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The year 1948 in film involved some significant events. The year 1948 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 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 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

Contents 1 Events 2 Top grossing films (U.S.) 3 Awards 4 Films released in 1948 5 Serials 6 Short film series 7 Births 8 Deaths

Events

• Laurence Olivier's Hamlet becomes the first British film to win the American Academy Award for Best Picture. Laurence Kerr Olivier Baron Hamlet is a British film adaptation of William Shakespeare 's play Hamlet, directed by and starring Sir Laurence Olivier. 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

Top grossing films (U. S. )

Rank	Title	Studio	Gross
1.	The Red Shoes*	Eagle-Lion	$5,000,000
2.	Red River	United Artists	$4,507,000
3.	The Paleface	Paramount	$4,500,000
4.	The Three Musketeers	MGM	$4,307,000
5.	Easter Parade	MGM	$4,190,000
6.	Johnny Belinda	Warner Brothers	$4,100,000
6.	The Snake Pit	20th Century Fox	$4,100,000
8.	Joan of Arc	RKO	$4,089,000
9.	The Emperor Waltz	Paramount	$4,000,000
10.	A Date with Judy	MGM	$3,700,000

(*) After theatrical re-issue(s)
source: http://www.boxofficereport.com/database/1948.shtml

Awards

Academy Awards:

Best Picture: Hamlet - Two Cities Films

Best Director: John Huston - The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Best Actor: Laurence Olivier - Hamlet

Best Actress: Jane Wyman - Johnny Belinda

Best Supporting Actor: Walter Huston - The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Best Supporting Actress: Claire Trevor - Key Largo

Golden Globe Awards:

Best Picture (tie): Johnny Belinda

Best Picture (tie): The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Best Director: John Huston - The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Best Actor: Laurence Olivier - Hamlet

Best Actress: Jane Wyman - Johnny Belinda

Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival): not held

Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival)

Hamlet, directed by Laurence Olivier (United Kingdom)

Best Actor: Ernst Deutsch in Der Prozess

Best Actress: Jean Simmons in Hamlet

Films released in 1948

• Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
• Act of Violence
• Adventures of Don Juan
• Anna Karenina
• Arch of Triumph
• Bicycle Thieves (Ladri di biciclette)
• Call Northside 777, with James Stewart
• The Fallen Idol, written by Graham Greene and directed by Carol Reed
• Easter Parade
• The Emperor Waltz
• Every Girl Should Be Married
• Fighter Squadron, directed by Raoul Walsh
• A Foreign Affair
• Fort Apache, directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne
• Green Grass of Wyoming
• Hamlet
• I Remember Mama
• Joan of Arc, starring Ingrid Bergman and José Ferrer
• Johnny Belinda
• Key Largo, starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall
• Ladies of the Chorus
• The Lady from Shanghai
• Louisiana Story
• The Loves of Carmen
• The Luck of the Irish
• Macbeth, directed by and starring Orson Welles
• The Man from Colorado
• Melody Time
• Mexican Hayride, starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
• Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
• Moonrise
• The Naked City
• The Noose Hangs High, starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
• Na svoji zemlji
• Oliver Twist, directed by David Lean
• The Paleface
• Les parents terribles, directed by Jean Cocteau
• The Pirate
• Portrait of Jennie
• Red River
• The Red Shoes
• Rogues Regiment, directed by Robert Florey and starring Dick Powell, Marta Toren and Vincent Price
• Romance on the High Seas
• Rope, by Alfred Hitchcock, starring James Stewart
• Scott of the Antarctic, starring John Mills
• The Search
• Sitting Pretty
• The Snake Pit
• A Song Is Born
• Sorry, Wrong Number
• State of the Union
• The Three Muskteers
• The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, starring Humphrey Bogart
• Up in Central Park, directed by William A. Seiter and starring Deanna Durbin and Vincent Price
• When My Baby Smiles at Me
• The Winslow Boy

Serials

• G-Men Never Forget, starring Clayton Moore
• Dangers of the Canadian Mounted
• Adventures of Frank and Jesse James, starring Clayton Moore
• Superman, starring Kirk Alyn and Noel Neill
• Tex Granger
• Congo Bill

