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| … 1930 . 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 Top grossing films Tom Sawyer Whoopee! Common Clay Check 1931 . Events Top grossing films Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff Ingagi, starring Sir Hubert 1932 . Events Katharine Hepburn 's film career begins Shirley Temple 's film career begins Disney released Flowers 1933 . Events British Film Institute founded March 2 - King Kong premieres in New York City. 1934 . Events January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn (formerly of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) purchases the film rights to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 1935 . Events Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM 1936 … 1937 1938 1939 -1940- 1941 1942 1943 … 1944 . 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 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 1945 . The year 1945 in film involved some significant events Events Paramount Studios releases theatrical short Cartoon 1946 . The year 1946 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U 1947 . The year 1947 in film involved some significant events Events May 22 - Great Expectations is premiered in New York 1948 . The year 1948 in film involved some significant events Events Laurence Olivier 's Hamlet becomes the 1949 . The year 1949 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U 1950 … In television: 1937 1938 1939 -1940- 1941 1942 1943 In radio : 1937 1938 1939 -1940- 1941 1942 1943 |
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| … 1937 . The year 1950 in film involved some significant events Events February 15 - Walt Disney Studios 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 1940 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events The year 1941 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1941. The year 1942 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1942. The year 1943 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1943 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. The year 1940 in radio involved some significant events Events January 5 – FM radio is demonstrated for the The year 1941 in radio involved some significant events Events May 27 - Fireside chat: Announcing Unlimited The year 1942 in radio involved some significant events Events January 9 - Blue Network Company Inc The year 1943 in radio involved some significant events Events May 2 - Fireside chat: On the Coal Crisis This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century 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 - 1940 - 1941 . Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1942 . Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1943 … … 1910s . Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 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 The 1910s decade ran from January 1 1910 through December 31 1919 1920s . The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada 1930s -1940s- 1950s . 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 The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive 1960s . The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 1970s … … 19th century . This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. 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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The year 1940 in film involved some significant events. The year 1940 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 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 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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Events
- February 7 - Walt Disney's animated film Pinocchio is released. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter Pinocchio is the second Animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics.
- February 20 - Tom and Jerry make their debut in the animated cartoon Puss Gets the Boot. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Tom and Jerry is a series of theatrical Short subjects (cartoons created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer The word cartoon has various meanings based on several very different forms of Visual art and Illustration. Puss Gets the Boot is a one-reel Animated cartoon Short subject, produced in Technicolor and released to theatres on February 10,
- May 17 - My Favorite Wife is released. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. My Favorite Wife (released in the UK as My Favourite Wife) is a 1940 Screwball comedy starring Irene Dunne
- May - A reproduction of "America's First Movie Studio", Thomas Edison's Black Maria, is constructed. The Black Maria (pronounced ma-RYE-uh was Thomas Edison 's movie production studio in West Orange New Jersey.
- July 27 - Bugs Bunny makes his official debut in the animated cartoon A Wild Hare. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Clyde Rabbit (uncleMrs Bugs Bunny (wifePapa Bunny (fatherMama Bunny (motherRugs Bunny A Wild Hare (re-released as The Wild Hare) is a Warner Bros Merrie Melodies Animated Short film.
- October 15 - The Great Dictator, a satiric social commentary film by and starring Charlie Chaplin, is released. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the The Great Dictator is a Comedy film directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin.
- November 13 - World premiere of Walt Disney's Fantasia, the first film to be released in a multichannel sound format (see Fantasound). Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Fantasia is a 1940 Animated film produced by Walt Disney, and is the third film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics. Fantasound was an early Stereophonic sound process developed by sound engineer William E The film also marked the first use of the click track while recording the soundtrack, overdubbing of orchestral parts, simultaneous multitrack recording and lead to the development of a multichannel surround system.
