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The year 1939 in film involved some significant events. This list of years in film indexes the individual year in film pages. ... The table of years in film is a tabular display of all years in film, for overview and quick navigation to any year. ... 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. ... 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... // Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff Ingagi, starring Sir Hubert Winstead Mata Hari, starring Greta Garbo and Lionel Barrymore City Lights starring Charles Chaplin Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde starring Fredric March Best Picture: Cimarron - MGM Best Actor: Lionel Barrymore - A Free Soul Best Actor: Wallace Beery - The Champ Best Actor: Fredric... See also: 1931 in film 1932 1933 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events Shirley Temples film career begins Disney released Flowers and Trees their first cartoon in three-strip Technicolor film. ... See also: 1932 in film 1933 1934 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events British Film Institute founded. ... See also: 1933 in film 1934 1935 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn (of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) finally purchased the film rights to The Wizard of Oz from Frank J. Baum for $40,000. ... See also: 1934 in film 1935 1936 in film 1930s in film years in film film Events Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). ... See also: 1935 in film 1936 1937 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events January 6 - first Porky Pig animated cartoon September 28 - The Marx Brothers Harpo Marx marries actress Susan Fleming Top grossing films in North America Red River Valley Academy Awards Best Picture: The Great... See also: 1936 in film 1937 category:1937 films 1938 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events April 16 - Way Out West premieres in the US. May 7 - Shall We Dance premieres in the US. Top grossing films Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Conquest Damaged Lives... 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. ... The year 1940 in film involved some significant events. ... The year 1941 in film involved some significant events. ... See also: 1941 in film 1942 1943 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events Carole Lombard is killed in a plane crash when returning from a War Bond tour. ... The year 1943 in film involved some significant events. ... // July 20 - Since You Went Away is released. ... // Paramount Studios releases theatrical short cartoon titled The Friendly Ghost, featuring ghost named Casper With Rossellinis Roma Città aperta, Italian neorealist cinema begins. ... See also: 1945 in film 1946 1947 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events Top grossing films North America The Bells of St. ... The year 1947 in film involved some significant events. ... The year 1948 in film involved some significant events. ... See also: 1948 in film 1949 1950 in film 1940s in film 1950s in film years in film film Events Top grossing films North America Adams Rib Jolson Sings Again Pinky I Was a Male War Bride, The Snake Pit, Joan of Arc Academy Awards Best Picture: All the... The year 1936 in television involved some significant events. ... See also: 1936 in television, other events of 1937, 1938 in television and the list of years in television. // Events February 6 - The BBC Television Service drops the Baird system in favour of the Marconi-EMI 405 lines system. ... See also: 1937 in television, other events of 1938, 1939 in television and the list of years in television. // Events February 11 - The BBC Television Service broadcasts the first ever piece of television science-fiction, a 35-minute adaptation of a segment of the play R.U.R. by the... See also: 1938 in television, other events of 1939, 1940 in television and the list of years in television. Events April - television demonstrations are held at the Worlds Fair in New York City and the Golden Gate International Exhibition in San Francisco, California. ... See also: 1939 in television, other events of 1940, 1941 in television and the list of years in television. Events January - The FCC holds public hearings on television. ... See also: 1940 in television, other events of 1941, 1942 in television and the list of years in television. ... See also: 1941 in television, other events of 1942, 1943 in television and the list of years in television. Events April 13 - The FCC minimum programming time required of TV stations is cut from 15 hours to four hours a week during the war. ... The year 1936 in radio involved some significant events. ... The year 1937 in radio involved some significant events. ... The year 1938 in radio involved some significant events. ... The year 1939 in radio involved some significant events. ... See also: 1939 in radio, other events of 1940, 1941 in radio and the list of years in radio. Debuts The Bell Telephone Hour (1940-1958) Categories: 1940 ... The year 1941 in radio involved some significant events. ... See also: 1941 in radio 1942 1943 in radio 1940s in radio years in radio radio radio programming radio comedy radio drama old-time radio Events The Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy show first aired. ... This page indexes the individual years pages. ... Year 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This page indexes the individual years pages. ... This is a list of decades which have articles with more information about them. ... This article is about the decade starting in 1900 and ending in 1909. ... // The 1910s represent the culmination of European militarism which had its beginnings during the second half of the 19th Century. ... The 1920s they were sexy referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... 