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The year 1945 in film involved some significant events. With 1945 being the last year of
World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
, the many films released this year had themes of patriotism, sacrifices, and peace. In the United States, there were more than eighteen thousand movie theatres operating in 1945, a figure that grew by a third from a decade earlier.


Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1945 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:


Events

* January 26 – The film '' National Velvet'', starring
Mickey Rooney Mickey Rooney (born Ninnian Joseph Yule Jr.; other pseudonym Mickey Maguire; September 23, 1920 – April 6, 2014) was an American actor. In a career spanning nearly nine decades, he appeared in more than 300 films and was among the last survivi ...
,
Elizabeth Taylor Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was an English and American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 19 ...
,
Donald Crisp Donald William Crisp (27 July 188225 May 1974) was an English people, English film actor as well as an early producer, director and screenwriter. His career lasted from the early silent film era into the 1960s. He won an Academy Award for Best S ...
and Anne Revere, is released nationally in the United States. The film is an instant critical and commercial success, propelling 12-year-old Taylor to stardom and earning Revere the
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It has been awarded since the 9th Academy Awards to an actress who has delivered an outstanding performanc ...
. * January 30 – Restricted release of '' Kolberg'', an historical epic which is one of the last
Nazi Germany Nazi Germany, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German Reich, German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a Totalit ...
propaganda pieces, in war-torn Berlin. Given its cast of 187,000 (including serving military personnel), probably fewer people watched it than appeared in it. * April 20 – Release of '' Son of Lassie'', the 2nd Lassie film and the first film ever to be filmed using the Technicolor monopack method, where a single magazine of
film A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, sinc ...
is used to record all of the primary colors. Prior to this method, the most popular recording method was 3-Strip Technicolor, which simultaneously used 3 individual film magazines to record the primary colors. * August 10 – Animated Donald Duck short '' Duck Pimples'' is released. * September 27 – Release of Roberto Rossellini's '' Roma Città aperta'' marks the beginning of Italian neorealism in film. * October 5 – A strike between the set decorators' union and the studios boils over and becomes known as the Hollywood Black Friday. * October 31 – '' Spellbound'', a psychological thriller directed by
Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 featu ...
, premieres in New York City. * November 16 –
Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Corporation, commonly known as Paramount Pictures or simply Paramount, is an American film production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the flagship namesake subsidiary of Paramount ...
releases theatrical short
cartoon A cartoon is a type of visual art that is typically drawn, frequently Animation, animated, in an realism (arts), unrealistic or semi-realistic style. The specific meaning has evolved, but the modern usage usually refers to either: an image or s ...
titled '' The Friendly Ghost'', introducing a ghost named Casper. * November 29 – At the Nuremberg trials a documentary on the
Nazi concentration camps From 1933 to 1945, Nazi Germany operated more than a thousand concentration camps (), including subcamp (SS), subcamps on its own territory and in parts of German-occupied Europe. The first camps were established in March 1933 immediately af ...
directed by
John Ford John Martin Feeney (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973), better known as John Ford, was an American film director and producer. He is regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers during the Golden Age of Hollywood, and w ...
is exhibited as evidence.


Awards


1945 film releases


January–March

*January 1945 **4 January ***''This Man's Navy'' **8 January ***''Frenchman's Creek'' **18 January ***''A Song to Remember'' **26 January ***''National Velvet'' *February 1945 **2 February ***''Here Come the Co-eds'' **15 February ***''The Seventh Veil'' *March 1945 **3 March ***''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' **16 March ***''The House of Fear''


April–June

*April 1945 **7 April ***''Brewster's Millions'' **17 April ***'' Rockin' in the Rockies'' **20 April ***'' The Horn Blows at Midnight'' **29 April ***'' Tarzan and the Amazons'' *May 1945 **25 May ***''The Clock'' *June 1945 **1 June ***''That's the Spirit'' **23 June ***''Murder, He Says'' **30 June ***''Conflict''


July–September

*July 1945 **13 July ***'' The Story of G.I. Joe'' **19 July ***'' Along Came Jones'' **27 July ***'' The Woman in Green'' *August 1945 **11 August ***'' Christmas in Connecticut'' **30 August ***'' State Fair'' *September 1945 **22 September ***'' Rhapsody in Blue''


October–December

*October 1945 **20 October ***'' Mildred Pierce'' **26 October ***'' Love Letters'' **31 October ***''
And Then There Were None ''And Then There Were None'' is a mystery fiction, mystery novel by the English writer Agatha Christie, who described it as the most difficult of her books to write. It was first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club on 6 N ...
'' ***'' Spellbound'' *November 1945 **1 November ***'' Vacation from Marriage'' **10 November ***'' Confidential Agent'' *December 1945 **7 December ***'' House of Dracula'' **8 December ***'' The Enchanted Forest'' **20 December ***'' Dick Tracy'' **25 December ***'' A Walk in the Sun'' **28 December ***'' Scarlet Street'' **31 December ***'' They Were Expendable''


