Best 26 Romance Movies Worth Watching Released in 1949

Domestic and professional tensions mount when a husband and wife work as opposing lawyers in a case involving a woman who shot her husband. Find out about Adam's Rib / IMDB / YouTube

Three sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City. Check out On the Town / IMDB / YouTube

A naive young woman falls for a handsome young man her emotionally abusive father suspects is only a fortune hunter. Details on The Heiress / IMDB / YouTube

A letter is addressed to three wives from their best friend Addie Ross, announcing that she is running away with one of their husbands - but she does not say which one. More about A Letter to Three Wives / IMDB / YouTube

An uncompromising, visionary architect struggles to maintain his integrity and individualism despite personal, professional and economic pressures to conform to popular standards. Details on The Fountainhead / IMDB / YouTube

An escaped convict injured during a robbery falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from the beginning. Read about They Live by Night / IMDB / YouTube

After marrying an American lieutenant with whom he was assigned to work in post-war Germany, a French captain attempts to find a way to accompany her back to the States under the terms of the War Bride Act. Details on I Was a Male War Bride / IMDB / YouTube

Gino, a drifter, begins an affair with inn-owner Giovanna, and they plan to get rid of her older husband. More about Obsession / IMDB / YouTube

The four daughters of a New England family fight for happiness during and after the Civil War. See more about Little Women / IMDB / YouTube

A young gentleman goes to Australia where he reunites with his now married childhood sweetheart, only to find out she has become an alcoholic and harbors dark secrets. Learn about Under Capricorn / IMDB / YouTube

In Depression-era New York, an impoverished painter has a chance encounter with an enigmatic, old-fashioned little girl in Central Park who inspires him and changes his destiny. Read about Portrait of Jennie / IMDB / YouTube

A young widow is torn between a boring attorney and a romantic ne'er-do-well. Find out about Holiday Affair / IMDB / YouTube

In occupied France, an elderly man and his niece are forced to give shelter to a German army lieutenant who seemingly loves their country and culture. Read about The Silence of the Sea / IMDB / YouTube

An Army lieutenant accused of robbery pursues the real thief on a frantic chase through Mexico, aided by the thief's fiancee. Explore The Big Steal / IMDB / YouTube

An ambitious young LA department store model gets her wish of marrying a millionaire but she eventually discovers that rich life isn't always a happy one. Look into Caught / IMDB / YouTube

In turn-of-the century Chicago, Andrew and Veronica are co-workers in a music shop who dislike one another during business hours but unwittingly carry on an anonymous romance through the mail. Details on In the Good Old Summertime / IMDB / YouTube

Two turn-of-the-century baseball players, who work in vaudeville during the off-season, run into trouble with their team's new female owner and a gambler who doesn't want them to win the pennant. Find out about Take Me Out to the Ball Game / IMDB / YouTube

A corrupt small town sheriff manipulates local candidates to the state legislature but he eventually comes into conflict with a visiting carnival dancer. Explore Flamingo Road / IMDB / YouTube

In 1818 Alabama, French settlers are pitted against greedy land-grabber Blake Randolph but Kentucky militiaman John Breen, who's smitten with French gal Fleurette De Marchand, comes to the settlers' aid. Details on The Fighting Kentuckian / IMDB / YouTube

A meek pharmacist creates an alternate identity under which he plans to murder the bullying liquor salesman who has become his wife's lover. Check out Tension / IMDB / YouTube

A town's corrupt officials think a fool is actually an investigator in disguise. More about The Inspector General / IMDB / YouTube

The great lover Don Juan comes to the assistance of his queen. More about Adventures of Don Juan / IMDB / YouTube

A married musical team splits up so the wife can become a serious actress. Explore The Barkleys of Broadway / IMDB / YouTube

Star major league pitcher Monty Stratton loses a leg in a hunting accident, but becomes determined to leave the game on his own terms. Details on The Stratton Story / IMDB / YouTube

Outlaw Wes McQueen escapes jail to pull a railroad robbery but, upon meeting pretty settler Julie Ann, he wonders about going straight. More about Colorado Territory / IMDB / YouTube

Pursued by the big-time gambler he robbed, John Muller assumes a new identity, with unfortunate results. Learn about Hollow Triumph / IMDB / YouTube