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… 1926 . 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 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 . Events Although some movies released in 1928 had sound, most were still silent. 1929 . Events The days of the Silent film were numbered A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound was on 1930 . Events Top grossing films Tom Sawyer Whoopee! Common Clay Check 1931 . Events Top grossing films Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff Ingagi, starring Sir Hubert 1932 …
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… 1940 . Events Katharine Hepburn 's film career begins Shirley Temple 's film career begins Disney released Flowers 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 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 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 . 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 1943 . The year 1943 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U 1944 . The year 1944 in film involved some significant events Events July 20 - Since You Went Away is released 1945 . The year 1945 in film involved some significant events Events Paramount Studios releases theatrical short Cartoon 1946 …
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… 1933 . The year 1946 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U 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 1936 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1936. The year 1937 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1937. The year 1938 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1938 The year 1939 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1939. 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. The year 1936 saw a number of significant events in Radio broadcasting. The year 1937 saw a number of significant events in Radio broadcasting. The year 1938 saw a number of significant events in Radio broadcasting. The year 1939 saw a number of significant events in Radio broadcasting. This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century 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 - 1936 - 1937 . Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1938 . Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1939 …
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The year 1936 in film involved some significant events. The year 1936 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 Katharine Hepburn 's film career begins Shirley Temple 's film career begins Disney released Flowers 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 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
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Top grossing films
- North America
- San Francisco
- The Great Ziegfeld
- One in a Million
- Modern Times
- Strike Me Pink
- Three Smart Girls
- Dodsworth
- The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
- Camille starring Greta Garbo
- Libeled Lady
- The Milky Way (1936 film)
- Red River Valley (1936 film)
- Rose Marie
- Man of the Frontier
- Come and Get It
- The Story of Louis Pasteur
- Anthony Adverse
- Go West, Young Man
- Romeo and Juliet
Academy Awards
Films released in 1936
- After the Thin Man, starring William Powell and Myrna Loy
- The Alamo (not to be confused with the 1960 John Wayne epic)
- Anthony Adverse, starring Fredric March
- The Big Noise, starring Guy Kibbee, Alma Lloyd, Warren Hull, and Dick Foran
- The Bohemian Girl, starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy
- Cafe Mascot, starring Geraldine Fitzgerald
- Camille, starring Greta Garbo
- Captain January, starring Shirley Temple
- Ceiling Zero, starring James Cagney
- The Charge of the Light Brigade, starring Errol Flynn
- Come and Get It
- Dodsworth, starring Walter Huston
- Follow the Fleet, starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
- Fury, starring Sylvia Sidney and Spencer Tracy
- Go West, Young Man, starring Mae West, adapted by her from Lawrence Riley's 1934 stage play Personal Appearance -(film mentioned in articles)
- The Great Ziegfeld, starring William Powell, Myrna Loy and Luise Rainer
- Green Pastures, adapted from the 1923 stage play of the same name, starring Eddie Anderson -(film mentioned in article)
- Intermezzo, starring Ingrid Bergman and Gösta Ekman
- The Lawless Nineties, starring John Wayne
- Libeled Lady, starring William Powell, Myrna Loy, Spencer Tracy and Jean Harlow
- The Man Who Could Work Miracles, starring Roland Young and Ralph Richardson
- Mayerling, directed by Anatole Litvak starring Charles Boyer and Danielle Darrieux
- Modern Times, written, directed by and starring Charles Chaplin