Notable films released in 1945

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unless stated


A

*'' The Abandoned'' (Las Abandonadas), starring Dolores del Río and Pedro Armendáriz – (
Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
) *'' Abbott and Costello in Hollywood'', starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello *'' Allotment Wives'', starring Kay Francis *'' Along Came Jones'', starring Gary Cooper and
Loretta Young Loretta Young (born Gretchen Michaela Young; January 6, 1913 – August 12, 2000) was an American actress. Starting as a child, she had a long and varied career in film from 1917 to 1989. She received numerous honors including an Academy Awards ...
*'' Amok'' – (
Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
) *'' Anchors Aweigh'', starring
Gene Kelly Eugene Curran Kelly (August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996) was an American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer. He was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style and sought to create a new form of American dance accessibl ...
and
Frank Sinatra Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Honorific nicknames in popular music, Nicknamed the "Chairman of the Board" and "Ol' Blue Eyes", he is regarded as one of the Time 100: The Most I ...
*''
And Then There Were None ''And Then There Were None'' is a mystery fiction, mystery novel by the English writer Agatha Christie, who described it as the most difficult of her books to write. It was first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club on 6 N ...
'', starring Barry Fitzgerald, Walter Huston, Louis Hayward, Judith Anderson


B

*'' Back to Bataan'', directed by
Edward Dmytryk Edward Dmytryk (September 4, 1908 – July 1, 1999) was a Canadian-born American film director and editor. He was known for his 1940s films noir, noir films and received an Academy Award for Best Director, Oscar nomination for Best Director for ...
, with
John Wayne Marion Robert Morrison (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne, was an American actor. Nicknamed "Duke", he became a Pop icon, popular icon through his starring roles in films which were produced during Hollywood' ...
*'' A Bell For Adano'', starring Gene Tierney and John Hodiak *'' The Bells of St. Mary's'', directed by Leo McCarey, starring
Bing Crosby Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, comedian, entertainer and actor. The first multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwi ...
and Ingrid Bergman *'' Blithe Spirit'', directed by
David Lean Sir David Lean (25 March 190816 April 1991) was an English film director, producer, screenwriter, and editor, widely considered one of the most important figures of Cinema of the United Kingdom, British cinema. He directed the large-scale epi ...
, starring Rex Harrison and Constance Cummings, based on the play by
Noël Coward Sir Noël Peirce Coward (16 December 189926 March 1973) was an English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what ''Time (magazine), Time'' called "a sense of personal style, a combination of c ...
– ( GB) *'' Blood on the Sun'', starring James Cagney *''
The Body Snatcher "The Body Snatcher" is a short story by the Scottish people, Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. First published in ''The Pall Mall Gazette'' in December 1884, its characters were based on criminals in the employ of the surgeon Robert Knox ...
'', directed by Robert Wise, starring
Boris Karloff William Henry Pratt (23 November 1887 – 2 February 1969), known professionally as Boris Karloff () and occasionally billed as Karloff the Uncanny, was a British actor. His portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in the horror film ''Frankenstei ...
*'' Boule de suif'' (Angel and Sinner) – (
France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
) *'' Bougainvillea'' (Bugambilia), starring Pedro Armendariz and Dolores del Río – (
Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
) *''
Brewster's Millions ''Brewster's Millions'' is a comedic novel written by George Barr McCutcheon in 1902, originally under the pseudonym of Richard Greaves. The plot concerns a young man whose grandfather leaves him $1 million in a will, but a competing will from ...
'', starring
Dennis O'Keefe Dennis O'Keefe (born Edward Vance Flanagan; March 29, 1908 – August 31, 1968) was an American actor. Early years O'Keefe was born in Fort Madison, Iowa, as Edward Vance Flanagan, the son of Edward J. Flanagan and Charlotte Flanagan ( ...
*'' Brief Encounter'', directed by
David Lean Sir David Lean (25 March 190816 April 1991) was an English film director, producer, screenwriter, and editor, widely considered one of the most important figures of Cinema of the United Kingdom, British cinema. He directed the large-scale epi ...
, starring Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard- ( GB)


C

*'' Caesar and Cleopatra'', directed by Gabriel Pascal, starring Vivien Leigh and
Claude Rains William Claude Rains (10 November 188930 May 1967) was a British and American actor whose career spanned almost seven decades. He was the recipient of numerous accolades, including four Academy Award nominations for Academy Award for Best Supp ...
– ( GB) *'' Captain Kidd'', starring Charles Laughton *'' The Cheaters'', starring Joseph Schildkraut and Billie Burke *'' The Cherokee Flash'', starring Sunset Carson and Linda Stirling *'' Children of Paradise'' (Les Enfants du Paradis), by Marcel Carné, starring Arletty, released following the liberation of
France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
*'' Christmas in Connecticut'', starring Barbara Stanwyck *'' Circus Cavalcade'' (La cabalgata del circo) – (
Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...
) *'' The Clock'', starring Judy Garland *'' Confidential Agent'', starring Charles Boyer and
Lauren Bacall Betty Joan Perske (September 16, 1924 – August 12, 2014), professionally known as Lauren Bacall ( ), was an American actress. She was named the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars, 20th-greatest female star of classic Hollywood cinema by the America ...
*'' Conflict'', starring
Humphrey Bogart Humphrey DeForest Bogart ( ; December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957), nicknamed Bogie, was an American actor. His performances in classic Hollywood cinema made him an American cultural icon. In 1999, the American Film Institute selected Bogart ...
*'' Counter-Attack'', starring Paul Muni and Marguerite Chapman *'' The Corn Is Green'', starring
Bette Davis Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (; April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress of film, television, and theater. Regarded as one of the greatest actresses in Hollywood history, she was noted for her willingness to play unsympatheti ...
and John Dall *'' Cornered'', directed by
Edward Dmytryk Edward Dmytryk (September 4, 1908 – July 1, 1999) was a Canadian-born American film director and editor. He was known for his 1940s films noir, noir films and received an Academy Award for Best Director, Oscar nomination for Best Director for ...
, starring Dick Powell


