This movie page looks at 1944 Top Box Office Movies. Finding box office information for movies made in the 1930s and 1940s is extremely difficult. For somebody looking for box office information on 1944 it is very very frustrating. Over the years, we have researched and collected information on over 33,000 movies. So we figured we would show all the 1944 movies in our database.
To make this list a movie had to be made in 1944. Obviously many movies made in 1943 earned box office dollars in 1944. On the other side many movies made in 1944 made money in 1945 and later. This page will looks at 128 1944 Top Box Office Movies. The movies are listed in a massive table that lets you rank the movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information.
The following massive table only includes the movies made in 1944 that are in our database. Since we are constantly adding new movies to our database….this page will quickly become obsolete. We will try and update this page on a regular basis.
Our UMR Top 50 of 1944
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Movie (Year)
Rating
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Year Movie (Year) Rating S
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Going My Way (1944)
AA Best Picture Win
1944
Double Indemnity (1944)
AA Best Picture Nom
1944
Gaslight (1944)
AA Best Picture Nom
1944
Laura (1944)
1944
Wilson (1944)
AA Best Picture Nom
1944
Since You Went Away (1944)
AA Best Picture Nom
1944
To Have and Have Not (1944)
1944
The Woman in the Window (1944)
1944
National Velvet (1944)
1944
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
1944
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)
1944
Cover Girl (1944)
1944
The Uninvited (1944)
1944
The Princess and The Pirate (1944)
1944
The Fighting Seabees (1944)
1944
The Seventh Cross (1944)
1944
Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
1944
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
1944
Here Come the Waves (1944)
1944
Christmas Holiday (1944)
1944
Mrs. Parkington (1944)
1944
Two Girls and a Sailor (1944)
1944
The Lodger (1944)
1944
Up in Arms (1944)
1944
Music For Millions (1944)
1944
Hollywood Canteen (1944)
1944
I'll Be Seeing You (1944)
1944
Bathing Beauty (1944)
1944
Tall in the Saddle (1944)
1944
Irish Eyes are Smiling (1944)
1944
Mr. Skeffington (1944)
1944
The Canterville Ghost (1944)
1944
The Suspect (1944)
1944
Wing and a Prayer (1944)
1944
The Three Caballeros (1944)
1944
The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944)
1944
Winged Victory (1944)
1944
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
1944
Kismet (1944)
1944
Uncertain Glory (1944)
1944
The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)
1944
Sunday Dinner for a Solider (1944)
1944
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944)
1944
The Hitler Gang (1944)
1944
The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944)
1944
Can't Help Singing (1944)
1944
Henry V (1944)
AA Best Picture Nom
1944
Passage to Marseille (1944)
1944
And Now Tomorrow (1944)
1944
Frenchman's Creek (1944)
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| 1944 | Going My Way (1944) AA Best Picture Win |
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| 1944 | Double Indemnity (1944) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1944 | Gaslight (1944) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1944 | Laura (1944) | |
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| 1944 | Wilson (1944) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1944 | Since You Went Away (1944) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1944 | To Have and Have Not (1944) | |
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| 1944 | The Woman in the Window (1944) | |
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| 1944 | National Velvet (1944) | |
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| 1944 | Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) | |
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| 1944 | Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) | |
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| 1944 | Cover Girl (1944) | |
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| 1944 | The Uninvited (1944) | |
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| 1944 | The Princess and The Pirate (1944) | |
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| 1944 | The Fighting Seabees (1944) | |
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| 1944 | The Seventh Cross (1944) | |
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| 1944 | Hail the Conquering Hero (1944) | |
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| 1944 | The Keys of the Kingdom (1944) | |
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| 1944 | Here Come the Waves (1944) | |
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| 1944 | Christmas Holiday (1944) | |
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| 1944 | Mrs. Parkington (1944) | |
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| 1944 | Two Girls and a Sailor (1944) | |
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| 1944 | The Lodger (1944) | |
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| 1944 | Up in Arms (1944) | |
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| 1944 | Music For Millions (1944) | |
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| 1944 | Hollywood Canteen (1944) | |
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| 1944 | I'll Be Seeing You (1944) | |
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| 1944 | Bathing Beauty (1944) | |
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| 1944 | Tall in the Saddle (1944) | |
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| 1944 | Irish Eyes are Smiling (1944) | |
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| 1944 | Mr. Skeffington (1944) | |
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| 1944 | The Canterville Ghost (1944) | |
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| 1944 | The Suspect (1944) | |
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| 1944 | Wing and a Prayer (1944) | |
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| 1944 | The Three Caballeros (1944) | |
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| 1944 | The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944) | |
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| 1944 | Winged Victory (1944) | |
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| 1944 | The White Cliffs of Dover (1944) | |
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| 1944 | Kismet (1944) | |
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| 1944 | Uncertain Glory (1944) | |
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| 1944 | The Thin Man Goes Home (1944) | |
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| 1944 | Sunday Dinner for a Solider (1944) | |
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| 1944 | Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944) | |
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| 1944 | The Hitler Gang (1944) | |
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| 1944 | The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944) | |
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| 1944 | Can't Help Singing (1944) | |
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| 1944 | Henry V (1944) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1944 | Passage to Marseille (1944) | |
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| 1944 | And Now Tomorrow (1944) | |
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| 1944 | Frenchman's Creek (1944) | |
1950 Top Box Office Movies Can Be Ranked 7 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort 1944 Top Box Office Movies by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie.
- Sort 1944 Top Box Office Movies by domestic actual box office grosses (in millions)
- Sort 1944 Top Box Office Movies by domestic adjusted box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions).
- Sort 1944 Top Box Office Movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort 1944 Top Box Office Movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each 1944 Top Box Office Movies received.