- The Moon's Our Home
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, starring Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur; directed by Frank Capra
- My Man Godfrey, starring William Powell and Carole Lombard
- Man of the Frontier, starring Gene Autry
- The Mongolian Boy (Монгол хүү), directed by Ilya Trauberg is released as the first Mongolian film
- The Petrified Forest, starring Leslie Howard, Humphrey Bogart and Bette Davis
- Reefer Madness, (also known as Tell Your Children)
- Road Gang
- Romeo and Juliet, starring Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard, John Barrymore and Basil Rathbone
- Rose Marie, starring Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy -(film mentioned in article)
- Show Boat, starring Irene Dunne, Allan Jones, Charles Winninger, Paul Robeson and Helen Morgan (film mentioned in article). Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Porky Pig is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Republic Pictures (also known as Republic Entertainment Inc) is an independent film television and video distribution company that was originally a movie production-distribution Serials, more specifically known as Movie serials or Film serials, were Short subjects originally shown in theaters in conjunction with a Feature Darkest Africa ( 1936) is a Republic Movie serial. This was the first serial produced by Republic Pictures and was a loose sequel to a Mascot Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. The Marx Brothers were a popular team of sibling Comedians who appeared in Vaudeville, stage plays film and television Arthur Marx (previously Adolph Marx) popularly known as Harpo Marx ( November 23, 1893 &ndash September 28, 1964 Susan Fleming ( February 19 1908 &ndash December 22 2002) was a Hollywood ingenue known as the "Girl with the Million Dollar The April 18, 1906 San Francisco earthquake is the historical background for San Francisco, 1936's top grossing movie starring Clark Gable The Great Ziegfeld ( 1936) is a Musical film produced by MGM. Modern Times is a 1936 Comedy film by Charlie Chaplin that has his iconic Little Tramp character in his final silent-film appearance Strike Me Pink was the second and final single from Deborah Harry 's fourth solo album Three Smart Girls ( 1936) is a musical Comedy film. The Craig sisters played by Barbara Read, Nan Grey and Deanna Dodsworth is a 1936 American Drama film directed by William Wyler. The Trail of the Lonesome Pine is a 1936 Romance film based on the novel of the same name. Camille is an American 1936 Drama film directed by George Cukor and produced by Irving Thalberg and Bernard H Greta Garbo ( 18 September 1905 &ndash 15 April 1990) was a Swedish-American actress during Hollywood 's Libeled Lady is a Screwball comedy film starring Jean Harlow, William Powell (who were romantically involved at the time Myrna Loy The Milky Way is a 1936 Comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. Directed by comedy veteran Leo McCarey, the film was written by Grover See Also Red River (film Red River Valley is a 1941 movie about life in the early 20th century Rose Marie is an Operetta -style musical with music by Rudolf Friml and Herbert Stothart, and book and lyrics by Otto Harbach Man of the Frontier is a 1936 movie about life in the early 20th century The Story of Louis Pasteur is a 1936 biographical film It starred Paul Muni as the renowned scientist. Anthony Adverse is a 1936 American Drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy. Go West Young Man is a 1936 Paramount Pictures comedy starring Mae West. Romeo and Juliet is a film adaptation of the play by Shakespeare, directed by George Cukor from a screenplay by Talbot Jennings. 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 The Great Ziegfeld ( 1936) is a Musical film produced by MGM. Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize Paul Muni ( September 22, 1895 – August 25, 1967) was an American Academy Award -winning and Tony Award -winning The Story of Louis Pasteur is a 1936 biographical film It starred Paul Muni as the renowned scientist. Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to Luise Rainer (born January 12, 1910) is a two-time Academy Award -winning German Film Actress. Best Supporting Actor or Best Supporting Actress is an accolade given by a group of Film or Theatre professionals in recognition of the work Walter Brennan ( July 25 1894 – September 21 1974) was a three-time Academy Award winning American Actor. Come and Get It is a 1936 film directed by Howard Hawks and William Wyler. Best Supporting Actor or Best Supporting Actress is an accolade given by a group of Film or Theatre professionals in recognition of the work Gale Sondergaard ( February 15 1899 &ndash August 14 1985) was an Academy Award -winning U Anthony Adverse is a 1936 American Drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy. After the Thin Man, starring William Powell, Myrna Loy, and James Stewart, is the 1936 sequel to the film The Thin William Horatio Powell ( July 29, 1892 – March 5, 1984) was a three-time Academy Award -nominated American actor noted Myrna Loy ( August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American Motion picture Actress. Anthony Adverse is a 1936 American Drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy. Fredric March ( August 31, 1897 – April 14, 1975) was an American two-time Academy Award and Tony Award -winning Guy Kibbee ( March 6, 1882 – May 24, 1956) was an American stage and film actor John Warren Hull ( January 7 1903 &ndash September 14 1974) was an actor and TV personality active from the 1930s through the 1960s John Nicholas 'Dick' Foran ( June 18 1910 &ndash August 10 1979) was a leading man best known in western Musicals and for The Bohemian Girl is a 1936 feature film version of the opera The Bohemian Girl by Michael William Balfe. 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 Cafe Mascot is a 1936 British black and white Comedy film produced by Gabriel Pascal, starring Geraldine Fitzgerald. Geraldine Fitzgerald ( November 24, 1913 &ndash July 17, 2005) was an Academy Award -nominated Irish -American Camille is an American 1936 Drama film directed by George Cukor and produced by Irving Thalberg and Bernard H Greta Garbo ( 18 September 1905 &ndash 15 April 1990) was a Swedish-American actress during Hollywood 's Captain January is a 1936 musical film starring Shirley Temple and Guy Kibbee. Shirley Jane Temple (born April 23, 1928) is an Academy Award -winning Actress and Tap dancer, most famous for being an iconic Ceiling Zero is a 1936 adventure / Drama film distributed by Warner Bros James Francis Cagney Jr ( July 17, 1899 &ndash March 30, 1986) was an Academy Award -winning American Film The Charge of the Light Brigade is a 1936 Historical film made by Warner Bros Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn ( June 20, 1909 &ndash October 14, 1959) was an Australian Film Actor, most Come and Get It is a 1936 film directed by Howard Hawks and William Wyler. Dodsworth is a 1936 American Drama film directed by William Wyler. Walter Huston ( April 6 1884 &ndash April 7 1950) was an Academy Award -winning Canadian -born American actor Follow the Fleet ( RKO) is a 1936 Hollywood musical comedy Film with a nautical theme and stars Fred Astaire, Ginger Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 &ndash June 22, 1987) was an American Academy Award Ginger Rogers ( July 16, 1911 &ndash April 25, 1995) was an Academy Award -winning American film and stage actress Fury is a Drama film which tells the story of an innocent man who narrowly escapes being lynched and the revenge he seeks Sylvia Sidney ( August 8, 1910 - July 1, 1999) was an Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe Award -winning American Spencer Tracy ( April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was a two-time Academy Award -winning Actor of stage and Go West Young Man is a 1936 Paramount Pictures comedy starring Mae West. Mae West (August 17 1893 &ndash November 22 1980 was an American actress, Playwright, Screenwriter, and Sex symbol. Lawrence Riley (1896-1974 was a successful American Playwright and Screenwriter. Personal Appearance (1934 is a stage Comedy by the American Playwright and Screenwriter Lawrence Riley (1896&ndash1974 which was The Great Ziegfeld ( 1936) is a Musical film produced by MGM. William Horatio Powell ( July 29, 1892 – March 5, 1984) was a three-time Academy Award -nominated American actor noted Myrna Loy ( August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American Motion picture Actress. Luise Rainer (born January 12, 1910) is a two-time Academy Award -winning German Film Actress. The Green Pastures is a play written in 1930 by Marc Connelly adapted from Ol' Man Adam an' His Chillun (1928 a collection of stories written Edmund Lincoln Anderson ( September 18, 1905 &ndash February 28, 1977) often known as Eddie "Rochester" Anderson Intermezzo is a Swedish language film starring Gösta Ekman and Ingrid Bergman in the leads (ˈbærjman in Swedish but usually ˈbɝgmən in English (August 29 1915 &ndash August 29 1982 was a Swedish three-time Academy Award -winning and two-time Emmy Gösta Ekman, Sr ( December 28, 1890 &ndash January 12, 1938) born Frans Gösta Viktor Ekman, was a Swedish actor The Lawless Nineties is a 1936 American B Western film directed by Joseph