Movies of 1943
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1. Lassie Come Home (1943)
Passed | 89 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
After her destitute family is forced to sell her, a collie named Lassie escapes from her new owner and begins the long trek from Scotland to her Yorkshire home.
Director: Fred M. Wilcox | Stars: Roddy McDowall, Donald Crisp, May Whitty, Edmund Gwenn
Votes: 5,932
Release date October 7, 1943
Directed by Fred M. Wilcox
Elsa Lanchester ... Mrs. Carraclough
Elizabeth Taylor ... Priscilla
Academy Awards, USA 1944
NOMINEE Best Cinematography, Color
2. The Ox-Bow Incident (1942)
Passed | 75 min | Drama, Western
When a posse captures three men suspected of killing a local farmer, they become strongly divided over whether or not to lynch the men.
Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Henry Fonda, Dana Andrews, Mary Beth Hughes, Anthony Quinn
Votes: 24,955 | Gross: $1.64M
Release date May 8, 1943
Directed by William A. Wellman
Henry Fonda ... Gil Carter
Anthony Quinn ... Juan Martínez
Academy Awards, USA 1944
NOMINEE Best Picture
3. The Outlaw (1943)
G | 116 min | Drama, Western
Western legends Pat Garrett, Doc Holliday and Billy the Kid are played against each other over the law and the attentions of vivacious country vixen Rio McDonald.
Directors: Howard Hughes, Howard Hawks | Stars: Jack Buetel, Thomas Mitchell, Jane Russell, Walter Huston
Votes: 4,983
Release date February 5, 1943 Directed by Howard Hughes Jane Russell ... Rio McDonald
4. For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
Passed | 170 min | Adventure, Drama, History
During the Spanish Civil War, an American allied with the Republicans finds romance during a desperate mission to blow up a strategically important bridge.
Director: Sam Wood | Stars: Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, Akim Tamiroff, Arturo de Córdova
Votes: 10,227 | Gross: $17.80M
Release date July 14, 1943
Directed by Sam Wood
Gary Cooper ... Robert Jordan
Ingrid Bergman ... María
Academy Awards, USA 1944
NOMINEE Best Picture
NOMINEE Best Actor in a Leading Role (Gary Cooper)
NOMINEE Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Akim Tamiroff)
NOMINEE Best Actress in a Leading Role (Ingrid Bergman)
WINNER Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Katina Paxinou)
NOMINEE Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Color
NOMINEE Best Cinematography, Color
NOMINEE Best Film Editing
NOMINEE Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
5. Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Passed | 108 min | Film-Noir, Thriller
A teenage girl, overjoyed when her favorite uncle comes to visit the family in their quiet California town, slowly begins to suspect that he is in fact the "Merry Widow" killer sought by the authorities.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Teresa Wright, Joseph Cotten, Macdonald Carey, Henry Travers
Votes: 70,499
Release date January 12, 1943
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Teresa Wright ... Charlie Newton
Academy Awards, USA 1944
NOMINEE Best Writing, Original Story
6. The Seventh Victim (1943)
Approved | 71 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A woman in search of her missing sister uncovers a Satanic cult in New York's Greenwich Village and finds that they could have something to do with her sibling's random disappearance.
Director: Mark Robson | Stars: Kim Hunter, Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Isabel Jewell
Votes: 7,576
Release date August 21, 1943 Directed by Mark Robson Kim Hunter ... Mary Gibson
7. Lady of Burlesque (1943)
Approved | 91 min | Comedy, Music, Mystery
After one member of their group is murdered, the performers at a burlesque house must work together to find out who the killer is before he strikes again.
Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Michael O'Shea, J. Edward Bromberg, Iris Adrian
Votes: 2,779
Release date May 1, 1943
Directed by William A. Wellman
Barbara Stanwyck ... Deborah Hoople - aka Dixie Daisy
Academy Awards, USA 1944
NOMINEE Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
8. Tarzan Triumphs (1943)
Passed | 76 min | Action, Adventure, War
As World War II rages, a formation of German paratroopers land in the hidden city of Palandria to exploit its wealth and they start taking hostages. Can Tarzan, the king of the jungle, and his animal companions Cheeta and Buli save them?
Director: Wilhelm Thiele | Stars: Johnny Weissmuller, Frances Gifford, Johnny Sheffield, Stanley Ridges
Votes: 2,385 | Gross: $3.27M
Release date January 20, 1943 Directed by Wilhelm Thiele Johnny Weissmuller ... Tarzan
9. Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943)
Passed | 70 min | Adventure, Mystery, War
With Jane still away for the war effort, Tarzan and Boy set off to retrieve rare medicinal herbs, only to run into an American messenger, German spies, and the mysterious desert's treacherous fauna and flora.
Director: Wilhelm Thiele | Stars: Johnny Weissmuller, Nancy Kelly, Johnny Sheffield, Otto Kruger
Votes: 2,253
Release date December 16, 1943 Directed by Wilhelm Thiele Johnny Weissmuller ... Tarzan
10. The Dancing Masters (1943)
Approved | 63 min | Comedy, Romance
Two bumbling dance teachers help an awkward inventor sell his new invention and facilitate his romance with a beautiful socialite.
Director: Malcolm St. Clair | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Trudy Marshall, Robert Bailey
Votes: 1,113
Release date November 19, 1943 Directed by Malcolm St. Clair Stan Laurel ... Stan Oliver Hardy ... Ollie Robert Mitchum ... Mickey Halligan
11. Heaven Can Wait (1943)
Passed | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
An old roué arrives in Hades to review his life with Satan, who will rule on his eligibility to enter the Underworld.
