| List of years in film (table) |
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| … 1935 . 1936 . 1937 . 1938 . 1939 . 1940 . 1941 … 1942 1943 1944 -1945- 1946 1947 1948 … 1949 . 1950 . 1951 . 1952 . 1953 . 1954 . 1955 … In television: 1942 1943 1944 -1945- 1946 1947 1948 In radio : 1942 1943 1944 -1945- 1946 1947 1948 |
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| 1890 • 1891 • 1892 • 1893 • 1894 1895 • 1896 • 1897 • 1898 • 1899 |
| 1900s |
| 1900 • 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909 |
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| 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919 |
| 1920s |
| 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 |
| 1930s |
| 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 |
| 1940s |
| 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 •1949 |
| 1950s |
| 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 |
| 1960s |
| 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 |
| 1970s |
| 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 |
| 1980s |
| 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 |
| 1990s |
| 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 |
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| 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 |
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| 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 |
The year 1945 in film involved some significant events.
Contents |
Events
- Paramount Studios releases theatrical short cartoon titled The Friendly Ghost, featuring ghost named Casper.
- With Rossellini's Roma Città aperta, Italian neorealist cinema begins.
- October 5 - A strike between the set decorators' union and the studios boils over and became what is now considered Hollywood Black Friday.
- December 28 - Spellbound is released.
- Son of Lassie, the 2nd Lassie film, becomes the first movie ever to be filmed using the Technicolor Monobook method, where a single magazine of film was used to record all of the primary colors. Prior to this method, the most popular recording method was 3-Strip Technicolor, which simultaneously used 3 individual film magazines to record the primary colors.
Top grossing films (U.S.)
| Rank | Title | Studio | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mom and Dad* | Hallmark | $16,000,000 |
| 2. | The Bells of St. Mary's(#1 for year itself)1 | RKO | $8,000,000 |
| 3. | Leave Her to Heaven (#2 for year itself)1 | 20th Century Fox | $5,505,000 |
| 4. | Spellbound(#3 for year itself)1 | United Artists | $4,971,000 |
| 5. | Anchors Aweigh(#4 for year itself)1 | MGM | $4,779,000 |
| 6. | The Valley of Decision(#5 for year itself) 1 | MGM | $4,567,000 |
| 7. | Week-End at the Waldorf | MGM | $4,366,000 |
| 8. | Thrill of a Romance | MGM | $4,338,000 |
| 9. | The Lost Weekend | Paramount | $4,300,000 |
| 10. | Saratoga Trunk | Warner Brothers | $4,250,000 |
(*) Road show revenue from several continuous years; figure is approximate
source: http://www.boxofficereport.com/database/1945.shtml
Awards
- Best Picture: The Lost Weekend - Paramount
- Best Director: Billy Wilder - The Lost Weekend
- Best Actor: Ray Milland - The Lost Weekend
- Best Actress: Joan Crawford - Mildred Pierce
- Best Supporting Actor: James Dunn - A Tree Grows In Brooklyn
- Best Supporting Actress: Anne Revere - National Velvet
- Best Picture: The Lost Weekend
- Best Director: Billy Wilder - The Lost Weekend
- Best Actor: Ray Milland - The Lost Weekend
- Best Actress: Ingrid Bergman - The Bells of St. Mary's
- Best Film for Promoting International Good Will: The House I Live In (short film)
Films released in 1945
- Abbott and Costello in Hollywood, starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
- Along Came Jones, starring Gary Cooper and Loretta Young
- Anchors Aweigh
- Back to Bataan, directed by Edward Dmytryk, with John Wayne
- The Bells of St. Mary's
- Blithe Spirit, directed by David Lean and based on the play by Noel Coward
- Blood on the Sun
- Brief Encounter, starring Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard, and directed by David Lean
- Caesar and Cleopatra
- Captain Kidd
- Children of Paradise (Les Enfants du Paradis), by Marcel Carné and Jacques Prévert, released following the liberation of France
- The Clock
- Conflict
- The Corn Is Green
- Dead of Night, Ealing Studios chiller compendium
- Detour
- Dillinger
- The Dolly Sisters
- The Enchanted Cottage
- Fallen Angel
- Flame of Barbary Coast
- Guest Wife
- Here Come The Co-Eds, starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
- The House I Live In (short film)
- House of Dracula
- The House on 92nd Street, produced by Louis de Rochemont
- Incendiary Blonde
- Lady on a Train
- Leave Her to Heaven
- The Lost Weekend
- Love Letters
- A Medal for Benny
- Mildred Pierce
- Mom and Dad
- The Naughty Nineties, starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
- Objective, Burma!
- The Picture of Dorian Gray
- Pride of the Marines
- Rhapsody in Blue
- Rome, Open City (Roma Città aperta) by Rossellini
- San Antonio
- Saratoga Trunk
- Scarlett Street
- Sherlock Holmes and the House of Fear
- Sherlock Holmes and the Woman in Green
- Son of Lassie
- A Song to Remember
- The Southerner
- The Spanish Main
- Spellbound
- State Fair
- The Story of G.I. Joe
- The Three Caballeros
- They Were Expendable
- Thrill of a Romance, directed by Richard Thorpe
- A Tree Grows In Brooklyn
- The Valley of Decision
- A Walk in the Sun
- The Way to the Stars, starring John Mills and Michael Redgrave, written by Terence Rattigan
- The Wicked Lady, with Margaret Lockwood and James Mason
- Wonder Man, starring Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo
Serials
- Brenda Starr, Reporter, starring Joan Woodbury
- Federal Operator 99, starring Marten Lamont
- Jungle Queen, starring Edward Norris and Eddie Quillan
- Jungle Raiders
- Manhunt on Mystery Island, starring Richard Bailey and Linda Stirling
- The Master Key, starring Dennis Moore
- The Monster and the Ape, starring Robert Lowery
- The Purple Monster Strikes, starring Dennis Moore and Linda Stirling
- The Royal Mounted Rides Again
- Secret Agent X-9, starring Lloyd Bridges
- Who's Guilty?
Short film series
- Mickey Mouse (1928-1953)
- Looney Tunes (1930-1969)
- Terrytoons (1930-1964)
- Merrie Melodies (1931-1969)
- Scrappy (1931-1941)
- Popeye (1933-1957)
- Color Rhapsodies (1934-1949)
- Donald Duck (1937-1956)
- Goofy (1939-1955)
- Andy Panda (1939-1949)
- Tom and Jerry (MGM) (1940-1958)
- Bugs Bunny (1940-1962)
- Woody Woodpecker (1941-1949)
- Swing Symphonies (1941-1945)
- The Fox and the Crow (1941-1950)
- Red Hot Riding Hood (1943-1949)
- Droopy (1943-1958)
- Screwball Squirrel (1944-1946)
- Yosemite Sam (1945-1963)
Births
- May 21 - Richard Hatch, actor
- May 31 - Rainer Werner Fassbinder, director
- August 14 - Steve Martin, actor and comedian
- August 14 - Wim Wenders, director
- September 21 - Jerry Bruckheimer producer
Deaths
- July 13 - Alla Nazimova, Ukrainian-born stage and film actress
Notes
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