- Sort 1944 Top Box Office Movies by Ultimate Movie Ranking Score (UMR). Our UMR score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | UMR Score | ||||||
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 3 | Going My Way (1944) AA Best Picture Win |
Barry Fitzgerald & Bing Crosby |
17.1 | 575.9 | 575.90 | 1 | 75 | 10 / 07 | 99.8 | |
| 1 | Double Indemnity (1944) AA Best Picture Nom |
Barbara Stanwyck & Fred MacMurray |
8.4 | 282.4 | 282.40 | 21 | 94 | 07 / 00 | 99.7 | |
| 2 | Gaslight (1944) AA Best Picture Nom |
Ingrid Bergman & Angela Lansbury |
7.3 | 245.9 | 501.30 | 29 | 83 | 07 / 02 | 99.3 | |
| 4 | Laura (1944) | Clifton Webb & Gene Tierney |
6.5 | 217.3 | 217.30 | 39 | 86 | 05 / 01 | 98.9 | |
| 5 | Wilson (1944) AA Best Picture Nom |
Alexander Knox & Vincent Price |
6.5 | 217.3 | 217.30 | 37 | 69 | 10 / 05 | 98.8 | |
| 4 | Since You Went Away (1944) AA Best Picture Nom |
Claudette Colbert & Jennifer Jones |
14.0 | 470.0 | 470.00 | 2 | 73 | 09 / 01 | 98.7 | |
| 6 | To Have and Have Not (1944) | Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall |
11.8 | 396.9 | 571.30 | 8 | 87 | 00 / 00 | 98.6 | |
| 10 | The Woman in the Window (1944) | Edward G. Robinson & Joan Bennett |
6.5 | 218.4 | 361.30 | 36 | 85 | 01 / 00 | 98.4 | |
| 9 | National Velvet (1944) | Donald Crisp & Elizabeth Taylor |
11.9 | 399.7 | 634.60 | 7 | 79 | 05 / 02 | 98.4 | |
| 8 | Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) | Judy Garland & Directed by Vincent Minnelli |
13.6 | 499.4 | 683.00 | 4 | 83 | 04 / 00 | 98.3 | |
| 11 | Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) | Spencer Tracy & Robert Mitchum & <a href='https://www.ultimatemovierankings.com/van-johnson-movies |
13.9 | 467.0 | 678.90 | 3 | 78 | 02 / 01 | 97.6 | |
| 12 | Cover Girl (1944) | Gene Kelly & Rita Hayworth |
7.6 | 254.5 | 254.50 | 27 | 75 | 05 / 01 | 97.4 | |
| 13 | The Uninvited (1944) | Gail Russell & Ray Milland |
8.2 | 276.0 | 276.00 | 23 | 78 | 01 / 00 | 97.3 | |
| 14 | The Princess and The Pirate (1944) | Bob Hope & Walter Brennan |
6.3 | 211.9 | 211.90 | 47 | 77 | 02 / 00 | 97.2 | |
| 16 | The Fighting Seabees (1944) | John Wayne & Susan Hayward |
5.9 | 198.8 | 198.80 | 55 | 78 | 01 / 00 | 97.1 | |
| 15 | The Seventh Cross (1944) | Hume Cronyn & Spencer Tracy |
6.7 | 226.2 | 388.10 | 35 | 77 | 01 / 00 | 97.1 | |
| 17 | Hail the Conquering Hero (1944) | Directed by Preston Sturges | 5.5 | 183.9 | 183.90 | 63 | 82 | 01 / 00 | 97.0 | |
| 18 | The Keys of the Kingdom (1944) | Gregory Peck & Vincent Price |
7.7 | 260.8 | 260.80 | 25 | 73 | 04 / 00 | 96.7 | |
| 19 | Here Come the Waves (1944) | Bing Crosby & Betty Hutton |
6.8 | 228.2 | 228.20 | 34 | 74 | 01 / 00 | 96.4 | |
| 20 | Christmas Holiday (1944) | Gene Kelly & Deanna Durbin |
6.2 | 210.5 | 210.50 | 48 | 74 | 01 / 00 | 96.3 | |
| 21 | Mrs. Parkington (1944) | Greer Garson & Walter Pidgeon |
9.9 | 332.7 | 611.90 | 12 | 73 | 02 / 00 | 96.2 | |
| 22 | Two Girls and a Sailor (1944) | Van Johnson | 9.2 | 309.9 | 497.30 | 18 | 73 | 01 / 00 | 96.1 | |
| 23 | The Lodger (1944) | George Sanders & Laird Cregar |
6.5 | 217.3 | 217.30 | 43 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 96.1 | |
| 24 | Up in Arms (1944) | Danny Kaye & Dana Andrews |
10.8 | 363.4 | 363.40 | 10 | 71 | 02 / 00 | 95.7 | |
| 25 | Music For Millions (1944) | June Allyson & Musicals |
7.6 | 254.4 | 417.80 | 28 | 71 | 01 / 00 | 95.5 | |
| 27 | Hollywood Canteen (1944) | John Garfield & Sydney Greenstreet |
12.4 | 416.8 | 636.40 | 6 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 95.5 | |
| 26 | I'll Be Seeing You (1944) | Ginger Rogers & Shirley Temple |
9.7 | 326.0 | 326.00 | 16 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 95.5 | |
| 28 | Bathing Beauty (1944) | Esther Williams & Red Skelton |
10.6 | 356.9 | 748.90 | 11 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 95.1 | |
| 31 | Tall in the Saddle (1944) | John Wayne | 5.9 | 200.0 | 263.50 | 54 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 94.9 | |
| 29 | Irish Eyes are Smiling (1944) | Anthony Quinn & Monty Woolley |
7.3 | 244.5 | 244.50 | 31 | 68 | 01 / 00 | 94.8 | |
| 31 | Mr. Skeffington (1944) | Claude Rains & Bette Davis |
7.9 | 266.9 | 415.20 | 24 | 66 | 02 / 00 | 94.6 | |
| 33 | The Canterville Ghost (1944) | Charles Laughton & Robert Young |
5.6 | 189.6 | 189.60 | 60 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 94.6 | |
| 34 | The Suspect (1944) | Charles Laughton | 5.4 | 180.3 | 180.30 | 65 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 94.5 | |
| 32 | Wing and a Prayer (1944) | Dana Andrews & Don Ameche |
7.3 | 244.5 | 244.50 | 30 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 94.4 | |
| 35 | The Three Caballeros (1944) | Disney Animated Movies | 4.8 | 163.0 | 354.30 | 70 | 76 | 02 / 00 | 94.1 | |
| 36 | The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944) | Donald Crisp & Fredric March |
5.6 | 188.6 | 255.40 | 61 | 67 | 03 / 00 | 94.0 | |
| 37 | Winged Victory (1944) | Directed by George Cukor | 9.7 | 326.0 | 326.00 | 17 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 93.8 | |
| 37 | The White Cliffs of Dover (1944) | Irene Dunne & Van Johnson |
13.0 | 439.6 | 684.00 | 5 | 64 | 01 / 00 | 93.7 | |
| 38 | Kismet (1944) | Marlene Dietrich & Ronald Colman |
6.3 | 212.7 | 427.50 | 45 | 61 | 04 / 00 | 93.7 | |
| 40 | Uncertain Glory (1944) | Errol Flynn & Directed by Raoul Walsh |
4.5 | 150.3 | 273.70 | 77 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 93.4 | |
| 42 | The Thin Man Goes Home (1944) | Myrna Loy & William Powell |
5.7 | 192.3 | 305.80 | 58 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 93.2 | |
| 41 | Sunday Dinner for a Solider (1944) | Anne Baxter | 6.5 | 217.3 | 217.30 | 41 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 92.9 | |
| 45 | Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944) | Gail Russell | 6.0 | 200.5 | 200.50 | 52 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 92.8 | |
| 43 | The Hitler Gang (1944) | Bobby Watson | 9.7 | 326.0 | 326.00 | 14 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 92.7 | |
| 44 | The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944) | Gary Cooper | 9.1 | 305.6 | 305.60 | 20 | 60 | 01 / 00 | 92.5 | |
| 46 | Can't Help Singing (1944) | Deanna Durbin | 5.8 | 195.6 | 195.60 | 57 | 60 | 02 / 00 | 92.4 | |
| 47 | Henry V (1944) AA Best Picture Nom |
Laurence Olivier & Robert Newton |
3.2 | 108.7 | 108.70 | 100 | 79 | 04 / 00 | 92.3 | |
| 48 | Passage to Marseille (1944) | Humphrey Bogart & Peter Lorre |
7.0 | 234.4 | 411.40 | 32 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 92.3 | |
| 50 | And Now Tomorrow (1944) | Susan Hayward & Alan Ladd |
6.5 | 217.3 | 217.30 | 40 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 92.3 | |
| 50 | Frenchman's Creek (1944) | Joan Fontaine & Basil Rathbone |
11.3 | 380.3 | 380.30 | 9 | 58 | 01 / 01 | 92.3 | |
| 49 | Show Business (1944) | Eddie Cantor | 6.3 | 211.9 | 307.50 | 46 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 92.1 | |
| 52 | Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944) | Mickey Rooney & Herbert Marshall |
5.5 | 184.4 | 264.40 | 62 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 92.1 | |
| 54 | Lifeboat (1944) | Directed by Alfred Hitchcock | 3.2 | 108.7 | 108.70 | 98 | 86 | 03 / 00 | 92.1 | |
| 54 | Follow The Boys (1944) | Jeanette MacDonald | 6.5 | 217.3 | 217.30 | 44 | 58 | 01 / 00 | 92.1 | |
| 55 | Marriage is a Private Affair (1944) | Lana Turner | 6.2 | 210.2 | 287.90 | 49 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 92.0 | |
| 56 | Shine on Harvest Moon (1944) | Ann Sheridan | 8.2 | 277.9 | 402.70 | 22 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 92.0 | |
| 57 | Pin Up Girl (1944) | Martha Raye & Betty Grable |
6.5 | 217.3 | 217.30 | 42 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 91.9 | |
| 59 | Rainbow Island (1944) | Dorothy Lamour | 5.4 | 182.1 | 182.10 | 64 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 91.8 | |
| 58 | See Here Private Hargroves (1944) | Donna Reed | 9.2 | 309.2 | 309.20 | 19 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 91.6 | |