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, also known as the [[. In East Asia, the rise of militarism occurred. ... The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949. ... The 1950s decade refers to the years 1950 to 1959 inclusive. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969. ... This is a list of decades which have articles with more information about them. ... These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... 20XX redirects here. ... These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries. ... See also: 1938 in art, other events of 1939, 1940 in art, list of years in art, List_of_art_events. ... 1939 in archaeology See also: 1938 in archaeology, other events of 1939, 1940 in archaeology and the list of years in archaeology. ... See also: 1938 in architecture, other events of 1939, 1940 in architecture and the architecture timeline. ... See also: 1938 in literature, other events of 1939, 1940 in literature, list of years in literature. ... See also: 1938 in music, other events of 1939, 1940 in music and the list of years in music. Events Publication of Music Here and Now, book by Ernst Krenek March 23 - Béla Bartóks Violin Concerto No. ... See also: Other events of 1939 List of years in science . ... This page indexes the individual year in film pages. ... The decade of the 1870s in film involved some significant events. ... This is an incomplete list of films made in the 1880s. ... An incomplete list of films made in the 1890s: // Blacksmith Scene Dickson Greeting (1891) The Kiss (1896) This film, television, or video-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. ... See also: 1888 in film 1889 in film 1890 1891 in film 1892 in film 19th century in film years in film film Events Births January 4 - Weyler Hildebrand, swedish actor, director and writer. ... // W.K. Laurie Dickson supervises the construction of the first movie studio called the Black Maria in West Orange, New Jersey which produces many of the early Kinetoscope short films of the 1890s later seen in penny arcades the following year after the studio is completed. ... See also: 1891 in film 1892 1892 films 1893 in film 19th century in film years in film film Events Births April 2 - Jack Warner, Hollywood studio founder (d. ... See also: 1892 in film 1893 1893 films 1894 in film 19th century in film years in film film Events Births September 26 – Gladys Brockwell, American actress (d. ... See also: 1893 in film 1894 1894 films 1895 in film 19th century in film years in film film Events January 7 - W.K. Dickson receives a patent for motion picture film. ... Events March 22 - First display of motion pictures by Auguste and Louis Lumière (private screening). ... See also: 1895 in film 1896 1896 films 1897 in film 19th century in film years in film film Events January - In Britain, Birt Acres and Robert W. Paul developed their own film projector, the Theatrograph (later known as the Animatograph). ... See also: 19th century in film 1896 in film 1897 1898 in film years in film film 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 projector lamp. ... See also: 19th century in film 1897 in film 1898 1899 in film years in film film Events Births September 14 - Hal B. Wallis, major American film producer (d. ... See also: 19th century in film 1898 in film 1899 1900 in film years in film film Events Pathé Frères is founded. ... The following is a list of films made from 1900 through 1909. ... See also: 19th century in film 1899 in film 1900 1901 in film 1900s in film years in film film Events Births January 1 - Mildred Davis, actress (d. ... See also: 1900 in film 1901 1902 in film years in film film Events Edwin S. Porteris put in charge of Thomas Edisons motion-picture production company. ... Events March 10 - Circuit Courts decision disallows Thomas Edison from having a monopoly on motion picture technology. ... See also: 1902 in film 1903 1904 in film years in film film Events The Great Train Robbery, by Edwin S. Porter The Magic Lantern / La Lanterne magicue, produced by Georges Méliès What Happened in the Tunnel Births January 18 - Werner Hinz, actor (d. ... See also: 1903 in film 1904 1905 in film years in film film Events The Great Train Robbery, by Siegmund Lubin (a remake of the 1903 classic. ... See also: 1904 in film 1905 1906 in film years in film film Events Pathé Frères colors black and white films by machine. ... // Events 