Short film series

• 1928 -- 1952 - Mickey Mouse
• 1930 -- 1964 - Terrytoons
• 1933 –- 1957 - Popeye
• 1934 –- 1959 - The Three Stooges
• 1936 –- 1956 - Donald Duck
• 1939 -- 1953 - Goofy
• 1940 –- 1958 - Tom and Jerry
• 1940 -- 1962 - Bugs Bunny
• 1941 -- 1950 - The Fox and the Crow
• 1941 -- 1949 - Woody Woodpecker
• 1942 -- 1955 - Mighty Mouse
• 1943 -- 1956 - Chip and Dale
• 1943 -- 1958 - Droopy
• 1945 -- 1963 - Yosemite Sam
• 1946 -- 1948 - George and Junior
• 1947 -- 1949 - Blackie the Sheep

Births

• January 14 - Carl Weathers, actor
• January 14 - T-Bone Burnett, producer, musician
• January 16 - John Carpenter, director
• February 20 - Jennifer O'Neill, actress
• March 28 - Dianne Wiest, actress
• July 30 - Jean Reno, actor
• October 9 - Jackson Browne, songwriter
• October 17 - Margot Kidder, Canadian actress
• November 28 - Agnieszka Holland, Polish director and script writer
• December 21 - Samuel L. Jackson, American actor
• December 27 - Gérard Depardieu, French actor

Deaths

• February 11 - Sergy Eisenstein, film director
• July 5 - Carole Landis, actress
• July 15 - William Selig, pioneer studio builder
• July 23 - David Wark Griffith, film director
• August 13 - Elaine Hammerstein, actress

