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List of British films of 1949

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A list of films produced in the United Kingdom in 1949 (see 1949 in film):

1949

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1949
Adam and Evelyne Harold French Stewart Granger, Jean Simmons Romance
The Adventures of Jane Edward G. Whiting Chrystabel Leighton-Porter Comedy based on comic strip
The Adventures of PC 49 Godfrey Grayson Hugh Latimer, John Penrose Crime
All Over the Town Derek N. Twist Norman Wooland, Sarah Churchill Comedy
The Bad Lord Byron David MacDonald Dennis Price, Mai Zetterling Historical
Badger's Green John Irwin Barbara Murray, Brian Nissen Comedy
The Blue Lagoon Frank Launder Jean Simmons, Donald Houston Drama
Blue Scar Jill Craigie Emrys Jones, Gwynneth Vaughan Drama
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike Ralph Smart John McCallum, Honor Blackman Comedy
Boys in Brown Montgomery Tully Jack Warner, Richard Attenborough Drama
Cardboard Cavalier Walter Forde Sid Field, Margaret Lockwood Comedy
The Case of Charles Peace Norman Lee Michael Martin Harvey, Chili Bouchier Crime
Celia Francis Searle Hy Hazell, Bruce Lester Comedy thriller
Children of Chance Luigi Zampa Patricia Medina, Yvonne Mitchell Drama
The Chiltern Hundreds John Paddy Carstairs Cecil Parker, A. E. Matthews, David Tomlinson Comedy
Christopher Columbus David MacDonald Fredric March, Florence Eldridge Historical
Conspirator Victor Saville Elizabeth Taylor, Robert Taylor Thriller
The Cure for Love Robert Donat Robert Donat, Renée Asherson Comedy
Dark Secret Maclean Rogers Dinah Sheridan, Emrys Jones Crime
Dear Mr. Prohack Thornton Freeland Cecil Parker, Glynis Johns Comedy
Diamond City David MacDonald David Farrar, Honor Blackman, Diana Dors South African western
Dick Barton Strikes Back Godfrey Grayson Don Stannard Action based on radio serial
Doctor Morelle Godfrey Grayson Valentine Dyall, Peter Drury Mystery
Don't Ever Leave Me Arthur Crabtree Petula Clark, Jimmy Hanley Romantic comedy
Edward, My Son George Cukor Spencer Tracy, Deborah Kerr Drama Kerr's first time Oscar nomination
Eureka Stockade Harry Watt Chips Rafferty, Jane Barrett Drama Filmed in Australia
Floodtide Frederick Wilson Gordon Jackson, Rona Anderson Drama
Fools Rush In John Paddy Carstairs Sally Ann Howes, Guy Rolfe Comedy
For Them That Trespass Alberto Cavalcanti Richard Todd, Patricia Plunkett, Stephen Murray Crime
Forbidden George King Douglass Montgomery, Hazel Court Thriller
The Forbidden Street Jean Negulesco Dana Andrews, Maureen O'Hara Drama
Give Us This Day Edward Dmytryk Sam Wanamaker, Lea Padovani Drama
The Glass Mountain Edoardo Anton, Henry Cass Michael Denison, Dulcie Gray Drama
Golden Arrow Gordon Parry Burgess Meredith, Jean-Pierre Aumont Comedy
Golden Madonna Ladislao Vajda Phyllis Calvert, Tullio Carminati Drama
The Hasty Heart Vincent Sherman Ronald Reagan, Richard Todd, Patricia Neal World War II drama
Helter Skelter Ralph Thomas Carol Marsh, David Tomlinson Comedy
High Jinks in Society John Guillermin, Robert Jordan Hill Ben Wrigley, Barbara Shaw Comedy
The History of Mr. Polly Anthony Pelissier John Mills, Sally Ann Howes Drama
The Huggetts Abroad Ken Annakin Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison, Dinah Sheridan, Jimmy Hanley '
The Interrupted Journey Daniel Birt Valerie Hobson, Richard Todd Thriller
It's Not Cricket Alfred Roome Basil Radford, Naunton Wayne Comedy
The Jack of Diamonds Vernon Sewell Nigel Patrick, Cyril Raymond Adventure
Kind Hearts and Coronets Robert Hamer Dennis Price, Valerie Hobson, Joan Greenwood, Alec Guinness Black comedy Number 6 in the list of BFI Top 100 British films
Landfall Ken Annakin Michael Denison, Patricia Plunkett War
The Last Days of Dolwyn Emlyn Williams, Russell Lloyd Edith Evans, Richard Burton Drama
The Lost People Muriel Box Richard Attenborough, Dennis Price, Mai Zetterling Drama
Madness of the Heart Charles Bennett Margaret Lockwood, Kathleen Byron Drama
A Man's Affair Jay Lewis Diana Decker, Joan Dowling Comedy
The Man from Yesterday Oswald Mitchell John Stuart, Henry Oscar Thriller
