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| … 1922 . This list of years in film indexes the individual year The table of years in film is a tabular display of all years in Film, for overview and quick navigation to any year Events November 26 - The Toll of the Sea, starring Anna May Wong and Kenneth Harlan, debuts as the first general 1923 . Events April 15 - Lee De Forest demonstrates the Phonofilm sound-on-film system at the Rivoli Theater in New York 1924 . Events Entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gained control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B 1925 . Events Top grossing films The Big Parade Ben-Hur The Freshman 1926 . Events August - Warner Brothers debuts the first Vitaphone film Don Juan. 1927 . Events January 10 - Fritz Lang 's science-fiction fantasy Metropolis premieres in Germany 1928 … 1929 1930 1931 -1932- 1933 1934 1935 … 1936 . Events Although some movies released in 1928 had sound, most were still silent. Events The days of the Silent film were numbered A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound was on Events Top grossing films Tom Sawyer Whoopee! Common Clay Check Events Top grossing films Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff Ingagi, starring Sir Hubert Events British Film Institute founded March 2 - King Kong premieres in New York City. Events January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn (formerly of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) purchases the film rights to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Events Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM The year 1936 in film involved some significant events Events Nov 6 - first Porky Pig animated cartoon 1937 . The year 1937 in film involved some significant events Events April 16 - Way Out West premieres in 1938 . The year 1938 in film involved some significant events Events January &mdash MGM announces that Judy Garland 1939 . The year 1939 in film involved some significant events Events Movie historians and film buffs often look back on the year 1939 as "the 1940 . The year 1940 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Walt Disney 's animated Film 1941 . The year 1941 in film involved some significant events in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time 1942 … In television: 1929 1930 1931 -1932- 1933 1934 1935 In radio: 1929 1930 1931 -1932- 1933 1934 1935 |
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| … 1929 . The year 1942 in film involved some significant events in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time The year 1929 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1929. The year 1930 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events The year 1931 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1931. The year 1932 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1932. The year 1933 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1933. The year 1934 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1934. The year 1935 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1935. The year 1929 in Radio involved some significant events Events January 8 - CBS purchases New York City The year 1930 in radio involved some significant events Events Debuts January 1 - The Cuckoo Hour The year 1931 in radio involved some significant events Events Debuts January 27 - Clara Lu ’n’ The year 1932 saw a number of significant events in Radio broadcasting. The year 1933 saw a number of significant events in Radio broadcasting. The year 1934 in radio involved some significant events Events June 28 - Fireside chat: Review of the Achievements The year 1935 saw a number of significant events in Radio broadcasting. This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1930 . Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1931 - 1932 - 1933 . Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1934 . Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1935 … … 1900s . Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them 1910s . The 1910s decade ran from January 1 1910 through December 31 1919 1920s -1930s- 1940s . The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be 1950s . The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive 1960s … … 19th century . The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar 20th century . The twentieth century of the Common Era began on 21st century … |
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Events
- Katharine Hepburn's film career begins
- Shirley Temple's film career begins
- Disney released Flowers and Trees their first cartoon in three-strip Technicolor film. The year 1932 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below This list of years in film indexes the individual year Events 1870s - French inventor Charles-Émile Reynaud improved on the Zoetrope idea by placing mirrors at the center of the Events 1880 - American George Eastman begins to commercially manufacture dry plates for Photography. Events 1891 - Designed around the work of Muybridge Marey and Eastman Thomas Edison 's employee William K Events William Dickson completes his work for Thomas Edison on the Kinetograph cylinder either in this year or 1889 Events WK Laurie Dickson supervises the construction of the first movie studio called the " Black Maria " in West Orange New Jersey which produces Events The final revisions to the Kinetoscope are made including a vertical transport and wider film Events Thomas Edison builds "America's First Movie Studio" the Black Maria Blacksmith Scene is made Events January 7 - William Kennedy Dickson receives a Patent for motion picture film. Events March 22 - First display of motion pictures by Auguste and Louis Lumière (private screening Events January - In Britain, Birt Acres and Robert W Paul developed their own film projector the Theatrograph (later known Events 125 people died during a film screening at the Charity Bazaar in Paris after a curtain catches on fire from the ether used to fuel the Events May 19 - Vitagraph is founded in New York Birt Acres invents the first amateur format Birtac, by splitting 35 mm The year 1899 in film involved some significant events Events T Events Several full-length films were produced during the first decade of the 1900s The year 1900 in film involved some significant events Events Reulos Goudeau & Co The year 1901 in film involved some significant events Events Edwin S The year 1902 in film involved some significant events Events March 10 - Circuit Court's decision disallows Thomas Edison from having a monopoly The year 1903 in film involved some significant events Events Thomas Edison demolishes "America's First Movie Studio" the Black The year 1904 in film involved some significant events Events As shown in