The 21st Academy Awards features numerous firsts It was the first time a non-Hollywood production won Best Picture Hamlet. 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 Hamlet is a British film adaptation of William Shakespeare 's play Hamlet, directed by and starring Sir Laurence Olivier. The Academy Award for Achievement in Directing (Best Director is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to John Marcellus Huston ( August 5 1906 &ndash August 28 1987) was an American Film director and Actor. 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 Laurence Kerr Olivier Baron 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 Jane Wyman ( January 5, 1917 &ndash September 10, 2007) was an American actress. Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts Walter Huston ( April 6 1884 &ndash April 7 1950) was an Academy Award -winning Canadian -born American actor Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS Claire Trevor ( March 8, 1910 - April 8, 2000) was an Academy Award -winning American actress Key Largo is a 1948 Crime film starring Humphrey Bogart, Edward G The 6th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in Film for 1948 films were held on March 16, 1949. This page lists the winners and nominees for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture — Drama, since its institution in 1951 For the 1967 version see Johnny Belinda (1967 film. Johnny Belinda is a 1948 Drama film based on the This page lists the winners and nominees for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture — Drama, since its institution in 1951 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is John Huston 's 1948 Feature film adaptation of B This page lists the winners and nominees for the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, since its institution in 1943 The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951 The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951 The Palme d'Or ( English: Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded to competing films at the Cannes Film Festival. The Leone d’Oro ('Golden Lion' is the highest prize given to a film at the Biennale Venice Film Festival. The Venice Film Festival is the oldest Film festival in the world Ernst Deutsch aka Ernest Dorian ( September 16 1890 in Prague – March 22 1969 in Berlin) was an Austrian actor The Venice Film Festival is the oldest Film festival in the world Jean Merilyn Simmons OBE (born January 31 1929 is an Oscar -nominated English actress Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (which has the onscreen title Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein) is a comedy / Horror film William Alexander “Bud” Abbott ( October 2, 1895 – April 24, 1974) was an American Actor, producer and Lou Costello (born Louis Francis Cristillo; March 6, 1906 - March 3, 1959) was an American Actor and Comedian Act of Violence is a 1948 Film noir directed by Fred Zinnemann and adapted for the screen by Robert L Adventures of Don Juan, known in the UK as The New Adventures of Don Juan, is a 1948 adventure Romance film made by Anna Karenina (also known in the UK as Tolstoy's Anna Karenina) is a 1948 British film based on the 19th century novel Arch of Triumph is a 1948 US war romance film made by Enterprise Productions and distributed by United Artists. The Bicycle Thief redirects here For the band of the same name see The Bicycle Thief (band. Call Northside 777 ( 1948) is a documentary -style Drama Film noir directed by Henry Hathaway. James Maitland Stewart (20 May 1908 – 2 July 1997 popularly known as Jimmy Stewart, was an American Film and stage Actor The Fallen Idol is a 1948 film directed by Carol Reed and based on the Short story The Basement Room, by Graham Greene. Henry Graham Greene OM, CH (2 October 1904 &ndash 3 April 1991 was an English writer best known as a novelist but who also produced Short stories For the New York weathercaster see Carol Reed (weather broadcaster. Easter Parade is a 1948 Musical film starring Fred Astaire and Judy Garland. The Emperor Waltz is a 1948 Comedy musical Film, directed by Billy Wilder, from a Screenplay by Wilder and Every Girl Should Be Married is a 1948 Romantic comedy film starring Cary Grant and Betsy Drake. Fighter Squadron is a 1948 film directed by Raoul Walsh. Plot At an American air base in England 1943, is conniving Raoul Walsh (born March 11, 1887 in New York City, died December 31, 1980 in Simi Valley CA) was an American A Foreign Affair is a 1948 film directed by Billy Wilder, starring Marlene Dietrich, Jean Arthur and John Lund. Fort Apache is a 1948 western film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne and Henry Fonda. John Wayne ( May 26, 1907 &ndash June 11, 1979) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award -winning American Green Grass of Wyoming is a 1948 film starring Peggy Cummins and Charles Coburn. Hamlet is a British film adaptation of William Shakespeare 's play Hamlet, directed by and starring Sir Laurence Olivier. This article is about the 1944 play and subsequent 1948 feature film Joan of Arc is a 1948 Technicolor film directed by Victor Fleming; starring Ingrid Bergman as the French religious icon and war (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 José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón ( January 8, 1909 – January 26, 1992) was a Puerto Rican theater and For the 1967 version see Johnny Belinda (1967 film. Johnny Belinda is a 1948 Drama film based on the Key Largo is a 1948 Crime film starring Humphrey Bogart, Edward G Ladies of the Chorus is a 1948 Hollywood film produced by Columbia Pictures. The Lady from Shanghai is a 1948 Black-and-white Film noir directed by Orson Welles and starring Welles his then-estranged Louisiana Story ( 1948) is a 78-minute black-and-white American film The Loves of Carmen ( 1948) is a Technicolor film starring Rita Hayworth as the gypsy Carmen and Glenn Ford as her doomed The Luck of the Irish is a 1948 film with Tyrone Power, Anne Baxter, Lee J Macbeth is a 1948 film adaptation of William Shakespeare 's Tragedy Macbeth made by Orson Welles. George Orson Welles (May 6 1915 – October 10 1985 was an Academy Award -winning director, writer actor and producer for film stage radio and television The Man from Colorado is a 1948 American Western movie directed by Henry Levin and starring Glenn Ford and William Melody Time (first released on May 27, 1948) is an Animated feature produced by Walt Disney and released to theatres by Mexican Hayride is a 1948 film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. William Alexander “Bud” Abbott ( October 2, 1895 – April 24, 1974) was an American Actor, producer and Lou Costello (born Louis Francis Cristillo; March 6, 1906 - March 3, 1959) was an American Actor and Comedian Mr Blandings Builds His Dream House is a 1948 American Comedy film directed by H Moonrise is a Black-and-white 1948 Film noir directed by Frank Borzage. The Naked City is a 1948 Black-and-white Film noir directed by Jules Dassin. The Noose Hangs High is a 1948 film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. William Alexander “Bud” Abbott ( October 2, 1895 – April 24, 1974) was an American Actor, producer and Lou Costello (born Louis Francis Cristillo; March 6, 1906 - March 3, 1959) was an American Actor and Comedian Na svoji zemlji ( Slovene for On Own Land) was a 1948 film directed by France Štiglic. Oliver Twist ( 1948) is the second of David Lean 's two film adaptations of Charles Dickens novels Sir David Lean KBE ( 25 March, 1908 &ndash 16 April, 1991) was an English Film director and producer The Paleface is a 1948 Comedy western Film directed by Norman Z Les parents terribles is a 1948 Black and white film adaptation of the stage play Les parents terribles by Jean Cocteau Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (5 July 1889 &ndash 11 October 1963 was a French Poet, Novelist, Dramatist, Designer, Boxing The Pirate is a 1948 American musical Feature film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Portrait of Jennie is a 1948 Fantasy film based on the novella by Robert Nathan. For other uses of this name see Red River. Red River is a 1948 Western film giving a fictional account of the This about is about the 1948 film The Red Shoes. For other uses of the term see The Red Shoes. Robert Florey ( 14 September 1900, Paris - 16 May 1979, Santa Monica California) was a French screenwriter Richard Ewing "Dick" Powell ( November 14, 1904 – January 2, 1963) was an American Singer, Actor, Märta Torén ( May 21, 1926 &ndash February 19, 1957) was a Swedish stage and film actress of the 1940s and 1950s Vincent Leonard Price Jr ( May 27 1911 &ndash October 25 1993) was an American Film Actor, remembered Romance on the High Seas (also known in the United Kingdom as It's Magic) is a 1948 musical Romantic comedy film starring Rope ( 1948) is an Alfred Hitchcock classic film notable for its single location edited so as to appear as a single continuous shot taking Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE (13 James Maitland Stewart (20 May 1908 – 2 July 1997 popularly known as Jimmy Stewart, was an American Film and stage Actor Scott of the Antarctic is a 1948 Film about Robert Falcon Scott 's ill-fated expedition to be the first to the South Pole in Sir John Mills CBE (born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills; 22 February 1908 &ndash 23 April 2005) was an English The Search is a 1948 film directed by Fred Zinnemann which tells the story of a young Auschwitz survivor and his mother who search for each Sitting Pretty ( 1948) is a Comedy film which tells the story of a family who hires a man with a mysterious past to babysit their children The Snake Pit is a 1948 Film which tells the story of a woman who finds herself in an insane asylum and cannot remember how she got there A Song Is Born ( 1948) is a Musical film remake starring Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo, of Ball of Fire. Sorry Wrong Number is a 1948 Suspense film which tells the story of a woman who overhears a plot for Murder. State of the Union is a 1948 film adaptation written by Myles Connolly and Anthony Veiller of the Russel Crouse, Howard The Three Musketeers ( 1948) is a Technicolor Adventure film adaptation of the classic novel The Three Musketeers by The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is John Huston 's 1948 Feature film adaptation of B William A Seiter ( June 10, 1890 - July 26, 1964) is an American Film director. Deanna Durbin (born December 4, 1921) is a Canadian Singer and Academy Award -winning actress from Hollywood Vincent Leonard Price Jr ( May 27 1911 &ndash October 25 1993) was an American Film Actor, remembered When My Baby Smiles at Me is the name of a Popular song and of a Motion picture. The Winslow Boy is a 1948 Film adaptation of Terence Rattigan 's play The Winslow Boy. G-Men Never Forget ( 1948) is a Republic Movie serial. The serial was re-released as a film in 1966 under the title Code 645 Clayton Moore ( September 14, 1914 – December 28, 1999) was an American Actor best known for playing the fictional Dangers of the Canadian Mounted ( 1948) is a Northern Republic film serial. Adventures of Frank and Jesse James ( 1948) is a Republic film serial. Clayton Moore ( September 14, 1914 – December 28, 1999) was an American Actor best known for playing the fictional The Superman serial was a 1948 15-part Black-and-white Movie serial starring an uncredited Kirk Alyn (but billed only by his Kirk Alyn ( October 8, 1910 - March 14, 1999) was an American actor best known for being the first actor to play Superman Noel Neill (born November 25, 1920) is an American actress in motion pictures and television best known as Lois Lane in the television series Tex Granger ( 1948) is a Columbia movie serial featuring the title character as a masked cowboy referred to as The Midnight Rider of the Plains Congo Bill ( 1948) is a Columbia movie serial based on DC Comics character Congo Bill. Events Although some movies released in 1928 had sound, most were still silent. The year 1952 in film involved some significant events Events January 10 - Cecil B Mickey Mouse is a comic animal Cartoon character who has become an icon for The Walt Disney Company. 