Most Popular Feature Films Released In 1949

1. The Third Man (1949) The Third Man (1949)
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Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, black-market opportunist Harry Lime. Dir: Carol Reed With: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli Film-Noir | Mystery | Thriller 104 mins.
2. Neptune's Daughter (1949) Neptune's Daughter (1949)
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A swimsuit fashion designer is determined to protect her scatterbrained sister from a South American heart-breaker, but a case of mistaken identity complicates matters. Dir: Edward Buzzell With: Esther Williams, Red Skelton, Ricardo Montalban Comedy | Musical | Romance | Sport 95 mins.
3. White Heat (1949) White Heat (1949)
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A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. Shortly after the plan takes place, events take a crazy turn Dir: Raoul Walsh With: James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Thriller 114 mins.
4. Homicide (1949) Homicide (1949)
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Dir: Felix Jacoves With: Robert Douglas, Helen Westcott, Robert Alda Crime | Drama 77 mins.
5. And Baby Makes Three (1949) And Baby Makes Three (1949)
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A woman, who just divorced her husband is walking down the aisle to marry for a second time, faints. She discovers that she is pregnant by her husband. She must decide whether she wants to go back to him or marry her lover. Dir: Henry Levin With: Robert Young, Barbara Hale, Robert Hutton Comedy | Romance 84 mins.
6. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
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Two animated adaptions of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "The Wind in the Willows." Dir: James Algar, Clyde Geronimi With: Bing Crosby, Basil Rathbone, Eric Blore Animation | Family | Fantasy 68 mins.
7. Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
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A distant poor relative of the Duke of D'Ascoyne plots to inherit the title by murdering the eight other heirs who stand ahead of him in the line of succession. Dir: Robert Hamer With: Dennis Price, Alec Guinness, Valerie Hobson Comedy | Crime 106 mins.
8. It's a Great Feeling (1949) It's a Great Feeling (1949)
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A waitress at the Warner Brothers commissary is anxious to break into pictures. She thinks her big break... Dir: David Butler With: Doris Day, Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson Comedy | Musical 85 mins.
9. The Great Gatsby (1949) The Great Gatsby (1949)
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In this "adaptation" of the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, a Jazz Age bootlegger learns the hard way about the wages of sin. Dir: Elliott Nugent With: Alan Ladd, Betty Field, Macdonald Carey Drama 91 mins.
10. Twelve O'Clock High (1949) Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
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A hard-as-nails general takes over a bomber pilot unit suffering from low morale and whips them into fighting shape. Dir: Henry King With: Gregory Peck, Hugh Marlowe, Gary Merrill Action | Drama | War 132 mins.