D

*'' Dakota'', starring
John Wayne Marion Robert Morrison (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne, was an American actor. Nicknamed "Duke", he became a Pop icon, popular icon through his starring roles in films which were produced during Hollywood' ...
*'' Les dames du Bois de Boulogne'', directed by
Robert Bresson Robert Bresson (; 25 September 1901 – 18 December 1999) was a French film director. Known for his ascetic approach, Bresson made a notable contribution to the art of cinema; his non-professional actors, Ellipsis (narrative device), ellipses, an ...
– (
France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
) *'' Dead of Night'', Ealing Studios chiller compendium starring Mervyn Johns and Googie Withers – ( GB) *'' Death Mills'', directed by
Billy Wilder Billy Wilder (; ; born Samuel Wilder; June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was an American filmmaker and screenwriter. His career in Hollywood (film industry), Hollywood spanned five decades, and he is regarded as one of the most brilliant and ver ...
*'' Detour'', starring Tom Neal and Ann Savage *'' Diamond Horseshoe'', starring Betty Grable *'' Dick Tracy'', starring Morgan Conway and Mike Mazurki *'' Dillinger'', starring Lawrence Tierney *'' The Dolly Sisters'', starring Betty Grable


E

*'' The Enchanted Cottage'', starring Dorothy McGuire and Robert Young *'' The Enchanted Forest'', starring Harry Davenport *'' Escape in the Fog'', starring Otto Kruger and Nina Foch


F

*'' Fallen Angel'', directed by
Otto Preminger Otto Ludwig Preminger ( ; ; 5 December 1905 – 23 April 1986) was an Austrian Americans, Austrian-American film and theatre director, film producer, and actor. He directed more than 35 feature films in a five-decade career after leaving the the ...
, starring Alice Faye in her last major film role, Dana Andrews and Linda Darnell *'' Flame of Barbary Coast'', starring
John Wayne Marion Robert Morrison (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne, was an American actor. Nicknamed "Duke", he became a Pop icon, popular icon through his starring roles in films which were produced during Hollywood' ...


G

*'' The Great Flamarion'', directed by
Anthony Mann Anthony Mann (born Emil Anton Bundsmann; June 30, 1906 – April 29, 1967) was an American film director and stage actor. He came to prominence as a skilled director of ''Film noirs, film noir'' and Western film, Westerns, and for his Epic film ...
, starring Erich von Stroheim *'' Guest Wife'', starring Claudette Colbert and Don Ameche *'' Gun Smoke'', starring Johnny Mack Brown and Jennifer Holt


H

*'' Hangover Square'', starring Laird Cregar, Linda Darnell and George Sanders *'' Here Come the Co-Eds'', starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello *'' High Powered'', starring Phyllis Brooks and Robert Lowery *'' The Horn Blows at Midnight'', starring Jack Benny *'' Hotel Berlin'', starring Faye Emerson and Raymond Massey *'' The House I Live In'', a short film starring
Frank Sinatra Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Honorific nicknames in popular music, Nicknamed the "Chairman of the Board" and "Ol' Blue Eyes", he is regarded as one of the Time 100: The Most I ...
, awarded a special Oscar for its message of tolerance *'' House of Dracula'', starring Lon Chaney Jr. and John Carradine *'' The House of Fear (1945 film)'', a Sherlock Holmes mystery directed by Roy William Neill, starring Basil Rathbone as Holmes, and Nigel Bruce as Watson *'' The House on 92nd Street'', produced by Louis de Rochemont, starring Lloyd Nolan and Signe Hasso *'' Humayun'', starring Ashok Kumar – (
India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
)


I

*'' I Know Where I'm Going!'', directed by
Michael Powell Michael Latham Powell (30 September 1905 – 19 February 1990) was an English filmmaker, celebrated for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger. Through their production company Powell and Pressburger, The Archers, they together wrote, produced ...
and Emeric Pressburger, starring Wendy Hiller and Roger Livesey – ( GB) *'' I Live in Grosvenor Square'', starring Anna Neagle, Rex Harrison and Robert Morley – ( GB) *'' I'll Be Your Sweetheart'', directed by
Val Guest Val Guest (born Valmond Maurice Grossman; 11 December 1911 – 10 May 2006) was an English film director and screenwriter. Beginning as a writer (and later director) of comedy films, he is best known for his work for Hammer Film Productions, ...
, starring Margaret Lockwood ( GB) *'' Incendiary Blonde'', starring Betty Hutton *'' The Invisible Army'' (Den usynlige hær) – (
Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...
) *'' Isle of the Dead'', starring
Boris Karloff William Henry Pratt (23 November 1887 – 2 February 1969), known professionally as Boris Karloff () and occasionally billed as Karloff the Uncanny, was a British actor. His portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in the horror film ''Frankenstei ...
and Ellen Drew *'' It's in the Bag!'', starring Fred Allen, Jack Benny, Don Ameche *''
Ivan the Terrible Ivan IV Vasilyevich (; – ), commonly known as Ivan the Terrible,; ; monastic name: Jonah. was Grand Prince of Moscow, Grand Prince of Moscow and all Russia from 1533 to 1547, and the first Tsar of all Russia, Tsar and Grand Prince of all R ...
'' (Ivan Grozniy), directed by Sergei Eisenstein, starring Nikolai Cherkasov – ( U.S.S.R.)