Kane. John Wayne ( May 26, 1907 &ndash June 11, 1979) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award -winning American Libeled Lady is a Screwball comedy film starring Jean Harlow, William Powell (who were romantically involved at the time Myrna Loy William Horatio Powell ( July 29, 1892 – March 5, 1984) was a three-time Academy Award -nominated American actor noted Myrna Loy ( August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American Motion picture Actress. Spencer Tracy ( April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was a two-time Academy Award -winning Actor of stage and Jean Harlow ( March 3, &ndash June 7,) was an American Film Actress and Sex symbol of the 1930s The Man Who Could Work Miracles is a 1936 British Fantasy - Comedy Film. Roland Young ( November 11, 1887 - June 5, 1953) was an English actor Sir Ralph David Richardson ( 19 December 1902 &ndash 10 October 1983) was an English Actor, one of a group of theatrical Mayerling is a 1936 French historical film drama directed by Anatole Litvak and produced by Seymour Nebenzal from a Screenplay Anatole Litvak (Анатоль Литвак ( May 10, 1902 &ndash December 15, 1974) was a Ukrainian -born international filmmaker Charles Boyer (28 August 1899 – 26 August 1978 was a four-time Academy Award -nominated French Actor who starred in a number of classic Hollywood Danielle Yvonne Marie Antoinette Darrieux (born May 1, 1917) is a French actress and Singer. Modern Times is a 1936 Comedy film by Charlie Chaplin that has his iconic Little Tramp character in his final silent-film appearance The Moon's Our Home is a 1936 film directed by William A Seiter. Mr Deeds Goes to Town is a 1936 Comedy film directed by Frank Capra, based on the story Opera Hat by Clarence Budington Frank James “Gary” Cooper (May 7 &ndashMay 13) was an American film actor and iconic star Jean Arthur ( 17 October &ndash 19 June) was an Oscar -nominated American actress and a major film star of the 1930s and 1940s Frank Russell Capra ( May 18, 1897 &ndash September 3, 1991) was an Academy Award winning Italian-American Film My Man Godfrey is a Screwball comedy film released in by Universal Pictures, directed by Gregory LaCava. William Horatio Powell ( July 29, 1892 – March 5, 1984) was a three-time Academy Award -nominated American actor noted Carole Lombard ( October 6, 1908 – January 16, 1942) born Jane Alice Peters in Fort Wayne Indiana, was an Oscar-nominated Man of the Frontier is a 1936 movie about life in the early 20th century Orvon Gene Autry ( September 29 1907 &ndash October 2 1998) was an American performer who gained fame as The Singing Cowboy The Cinema of Mongolia has been strongly influenced by the Cinema of Russia, which differentiates it from cinematic developments in the rest of Asia This article is about the Film The Petrified Forest For the National Park in Arizona where the film is set see Petrified Forest National Park. Leslie Howard ( April 3, 1893 - June 1, 1943) was an English stage and Academy Award nominated Film Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5 1908 – October 6 1989 was an American actress of Film, Television and Theatre. Reefer Madness (aka Tell Your Children) is a 1936 Exploitation film revolving around the tragic events that ensue when High school Road Gang is a film released in 1936, showing economic and social injustice due to political corruption Romeo and Juliet is a film adaptation of the play by Shakespeare, directed by George Cukor from a screenplay by Talbot Jennings. Edith Norma Shearer (August 10 1900 - June 12 1983 was an Academy Award&ndashwinning Canadian-American actress. Leslie Howard ( April 3, 1893 - June 1, 1943) was an English stage and Academy Award nominated Film John Sidney Blyth Barrymore ( February 15 1882 – May 29 1942) was an American Actor, frequently called the greatest Basil Rathbone, MC (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967 was a South African-born English Actor most famous for his portrayal of Sherlock Rose Marie is an Operetta -style musical with music by Rudolf Friml and Herbert Stothart, and book and lyrics by Otto Harbach 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 Nelson Ackerman Eddy ( June 29, 1901 - March 6, 1967) was an American singer who appeared in 19 Musical films Show Boat ( 1936) is a film based on the musical by Jerome Kern (music and Oscar Hammerstein II (script and lyrics and Irene Dunne ( December 20, 1898 - September 4, 1990) was a five-time Academy Award -nominated American film actress and Allan Jones ( October 14 1907 in Old Forge Pennsylvania – June 27 1992 in New York New York) was an American Charles Winninger ( May 26, 1884 &ndash January 27, 1969) was an American stage and film actor most often cast in comedies or musicals Paul LeRoy Bustill Robeson ( April 9, 1898 &ndash January 23, 1976) was a multi-lingual American Actor, athlete Helen Morgan (August 2 1900 – October 9 1941 was an American singer and actress who worked in films and on the stage