the film Westinghouse Works, some filmmakers begin to move The year 1905 in film involved some significant events Events Pathé Frères colors black-and-white films by machine The year 1906 in film involved some significant events Events 26 December - The world's first feature film The Story of the Kelly Gang The year 1907 in film involved some significant events Events January 19 - Variety publishes its first film review The year 1908 in film involved some significant events Events Thomas Edison formed the Motion Picture Patents Company, with goals of controlling The year 1909 in film involved some significant events Events Matsunosuke Onoe, who would become the first superstar of Japanese cinema Events Several full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1910s The year 1910 in film involved some significant events Events The newsreel footage of the funeral of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom is shot The year 1911 in film involved some significant events Events October 27: David Horsley 's Nestor Motion The year 1912 in film involved some significant events Events Mack Sennett, who had previously worked as an actor and comedy director with D The year 1913 in film involved some significant events Events The Squaw Man, the first Hollywood feature film is made The year 1914 in film involved some significant events Events The 3300-seat Strand Theater opens in New York City. The year 1915 in film involved some significant events Events June 18: The Motion Picture Directors Association (MPDA was formed by The year 1916 in film involved some significant events Events October 17 - A Daughter of the Gods released - first US production with The year 1917 in film involved some significant events Events Foundation of Universum Film AG (UƒA as a propaganda film company in Berlin The year 1918 in film involved some significant events Events Following litigation for anti-trust activities the US Supreme Court orders the Motion Picture The year 1919 in film involved some significant events Events February 5 - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Events Many full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1920s The year 1920 in film involved some significant events Events November 27 - The Mark of Zorro, starring Douglas Fairbanks Events February 20 - The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, starring Rudolph Valentino, premieres Events November 26 - The Toll of the Sea, starring Anna May Wong and Kenneth Harlan, debuts as the first general Events April 15 - Lee De Forest demonstrates the Phonofilm sound-on-film system at the Rivoli Theater in New York Events Entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gained control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B Events Top grossing films The Big Parade Ben-Hur The Freshman Events August - Warner Brothers debuts the first Vitaphone film Don Juan. Events January 10 - Fritz Lang 's science-fiction fantasy Metropolis premieres in Germany Events Although some movies released in 1928 had sound, most were still silent. Events The days of the Silent film were numbered A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound was on Events Many full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1930s Events Top grossing films Tom Sawyer Whoopee! Common Clay Check Events Top grossing films Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff Ingagi, starring Sir Hubert Events British Film Institute founded March 2 - King Kong premieres in New York City. Events January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn (formerly of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) purchases the film rights to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Events Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM The year 1936 in film involved some significant events Events Nov 6 - first Porky Pig animated cartoon The year 1937 in film involved some significant events Events April 16 - Way Out West premieres in The year 1938 in film involved some significant events Events January &mdash MGM announces that Judy Garland The year 1939 in film involved some significant events Events Movie historians and film buffs often look back on the year 1939 as "the Events Hundreds of full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1940s The year 1940 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Walt Disney 's animated Film The year 1941 in film involved some significant events in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time The year 1942 in film involved some significant events in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time The year 1943 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1944 in film involved some significant events Events July 20 - Since You Went Away is released The year 1945 in film involved some significant events Events Paramount Studios releases theatrical short Cartoon The year 1946 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1947 in film involved some significant events Events May 22 - Great Expectations is premiered in New York The year 1948 in film involved some significant events Events Laurence Olivier 's Hamlet becomes the The year 1949 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U Events Films of the 1950s were of a wide variety As a result of Television, the studios and companies sought to put audiences back in theaters The year 1950 in film involved some significant events Events February 15 - Walt Disney Studios The year 1951 in film involved some significant events Events Sweden - May Britt is scouted by Italian The year 1952 in film involved some significant events Events January 10 - Cecil B The year 1953 in film involved some significant events Events September 16 — The Robe debuts as The year 1954 in film involved some significant events Events May 12 - The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx The year 1955 in film involved some significant events Events November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls The year 1956 in film involved some significant events Events August 4 - The last film serial Blazing the Overland The year 1957 in film involved some significant events Events October 21 - The movie Jailhouse Rock The year 1958 in film involved some significant events Events February 16- " In the Money " by William The year 1959 in film involved some significant events Events The Three Stooges make their 180th and last short film Events Hundreds of full-length films were produced during the 1960s The year 1960 in film involved some significant events Events April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military The year 1961 in film involved some significant events Events Last Year at Marienbad ( L'année dernière The year 1962 in film involved