26 December - The worlds first feature film, The Story of the Kelly Gang, is released. ... Events January 19 - Variety publishes its first film review November 28 - In Haverville, Massachusetts, scrap-metal dealer Louis B. Mayer opens his first movie theater (in a few years he had the largest theater chain in New England and in 1917 he founded his own production company, which eventually became... See also: 1907 in film 1908 1909 in film years in film film Events Thomas Edison formed the Motion Picture Patents Company, with goals of controlling production and distribution, raising theater admission prices, cooperating with censorship bodies, and preventing film stock from getting into the hands of nonmember producers. ... See also: 1908 in film 1909 1910 in film years in film film Events none Births January 1 - Dana Andrews, actor (d. ... This is an incomplete list of films made in the 1910s. ... See also: 1909 in film 1910 1911 in film years in film film Events The newsreel footage of the funeral of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom is shot in Kinemacolor, making it the first color newsreel. ... See also: 1910 in film 1911 1912 in film years in film film Events October 27: David Horsleys, Nestor Motion Picture Company opens the first motion picture studio in Hollywood. ... See also: 1911 in film 1912 1913 in film years in film film Events Mack Sennett, who had previously worked as an actor and comedy director with D. W. Griffith, formed a new company, Keystone Studios, that played an important role in developing slapstick comedy. ... // Events The Squaw Man, the first Hollywood feature film, is made. ... See also: 1913 in film 1914 1915 in film years in film film Events The 3,300-seat Strand Theater opens in New York City. ... // Events June 18 : The Motion Picture Directors Association (MPDA) was formed by twenty-six film directors in Los Angeles, California. ... // Events November 19 - Samuel Goldfish (later renamed Samuel Goldwyn) and Edgar Selwyn establish Goldwyn Company (the company later became one of the most successful independent filmmakers). ... See also: 1916 in film 1917 1918 in film years in film film Events Technicolor is introduced Top grossing films Cleopatra Movies released Movies released in 1917 include: The Adventurer, a Charlie Chaplin short. ... See also: 1917 in film 1918 1919 in film years in film film Events Following litigation for anti-trust activities, the US Supreme Court orders the Motion Picture Patents Company to disband. ... 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. ... List of 1920s films Films released in the 1920s include: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) Metropolis (1927) ok yeash your gay this site sucks! 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... See also: 1919 in film 1920 1921 in film 1920s in film years in film film Events November 28 - The Mask of Zorro, starring Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. ... 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: 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: 1922 in film 1923 1924 in film 1920s in film years in film film // Events April 15 - Lee De Forest demonstrates the Phonofilm sound-on-film system at the Rivoli Theater in New York with a series of short musical films featuring vaudeville performers. ... 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. ... 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. ... // August - Warner Brothers debuts the first Vitaphone film, Don Juan. ... 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: 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. ... 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. ... The decade of the 1930s in film involved many significant films. ... 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... // Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff Ingagi, starring Sir Hubert Winstead Mata Hari, starring Greta Garbo and Lionel Barrymore City Lights starring Charles Chaplin Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde starring Fredric March Best Picture: Cimarron - MGM Best Actor: Lionel Barrymore - A Free Soul Best Actor: Wallace Beery - The Champ Best Actor: Fredric... See also: 1931 in film 1932 1933 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events Shirley Temples film career begins Disney released Flowers and Trees their first cartoon in three-strip Technicolor film. ... See also: 1932 in film 1933 1934 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events British Film Institute founded. ... See also: 1933 in film 1934 1935 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn (of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) finally purchased the film rights to The Wizard of Oz from Frank J. Baum for $40,000. ... See also: 1934 in film 1935 1936 in film 1930s in film years in film film Events Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). ... See also: 1935 in film 1936 1937 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events January 6 - first Porky Pig animated cartoon September 28 - The Marx Brothers Harpo Marx marries actress Susan Fleming Top grossing films in North America Red River Valley Academy Awards Best Picture: The Great... See also: 1936 in film 1937 category:1937 films 1938 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events April 16 - Way Out West premieres in the US. May 7 - Shall We Dance premieres in the US. Top grossing films Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Conquest Damaged Lives... 