1949 in film
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The year 1949 in film involved some significant events.
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[edit] Events
[edit] Top grossing films (U.S.)
| Rank | Title | Studio | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Samson and Delilah | Paramount | $11,500,000 |
| 2. | Battleground | MGM | $5,051,000 |
| 3. | Jolson Sings Again | Columbia | $5,000,000 |
| 3. | Sands of Iwo Jima | Columbia | $5,000,000 |
| 5. | I Was a Male War Bride | 20th Century Fox | $4,100,000 |
| 6. | The Stratton Story | MGM | $4,025,000 |
| 7. | Pinky | 20th Century Fox | $3,800,000 |
| 8. | Mr. Belvedere Goes to College | 20th Century Fox | $3,700,000 |
| 9. | Little Women | MGM | $3,600,000 |
| 10. | Neptune's Daughter | MGM | $3,500,000 |
source: http://www.boxofficereport.com/database/1949.shtml
[edit] Awards
- Best Picture: All the King's Men - Rossen, Columbia
- Best Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz - A Letter to Three Wives
- Best Actor: Broderick Crawford - All the King's Men
- Best Actress: Olivia de Havilland - The Heiress
- Best Supporting Actor: Dean Jagger - Twelve O'Clock High
- Best Supporting Actress: Mercedes McCambridge - All the King's Men
- Best Picture: All the King's Men
- Best Director: Robert Rossen - All the King's Men
- Best Actor: Broderick Crawford - All the King's Men
- Best Actress: Olivia de Havilland - The Heiress
- Best Foreign Language Film: The Bicycle Thief (Ladri di Biciclette), Italy
Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival):
- The Third Man, directed by Carol Reed, United Kingdom
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival)
- Manon, directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, France
[edit] Films released in 1949
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
- Adam's Rib
- The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
- Africa Screams, starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
- Alexander Popov
- All the King's Men
- The Barkleys of Broadway
- Beyond the Forest
- The Bicycle Thief (U.S. release)
- The Big Steal
- The Bribe
- Border Incident
- Champion
- Criss Cross, a film noir debuting Tony Curtis
- Come to the Stable
- Edward, My Son
- The Fallen Idol (U.S. release)
- The Fountainhead
- The Hasty Heart
- The Heiress
- I Was a Male War Bride
- Impact
- In the Good Old Summertime
- The Inspector General
- It Happens Every Spring
- Jolson Sings Again
- Jour de fête
- Kind Hearts and Coronets
- A Letter to Three Wives
- Little Women
- Ma and Pa Kettle -(film only mentioned in article)
- Madame Bovary
- Malaya
- Manon
- Mighty Joe Young
- My Friend Irma, film debut of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
- My Foolish Heart
- Neptune's Daughter
- On the Town, starring Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra
- Passport to Pimlico
- Pinky
- Prince of Foxes
- Samson and Delilah
- Saraband for Dead Lovers (U.S. release)
- The Set-Up
- She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
- "She Shoulda Said 'No'!"
- Le Silence de la mer
- The Small Back Room
- The Stratton Story
- They Live by Night
- The Third Man
- Tulsa
- The Walls of Malapaga (Au-delà des grilles)
- The Window
- Under Capricorn
- Whisky Galore!
- White Heat
[edit] Serials
- Adventures of Sir Galahad, starring George Reeves and Charles King
- Batman and Robin, starring Robert Lowery
- Bruce Gentry, starring Tom Neal
- Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc, starring Kirk Alyn and Rosemary LaPlanche
- Ghost of Zorro, starring Clayton Moore and Pamela Blake
- The James Brothers of Missouri, starring Keith Richards and Noel Neill
- King of the Rocket Men, starring Tristram Coffin and Mae Clarke
- Radar Patrol vs Spy King, starring Kirk Alyn
[edit] Short film series
- Mickey Mouse (1928-1952)
- Looney Tunes (1930-1969)
- Merrie Melodies (1931-1969)
- Popeye (1933-1957)
- Color Rhapsodies (1934-1949)
- The Three Stooges (1934-1959)
- Donald Duck (1934-1956)
- Pluto (1937-1951)
- Chip and Dale (1943-1956)
- Andy Panda (1939-1949)
- Goofy (1939-1953)
- Tom and Jerry (1940-1958)
- The Fox and the Crow (1941-1950)
- Woody Woodpecker (1941-1949)
- Mighty Mouse (1942-1955)
- Droopy (1943-1958)
- Blackie the Sheep (1947-1949)
- Red Hot Riding Hood (1943-1949)
[edit] Births
- January 10 - Linda Lovelace, pornographic film actress (d. 2002)
- January 12 - Wayne Wang, director
- January 14 - Lawrence Kasdan, director, screenwriter
- January 17 - Andy Kaufman, comedian, actor (d. 1984)
- March 22 - Fanny Ardant, actress
- May 9 - Billy Joel, songwriter
- May 31 - Tom Berenger, actor
- June 22 - Meryl Streep, US actress
- July 7 - Shelley Duvall, actress
- August 23 - Shelley Long, US actress
- August 31 - Richard Gere, US actor
- October 8 - Sigourney Weaver, US actress
- November 6 - Arturo Sandoval, songwriter
- November 26 - Juanin Clay, US actress
- December 11 - Teri Garr, US actress
- December 25 - Sissy Spacek, US actress
[edit] Deaths
- January 6 - Victor Fleming, director
- December 16 - Sidney Olcott, pioneer film director