| 61 | Murder, My Sweet (1944) | Dick Powell | 3.7 | 125.0 | 186.40 | 89 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 91.4 | |
| 63 | Greenwich Villiage (1944) | Don Ameche | 6.0 | 201.0 | 201.00 | 51 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 91.3 | |
| 60 | Casanova Brown (1944) | Gary Cooper & Teresa Wright |
7.7 | 260.6 | 356.20 | 26 | 54 | 03 / 00 | 91.2 | |
| 62 | Janie (1944) | Joyce Reynolds | 6.9 | 231.9 | 231.90 | 33 | 55 | 01 / 00 | 91.1 | |
| 64 | Lady in The Dark (1944) | Ginger Rogers & Ray Milland |
9.7 | 326.0 | 326.00 | 15 | 53 | 03 / 00 | 90.8 | |
| 65 | The Fighting Sullivans (1944) | Anne Baxter | 3.2 | 108.7 | 108.70 | 99 | 82 | 01 / 00 | 90.4 | |
| 65 | Dragon Seed (1944) | Katharine Hepburn & Lionel Barrymore |
9.8 | 329.6 | 502.80 | 13 | 52 | 02 / 00 | 90.3 | |
| 66 | Buffalo Bill (1944) | Maureen O'Hara & Anthony Quinn |
6.5 | 217.3 | 217.30 | 38 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 90.1 | |
| 68 | The Very Thought of You (1944) | Eleanor Parker | 6.2 | 210.1 | 273.20 | 50 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 89.7 | |
| 71 | Song of Russia (1944) | Robert Taylor | 6.0 | 200.5 | 405.20 | 53 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 89.0 | |
| 70 | Practically Yours (1944) | Claudette Colbert & Fred MacMurray |
4.7 | 158.3 | 158.30 | 72 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 89.0 | |
| 69 | The Hairy Ape (1944) | Susan Hayward | 3.9 | 130.4 | 130.40 | 87 | 71 | 01 / 00 | 89.0 | |
| 74 | Till We Meet Again (1944) | Ray Milland | 5.1 | 172.6 | 172.60 | 66 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 88.7 | |
| 72 | None but the Lonely Heart (1944) | Cary Grant & Ethel Barrymore |
4.3 | 145.2 | 214.30 | 78 | 62 | 04 / 01 | 88.6 | |
| 76 | The Doughgirls (1944) | Ann Sheridan | 5.1 | 171.2 | 171.20 | 67 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 88.5 | |
| 76 | Rationing (1944) | Wallace Beery | 5.8 | 195.6 | 195.60 | 56 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 88.4 | |
| 74 | It Happened Tomorrow (1944) | Linda Darnell & Dick Powell |
3.9 | 130.2 | 130.20 | 88 | 69 | 02 / 00 | 88.4 | |
| 78 | The Purple Heart (1944) | Dana Andrews & Richard Conte |
4.8 | 163.0 | 163.00 | 69 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 88.1 | |
| 77 | Ministry Of Fear (1944) | Ray Milland | 3.3 | 111.6 | 111.60 | 96 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 88.0 | |
| 79 | The Impatient Years (1944) | Jean Arthur | 4.6 | 156.5 | 156.50 | 75 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 87.2 | |
| 80 | An American Romance (1944) | Brian Donlevy | 4.6 | 155.7 | 220.60 | 76 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 87.1 | |
| 80 | Experiment Perilous (1944) | Hedy Lamaar & George Brent |
3.9 | 132.0 | 220.70 | 86 | 65 | 01 / 00 | 87.1 | |
| 80 | The Fighting Lady (1944) | Robert Taylor | 2.9 | 97.8 | 97.80 | 103 | 75 | 01 / 01 | 87.1 | |
| 83 | Home in Indiana (1944) | Walter Brennan | 5.6 | 190.2 | 190.20 | 59 | 47 | 01 / 00 | 87.0 | |
| 84 | Bride By Mistake (1944) | Laraine Day | 4.7 | 157.8 | 196.90 | 73 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 86.8 | |
| 85 | In Society (1944) | Bud Abbott & Thomas Gomez |
3.5 | 119.5 | 119.50 | 93 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 86.6 | |
| 85 | Something for the Boys (1944) | Carmen Miranda | 4.0 | 135.8 | 135.80 | 84 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 86.3 | |
| 87 | Guest in the House (1944) | Anne Baxter & Ralph Bellamy |
4.7 | 157.6 | 157.60 | 74 | 54 | 01 / 00 | 85.9 | |
| 87 | Four Jills in a Jeep (1944) | Betty Grable & Kay Francis |
3.6 | 122.3 | 122.30 | 90 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 85.7 | |
| 91 | In Our Time (1944) | Paul Henreid | 4.3 | 143.8 | 236.00 | 80 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 85.6 | |
| 88 | And The Angels Sing (1944) | Fred MacMurray & Betty Hutton |
3.5 | 119.5 | 119.50 | 91 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 85.5 | |
| 92 | Marine Raiders (1944) | Robert Ryan | 4.3 | 145.1 | 173.30 | 79 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 85.4 | |
| 92 | The Conspirators (1944) | Peter Lorre & Sydney Greenstreet |
3.5 | 119.5 | 119.50 | 92 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 85.3 | |
| 95 | Step Lively (1944) | Frank Sinatra | 4.7 | 159.7 | 159.70 | 71 | 51 | 01 / 00 | 84.9 | |
| 94 | Lost in a Harem (1944) | Bud Abbott & Marilyn Maxwell |
4.2 | 141.3 | 141.30 | 81 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 84.3 | |
| 96 | Tomorrow, the World! (1944) | Fredric March | 3.4 | 114.8 | 114.80 | 95 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 83.8 | |
| 96 | The Way Ahead / The Immortal Battalion (1944) | David Niven & Stanley Holloway |
2.3 | 77.5 | 77.50 | 111 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 83.6 | |
| 98 | Sweet and Low-Down (1944) | Linda Darnell | 4.0 | 135.8 | 135.80 | 83 | 56 | 01 / 00 | 83.4 | |
| 98 | Phantom Lady (1944) | Franchot Tone | 2.0 | 66.4 | 66.40 | 117 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 82.8 | |
| 99 | Belle of the Yukon (1944) | Gypsy Rose Lee & Dinah Shore |
4.9 | 163.5 | 234.20 | 68 | 44 | 02 / 00 | 82.2 | |
| 100 | Summer Storm (1944) | Linda Darnell & George Sanders |
4.0 | 135.8 | 135.80 | 82 | 53 | 01 / 00 | 82.1 | |
| 103 | Gentle Annie (1944) | Donna Reed | 4.0 | 133.7 | 133.70 | 85 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 81.6 | |
| 102 | The Merry Monahans (1944) | 2.6 | 86.8 | 86.80 | 107 | 68 | 01 / 00 | 81.5 | ||
| 102 | This Is The Life (1944) | 2.9 | 97.9 | 97.90 | 102 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 80.8 | ||
| 106 | Together Again (1944) | Irene Dunne | 2.7 | 89.7 | 89.70 | 105 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 80.2 | |
| 104 | Between Two Worlds (1944) | John Garfield & Sydney Greenstreet |
2.0 | 68.1 | 99.30 | 116 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 79.5 | |
| 106 | This Happy Breed (1944) | Robert Newton & John Mills |
1.2 | 40.8 | 40.80 | 139 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 79.2 | |
| 109 | Maisie Goes To Reno (1944) | Ava Gardner & Ann Sothern |
2.7 | 91.8 | 91.80 | 104 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 77.9 | |
| 107 | The Mask of Dimitrios (1944) | Peter Lorre & Sydney Greenstreet |
1.3 | 44.6 | 145.20 | 135 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 77.5 | |
| 108 | The Scarlet Claw (1944) | 1.4 | 46.0 | 46.00 | 132 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 76.8 | ||
| 110 | The Big Noise (1944) | Laurel and Hardy | 2.4 | 81.5 | 81.50 | 109 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 76.5 | |
| 111 | Broadway Rhythm (1944) | Lena Horne | 3.1 | 104.9 | 104.90 | 101 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 76.4 | |
| 112 | Sensations of 1945 (1944) | Lyle Talbot & Eleanor Powell |
2.1 | 70.1 | 70.10 | 114 | 63 | 01 / 00 | 73.9 | |
| 115 | Barbary Coast Gent (1944) | Wallace Beery | 3.2 | 108.9 | 108.90 | 97 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 73.3 | |
| 114 | Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944) | 1.5 | 52.0 | 52.00 | 127 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 73.3 | ||
| 115 | Address Unknown (1944) | 1.1 | 38.1 | 38.10 | 142 | 71 | 02 / 00 | 72.9 | ||
| 116 | Song of the Open Road (1944) | Jane Powell | 2.2 | 73.9 | 73.90 | 112 | 60 | 02 / 00 | 72.8 | |
| 116 | The Pearl of Death (1944) | 1.0 | 33.8 | 33.80 | 148 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 72.6 | ||
| 117 | None Shall Escape (1944) | Marsha Hunt | 0.8 | 25.7 | 25.70 | 159 | 73 | 01 / 00 | 69.9 | |
| 121 | Take it or Leave it (1944) | Phil Baker | 3.5 | 119.5 | 119.50 | 94 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 69.3 | |
| 121 | Bowery to Broadway (1944) | Donald O'Connor | 1.7 | 56.0 | 56.00 | 123 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 69.2 | |
| 119 | Chip Off The Old Block (1944) | Donald O'Connor | 1.4 | 47.0 | 47.00 | 131 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 69.2 | |
| 120 | The Curse of the Cat People (1944) | Simone Simon | 0.9 | 29.1 | 40.20 | 153 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 67.6 | |