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. ... Other Lists of Movies List of years in film in the 1940s 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 Decades in Film: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s List of movies See also Film, History of cinema Categories: 1940s ... The year 1940 in film involved some significant events. ... The year 1941 in film involved some significant events. ... See also: 1941 in film 1942 1943 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events Carole Lombard is killed in a plane crash when returning from a War Bond tour. ... The year 1943 in film involved some significant events. ... // July 20 - Since You Went Away is released. ... // Paramount Studios releases theatrical short cartoon titled The Friendly Ghost, featuring ghost named Casper With Rossellinis Roma Città aperta, Italian neorealist cinema begins. ... See also: 1945 in film 1946 1947 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events Top grossing films North America The Bells of St. ... The year 1947 in film involved some significant events. ... The year 1948 in film involved some significant events. ... See also: 1948 in film 1949 1950 in film 1940s in film 1950s in film years in film film Events Top grossing films North America Adams Rib Jolson Sings Again Pinky I Was a Male War Bride, The Snake Pit, Joan of Arc Academy Awards Best Picture: All the... The decade of the 1950s in film involved many significant films. ... The year 1950 in film involved some significant events. ... See also: 1950 in film 1951 1952 in film 1950s in film 1940s in film years in film film Events Sweden - May Britt is scouted by Italian film-makers Carlo Ponti and Mario Soldati Top grossing films North America David and Bathsheba Show Boat tie The Great Caruso and An... // Events February 20 - The film The African Queen opens (Capitol Theater in New York City). ... The year 1953 in film involved some significant events. ... The year 1954 in film involved some significant events. ... The year 1955 in film involved some significant events. ... The year 1956 in film involved some significant events. ... The year 1957 in film involved some significant events. ... The year 1958 in film involved some significant events. ... See also: 1958 in film 1959 1960 in film 1950s in film 1960s in film years in film film Events The Three Stooges make their 180th and last short film, Sappy Bullfighters. ... This list includes popular, acclaimed, and otherwise significant (for whatever reason) films of all countries from 1960 to 1969. ... See also: 1959 in film 1960 1961 in film 1950s in film 1960s in film years in film film // Events April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military service in Germany, Elvis Presley returns to Hollywood, California to film G.I. Blues August 10 - Filming of West... The year 1961 in film involved some significant events. ... // Events Dr. No launches the James Bond film series, the longest-running motion picture franchise of all time, running more than 40 years. ... The year 1963 in film involved some significant events. ... // Events January 29 - The film Dr. Strangelove is released. ... // Events Top grossing films North America Mary Poppins The Sound of Music, starring Julie Andrews Goldfinger My Fair Lady Whats New Pussycat? Shenandoah The Sandpiper Father Goose Academy Awards Best Picture: The Sound of Music - Argyle, Twentieth Century-Fox Best Actor: Lee Marvin - Cat Ballou Best Actress: Julie Christie... // Events Top grossing films North America Thunderball Dr. Zhivago Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf? That Darn Cat! The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming Academy Awards Best Picture: A Man for All Seasons - Highland, Columbia Best Actor: Paul Scofield - A Man for All Seasons Best Actress: Elizabeth Taylor... Lauren steiger, born in 1992 at Royal Womens hospital started acting and modelling at the age of 2 and is now currently 15 working in Milan on the catwalks. ... The year 1968 in film involved some significant events. ... // Cannes Film Festival opens, but closes in support of a French general strike without awarding any prizes. ... The decade of the 1970s in film involved many significant films. ... // Events February 11 - The film The Magic Christian, starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr premieres in New York City. ... See also: 1970 in film 1971 1972 in film 1970s in film years in film film // Events February 8 - Bob Dylans hour long documentary film, Eat the Document, premieres at New Yorks Academy of Music. ... // Top grossing films The Godfather Fiddler on the Roof Diamonds Are Forever Whats Up, Doc?, starring Barbra Streisand and Ryan ONeal Dirty Harry