J

*'' Johnny Angel'', starring
George Raft George Raft (né Ranft; September 26, 1901 – November 24, 1980) was an American film actor and dancer identified with portrayals of gangsters in crime melodramas of the 1930s and 1940s. A stylish leading man in dozens of movies, Raft is remembe ...
and Claire Trevor


K

*'' Kiss and Tell'', starring Shirley Temple *'' Kitty'', directed by
Mitchell Leisen James Mitchell Leisen (October 6, 1898 – October 28, 1972) was an American film director, director, art director, and costume designer. Film career He entered the film industry in the 1920s, beginning in the art and costume departments. He d ...
, starring Paulette Goddard and Ray Milland *'' Kolberg'' – (
Nazi Germany Nazi Germany, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German Reich, German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a Totalit ...
)


L

*'' Lady on a Train'', starring Deanna Durbin and Ralph Bellamy *'' The Last Chance'' (Die letzte Chance) – (
Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
) *'' Leave Her to Heaven'', starring Gene Tierney and Cornel Wilde *'' Life Begins Anew'', directed by
Mario Mattoli Mario Mattoli (; 30 November 1898 – 26 February 1980) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 86 films between 1934 and 1966. His 1939 film ''Defendant, Stand Up!'' was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comed ...
starring
Alida Valli Baroness Alida Maria Laura Altenburger von Marckenstein-Frauenberg (31 May 1921 – 22 April 2006), better known by her stage name Alida Valli, or simply Valli, was an Italian actress who appeared in more than 100 films in a 70-year career, span ...
, Fosco Giachetti (Italy) *'' The Lost Letter'' (Propavshaya gramota) – (
USSR The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet ...
) *'' The Lost Weekend'', directed by
Billy Wilder Billy Wilder (; ; born Samuel Wilder; June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was an American filmmaker and screenwriter. His career in Hollywood (film industry), Hollywood spanned five decades, and he is regarded as one of the most brilliant and ver ...
, starring Ray Milland and Jane Wyman *'' Love Letters'', starring
Jennifer Jones Jennifer Jones (born Phylis Lee Isley; March 2, 1919 – December 17, 2009), also known as Jennifer Jones Simon, was an American actress and mental-health advocate. Over the course of her career that spanned more than five decades, she was nomin ...
and Joseph Cotten


M

*'' Madonna of the Seven Moons'', starring Phyllis Calvert and Stewart Granger – ( GB) *'' The Man in Half Moon Street'', starring Nils Asther *'' A Medal for Benny'', starring Dorothy Lamour *'' The Men who Tread on the Tiger's Tail'' (Tora no o wo fumu otokotachi), directed by
Akira Kurosawa was a Japanese filmmaker who List of works by Akira Kurosawa, directed 30 feature films in a career spanning six decades. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in the History of film, history of cinema ...
– (
Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
) *'' Mildred Pierce'', directed by
Michael Curtiz Michael Curtiz (; born Manó Kaminer; from 1905 Mihály Kertész; ; December 24, 1886 April 10, 1962) was a Hungarian-American film director, recognized as one of the most prolific directors in history. He directed classic films from the silen ...
, starring Joan Crawford, Ann Blyth, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott,
Eve Arden Eve Arden (born Eunice Mary Quedens, April 30, 1908 – November 12, 1990) was an American film, radio, stage and television actress. She performed in leading and supporting roles for nearly six decades. Beginning her film career in 1929 an ...
*'' Mom and Dad'', a hygiene documentary *'' Momotaro, Sacred Sailors'' (Momotarō: Umi no Shinpei), the first feature-length animated film from Japan *'' My Name is Julia Ross'', starring Nina Foch


N

*'' The Naughty Nineties'', starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello


O

*''
Objective, Burma! ''Objective, Burma!'' is a 1945 American war film that is loosely based on the six-month raid by Merrill's Marauders in the Burma Campaign during the World War II, Second World War. Directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Errol Flynn, the film was ma ...
'', starring
Errol Flynn Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (20 June 1909 – 14 October 1959) was an Australian and American actor who achieved worldwide fame during the Golden Age of Hollywood. He was known for his romantic swashbuckler roles, frequent partnerships with Oliv ...
*'' Our Vines Have Tender Grapes'', starring Edward G. Robinson and Margaret O'Brien


P

*'' Pardon My Past'', starring Fred MacMurray and Marguerite Chapman *'' Perfect Strangers'', starring Robert Donat and Deborah Kerr – ( GB) *''
The Picture of Dorian Gray ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' is an 1890 philosophical fiction and Gothic fiction, Gothic horror fiction, horror novel by Irish writer Oscar Wilde. A shorter novella-length version was published in the July 1890 issue of the American period ...
'', starring George Sanders and Hurd Hatfield *'' Pink String and Sealing Wax'', starring Googie Withers and Mervyn Johns – (GB) *'' La porta del cielo'' (The Gate of Heaven), directed by Vittorio De Sica – (
Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...
) *'' Pride of the Marines'', starring John Garfield *'' Pursuit to Algiers'', a Sherlock Holmes mystery directed by Roy William Neill, starring Basil Rathbone as Holmes, and Nigel Bruce as Watson


