
- Mouse Trouble
- Tarzan's Desert Mystery
- Girl Crazy
- Bluebeard
- Experiment Perilous
- In Society
- Little Red Riding Rabbit
- Bon Voyage
- Bathing Beauty
- The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress
- Mrs. Parkington
- The White Cliffs of Dover
- The North Star
- Aventure malgache
- We Dive at Dawn
- Charlie Chan in the Secret Service
- Christmas Holiday
- Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears
- One Body Too Many
- Black Magic
- Uncertain Glory
- The Zoot Cat
- The Million Dollar Cat
- Charlie Chan in the Chinese Cat
- How to Play Football
- The Bodyguard
- Days of Glory
- The Big Noise
- Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
- When Strangers Marry
- Puttin' on the Dog
- The Adventures of Mark Twain
- Dragon Seed
- Kismet
- Lost in a Harem
- Nothing But Trouble
- Presenting Lily Mars
- Cobra Woman
- Casanova Brown
- The Monster Maker
- Maria Candelaria
- Cry 'Havoc'
- The Halfway House
- Cry of the Werewolf
- Voodoo Man
- Weird Woman
- Up in Arms
- The Whistler
- Screwball Squirrel
- Captain America
- Once Upon a Time
- The Story of Dr. Wassell
- Dark Waters
- The Great Moment
- The Purple Heart
- Donald Duck and the Gorilla
- The Climax
- The Heavenly Body
- Dead Man's Eyes
- Guest in the House
- Jammin' the Blues
- Tender Comrade
- The Falcon in Hollywood
- Two Girls and a Sailor
- Stage Door Cartoon
- Witch's Cradle
- Together Again
- Pin Up Girl
- The Barber of Seville
- The Negro Soldier
- Swooner Crooner
- Frenchman's Creek
- Strangers in the Night
- Thunder Rock
- The Battle of China
- Commando Duck
- Hare Force
- Opfergang
- Yellow Canary
- Stand by for Action
- Tomorrow, the World!
- Duck Soup to Nuts
- Tunisian Victory
- Nabonga
- Summer Storm
- How to Play Golf
- Russian Rhapsody
- Can't Help Singing
- The Woman Who Dared
- Music for Millions
- Gents Without Cents
- Madonna of the Seven Moons
- In Our Time
- Lost Angel
- Action in Arabia
- Love on the Dole
- What's Cookin' Doc?
- Million Dollar Kid
- Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips
- Crime by Night
- Happy-Go-Nutty
- Hare Ribbin'
- The Stupid Cupid
- Lady in the Dark
- See Here, Private Hargrove
- Four Jills in a Jeep
- How to Be a Sailor
- Jungle Woman
- Donald's Off Day
- Idle Roomers
- Adventure for Two
- Batty Baseball
- Home in Indiana
- The Plastics Inventor
- Two Thousand Women
- The Gentle Sex
- Crash Goes the Hash
- Follow the Boys
- Trombone Trouble
- Belle of the Yukon
- Janie
- C'est l'aviron
- Here Come the Waves
- The Hairy Ape
- Candlelight in Algeria
- One Mysterious Night
- Claudia
- Blonde Fever
- Shine on Harvest Moon
- Gildersleeve's Ghost
- The Lady and the Monster
- Nevada
- The Impatient Years
- Return of the Ape Man
- Make Your Own Bed
- Lady in the Death House
- Bowery Champs
- Marriage Is a Private Affair
- Delinquent Daughters
- Snafuperman
- Army
- Murder in the Blue Room
- Marine Raiders
- Dangerous Passage
- Behind the Rising Sun
- Big Heel-Watha
- Pilot #5
- Block Busters
- Marriage
- Dark Mountain
- Something for the Boys
- Sunday Dinner for a Soldier
- Passport to Destiny
- The Mark of the Whistler
- Secret Command
- Tom Turk and Daffy
- Her Man Gilbey
- The Desert Song
- Broadway Rhythm
- Bride by Mistake
- Cecile Is Dead
- The Missing Juror
- Censored
- Follow the Leader
- Cowboy and the Senorita
- Detective Kitty O'Day
- Song of Russia
- Strange Affair
- With the Marines at Tarawa
- The Rats of Tobruk
- Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore
- Tampico
- A Menina da Rádio
- Waterfront
- They Came to a City
- The Weakly Reporter
- Die Frau meiner Träume
- The Master Race
- In the Meantime, Darling
- Zorro's Black Whip
- Voice in the Wind
- A Night of Adventure
- The Iron Major
- The Soul of a Monster
- Miyamoto Musashi
- Rationing
- Shadows in the Night
- Resisting Enemy Interrogation
- Girl Rush
- Double Exposure
- The Way You Wanted Me
- The Rainbow
- The Flemish Farm
- Show Business
- The Last Ride
- Seven Doors to Death
- The Eve of St. Mark
- Lights of Old Santa Fe
- The Yellow Rose of Texas
- Give Us the Moon
- The Volunteer
- Private Snafu vs. Malaria Mike
- Till We Meet Again
- Standing Room Only
- Bell-Bottom George
- Winged Victory
- Strange Confession
- The Nail
- And the Angels Sing
- Swing Hostess
- Brazil
- The Hour Before the Dawn
- Barbary Coast Gent
- Career Girl
- The Bridge of San Luis Rey
- Carolina Blues
- Wolf! Wolf!
