See also: 1925 in film 1926 1927 in film 1920s in film years in film film // Events August - Warner Brothers debuts the first Vitaphone film, Don Juan. ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... See also: 1927 in film 1928 1929 in film 1920s in film years in film film // Events Although some movies released in 1928 had sound, most were still silent. ... Other Lists of Movies List of years in film in the 1920s 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 Decades in Film: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s List of movies See also Film, History of cinema Categories: 1920s ... This page indexes the individual year in film pages. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ...

Events

• January 10 - The film Metropolis by Fritz Lang premieres.
• April 12 - The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx marries Marion Benda.
• May 11 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was formed. The first Academy Awards (Oscars) went to films released in 1927 or 1928.
• October 6 - The Jazz Singer, starring Al Jolson and May McAvoy, is released. Although not the first 'talkie', The Jazz Singer is the first big hit and popularizes sound motion pictures.
• FOX Films acquires the rights to the Tri Ergon sound-on-film technology, which had been developed in 1919 by three German inventors, Josef Engl, Hans Vogt, and Joseph Massole.
• Italian Alberto Rabagliati wins a Rudolph Valentino look-alike contest and moves to Hollywood to start his acting career.

January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Metropolis Metropolis is a science fiction film produced in Germany set in a futuristic urban dystopia. ... Fritz Lang Friedrich Anton Christian Lang (December 5, 1890 - August 2, 1976) was an Austrian film director, screenwriter and occasional film producer, one of the best known emigrés from Germanys school of expressionism to work in Hollywood. ... April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... See Marx brothers (fencing) for the 16th century German brotherhood. ... Zeppo Marx Herbert Marx (February 25, 1901–November 29, 1979) is best known as Zeppo Marx, the name he used when he performed with his brothers, The Marx Brothers. ... May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... Founded on May 11, 1927 in California, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) is a professional honorary organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of motion pictures. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in Leap years). ... The Jazz Singer is a 1927 U.S. movie musical notable for being the first feature-length motion picture with talking sequences. ... Al Jolson Al Jolson (born Asa Yoelson in Seredzius, Lithuania on May 26, 1886 – October 23, 1950) was an American singer and the son of Jewish immigrants. ... May McAvoy (September 8, 1899 - April 26, 1984), was a pioneer American silent film actress best known starring in Hollywoods first motion picture talkie. ... A sound film (or talkie) is a motion picture with synchronized sound, as opposed to a silent movie. ... 20th Century Fox logo Fox Plaza, the company headquarters. ... A sound film (or talkie) is a motion picture with synchronized sound, as opposed to a silent movie. ... Alberto Rabagliati (Milan, 26 June 1906 - Rome, 7 March 1974) was Italys first pop star. ... Rudolph Valentino (May 6, 1895 – August 23, 1926) was an Italian actor. ... ...

Top grossing films

1. The Jazz Singer

Academy Awards

• Best Production: Wings
• Best Artistic Quality: Sunrise
• Best Actor: Emil Jannings for The Way of All Flesh and the 1928 movie The Last Command
• Best Actress: Janet Gaynor for Seventh Heaven and Sunrise, as well as the 1928 movie Street Angel

Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the awards are voted on by other people within the industry. ... The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the awards are voted on by other people within the industry. ... The Academy Award for Best Actor is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Academy Award for Best Actress is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ...

Movies released

Movies released in 1927 include:

• The General, starring Buster Keaton
• The Jazz Singer, starring Al Jolson & May McAvoy
• Metropolis, directed by Fritz Lang
• Napoléon directed by Abel Gance
• The Pleasure Garden, directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
• Seventh Heaven, starring starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell
• Sunrise, starring George O'Brien and Janet Gaynor, directed by F.W. Murnau
• The Way of All Flesh, starring Emil Jannings
• Wings, starring Clara Bow, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, Richard Arlen and Jobyna Ralston