The Man in Black Francis Searle Betty Ann Davies, Sheila Burrell Thriller
Man on the Run Lawrence Huntington Derek Farr, Joan Hopkins Thriller
Marry Me! Terence Fisher Derek Bond, Susan Shaw Comedy
A Matter of Murder John Gilling Maureen Riscoe, John Barry Crime
Maytime in Mayfair Herbert Wilcox Anna Neagle, Michael Wilding Musical comedy
Meet Simon Cherry Godfrey Grayson Hugh Moxey, Jeanette Tregarthen Mystery
Melody Club Robert S. Baker, Monty Berman Terry-Thomas, Arthur Gomez Comedy
Melody in the Dark Robert Jordan Hill Ben Wrigley, Eunice Gayson Musical
Miss Pilgrim's Progress Val Guest Michael Rennie, Yolande Donlan Comedy
Murder at the Windmill Val Guest Garry Marsh, Jon Pertwee Crime
No Way Back Stefan Osiecki Terence De Marney, Eleanor Summerfield Crime
Now Barabbas Gordon Parry Richard Greene, Cedric Hardwicke Drama
Obsession Edward Dmytryk Robert Newton, Sally Gray Crime
Old Mother Riley's New Venture John Harlow Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane, Chili Bouchier Comedy
Once a Jolly Swagman Jack Lee Dirk Bogarde, Bonar Colleano Drama
Once Upon a Dream Ralph Thomas Googie Withers, Guy Middleton Comedy
Paper Orchid Roy Ward Baker Hugh Williams, Hy Hazell, Sid James Mystery
The Passionate Friends David Lean Ann Todd, Claude Rains, Trevor Howard Drama Based on the H. G. Wells novel
Passport to Pimlico Henry Cornelius Margaret Rutherford, Stanley Holloway, Hermione Baddeley Comedy Number 63 in the list of BFI Top 100 British films
The Perfect Woman Bernard Knowles Patricia Roc, Stanley Holloway Comedy
Poet's Pub Frederick Wilson Derek Bond, Rona Anderson Comedy
Private Angelo Michael Anderson, Peter Ustinov Godfrey Tearle, Maria Denis Comedy/war
The Queen of Spades Thorold Dickinson Anton Walbrook, Edith Evans Fantasy
The Rocking Horse Winner Anthony Pelissier Valerie Hobson, John Howard Davies Fantasy
The Romantic Age Edmond T. Gréville Hugh Williams, Mai Zetterling, Petula Clark Comedy
A Run for Your Money Charles Frend Donald Houston, Meredith Edwards, Alec Guinness Comedy
Saints and Sinners Leslie Arliss Kieron Moore, Christine Norden Comedy/drama
School for Randle John E. Blakeley Frank Randle, Dan Young Comedy
Silent Dust Lance Comfort Nigel Patrick, Sally Gray, Stephen Murray Drama
Skimpy in the Navy Stafford Dickens Hal Monty, Max Bygraves Comedy [1]
The Spider and the Fly Robert Hamer Eric Portman, Guy Rolfe Crime
Stop Press Girl Michael Barry Sally Ann Howes, Gordon Jackson Comedy
The Temptress Oswald Mitchell Joan Maude, Arnold Bell Drama
That Dangerous Age Gregory Ratoff Myrna Loy, Roger Livesey, Peggy Cummins Romance
The Third Man Carol Reed Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Trevor Howard Mystery Number 1 in the list of BFI Top 100 British films
Third Time Lucky Gordon Parry Glynis Johns, Dermot Walsh Crime
Train of Events Sidney Cole, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden Jack Warner, Peter Finch, Valerie Hobson Drama
Traveller's Joy Ralph Thomas Googie Withers, John McCallum Comedy
Trottie True Brian Desmond Hurst Jean Kent, Hugh Sinclair, James Donald Musical/comedy
Under Capricorn Alfred Hitchcock Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten, Michael Wilding Drama Filmed in Australia
Vengeance Is Mine Alan Cullimore Valentine Dyall, Anne Firth, Richard Goolden Crime
Vote for Huggett Ken Annakin Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison, Susan Shaw, Diana Dors Comedy
Warning to Wantons Donald B. Wilson Harold Warrender, Anne Vernon Romantic comedy
What a Carry On! John E. Blakeley Jimmy Jewel, Ben Warriss Comedy [2]
Whisky Galore! Alexander Mackendrick Basil Radford, Bruce Seton, Joan Greenwood, Gordon Jackson Comedy Number 24 in the list of BFI Top 100 British films

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Skimpy in the Navy (1949)". BFI. Archived from the original on February 22, 2019. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  2. ^ "What-a-carry-on! (1949)". BFI. Archived from the original on August 16, 2017. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
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