| 123 | 3 Men in White (1944) | Ava Gardner & Lionel Barrymore |
1.9 | 65.2 | 94.30 | 119 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 67.6 | |
| 122 | Hey Rookie (1944) | 1.0 | 32.7 | 32.70 | 150 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 67.2 | ||
| 124 | Tampico (1944) | Edward G. Robinson | 1.9 | 65.2 | 65.20 | 118 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 67.0 | |
| 126 | Ladies Courageous (1944) | Walter Wanger | 2.7 | 89.4 | 121.60 | 106 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 66.3 | |
| 126 | Dark Waters (1944) | Merle Oberon | 2.1 | 69.5 | 69.50 | 115 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 66.1 | |
| 129 | The Hour Of The Dawn (1944) | Veronica Lake | 1.9 | 64.8 | 64.80 | 120 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 65.5 | |
| 129 | House of Frankenstein (1944) | Boris Karloff | 1.3 | 45.2 | 45.20 | 134 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 65.2 | |
| 128 | Days of Glory (1944) | Gregory Peck & Alan Reed |
1.6 | 52.8 | 86.00 | 126 | 61 | 01 / 00 | 64.8 | |
| 131 | The Master Race (1944) | George Coulouris | 2.5 | 83.7 | 106.00 | 108 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 64.0 | |
| 134 | The Heavenly Body (1944) | William Powell & Hedy Lamarr |
2.3 | 77.7 | 77.70 | 110 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 63.6 | |
| 131 | Roger Touhy, Gangster (1944) | 1.1 | 38.3 | 38.30 | 141 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 62.7 | ||
| 136 | Nothing But Trouble (1944) | Laurel and Hardy | 1.8 | 59.0 | 59.00 | 122 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 62.1 | |
| 135 | Jam Session (1944) | 1.0 | 34.9 | 34.90 | 146 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 61.9 | ||
| 136 | Mr. Winkle Goes To War (1944) | Edward G. Robinson | 1.0 | 35.3 | 35.30 | 145 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 61.2 | |
| 138 | Abroad with Two Yanks (1944) | 1.7 | 56.0 | 56.00 | 124 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 60.6 | ||
| 139 | Secret Command (1944) | 1.5 | 49.6 | 49.60 | 130 | 58 | 01 / 00 | 59.6 | ||
| 137 | Cobra Woman (1944) | Maria Montez | 1.1 | 37.6 | 37.60 | 143 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 59.4 | |
| 140 | Passport to Destiny (1944) | 0.9 | 28.8 | 28.80 | 155 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 57.1 | ||
| 141 | Meet The People (1944) | Lucille Ball & Dick Powell |
2.2 | 72.8 | 104.30 | 113 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 56.8 | |
| 141 | When Strangers Marry (1944) | 0.8 | 26.7 | 26.70 | 158 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 56.6 | ||
| 142 | I Love A Soldier (1944) | Paulette Goddard | 1.3 | 43.0 | 43.00 | 136 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 56.4 | |
| 143 | The Climax (1944) | Boris Karloff | 1.3 | 45.5 | 45.50 | 133 | 57 | 01 / 00 | 55.7 | |
| 145 | The Eve of St. Mark (1944) | Vincent Price & Anne Baxter |
1.2 | 40.8 | 40.80 | 138 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 54.1 | |
| 146 | The Whistler (1944) | 1.0 | 32.8 | 32.80 | 149 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 53.1 | ||
| 147 | The Great Moment (1944) | Joel McCrea | 0.8 | 27.2 | 27.20 | 156 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 51.8 | |
| 148 | Once Upon a Time (1944) | Cary Grant & Jeannie Thompson |
1.1 | 35.5 | 35.50 | 144 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 50.8 | |
| 150 | Seven Days Ashore (1944) | Virginia Mayo | 1.9 | 62.5 | 62.50 | 121 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 49.9 | |
| 149 | Make Your Own Bed (1944) | Jane Wyman | 1.6 | 54.0 | 54.00 | 125 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 49.4 | |
| 153 | Standing Room Only (1944) | Fred MacMurray & Paulette Goddard |
1.5 | 49.6 | 49.60 | 129 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 45.7 | |
| 151 | Atlantic City (1944) | 0.5 | 18.2 | 18.20 | 164 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 43.8 | ||
| 154 | Crime By Night (1944) | Jane Wyman | 0.9 | 30.4 | 53.20 | 152 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 43.3 | |
| 155 | Hi, Beautiful (1944) | 0.9 | 28.9 | 28.90 | 154 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 42.6 | ||
| 155 | Mademoiselle Fifi (1944) | 0.2 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 168 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 41.8 | ||
| 156 | In the Meantime, Darling (1944) | 1.0 | 34.3 | 34.30 | 147 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 41.0 | ||
| 157 | The Way Ahead (1944) | David Niven | 0.8 | 25.5 | 25.50 | 160 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 39.0 | |
| 160 | Three Is A Family (1944) | Hattie McDaniel | 1.5 | 51.7 | 51.70 | 128 | 47 | 01 / 00 | 37.5 | |
| 159 | The Last Ride (1944) | Eleanor Parker | 0.8 | 27.1 | 27.90 | 157 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 36.8 | |
| 158 | Gypsy Wildcat (1944) | Maria Montez | 0.7 | 24.5 | 24.50 | 161 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 36.8 | |
| 161 | Mr. Emmanuel (1944) | Jean Simmons | 0.9 | 31.0 | 31.00 | 151 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 34.7 | |
| 162 | Knickerbocker Holiday (1944) | 0.5 | 17.0 | 17.00 | 165 | 56 | 01 / 00 | 33.3 | ||
| 163 | Blonde Fever (1944) | Gloria Grahame | 1.1 | 38.7 | 38.70 | 140 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 31.4 | |
| 164 | Nevada (1944) | Robert Mitchum | 1.3 | 42.2 | 52.30 | 137 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 29.5 | |
| 165 | Carolina Blues (1944) | 0.5 | 18.3 | 18.30 | 163 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 24.9 | ||
| 166 | One Body Too Many (1944) | 0.5 | 16.3 | 16.30 | 166 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 22.6 | ||
| 167 | The Fighting Rats of Tobruk (1944) | 0.2 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 167 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 19.2 | ||
| 168 | Youth Runs Wild (1944) | Bonita Granville | 0.6 | 20.4 | 20.40 | 162 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 14.2 |
How the Box Office Numbers were Calculated
Sadly in 1944….BoxOfficeMojo was not around to keep track of box office earnings. Back then earnings seem to be a secret and a secret that needed to be safely locked up. When studios did report box office stats they used “box office rentals”. Box office rentals were the amount of money the studio got back from the theaters. It is NOT the box office gross. We created a computer program that looked at box office rentals and known box office grosses in my database. My program found over 2,000 movies that matched that criteria and came up with an average of 2.2. Meaning that box office gross was 2.2 times greater than box office rentals. It is not an exact calculation….but it is the multiplier I used to calculate the grosses. For example: Lets look at Errol Flynn’s Desperate Journey. Desperate Journey returned to RKO studies $2,029,000 million in box office rentals. Using my multiplier of 2.2….I calculate that the box office gross was $4,463,000 million in 1942.
If a big budget movie made $4.43 million today it would be considered a huge box office bomb (can you say The Adventures of Pluto Nash?). To compare box office results from movies from different eras you have to use tickets sold as the common denominator. Back in 1942 the average movie admission was .28 cents (Box Office Mojo says it is .23 cents…but I disagree with their number). So you take the box office gross and divide it by average movie admission….in this case…$4.43 million divided by $.23 you get 15.8 million tickets sold in 1942. Now (have I lost you yet?) you take the average movie admission price today ($8.14) and multiply that by tickets sold. 15.8 * $8.14 = $128.61 million So if Desperate Journey was released this year it would earn about $125.00 million. Desperate Journey’s unadjusted box office total of 4.43 million would rank as the 153rd highest grossing film of 2014….right behind The Skelton Twins. But if we look at Desperate Journey’s adjusted box office total of $125.00 million…it would rank as the 23rd highest grossing movie of 2014….one spot ahead of Lucy.
Not Enough Stats? How About A 1942 Adjusted Worldwide Box Office Table?