The General is a name which has been applied to several things: The General (novel): a novel by CS Forester which tells the tale of an English army officer and the Great War The General series: a series of science fiction novels by S.M. Stirling The General (magazine): a... Joseph Frank Keaton VI (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966), always known as Buster Keaton, was a popular and influential American silent-film comic actor and filmmaker. ... The Jazz Singer is a 1927 U.S. movie musical notable for being the first feature-length motion picture with talking sequences. ... Al Jolson Al Jolson (born Asa Yoelson in Seredzius, Lithuania on May 26, 1886 – October 23, 1950) was an American singer and the son of Jewish immigrants. ... May McAvoy (September 8, 1899 - April 26, 1984), was a pioneer American silent film actress best known starring in Hollywoods first motion picture talkie. ... Metropolis Metropolis is a science fiction film produced in Germany set in a futuristic urban dystopia. ... Fritz Lang Friedrich Anton Christian Lang (December 5, 1890 - August 2, 1976) was an Austrian film director, screenwriter and occasional film producer, one of the best known emigrés from Germanys school of expressionism to work in Hollywood. ... Napoléon is an epic (1927) silent French film directed by Abel Gance that tells the story of the rise of Napoleon I of France. ... Abel Gance (October 25, 1889 - November 10, 1981) a world renowned French film director, producer, writer, actor and editor. ... The Pleasure Garden is a 1925 film (actually released in early 1927), and the debut feature of Alfred Hitchcock. ... Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE, (born on August 13, 1899 – April 29, 1980) was a British-born American film director closely associated with the thriller genre. ... Seventh Heaven is a 1927 silent film that was one of the first films to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture (then called Best Picture, Production). The film was written by H.H. Caldwell (titles), Benjamin Glazer, Katherine Hilliker (titles), and Austin Strong (play), and directed by... Janet Gaynor (born October 6, 1906; died September 14, 1984) was an actress who in 1928 was the first winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress. ... Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (aka Sunrise) is a 1927 movie about a woman from the city (played by Margaret Livingston), who tempts a married farmer (George OBrien) to kill his wife (Janet Gaynor) and run off with her to the city. ... George OBrien (April 19, 1899 - September 4, 1985) was a publicly popular actor of the silent film era and into the talkie era of the 1930s. ... Janet Gaynor (born October 6, 1906; died September 14, 1984) was an actress who in 1928 was the first winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress. ... F W Murnau Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau (December 28, 1888 – March 11, 1931) was one of the most influential directors of the silent film era. ... For the 1927 and 1940 films, see The Way of All Flesh (film) The Way of All Flesh (1903) is a semi-autobiographical novel by Samuel Butler which attacks Victorian era hypocrisy. ... Wings is a 1927 silent movie about fighter pilots during World War I (Charles Buddy Rogers and Richard Arlen), who vie for the same girl (Clara Bow). ... Clara Bow Clara Bow (born July 29, 1905; died September 27 (possibly September 26), 1965) was an American actress and sex symbol, best known for her film work in the 1920s and early 1930s. ... Charles Buddy Rogers (b. ... Richard Arlen (born September 1, 1898 - died March 28, 1976) was an American actor. ... Jobyna Lancaster Ralston (21 November 1899-29 January 1967)famed silent film actress, was born in South Pittsburgh, TN in 1899 to wealthy parents, who named her after famed entertainer of the time, Jobyna Howland. ...

Short film series

• Our Gang (1922-1944)
• Laurel and Hardy (1926-1940)

A poster for the 1931 Our Gang comedy Love Business featuring depictions of (from left to right): Pete the Pup, Jackie Cooper, and Norman Chubby Chaney. ... See also: 1921 in film 1922 1923 in film 1920s in film years in film film Events November 26 - Toll of the Sea debuts as the first general release film to use two-tone Technicolor (The Gulf Between was the first film to do so but it was not widely... See also: 1943 in film 1944 1945 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events July 20 - Since You Went Away is released. ... Laurel and Hardy Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are probably the most famous comedy duo in film history. ... See also: 1939 in film 1940 1941 in film 1940s in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events February 7 - Walt Disneys animated film Pinocchio is released. ...

Animated short film series

• Felix the Cat (1919-1930)
• Aesop's Film Fables (1921-1933)
• Ko-Ko Song Car-Tunes (1924-1927)
• Alice Comedies (1924-1927)
• Krazy Kat (1925-1940)
• Un-Natural History (1925-1927)
• Pete the Pup (1926-1927)
• Inkwell Imps (1927-1929)
• Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (1927-1938)
• Newslaffs (1927-1928)

