See also: 1926 in film 1927 1928 in film 1920s in film years in film film // Events January 10 - The film Metropolis by Fritz Lang premieres. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 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. ... 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. ... Films are produced by recording actual people and objects with cameras, or by creating them using animation techniques and/or special effects. ...

Events

Although some movies released in 1928 had sound, most were still silent. A sound film (or talkie) is a motion picture with synchronized sound, as opposed to a silent movie. ... A silent film is a film which has no accompanying soundtrack. ...

• November 18 - Disney's Steamboat Willie premieres. This animated short was the first film to include a soundtrack, completely created in post production, including sound effects, music, and dialogue.

November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years), with 43 remaining. ... The Walt Disney Company (most commonly known as Disney) (NYSE: DIS) is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. ... Mickey Mouse in Steamboat Willie (1928) Steamboat Willie, released on November 18, 1928, is an animated cartoon featuring Mickey Mouse. ...

Top grossing films

1. The Singing Fool
2. The Lights of New York
3. West of Zanzibar

The Singing Fool, a movie, with the lead role of Al Jolson, appeared in 1928, as a follow up movie to his earlier talkies, The Jazz Singer. ...

Academy Awards

• Best Actor: Emil Jannings for The Last Command and the 1927 movie The Way of All Flesh
• Best Actress: Janet Gaynor for Street Angel and the 1927 movies Seventh Heaven and Sunrise

Note: Prior to 1933, awards were not based on calendar years, which is why there is no 'Best Picture' for a 1928 film. 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 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 1928 include:

• The Cameraman, a Buster Keaton film.
• Champagne, directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
• The Circus, starring, directed and written by Charles Chaplin.
• The Crowd, directed by King Vidor.
• The Docks of New York, starring George Bancroft, Betty Compson and Olga Baclanova.
• Easy Virtue, directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
• The Farmer's Wife, directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
• Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, starring Ruth Taylor and Alice White, subtitles written by Anita Loos.
• La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc, directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer, starring Maria Falconetti.
• The Last Command, starring Emil Jannings, Evelyn Brent and William Powell.
• Laugh, Clown, Laugh, starring Lon Chaney.
• The Lights of New York (a true 'talkie' with Vitaphone sound)
• The Man Who Laughs, starring Mary Philbin and Conrad Veidt.
• The Matinee Idol, starring Bessie Love and Johnnie Walker; directed by Frank Capra.
• The Mysterious Lady,starring Greta Garbo and Conrad Nagel.
• Our Dancing Daughters, starring Joan Crawford.
• The Passion of Joan of Arc, directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer.
• Sadie Thompson, starring Gloria Swanson and Lionel Barrymore.
• Show People, starring Marion Davies.
• The Singing Fool, starring Al Jolson and Betty Bronson.
• Speedy, starring Harold Lloyd.
• Steamboat Bill, Jr., a Buster Keaton film.
• Steamboat Willie, a Walt Disney Mickey Mouse short.
• Street Angel, starring starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell.
• The Wedding March, starring Erich von Stroheim and Fay Wray.
• West of Zanzibar, starring Lon Chaney and Lionel Barrymore.
• West Point, starring William Haines and Joan Crawford.
• The Wind, starring Lillian Gish and Lars Hanson.
• A Woman of Affairs, starring Greta Garbo.