1944 Box Office Grosses – Adjusted World Wide
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
|---|---|---|---|
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
| Bathing Beauty (1944) | Esther Williams & Red Skelton |
748.90 | |
| The White Cliffs of Dover (1944) | Irene Dunne & Van Johnson |
684.00 | |
| Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) | Judy Garland & Directed by Vincent Minnelli |
683.00 | |
| Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) | Spencer Tracy & Robert Mitchum & <a href='https://www.ultimatemovierankings.com/van-johnson-movies |
678.90 | |
| Hollywood Canteen (1944) | John Garfield & Sydney Greenstreet |
636.40 | |
| National Velvet (1944) | Donald Crisp & Elizabeth Taylor |
634.60 | |
| Mrs. Parkington (1944) | Greer Garson & Walter Pidgeon |
611.90 | |
| To Have and Have Not (1944) | Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall |
571.30 | |
| Dragon Seed (1944) | Katharine Hepburn & Lionel Barrymore |
502.80 | |
| Gaslight (1944) AA Best Picture Nom |
Ingrid Bergman & Angela Lansbury |
501.30 | |
| Two Girls and a Sailor (1944) | Van Johnson | 497.30 | |
| Kismet (1944) | Marlene Dietrich & Ronald Colman |
427.50 | |
| Music For Millions (1944) | June Allyson & Musicals |
417.80 | |
| Mr. Skeffington (1944) | Claude Rains & Bette Davis |
415.20 | |
| Passage to Marseille (1944) | Humphrey Bogart & Peter Lorre |
411.40 | |
| Song of Russia (1944) | Robert Taylor | 405.20 | |
| Shine on Harvest Moon (1944) | Ann Sheridan | 402.70 | |
| The Seventh Cross (1944) | Hume Cronyn & Spencer Tracy |
388.10 | |
| The Woman in the Window (1944) | Edward G. Robinson & Joan Bennett |
361.30 | |
| Casanova Brown (1944) | Gary Cooper & Teresa Wright |
356.20 | |
| The Three Caballeros (1944) | Disney Animated Movies | 354.30 | |
| Show Business (1944) | Eddie Cantor | 307.50 | |
| The Thin Man Goes Home (1944) | Myrna Loy & William Powell |
305.80 | |
| Marriage is a Private Affair (1944) | Lana Turner | 287.90 | |
| Uncertain Glory (1944) | Errol Flynn & Directed by Raoul Walsh |
273.70 | |
| The Very Thought of You (1944) | Eleanor Parker | 273.20 | |
| Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944) | Mickey Rooney & Herbert Marshall |
264.40 | |
| Tall in the Saddle (1944) | John Wayne | 263.50 | |
| The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944) | Donald Crisp & Fredric March |
255.40 | |
| In Our Time (1944) | Paul Henreid | 236.00 | |
| Belle of the Yukon (1944) | Gypsy Rose Lee & Dinah Shore |
234.20 | |
| Experiment Perilous (1944) | Hedy Lamaar & George Brent |
220.70 | |
| An American Romance (1944) | Brian Donlevy | 220.60 | |
| None but the Lonely Heart (1944) | Cary Grant & Ethel Barrymore |
214.30 | |
| Bride By Mistake (1944) | Laraine Day | 196.90 | |
| Murder, My Sweet (1944) | Dick Powell | 186.40 | |
| Marine Raiders (1944) | Robert Ryan | 173.30 | |
| The Mask of Dimitrios (1944) | Peter Lorre & Sydney Greenstreet |
145.20 | |
| Ladies Courageous (1944) | Walter Wanger | 121.60 | |
| The Master Race (1944) | George Coulouris | 106.00 | |
| Meet The People (1944) | Lucille Ball & Dick Powell |
104.30 | |
| Between Two Worlds (1944) | John Garfield & Sydney Greenstreet |
99.30 | |
| 3 Men in White (1944) | Ava Gardner & Lionel Barrymore |
94.30 | |
| Days of Glory (1944) | Gregory Peck & Alan Reed |
86.00 | |
| Crime By Night (1944) | Jane Wyman | 53.20 | |
| Nevada (1944) | Robert Mitchum | 52.30 | |
| The Curse of the Cat People (1944) | Simone Simon | 40.20 | |
| The Last Ride (1944) | Eleanor Parker | 27.90 |
My Main Sources
Source 1: Eddie Mannix MGM Ledgers
Source 2: C.J. Tevlin RKO Ledgers
Source 3: Variety Magazine – January 6th 1943
Source 4: Year In Review Variety Editions
Source 5: Grand Design: Hollywood As A Modern Business Enterprise 1930-1942 by Tino Balio
Source 6: Twentieth Century-Fox A Corporate and Financial History by Aubrey Solomon
Source 7: Wikipedia
Source 8: IMDb.com
Source 9: “Revenue sharing and the coming of sound” by H. Mark Glancy
Source 10: Hollywood Power Stats by Christopher Reynolds
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You have Belle of the Yukon on the list twice.
These are the 128 1944 movies I have seen since December 1992 when I hit film number 8000 I have seen. Key is title, studio, stars if I listed, date seen and source (Cable TV, local TV (usually a channel number), tape or DVD.
2000 WOMEN (U.K.) 1944 GAINSBOROUGH / GFD FLORA ROBSON PHYLLIS CALVERT 9/16 2008 TCM
AAF REPORT (DOC.) 1944 12/26 2012 DVD
ADDRESS UNKNOWN 1944 COL 1/22 2016 TCM
AN AMERICAN ROMANCE 1944 MGM BRIAN DONLEVY WALTER ABEL 2/15 2000 TCM
AND NOW TOMORROW 1944 PAR ALAN LADD LORETTA YOUNG 6/27 1995 AMC
BARBARY COAST GENT 1944 MGM WALLACE BEERY BINNIE BARNES 5/31 2000 TCM
BATTLE OF CHINA (DOC.) 1944 12/8 2009 TCM
BEAUTIFUL BUT BROKE 1944 COL JOAN DAVIS BOB HAYMES 6/29 2011 TCM
BIG BONANZA 1944 REP RICHARD ARLEN JANE FRAZEE 4/19 2000 WEST
BLACK ARROW 1944 COL 5/7 2015 DVD
BLONDE FEVER 1944 MGM MARY ASTOR PHILIP DORN 12/9 1998 TCM
BRAZIL 1944 REP TITO GUIZAR VIRGINIA BRUCE 4/8 2000 LOVE
BRIDE BY MISTAKE 1944 RKO LARAINE DAY ALAN MARSHALL 2/15 2000 TCM
CALL OF THE JUNGLE 1944 MONO ANN CORIO JAMES BUSH 5/27 2009 TCM
CALL OF THE SOUTH SEAS 1944 REP ALLAN LANE 12/27 1992 7
CAREER GIRL 1944 PRC FRANCES LANGFORD 11/13 1996 TAPE
CAROLINA BLUES 1944 COL KAY KYSER ANN MILLER 8/22 2007 TCM
CASANOVA BROWN 1944 RKO GARY COOPER TERESA WRIGHT 9/29 2002 TCM
COWBOY CANTEEN 1944 COL 7/13 2016 TCM
CRAZY KNIGHTS 1944 MONO XXX XXX 8/24 1995 TAPE
CRIME BY NIGHT 1944 WB JANE WYMAN 8/5 1998 TCM
CRY OF THE WEREWOLF 1944 COL NINA FOCH 4/17 1994 TNT
DANGEROUS PASSAGE 1944 PAR ROBERT LOWERY 12/9 1995 TAPE
DAYS OF GLORY 1944 RKO GREGORY PECK 10/4 1993 AMC
DEAD MAN’S EYES 1944 UNI LON CHANEY JR. JEAN PARKER 8/22 1997 TAPE
DEAD OR ALIVE 1944 PRC TEX RITTER 11/13 1994 21
DELINQUENT DAUGHTERS 1944 PRC JUNE CARLSON FIFI D’ORSAY 3/26 2009 TCM
DESIREABLE LADY 1944 MONO 12/9 1995 TAPE
DETECTIVE KITTY O’DAY 1944 MONO JEAN PARKER PETER COOKSON 1/14 2007 TCM
ENGLISH WITHOUT TEARS (U.K.) 1944 UNI MICHAEL WILDING MARGARET RUTHERFORD 1/17 2007 TCM
EXPANSION TO AIR POWER (DOC.) 1944 12/26 2012 DVD
FORTY THIEVES 1944 UA WILLIAM BOYD ANDY CLYDE 4/9 2000 WEST
FRONTIER OUTLAWS 1944 PRC BUSTER CRABBE 6/19 2009 DVD
GAMBLER’S CHOICE 1944 PAR CHESTER MORRIS NANCY KELLY 7/13 1997 21
GENTLE ANNIE 1944 MGM JAMES CRAIG DONNA REED 1/28 1999 TCM