Top grossing films
- North America
- Pinocchio (Disney/RKO)
- Fantasia (Disney/RKO)
- Boom Town (Metro Goldwyn Mayer(MGM)
- Rebecca
- Santa Fe Trail
- Strike Up the Band
- Strange Cargo
- Buck Benny Rides Again
- North West Mounted Police
- Kitty Foyle
- Northwest Passage
- Arizona
Academy Awards
- Best Picture: Rebecca - David O. Selznick, United Artists
- Best Actor: James Stewart - The Philadelphia Story
- Best Actress: Ginger Rogers - Kitty Foyle
Films released in 1940
- Abe Lincoln in Illinois
- All This and Heaven Too
- Andy Hardy Meets Debutante starring Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker, and Fay Holden
- Arise, My Love
- Arizona
- The Bank Dick, written by and starring W.C. Fields
- The Biscuit Eater
- Boom Town
- Boys of the City
- Broadway Melody of 1940 starring Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell - final film of series
- Dark Command
- Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet starring Edward G. Robinson, Ruth Gordon, Otto Kruger, and Donald Crisp. Pinocchio is the second Animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics. Fantasia is a 1940 Animated film produced by Walt Disney, and is the third film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics. Boom Town is a 1940 adventure drama Hollywood Film starring Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Claudette Colbert, Santa Fe Trail is a 1940 western film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland. Strange Cargo may refer to Strange Cargo (1929 film Strange Cargo (1936 film Strange Cargo (1940 film, starring North West Mounted Police was Cecil B DeMille 's first film in Technicolor, released by Paramount Pictures in 1940. Kitty Foyle, subtitled The Natural History of a Woman, is a film starring Ginger Rogers, Dennis Morgan, James Craig, Northwest Passage is a 1940 film in Technicolor, starring Spencer Tracy, Robert Young, Walter Brennan, Ruth Hussey Arizona is a 1940 Western film starring Jean Arthur, William Holden and Warren William. 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 David O Selznick, born David Selznick ( May 10, 1902 &ndash June 22, 1965) was one of the iconic Hollywood producers This article is about the film studio Previously it was affiliated with a cinema chain bearing its name now owned by Regal Entertainment Group. 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 James Maitland Stewart (20 May 1908 – 2 July 1997 popularly known as Jimmy Stewart, was an American Film and stage Actor The Philadelphia Story is a romantic Comedy film starring Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, and James Stewart, and directed by 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 Ginger Rogers ( July 16, 1911 &ndash April 25, 1995) was an Academy Award -winning American film and stage actress Kitty Foyle, subtitled The Natural History of a Woman, is a film starring Ginger Rogers, Dennis Morgan, James Craig, Abe Lincoln in Illinois is a 1940 biographical Film which tells the story of the life of Abraham Lincoln. All This and Heaven Too is a 1940 drama film made by Warner Bros Andy Hardy Meets Debutante is a 1940 American Family film comedy directed by George B Lewis Shepard Stone ( November 15, 1879 - September 12, 1953) was an American actor Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule Jr; September 23, 1920) is an American Film Actor and Entertainer whose Cecilia Parker ( April 26, 1914 &ndash July 25, 1993) was a film actress Arise My Love is a 1940 film made by Paramount Pictures, directed by Mitchell Leisen, written by Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett Arizona is a 1940 Western film starring Jean Arthur, William Holden and Warren William. The Bank Dick (released as The Bank Detective in the United Kingdom) is a 1940 Comedy film in which W W C Fields ( January 29, 1880 &ndash December 25, 1946) was an American Juggler, Comedian, and Actor Boom Town is a 1940 adventure drama Hollywood Film starring Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Claudette Colbert, Boys of the City is a 1940 Black-and-white comedy/thriller film directed by Joseph H Broadway Melody of 1940 is a 1940 MGM movie musical starring Fred Astaire, Eleanor Powell and George Murphy. Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 &ndash June 22, 1987) was an American Academy Award Eleanor Torrey Powell ( November 21, 1912 &ndash February 11, 1982) was an American film actress and dancer of the 1930s and 1940s Dark Command is a 1940 Western film loosely based on Quantrill's Raiders in the American Civil War. Dr Ehrlich's Magic Bullet is a 1940 Biographical film directed by William Dieterle and starring Edward G Edward Goldenberg Robinson Sr (born Emanuel Goldenberg; Yiddish: עמנואל גאלדנבערג December 12 1893 &ndash January Ruth Gordon Jones ( October 30, 1896 – August 28, 1985) better known as Ruth Gordon, was an Academy Award - Otto Kruger ( September 6, 1885 – September 6, 1974) was an American movie actor who began his career in 1915 Donald George Crisp ( July 27, 1882 &ndash May 25, 1974) was an Academy Award winning English film Actor
- East Side Kids
- Edison, the Man starring Spencer Tracy
- Fantasia
- Foreign Correspondent
- Go West, starring the Marx Brothers
- Give Us Wings
- Gaslight, the original British version
- The Grapes of Wrath
- The Great Dictator, starring Charlie Chaplin
- The Great McGinty
- Green Hell
- His Girl Friday, starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell
- The House of the Seven Gables
- The Howards of Virginia, starring Cary Grant and Martha Scott
- The Invisible Man Returns
- Junior G-Men
- Kitty Foyle
- The Letter
- The Long Voyage Home
- The Mark of Zorro
- My Favorite Wife
- Night Train to Munich
- North West Mounted Police
- Northwest Passage, starring Spencer Tracy
- One Million B.C.