Joseph Frank Keaton Jr. ... Champagne is a 1928 silent film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. ... Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (August 13, 1899 – April 29, 1980) was a British-born American film director and producer, closely associated with the suspense thriller genre. ... The Circus is a 1928 silent film which finds Charlie Chaplins Little Tramp character being chased by a policeman at a circus. ... For the Jamaican musician named Charlie Chaplin, see Charlie Chaplin (singer). ... The Crowd an influencial and acclaimed American film released in 1928, and nominated for the Academy Award for Unique and Artistic Production that same year. ... King Wallis Vidor (February 8, 1894 – November 1, 1982) was an American film director. ... The Docks of New York is a 1928 film which tells the story of a prostitute who tries to rise above her life on the docks by finding love. ... George Bancroft (September 30, 1882 - October 2, 1956) was an American actor. ... Betty Compson (March 19, 1897 - April 18, 1974) was an American actress. ... Olga Vladimirovna Baklanova (August 19, 1896 – September 6, 1974) was a Russian actress. ... Easy Virtue is a 1928 silent film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. ... Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (August 13, 1899 – April 29, 1980) was a British-born American film director and producer, closely associated with the suspense thriller genre. ... The Farmer’s Wife is a silent movie, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and released in 1928. ... Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (August 13, 1899 – April 29, 1980) was a British-born American film director and producer, closely associated with the suspense thriller genre. ... Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a novel written by Anita Loos that was published in 1925, a Broadway play produced in 1926, a Broadway musical produced in 1949, which Loos also wrote the book for, and two motion pictures. ... Alice White (August 24, 1904 - February 19, 1983) was an American film actress. ... Production of teletext subtitles A subtitle can refer to one of two things: textual versions of a film or television programs dialogue that appear onscreen, or an explanatory or alternate title, in addition to the main title of a work. ... Anita Loos (April 26, 1889 – August 18, 1981) was an acclaimed American screenwriter, playwright and author. ... Scene from the film. ... Carl Theodor Dreyer (February 3, 1889 - March 20, 1968) was a Danish film director. ... Renée Maria Falconetti (July 22, 1892 - December 12, 1946) was a French stage and film actress, notable for her role as Joan of Arc in Carl Theodor Dreyers 1928 silent film, La Passion de Jeanne dArc. ... The Last Command can refer to: The Last Command (film) A book in the Thrawn trilogy This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Emil Jannings (July 23, 1884 - January 3, 1950) was the first winner of the Academy Award for Best Actor. ... Evelyn Brent, (October 20, 1899 - June 4, 1975), was an American film and stage actress. ... William Horatio Powell (July 29, 1892 - March 5, 1984) was an American actor, noted for his sophisticated, cynical roles. ... Lon Chaney in The Phantom of the Opera Lon Chaney, Sr. ... DVD cover of the film adaptation. ... [1] Mini Biography Mary got her chance to go to Hollywood when she won a beauty contest sponsored by Universal Pictures. ... Conrad Veidt in The Spy in Black (1939). ... Bessie Love (September 10, 1898 - April 26, 1986) was an American actress. ... Johnnie Walker, keep walking. ... Frank Capra Frank Capra (May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was an American film director and a major creative force behind a number of highly popular films. ... Greta Garbo (September 18, 1905 – April 15, 1990) was a Swedish-American actress. ... Conrad Nagel Conrad Nagel, born March 16, 1897 in Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa, was a noted screen actor and matinee idol of the silent era and beyond. ... A film from the late twenties. ... Joan Crawford, photographed by Yousuf Karsh, 1948 Joan Crawford (March 23, 1905 – May 10, 1977) was an Academy Award winning American actress. ... The Passion of Joan of Arc - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Carl Theodor Dreyer (February 3, 1889 - March 20, 1968) was a Danish film director. ... Sadie Thompson is a 1928 film which tells the story of a fallen woman who comes to the island of Pago Pago to start a new life, but encounters a zealous missionary who wants to force her back to her former life in San Francisco. ... Gloria Swanson Gloria Swanson (March 27, 1897 – April 4, 1983) was an American actress. ... Lionel Barrymore Lionel Barrymore (April 28, 1878 – November 15, 1954), original name: Lionel Blythe, was an American actor of stage, radio and film, elder brother of Ethel and John Barrymore. ... Show People is 1928 silent comedy film produced at MGM Studios, and directed by King Vidor. ... Marion Davies in the 1920s Marion Davies (born January 3, 1897; died September 23, 1961) was an American comedic actress. ... The Singing Fool, a movie, with the lead role of Al Jolson, appeared in 1928, as a follow up movie to his earlier talkies, The Jazz Singer. ... 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. ... Betty Bronson birth name Elizabeth Ada Bronson, birth November 17, 1906 Trenton, New Jersey death October 19, 1971 Pasadena, ]]California was an actress in silent and sound films. ... Speedy is the name of two DC Comics superheroes, both of whom have served as teenaged sidekicks for the Green Arrow (a. ... Harold Lloyd (1893-1971) in his trademark glasses Harold Lloyd (1893-1971) Harold Lloyd (1893-1971) in Safety Last Harold Clayton Lloyd (April 20, 1893–March 8, 1971) was an American actor and film maker, most famous for his hugely successful and influential silent film comedies. ... Steamboat Bill Jr. ... Joseph Frank Keaton Jr. ... Mickey Mouse in Steamboat Willie (1928) Steamboat Willie, released on November 18, 1928, is an animated cartoon featuring Mickey Mouse. ... Walt Disney For the company founded by Disney, see The Walt Disney Company. ... Mickeys most recognizable look has him wearing red shorts and yellow shoes. ... Street Angel is a 1928 film about a woman who finds herself destitute and on the streets. ... 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. ... Erich von Stroheim (September 22, 1885 - May 12, 1957) was a filmmaker and actor, noted for his arrogant Teutonic character parts. ... Publicity photo for King Kong ca 1933 Fay Wray (September 15, 1907 – August 8, 2004) was a Canadian-American actress, who was born Vina Fay Wray on a ranch near Cardston, Alberta, Canada. ... Lon Chaney in The Phantom of the Opera Lon Chaney, Sr. ... Lionel Barrymore Lionel Barrymore (April 28, 1878 – November 15, 1954), original name: Lionel Blythe, was an American actor of stage, radio and film, elder brother of Ethel and John Barrymore. ... Alternate meanings: West Point (disambiguation). ... William Haines This article is about the American actor. ... Joan Crawford, photographed by Yousuf Karsh, 1948 Joan Crawford (March 23, 1905 – May 10, 1977) was an Academy Award winning American actress. ... The Wind is a 1928 film in which a woman from the East moves to East Texas and must live with the constant blowing wind, sand, and brutal men. ... Lillian Gish Lillian Diana de Guiche (October 14, 1893 - February 27, 1993), was an American actress known as Lillian Gish. ... Lars Hanson (July 26, 1886 - April 8, 1965) was a highly successful Swedish film and stage actor mostly remembered for his motion picture roles during the silent film era. ... Greta Garbo (September 18, 1905 – April 15, 1990) was a Swedish-American actress. ...