R

*'' The Rake's Progress'', starring Rex Harrison – ( GB) *'' The Red Meadows'' (De røde enge) – (
Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...
) *'' Rhapsody in Blue'', a biopic of
George Gershwin George Gershwin (; born Jacob Gershwine; September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned jazz, popular music, popular and classical music. Among his best-known works are the songs "Swan ...
starring Robert Alda *'' Rockin' in the Rockies'', starring the Three Stooges *'' Roll Call in Heaven'' (Cuando en el cielo pasen lista) – (
Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...
) *''
Rome, Open City ''Rome, Open City'' (), also released as ''Open City'', is a 1945 Italian Italian neorealism, neorealist war film, war drama film directed by Roberto Rossellini and co-written by Sergio Amidei, Celeste Negarville and Federico Fellini. Set in Rom ...
'' (Roma Città aperta), directed by Roberto Rossellini, starring
Anna Magnani Anna Maria Magnani (; 7 March 1908 – 26 September 1973) was an Academy Award-winning Italian actress.Obituary ''Variety Obituaries, Variety'', 3 October 1973, pg. 47 She was known for her explosive acting and earthy, realistic portrayals of ...
and
Aldo Fabrizi Aldo Fabrizi (; born Aldo Fabbrizi; 1 November 1905 – 2 April 1990) was an Italian actor, director, screenwriter and comedian, best known for the role of the heroic priest in Roberto Rossellini's ''Rome, Open City'' and as partner of Totò in ...
– (Italy) *'' A Royal Scandal'', starring Tallulah Bankhead *'' Rustlers' Hideout'', starring Buster Crabbe and Al St. John


S

*'' Salome Where She Danced'', starring
Yvonne De Carlo Margaret Yvonne Middleton (September 1, 1922January 8, 2007), known professionally as Yvonne De Carlo, was a Canadian-American actress, dancer and singer. She became a Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film star and sex symbol in the 1940s a ...
*''
San Antonio San Antonio ( ; Spanish for " Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio. San Antonio is the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the ...
'', starring
Errol Flynn Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (20 June 1909 – 14 October 1959) was an Australian and American actor who achieved worldwide fame during the Golden Age of Hollywood. He was known for his romantic swashbuckler roles, frequent partnerships with Oliv ...
and Alexis Smith *'' Saratoga Trunk'', starring Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman *'' Scarlet Street'', directed by
Fritz Lang Friedrich Christian Anton Lang (; December 5, 1890 – August 2, 1976), better known as Fritz Lang (), was an Austrian-born film director, screenwriter, and producer who worked in Germany and later the United States.Obituary ''Variety Obituari ...
, starring Edward G. Robinson and Joan Bennett *'' La selva de fuego (The Forest Fire), starring Dolores del Río and
Arturo de Córdova Arturo García Rodríguez (8 May 1908 – 3 November 1973), known professionally as Arturo de Córdova, was a Mexican actor who appeared in over a hundred films. Biography Career Arturo García Rodríguez was born in Mérida, Yucatán on 8 May ...
– (
Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
)'' *'' The Seventh Veil'', starring James Mason and Ann Todd – ( GB) *'' Son of Lassie'', starring Peter Lawford *'' A Song to Remember'', a biopic of
Frédéric Chopin Frédéric François Chopin (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin; 1 March 181017 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period who wrote primarily for Piano solo, solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown ...
starring Cornel Wilde *'' The Southerner'', starring Zachary Scott *'' The Spanish Main'', starring Maureen O'Hara and Paul Henreid *'' Spellbound'', directed by
Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 featu ...
, starring Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck *'' State Fair'', starring Dana Andrews and Jeanne Crain *'' The Stork Club'', starring Betty Hutton *'' The Story of G.I. Joe'', directed by William Wellman, starring Burgess Meredith and Robert Mitchum *'' The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry'', starring George Sanders


T

*'' That's the Spirit'', starring Jack Oakie *'' They Were Expendable'', directed by
John Ford John Martin Feeney (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973), better known as John Ford, was an American film director and producer. He is regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers during the Golden Age of Hollywood, and w ...
, starring Robert Montgomery and
John Wayne Marion Robert Morrison (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne, was an American actor. Nicknamed "Duke", he became a Pop icon, popular icon through his starring roles in films which were produced during Hollywood' ...
*'' The Thin Man Goes Home'', starring William Powell and Myrna Loy *'' This Man's Navy'', starring Wallace Beery *'' The Three Caballeros'', a
Walt Disney Walter Elias Disney ( ; December 5, 1901December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the Golden age of American animation, American animation industry, he introduced several develop ...
animated film starring Donald Duck and Dora Luz *'' Thrill of a Romance'', directed by
Richard Thorpe Richard Thorpe (born Rollo Smolt Thorpe; February 24, 1896 – May 1, 1991) was an American film director best known for his long career at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. His obituary called him "a capable and versatile director willing to take on any ass ...
, starring Esther Williams and Van Johnson *'' Thunderhead, Son of Flicka'', starring
Roddy McDowall Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall (17 September 1928 – 3 October 1998) was a British-American actor whose career spanned over 270 screen and stage roles across over 60 years. Born in London, he began his acting career as a child in his n ...
*'' Tonight and Every Night'', starring Rita Hayworth *'' A Tree Grows In Brooklyn'', directed by
Elia Kazan Elias Kazantzoglou (, ; September 7, 1909 – September 28, 2003), known as Elia Kazan ( ), was a Greek-American film and theatre director, producer, screenwriter and actor, described by ''The New York Times'' as "one of the most honored and inf ...
, starring Dorothy McGuire *'' Twice Blessed'', starring Lee and Lyn Wilde *'' Two O'Clock Courage'', starring Ann Rutherford and Tom Conway