some significant events Events Dr The year 1963 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - Filming begins on Dr The year 1964 in film involved some significant events Events January 29 - The film Dr The year 1965 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1966 in film involved some significant events Events Walt Disney, well known for his creation of Mickey Mouse died on The year 1967 in film involved some significant events It is widely considered as one of the most ground-breaking years in film The year 1968 in film involved some significant events Events October 30 - The film The Lion in Winter The year 1969 in film involved some significant events Events Cannes Film Festival opens but closes in support World cinema In cinema all over the world the seventies brought about vigor in adventurous cool and realistic complex narratives with rich cinematography and elaborate scores The year 1970 in film involved some significant events Events February 11 - The film The Magic Christian The year 1971 in film involved some significant events Events February 8 - Bob Dylan 's hour long documentary The year 1972 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1973 in film involved some significant events Events The Marx Brothers ' Zeppo Marx divorces his second The year 1974 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released The year 1975 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - George Lucas creates the second draft The year 1976 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas ' The year 1977 in film involved some significant events Events In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway The year 1978 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U The year 1979 in film involved some significant events Events March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode Events The 1980s saw the continued rise of the blockbuster, an increased amount of Nudity in film and the increasing emphasis in the American industry on film The year 1980 in film involved some significant events Events April 30 - The Roger Daltrey film McVicar, opens Events January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. Events June 10 = Steven Spielberg 's Science fiction PG-rating film E Events February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name Events 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films Events April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries Events January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago Illinois, to Events Michael Jackson 's first film was Moonwalker Top grossing films (U Events Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton Georgia for $20 million Events Thousands of full-length Films were produced during the 1990s The year 1990 in film involved some significant events Events CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for The year 1991 in film involved some significant events Events April 28 - Bonnie The year 1992 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages The year 1993 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages The year 1994 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U The year 1995 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris The year 1996 in film involved some significant events Major releases this year included Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient The year 1997 in film involved some significant events Events Summer - Production begins on Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace The year 1998 in film involved some significant events Events February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein The year 1999 in film involved some significant events and was arguably the most successful year for films released in the 1990s Events Thousands of full-length Films have been produced during the first decade of the 21st Century The year 2000 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films Please note that following the tradition of the The year 2001 in film involved some significant events (For more about non-English films check sources in those languages The year 2002 in film involved some significant events The first significant releases of sequels took place between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The year 2003 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Lord of the Rings The Return The year 2004 in film involved some significant events Major releases of sequels took place The year 2005 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Devil's Rejects, Cheaper The year 2006 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with Superman Returns, Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest 2007 saw major releases such as The Simpsons Movie, National Treasure Book of Secrets, 2009 in film has numerous films in production to be released in 2009 as well as films that have announced release dates but have yet to begin filming Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12 1907 – June 29 2003 was an American actress of film television and stage Shirley Jane Temple (born April 23, 1928) is an Academy Award -winning Actress and Tap dancer, most famous for being an iconic Flowers and Trees is a 1932 Silly Symphonies cartoon produced by Walt Disney, directed by Burt Gillett, and released Technicolor is the trademark for a series of color film processes pioneered by Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation
Top grossing films
- Shanghai Express
- The Kid from Spain
- Grand Hotel
- Emma
- Tarzan the Ape Man
- Movie Crazy
- Strange Interlude
- As You Desire Me
- The Beast of the City
- The Saddle Buster
Academy Awards
- Best Picture: Grand Hotel - MGM
Note: Prior to 1933 awards were not based on calendar years, which is how there are no 'Best Actor' or 'Best Actress' awards for 1932 films. Shanghai Express is an American 1932 film directed by Josef von Sternberg. Grand Hotel is a 1932 MGM Pre-Code Art Deco Film that won the Best Picture Oscar. Marie Dressler starred in this Clarence Brown directed 1932 film about a mature woman who selflessly and lovingly raises a widower's children giving them constant You may be looking for Tarzan the Ape Man from 1959, or Tarzan the Ape Man from 1981 Tarzan the Ape Man Movie Crazy is a 1932 comedy Film starring Harold Lloyd, a popular comedian of the 1920s and early 1930s Strange Interlude is an experimental play by American playwright Eugene O'Neill. The Beast of the City is a 1932 Pre-Code gangster movie featuring cops as vigilantes &ndash predating Dirty Harry by almost 40 years The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working Grand Hotel is a 1932 MGM Pre-Code Art Deco Film that won the Best Picture Oscar. The 1931-32 awards went to 1931 films.