- Sabotage, an Alfred Hitchcock thriller starring Sylvia Sidney and Oskar Homolka
- San Francisco, starring Clark Gable and Jeanette MacDonald
- Secret Agent, an Alfred Hitchcock thriller starring John Gielgud, Peter Lorre and Madeleine Carroll
- Swing Time, starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
- Things to Come, based on the story by H.G. Wells
- The Story of Louis Pasteur, starring Paul Muni
- Yiddle with his Fiddle, starring Molly Picon
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- January 3 - Georgina Spelvin, pornographic film actress
- January 28 - Alan Alda, United States actor
- February 11 - Burt Reynolds, United States actor
- February 23 - Majel Barrett, United States actress
- May 9 - Glenda Jackson, British actress and politician
- August 18 - Robert Redford, actor, director
- August 25 - Hugh Hudson, director
- October 19 - Irina Demick, French actress (d. Sabotage, also released as The Woman Alone, is a 1936 British Thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE (13 Sylvia Sidney ( August 8, 1910 - July 1, 1999) was an Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe Award -winning American Oskar Homolka ( August 12, 1898 &ndash January 27, 1978) was an Austrian film and theatre Actor. The April 18, 1906 San Francisco earthquake is the historical background for San Francisco, 1936's top grossing movie starring Clark Gable Clark Gable (February 1 &ndashNovember 16) was an iconic American Actor nicknamed "The King of Hollywood" in his heyday 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 Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE (13 Sir Arthur John Gielgud, OM, CH ( 14 April, 1904 – 21 May 2000) known as Sir John Gielgud, was an Peter Lorre ( June 26 1904 &ndash March 23 1964) born László Löwenstein, was a Hungarian - Austrian Madeleine Carroll ( February 26, 1906 &ndash October 2, 1987) was a British actress, immensely popular in the 1930s Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 &ndash June 22, 1987) was an American Academy Award Ginger Rogers ( July 16, 1911 &ndash April 25, 1995) was an Academy Award -winning American film and stage actress Things to Come ( 1936) is a British Science fiction film, produced by Alexander Korda and directed by William Cameron Menzies Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 &ndash 13 August 1946 He was an outspoken socialist and a pacifist, his later works becoming increasingly political The Story of Louis Pasteur is a 1936 biographical film It starred Paul Muni as the renowned scientist. Paul Muni ( September 22, 1895 – August 25, 1967) was an American Academy Award -winning and Tony Award -winning Yidl Mitn Fidl ( English: Yiddle With His Fiddle, German: Jidl mitn Fidl, Polish: Judel gra na Skrzypcach) is a Molly Picon ( Yiddish:מאָלי פּיקאָן ( June 1, 1898 – April 5, 1992) was an American star of stage Ace Drummond is a 1936 film serial based on the Ace Drummond Comic strip drawn by Clayton Knight and written by Eddie The Adventures of Frank Merriwell ( 1936) is a Universal movie serial based on the Frank Merriwell books by Gilbert Patten Custer's Last Stand ( 1936) is an independent film serial based on the historical Custer's Last Stand at the Little Bighorn River. Darkest Africa ( 1936) is a Republic Movie serial. This was the first serial produced by Republic Pictures and was a loose sequel to a Mascot Clyde Beatty ( June 10 1903 &ndash July 19 1965) joined the circus as a cage cleaner as a teen and became famous as a lion tamer Flash Gordon is a 1936 film serial which tells the story of three people from Earth who travel to the planet Mongo to fight the evil Emperor Buster Crabbe ( February 7, 1908 &ndash April 23, 1983) The Phantom Rider ( 1936) is a Universal movie serial. Chapter titles Dynamite! The Maddened Herd The Brink Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island ( 1936) is a Republic Movie serial starring Ray Mala. Ray Mala (1906-1952 is the first Native American movie star and is the most prolific film star that the state of Alaska has thus far produced Undersea Kingdom (1936 is a Republic Pictures film serial released in response to Universal's Flash Gordon. Ray "Crash" Corrigan ( 14 February 1902 - 10 August 1976) born Raymond Benard was an American Actor The Vigilantes Are Coming ( 1936) is a Republic Movie serial. 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. 