U

*'' The Unseen'', starring Joel McCrea and Gail Russell


V

*'' The Valley of Decision'', starring Greer Garson and Gregory Peck *'' La vida en un hilo'' (Life on a Wire) – (
Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
)


W

*'' A Walk in the Sun'', starring Dana Andrews *'' War Comes to America'', directed by
Frank Capra Frank Russell Capra (born Francesco Rosario Capra; May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was an Italian-American film director, producer, and screenwriter who was the creative force behind Frank Capra filmography#Films that won Academy Award ...
and
Anatole Litvak Anatoly Mikhailovich Litvak (10 May 1902 – 15 December 1974), commonly known as Anatole Litvak, was a Russian-American filmmaker. Born to Jewish parents in Kiev, he began his theatrical training at age 13 in Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg, ...
*'' Waterloo Road'', starring John Mills and Stewart Granger – ( GB) *'' The Way to the Stars'', starring John Mills and Michael Redgrave, written by Terence Rattigan – ( GB) *'' The Wicked Lady'', starring Margaret Lockwood and James Mason – ( GB) *'' Without Love'', starring Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Lucille Ball *'' The Woman in Green'', a Sherlock Holmes mystery directed by Roy William Neill, starring Basil Rathbone as Holmes, and Nigel Bruce as Watson, co-starring Hillary Brook and Henry Daniell *'' Wonder Man'', starring Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo


Y

*''
Yolanda and the Thief ''Yolanda and the Thief'' is a 1945 American Technicolor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, MGM musical film, musical-comedy film set in a fictional Latin American country. It stars Fred Astaire, Lucille Bremer, Frank Morgan, and Mildred Natwick, with music by ...
'', starring Fred Astaire and Lucille Bremer


Z

*'' Ziegfeld Follies'', with an
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all-star cast


Serials

*'' Brenda Starr, Reporter'', starring Joan Woodbury *'' Federal Operator 99'', starring Marten Lamont *'' Jungle Queen'', starring Edward Norris and Eddie Quillan *'' Jungle Raiders'' *'' Manhunt on Mystery Island'', starring Richard Bailey and Linda Stirling *'' The Master Key'', starring Dennis Moore *'' The Monster and the Ape'', starring Robert Lowery *'' The Purple Monster Strikes'', starring Dennis Moore and Linda Stirling *'' The Royal Mounted Rides Again'' *'' Secret Agent X-9'', starring Lloyd Bridges *'' Who's Guilty?''


Short film series

*''
Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse is an American cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The longtime icon and mascot of the Walt Disney Company, Mickey is an anthropomorphic mouse who typically wears red shorts, large shoes, and white ...
'' ( 1928
1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito ...
) *''
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'' ( 19301969) *'' Terrytoons'' ( 19301964) *'' Merrie Melodies'' ( 19311969) *'' Scrappy'' ( 19311941) *'' Popeye'' (
1933 Events January * January 11 – Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independen ...
1957) *'' Color Rhapsodies'' ( 1934
1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...
) *'' Donald Duck'' ( 1937
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
) *''
Goofy Goofy is a cartoon character created by the Walt Disney Company. He is a tall, Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic dog who typically wears a turtle neck and vest, with pants, shoes, white gloves, and a tall hat originally designed as a rumpled fe ...
'' ( 19391955) *'' Andy Panda'' ( 1939
1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...
) *'' Tom and Jerry'' ( 19401958) *''
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'' ( 1940
1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...
) *'' Woody Woodpecker'' ( 1941
1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...
) *''Swing Symphonies'' ( 1941-1945) *'' The Fox and the Crow'' ( 1941
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
) *'' Red Hot Riding Hood'' (
1943 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 ...
1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...
) *'' Droopy'' (
1943 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 ...
1958) *'' Screwball Squirrel'' (
1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixt ...
1946 1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th centur ...
) *'' Yosemite Sam'' (1945–
1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...
)