- The Girl Who Dared
- Gran Hotel
- I'm from Arkansas
- Murder Melody
- A Lecture on Camouflage
- Ghost Catchers
- Going Home
- Gas
- Gypsy Wildcat
- Lumberjack
- Destiny
- Knickerbocker Holiday
- Minstrel Man
- Enter Arsene Lupin
- The Remarkable Andrew
- Forty Thieves
- Shadow of Suspicion
- Up in Mabel's Room
- Practically Yours
- The Town Went Wild
- Gambler's Choice
- Rogues Gallery
- Jubilation Street
- Sensations of 1945
- Oath of Vengeance
- San Diego I Love You
- Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
- Enemy of Women
- Go Down, Death!
- Dixie
- Barney Bear's 'Polar Pest'
- Nine Girls
- Alouette
- My Pal Wolf
- Texas Masquerade
- Storm Over Lisbon
- The Hitler Gang
- Fish Fry
- Zhila-byla devochka
- Bees in Paradise
- Jam Session
- Song of the Open Road
- Marie-Louise
- Three Brothers
- Theresienstadt
- Time Flies
- Hands Across the Border
- The Navy Way
- Arizona Whirlwind
- Innertube Antics
- Ladies Courageous
- The Tiger Woman
- The Chow Hound
- Moving Aweigh
- Target Snafu
- Mystery Man
- The Good Egg
- Spinach Packin' Popeye
- For Those in Peril
- Trocadero
- Candles at Nine
- Outpost
- Wild Horse Phantom
- Song of Nevada
- Leave It to the Irish
- Pay Day
- Keep Your Mouth Shut
- Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
- That's My Baby!
- Frontier Outlaws
- Mr. Emmanuel
- Fuzzy Settles Down
- My Memories of Mexico
- The Lost Letter
- Heavenly Days
- San Fernando Valley
- 1812
- Guttersnipes
- Atlantic City
- Suomisen Olli rakastuu
- Mlle. Desiree
- The Racket Man
- Gangsters of the Frontier
- Shake Hands with Murder
- Crazy Knights
- Law Men
- Harmony Trail
- Attack! Battle of New Britain
- Timber Queen
- Dixie Jamboree
- Girl No. 217
- Puppet Love
- The Merry Monahans
- Hot Rhythm
- Call of the Rockies
- Passion and Revenge
- Brand of the Devil
- Dynamite Girl
- Medal for the General
- Henpecked Rooster
- A Fig Leaf for Eve
- Sweethearts of the U.S.A.
- Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
- Zoya
- The Contender
- Haunted Harbor
- You Can't Do Without Love
- The Great Mike
- Machine Gun Mama
- The Great Alaskan Mystery
- Applause
- Abroad with Two Yanks
- Mighty Mouse Meets Jekyll and Hyde Cat
- Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
- Marshal of Gunsmoke
- The Ghost That Walks Alone
- The Girl and the Devil
- Premier de cordée
- Gröna hissen
- The Big Bonanza
- Der Engel mit dem Saitenspiel
- Sonora Stagecoach
- Som folk är mest
- Appassionata
- Dead or Alive
- Les petites du quai aux fleurs
- Cowboy Canteen
- 'Herra ja ylhäisyys'
- En dag skall gry
- Lisinski
- Rosie the Riveter
- Raiders of Ghost City
- Secrets of Scotland Yard
- The San Antonio Kid
- Attack in the Pacific
- This Happy Life
- Cheyenne Wildcat
- Beautiful But Broke
- The Shipbuilders
- Westward Bound
- Bowery to Broadway
- Target for Today
- Vautrin the Thief
- Headline
- La vie de plaisir
- Outlaw Trail
- Kejsarn av Portugallien
- Yankee Doodle Donkey
- Valamit visz a víz
- The Way of Drama
- The Materassi Sisters
- Oklahoma Raiders
- Rustlers' Hideout
- Excellensen
- End of the Road
- Alaska
- Marshal of Reno
- Marked Trails
- She's a Soldier Too
- Der verzauberte Tag
- Guns of the Law
- Ez történt Budapesten
- Roger Touhy, Gangster
- Chip Off the Old Block
- Call of the Jungle
- Kato hayabusa sento-tai
- Inês de Castro
- Florence est folle
- Lady, Let's Dance
- This Is the Life
- The Whispering Skull
- A Bullet in the Heart
- Bermuda Mystery
- The Black Parachute
- A Wave, a WAC and a Marine
- Port of 40 Thieves
- Rainbow Island
- Mystery of the River Boat
- Radio Bugs
- Carmen
- La Malibran
- Demobbed
- A Night of Magic
- Lilla helgonet
- Teatertosset
- Louisiana Hayride
- Spook Town
- It's in the Bag
- Dancing Romeo
- Schrammeln
- Kuollut mies vihastuu
- Le bossu
- Woman Without a Soul
- Biskoppen
- Fattiga riddare
- Sheriff of Sundown
- Eliza on the Ice
- Träumerei
- L'ange de la nuit
- New Order at Sjogarda
- Partners of the Trail
- Su mejor alumno
- The True Story of Lili Marlene
- Tucson Raiders
- The Drifter
- La monja alférez
- L'aventure est au coin de la rue
- The Pinto Bandit
- Vaivaisukon morsian
- Ladies of Washington
- Man from Frisco
- Christmas Toyshop
- Silver City Kid
- Girl in the Case
- Three of a Kind
- ¡Viva mi desgracia!
- Call of the South Seas
- Pardon My Rhythm
- There'll Always Be an England
- Three Is a Family
- The Last Horseman
- The Respectable Ladies of Pardubice
- Räkna de lyckliga stunderna blott
- Possession
- Dancing in Manhattan
- Service de nuit
- Woman Is the Wild Card
- What a Man!
- Amok
- Naples Is a Battlefield
- The Taras Family
- Big Timers
- Junge Adler
- Goyescas
- The Utah Kid
- Kansas City Kitty
- At the Circus
- Valley of Vengeance
- Black Arrow
- Mojave Firebrand
- Adrien
- Code of the Prairie
- Hidden Valley Outlaws
- David Bek
- The Unwritten Code
- Men on Her Mind
- Lake Placid Serenade
- Otte akkorder
- The Sultan's Birthday
- Ghost Guns
- Malvaloca
- The Mountain Woman
- My Buddy
- A City Reborn
- Akrobat Schööön!
- Miesmalli
- Elly Petersen
- Kartanon naiset
- Raiders of the Border
- Narkos
- La pequeña señora de Pérez
- Zazà
- The People of Hemso
- Welcome Mr Washington
- Gunsmoke Mesa
- La vida inútil de Pito Pérez
- Moscow Skies
- Strawberry Roan
- El gran Makakikus
- Raigekitai Shutsudô
- Örnungar
- Den osynliga muren
- Landammann Stauffacher
- Hiipivä vaara
- In flagranti
- Es lebe die Liebe
- Le carrefour des enfants perdus
- Ratan
- Frihed, lighed og Louise
- På farliga vägar
- Escándalo de estrellas
- The Green Line
- Das Ferienkind
- En dotter född
- Sylvi
- Ballaadi
- Anja tule kotiin
- Chants populaires nº 5
- Jamboree
- When the Lights Go on Again
- The Champion of Justice
- Me ha besado un hombre
- Silva
- The Black Pirate
- Thundering Gun Slingers
- The Two Barbers
- Live Dangerously
- Jungle Jive
- Hungarian Eagles
- To som elsker hinanden
- Der Verteidiger hat das Wort
- Nora
- Trigger Trail