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 "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 The Three Stooges were an American Vaudeville and Comedy act of the early to mid–20th century best known for their numerous Short subject films 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 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 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 Betty Boop is an animated Cartoon character appearing in the Talkartoon and Betty Boop series of films produced by Events Katharine Hepburn 's film career begins Shirley Temple 's film career begins Disney released Flowers The year 1939 in film involved some significant events Events Movie historians and film buffs often look back on the year 1939 as "the Popeye the Sailor Man is a fictional hero famous for appearing in comic strips and animated films as well as numerous TV shows Events British Film Institute founded March 2 - King Kong premieres in New York City. The year 1957 in film involved some significant events Events October 21 - The movie Jailhouse Rock The ComiColor Cartoon series was a series of 25 Animated Short subjects produced by the Ub Iwerks studio from 1933 to 1936 Events British Film Institute founded March 2 - King Kong premieres in New York City. Happy Harmonies is the name of a series of animated cartoons distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and produced by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising Events January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn (formerly of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) purchases the film rights to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz The year 1938 in film involved some significant events Events January &mdash MGM announces that Judy Garland Color Rhapsodies was a series of usually one-shot Animated cartoon shorts produced by Charles B Events January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn (formerly of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) purchases the film rights to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz The year 1949 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U Events Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM The year 1937 in film involved some significant events Events April 16 - Way Out West premieres in Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Georgina Spelvin born Michelle Graham on March 1, 1936, is a former American Pornographic actress who is best known for her appearance Pornographic films are Motion pictures with the purpose of promoting sexual arousal in the viewer often featuring depictions of sexual activity Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Alan Alda (born January 28 1936 is an American Actor. He is well known for his role as " Hawkeye Pierce " in the Television series Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Burton Leon Reynolds Jr (born February 11 1936 is an American Actor. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Majel Barrett-Roddenberry (born Majel Leigh Hudec on February 23, 1932 in Columbus Ohio) is an American actress, and Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Glenda May Jackson, CBE, (born 9 May, 1936) is a British actress and Politician, currently Labour Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Charles Robert Redford Jr (born August 18 1936) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, Actor, Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Hugh Hudson (born 25 August 1936) is an British Academy Award -nominated Film director. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Irina Demick ( 16 October 1936 - 8 October 2004) sometimes credited as Irina Demich was a French actress with a brief career 2004)
- December 25 - Ismail Merchant Indian film producer
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Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Ismail Merchant ( December 25, 1936 – May 25, 2005) was an Indian born Film producer, best known for the results of Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. John Gilbert ( July 10, 1899 - January 9, 1936) was an American actor and major star of the Silent film era Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Maximilian "Max" Schreck ( September 6, 1879 &ndash February 20, 1936) was a German Actor. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Henry B Walthall ( March 16, 1878 – June 17, 1936) was an American Film actor. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Suzanne Bianchetti (born 24 February 1889 in Paris, France - died 17 October 1936 in Paris was a pioneer Film actress.
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