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1948 Chronicle of The Cinema

by wijayaandik • Created 8 years ago • Modified 1 month ago
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  • Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney Jr., Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and Glenn Strange in Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)

    1. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

    19481h 23mApproved69Metascore
    7.3 (21K)
    The Wolf Man tries to warn a dimwitted porter that Dracula wants his brain for Frankenstein monster's body.
    DirectorsCharles BartonWalter LantzStarsBud AbbottLou CostelloLon Chaney Jr.
  • The Fallen Idol (1948)

    2. The Fallen Idol

    19481h 35mApproved88Metascore
    7.6 (10K)
    A butler working in a foreign embassy in London falls under suspicion when his wife accidentally falls to her death, the only witness being an impressionable young boy.
    DirectorCarol ReedStarsRalph RichardsonMichèle MorganSonia Dresdel
  • John Garfield, Beatrice Pearson, and Marie Windsor in Force of Evil (1948)

    3. Force of Evil

    19481h 19mApproved89Metascore
    7.2 (8K)
    An unethical lawyer who wants to help his older brother becomes a partner with a client in the numbers racket.
    DirectorAbraham PolonskyStarsJohn GarfieldThomas GomezBeatrice Pearson
  • Edmund Moeschke and Christl Merker in Germany Year Zero (1948)

    4. Germany Year Zero

    19481h 18mNot Rated
    7.8 (15K)
    A young German boy faces the problems of the tough life in the immediate post-WWII Berlin.
    DirectorRoberto RosselliniStarsEdmund MoeschkeErnst PittschauIngetraud Hinze
  • John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, and Joanne Dru in Red River (1948)

    5. Red River

    19482h 13mApproved96Metascore
    7.7 (36K)
    Dunson leads a cattle drive, the culmination of over 14 years of work, to its destination in Missouri. But his tyrannical behavior along the way causes a mutiny, led by his adopted son.
    DirectorsHoward HawksArthur RossonStarsJohn WayneMontgomery CliftJoanne Dru
    Film 103
  • Moira Shearer in The Red Shoes (1948)

    6. The Red Shoes

    19482h 15mNot Rated
    8.1 (41K)
    A young ballet dancer is torn between the man she loves and her pursuit to become a prima ballerina.
    DirectorsMichael PowellEmeric PressburgerStarsAnton WalbrookMarius GoringMoira Shearer
  • La Terra Trema (1948)

    7. La Terra Trema

    19482h 40mNot Rated
    7.8 (5.9K)
    In rural Sicily, the fishermen live at the mercy of the greedy wholesalers. One family risks everything to buy their own boat and operate independently.
    DirectorLuchino ViscontiStarsLuchino ViscontiAntonio PietrangeliAntonio Arcidiacono
    M4uhd - The Earth Trembles
  • Howard Da Silva, Farley Granger, and Cathy O'Donnell in They Live by Night (1948)

    8. They Live by Night

    19481h 35mPassed82Metascore
    7.4 (9.9K)
    An escaped convict injured during a robbery falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from the beginning.
    DirectorNicholas RayStarsCathy O'DonnellFarley GrangerHoward Da Silva
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    9. Raw Deal

    19481h 19mApproved
    7.2 (5.9K)
    Joe Sullivan (Dennis O'Keefe) has taken the rap for Rick (Raymond Burr), who double-crosses him with a flawed escape plan and other means intended to get rid of him.
    DirectorAnthony MannStarsDennis O'KeefeClaire TrevorMarsha Hunt
  • Lamberto Maggiorani and Enzo Staiola in Bicycle Thieves (1948)

    10. Bicycle Thieves

    19481h 29mNot Rated
    8.2 (185K)
    In post-war Italy, a working-class man's bicycle is stolen, endangering his efforts to find work. He and his son set out to find it.
    DirectorVittorio De SicaStarsLamberto MaggioraniEnzo StaiolaLianella Carell
  • Joan Fontaine and Louis Jourdan in Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)

    11. Letter from an Unknown Woman

    19481h 27mApproved
    7.8 (14K)
    A pianist about to flee from a duel receives a letter from a woman he cannot remember, who may hold the key to his downfall.
    DirectorMax OphülsStarsJoan FontaineLouis JourdanMady Christians
  • Spring in a Small Town (1948)

    12. Spring in a Small Town

    19481h 38m
    7.3 (3.5K)
    A lonely housewife finds her monotonous life altered when her childhood sweetheart returns to town.
    DirectorMu FeiStarsChaoming CuiWei LiYu Shi
  • Olivia de Havilland in The Snake Pit (1948)