The famous Felix pace as seen in Oceantics (1930) Felix the Dog is a cartoon character from the silent-film era. ... See also: 1918 in film 1919 1920 in film years in film film // Events February 5 - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists Oscar Micheaux releases The Homesteader, becoming the first African-American to produce and direct a motion picture. ... See also: 1929 in film 1930 1931 in film 1930s in film 1920s in film years in film film Events Top grossing films The Indians Are Coming Madam Satan Der Blaue Engel Academy Awards Best Picture: All Quiet on the Western Front - Universal Studios Best Actress: Norma Shearer - The Divorcee... Farmer Al Falfa in Amateur Night on the Ark (1923) Aesops Film Fables was a series of animated short subjects, created by American cartoonist, Paul Terry. ... See also: 1920 in film 1921 1922 in film 1920s in film years in film film Events February 20 - The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, starring Rudolph Valentino, premieres. ... See also: 1932 in film 1933 1934 in film 1930s in film years in film film Events March 2 - King Kong premieres in New York City. ... See also: 1923 in film 1924 1925 in film 1920s in film years in film film // Events Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) considers making a silent film of The Wizard of Oz. ... The Alice Comedies are a series of cartoons created by Walt Disney, in which a real little girl named Alice and an animated cat named Julius have adventures in an animated landscape. ... See also: 1923 in film 1924 1925 in film 1920s in film years in film film // Events Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) considers making a silent film of The Wizard of Oz. ... Krazy Kat was a comic strip created by George Herriman, appearing in both weekday and Sunday U.S. newspapers published by William Randolph Hearst. ... See also: 1924 in film 1925 1926 in film 1920s in film years in film film Events Top grossing films Ben-Hur His People The Unholy Three The Freshman Movies released Movies released in 1925 include: Ben-Hur, starring Ramon Novarro. ... See also: 1939 in film 1940 1941 in film 1940s in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events February 7 - Walt Disneys animated film Pinocchio is released. ... See also: 1924 in film 1925 1926 in film 1920s in film years in film film Events Top grossing films Ben-Hur His People The Unholy Three The Freshman Movies released Movies released in 1925 include: Ben-Hur, starring Ramon Novarro. ... Pete the Pup was a famous dog actor, most popular for his work in Hal Roachs Our Gang comedies (later known as The Little Rascals) during the 1920s and 1930s. ... See also: 1925 in film 1926 1927 in film 1920s in film years in film film // Events August - Warner Brothers debuts the first Vitaphone film, Don Juan. ... Koko the Clown and Fitz Koko the Clown was an animated character created by animation pioneer, Max Fleischer. ... See also: 1928 in film 1929 1930 in film 1920s in film 1930s in film years in film film Events The days of the silent film were numbered. ... A poster sketch for Sky Scrappers (1928) Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was an animated cartoon character who starred in a series of cartoon motion pictures of 1920s and 1930s released by Universal Studios. ... See also: 1937 in film 1937 1939 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events January — MGM announces that Judy Garland would be cast in the role of Dorothy in the upcoming Wizard of Oz motion picture. ... See also: 1927 in film 1928 1929 in film 1920s in film years in film film // Events Although some movies released in 1928 had sound, most were still silent. ...

Births

• January 17 - Eartha Kitt, actress, singer
• February 20 - Sidney Poitier, actor
• March 20 - Cairbre (aka Leo), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's lion mascot, born in Dublin Zoo
• May 13 - Herbert Ross, director
• June 23 - Bob Fosse, director
• July 4 - Gina Lollobrigida, actress
• July 6 - Janet Leigh, actress (d. 2004)
• September 16 - Peter Falk, actor
• October 14 - Roger Moore, actor
• October 18 - George C. Scott, film and stage actor
• October 31 - Lee Grant, actress

January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Eartha Kitt, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1952 Eartha Mae Kitt, born January 17, 1927, is an actress and singer. ... February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Sidney Poitier Sidney Poitier, KBE (born February 20, 1927) is a Bahamian American actor. ... March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in Leap years). ... Aka can refer to the following meanings: Aka is an initialism for Also Known As. ... For alternate meanings of MGM, see MGM (disambiguation). ... Dublin Zoo, situated in the Phoenix Park, Dublin is the largest zoo in Ireland and one of Dublins most popular tourist attractions. ... May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (134th in leap years). ... Herbert David Ross (May 13, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York - October 9, 2001 in New York City), also known as Herb Ross, was a prolific film director, producer, choreographer and actor from the 1950s to the 1990s. ... June 23 is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 191 days remaining. ... Bob Fosse (June 23, 1927 - September 23, 1987) is known as one of musical theaters greatest choreographers and directors. ... July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ... Gina Lollobridiga (born 6 July 1927) is an Italian actress. ... July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... Janet Leigh Janet Leigh (July 6, 1927 in Merced, California—October 3, 2004 in Beverly Hills) born Jeanette Helen Morrison was an American actress. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2004. ... September 16 is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years). ... DVD cover of Columbo - The Complete First Season Peter Falk (born September 16, 1927 of Jewish, Russian, Hungarian and Polish ancestry) is an American actor. ... October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in Leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Moore and Curtis in The Persuaders! (1971/72) Sir Roger George Moore, CBE (born October 14, 1927) is an English actor known for his suave and witty demeanor. ... October 18 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in Leap years). ... George C. Scott George Campbell Scott (October 18, 1927–September 22, 1999) was a film/stage actor, director, and producer. ... October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining, as the final day of October. ... Lee Grant (October 31, 1927 in New York, New York) is an American theater, film and television actress, and film director who was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses in the 1950s. ...

Deaths