- Suurin voitto
- L'île d'amour
- El frente de los suspiros
- Mr. Moocher
- Släkten är bäst
- Bedstemor går amok
- Naná
- Lulu Gets the Birdie
- Familien Gelinde
- Philharmonic
- Hat Check Honey
- Hans officiella fästmö
- Mi enemigo y yo
- Feather Your Nest
- It Happened One Sunday
- Children of the City
- My People Are Not Yours
- Skåningar
- Five Were Chosen
- The Old Clock at Ronneberga
- Turn of the Century
- Coughs and Sneezes
- Swargaseema
- It All Started So Gaily
- End of the Night
- Den heliga lögnen
- Der Meisterdetektiv
- Spurve under taget
- St. Francis of Assisi
- Outlaw Roundup
- Crofters
- Det kære København
- Lev livet let
- Una chica de opereta
- Dolly tar chansen
- Mi novia es un fantasma
- Of One Blood
- Chaste Susan
- Kungajakt
- Soldier, Sailor
- In cerca di felicità
- Kitsune no kureta akanbô
- Der gebieterische Ruf
- Steel
- Tierra y cielo
- Erehtyneet sydämet
- Gabriele Dambrone
- Dear Old Switzerland
- Ramshastri
- Jurgais pari
- Springtime in an English Village
- The Disillusioned Bluebird
- Der dunkle Tag
- The Song of the Nightingale
- Portrait of a Woman
- El as negro
- Skogen är vår arvedel
- Det store ansvar
- De tre skolekammerater
- La trepadora
- München 1945
- Jag är eld och luft
- Summer Hotel
- Two Fathers
- Prince Gustaf
- El hombre que las enamora
- ...och alla dessa kvinnor
- Birth of the B-29
- Weapon of War
- Vändkorset
- Mail Call
- Wildfire
- Liebesbriefe
- Meri Bahen
- Parbat Pe Apna Dera
- Love Your Landlord
- Let's Visit the Crofters
- Highway of Cats
- Target: Berlin
- Die keusche Sünderin
- Out of Chaos
- Eine Frau für drei Tage
- Vigdis
- Det bødes der for
- Heaven Is Round the Corner
- The Little Mother
- Flight 6
- Macarena
- Man rede mir nicht von Liebe
- Das Leben ruft
- Amores de ayer
- Road to the Reich
- Our Northern Neighbour
- The German Sniper: The Invisible Enemy
- French Town
- Train Busters
- Proudest Girl in the World
- Land for Pioneers
- Country Town
- Their Invisible Inheritance
- Das Konzert
- Romantische Brautfahrt
- Warum lügst Du, Elisabeth?
- Vi behöver varann
- Zero Hour
- Home to the Land
- Like All Mothers
- Message from Canterbury
- Vår herre luggar Johansson
- Stopp! Tänk på något annat
- Adventure in Music
- Kärlek och allsång
- Snöstormen
- The Return of the Vikings
- Adventure
- The Two Orphans
- Tarjeta de visita
- Fia Jansson från Söder
- Don Cleque flautista
- Submarine Warfare
- Manouche
- La Rabouilleuse
- Trans-Canada Express
- Back to Jobs
- Food: Secret of the Peace
- Suffer Little Children
- Snowdonia
- A Farmer's Boy
- Tim Marches Back
- Rationing in Britain
- Baía
- Las Posadas
- Mexico: Pátzcuaro, Veracruz and Acapulco
- You Belong to My Heart/Donald's Surreal Reverie
- El amor de los amores
- Cuando escuches este vals
- Sabotage
- Commando: The Story of the Green Beret
- Se opp för spioner!
- Kärlekslivets offer
- Kaksi kivaa kaveria
- Minä jätän sinut
- Lucky Cowboy
- Northwest by Air
- Junior Jive Bombers
- Ships and Men
- Hunting the Devil Cat
- Outdoor Living
- Pledge to Bataan
- Look to the North
- Inside France
- Fun Time
- Providing Goods for You
- Rainbow Round the Corner
- Sport & Country
- Sports Quiz
- Men of the Mines
- En Magan
- Fuzzy Settles Down (Remaster)
- Polish Dance
- She Speeds the Victory
- I'm Tired
- National Milk Cocoa
- Taj Mahal, Local Indian Scenes and a cruise to Port Said
- Memories
- Totems
The Best Movies in 1944
Going My Way
Released in 1944, "Going My Way," directed by Leo McCarey, emerged as a cinematic success, capturing the audience's attention and affection. The film narrates the story of Father Chuck O'Malley, portrayed by Bing Crosby, whose progressive methods breathe new life into a struggling parish. This movie not only topped the year's box office charts but also garnered seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Bing Crosby's portrayal of the young priest earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor, a testament to his compelling performance.
