This is a list of films produced or distributed by Universal Pictures in 1940–1949, founded in 1912 as the Universal Film Manufacturing Company. It is the main motion picture production and distribution arm of Universal Studios, a subsidiary of the NBCUniversal division of Comcast.
1940
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editRelease date | Title | Notes |
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January 5, 1943 | The Adventures of Smilin' Jack | Film serial |
January 15, 1943 | Shadow of a Doubt | |
January 1943 | How's About It | |
February 5, 1943 | Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground | |
February 12, 1943 | Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon | distribution only |
February 19, 1943 | The Amazing Mrs. Holliday | |
February 25, 1943 | Hi'ya, Chum | |
February 26, 1943 | Hi, Buddy | |
March 5, 1943 | Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man | |
March 19, 1943 | It Ain't Hay | |
March 26, 1943 | He's My Guy | |
March 1943 | Keep 'Em Slugging | |
April 6, 1943 | Don Winslow of the Coast Guard | Film serial |
April 9, 1943 | It Comes Up Love | |
April 12, 1943 | Cheyenne Roundup | |
April 16, 1943 | Rhythm of the Islands | |
April 23, 1943 | White Savage | |
April 30, 1943 | Sherlock Holmes in Washington | distribution only |
April 1943 | Follow the Band | |
May 1, 1943 | Raiders of San Joaquin | |
May 5, 1943 | The Next of Kin | |
May 7, 1943 | Good Morning, Judge | |
May 21, 1943 | Cowboy in Manhattan | |
May 28, 1943 | Mister Big | |
June 2, 1943 | Hit the Ice | |
June 4, 1943 | Captive Wild Woman | |
June 11, 1943 | All by Myself | |
June 18, 1943 | Two Tickets to London | |
June 21, 1943 | Get Going | |
June 1943 | Frontier Law | |
July 9, 1943 | Gals, Incorporated | |
July 16, 1943 | Hers to Hold | |
July 23, 1943 | Honeymoon Lodge | |
August 6, 1943 | Frontier Badmen | |
The Lone Star Trail | ||
August 27, 1943 | Phantom of the Opera | |
August 30, 1943 | We've Never Been Licked | distribution only; co-production with Walter Wanger Productions |
September 1, 1943 | So's Your Uncle | |
September 3, 1943 | Fired Wife | |
September 7, 1943 | Adventures of the Flying Cadets | Film serial |
September 10, 1943 | Larceny with Music | |
The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler | ||
September 15, 1943 | Arizona Trail | |
September 17, 1943 | Sherlock Holmes Faces Death | distribution only |
Top Man | ||
September 24, 1943 | Always a Bridesmaid | |
September 29, 1943 | Corvette K-225 | |
October 8, 1943 | Crazy House | |
Hi'ya, Sailor | ||
October 22, 1943 | You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith | |
October 29, 1943 | Flesh and Fantasy | |
November 5, 1943 | Son of Dracula | |
November 12, 1943 | The Mad Ghoul | |
November 19, 1943 | Never a Dull Moment | |
November 26, 1943 | His Butler's Sister | |
December 10, 1943 | She's for Me | |
December 17, 1943 | Calling Dr. Death | |
December 20, 1943 | Gung Ho! | distribution only; produced by Walter Wanger Productions |
December 24, 1943 | Moonlight in Vermont |
1944
editRelease date | Title | Notes |
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January 7, 1944 | Sing a Jingle | |
January 14, 1944 | Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves | |
January 21, 1944 | The Spider Woman | distribution only |
January 22, 1944 | Marshal of Gunsmoke | |
January 28, 1944 | Phantom Lady | |
February 1, 1944 | Chip Off the Old Block | |
Ladies Courageous | distribution only; co-production with Walter Wanger Productions | |
February 4, 1944 | Swingtime Johnny | |
February 10, 1944 | The Impostor | |
February 14, 1944 | Week-End Pass | |
March 1, 1944 | Weird Woman | |
March 10, 1944 | Hat Check Honey | |
March 17, 1944 | Oklahoma Raiders | |
March 22, 1944 | Hi, Good Lookin'! | |
March 30, 1944 | Her Primitive Man | |
April 1, 1944 | Moon Over Las Vegas | |
