1949
by moimoi2 | created - 29 Jul 2016 | updated - 14 Apr 2021 | PublicMovies I've watched that were released in 1949. Listed alphabetically.
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1. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
Approved | 68 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
An animated adaptation of "The Wind in the Willows" followed by an adaptation of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow".
Directors: James Algar, Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney | Stars: Bing Crosby, Basil Rathbone, Eric Blore, John McLeish
Votes: 17,886
2. Awful Orphan (1949)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Porky Pig's quiet life in his high-rise apartment building is rudely disrupted when an obnoxious mutt sneaks in and refuses to leave.
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 1,099
3. Bad Luck Blackie (1949)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Comedy
A cute and very tormented kitten is bullied by an incomparably evil bulldog, who lives to know better after a black cat crosses his path.
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: William Hanna, Harry Lang, Pat McGeehan, Tex Avery
Votes: 1,644
4. Bad Ol' Putty Tat (1949)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Sylvester the Cat makes every attempt to snatch or lure Tweety from his birdhouse.
Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 737
5. Batman and Robin (1949)
Approved | 263 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Second serial featuring the comic book character Batman. In it, Batman, together with his sidekick Robin, face off against the Wizard, a hooded villain with an electronic device that remotely controls vehicles.
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet | Stars: Robert Lowery, Johnny Duncan, Jane Adams, Lyle Talbot
Votes: 2,107
6. Begone Dull Care (1950)
Not Rated | 8 min | Animation, Short, Music
Abstract images drawn directly onto the film are accompanied by three pieces of jazz performed by the Oscar Peterson trio.
Directors: Evelyn Lambart, Norman McLaren
Votes: 1,731
7. Blood of the Beasts (1949)
22 min | Documentary, Short
Bucolic scenes from the outskirts of Paris are contrasted with stark footage from slaughterhouses.
Director: Georges Franju | Stars: Georges Hubert, Nicole Ladmiral, Alfred Macquart, Maurice Griselle
Votes: 2,595
8. Bowery Bugs (1949)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Bugs Bunny recounts a story of how he tricked a man so much so that he jumped off a bridge.
Director: Arthur Davis | Stars: Mel Blanc, Billy Bletcher
Votes: 795
9. Bye, Bye Bluebeard (1949)
7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Bluebeard the killer is at large, and in Porky Pig's home, a crafty mouse disguises himself as Bluebeard to scare Porky into providing him with a generous serving of food. Just as Porky ... See full summary »
Director: Arthur Davis | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 489
10. Daffy Duck Hunt (1949)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Comedy
Porky Pig and his dog bring home a live Daffy Duck from a hunting trip, but Porky can't keep Daffy in the freezer.
Director: Robert McKimson | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 1,236
11. Dough for the Do-Do (1949)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Porky ventures into Darkest Africa in search of the last Do-Do bird, and winds up in Wackyland, a surreal place where the sun comes up atop a human pyramid, the Warner Brothers shield comes... See full summary »
Directors: Robert Clampett, Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Robert Clampett
Votes: 1,217
12. Fast and Furry-ous (1949)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Wile E. Coyote makes 11 disastrous attempts to catch the Road Runner.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Paul Julian
Votes: 2,439
13. The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)
Passed | 100 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
In 1818 Alabama, French settlers are pitted against greedy land-grabber Blake Randolph but Kentucky militiaman John Breen, who's smitten with French gal Fleurette De Marchand, comes to the settlers' aid.
Director: George Waggner | Stars: John Wayne, Vera Ralston, Philip Dorn, Oliver Hardy
Votes: 3,599
14. For Scent-imental Reasons (1949)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Pepe Le Peu chases a female cat in a perfume shop until she turns the tables on him.
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 1,943
15. Frigid Hare (1949)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Bugs rescues a penguin from an Inuit hunter at the South Pole and becomes obligated to it beyond his wildest dreams.
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 1,353
16. Hare Do (1949)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Elmer Fudd hunts for Bugs with an army surplus wabbit detector but it doesn't seem to work when Bugs leads him off a cliff. Bugs hitchhikes to a local theatre to get away from Elmer but he finds Bugs.
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan
Votes: 885
17. High Diving Hare (1949)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Yosemite Sam tries to force Bugs Bunny to do a high-diving act when the regular act cancels; but the bullying pipsqueak is no match for our redoubtable rabbit.
Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 2,000
18. Inspiration (1949)
11 min | Animation, Short
An artist takes inspiration from the rain outside.
Director: Karel Zeman | Star: Karel Zeman
Votes: 606
19. Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
Not Rated | 106 min | Comedy, Crime
A distant poor relative of the Duke D'Ascoyne plots to inherit the title by murdering the eight other heirs who stand ahead of him in the line of succession.