Short film series

• Buster Keaton (1917-1941)
• Our Gang (1922-1944)
• Laurel and Hardy (1926-1940)

Joseph Frank Keaton Jr. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 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)
• Krazy Kat (1925-1940)
• Inkwell Imps (1927-1929)
• Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (1927-1938)
• Newslaffs (1927-1928)
• Mickey Mouse (1928-1953)

The famous Felix pace as seen in Oceantics (1930) Felix the Cat 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 British Film Institute founded. ... 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. ... Koko the Clown and Fitz Koko the Clown was an animated character created by animation pioneer, Max Fleischer. ... See also: 1926 in film 1927 1928 in film 1920s in film years in film film // Events January 10 - The film Metropolis by Fritz Lang premieres. ... 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. ... An Oswald the Lucky Rabbit trade advertisement from 1927. ... See also: 1926 in film 1927 1928 in film 1920s in film years in film film // Events January 10 - The film Metropolis by Fritz Lang premieres. ... 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: 1926 in film 1927 1928 in film 1920s in film years in film film // Events January 10 - The film Metropolis by Fritz Lang premieres. ... Mickeys most recognizable look has him wearing red shorts and yellow shoes. ... See also: 1952 in film 1953 1954 in film 1950s in film years in film film Events September 16 - The Robe debuts as the first anamorphic, widescreen CinemaScope film. ...