Films released in 1932
- 20,000 Years in Sing Sing, starring Spencer Tracy and Bette Davis
- American Madness, starring Walter Huston, directed by Frank Capra
- As You Desire Me, starring Greta Garbo
- Back Street, starring Irene Dunne and John Boles
- The Beast of the City, starring Walter Huston, Jean Harlow and Wallace Ford
- The Big Broadcast, starring Bing Crosby
- Big City Blues, starring Eric Linden and Joan Blondell
- The Big Stampede, starring John Wayne
- A Bill of Divorcement, starring John Barrymore -(film mentioned in article)
- Bird of Paradise, starring Dolores del Rio and Joel McCrea
- Das Blaue Licht, starring and directed by Leni Riefenstahl
- Blonde Venus, starring Marlene Dietrich
- Broken Lullaby, starring Lionel Barrymore
- The Cabin in the Cotton, featuring Bette Davis
- Call Her Savage, starring Clara Bow
- The Dentist, a W.C. Fields short subject produced by Mack Sennett
- Emma, starring Marie Dressler
- A Farewell to Arms, starring Gary Cooper and Helen Hayes -(film mentioned in article)
- Freaks, directed by Tod Browning
- Grand Hotel, starring Greta Garbo, Lionel Barrymore, John Barrymore, Joan Crawford, Lewis Stone and Jean Hersholt
- Horse Feathers, starring the Marx Brothers
- I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang, starring Paul Muni
- If I Had A Million
- Love Me Tonight, starring Maurice Chevalier and Jeannette MacDonald
- The Most Dangerous Game, starring Joel McCrea, Fay Wray, and Leslie Banks -(film mentioned in article)
- The Mouthpiece, starring Warren William
- Movie Crazy, a comedy starring Harold Lloyd
- The Mummy, starring Boris Karloff
- Murders in the Rue Morgue, starring Bela Lugosi, Sidney Fox and Leon Ames
- The Old Dark House, starring Boris Karloff
- One Hour with You, starring Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, Genevieve Tobin and Charles Ruggles
- One Way Passage, starring William Powell and Kay Francis
- Pack Up Your Troubles, starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy
- Red Dust, starring Clark Gable and Jean Harlow
- Red-Headed Woman, starring Jean Harlow
- Scarface, starring Paul Muni
- Shanghai Express, starring Marlene Dietrich, Clive Brook, Anna May Wong and Warner Oland
- The Sign of the Cross
- Smilin' Through, starring Norma Shearer
- Tarzan the Ape Man, starring Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan
- Three on a Match, starring Joan Blondell, Ann Dvorak and Bette Davis
- Tiger Shark, starring Edward G. Robinson
- Trouble in Paradise, starring Herbert Marshall, Kay Francis and Miriam Hopkins
- Two Seconds, starring Edward G. Robinson
- Unheimliche Geschichten remake w/ sound of the 1919 film
- Union Depot, starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Joan Blondell
- Vampyr, directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer
- Virtue, starring Carole Lombard and Pat O'Brien
- White Zombie, starring Bela Lugosi
Serials
- The Airmail Mystery
- Detective Lloyd
- The Devil Horse
- Heroes of the West
- The Hurricane Express, starring John Wayne
- The Jungle Mystery
- The Last Frontier
- The Last of the Mohicans
- The Lost Special
- The Shadow of the Eagle, starring John Wayne
Short film series
- Buster Keaton (1917-1941)
- Our Gang (1922-1944)
- Laurel and Hardy (1921-1943)
Animated short film series
- Flowers and Trees (1933)
- Aesop's Film Fables (1921-1933)
- Krazy Kat (1925-1940)
- Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (1927-1938)
- Mickey Mouse (1928-1953)
- Silly Symphonies (1929-1939)
- Screen Songs (1929-1938)
- Talkartoons (1929-1932)
- Looney Tunes (1930-1969)
- Flip the Frog (1930-1933)
- Terrytoons (1930-1964)
- Merrie Melodies (1931-1969)
- Scrappy (1931-1941)
- Tom and Jerry (Van Beuren) (1931-1933)
- Betty Boop (1932-1939)
- Pooch the Pup (1932-1933)
Births
- January 3 - Dabney Coleman, actor
- January 4 - Carlos Saura, director
- February 6 - François Truffaut, French film director (d. 20000 Years in Sing Sing is a 1932 Black-and-white Drama film set in Sing Sing, the notorious Maximum security prison Spencer Tracy ( April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was a two-time Academy Award -winning Actor of stage and Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5 1908 – October 6 1989 was an American actress of Film, Television and Theatre. American Madness is a 1932 American film directed by Frank Capra and starring Walter Huston as a New York banker embroiled in scandal Walter Huston ( April 6 1884 &ndash April 7 1950) was an Academy Award -winning Canadian -born American actor Frank Russell Capra ( May 18, 1897 &ndash September 3, 1991) was an Academy Award winning Italian-American Film Greta Garbo ( 18 September 1905 &ndash 15 April 1990) was a Swedish-American actress during Hollywood 's Back Street is a 1932 film made by Universal Pictures, directed by John M Irene Dunne ( December 20, 1898 - September 4, 1990) was a five-time Academy Award -nominated American film actress and John Boles may refer to John Boles Jr, American baseball John