GHOST GUNS 1944 MONO JOHNNY MACK BROWN 2/1 2010 DVD
GIRL RUSH 1944 RKO ROBERT MITCHUM FRANCES LANGFORD 1/17 2002 TCM
GIRL WHO DARED 1944 REP ADRIAN BOOTH PETER COOKSON 5/25 2000 MYST
GREAT ALASKAN MYSTERY 1944 UNI 9/12 1994 TAPE
HAUNTED HARBOR 1944 REP 7/24 1994 TAPE
HERE COMES KELLY 1944 MONO EDDIE QUILLAN MAXIE ROSENBLOOM 5/19 2008 TCM
HOME IN INDIANA 1944 FOX LON MCALLISTER WALTER BRENNAN 8/7 1999 MMAX
HOT RHYTHM 1944 MONO DONA DRAKE ROBERT LOWERY 11/19 2001 TCM
I ACCUSE MY PARENTS 1944 PRC MARY BETH HUGHES 4/12 1994 COM
I’M FROM ARKANSAS 1944 PRC SLIM SUMMERVILLE IRIS ADRIAN 11/26 2009 DVD
IMPATIENT YEARS 1944 COL JEAN ARTHUR LEE BOWMAN 10/21 2009 TCM
IN OUR TIME 1944 WB IDA LUPINO PAUL HENREID 11/14 2000 TCM
INVISIBLE MAN’S REVENGE 1944 UNI JON HALL 10/13 1996 SCI
IT HAPPENED TOMORROW 1944 UA DICK POWELL LINDA DARNELL 7/19 2009 TCM
JAM SESSION 1944 COL ANN MILLER LOUIS ARMSTRONG 8/28 2007 TCM
JANIE 1944 WB JOYCE REYNOLDS ROBERT HUTTON 3/18 2000 TCM
JIVE JUNCTION 1944 PRC TINA THAYER DICKIE MOORE 9/19 2004 TCM
JOHNNY DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE 1944 MONO SIMONE SIMON JAMES ELLISON 10/23 2000 LOVE
JUNGLE WOMAN 1944 UNI EVELYN ANKERS 1/25 1995 SCI
KANSAS CITY KITTY 1944 COL JOAN DAVIS JANE FRAZEE 1/8 1995 TAPE
KEYS OF THE KINGDOM 1944 FOX GREGORY PECK THOMAS MITCHELL 7/15 2001 FXM
KISMET 1944 MGM RONALD COLMAN MARLENE DIETRICH 11/5 1998 TCM
LADY IN THE DEATH HOUSE 1944 PRC JEAN PARKER 4/6 1996 TAPE
LAND OF THE OUTLAWS 1944 MONO JOHNNY MACK BROWN RAYMOND HATTON 3/4 2010 DVD
LAST HORSEMAN 1944 COL XXX XXX 8/1 2001 WEST
LAST RIDE 1944 WB RICHARD TRAVIS ELEANOR PARKER 6/26 2003 TCM
LAW OF THE VALLEY 1944 MONO JOHNNY MACK BROWN RAYMOND HATTON 2/7 2010 DVD
LEAVE IT TO THE IRISH 1944 MONO JAMES DUNN WANDA MCCAY 7/17 2010 TCM
MAIN STREET AFTER DARK 1944 MGM EDWARD ARNOLD DAN DURYEA 11/8 1999 TCM
MAISIE GOES TO RENO 1944 MGM ANN SOTHERN JOHN HODIAK 7/31 1998 TCM
MARRIAGE IS A PRIVATE AFFAIR 1944 MGM LANA TURNER JAMES CRAIG 8/2 1998 TCM
MEET MISS BOBBY SOCKS 1944 COL BOB CROSBY LYNN MERRICK 1/7 2007 TCM
MEET THE PEOPLE 1944 MGM LUCILLE BALL DICK POWELL 11/25 1998 TCM
MINSTREL MAN 1944 PRC BENNY FIELDS GLADYS GEORGE 2/12 2008 TCM
MOJAVE FIREBRAND 1944 REP ANNE JEFFREYS BILL ELLIOTT 1/24 2006 WEST
MR. WINKLE GOES TO WAR 1944 COL EDWARD G. ROBINSON 4/12 1994 TMC
MRS. PARKINGTON 1944 MGM GREER GARSON WALTER PIDGEON 2/11 2002 TCM
MUSIC FOR MILLIONS 1944 MGM MARGARET O’BRIEN JIMMY DURANTE 8/15 1998 TCM
MY PAL WOLF 1944 RKO XXX XXX 3/4 1994 AMC
MYSTERY MAN 1944 UA WILLIAM BOYD ANDY CLYDE 4/2 2001 WEST
NABONGA 1944 PRC BUSTER CRABBE JULIE LONDON 12/29 2009 DVD
NEVADA 1944 RKO ROBERT MITCHUM NANCY GATES 10/15 2000 WEST
NIGHT OF ADVENTURE 1944 RKO TOM CONWAY AUDREY LONG 6/11 2003 TCM
NIGHT OF MAGIC (U.K.) 1944 BEVERLY XXX XXX 8/19 2009 DVD
NINE GIRLS 1944 COL ANN HARDING EVELYN KEYES 4/16 1995 TAPE
NONE BUT THE LONELY HEART 1944 RKO CARY GRANT ETHEL BARRYMORE 2/22 1994 AMC
NONE SHALL ESCAPE 1944 COL MARSHA HUNT ALEXANDER KNOX 2/26 2007 TCM
OATH OF VENGEANCE 1944 PRC BUSTER CRABBE FUZZY ST. JOHN 11/16 2004 WEST
ONCE UPON A TIME 1944 COL CARY GRANT JANET BLAIR 1/19 1994 TNT
ONE MYSTERIOUS NIGHT 1944 COL CHESTER MORRIS JANIS CARTER 9/4 2007 TCM
OUR HEARTS WERE YOUNG AND GAY 1944 PAR GAIL RUSSELL DIANA LYNN 4/5 1994 AMC
OUTLAW TRAIL 1944 MONO HOOT GIBSON BOB STEELE 12/17 2001 TCM
PASSPORT TO DESTINY 1944 RKO XXX XXX 7/4 1993 AMC
RAIDERS OF THE BORDER 1944 MONO JOHNNY MACK BROWN RAYMOND HATTON 12/30 2009 DVD
RIDERS OF THE DEADLINE 1944 UA WILLIAM BOYD ANDY CLYDE 3/4 2001 WEST
SAN DIEGO, I LOVE YOU 1944 UNI JON HALL BUSTER KEATON 10/26 2006 MAX
SCREAM IN THE DARK 1944 REP ROBERT LOWERY MARIE MCDONALD 12/18 2000 MYST
SECRET COMMAND 1944 COL PAT O’BRIEN CAROLE LANDIS 6/14 2007 TCM
SEE HERE, PRIVATE HARGROVE 1944 MGM ROBERT WALKER DONNA REED 7/27 1999 TCM
SEVENTH CROSS 1944 MGM SPENCER TRACY SIGNE HASSO 3/27 1999 TCM
SHADOW OF SUSPICION 1944 MONO 1/15 2015 TCM
SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE SPIDER WOMAN 1944 UNI BASIL RATHBONE 5/5 1996 7
SHINE ON HARVEST MOON 1944 WB ANN SHERIDAN DENNIS MORGAN 1/11 1999 TCM
SOMETHING FOR THE BOYS 1944 FOX VIVIAN BLAINE 3/31 2000 FXM
SONG OF THE OPEN ROAD 1944 UA JANE POWELL REGINALD DENNY 1/19 1997 AMC
SONORA STAGECOACH 1944 MONO HOOT GIBSON 3/2 2003 TCM
SOUL OF A MONSTER 1944 COL XXX XXX 10/21 2007 TCM
STRANGE AFFAIR 1944 COL EVELYN KEYES 5/24 2010 TCM
SULTAN’S DAUGHTER 1944 MONO XXX XXX 4/17 1995 TNT
SUNDAY DINNER FOR A SOLDIER 1944 FOX ANNE BAXTER 7/8 2008 FXM
SWEETHEARTS OF THE U.S.A. 1944 MONO XXX XXX 12/10 2007 TCM
SWING HOSTESS 1944 PRC XXX XXX 10/30 2007 DVD
SWING SHIFT MAISIE 1944 MGM ANN SOTHERN JAMES CRAIG 2/5 2000 TCM
THAT’S MY BABY 1944 REP 7/23 2015 DVD
THE WHISTLER 1944 COL RICHARD DIX 11/24 1994 TAPE
THREE CABALLEROS (CARTOON) 1944 RKO XXX XXX 6/4 1995 DIS
THREE MEN IN WHITE 1944 MGM LIONEL BARRYMORE VAN JOHNSON 8/21 2008 TCM
TOGETHER AGAIN 1944 COL 8/24 2012 TCM
TOMORROW THE WORLD 1944 UA FREDRIC MARCH 9/8 2002 TCM
TROCADERO 1944 REP JOHNNY DOWNS 1/7 2008 DVD
UNCERTAIN GLORY 1944 WB ERROL FLYNN PAUL LUKAS 6/21 2000 TCM
UTAH KID 1944 MONO 1/23 2012 TCM
VERY THOUGHT OF YOU 1944 WB DENNIS MORGAN ELEANOR PARKER 10/19 1998 TCM
VOICE IN THE WIND 1944 UA 2/6 2012 TCM
WATERFRONT 1944 PRC XXX XXX 4/18 2011 DVD
WAY AHEAD (U.K.) 1944 FOX DAVID NIVEN 9/19 1993 A & E
WEIRD WOMAN 1944 UNI 2/27 1998 TAPE
WENT THE DAY WELL (U.K.) 1944 A.F.E. 4/10 2014 TCM
WESTWARD BOUND 1944 MONO KEN MAYNARD HOOT GIBSON 5/13 1999 TCM
WHAT A MAN! 1944 MONO 1/15 2015 TCM
WHEN STRANGERS MARRY 1944 MONO KIM HUNTER 3/7 2004 MYST
WILD HORSE PHANTOM 1944 PRC BUSTER CRABBE 10/19 2009 DVD
YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS 1944 REP ROY ROGERS DALE EVANS 12/9 1992 AMC
Following are the New York City free over the air debut dates for 161 1944 films. All films debuted on local TV except for the U.K. film Madonna of the Seven Moons which actually debuted on the ABC network. Code, CH 2 -= WCBS (local, film debuted in other cities on different dates), 4 = WNBC (local), 5 = WNEW, 7 = WABC (local), 9 = WOR (an RKO station and got most of RKO’s films), 11 = WPIX and 13 at the time, up till 1962, WNTA (it became WNET public TV that year). This is not every 1944 film that aired on free TV, only ones that I have a record of. Source was TV Guide for the New York Area which listed debuts back then.
Key – film, studio, date of debut and channel.