Births

• January 7 - William Peter Blatty, screenwriter
• January 26 - Roger Vadim, director, screenwriter, actor
• February 11 - Conrad Janis, actor.
• February 29 - Tempest Storm, burlesque performer, actress
• March 24 - Vanessa Brown (+ 1999)
• April 23 - Shirley Temple, actress
• July 26 - Stanley Kubrick, director
• August 6 - Andy Warhol, artist, director
• August 11 - Arlene Dahl, actress
• August 15 - Nicolas Roeg, director
• August 16 - Ann Blyth, actress
• August 31 - James Coburn, actor
• September 17 - Roddy McDowall, actor
• September 19 - Adam West, actor
• October 1 - George Peppard, actor
• October 2 - George 'Spanky' McFarland, actor
• November 3 - Wanda Hendrix, actress (+1981)

January 7 is the seventh day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... William Peter Blatty, (born January 7, 1928), is a writer, probably most famous for the novel The Exorcist (1971) and the subsequent screenplay version. ... January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Roger Vadim (January 26, 1928 - February 10, 2000), was a journalist, author, actor, screenwriter, director, and producer who launched Brigitte Bardots career in the film And God Created Woman. ... February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Conrad Janis (born February 11, 1928 in New York, New York, USA) was a Jazz musician who also was a theatre, film, and television actor. ... February 29 is the 60th day of a leap year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 306 days remaining. ... Burlesque was originally a form of art that mocked by imitation, referring to everything from comic sketches to dance routines and usually lampooning the social attitudes of upper classes. ... March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in Leap years). ... Vanessa Brown (March 24, 1928 – May 21, 1999) was an Austrian actress who was successful in American film, theater and television. ... See also: 1998 in film, other events of 1999, 2000 in film, list of years in film. Events April 7 - Star Wars fans begin lining up at movie theaters in Westwood and Hollywood to buy tickets for Star Wars, Episode I - The Phantom Menace May 3 - A Durham, North Carolina... April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (114th in leap years). ... Shirley Temple in Glad Rags to Riches Shirley Jane Temple (born April 23, 1928), later known as Shirley Temple Black, was an American film child actress (considered by many to be the most famous child actor in history) and diplomat. ... July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... Stanley Kubrick (July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999) was an American film director and producer. ... August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... Andy Warhol , photographed by Helmut Newton Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 — February 22, 1987) was an American painter, film-maker, publisher and a major figure in the Pop Art movement. ... August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Arlene Dahl (born August 11, 1928) is an American movie starlet who was most famous during the 1950s. ... August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... Nicolas Jack Roeg, born on August 15, 1928 in London, is an internationally-known cinematographer and film director. ... August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Blyth with costar Farley Granger - Our Very Own (1950) Ann Marie Blyth (born August 16, 1928 in Mount Kisco, New York) is an American actress and singer, most often cast in Hollywood musicals, but who also succeeded in the dramatic roles she was given. ... August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining, as the final day of August. ... James Coburn James Coburn (August 31, 1928 - November 18, 2002) was an American movie actor. ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... Roddy McDowall as a child actor. ... September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ... Adam West as Batman Adam West (born William West Anderson on September 19, 1928 in Walla Walla, Washington) is best known as the actor who played the role of Batman on the original television program that ran from 1966 to 1968. ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ... George Peppard (October 1, 1928 - May 8, 1994) was an American film and television actor. ... October 2 is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. ... George Robert Phillips McFarland (October 2, 1928 - June 30, 1993) was an American actor most famous for his childhood role as Spanky in the depression era childrens comedy movie series Our Gang, also known as the Little Rascals. ... November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... Glamour photo Wanda Hendrix (November 3, 1928 – February 1, 1981) was an American film actress. ... See also: 1980 in film 1981 1982 in film 1980s in film years in film film Events January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. ...

Deaths