Boles (actor, an American actor John Boles (sport shooter The Beast of the City is a 1932 Pre-Code gangster movie featuring cops as vigilantes &ndash predating Dirty Harry by almost 40 years Walter Huston ( April 6 1884 &ndash April 7 1950) was an Academy Award -winning Canadian -born American actor Jean Harlow ( March 3, &ndash June 7,) was an American Film Actress and Sex symbol of the 1930s Wallace Ford ( February 12, 1898 - June 11, 1966) was an English -born American movie and television actor who with The Big Broadcast ( 1932) is a Paramount Pictures production starring Bing Crosby, George Burns, and Gracie Allen. Harry Lillis “Bing” Crosby ( May 3, 1903 &ndash October 14, 1977) was an Academy Award winning American Popular Eric Linden ( September 15 1909, New York City, New York &ndash July 14 1994, South Laguna Beach, California Rose Joan Blondell, known as Joan Blondell, ( August 30, 1906 – December 25, 1979) was an Oscar -nominated American The Big Stampede is a 1932 film starring John Wayne. It is a Remake of the 1927 film Land Beyond the Law John Wayne ( May 26, 1907 &ndash June 11, 1979) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award -winning American A Bill of Divorcement is a British play written by Clemence Dane that debuted in 1921 in London. John Sidney Blyth Barrymore ( February 15 1882 – May 29 1942) was an American Actor, frequently called the greatest Dolores del Río ( August 3, 1905 &ndash April 11, 1983) was a Mexican Film actress. Joel Albert McCrea, (November 5 &ndashOctober 20) was an American actor and Film star whose career spanned 50 years and appearances in over 90 films For the Brothers Grimm tale see The Blue Light. The Blue Light (Das Blaue Licht is a Black-and-white Helene Bertha Amalie "Leni" Riefenstahl ( August 22 1902 – September 8 2003) was a German Film director Blonde Venus is a 1932 Drama film starring Marlene Dietrich and Cary Grant. Marlene Dietrich maɐˈleːnə ˈdiːtrɪç (December 27 &ndashMay 6) was a German -born American Actress, Singer and Entertainer Lionel Barrymore ( April 28, 1878 – November 15, 1954) was an American Academy Award -winning actor of stage radio The Cabin in the Cotton is a 1932 American Drama film directed by Michael Curtiz. Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5 1908 – October 6 1989 was an American actress of Film, Television and Theatre. Clara Gordon Bow ( July 29, 1905 &ndash September 27 1965) was an American Actress and Sex symbol, who rose to fame The Dentist ( 1932) was one of four Short films WC Fields made with the "king of comedy" Mack Sennett, at Paramount W C Fields ( January 29, 1880 &ndash December 25, 1946) was an American Juggler, Comedian, and Actor Mack Sennett ( January 17, 1880 &ndash November 5, 1960) was an Academy Award -winning director and was known as the innovator Marie Dressler starred in this Clarence Brown directed 1932 film about a mature woman who selflessly and lovingly raises a widower's children giving them constant Marie Dressler ( November 9, 1868 – July 28, 1934) was an Academy Award -winning Canadian actress A Farewell to Arms is a semi-autobiographical Novel written by Ernest Hemingway, first published in 1929 Frank James “Gary” Cooper (May 7 &ndashMay 13) was an American film actor and iconic star Helen Hayes ( October 10, 1900 – March 17, 1993) was a two-time Academy Award -winning American Actress, whose Freaks is a 1932 Horror film about Sideshow performers directed and produced by Tod Browning with a cast mostly composed of Tod Browning ( July 12, 1880 &ndash October 6, 1962) was an American motion picture Actor, director Grand Hotel is a 1932 MGM Pre-Code Art Deco Film that won the Best Picture Oscar. Greta Garbo ( 18 September 1905 &ndash 15 April 1990) was a Swedish-American actress during Hollywood 's Lionel Barrymore ( April 28, 1878 – November 15, 1954) was an American Academy Award -winning actor of stage radio John Sidney Blyth Barrymore ( February 15 1882 – May 29 1942) was an American Actor, frequently called the greatest Joan Crawford (born Lucille Fay LeSueur; ( March 23, 1905 - May 10, 1977) Crawford was signed to a motion picture Lewis Shepard Stone ( November 15, 1879 - September 12, 1953) was an American actor Jean Hersholt ( July 12, 1886 &ndash June 2, 1956) was a Danish actor who lived in the United States where he was a leading Horse Feathers ( 1932) was the fourth Marx Brothers Film. It stars the four Marx Brothers Groucho, Chico, Harpo The Marx Brothers were a popular team of sibling Comedians who appeared in Vaudeville, stage plays film and television This article is about the 1932 movie for the article about the book see I Am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang I Am a Paul Muni ( September 22, 1895 – August 25, 1967) was an American Academy Award -winning and Tony Award -winning If I Had a Million is an American film released by Paramount Studios in 1932 starring Gary Cooper, Charles Laughton, This is an article about a film For the song see Love Me Tonight (song