- One Night in the Tropics, film debut of Abbott and Costello
- Our Town
- The Philadelphia Story
- Pinocchio
- Pride of the Bowery
- Pride and Prejudice, starring Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier
- Rebecca - starring Sir Laurence Olivier
- The Sea Hawk
- The Shop Around the Corner
- Strange Cargo, starring Clark Gable and Joan Crawford
- Strike Up the Band
- That Gang of Mine
- The Thief of Bagdad
- Too Many Husbands
- Vigil in the Night, starring Carole Lombard
- Waterloo Bridge
- The Well-Digger's Daughter
- The Westerner
- They Knew What They Wanted
- You're Not So Tough
Serials
- Adventures of Red Ryder, directed by William Witney and John English
- Deadwood Dick, directed by James W. Horne
- Drums of Fu Manchu, starring Henry Brandon and Robert Kellard, directed by William Witney and John English
- Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe, starring Buster Crabbe
- The Green Archer, starring Victor Jory, directed by James W. Horne
- The Green Hornet, starring Gordon Jones
- The Green Hornet Strikes Again, starring Warren Hull
- Junior G-Men, starring the Dead End Kids
- King of the Royal Mounted starring Allan Lane, directed by William Witney and John English
- Mysterious Doctor Satan, starring Eduardo Ciannelli, directed by William Witney and John English
- The Shadow, starring Victor Jory, directed by James W. Horne
- Terry and the Pirates, starring William Tracy, directed by James W. Horne
- Winners of the West, starring Dick Foran and Anne Nagel
Short film series
- Buster Keaton (1917-1941)
- Laurel and Hardy (1921-1943)
- Our Gang (1922-1944)
- Charley Chase (1924-1940)
- The Three Stooges (1934-1959)
Animated short film series
- Krazy Kat (1925-1940)
- Mickey Mouse (1928-1953)
- Looney Tunes (1930-1969)
- Terrytoons (1930-1964)
- Merrie Melodies (1931-1969)
- Scrappy (1931-1941)
- Popeye (1933-1957)
- Color Rhapsodies (1934-1949)
- Donald Duck (1937-1956)
- Pluto (1937-1951)
- Walter Lantz Cartunes (also known as New Universal Cartoons or Cartune Comedies) (1938-1942)
- Goofy (1939-1955)
- Andy Panda (1939-1949)
- Tom and Jerry (MGM) (1940-1958)
Births
- January 22 - Nyree Dawn Porter, English actress (d. East Side Kids is a 1940 film and the first in the East Side Kids film series Edison the Man was a 1940 Biographical film depicting the life of inventor Thomas Edison, who was played by Spencer Tracy. Spencer Tracy ( April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was a two-time Academy Award -winning Actor of stage and Fantasia is a 1940 Animated film produced by Walt Disney, and is the third film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics. Foreign Correspondent is a thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock which tells the story of an American reporter who tries to expose enemy spies in Go West ( 1940) was the 10th Marx Brothers Comedy Film, in which the three brothers Groucho, Chico, and This article is about the 1940 film Gaslight For the 1944 film see Gaslight. The Grapes of Wrath ( 1940) is a American Drama film directed by John Ford. The Great Dictator is a Comedy film directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin. } The Great McGinty is a Political satire Comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges, starring Brian Donlevy and Green Hell is a 1940 adventure film directed by James Whale with photography by Karl Freund. His Girl Friday is a Screwball comedy, a Remake of the 1931 film The Front Page, itself an adaptation by Charles Rosalind Russell ( June 4, 1907 – November 28, 1976) was an award-winning American Actress of stage and The House of the Seven Gables is a Novel written in 1851 by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne. The Howards of Virginia ( 1940) is a film released by Columbia Pictures and based on the book The Tree