ACTION IN ARABIA 1944 RKO 5/28 1956 9
ADDRESS UNKNOWN 1944 COL 9/11 1957 2
ADVENTURES OF MARK TWAIN 1944 WB 4/21 1961 2
ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES 1944 UNI 4/18 1960 2
AMERICAN ROMANCE 1944 MGM 7/4 1958 2
AND NOW TOMORROW 1944 PAR 2/10 1961 2
AND THE ANGELS SING 1944 PAR 10/10 1964 2
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE 1944 WB 8/29 1959 2
BABES ON SWING STREET 1944 UNI 5/3 1963 2
BARBARY COAST GENT 1944 MGM 4/14 1958 2
BATHING BEAUTY 1944 MGM 1/2 1959 2
BERMUDA MYSTERY 1944 FOX 8/19 1957 13
BETRAYED 1944 MON 5/11 1958 13
BETWEEN TWO WOMEN 1944 MGM 3/29 1957 2
BETWEEN TWO WORLDS 1944 WB 7/19 1958 2
BIG NOISE 1944 FOX 5/30 1962 2
BLACK PARACHUTE 1944 COL 12/8 1956 2
BLONDE FEVER 1944 MGM 5/23 1963 2
BRIDE BY MISTAKE 1944 RKO 4/8 1956 9
BROADWAY RHYTHM 1944 MGM 11/7 1962 2
BUFFALO BILL 1944 FOX 11/8 1957 11
CANDLELIGHT IN ALGERIA (U.K.) 1944 EL 9/1 1962 2
CAN’T HELP SINGING 1944 UNI 8/14 1961 9
CAROLINA BLUES 1944 COL 7/26 1957 2
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY 1944 UNI 12/18 1959 2
CLIMAX, THE 1944 UNI 9/21 1961 2
COBRA WOMAN 1944 UNI 11/12 1961 2
CONSPIRATORS, THE 1944 WB 4/27 1957 2
COVER GIRL 1944 COL 10/19 1959 9
CRIME BY NIGHT 1944 WB 6/21 1959 2
CRY OF THE WEREWOLF 1944 COL 7/21 1957 9
CURSE OF THE CAT PEOPLE 1944 RKO 12/8 1956 9
DANGEROUS JOURNEY (DOC.) 1944 FOX 1/16 1959 4
DARK MOUNTAIN 1944 PAR 8/22 1957 4
DEAD MAN’S EYES 1944 UNI 4/28 1958 7
DOUBLE INDEMNITY 1944 PAR 11/18 1961 2
DOUGHGIRLS, THE 1944 WB 10/4 1959 2
DRAGON SEED 1944 MGM 5/9 1959 2
ENTER ARSENE LUPIN 1944 UNI 1/27 1965 2
EVE OF ST. MARK 1944 FOX 7/12 1958 4
EXPERIMENT PERILOUS 1944 RKO 11/26 1956 9
FALCON IN HOLLYWOOD 1944 RKO 11/5 1956 9
FALCON IN MEXICO 1944 RKO 10/15 1959 9
FALCON OUT WEST 1944 RKO 11/19 1956 9
FOLLOW THE BOYS 1944 UNI 9/17 1962 9
FOUR JILLS IN A JEEP 1944 FOX 1/28 1957 13
FRENCHMAN’S CREEK 1944 PAR 12/9 1961 2
GAMBLER’S CHOICE 1944 PAR 5/3 1957 4
GENTLE ANNIE 1944 MGM 6/23 1960 2
GHOST CATCHERS 1944 UNI 4/4 1956 2
GIRL RUSH 1944 RKO 11/8 1956 9
GOING MY WAY 1944 PAR 1/25 1959 2
GOLDEN MADONNA (U.K.) 1944 STRATFORD 4/9 1956 2
GREAT MOMENT 1944 PAR 12/20 1961 2
GREENWICH VILLAGE 1944 FOX 1/16 1963 2
GUY NAMED JOE 1944 MGM 2/4 1958 2
GYPSY WILDCAT 1944 UNI 1/31 1962 2
HAIL THE CONQUERING HERO 1944 PAR 5/30 1959 2
HENRY ALDRICH, BOY SCOUT 1944 PAR 2/25 1961 2
HERE COME THE WAVES 1944 PAR 6/3 1960 2
HEY, ROOKIE 1944 COL 5/29 1957 2
HIDDEN VALLEY OUTLAWS 1944 REP 11/1 1956 2
HITLER GANG 1944 PAR 11/8 1962 2
HOLLYWOOD CANTEEN 1944 WB 6/29 1962 2
HOME IN INDIANA 1944 FOX 2/11 1964 2
HOTEL RESERVE (U.K.) 1944 RKO 5/7 1956 9
HOUR BEFORE THE DAWN 1944 PAR 4/29 1960 2
HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN 1944 UNI 10/16 1958 7
I LOVE A SOLDIER 1944 PAR 2/11 1964 2
IMPATIENT YEARS 1944 COL 4/22 1957 7
IN OUR TIME 1944 WB 9/27 1958 2
IN THE MEANTIME, DARLING 1944 FOX 7/14 1958 13
INVISIBLE MAN’S REVENGE 1944 UNI 10/30 1958 7
IRISH EYES ARE SMILING 1944 FOX 3/16 1961 2
JAM SESSION 1944 COL 12/30 1957 7
JANE EYRE 1944 FOX 11/5 1958 13
JANIE 1944 WB 3/3 1961 2
JASSY (U.K.) 1944 UNI 3/17 1956 2
KANSAS CITY KITTY 1944 COL 11/21 1957 2
KEYS OF THE KINGDOM 1944 FOX 12/27 1957 11
KISMET 1944 MGM 9/26 1958 2
LADIES OF WASHINGTON 1944 FOX 2/21 1959 4
LADY IN THE DARK 1944 PAR 3/3 1961 2
LAKE PLACID SERENADE 1944 REP 2/10 1956 2
LAST RIDE 1944 WB 4/14 1960 2
LAURA 1944 FOX 5/12 1958 13
LIFEBOAT 1944 FOX 4/29 1957 13
LODGER, THE 1944 FOX 6/15 1957 11
LOST IN A HAREM 1944 MGM 6/1 1959 2
MADONNA OF THE SEVEN MOONS (U.K.) 1944 UNI 3/25 1956 ABC
MAIN STREET AFTER DARK 1944 MGM 5/13 1961 2
MAISIE GOES TO RENO 1944 MGM 10/18 1961 2
MAKE YOUR OWN BED 1944 WB 1/21 1957 2
MAN IN HALF MOON STREET 1944 PAR 10/30 1961 2
MARINE RAIDERS 1944 RKO 5/6 1957 9
MARRIAGE IS A PRIVATE AFFAIR 1944 MGM 9/20 1957 2
MASK OF DIMITRIOS 1944 WB 1/16 1960 2
MASTER RACE 1944 RKO 7/23 1956 9
MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS 1944 MGM 10/7 1960 2
MEET THE PEOPLE 1944 MGM 12/4 1961 2
MERRY MONAHANS 1944 UNI 3/17 1959 2
MINISTRY OF FEAR 1944 PAR 8/19 1960 2
MISSING JUROR 1944 COL 3/3 1958 7
MOJAVE FIREBRAND 1944 REP 11/20 1956 2
MR. SKEFFINGTON 1944 WB 5/4 1957 2
MRS. PARKINGTON 1944 MGM 7/12 1958 2
MUMMY’S CURSE 1944 UNI 2/12 1959 7
MUMMY’S GHOST 1944 UNI 3/6 1958 7
MURDER, MY SWEET 1944 RKO 11/10 1958 9
MUSIC FOR MILLIONS 1944 MGM 6/13 1961 2
MUSIC IN MANHATTAN 1944 RKO 11/12 1956 4
NATIONAL VELVET 1944 MGM 10/31 1959 2
NAVY WAY 1944 PAR 4/5 1957 4
NEVADA 1944 RKO 8/29 1956 9
NINE GIRLS 1944 COL 12/10 1956 2
NONE BUT THE LONELY HEART 1944 RKO 1/21 1962 9
NOTHING BUT TROUBLE 1944 MGM 8/6 1960 2
ONCE UPON A TIME 1944 COL 12/7 1956 2
ONE BODY TOO MANY 1944 PAR 8/17 1957 4
OUR HEARTS WERE YOUNG AND GAY 1944 PAR 9/3 1960 2
PASSAGE TO MARSEILLE 1944 WB 2/7 1959 2
PHANTOM LADY 1944 UNI 5/5 1961 2
PIN UP GIRL 1944 FOX 6/22 1958 13
PURPLE HEART 1944 FOX 10/18 1957 11
RAINBOW ISLAND 1944 PAR 9/18 1963 2
RATIONING 1944 MGM 8/29 1960 2
RETURN OF THE VAMPIRE 1944 COL 4/1 1957 9
SEVEN DAYS ASHORE 1944 RKO 12/29 1956 9
SEVENTH CROSS 1944 MGM 10/5 1957 2
SHINE ON HARVEST MOON 1944 WB 10/18 1958 2
SHOW BUSINESS 1944 RKO 8/6 1956 9
SINCE YOU WENT AWAY 1944 UA 1/27 1958 9
SOMETHING FOR THE BOYS 1944 FOX 7/2 1958 13
SONG OF THE OPEN ROAD 1944 UA 9/2 1964 9
SOUTH OF DIXIE 1944 UNI 4/27 1963 2
STANDING ROOM ONLY 1944 PAR 12/28 1962 2
STEP LIVELY 1944 RKO 5/2 1960 9
STORY OF DR. WASSELL 1944 PAR 12/8 1962 2
STRANGE AFFAIR 1944 COL 12/12 1958 9
SUNDAY DINNER FOR A SOLDIER 1944 FOX 1/17 1958 11
SWEET AND LOWDOWN 1944 FOX 7/26 1964 2
SWING FEVER 1944 MGM 8/16 1963 2
TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT 1944 FOX 5/2 1963 2
TALL IN THE SADDLE 1944 RKO 6/3 1957 9
THIN MAN GOES HOME 1944 MGM 11/30 1957 2
THIRTY SECONDS OVER TOKYO 1944 MGM 1/5 1957 2
THIS IS THE LIFE 1944 UNI 8/3 1959 2
TILL WE MEET AGAIN 1944 PAR 11/19 1960 2
TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT 1944 WB 5/7 1960 2
TOGETHER AGAIN 1944 COL 12/6 1956 2
TWO GIRLS AND A SAILOR 1944 MGM 12/26 1959 2
U-BOAT PRISONER 1944 COL 7/5 1956 2
UNCERTAIN GLORY 1944 WB 11/13 1961 9
UNINVITED, THE 1944 PAR 9/20 1960 2
UNSUSPECTED, THE 1944 WB 2/9 1957 2
UP IN ARMS 1944 RKO 12/31 1967 2
VERY THOUGHT OF YOU 1944 WB 2/15 1964 2
WEIRD WOMAN 1944 UNI 2/13 1958 7
WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER 1944 MGM 6/13 1958 2
WILSON 1944 FOX 4/21 1962 2
WING AND A PRAYER 1944 FOX 1/1 1957 13
WINGED VICTORY 1944 FOX 10/28 1961 2
Hey Dan….as always your lists are always interesting and impressive. So taking your total of 161 1944 movies watched….I dug out my Reel Fact book which lists the amount of movies released in a year.
