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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 .
The top ten 1944 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic rentals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Going My Way | Paramount | $6,500,000 [1] |
| 2 | Meet Me in St. Louis | MGM | $5,016,000 [2] |
| 3 | Since You Went Away | United Artists | $4,950,000 [3] |
| 4 | Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo | MGM | $4,297,000 [2] |
| 5 | The Story of Dr. Wassell | Paramount | $4,209,968 [4] |
| 6 | The White Cliffs of Dover | MGM | $4,045,000 [2] |
| 7 | A Guy Named Joe | $3,970,000 [2] | |
| 8 | Hollywood Canteen | Warner Bros. | $3,831,000 [5] |
| 9 | To Have and Have Not | $3,652,000 [5] | |
| 10 | Bathing Beauty | MGM | $3,284,000 [2] |
| Category/Organization | 2nd Golden Globe Awards April 16, 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 |
| 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 |
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