Director: Ernst Lubitsch | Stars: Gene Tierney, Don Ameche, Charles Coburn, Marjorie Main
Votes: 12,368
Release date August 4, 1943
Directed by Ernst Lubitsch
Gene Tierney ... Martha Strabel Van Cleve
Academy Awards, USA 1944
NOMINEE Best Picture
NOMINEE Best Cinematography, Color
NOMINEE Best Director
12. Five Graves to Cairo (1943)
Passed | 96 min | Thriller, War
In the North African campaign a British straggler manages to pass himself off as a waiter at the hotel commandeered as Rommel's headquarters. He has thoughts of assassinating Rommel but his cover may have an even better use.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Franchot Tone, Anne Baxter, Akim Tamiroff, Fortunio Bonanova
Votes: 6,832
Release date May 26, 1943
Directed by Billy Wilder
Anne Baxter ... Mouche
Academy Awards, USA 1944
NOMINEE Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White
NOMINEE Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
NOMINEE Best Film Editing
13. Jitterbugs (1943)
Passed | 75 min | Comedy, Musical
The boys team up with a likable con man to help a pretty singer's mother who's been taken in by swindlers.
Director: Malcolm St. Clair | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Vivian Blaine, Robert Bailey
Votes: 1,392 | Gross: $1.05M
Release date June 5, 1943 Directed by Malcolm St. Clair Stan Laurel ... Stan Oliver Hardy ... Ollie
14. Sufferin' Cats! (1943)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom and another cat fight over Jerry.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Frank Graham, William Hanna, Harry Lang, Jack Sabel
Votes: 1,302
Release date January 16, 1943 Directed by Joseph Barbera & William Hanna Tom & Jerry
15. The Lonesome Mouse (1943)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Jerry crashes a vase onto Tom's head, which gets Mammy to throw Tom out. Jerry revels in his freedom, among other things turning Tom's picture into a Hitler caricature then spitting on it. ... See full summary »
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: William Hanna, Harry Lang, Lillian Randolph
Votes: 1,365
Release date May 22, 1943 Directed by Joseph Barbera & William Hanna Tom & Jerry
16. The Yankee Doodle Mouse (1943)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
In honor of the U.S. military during WWII, Tom and Jerry do battle in the basement, using household items as war weapons and vehicles.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Star: William Hanna
Votes: 2,015
Release date June 26, 1943
Directed by Joseph Barbera & William Hanna
Tom & Jerry
Academy Awards, USA 1944
WINNER Best Short Subject, Cartoons
17. Baby Puss (1943)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom is dressed up and treated like a baby by the little girl of the house, and he hates it aside from the bottle of milk, that is. Jerry brings in some alley cats, who tease Tom.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Sara Berner, William Hanna, The King's Men, Harry Lang
Votes: 1,477
Release date December 25, 1943 Directed by Joseph Barbera & William Hanna Tom & Jerry
18. Tortoise Wins by a Hare (1943)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Bugs challenges Cecil Turtle to race, only this time he's wearing an aerodynamic suit like Cecil's. Unfortunately, the gambling ring has bet everything on the rabbit, and Bugs now looks like a tortoise.
Directors: Robert Clampett, Tex Avery | Stars: Mel Blanc, Kent Rogers, Michael Maltese, Tedd Pierce
Votes: 1,634
Release date February 20, 1943 Directed by Robert Clampett Bugs Bunny
19. A Corny Concerto (1943)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Elmer Fudd introduces two pieces of classical music: "Tales of the Vienna Woods" and "The Blue Danube", and acted out by Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Laramore the Hound Dog, a family of swans, and a juvenile Daffy Duck.
Director: Robert Clampett | Stars: Arthur Q. Bryan, Robert Clampett, Bea Benaderet
Votes: 2,099
Release date September 25, 1943 Directed by Bob Clampett Elmer Fudd Bugs Bunny Porky Pig Daffy Duck
20. Dumb-Hounded (1943)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The Wolf escapes from prison but is hounded by the police dog named Droopy. Wherever The Wolf goes, the little fellow is there, too.
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Bill Thompson, Frank Graham
Votes: 1,217
Release date March 20, 1943 Directed by Tex Avery Droopy
21. Red Hot Riding Hood (1943)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
The characters of the traditional fairy tale demand a new approach to the story as a sexy urban comedy with Red as a nightclub singer.
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Elvia Allman, Sara Berner, Daws Butler, Pinto Colvig
Votes: 2,750
Release date May 8, 1943 Directed by Tex Avery
22. Who Killed Who? (1943)
Passed | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A man is murdered in an isolated mansion, and the detective tries to find out whodunit. But the house he's investigating is decidedly haunted, and he never knows just what's 'round the next corner.
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Kent Rogers, Tex Avery, Sara Berner, Billy Bletcher
Votes: 1,090
Release date June 19, 1943 Directed by Tex Avery
23. One Ham's Family (1943)
Approved | 8 min | Family, Animation, Comedy
A hungry wolf with ham in the shape of a pig kid stands in for Santa Claus.
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Tex Avery, Sara Berner, Pinto Colvig, Kent Rogers
Votes: 472
Release date August 14, 1943 Directed by Tex Avery
24. What's Buzzin' Buzzard? (1943)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Family, Comedy
Two buzzards suffer from acute food shortage and make up for it by cooking each other, or at least trying to.
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Daws Butler, William Hanna, Pat McGeehan, Dick Nelson
Votes: 515
Release date November 27, 1943 Directed by Tex Avery
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