Double Indemnity
Billy Wilder's "Double Indemnity" stands as a paradigmatic film noir, renowned for its suspense-filled narrative and multifaceted characters. The storyline intricately weaves an insurance salesman and a femme fatale's conspiracy to commit murder. Although it did not secure an Academy Award, its enduring acclaim and pivotal role in shaping the film noir genre are unmistakable. The film's legacy extends beyond its immediate critical reception, influencing countless narratives within the genre.
Gaslight
"Gaslight," directed by George Cukor, is a psychological thriller featuring a stellar Oscar-winning performance by Ingrid Bergman. She portrays a woman subjected to psychological manipulation by her husband, played by Charles Boyer, who seeks to conceal his criminal past. Awarded for its remarkable portrayal of psychological distress, the film introduced "gaslighting" into the English dictionary, symbolizing a form of psychological abuse aimed at making a person question their reality.
Laura
Otto Preminger's "Laura" serves as another quintessential film noir. The story unfolds with a detective, played by Dana Andrews, who becomes enamored with the woman whose murder he is tasked to solve. Celebrated for its intricate plot, atmospheric cinematography, and strong performances, particularly by Gene Tierney in the titular role, "Laura" occupies a distinguished place in the film noir category. The film is hailed for its ability to captivate audiences with its suspense and character complexity.
Meet Me in St. Louis
Vincente Minnelli's "Meet Me in St. Louis," featuring Judy Garland, stands out as a delightful musical set against the backdrop of the 1904 World's Fair. The film offers a glimpse into the life of a family navigating the challenges and joys of everyday life. Garland's renditions of "The Trolley Song" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" contributed to the film's charm and success. Garnering several Academy Award nominations, the movie was not only a box-office hit but also established itself as a beloved classic.
Film & Industry Highlights of 1944
The Landscape of 1944 Cinema
1944 proved to be a year of cinematic innovation and remarkable production despite the backdrop of World War II. This period introduced audiences to a plethora of genres, but it was film noir that truly stood out, with titles such as "Double Indemnity," "Laura," and "Gaslight" leading the pack. These films, characterized by their dark themes and moral ambiguity, captivated audiences and have since become staples of the genre. Meanwhile, musicals and comedy-dramas like "Meet Me in St. Louis" and "Going My Way" offered escapism and heartwarming narratives, showcasing the versatility of Hollywood's offerings.
Box Office Success and Trends
"Going My Way," distributed by Paramount, emerged as the year's top-grossing film in North America, amassing $6,500,000. This comedy-drama, intertwined with musical elements, struck a chord with audiences, perhaps due to its uplifting storyline amidst the ongoing global conflict. Following closely were "Meet Me in St. Louis" by MGM and "Since You Went Away" by United Artists, which also enjoyed commercial success. The financial achievements of these films reflect the entertainment industry's adaptability and resilience, even in times of widespread uncertainty.
Impact of World War II on Hollywood
The influence of World War II on the film industry was multifaceted, extending beyond mere narrative content. Hollywood played a pivotal role in the government's war-aims information campaign, producing films that both entertained and bolstered morale. Moreover, the war-induced population shifts and government restrictions led to changes in moviegoing habits, with theaters becoming central hubs for community engagement. This period underscored the role cinema plays in society, particularly during times of crisis.
Notable Events and Developments
In addition to its cinematic achievements, 1944 was marked by several events within the industry. The filming of "Theresienstadt," a Nazi propaganda documentary, took place from August 16 to September 11. However, the film's completion was overshadowed by tragedy, as co-director Kurt Gerron and many participants were sent to Auschwitz concentration camp afterward. The documentary was completed in 1945 but was left unreleased. Furthermore, in September, approximately 640 motion picture actors, writers, and directors were listed on the Nazi Germany's Gottbegnadeten list, exempting them from military conscription. This reflects the complex intersections between politics, art, and personal survival during tumultuous times.
The 16th Academy Awards: A Milestone Event
The year also witnessed the 16th Academy Awards, a ceremony notable for several reasons. Held on March 2, 1944, it honored the films of 1943 and was the first Oscar event hosted at a large public venue, Grauman's Chinese Theatre. "Casablanca" clinched the Best Picture award, while "The Song of Bernadette" garnered the most awards (4) and nominations (12). This ceremony highlighted the industry's capacity for excellence and innovation, even in the face of global upheaval.