of Liberty written by Elizabeth Page Martha Ellen Scott ( September 22, 1912 – May 28, 2003) was an American actress The Invisible Man Returns was a 1940 horror Science fiction film from Universal Junior G-Men was a boys club and popular culture phenomenon during the late 1930s and early 1940s that began with a radio program and culminated with films featuring the Kitty Foyle, subtitled The Natural History of a Woman, is a film starring Ginger Rogers, Dennis Morgan, James Craig, For the article about the 1927 play from which this film was adapted see The Letter. The Long Voyage Home ( 1940) is an American Drama film and directed by John Ford. The Mark of Zorro is a 1940 feature motion picture directed by Rouben Mamoulian and produced by 20th Century Fox. My Favorite Wife (released in the UK as My Favourite Wife) is a 1940 Screwball comedy starring Irene Dunne Night Train to Munich is a 1940 British thriller film It was directed by Carol Reed, with writing credits by Sidney Gilliat North West Mounted Police was Cecil B DeMille 's first film in Technicolor, released by Paramount Pictures in 1940. Northwest Passage is a 1940 film in Technicolor, starring Spencer Tracy, Robert Young, Walter Brennan, Ruth Hussey Spencer Tracy ( April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was a two-time Academy Award -winning Actor of stage and One Million BC is a 1940 American Fantasy Motion picture produced by Hal Roach Studios and released by United One Night in the Tropics is a 1940 Comedy film noteworthy for being the film debut of Abbott and Costello. William (Bud Abbott and Lou Costello (born Louis Francis Cristillo performed together as Abbott and Costello, an American comedy duo whose Our Town is a 1940 film adaptation of a play of the same name by Thornton Wilder starring William Holden, Martha The Philadelphia Story is a romantic Comedy film starring Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, and James Stewart, and directed by Pinocchio is the second Animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics. Pride of the Bowery is a black and white 1941 film and the fourth installment in the East Side Kids series Jane Austen 's novel Pride and Prejudice ( 1813) has been the subject of numerous television and film adaptations. Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson, CBE ( September 29, 1904 - April 6, 1996) was an English-American actress who was Laurence Kerr Olivier Baron Laurence Kerr Olivier Baron The Sea Hawk ( 1940) is a Warner Bros Feature film starring Errol Flynn in a story about an English privateer defending his nation's The Shop Around the Corner ( 1940) is a Romantic comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch, and starring James Stewart and Margaret Strange Cargo may refer to Strange Cargo (1929 film Strange Cargo (1936 film Strange Cargo (1940 film, starring That Gang of Mine is a 1940 film and the third film in the East Side Kids series The Thief of Bagdad is a British 1940 fantasy film directed by Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell and Tim Whelan, with uncredited contributions by Too Many Husbands (released in the United Kingdom as My Two Husbands) is a 1940 Comedy film about a woman who loses her husband in Vigil in the Night is a 1940 film (produced and distributed by RKO Pictures) based on the 1939 serial Short story by A Carole Lombard ( October 6, 1908 – January 16, 1942) born Jane Alice Peters in Fort Wayne Indiana, was an Oscar-nominated Waterloo Bridge is a 1940 remake of the 1931 film of the same title. The Well-Digger's Daughter ( La Fille du puisatier) is a 1940 French romantic comedy drama film directed by Marcel Pagnol. The Westerner is a 1940 film directed by William Wyler, and written by Niven Busch, Stuart N This article is about the movie For the play see They Knew