1946 IN FILM

My favourite films released in the U.S. in 1946








25.       UNDER THE BRIDGES

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24.       LET THERE BE LIGHT

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23.             BOOK REVUE

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22.                MARGIE

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21.                 GILDA

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20.           THE YEARLING

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19.      THE OVERLANDERS

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18.               HENRY V

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17.

THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES

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16.        CANYON PASSAGE

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15.          CLUNY BROWN

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14.    THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE

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13.         BASEBALL BUGS

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12.        ROME, OPEN CITY

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11.         THE STRANGER

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10.

RITUAL IN TRANSFIGURED TIME

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9.            THE BIG SLEEP

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     A MATTER OF LIFE & DEATH

8.[STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN]

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7.              THE KILLERS

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6.            DEAD OF NIGHT

5.      CHILDREN OF PARADISE

4.               NOTORIOUS

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3.         BRIEF ENCOUNTER

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2.     IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE

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1.   MY DARLING CLEMENTINE

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ALSO ESSENTIAL. NOT RANKED.
(other titles of '46 I loved that almost placed)

SO DARK THE NIGHT

THE POSTMAN 

ALWAYS RINGS TWICE

THE GREAT 

PIGGY BANK ROBBERY

THE VERDICT

DUEL IN THE SUN

ANNA AND THE KING OF SIAM

THE RAZOR'S EDGE

LITTLE GIANT

PETER AND THE WOLF

HOUSE OF HORRORS

TRAP HAPPY

NO REGRETS FOR OUR YOUTH

BEDLAM

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1946
TOP 25

1. MY DARLING CLEMENTINE (Ford)
2. IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (Capra)
3. BRIEF ENCOUNTER (Lean)
4. NOTORIOUS (Hitchcock)
5. CHILDREN OF PARADISE (Carne)
6. DEAD OF NIGHT (Cavalcanti)
7. THE KILLERS (Siodmak)
8. MATTER OF LIFE & DEATH (Powell/Pressburger)
9. THE BIG SLEEP (Hawks)
10. RITUAL IN TRANSFIGURED TIME (Deren)
11. THE STRANGER (Welles)
12. ROMA, CITTA APERTA (Rossellini)
13. BASEBALL BUGS (Freleng)
14. SPIRAL STAIRCASE (Siodmak)
15. CLUNY BROWN (Lubitsch)
16. CANYON PASSAGE (Tourneur)
17. BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES (Wyler)
18. HENRY V (Olivier)
19. OVERLANDERS (Watt)
20. THE YEARLING (Clarence Brown)
21. GILDA (Charles Vidor)
22. MARGIE (Henry King)
23. LOONEY TUNES BOOK REVUE (Clampett)
24. LET THERE BE LIGHT (Huston)
25. UNDER THE BRIDGES (Käutner)

RUNNER-UP:
SO DARK THE NIGHT (JH Lewis), POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE (Garnett), GREAT PIGGY BANK ROBBERY (Clampett), THE VERDICT (Siegel), DUEL IN THE SUN (Vidor), ANNA & THE KING OF SIAM (Cromwell) RAZOR'S EDGE (Goulding) LITTLE GIANT (Seiter) MAKE MINE MUSIC: PETER & THE WOLF (Disney), HOUSE OF HORRORS (Yarbrough), TRAP HAPPY (Hanna/Barbera), NO REGRETS FOR OUR YOUTH (Kurosawa), BEDLAM (Robson)