A list of American films released in 1948 .
Contents
- A–B
- C–D
- E–F
- G–H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P–Q
- R
- S
- T
- U–V
- W–Z
- Documentaries
- Serials
- Shorts
- See also
- References
- External links
A list of American films released in 1948 .
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Story | Robert J. Flaherty | Docudrama | nominated for Academy Award | |
| Test Tube Babies | W. Merle Connell | Exploitation | ||
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventures of Frank and Jesse James | Yakima Canutt | Clayton Moore, Noel Neill | Western, Serial | Republic |
| Congo Bill | Spencer Gordon Bennet, Thomas Carr | Don McGuire, Cleo Moore | Adventure, Serial | Columbia |
| Dangers of the Canadian Mounted | Fred C. Brannon, Yakima Canutt | Jim Bannon | Adventure, Serial | Republic |
| G–Men Never Forget | Fred C. Brannon, Yakima Canutt | Clayton Moore | Crime, Serial | Republic |
| Superman | Spencer Gordon Bennet, Thomas Carr | Kirk Alyn, Noel Neill | Serial | Columbia |
| Tex Granger | Derwin Abrahams | Robert Kellard | Western, Serial | Columbia |
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