What They Wanted (play. The Adventures of Red Ryder ( 1940) is a 12-Chapter Republic Movie Serial starring Don "Red" Barry and Noah Beery William Nuelsen Witney ( 15 May, 1915 &ndash 17 March, 2002) was an American Film director. John English ( June 25, 1903 in Cumberland, United Kingdom &ndash October 11, 1969 in Los Angeles, Deadwood Dick ( 1940) was the 11th serial released by Columbia Pictures. James W Horne ( December 14, 1880 - June 29, 1942) was an early American Actor, Screenwriter and Film director Drums of Fu Manchu ( 1940) is a 15-Chapter Republic Movie Serial based on the Fu Manchu stories by Sax Rohmer, starring Henry Brandon may refer to Henry Brandon 1st Earl of Lincoln (1516&ndash1534 Henry Brandon 2nd Duke of Suffolk (1535&ndash1551 William Nuelsen Witney ( 15 May, 1915 &ndash 17 March, 2002) was an American Film director. John English ( June 25, 1903 in Cumberland, United Kingdom &ndash October 11, 1969 in Los Angeles, Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe is a 1940 twelve episode serial film about Flash Gordon. Buster Crabbe ( February 7, 1908 &ndash April 23, 1983) The Green Archer ( 1940) was the 12th serial released by Columbia Pictures. Victor Jory ( November 23, 1902 &ndash February 12, 1982) was a Canadian Actor. James W Horne ( December 14, 1880 - June 29, 1942) was an early American Actor, Screenwriter and Film director The Green Hornet ( 1940) is a Universal movie serial based on the The Green Hornet radio series by George W Gordon Jones ( April 5, 1911 in Alden, Iowa – June 12, 1963 in Tarzana, California) was an American John Warren Hull ( January 7 1903 &ndash September 14 1974) was an actor and TV personality active from the 1930s through the 1960s Junior G-Men ( 1940) is a Universal movie serial. It was Universal's 116th serial (and the 48th with sound of their total of output of 137 The Dead End Kids were a group of young actors from New York who appeared in Sidney Kingsley 's Broadway play Dead End in 1935 King of the Royal Mounted ( 1940) is a Republic northern serial based on the King of the Royal Mounted Comic strip Allan "Rocky" Lane ( September 22, 1909 - October 27, 1973) was a studio Leading man and star of dozens of William Nuelsen Witney ( 15 May, 1915 &ndash 17 March, 2002) was an American Film director. John English ( June 25, 1903 in Cumberland, United Kingdom &ndash October 11, 1969 in Los Angeles, Mysterious Doctor Satan is a 1940 Film serial named after its chief villain Eduardo Ciannelli, sometimes credited as Edward Ciannelli, ( 30 August 1889 - 8 October 1969) was an Italian Baritone William Nuelsen Witney ( 15 May, 1915 &ndash 17 March, 2002) was an American Film director. John English ( June 25, 1903 in Cumberland, United Kingdom &ndash October 11, 1969 in Los Angeles, The Shadow ( 1940) was the ninth serial released by Columbia Pictures. Victor Jory ( November 23, 1902 &ndash February 12, 1982) was a Canadian Actor. James W Horne ( December 14, 1880 - June 29, 1942) was an early American Actor, Screenwriter and Film director Terry and the Pirates ( 1940) was the 10th film serial released by Columbia. William Tracy ( December 1, 1917 - July 18, 1967) was an American Character actor. James W Horne ( December 14, 1880 - June 29, 1942) was an early American Actor, Screenwriter and Film director Winners of the West ( 1940) is a Universal movie serial. It stars Dick Foran and Anne Nagel in a plot about the construction John Nicholas 'Dick' Foran ( June 18 1910 &ndash August 10 1979) was a leading man best known in western Musicals and for Anne Nagel (b Ann Dolan, September 29 1915, Boston Massachusetts - d 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. 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- May 24 - Gary Burghoff, American Actor
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