In 1944 401 American movies and 40 imported movies were released in the United States….so some percentages…..my table which currently lists 103 movies only represents 23.35% of the movies released in 1944.
Your percentage watched is at a pretty incredible 37%. I would guess my total would be about 25 or 5.66%. I thought I watched lots of movies…but you are the champ.
Thanks for the headsup on Belle of Yukon….not sure how I did that…but the error has been fixed.
Thanks for stopping by.
🙂
I have seen something like 20 for this year and my favorites are
Gaslight/ one of the best part of Grant
to have and have not/ Bogart and Bacall first meeting
double indemnity / Mrs Dietrichson by Stanwick / Wilder wanted Dietrich
kismet / Dietrich in gold legs
hangover square / London and Darnell
lifeboat / Hitchcock
henri V / famous part of Olivier
it happened to morrow / Clair french director and Darnell
and the best for me is
Laura
i saw it a lot
great pages it would be interresting with the world box office because that was the end of the war so all these films were the first we saw in Europe
thanks for the page
pierre
Hey Pierre
Tally count:
Dan 128 (Total all 1944 movies)
Lupino 51
Flora 40
Steve 25
Pierre 20
Cogerson 17
I like many of the ones you mentioned as your favorites…..with Laura and Double Indemnity being all-time classics.
I plan on adding in the worldwide grosses that I have before I go to bed.
Thanks for the feedback.
51 of the movies seen. Can’t understand what made Frenchman’s Creek so popular, although I really love Joan Fontaine.
My favs are Summer Storm, It happened Tomorrow, Hangover Square (Darnell was VERY busy in 1944, 2 more of her movies on the list!), Double Indemnity, Laura.
Meet Me in St. Louis, Going My Way, Murder My Sweet, Lifeboat, Arsenic and Old Lace (Grant and Priscilla Lane!), Since you went away, The seventh Cross, Woman in the Window, Cover Girl, Pin Up Girl, White Cliffs of Dover, Mr. Skeffington and Dragon Seed. Thank you for another full classic Year!
HI LUPINO
I don’t want to steal your thunder but I simply HAD to say I agree with you about Frenchman’s Creek and to be fair Bruce doesn’t go overboard about it either as you will see he gives it just a 58% rating for critic/audience in his table, PS Agree with you too about Joan Fontaine!
Hey Bob,
always nice talking to someone here 😉
I usually like movies based on novels by Daphne du Maurier, but Creek is just a long, albeit colourful, booooore….
HI LUPINO
1. I felt the same way about Alfred Hitchcock’s Under Capricorn which Bruce gives a paltry 55.3% for critic/audience approval on his Hitchcock page and which unlike Frenchman’s Creek does not seem to have been over popular with wider audiences earning an adjusted domestic gross of jut $65.9 dollars according to Bruce and appearing as low as No 90 in the 1949 box office charts
2 Mind you I risk Steve Lensman sulking with me for daring to criticise Hitchcock – I think it’s an Englishman- idolising-another-Englishman kind of thing you know whereas I’m a sort of cosmopolitan guy myself. You will need to be wary in the matter because believe it or not some people will go into their shell if you disagree with them.
3 These annual reviews of Bruce’s are very interesting to me because film historians have long argued that though film audiences in general have dropped off there has been such a standardisation of tastes in recent years that the very top films today can often be just as popular as the biggest earners in the 40s. There seems to be some evidence of that in Bruce’s comprehensive stats because the combined adjusted grosses for the top 20 movies in a number of the years that Bruce has covered and I have sampled are remarkably similar to the overall actual gross that Box Office Mojo quotes for the top 20 movies of 2016. Without the Cogerson site it would be impossible to make such comparisons so we’re very lucky.
Best wishes BOB
LUPINO In my posts I meant $65.9 MILLION dollars of course for Under Capricorn. Apologies for the error. BOB
Hi again Bob,
interesting comparison between Creek and Capricorn, although I would prefer the latter one, I must admit it doesn’t invite repeated viewing 😉 Considering Bergman’s popularity at the time, it really was a disappointment at the boxoffice. I am a huge Hitchcock fan myself, and I think even a bad Hitch has something good to offer, so I might understand where Steve is coming from 🙂 Still, I wouldn’t argue with anybody calling Capricorn boring or Topaz overblown and confusing- just leave The Birds and Vertigo alone!!! I am really glad I discovered Bruce’s page, so many interesting information to be found here… Good comment on the similarities in classic and modern box office grosses!
Hey Bob…thanks for the kind words. Good to know that the Top 20 are close….when we switched the box office equation….I spent many hours comparing the numbers and it seems these “new” numbers make a whole lot more sense. Good feedback.
Hey Lupino….glad you discovered our page as well. Sorry you found it when for the first time in 5 plus years I am having a hard time keeping up. Hopefully things are getting back on track.
Under Capricorn is one of my least favorite Hitchcock movies….so I agree with your comment…100%….it does make you wonder what Hitch saw in the novel…that made him want to make the movie. 🙂
Hey Bob….I double check the numbers….and it did in fact earn that much….3.5 million in rentals was pretty stout for 1944. That 58% does not make me want to rush out and watch it. 🙂
Hey Lupino
1. Tally count: Dan 128 (Total all 1944 movies), Lupino 51, Flora 40, Steve 25, Pierre 20 and poor Cogerson did last at 17.
2. As for Frenchman’s Creek…..it is listed as one of the biggest hits of the entire 1940s decade….this was found in Variety.
3. I am sure many years from now the Transformers movies will be confusing lots of people….as they will not understand how they made so much movie.
4. Like Bob mentioned in his comment….it did not score well in my critic/audience column….58% is not too stellar…especially since it seems it is easier to reach 60% with the classic movies….I think critics are more forgiving that when they look at modern movies.
5. Yep Darnell was very busy…4 movies with an average gross of $96.50 million.
6. I like many of the favorites you list….with Murder My Sweet, Lifeboat, Arsenic and Old Lace and Woman in the Window being my favorites.
7. Glad you liked this page….when I do the next year in will be 1945….which mean we have pages from 1937 to 1946. I guess I will have to knock out the rest of the 1940s to.
Thanks for the visit, the comment and the tally count.
Hey Bruce,
5: Linda Darnell has 5 movies on your list- guess you forgot her costarring part in Buffalo Bill? O’ Hara and Darnell in one film- only the big screen was able to showcase those two beauties at once lol!
6: Looking forward to ANY page featuring a whole classic year!
Hey Lupino….yep I forgot about Buffalo Bill….my UMR column works best with 2 stars listed…and Buffalo Bill currently has 4 stars with UMR pages….and Darnell and Joel McCrea got left off…..I know that is crazy leaving McCrea off.
My next classic page will be Rosalind Russell….almost done with that one….and a 1945 page is coming in the near future too.
Thanks for all the support.
I have seen 40 of these movies.
You’ve listed Belle of the Yukon twice.
My ten favourites are:
Double Indemnity
Laura
To Have and Have Not
Gaslight
Meet Me in St. Louis
Going My Way
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Murder My Sweet
Lifeboat
Arsenic and Old Lace
Hey Flora
1. Fixed the Yukon issue….thanks for seeing that.
2. I have 17 to your 40.
3. Of your favorites….I have seen 9 of the 10…..and I have Meet Me In St. Louis ready to watch.
4. I agree…the nine we have seen are all excellent movies.
Thanks for the feedback.
Will add in the worldwide grosses I have after a visit to the world known Norfolk Zoo.
Bad Cogerson…..you still have not included the worldwide grosses….such a slacker.