    13. The Snake Pit

    19481h 48mApproved76Metascore
    7.6 (8.8K)
    Virginia Cunningham can't recall how she landed in an asylum. In flashback, her husband Robert relates their courtship, marriage, and her developing symptoms. She remains in misery as Dr. Mark Kik tries to solve her problem.
    DirectorAnatole LitvakStarsOlivia de HavillandMark StevensLeo Genn
  • Jane Russell and Bob Hope in The Paleface (1948)

    14. The Paleface

    19481h 31mApproved
    6.6 (4.8K)
    Calamity Jane is dispatched to find out who's smuggling rifles to the Indians, and winds up married to a hapless correspondence-school dentist as part of her cover.
    DirectorNorman Z. McLeodStarsBob HopeJane RussellRobert Armstrong
  • Louisiana Story (1948)

    15. Louisiana Story

    19481h 18mApproved
    6.4 (2.3K)
    The idyllic life of a young Cajun boy and his pet raccoon is disrupted when the tranquility of the bayou is broken by an oil well drilling near his home.
    DirectorRobert J. FlahertyStarsJoseph BoudreauxLionel Le BlancE. Bienvenu
  • Hamlet (1948)

    16. Hamlet

    19482h 34mApproved82Metascore
    7.5 (19K)
    Prince Hamlet struggles over whether or not he should kill his uncle, whom he suspects has murdered his father, the former king.
    DirectorLaurence OlivierStarsLaurence OlivierJean SimmonsJohn Laurie
  • Maureen O'Hara, Robert Young, and Clifton Webb in Sitting Pretty (1948)

    17. Sitting Pretty

    19481h 23mApproved
    7.4 (2.9K)
    A family that hires a live-in babysitter is surprised when he turns out to be a man who's a quirky genius.
    DirectorWalter LangStarsRobert YoungMaureen O'HaraClifton Webb
  • When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948)

    18. When My Baby Smiles at Me

    19481h 38m
    5.7 (237)
    Vaudeville performers, Dailey and Grable, have marital difficulties when he hits the "Big Time", which are compounded by his drinking problem.
    DirectorWalter LangStarsBetty GrableDan DaileyJack Oakie
  • Johnny Belinda (1948)

    19. Johnny Belinda

    19481h 42mApproved
    7.7 (5.6K)
    A kind doctor volunteers to tutor a deaf-mute woman, but scandal starts to swirl when his pupil is raped and falls pregnant.
    DirectorJean NegulescoStarsJane WymanLew AyresCharles Bickford
  • Aline MacMahon in The Search (1948)

    20. The Search

    19481h 44mApproved85Metascore
    7.8 (5.1K)
    In post-war Berlin, an American private helps a lost Czech boy find his mother.
    DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsMontgomery CliftIvan JandlAline MacMahon
  • Tyrone Power, Anne Baxter, and Cecil Kellaway in The Luck of the Irish (1948)

    21. The Luck of the Irish

    19481h 39mNot Rated
    6.6 (1.3K)
    Following American reporter Stephen Fitzgerald from Ireland to New York, a grateful leprechaun acts as the newsman's servant and conscience.
    DirectorHenry KosterStarsTyrone PowerAnne BaxterCecil Kellaway
  • Ingrid Bergman in Joan of Arc (1948)

    22. Joan of Arc

    19482h 25mApproved
    6.4 (4K)
    The abbreviated life of the 15th-century French heroine.
    DirectorVictor FlemingStarsIngrid BergmanJosé FerrerSelena Royle
  • I Remember Mama (1948)

    23. I Remember Mama

    19482h 14mApproved
    7.8 (6.3K)
    A young writer recalls her ups and downs of growing up as one of four children to Norwegian immigrant parents in 1910s San Francisco.
    DirectorGeorge StevensStarsIrene DunneBarbara Bel GeddesOscar Homolka
    M4uhd
  • Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)

    24. Sorry, Wrong Number

    19481h 29mApproved
    7.3 (13K)
    When neurotic bedridden wife Leona Stevenson overhears a murder plot on her telephone, she tries to piece the puzzle together and prevent the murder. Based on Lucille Fletcher's famous radio play.
    DirectorAnatole LitvakStarsBarbara StanwyckBurt LancasterAnn Richards
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  • Lauren Bacall, Humphrey Bogart, and Edward G. Robinson in Key Largo (1948)

    25. Key Largo

    19481h 40mApproved74Metascore
    7.7 (46K)
    A drifter visits the family hotel of a war buddy who was killed in action only to find that a Chicago mobster and his gang have taken over the place. As a hurricane approaches, a confrontation ensues.
    DirectorJohn HustonStarsHumphrey BogartEdward G. RobinsonLauren Bacall

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