Love Me Tonight is a 1932 Musical comedy film Maurice Auguste Chevalier ( September 12, 1888 &ndash January 1, 1972) was a French Actor, Singer, and Jeanette MacDonald (June 18 1903 &ndash January 14 1965 was an American singer and actress best remembered for her musical films of the 1930s with Maurice Chevalier "The Most Dangerous Game" or "The Hounds of Zaroff" is a Short story by Richard Connell. Joel Albert McCrea, (November 5 &ndashOctober 20) was an American actor and Film star whose career spanned 50 years and appearances in over 90 films Vina Fay Wray ( September 15, 1907 &ndash August 8, 2004) was a Canadian &ndash American actress and the first Leslie Banks, CBE ( 9 June 1890 &ndash 21 April 1952) was an English Theatre and cinema Actor The Mouthpiece is a 1932 crime Drama film directed by James Flood and Elliott Nugent. Warren William ( December 2 1894 - September 24 1948) was a Broadway and Hollywood Actor, born Warren William Movie Crazy is a 1932 comedy Film starring Harold Lloyd, a popular comedian of the 1920s and early 1930s Harold Clayton Lloyd Sr ( April 20, 1893 &ndash March 8, 1971) was an American Film actor and producer The Mummy is a 1932 horror classic from Universal Pictures directed by Karl Freund and starring Boris Karloff as a Boris Karloff ( 23 November, &ndash 2 February,) was an English actor who emigrated to Canada in the 1910s Béla Lugosi (October 20 1882 &ndash August 16 1956 was an iconic Hungarian stage and film actor best known for his portrayal of Count Dracula in the American Sidney Fox ( December 10, 1910 - November 14, 1942) was an American actress. Leon Ames may refer to Leon Ames (actor (1902-1993 American actor Leon Red Ames (1882-1936 American baseball pitcher The Old Dark House is a Horror film directed by James Whale and starring Boris Karloff, produced just one year after their success with Boris Karloff ( 23 November, &ndash 2 February,) was an English actor who emigrated to Canada in the 1910s One Hour with You is a 1932 film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Maurice Auguste Chevalier ( September 12, 1888 &ndash January 1, 1972) was a French Actor, Singer, and Jeanette MacDonald (June 18 1903 &ndash January 14 1965 was an American singer and actress best remembered for her musical films of the 1930s with Maurice Chevalier Genevieve Tobin ( November 29, 1899 &ndash July 21, 1995) was an American actress Charles Sherman “Charlie” Ruggles ( February 8, 1886 - December 23, 1970) was a comic American One Way Passage ( 1932) is a Romantic film starring William Powell and Kay Francis as star-crossed lovers directed by Tay William Horatio Powell ( July 29, 1892 – March 5, 1984) was a three-time Academy Award -nominated American actor noted Kay Francis (January 13 &ndashAugust 26) was an American stage and film actress Pack Up Your Troubles is a 1932 Laurel and Hardy film directed by George Marshall and Raymond McCarey, named after the World Stan Laurel (born Arthur Stanley Jefferson; June 16, 1890 &ndash February 23, 1965) was an English comic actor writer Oliver Hardy (born Norvell Hardy; January 18, 1892 &ndash August 7, 1957) was an American comic Actor Red Dust is an American 1932 romantic Drama film directed by Victor Fleming. Clark Gable (February 1 &ndashNovember 16) was an iconic American Actor nicknamed "The King of Hollywood" in his heyday Jean Harlow ( March 3, &ndash June 7,) was an American Film Actress and Sex symbol of the 1930s Red-Headed Woman is a 1932 film of the Pre-Code era produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, based on a novel by Katherine Brush, and Jean Harlow ( March 3, &ndash June 7,) was an American Film Actress and Sex symbol of the 1930s This article is about the 1932 film For the 1983 remake see Scarface. Paul Muni ( September 22, 1895 – August 25, 1967) was an American Academy Award -winning and Tony Award -winning Shanghai Express is an American 1932 film directed by Josef von Sternberg. Marlene Dietrich maɐˈleːnə ˈdiːtrɪç (December 27 &ndashMay 6) was a German -born American Actress, Singer and Entertainer Clive Brook ( 1 June 1887 - 17 November 1974) was an English actor Anna May Wong (or Wong Liu Tsong,, January 3 1905 – February 2 1961 was an American actress, the first Chinese American movie star and the first Warner Oland ( October 3, 1879 &ndash August 6, 1938) was a Swedish actor most remembered for his role as " Charlie The Sign of the Cross is a 1932 epic film made by Paramount Pictures. Smilin' Through is a play by Jane Cowl and Jane Murfin. Ms Cowl also starred in the play and co-directed it Edith Norma Shearer (August 10 1900 - June 12 1983 was an Academy Award&ndashwinning Canadian-American actress. You may be looking for Tarzan the Ape Man from 1959, or Tarzan the Ape Man from 1981 Tarzan the Ape Man Johnny Weissmuller (June 2 1904 &ndash January 20 1984 was an American swimmer and Actor who was one of the world's best swimmers in the 1920s winning Maureen Paula O’Sullivan ( 17 May, 1911 &ndash 23 June, 1998) was an Irish actress considered Ireland Three on a Match ( 1932) Warner Bros drama directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Joan Blondell, Ann Dvorak and Bette Rose Joan Blondell, known as Joan Blondell, ( August 30, 1906 – December 25, 1979) was an Oscar -nominated American Ann Dvorak ( August 2 1911 &ndash December 10 1979) was an American Film actress. Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5 1908 – October 6 1989 was an American actress of Film, Television and Theatre. Tiger Shark is a 1932 film by Howard Hawks. It was made the same year as Scarface, which is widely acknowledged to be the director's Edward Goldenberg Robinson Sr (born Emanuel Goldenberg; Yiddish: עמנואל גאלדנבערג December 12 1893 &ndash January Trouble in Paradise is a 1932 Romantic comedy film that tells the story of a master Thief who meets up with a beautiful Pickpocket Herbert Marshall, born Herbert Brough Falcon Marshall, in London, England, ( May 23, 1890 - January 22, 1966 Kay Francis (January 13 &ndashAugust 26) was an American stage and film actress Ellen Miriam Hopkins ( October 18, 1902 – October 9, 1972) was an Oscar -nominated American actress Two Seconds is a 1932 film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Edward G Edward Goldenberg Robinson Sr (born Emanuel Goldenberg; Yiddish: עמנואל גאלדנבערג December 12 1893 &ndash January Unheimliche Geschichten (Uncanny Stories is a 1932 German horror / Black comedy film directed by the prolific Austrian film director Douglas Elton Fairbanks Jr, KBE, DSC ( December 9, 1909 &ndash May 7, 2000) was an American Actor Rose Joan Blondell, known as Joan Blondell, ( August 30, 1906 – December 25, 1979) was an Oscar -nominated American Vampyr is a French - German film by Danish director Carl Theodor Dreyer, released in 1932. Carl Theodor Dreyer Jr ( February 3, 1889 - March 20, 1968) was a Danish Film director. Virtue is a 1932 Romance film starring Carole Lombard and Pat O'Brien. Carole Lombard ( October 6, 1908 – January 16, 1942) born Jane Alice Peters in Fort Wayne Indiana, was an Oscar-nominated Pat O'Brien ( November 11, 1899 – October 15, 1983) was an American movie actor with over 100 screen credits White Zombie ( 1932) is an American Horror film, first released on August 4, 1932. Béla Lugosi (October 20 1882 &ndash August 16 1956 was an iconic Hungarian stage and film actor best known for his portrayal of Count Dracula in the American The Airmail Mystery ( 1932) is a Universal movie serial. Cast James Flavin - Bob Lee Detective Lloyd ( 1932) is a Universal movie serial. The serial was a co-production between the American company Universal The Devil Horse ( 1932) is a Mascot movie serial. Cast Harry Carey as Bob Norton aka Roberts Heroes of the West ( 1932) is a Universal movie serial. Cast Noah Beery Jr The Hurricane Express ( 1932) is a 12-chapter Mascot Pictures film serial that stars John Wayne as an airplane pilot who goes after John Wayne ( May 26, 1907 &ndash June 11, 1979) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award -winning American The Jungle Mystery ( 1932) is a Universal movie serial based on the book The Ivory Trail by Talbot Mundy. The Last of the Mohicans ( 1932) is a Mascot movie serial based on the novel The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore The Lost Special ( 1932) is a Universal movie serial based on the story The Lost Special by Arthur Conan Doyle The Shadow of the Eagle ( 1932) is a Mascot movie serial starring John Wayne in his first serial role John Wayne ( May 26, 1907 &ndash June 11, 1979) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award -winning American Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton ( October 4 1895 &ndash February 1 1966) was an Academy Award -winning American Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "The Little Rascals" redirects here For other uses see The Little Rascals (disambiguation. Events November 26 - The Toll of the Sea, starring Anna May Wong and Kenneth Harlan, debuts as the first general The year 1944 in film involved some significant events Events July 20 - Since You Went Away is released Laurel and Hardy were the popular American -based comedy team of thin British-born Stan Laurel (1890-1965 and heavy American-born Oliver Hardy (1892-1957 The year 1943 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U Flowers and Trees is a 1932 Silly Symphonies cartoon produced by Walt Disney, directed by Burt Gillett, and released Events British Film Institute founded March 2 - King Kong premieres in New York City. Aesop's Film Fables was a series of animated short subjects created by American cartoonist Paul Terry. Events February 20 - The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, starring Rudolph Valentino, premieres Events British Film Institute founded March 2 - King Kong premieres in New York City. Krazy Kat is a Comic strip created by George Herriman that appeared in U Events Top grossing films The Big Parade Ben-Hur The Freshman The year 1940 