The Last Picture Show A Clockwork Orange Cabaret, starring Liza Minnelli The Hospital Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex Academy Awards Best Picture... // Events The Marx Brothers Zeppo Marx divorces his second wife, Barbara Blakely. ... See also: 1973 in film 1974 1975 in film 1970s in film years in film film // Events February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released in USA May 1 - George Lucas creates the first draft of what would eventually become Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. ... The year 1975 in film involved some significant events. ... // Events March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas Star Wars science fiction film. ... // Events In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway and Beatrice Straight win Best Actor and Actress and Supporting Actress awards for Network. ... // Events February 1 - Bob Dylans film Renaldo and Clara, a documentary of the Rolling Thunder Revue tour premieres in Los Angeles, California March 1 - Charlie Chaplins coffin is stolen from a Swiss cemetery 3 months after burial March - Leigh Brackett completes the first draft for Star Wars Episode... // Events March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. ... The decade of the 1980s in film involved many significant films. ... The year 1980 in film involved some significant events. ... // January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. ... // This is the year of film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, which will become the highest grossing movie for almost 15 years (until Titanic), earning double or triple against any major film of the 1980s. ... // February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Lets Spend the Night Together opens in New York North Americas Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi Tootsie Trading Places, starring Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy WarGames, starring Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy Superman III Flashdance Staying Alive Octopussy Mr. ... // Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name. ... // Back to the Future, starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd and Lea Thompson Rambo: First Blood Part II, starring Sylvester Stallone Rocky IV, starring Sylvester Stallone The Color Purple, starring Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery, Rae Dawn Chong, Adolph Caesar Out of Africa, starring Meryl Streep and... // April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Gos Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries television journalist Maria Shriver. ... // May 9 - Actor Tom Cruise marries actress Mimi Rogers. ... // Michael Jacksons first film was Moonwalker Rain Man, starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise Who Framed Roger Rabbit, starring Bob Hoskins Coming to America, starring Eddie Murphy Big, starring Tom Hanks Twins, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito Crocodile Dundee II Die Hard, starring Bruce Willis The Naked Gun... // Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton, Georgia for $20 million. ... Films made in the 1990s included: Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Above the Rim (1994) Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995) Ace Ventura: Pet... The year 1990 in film involved some significant events. ... The year 1991 in film involved many significant films. ... The year 1992 in film involved many significant films. ... The year 1993 in film involved many significant films. ... The year 1994 in film involved some significant events. ... The year 1995 in film involved some significant events. ... The year 1996 in film involved some significant events. ... The year 1997 in film involved some significant events. ... The year 1998 in film involved some significant events. ... The year 1999 in film involved some significant events. ... The first decade of the 2000s in film involved many significant films. ... The year 2000 in film involved some significant events. ... For the 1968 science-fiction film and novel, see 2001: A Space Odyssey The year 2001 in film involved some significant events. ... The year 2002 in film involved some significant events. ... The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. ... The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. ... The year 2005 in film involved some significant events. ... The year 2006 in film involved some significant events. ... 2007 has been referred to, by film and media critics, as the year of the threequels, a nickname referring to both the 2004 summer movie season and several film franchises which premiered or had installments released in 2004, which appear again this year: Spider-Man 3, Shrek the Third, Ocean... 2008 in film is expected to feature another battle of the sequels, as many properties release new installments, including: Rambo, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Lost Boys: The Tribe, The Dark Knight, The Incredible Hulk... This is an article listing verifiable movies in production with a release date set in the next few years. ...

