trailer typography (1945-1949)

Warner Bros.
trailer typography
1945-1949

My goal is to create a collection of all trailer titles from all commercially available Warner Bros. movies. I started with five pages, covering 25 years worth of trailer typography: from 1930 to 1954. I started with this era, simply because it’s the Golden Age of Trailer Title design. During the late 1950s designers started using existing typefaces, which made the designs less visually interesting. Which doesn’t mean you should visit these five pages and never come back… This is just the beginning. I’ll be adding more pages, with hopefully equally interesting typography or lettering.

Objective, Burma! (1945) trailer title — OBJECTIVE, BURMA
[buy]
Directed by:
Raoul Walsh
Starring:
Errol Flynn, James Brown, William Prince, George Tobias
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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God Is My Co-Pilot (1945) trailer title — GOD IS MY CO-PILOT

Directed by:
Robert Florey
Starring:
Dennis Morgan, Dane Clark, Raymond Massey, Alan Hale
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945) trailer title — THE HORN BLOWS AT MIDNIGHT
[buy]
Directed by:
Raoul Walsh
Starring:
Jack Benny, Alexis Smith, Dolores Moran, Guy Kibbee
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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Conflict (1945) trailer title — CONFLICT
[buy]
Directed by:
Curtis Bernhardt
Starring:
Humphrey Bogart, Alexis Smith, Sydney Greenstreet, Rose Hobart
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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The Corn Is Green (1945) trailer title — THE CORN IS GREEN
[buy]
Directed by:
Irving Rapper
Starring:
Bette Davis, Nigel Bruce, Rhys Williams, Rosalind Ivan
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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Christmas in Connecticut (1945) trailer title — CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT
[buy]
Directed by:
Peter Godfrey
Starring:
Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan, Sydney Greenstreet, Reginald Gardiner
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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Rhapsody in Blue (1945) trailer title — RHAPSODY IN BLUE
[buy]
Directed by:
Irving Rapper
Starring:
Robert Alda, Joan Leslie, Alexis Smith, Charles Coburn
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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Mildred Pierce (1945) trailer title — MILDRED PIERCE
[buy]
Directed by:
Michael Curtiz
Starring:
Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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Confidential Agent (1945) trailer title — CONFIDENTIAL AGENT
[buy]
Directed by:
Herman Shumlin
Starring:
Charles Boyer, Lauren Bacall, Victor Francen, Peter Lorre
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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Three Strangers (1946) trailer title — THREE STRANGERS
[buy]
Directed by:
Jean Negulesco
Starring:
Sydney Greenstreet, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Peter Lorre, Joan Lorring
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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Night and Day (1946) trailer title — NIGHT AND DAY
[buy]
Directed by:
Michael Curtiz
Starring:
Cary Grant, Alexis Smith, Monty Woolley, Dorothy Malone
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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A Stolen Life (1946) trailer title — A STOLEN LIFE
[buy]
Directed by:
Curtis Bernhardt
Starring:
Bette Davis, Glenn Ford, Dane Clark, Walter Brennan
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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Deception (1946) trailer title — DECEPTION