April 25, 1944 | The Great Alaskan Mystery | Film serial |
April 1944 | Slightly Terrific | |
May 5, 1944 | Follow the Boys | |
May 12, 1944 | Cobra Woman | |
May 21, 1944 | Boss of Boomtown | |
May 26, 1944 | The Scarlet Claw | distribution only |
May 1944 | Pardon My Rhythm | |
Twilight on the Prairie | ||
June 1, 1944 | Jungle Woman | |
June 2, 1944 | This Is the Life | |
June 16, 1944 | Ghost Catchers | |
June 23, 1944 | South of Dixie | |
June 25, 1944 | Raiders of Ghost City | Film serial |
July 7, 1944 | The Mummy's Ghost | |
Trigger Trail | ||
July 12, 1944 | The Invisible Man's Revenge | |
July 21, 1944 | Allergic to Love | |
July 31, 1944 | Christmas Holiday | |
August 1, 1944 | The Pearl of Death | distribution only |
August 2, 1944 | Gypsy Wildcat | |
August 18, 1944 | In Society | |
Trail to Gunsight | ||
August 1944 | Reckless Age | |
September 8, 1944 | Moonlight and Cactus | |
September 15, 1944 | The Merry Monahans | |
September 29, 1944 | San Diego, I Love You | |
September 1944 | The Singing Sheriff | |
October 20, 1944 | The Climax | |
October 24, 1944 | Mystery of the River Boat | Film serial |
October 27, 1944 | Babes on Swing Street | |
October 1944 | Riders of the Santa Fe | |
November 3, 1944 | Bowery to Broadway | |
November 10, 1944 | Dead Man's Eyes | |
November 24, 1944 | Enter Arsène Lupin | |
November 1944 | The Old Texas Trail | |
December 1, 1944 | House of Frankenstein | |
Murder in the Blue Room | ||
My Gal Loves Music | ||
December 18, 1944 | Hi, Beautiful | |
December 22, 1944 | Destiny | |
The Mummy's Curse | ||
December 29, 1944 | Can't Help Singing |
1945
editRelease date | Title | Notes |
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January 5, 1945 | Night Club Girl | |
January 12, 1945 | She Gets Her Man | |
January 19, 1945 | Under Western Skies | |
January 23, 1945 | Jungle Queen | Film serial |
January 31, 1945 | The Suspect | |
February 2, 1945 | Here Come the Co-Eds | |
February 9, 1945 | Her Lucky Night | |
February 23, 1945 | Frisco Sal | |
March 9, 1945 | See My Lawyer | |
March 16, 1945 | Sherlock Holmes and the House of Fear | distribution only |
April 1, 1945 | I'll Remember April | |
Song of the Sarong | ||
April 17, 1945 | Salome, Where She Danced | distribution only; co-production with Walter Wanger Productions |
April 18, 1945 | Sudan | |
April 24, 1945 | The Master Key | Film serial |
April 27, 1945 | Beyond the Pecos | |
May 4, 1945 | Patrick the Great | |
May 11, 1945 | Honeymoon Ahead | |
May 18, 1945 | Swing Out, Sister | |
May 1945 | Blonde Ransom | |
June 1, 1945 | The Frozen Ghost | |
Renegades of the Rio Grande | ||
That's the Spirit | ||
Trail to Vengeance | ||
June 8, 1945 | I'll Tell the World | |
June 22, 1945 | Penthouse Rhythm | |
June 29, 1945 | The Jungle Captive | |
June 1945 | Bad Men of the Border | |
July 6, 1945 | The Naughty Nineties | |
July 13, 1945 | On Stage Everybody | |
July 20, 1945 | The Beautiful Cheat | |
July 24, 1945 | Secret Agent X-9 | Film serial |
July 27, 1945 | The Woman in Green | distribution only |
July 1945 | Code of the Lawless | |
Easy to Look At | ||
August 17, 1945 | Lady on a Train | |
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry[N 2] | distribution only; produced by Charles K. Feldman Group | |
September 7, 1945 | Shady Lady | |
September 14, 1945 | Men in Her Diary | |
September 21, 1945 | River Gang | |
September 28, 1945 | That Night with You | |
October 5, 1945 | Strange Confession | |
October 12, 1945 | Senorita from the West | |
October 23, 1945 | The Royal Mounted Rides Again | Film serial |
October 26, 1945 | Pursuit to Algiers | distribution only |
November 2, 1945 | This Love of Ours | |
November 9, 1945 | The Crimson Canary | |
November 23, 1945 | The Daltons Ride Again | |
December 7, 1945 | House of Dracula | |
December 13, 1945 | The Demi-Paradise[N 3] | U.S. distribution |
December 14, 1945 | Pillow of Death | |
December 21, 1945 | Frontier Gal | |