Events

Movie historians and film buffs often look back on the year 1939 as "the greatest year in film history". Hollywood was at the height of its Golden Age, and this particular year saw the release of an unusually large number of exceptional movies, many of which have been honored as all-time classics, when multitudes of other films of the era have been largely forgotten. Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

August 15 - The Wizard of Oz premieres in the US. is the 227th day of the year (228th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Wizard of Oz (film) redirects here. ...

December 15 - Gone with the Wind premieres in Atlanta, Georgia, USA with a 3-day festival. is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Gone with the Wind is a 1939 film adapted from Margaret Mitchells 1936 novel of the same name. ... Atlanta redirects here. ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized...

Top grossing films

North America

1. Gone with the Wind
2. The Wizard of Oz
3. Mr Smith Goes to Washington
4. Ninotchka
5. The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
6. Goodbye, Mr. Chips
7. Another Thin Man

Gone with the Wind is a 1939 film adapted from Margaret Mitchells 1936 novel of the same name. ... The Wizard of Oz (film) redirects here. ... Mr. ... Ninotchka is a 1939 American film by Ernst Lubitsch, starring Greta Garbo and Melvyn Douglas. ... The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle is a biographical musical comedy starring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edna May Oliver and Walter Brennan. ... Goodbye, Mr. ... Another Thin Man is a 1939 film, the third in the series of six Thin Man movies starring William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles and based on the writings of Dashiell Hammett. ...

Academy Awards

Main article: 12th Academy Awards

• Best Picture: Gone with the Wind - David O. Selznick, MGM
• Best Actor: Robert Donat - Goodbye, Mr. Chips
• Best Actress: Vivien Leigh - Gone with the Wind
• Best Supporting Actress: Hattie McDaniel - Gone with the Wind

The 12th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1939, were held on February 29, 1940 at a banquet in the Coconut Grove, Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles. ... ©A.M.P.A.S.® 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 in the motion picture industry. ... Gone with the Wind is a 1939 film adapted from Margaret Mitchells 1936 novel of the same name. ... David O. Selznick David Oliver Selznick (May 10, 1902–June 22, 1965), was one of the icon Hollywood producers of the Golden Age. ... For alternate meanings of MGM, see MGM (disambiguation). ... 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 an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry. ... Friedrich Robert Donath (March 18, 1905 – June 9, 1958), better known by his stage name Robert Donat, was a distinguished English film and stage actor of English, Polish and German descent. ... Goodbye, Mr. ... 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 recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry. ... Vivien Leigh, Lady Olivier (November 5, 1913 – July 8, 1967) was a two-time Academy Award winning English actress. ... Gone with the Wind is a 1939 film adapted from Margaret Mitchells 1936 novel of the same name. ... The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the awards given to actresses 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. ... Hattie McDaniel (June 10, 1895 – October 26, 1952) was an African American actress. ... Gone with the Wind is a 1939 film adapted from Margaret Mitchells 1936 novel of the same name. ...