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 Terrytoons was an Animation studio founded by Paul Terry. The studio located in New Rochelle New York, United 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 Popeye the Sailor Man is a fictional hero famous for appearing in comic strips and animated films as well as numerous TV shows Events January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn (formerly of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) purchases the film rights to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz The year 1959 in film involved some significant events Events The Three Stooges make their 180th and last short film 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 The year 1936 in film involved some significant events Events Nov 6 - first Porky Pig animated cartoon The year 1956 in film involved some significant events Events August 4 - The last film serial Blazing the Overland Donald Duck is a cartoon character from The Walt Disney Company. 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 1953 in film involved some significant events Events September 16 — The Robe debuts as Goofy is an Animated cartoon character from Walt Disney 's Mickey Mouse universe. The year 1940 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Walt Disney 's animated Film The year 1958 in film involved some significant events Events February 16- " In the Money " by William Tom and Jerry is a series of theatrical Short subjects (cartoons created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer The year 1940 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Walt Disney 's animated Film The year 1962 in film involved some significant events Events Dr Clyde Rabbit (uncleMrs Bugs Bunny (wifePapa Bunny (fatherMama Bunny (motherRugs Bunny 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 1950 in film involved some significant events Events February 15 - Walt Disney Studios The Fox and the Crow are a pair of Anthropomorphic Cartoon characters created by Frank Tashlin for the Screen Gems studio 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 1949 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U Woody Woodpecker is an animated cartoon character, an Anthropomorphic Woodpecker who appeared in theatrical Short films produced 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 1955 in film involved some significant events Events November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls Mighty Mouse is an animated Superhero mouse character created by the Terrytoons studio for 20th Century Fox. The year 1943 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1956 in film involved some significant events Events August 4 - The last film serial Blazing the Overland Chip 'n' Dale are two animated Chipmunks created by The Walt Disney Company. The year 1943 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1958 in film involved some significant events Events February 16- " In the Money " by William Droopy is an Animated Cartoon character, an Anthropomorphic Dog (supposedly a Basset hound) with a droopy face hence the name The year 1945 in film involved some significant events Events Paramount Studios releases theatrical short Cartoon The year 1963 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - Filming begins on Dr Yosemite Sam is an animated cartoon character in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons produced by The year 1946 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U George and Junior was a short lived animation cartoon series by MGM. The year 1947 in film involved some significant events Events May 22 - Great Expectations is premiered in New York The year 1949 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Carl Weathers (born January 14, 1948) is an American actor as well as former professional football player in the United States and Canada. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. T-Bone Burnett is an American songwriter musician and producer Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. John Howard Carpenter (born January 16, 1948) is an American Film director, Screenwriter, producer, film score Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Jennifer O'Neill (born February 20, 1948) is an American actress and author born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the daughter of a Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Dianne Wiest (born March 28, 1948) is an American actress. She has enjoyed a successful career on stage television and film and has won Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Jean Reno (born July 30, 1948) is a French Actor. Working in both French and English he has appeared not only in numerous successful Hollywood Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Clyde Jackson Browne (born October 9, 1948) is a German -born American rock Singer-songwriter and Musician. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Margot Kidder (born October 17, 1948) is a Canadian-American Film and Television actress best known for playing Lois For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Agnieszka Holland (born November 28 1948 is an award-winning Polish film and TV director and screenwriter Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21 1948 is an American Academy Award -nominated and BAFTA -winning actor Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu CQ (born 27 December 1948) is one of France's most prominent actors Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein (Сергей Михайлович Эйзенштейн January 23, 1898 &ndash February 11, 1948) was Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Carole Landis ( January 1, 1919 - July 5, 1948) was an American Film actress. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. David Llewelyn Wark "D W" Griffith (January 22 1875 &ndash July 23 1948 was a premier pioneering Academy Award -winning American Film director. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Elaine Hammerstein ( June 16, 1897 &ndash August 13, 1948) was an American Silent film and stage actress

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