Births

*January 5 – Roger Spottiswoode, Canadian-British-American director, editor and writer *January 9 – John Doman, American actor *January 14 - Kathleen Chalfant, American actress *January 16 – Élisabeth Margoni, French actress *January 22 ** Jophery Brown, American pitcher, stuntman and actor (died 2014) ** Michael Cristofer, American actor and filmmaker *January 25 – Leigh Taylor-Young, American actress *January 28 – Marthe Keller, Swiss actress *January 29 – Tom Selleck, American actor *February 1 - Don Amendolia, American actor *February 3 – Marius Weyers, South African actor *February 4 – Tony Haygarth, English actor (died 2017) *February 8 – Louis Giambalvo, American actor *February 9 – Mia Farrow, American actress *February 12 – Maud Adams, Swedish actress *February 16 – Jeremy Bulloch, English actor (died 2020) *February 17 ** Brenda Fricker, Irish actress **Calvin Jung, American actor *February 20 – Brion James, American actor (died 1999) *February 24 – Barry Bostwick, American actor *February 27 – Carl Anderson, American singer and actor (died 2004) *February 28 – Bubba Smith, American professional football player and actor (died 2011) *March 1 – Dirk Benedict, American actor *March 3 ** George Miller, Australian filmmaker ** Larry Pine, American actor ** Hattie Winston, American actress and voice artist *March 8 – Janet Wright, English-born Canadian actress (died 2016) *March 13 – Whitney Rydbeck, American actor (died 2024) *March 24 **
Curtis Hanson Curtis Lee Hanson (March 24, 1945 – September 20, 2016) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Born in Reno, Nevada, Hanson grew up in Los Angeles. After dropping out of high school, Hanson worked as photographer and edito ...
, American director, screenwriter and producer (died 2016) ** Patrick Malahide, British actor and producer *March 28 – Raine Loo, Estonian actress (died 2020) *April 2 –
Linda Hunt Linda Hunt (born Lydia Susanna Hunt; April 2, 1945) is an American actress. She made her film debut playing Mrs. Oxheart in Popeye (film), ''Popeye'' (1980). Her portrayal of the male character Billy Kwan in ''The Year of Living Dangerously (fil ...
, American actress *April 3 – Catherine Spaak, Belgian-Italian actress and singer (died 2022) *April 4 –
Caroline McWilliams Caroline Margaret McWilliams (April 4, 1945 – February 11, 2010) was an American actress, best known for her portrayal of Marcy Hill in the television series '' Benson''. McWilliams had also appeared in nine episodes of its parent-series ''S ...
, American actress (died 2010) *April 11 – Michael Brandon, American actor *April 19 – Cleo Sylvestre, English actress (died 2024) *May 14 – Francesca Annis, English actress *May 18 – Candice Azzara, American character actress *May 24 – Priscilla Presley, American actress *May 27 – Kip Niven, American actor (died 2019) *May 30 – Makram Khoury, Israeli-Arab actor *May 31 – Rainer Werner Fassbinder, German director, producer and screenwriter (died 1982) *June 2 ** Jon Peters, American producer ** Joan Pringle, American actress *June 3 – Bill Paterson, Scottish actor *June 6 – David Dukes, American actor (died 2000) *June 11 – Adrienne Barbeau, American actress *June 12 – Edwin Neal, American actor *July 1 – Debbie Harry, American actress and singer (lead vocalist of
Blondie (band) Blondie is an American Rock music, rock band formed in New York City in 1974 by singer Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. The band was a pioneer in the American New wave music, new wave genre and scene of the mid-1970s. The band's first tw ...
) *July 3 – Mickey Rooney Jr., American actor (died 2022) *July 4 – Bruce French, American actor *July 6 – Burt Ward, American actor *July 15 - Jeffrey Kramer, American actor and producer *July 19 – George Dzundza, American actor *July 21 – Sergio Calderón, Mexican-born American actor (died 2023) *July 23 – Edie McClurg, American actress and voice actress *July 26 – Helen Mirren, English actress *August 2 – Joanna Cassidy, American actress *August 5 –
Loni Anderson Loni Anderson (born August 5, 1945) is an American actress. She played receptionist Jennifer Marlowe on the CBS sitcom ''WKRP in Cincinnati'' (1978–1982), which earned her three Golden Globe Awards and two Emmy Award nominations. Early life ...
, American actress *August 14 ** Steve Martin, American actor and comedian **
Wim Wenders Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders (; born 14 August 1945) is a German filmmaker and photographer, who is a major figure in New German Cinema. Among the honors he has received are prizes from the Cannes Film Festival, Cannes, Venice International Film ...
, German director, producer and screenwriter *August 15 ** Jill Haworth, English-American actress (died 2011) ** Nigel Terry, English actor (died 2015) *August 16 – Bob Balaban, American actor, director, producer and writer *August 21 – Patty McCormack, American actress *August 23 – Bob Peck, English actor (died 1999) *August 24 – Cástulo Guerra, Argentine actor *August 28 – Jeannie Linero, American actress *September 10 – Dennis Burkley, American actor (died 2013) *September 11 – Felton Perry, American actor *September 15 ** Roy Brocksmith, American actor (died 2001) ** Clive Merrison, British actor *September 17 – Bruce Spence, New Zealand actor *September 22 –
Paul Le Mat Paul Le Mat (born September 22, 1945) is an American actor. He first came to prominence with his role in ''American Graffiti'' (1973); his performance was met with critical acclaim and earned him the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year - ...
, American actor *October 7 – Michael Wallis, American journalist and voice actor *October 14 - Gareth Forwood, British actor (died 2007) *October 17 – Thomas Kopache, American actor *October 18 – Huell Howser, American actor, television personality, host, comedian (died 2013) *October 19 – John Lithgow, American actor *October 20 – George Wyner, American actor *October 21 – Everett McGill, American actor *October 23 – Hugh Fraser, English actor *October 26 – Jaclyn Smith, American actress *October 27 –
Carrie Snodgress Caroline Louise Snodgress (October 27, 1945 – April 1, 2004) was an American actress. She is best remembered for her role in the film ''Diary of a Mad Housewife'' (1970), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress, Acad ...
, American actress (died 2004) *October 30 – Henry Winkler, American actor *October 31 – Brian Doyle-Murray, American actor and comedian *November 2 – JD Souther, American singer-songwriter and actor (died 2024) *November 8 – Angela Scoular, English actress (died 2011) *November 10 ** Terence Davies, English screenwriter and director (died 2023) ** Douglas Gresham, American-British actor and producer *November 15 ** Roger Donaldson, Australian-New Zealand director, screenwriter and producer ** Bob Gunton, American character actor *November 19 – Paula Weinstein, American producer (died 2024) *November 21 – Goldie Hawn, American actress *November 26 – Daniel Davis, American actor *November 27 – James Avery, American actor (died 2013) *November 28 – John Hargreaves, Australian actor (died 1996) *November 30 – Billy Drago, American actor (died 2019) *December 1 – Bette Midler, American actress, comedian and singer *December 7 – Clive Russell, Scottish actor *December 9 – Michael Nouri, American actor *December 13 – Heather North, American actress (died 2017) *December 17 – Ernie Hudson, American actor *December 21 – Mari Lill, Estonian actress *December 24 – Nicholas Meyer, American screenwriter, director and producer *December 25 ** Rick Berman, American producer and screenwriter ** Gary Sandy, American actor *December 30 –
Lloyd Kaufman Stanley Lloyd Kaufman Jr. (born December 30, 1945) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. Alongside producer Michael Herz, he is the co-founder of Troma Entertainment film studio, and the director of many of their featu ...
, American director, screenwriter, producer and actor *December 31 ** Barbara Carrera, Nicaraguan-born American actress ** Vernon Wells, Australian character actor