Director: Robert Hamer | Stars: Dennis Price, Alec Guinness, Valerie Hobson, Joan Greenwood
Votes: 39,704
20. The Silence of the Sea (1949)
Not Rated | 87 min | Drama, Romance, War
In occupied France, an elderly man and his niece are forced to give shelter to a German army lieutenant who seemingly loves their country and culture.
Director: Jean-Pierre Melville | Stars: Howard Vernon, Nicole Stéphane, Jean-Marie Robain, Ami Aaröe
Votes: 5,656
21. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1949)
Approved | 34 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
In a small town, a brewing romantic rivalry with a local tough and a school-teacher culminates in a terrifying ride in the night.
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney | Stars: Bing Crosby, Billy Bletcher, Pinto Colvig, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires
Votes: 5,820
22. Little Rural Riding Hood (1949)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
The last of Tex Avery's variations on Red Hot Riding Hood (1943), in which the country wolf visits his city cousin, who tries to teach him the rudiments of civilised behaviour when watching... See full summary »
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Daws Butler, Colleen Collins, Pinto Colvig, Imogene Lynn
Votes: 1,364
23. Long-Haired Hare (1949)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Bugs Bunny retaliates against the pompous opera star who does him violence.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Nicolai Shutorev
Votes: 3,124
24. My Dream Is Yours (1949)
Passed | 101 min | Comedy, Music, Musical
An agent must search for a new personality to replace a popular singer who refuses to renew his radio contract. He finds one in the form of a single mother, but complications soon occur.
Directors: Michael Curtiz, Friz Freleng | Stars: Jack Carson, Doris Day, Lee Bowman, Adolphe Menjou
Votes: 1,675
25. On the Town (1949)
Passed | 98 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Three sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City.
Directors: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly | Stars: Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett, Ann Miller
Votes: 18,780
26. Porky Chops (1949)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Comedy
A squirrel's tree is slated for removal, but he won't go down without a fight.
Director: Arthur Davis | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 769
27. Rabbit Hood (1949)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
While stealing a carrot in Sherwood Forest on the king's property, Bugs gets caught by the sheriff. Bugs tricks the sheriff into letting him go, but not before he plays pranks on the hapless lawman.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Errol Flynn
Votes: 1,833
28. Rebel Rabbit (1949)
TV-PG | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
The signs indicate current bounty prices: $50 for a fox, $75 for a bear, only 2 cents for a rabbit. Bugs is insulted.
Director: Robert McKimson | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 753
29. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
Passed | 104 min | Western
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.
Director: John Ford | Stars: John Wayne, Joanne Dru, John Agar, Ben Johnson
Votes: 19,319
30. The Ghost of Yotsuya: Part II (1949)
73 min | Horror
In this second part to The Yotsuda Phantom, Iemon's apparent success is minimized by his own feelings of guilt, the quickly mounting evidence, and Naosuke's constant hounding.
Director: Keisuke Kinoshita | Stars: Kinuyo Tanaka, Ken Uehara, Hisako Yamane, Haruko Sugimura
Votes: 242
31. The Singing Princess (1949)
76 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Princess Zeila must choose a prince from among all the princes in Baghdad, despite the evil plotting of Jafar to thwart her hopes.
Director: Anton Gino Domenighini | Stars: Stefano Sibaldi, Germana Calderini, Giulio Panicali, Olinto Cristina
Votes: 295
32. Stray Dog (1949)
Not Rated | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
During a sweltering summer, a rookie homicide detective tries to track down his stolen Colt pistol.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Awaji, Eiko Miyoshi
Votes: 18,929
33. The Third Man (1949)
Approved | 93 min | Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller
Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, Harry Lime.
Director: Carol Reed | Stars: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Trevor Howard
Votes: 181,805 | Gross: $0.45M
34. White Heat (1949)
Not Rated | 114 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist.
Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien, Margaret Wycherly
Votes: 35,738
35. The Wind in the Willows (1949)
Approved | 30 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Disney "Mini-Classic" version of the tale. First released as a double-feature: The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad.
Directors: James Algar, Jack Kinney | Stars: Basil Rathbone, Eric Blore, J. Pat O'Malley, John McLeish
Votes: 2,206
36. The Windblown Hare (1949)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Bugs Bunny gets swindled by the Three Little Pigs into buying their houses of straw and wood.
Director: Robert McKimson | Stars: Mel Blanc, Jim Backus, Bea Benaderet
Votes: 792
37. The Ghost of Yotsuya: Part I (1949)
85 min | Horror
Iemon Tamiya is an impoverished master-less samurai who craves a better life, which he cannot have because of his marriage to Oiwa, who is completely devoted to her husband.
Director: Keisuke Kinoshita | Stars: Kinuyo Tanaka, Ken Uehara, Hisako Yamane, Haruko Sugimura
Votes: 321
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