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Walt Disney 's animated Film Oswald the Lucky Rabbit is an Anthropomorphic Rabbit Animated cartoon character created by Ub Iwerks and Walt Disney for films Events January 10 - Fritz Lang 's science-fiction fantasy Metropolis premieres in Germany The year 1938 in film involved some significant events Events January &mdash MGM announces that Judy Garland Mickey Mouse is a comic animal Cartoon character who has become an icon for The Walt Disney Company. Events Although some movies released in 1928 had sound, most were still silent. The year 1953 in film involved some significant events Events September 16 — The Robe debuts as Silly Symphonies is a series of Animated Short subjects 75 in total produced by Walt Disney Productions from 1929 to 1939 Events The days of the Silent film were numbered A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound was on The year 1939 in film involved some significant events Events Movie historians and film buffs often look back on the year 1939 as "the Screen Songs is the name of a series of animated cartoons produced by the Fleischer Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures between 1929 Events The days of the Silent film were numbered A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound was on The year 1938 in film involved some significant events Events January &mdash MGM announces that Judy Garland Talkartoons is the name of a series of 42 animated cartoons produced by the Fleischer Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures between 1929 Events The days of the Silent film were numbered A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound was on Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros Animated cartoon series which ran in many movie theatres from 1930 to 1969 Events Top grossing films Tom Sawyer Whoopee! Common Clay Check The year 1969 in film involved some significant events Events Cannes Film Festival opens but closes in support Flip the Frog is an animated cartoon character created by American cartoonist Ub Iwerks. Events Top grossing films Tom Sawyer Whoopee! Common Clay Check Events British Film Institute founded March 2 - King Kong premieres in New York City. Terrytoons was an Animation studio founded by Paul Terry. The studio located in New Rochelle New York, United Events Top grossing films Tom Sawyer Whoopee! Common Clay Check The year 1964 in film involved some significant events Events January 29 - The film Dr Merrie Melodies is the name of a series of animated cartoons distributed by Warner Bros Events Top grossing films Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff Ingagi, starring Sir Hubert The year 1969 in film involved some significant events Events Cannes Film Festival opens but closes in support Scrappy is a Cartoon character created by Dick Huemer for Charles Mintz 's Krazy Kat Studio. Events Top grossing films Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff Ingagi, starring Sir Hubert The year 1941 in film involved some significant events in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time Tom and Jerry were Fictional characters that starred in a series of early sound cartoons Events Top grossing films Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff Ingagi, starring Sir Hubert Events British Film Institute founded March 2 - King Kong premieres in New York City. Betty Boop is an animated Cartoon character appearing in the Talkartoon and Betty Boop series of films produced by The year 1939 in film involved some significant events Events Movie historians and film buffs often look back on the year 1939 as "the Events British Film Institute founded March 2 - King Kong premieres in New York City. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Dabney Wharton Coleman (born January 3, 1932) is an American Actor. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Carlos Saura (born 4 January 1932, Atarés, Huesca) is a Spanish film director Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio François Roland Truffaut ( February 6 1932 – October 21 1984) was one of the founders of the French New Wave in filmmaking 1984)
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- April 4 - Andrei Tarkovsky, Russian movie director (d. Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Susan Oliver ( February 13[[ 932]] – May 10[[ 990]] Stage name of Charlotte Gercke, was an Emmy -nominated American actress Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Jan Tomáš Forman (ˈjan ˈtomaːʃ ˈforman born February 18, 1932) better known as Miloš Forman (ˈmɪloʃ ˈforman is a Czech-American Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, DBE (born 27 February 1932) is a two-time Academy Award -winning English-American actress Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky (Андре́й Арсе́ньевич Тарко́вский (April 4 1932 - December 29 1986 was a Soviet Film director, writer and opera director 1986)
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