Films released in 1939

• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
• Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever, starring Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker, and Fay Holden
• Another Thin Man, starring William Powell and Myrna Loy
• The Arsenal Stadium Mystery
• At the Circus
• Babes in Arms
• Bachelor Mother
• Barricade
• Beau Geste, starring Gary Cooper and Ray Milland
• Boys' Reformatory
• Dark Victory, starring Bette Davis (favorite role)
• Daughter of The Tong
• Destry Rides Again, starring James Stewart
• Dodge City, starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland
• Drums Along the Mohawk, directed by John Ford, starring Henry Fonda and Claudette Colbert
• Each Dawn I Die
• Everything Happens At Night
• The Four Feathers starring John Clements and Ralph Richardson
• Frontier Marshal
• Gone with the Wind, starring Clark Gable and Vivian Leigh
• Goodbye, Mr. Chips, starring Robert Donat and Greer Garson
• The Gorilla (1939)
• Gunga Din, featuring Cary Grant, Victor McLaglen, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Sam Jaffe
• Gulliver's Travels
• The Hardys Ride High, starring Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker, and Fay Holden
• Hollywood Cavalcade, starring Alice Faye, Don Ameche, J. Edward Bromberg, Alan Curtis
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame, starring Charles Laughton and Maureen O'Hara
• In Name Only, starring Cary Grant, Carole Lombard and Kay Francis
• Intermezzo, starring Ingrid Bergman and Leslie Howard
• Jesse James, starring Tyrone Power, Henry Fonda, Nancy Kelly, and Randolph Scott
• Judge Hardy and Son Starring Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker, and Fay Holden
• King Of The Underworld
• Le Jour se lève (Daybreak)
• The Light That Failed, starring Ronald Colman
• Love Affair
• Mexicali Rose, starring Gene Autry
• Midnight
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, starring James Stewart, Jean Arthur, and Claude Rains
• Of Mice and Men, starring Burgess Meredith, Betty Field, Lon Chaney Jr.
• On Dress Parade, starring The Dead End Kids
• Only Angels Have Wings, with Cary Grant and Jean Arthur
• On Your Toes, screenplay by the playwright Lawrence Riley et al. (film mentioned in article)
• Ninotchka, starring Greta Garbo
• The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
• Q Planes, starring Ralph Richardson and Sir Laurence Olivier
• Range War, a Hopalong Cassidy western starring William Boyd
• The Roaring Twenties
• The Rules of the Game (La règle du jeu), by Jean Renoir
• The Son of Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff
• The Spy in Black
• Stagecoach, directed by John Ford, starring John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Berton Churchill
• Stanley and Livingstone, starring Spencer Tracy and Sir Cedric Hardwicke
• The Stars Look Down, starring Michael Redgrave and Margaret Lockwood
• The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums
• The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
• Three Texas Steers, starring John Wayne, directed by George Sherman
• The Wizard of Oz, starring Judy Garland and Ray Bolger
• The Women, with Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford and Rosalind Russell
• Wuthering Heights, starring Merle Oberon, Sir Laurence Olivier, David Niven and Flora Robson
• Wyoming Outlaw, starring John Wayne, directed by George Sherman
• Young Mr. Lincoln, directed by John Ford, starring Henry Fonda