Directed by:
Irving Rapper
Starring:
Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, John Abbott
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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Nobody Lives Forever (1946) trailer title — NOBODY LIVES FOREVER
[buy]
Directed by:
Jean Negulesco
Starring:
John Garfield, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Walter Brennan, George Tobias
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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The Big Sleep (1946) trailer title — THE BIG SLEEP
[Blu-ray]
Directed by:
Howard Hawks
Starring:
Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Dorothy Malone, Elisha Cook Jr.
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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Humoresque (1946) trailer title — HUMORESQUE
[buy]
Directed by:
Jean Negulesco
Starring:
Joan Crawford, John Garfield, Oscar Levant, J. Carrol Naish
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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The Man I Love (1947) trailer title — THE MAN I LOVE
[buy]
Directed by:
Raoul Walsh
Starring:
Ida Lupino, Robert Alda, Andrea King, Martha Vickers
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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Nora Prentiss (1947) trailer title — NORA PRENTISS
[buy]
Directed by:
Vincent Sherman
Starring:
Ann Sheridan, Kent Smith, Bruce Bennett, Robert Alda
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947) trailer title — THE TWO MRS. CARROLLS
[buy]
Directed by:
Peter Godfrey
Starring:
Humphrey Bogart, Barbara Stanwyck, Alexis Smith, Nigel Bruce
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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The Unfaithful (1947) trailer title — THE UNFAITHFUL
[buy]
Directed by:
Vincent Sherman
Starring:
Ann Sheridan, Lew Ayres, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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Cheyenne (1947) trailer title — CHEYENNE
[buy]
Directed by:
Raoul Walsh
Starring:
Dennis Morgan, Jane Wyman, Janis Paige, Arthur Kennedy
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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Possessed (1947) trailer title — POSSESSED
[buy]
Directed by:
Curtis Bernhardt
Starring:
Joan Crawford, Van Heflin, Raymond Massey, Geraldine Brooks
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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Deep Valley (1947) trailer title — POSSESSED
[buy]
Directed by:
Jean Negulesco
Starring:
Ida Lupino, Dane Clark, Wayne Morris, Fay Bainter
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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Dark Passage (1947) Warner Bros. trailer title — DARK PASSAGE
[buy]
Directed by:
Delmer Daves
Starring:
Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Bruce Bennett, Agnes Moorehead
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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That Hagen Girl (1947) Warner Bros. trailer title — THAT HAGEN GIRL
[buy]
Directed by:
Peter Godfrey
Starring:
Ronald Reagan, Shirley Temple, Rory Calhoun, Lois Maxwell
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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Escape Me Never (1947) Warner Bros. trailer title — ESCAPE ME NEVER
[buy]
Directed by:
Peter Godfrey
Starring:
Errol Flynn, Ida Lupino, Eleanor Parker, Gig Young
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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The Voice of the Turtle (1947) Warner Bros. trailer title — THE VOICE OF THE TURTLE
[buy]
Directed by:
Irving Rapper
Starring:
Ronald Reagan, Eleanor Parker, Eve Arden, Wayne Morris
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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My Wild Irish Rose (1947) trailer title — MY WILD IRISH ROSE
[buy]
Directed by:
David Butler
Starring:
Dennis Morgan, Arlene Dahl, Alan Hale, George Tobias
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) Warner Bros. trailer title — THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE
[Blu-ray]
Directed by:
John Huston
Starring:
Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tim Holt
Country:
USA
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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) trailer title — THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE
[Blu-ray]
Directed by:
John Huston
Starring:
Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tim Holt
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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Winter Meeting (1948) trailer title — WINTER MEETING
[buy]
Directed by:
Bretaigne Windust
Starring:
Bette Davis, Janis Paige, Jim Davis, John Hoyt
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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Romance on the High Seas (1948) trailer title — ROMANCE ON THE HIGH SEAS
[buy]
Directed by:
Michael Curtiz
Starring:
Jack Carson, Janis Paige, Don DeFore, Doris Day
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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Key Largo (1948) Warner Bros. trailer title — KEY LARGO
[buy]
Directed by:
John Huston
Starring:
Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall, Lionel Barrymore
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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Two Guys from Texas (1948) Warner Bros. trailer title — TWO GUYS FROM TEXAS
(1948) [buy]
Directed by:
David Butler
Starring:
Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson, Dorothy Malone, Penny Edwards, Forrest Tucker
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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Johnny Belinda (1948) trailer title — JOHNNY BELINDA
[buy]
Directed by:
Jean Negulesco
Starring:
Jane Wyman, Lew Ayres, Charles Bickford, Agnes Moorehead
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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June Bride (1948) trailer title — JUNE BRIDE
[buy]
Directed by:
Bretaigne Windust
Starring:
Bette Davis, Robert Montgomery, Fay Bainter, Betty Lynn, Tom Tully
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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Fighter Squadron (1948) trailer title — FIGHTER SQUADRON
[buy]
Directed by:
Raoul Walsh
Starring:
Edmond O’Brien, Robert Stack, John Rodney, Tom D’Andrea
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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Adventures of Don Juan (1948) trailer title — THE ADVENTURES OF DON JUAN
[buy]
Directed by:
Vincent Sherman
Starring:
Errol Flynn, Viveca Lindfors, Robert Douglas, Alan Hale
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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Whiplash (1948) trailer title — WHIPLASH
[buy]
Directed by:
Lewis Seiler
Starring:
Dane Clark, Alexis Smith, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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Flaxy Martin (1949) trailer title — FLAXY MARTIN
[buy]
Directed by:
Richard L. Bare
Starring:
Virginia Mayo, Zachary Scott, Dorothy Malone, Tom D’Andrea, Elisha Cook Jr.
Country:
USA
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One Sunday Afternoon (1949) trailer title — ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON
[buy]
Directed by:
Raoul Walsh
Starring:
Dennis Morgan, Janis Paige, Don DeFore, Dorothy Malone
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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A Kiss in the Dark (1949) trailer title — A KISS IN THE DARK
[buy]
Directed by:
Delmer Daves
Starring:
David Niven, Jane Wyman, Victor Moore, Broderick Crawford
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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Homicide (1949) trailer title — HOMICIDE
[buy]
Directed by:
Felix Jacoves
Starring:
Robert Douglas, Helen Westcott, Robert Alda, Monte Blue
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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My Dream Is Yours (1949) trailer title — MY DREAM IS YOURS
[buy]
Directed by:
Michael Curtiz
Starring:
Jack Carson, Doris Day, Lee Bowman, Adolphe Menjou, Eve Arden
Country:
USA
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The Younger Brothers (1949) trailer title — THE YOUNGER BROTHERS
[buy]
Directed by:
Edwin L. Marin
Starring:
Wayne Morris, Janis Paige, Bruce Bennett, Geraldine Brooks, Robert Hutton
Country:
USA
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Flamingo Road (1949) trailer title — FLAMINGO ROAD
[buy]
Directed by:
Michael Curtiz
Starring:
Joan Crawford, Zachary Scott, Sydney Greenstreet, David Brian
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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Colorado Territory (1949) trailer title — COLORADO TERRITORY
[buy]
Directed by:
Raoul Walsh
Starring:
Joel McCrea, Virginia Mayo, Dorothy Malone, Henry Hull
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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The Fountainhead (1949) trailer title — THE FOUNTAINHEAD
[buy]
Directed by:
King Vidor
Starring:
Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal, Raymond Massey, Kent Smith
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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The Girl from Jones Beach (1949) trailer title — THE GIRL FROM JONES BEACH
[buy]
Directed by:
Peter Godfrey
Starring:
Ronald Reagan, Virginia Mayo, Eddie Bracken, Dona Drake
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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It's a Great Feeling (1949) trailer title — IT’S A GREAT FEELING
[buy]
Directed by:
David Butler
Starring:
Dennis Morgan, Doris Day, Jack Carson, Bill Goodwin
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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White Heat (1949) Warner Bros. trailer title — WHITE HEAT
[buy]
Directed by:
Raoul Walsh
Starring:
James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O’Brien, Margaret Wycherly
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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The Story of Seabiscuit (1949) trailer title — THE STORY OF SEABISCUIT
[buy]
Directed by:
David Butler
Starring:
Shirley Temple, Barry Fitzgerald, Lon McCallister, Rosemary DeCamp
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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The Hasty Heart (1949) trailer title — THE HASTY HEART
[buy]
Directed by:
Vincent Sherman
Starring:
Ronald Reagan, Patricia Neal, Richard Todd, Anthony Nicholls
Studio:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Country:
USA
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1945 ~~Roughly Speaking~~ + Objective, Burma! + Hotel Berlin + God Is My Co-Pilot + The Horn Blows at Midnight + Escape in the Desert + Pillow to Post + Conflict + The Corn Is Green + Christmas in Connecticut + Pride of the Marines + Rhapsody in Blue + Mildred Pierce + Confidential Agent + Danger Signal + Saratoga Trunk + Too Young to Know + Appointment in Tokyo + San Antonio