Deaths

*January 14 – Heinrich Schroth, 73, German actor, '' Dr. Hart's Diary'', '' Melody of a Great City'', '' Die Entlassung'', ''
Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (; ; 15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), mononymously known as Rembrandt was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker, and Drawing, draughtsman. He is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in ...
'' *February 18 - Jimmy Butler, 23, American actor *February 23 – Reginald Barker, 58, American director, ''
Civilization A civilization (also spelled civilisation in British English) is any complex society characterized by the development of state (polity), the state, social stratification, urban area, urbanization, and symbolic systems of communication beyon ...
'', '' The Bargain'', '' The Coward'', '' The Moonstone'' *March 4 – Lucille La Verne, 72, American actress, '' Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'', ''
Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 until Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, his assassination in 1865. He led the United States through the American Civil War ...
'', '' Orphans of the Storm'', ''
A Tale of Two Cities ''A Tale of Two Cities'' is a historical novel published in 1859 by English author Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long impr ...
'' *March 4 – Mark Sandrich, 44, American director, '' The Gay Divorcee'', '' Follow the Fleet'', ''
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'' *March 30 – Béla Balogh, 60, Hungarian director *April 10 – Gloria Dickson, 27, American actress, '' Lady of Burlesque'', '' They Won't Forget'' *April 16 – Willie Fung, 49, Chinese-American actor, '' Come On, Cowboys'', '' The Great Profile'' *April 29 – Malcolm McGregor, 52, American silent screen star, '' Lady of the Night'', '' The Circle'', '' The Whispering Shadow'', '' The Ladybird'' *May 4 – Anna Dodge, 77, American actress, '' The Extra Girl'', '' Ride for Your Life'' *July 13 – Alla Nazimova, 66, Ukrainian-born stage and film actress, '' Blood and Sand'', '' Salomé'', '' Since You Went Away'', '' Madame Peacock'' *July 19 – George Barbier, 80, American actor, '' No One Man'', '' Evenings for Sale'', '' The Cat's-Paw'', '' The Magnificent Dope'' *August 11 – Stefan Jaracz, 61, Polish actor, '' Countess Walewska'' *September 1 – Terry, 11, American performing Cairn Terrier, '' The Wizard of Oz'' *November 11 – Jerome Kern, 60, American composer, '' Show Boat'', '' Swing Time'' *November 12 – Jaro Fürth, 74, Austrian actor, '' Diary of a Lost Girl'', '' Joyless Street'' *November 21 – Robert Benchley, 56, American writer and actor, '' Foreign Correspondent'', '' You'll Never Get Rich'', '' Road to Utopia'' *December 25 – Russell Gleason, 37, American actor, '' Undercover Agent'', '' The Covered Trailer'', '' News Is Made at Night''


Debuts

* Robert Alda – '' Rhapsody in Blue'' * Barbara Billingsley – ''
Adventure An adventure is an exciting experience or undertaking that is typically bold, sometimes risky. Adventures may be activities with danger such as traveling, exploring, skydiving, mountain climbing, scuba diving, river rafting, or other extreme spo ...
'' * Kathryn Card – '' Kiss and Tell'' * Mario Castellani – '' Romulus and the Sabines'' * Jeff Chandler – '' Thrill of a Romance'' * Steve Cochran – '' Booked on Suspicion'' * William Conrad – ''Pillow to Post'' * June Foray – '' Bring on the Girls'' * Vincent Gardenia – '' The House on 92nd Street'' * Vittorio Gassman – ''Inconto con Laura'' * Maxine Gates – '' Here Come the Co-Eds'' * Laura Gore – ''Romulus and the Sabines'' * Coleen Gray – '' State Fair'' *
Jane Greer Jane Greer (born Bettejane Greer; September 9, 1924 – August 24, 2001) was an American film and television actress best known for her role as ''femme fatale'' Kathie Moffat in the 1947 film noir ''Out of the Past''. In 2009, ''The Guardian'' ...
– '' Pan-Americana'' * Dwayne Hickman – '' Captain Eddie'' * John Ireland – '' A Walk in the Sun'' * David Janssen – '' It's a Pleasure'' * Silvana Mangano – '' The Last Judgment'' * E. G. Marshall – ''The House on 92nd Street'' * Murray Matheson – '' The Way to the Stars'' * Darren McGavin – '' A Song to Remember'' * Cameron Mitchell – '' What Next, Corporal Hargrove?'' * Roger Moore – '' Perfect Strangers'' * Phillip Pine – '' The Sailor Takes a Wife'' * John Russell – '' A Royal Scandal'' * Dean Stockwell – '' The Valley of Decision'' * Audrey Totter – '' Main Street After Dark'' * Howard Vernon – '' Boule de Suif''


Star ranking according to Motion Picture Herald exhibitor's poll

*Source: Best Years Going to the Movies, 1945-1946


Notes


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