Best Drama Films of 1947

Brute Force

Burt Lancaster had one ... later, he would move to Europe after political blacklisting prevented him from continuing to work in the United States. [ best drama films - 1947 ]

Boomerang!

Boomerang, directed by Elia ... to create a palpable sense of urgency. The screenplay, expertly crafted by Richard Murphy received an Academy Award nomination. [ best drama films - 1947 ]

Nightmare Alley

Nightmare Alley is the ... more substance. The picture wasn't a success, but it proved that Power was more than just a pretty face. [ best drama films - 1947 ]

Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman

A woman struggles to ... her up to her problem. Fortunately, with hard work, and renewed support from her husband, she overcomes her addiction. [ best drama films - 1947 ]

Dishonored Lady

In this drama, Madeleine ... this film, though perhaps appropriately given their contentious relationship in Dishonored Lady, they divorced before the year was out. [ best drama films - 1947 ]

A Double Life

Ronald Colman won an ... Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin, who occasionally digress from the melodramatic plotline to include a few backstage inside jokes. [ best drama films - 1947 ]

Quai des Orfèvres

Following a three-year suspension ... gruff but dedicated detective, Inspector Antoine (Louis Jouvet) is on the case, with Maurice taking the heat for Jenny. [ best drama films - 1947 ]

They Made Me a Fugitive

Clem Morgan (Trevor Howard), ... step further by placing the protagonist in the criminal underworld. Its downbeat ending is consistent with its unrelenting cynicism. [ best drama films - 1947 ]

Monsieur Vincent

Pierre Fresnay stars as ... won France's Grand Prix award in 1947, and the following year was honored with Hollywood's "best foreign picture" Oscar. [ best drama films - 1947 ]

The Fabulous Dorseys

Based on the lives ... the musical numbers, featuring such songs as "Green Eyes," "Everybody's Doin' It", "Marie," and "I'll Never Say Never Again." [ best drama films - 1947 ]

Auteur theorists who've charted ... film also includes musical performances by Bruno Walter,Rise Stevens, Gregor Piatagorsky, Harry James, Vaughn Monroe, Leopold Stokowski, and others. [ best drama films - 1947 ]

Bells of San Fernando

Bells of San Fernando ... Renaldo, aka "The Cisco Kid" -- which may explain why the film looks like a thinly disguised "Cisco" episode. [ best drama films - 1947 ]

Shoot to Kill

The stars of Shoot ... The film is related in flashback by Walters, who lies hovering between life and death in a hospital bed. [ best drama films - 1947 ]

Rio Escondido

Filmed in 1947, Emilio ... is by Gabriel Figueroa, who like Emilio Fernandez and Maria Felix is a legendary figure in the Mexican cinema. [ best drama films - 1947 ]

La Casa de la Zorra

Long before gaining fame ... la Zorra was released in the U.S. three years later to capitalize on Ricardo Montalban's newfound North American popularity. [ best drama films - 1947 ]

Que Dios Me Perdone

The title of this ... unfair considering all the previous misfortunes heaped upon the heroine, but audiences seemed to enjoy suffering along with her. [ best drama films - 1947 ]

The Devil on Wheels

Darryl Hickman, older brother ... hilarious to modern viewers, although Wilbur's typically atmospheric use of light and shadow give the film a hard-boiled edge. [ best drama films - 1947 ]

El Tesoro de Chucho el Roto

A woman has half ... must fight off the crooks who want to steal it from her while she searches for the other half. [ best drama films - 1947 ]

Germany, Year Zero

In the third and ... courage to let the weak be destroyed. Under his influence, the confused young protagonist heads down a tragic path. [ best drama films - 1947 ]

Bush Pilot

In this drama set ... a load of highly explosive nitroglycerin to a mining camp, who is going to face the potentially deadly challenge? [ best drama films - 1947 ]

Valahol Europaban

Valahol Europaban (aka Somewhere ... on location, Valohol Europaban has a raw vitality and refreshing spontaneity that many of Radvanyi's later films sorely lack. [ best drama films - 1947 ]

Nosotros Los Pobres

Nosotros Los Pobres stars ... a carpenter whose entire family must work together to clear his name after he is charged with a murder. [ best drama films - 1947 ]

La Bien Pagada

The devotion of a ... the emotionally fragile bride is forced to choose between clinging to the past and forging ahead into the future. [ best drama films - 1947 ]

To Love, Honor and Enrage

This look at modern ... to terms with the future that awaits them when one decides to get married, despite trouble in their partnership. [ best drama films - 1947 ]

Fatma

An impoverished nurse falls ... the fight of a lifetime when she is forced to take her husband's rich and influential family to court. [ best drama films - 1947 ]

Albur De Amor

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Ángel O Demonio

Mexican director Víctor Urruchúa's ... her children. Little does he realize, however, that she's been seeing someone else on the sly the entire time. [ best drama films - 1947 ]

Pecadora

The romantic drama Pecadora ... the woman as well, and soon he uses the information at his disposal in order to win her away. [ best drama films - 1947 ]

Cuando Lloran Los Valientes

Cuando Lloran Los Valientes ... popular actor Pedro Infante as a man who battles with his brother for the love of the same woman. [ best drama films - 1947 ]

Vuelven Los Garcia