1946 My Reputation + Three Strangers + Cinderella Jones + Devotion + Her Kind of Man + One More Tomorrow + Janie Gets Married + Night and Day + A Stolen Life + Of Human Bondage + Two Guys from Milwaukee + The Big Sleep + Shadow of a Woman + Cloak and Dagger + Deception + Nobody Lives Forever + ~~Never Say Goodbye~~ + ~~The Verdict~~ + The Beast with Five Fingers + Humoresque + The Time, the Place and the Girl

1947 The Man I Love + Nora Prentiss + Pursued + The Two Mrs. Carrolls + That Way with Women + Stallion Road + Love and Learn + The Unfaithful + Cheyenne + Possessed + Deep Valley + Life with Father + Cry Wolf + Dark Passage + That Hagen Girl + Escape Me Never + Always Together + The Voice of the Turtle + My Wild Irish Rose

1948 The treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) + April Showers + Winter Meeting + To the Victor + The Woman in White + Silver River + Wallflower + The Big Punch + Romance on the High Seas + Key Largo + Embraceable You + Two Guys from Texas + Johnny Belinda + Smart Girls Don’t Talk + June Bride + Fighter Squadron + Adventures of Don Juan + The Decision of Christopher Blake + Whiplash

1949 One Sunday Afternoon + John Loves Mary + Flaxy Martin + A Kiss in the Dark + Burma Victory + Homicide + My Dream Is Yours + The Younger Brothers + Flamingo Road + Night Unto Night + Colorado Territory + One Last Fling + The Fountainhead + The Girl from Jones Beach + Look for the Silver Lining + It’s a Great Feeling + White Heat + ~~The House Across the Street~~ + Golden Madonna + Task Force + Under Capricorn + Beyond the Forest + The Story of Seabiscuit + Always Leave Them Laughing + The Hasty Heart + The Lady Takes a Sailor + The Inspector General

Warner Bros. trailer typography 1945-1949

OBJECTIVE, BURMA

GOD IS MY CO-PILOT

THE HORN BLOWS AT MIDNIGHT

CONFLICT

THE CORN IS GREEN

CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT

RHAPSODY IN BLUE

MILDRED PIERCE

CONFIDENTIAL AGENT

THREE STRANGERS

NIGHT AND DAY

A STOLEN LIFE

DECEPTION

NOBODY LIVES FOREVER

THE BIG SLEEP

HUMORESQUE

THE MAN I LOVE

NORA PRENTISS

THE TWO MRS. CARROLLS

THE UNFAITHFUL

CHEYENNE

POSSESSED

POSSESSED

DARK PASSAGE

THAT HAGEN GIRL

ESCAPE ME NEVER

THE VOICE OF THE TURTLE

MY WILD IRISH ROSE

THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE

THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE

WINTER MEETING

ROMANCE ON THE HIGH SEAS

KEY LARGO

TWO GUYS FROM TEXAS

JOHNNY BELINDA

JUNE BRIDE

FIGHTER SQUADRON

THE ADVENTURES OF DON JUAN

WHIPLASH

FLAXY MARTIN

ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON

A KISS IN THE DARK

HOMICIDE

MY DREAM IS YOURS

THE YOUNGER BROTHERS

FLAMINGO ROAD

COLORADO TERRITORY

THE FOUNTAINHEAD

THE GIRL FROM JONES BEACH

IT’S A GREAT FEELING

WHITE HEAT

THE STORY OF SEABISCUIT

THE HASTY HEART

Warner Bros.
trailer typography
1945-1949