1944 In Film

The year 1944 in film involved some significant events, including the wholesome, award-winning Going My Way plus popular murder mysteries such as Double Indemnity, Gaslight and Laura.

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Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1944 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1944
Rank Title Distributor Domestic rentals
1 Going My Way Paramount $6,500,000
2 Meet Me in St. Louis MGM $5,016,000
3 Since You Went Away United Artists $4,950,000
4 Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo MGM $4,297,000
5 The Story of Dr. Wassell Paramount $4,209,968
6 The White Cliffs of Dover MGM $4,045,000
7 A Guy Named Joe $3,970,000
8 Hollywood Canteen Warner Bros. $3,831,000
9 To Have and Have Not $3,652,000
10 Bathing Beauty MGM $3,284,000

Events

Awards

Category/Organization 2nd Golden Globe Awards
January 20, 1945
17th Academy Awards
March 15, 1945
Best Film Going My Way
Best Director Leo McCarey
Going My Way
Best Actor Alexander Knox
Wilson
Bing Crosby
Going My Way
Best Actress Ingrid Bergman
Gaslight
Best Supporting Actor Barry Fitzgerald
Going My Way
Best Supporting Actress Agnes Moorehead
Mrs. Parkington
Ethel Barrymore
None but the Lonely Heart

Top Ten Money Making Stars

Rank Actor/Actress
1. Bing Crosby
2. Gary Cooper
3. Bob Hope
4. Betty Grable
5. Spencer Tracy
6. Greer Garson
7. Humphrey Bogart
8. (tie) Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
9. Cary Grant
10. Bette Davis

1944 film releases

January–March

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Notable films released in 1944

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Serials

Short film series

Animated short film series

Births

Deaths

Film Debuts

References

Bibliography

  • Birchard, Robert S. (2004). Cecil B. DeMille's Hollywood. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0813123240.

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