The Wicked Lady | ||
December 28, 1945 | Scarlet Street | distribution only; co-production with Walter Wanger Productions, Fritz Lang Productions and Diana Productions |
1946
editRelease date | Title | Notes |
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January 11, 1946 | Girl on the Spot | |
January 12, 1946 | The Scarlet Horseman | Film serial |
January 18, 1946 | Gun Town | |
Because of Him | ||
February 1946 | Smooth as Silk | |
February 1, 1946 | Terror by Night | distribution only |
February 8, 1946 | Idea Girl | |
February 15, 1946 | The Seventh Veil[N 3] | U.S. distribution |
February 22, 1946 | Little Giant | |
February 28, 1946 | Madonna of the Seven Moons[N 3] | U.S. distribution |
March 1946 | Blonde Alibi | |
March 13, 1946 | The Man in Grey | U.S. distribution |
March 22, 1946 | The Spider Woman Strikes Back | |
March 29, 1946 | House of Horrors | |
April 23, 1946 | Lost City of the Jungle | Film serial |
April 1946 | Strange Conquest | |
May 1, 1946 | So Goes My Love | distribution only; produced by Skirball-Manning Productions |
May 3, 1946 | Night in Paradise | distribution only; produced by Walter Wanger Productions |
May 17, 1946 | She-Wolf of London | |
May 17, 1946 | The Cat Creeps | |
May 31, 1946 | She Wrote the Book | |
June 1946 | Cuban Pete | |
June 4, 1946 | The Runaround | |
June 5, 1946 | Her Adventurous Night | |
June 6, 1946 | Tangier | |
June 7, 1946 | Dressed to Kill[N 2] | distribution only |
June 21, 1946 | Lover Come Back | |
June 28, 1946 | Inside Job | |
July 12, 1946 | Danger Woman | |
July 17, 1946 | Canyon Passage | distribution only; produced by Walter Wanger Productions |
July 29, 1946 | The Dark Horse | |
August 1946 | Gunman's Code | |
Rustler's Round-Up | ||
August 1, 1946 | The Mysterious Mr. M | Universal's final film serial |
August 2, 1946 | Black Angel | |
Slightly Scandalous | ||
August 9, 1946 | Wild Beauty | |
August 16, 1946 | The Time of Their Lives | |
Lawless Breed | ||
August 24, 1946 | Brief Encounter | U.S. distribution |
August 30, 1946 | The Killers | distribution only; produced by Mark Hellinger Productions |
White Tie and Tails | ||
Little Miss Big | ||
September 20, 1946 | They Were Sisters[N 3] | U.S. distribution |
October 18, 1946 | The Dark Mirror[N 2] | distribution only; produced by International Pictures |
October 19, 1946 | Johnny Frenchman | U.S. distribution |
November 1946 | Magnificent Doll[N 2] | distribution only; produced by Hallmark Productions |
November 1, 1946 | Notorious Gentleman | U.S. distribution |
December 2, 1946 | Temptation | distribution only; produced by International Pictures |
December 5, 1946 | Swell Guy | |
December 25, 1946 | A Matter of Life and Death[N 4] | U.S. Distribution, retitled to Stairway to Heaven. |
1947
editRelease date | Title | Notes |
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February 2, 1947 | I'll Be Yours | First official Universal-International film following International Picture's merger with Universal |
February 21, 1947 | The Michigan Kid | |
February 26, 1947 | Song of Scheherazade | |
March 1947 | Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman | distribution only; co-production with Walter Wanger Productions |
April 4, 1947 | Buck Privates Come Home | |
April 12, 1947 | This Happy Breed[N 3] | U.S. distribution |
April 23, 1947 | Odd Man Out[N 3] | |
May 3, 1947 | Time Out of Mind | |
May 22, 1947 | Great Expectations[N 3] | Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture. U.S. distribution only |
May 25, 1947 | The Web | |
May 1947 | The Egg and I | |
June 1, 1947 | The Vigilantes Return | |
June 19, 1947 | A Lady Surrenders[N 3] | U.S. distribution |
June 26, 1947 | Ivy | distribution only; co-production with Inter-Wood Productions. |
July 17, 1947 | Slave Girl | |
July 21, 1947 | Something in the Wind | |
August 9, 1947 | I Know Where I'm Going![N 3] | U.S. distribution |
August 13, 1947 | Black Narcissus[N 3] | U.S. distribution |
Singapore | ||
August 1947 | Brute Force | distribution only; produced by Mark Hellinger Productions |
October 8, 1947 | Ride the Pink Horse | |
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap | ||
October 17, 1947 | The Exile | distribution only; co-production with The Fairbanks Company |
November 21, 1947 | The Lost Moment | distribution only; produced by Walter Wanger Productions |
December 1, 1947 | Pirates of Monterey | |
December 24, 1947 | Secret Beyond the Door[N 2] | distribution only; produced by Walter Wanger Productions |
December 25, 1947 | A Double Life[N 2] | distribution only; produced by Kanin Productions |
December 26, 1947 | The Senator Was Indiscreet[N 2] | distribution only; produced by Nunnally Johnson Productions |
1948
editRelease date | Title | Notes |
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January 29, 1948 | A Woman's Vengeance | |
March 3, 1948 | Black Bart | |
March 4, 1948 | The Naked City | distribution only; produced by Mark Hellinger Productions |
March 20, 1948 | Are You with It? | |
April 1948 | Casbah[N 2] | distribution only; produced by Marston Productions |
April 28, 1948 | Letter from an Unknown Woman[N 2] | distribution only; produced by William Dozier Productions and Rampart Productions |
May 18, 1948 | Another Part of the Forest | |
May 26, 1948 | Up in Central Park | |
May 1948 | All My Sons | |
June 15, 1948 | Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein | |
June 1948 | Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' | |
River Lady | ||
July 1, 1948 | Man-Eater of Kumaon[N 2] | distribution only; produced by Shaff Productions |
August 11, 1948 | Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid | distribution only; produced by Nunnally Johnson Productions |
August 25, 1948 | Tap Roots | distribution only; produced by Walter Wanger Productions |
September 1, 1948 | For the Love of Mary | |
September 3, 1948 | Larceny | |
September 28, 1948 | Rogues' Regiment | |
September 29, 1948 | The Saxon Charm | |
Hamlet[N 3] | Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture. U.S. distribution only; produced by Two Cities | |
October 28, 1948 | One Touch of Venus[N 2] | distribution only; produced by Artists Alliance |
You Gotta Stay Happy | distribution only; produced by William Dozier Productions and Rampart Productions | |
October 30, 1948 | Kiss the Blood Off My Hands | co-production with Norma Productions and Harold Hecht Productions |
November 1948 | The Countess of Monte Cristo[N 2] | distribution only; produced by Westwood Corporation |
December 5, 1948 | An Act of Murder | |
December 27, 1948 | Mexican Hayride |
1949
editRelease date | Title | Notes |
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February 4, 1949 | Criss Cross | |
February 24, 1949 | Family Honeymoon | |
February 27, 1949 | The Fighting O'Flynn | distribution only; co-production with The Fairbanks Company |
April 1, 1949 | Ma and Pa Kettle | |
April 7, 1949 | City Across the River | |
April 16, 1949 | The Life of Riley | distribution only; co-production with Brecher Productions |
April 20, 1949 | Johnny Stool Pigeon | |
May 5, 1949 | Red Canyon | |
May 20, 1949 | The Lady Gambles | |
June 1, 1949 | Illegal Entry | |
July 16, 1949 | Calamity Jane and Sam Bass | |
August 14, 1949 | Take One False Step | |
August 22, 1949 | Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff | |
August 24, 1949 | Sword in the Desert | |
September 14, 1949 | Yes Sir, That's My Baby | |
September 1949 | The Gal Who Took the West | |
September 24, 1949 | Once More, My Darling | co-production with Neptune Productions |
Arctic Manhunt | ||
October 6, 1949 | Abandoned | |
November 1949 | The Story of Molly X | |
November 23, 1949 | Bagdad | |
November 25, 1949 | Free for All | |
December 3, 1949 | Undertow |
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