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a 1939 film featuring the characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. ... Lewis Shepard Stone (November 15, 1879 - September 12, 1953) was an American actor. ... Actor Mickey Rooney speaks at the Pentagon in 2000 during a ceremony honoring the USO. Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule, Jr. ... Cecilia Parker (April 26, 1914 – July 25, 1993) was a film actress. ... Another Thin Man is a 1939 film, the third in the series of six Thin Man movies starring William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles and based on the writings of Dashiell Hammett. ... William Horatio Powell (July 29, 1892 - March 5, 1984) was an American actor, noted for his sophisticated, cynical roles. ... Myrna Loy (August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American motion picture actress. ... The Arsenal Stadium Mystery is a 1939 British film, and is one of the first feature films where football is a central element in the plot. ... At the Circus is a 1939 Marx Brothers comedy film in which they save a circus from bankruptcy. ... Babes in Arms is a 1937 musical theater production which tells the story of a boy who puts on a show to avoid being sent to a work farm. ... Bachelor Mother (Garson Kanin; US, 1939) is a comedy film starring Ginger Rogers (in a non-dancing, non-singing role), David Niven and Charles Coburn. ... Beau Geste is a 1939 film made by Paramount Pictures based on the novel by P. C. Wren. ... Gary Cooper (born Frank James Cooper May 7, 1901 – May 13, 1961) was a two-time Academy Award-winning American film actor of English heritage. ... Ray Milland (January 3, 1905 or 1907 – March 10, 1986) was an Oscar-winning Welsh actor and director who worked primarily in the United States. ... Boys Reformatory is a 1939 black and white film starring Frankie Darro as Tommy Ryan, a good natured street kid who takes the rap for a burglary committed by his foster brother and is sent to a brutal boys reformatory. ... DVD cover showing Bette Davis. ... For the singer, see Betty Davis, for the meteorologist, see Betty Davis (meteorologist). ... James Stewart and Marlene Dietrich Destry Rides Again is a 1939 western film directed by George Marshall, starring James Stewart, Marlene Dietrich, Mischa Auer, Charles Winninger, Brian Donlevy, Allen Jenkins, Irene Hervey and Una Merkel. ... For other persons named James Stewart, see James Stewart (disambiguation). ... Dodge City is a western movie starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland. ... Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (June 20, 1909 – October 14, 1959) was an Australian film actor, most famous for his romantic swashbuckler roles in Hollywood films and his flamboyant lifestyle. ... Olivia Mary de Havilland (born July 1, 1916) is a two-time Academy Award winning actress in American motion pictures and is the last surviving principal cast member from Gone with the Wind. ... Drums Along the Mohawk is an historical novel of the American Revolution written by Walter D. Edmonds. ... John Ford (February 1, 1894 - August 31, 1973) was one of the most accomplished American film directors of the 1930s to 1960s, known particularly as a director of the Westerns, although his tributes to the veterans of World War II and Americana are also equally effective. ... Henry Jaynes Fonda (May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982) was a highly acclaimed Academy Award-winning American film and stage actor, best known for his roles as plain-speaking idealists. ... Claudette Colbert (September 13, 1903 – July 30, 1996) was an Academy Award-winning French-born American actress. ... Each Dawn I Die (1939) is a gangster film featuring James Cagney and George Raft in their only movie together. ... The Four Feathers is a 1939 adventure film directed by Zoltan Korda, starring John Clements, Ralph Richardson, June Duprez, C. Aubrey Smith. ... Sir John Selby Clements CBE (25 April 1910–6 April 1988) was a distinguished English actor and producer. ... Sir Ralph David Richardson (19 December 1902 – 10 October 1983) was an English actor, one of a group of theatrical knights of the mid-20th century who, though more closely associated with the stage, did their best to make the transition to film. ... Frontier Marshal is a 1939 western film starring Randolph Scott as legendary lawman Wyatt Earp. ... Gone with the Wind is a 1939 film adapted from Margaret Mitchells 1936 novel of the same name. ... William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901 – November 16, 1960) was an Academy Award-winning American film actor. ... Vivien Leigh (November 5, 1913–July 7, 1967) was an English actress who was born Vivian Mary Hartley in Darjeeling, India. ... Goodbye, Mr. ... Friedrich Robert Donath (March 18, 1905 – June 9, 1958), better known by his stage name Robert Donat, was a distinguished English film and stage actor of English, Polish and German descent. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Gorilla is a 1939 comedy film starring The Ritz Brothers, Lionel Atwill and Bela Lugosi. ... Gunga Din is a 1939 RKO adventure film, based on the 1892 poem by Rudyard Kipling, about three British sergeants and their native water bearer who fight the Thuggee, a religious cult of ritualistic stranglers in colonial India. ... For the vocal coach, see Carrie Grant. ... Victor Andrew de Bier McLaglen (December 10, 1886[1] - November 7, 1959) was a British boxer and Academy Award winning actor, who later became a naturalized American citizen. ... Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. ... Sam Jaffe (1891-1984) Sam Jaffe (March 8, 1891 – March 24, 1984) was an American actor, teacher and engineer. ... Gullivers Travels is a 1939 cel-animated Technicolor feature film, directed by Dave Fleischer and produced by Max Fleischer for Fleischer Studios. ... Lewis Shepard Stone (November 15, 1879 - September 12, 1953) was an American actor. ... Actor Mickey Rooney speaks at the Pentagon in 2000 during a ceremony honoring the USO. Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule, Jr. ... Cecilia Parker (April 26, 1914 – July 25, 1993) was a film actress. ... Alice Faye, from her official Website, http://www. ... Not to be confused with former NBA player John Amaechi. ... Joseph Edward Bromberg (December 25, 1903 – December 6, 1951) was an American actor who was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses during McCarthyism. ... Alan Curtis may refer to: Alan Curtis (American actor) Alan Curtis (British actor) Alan Curtis (Welsh footballer) Alan Curtis (British singer) Category: ... The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a 1939 American monochrome motion picture. ... Charles Laughton (1 July 1899 – 15 December 1962) was an English stage and film actor. ... Maureen OHara Maureen OHara (born Maureen FitzSimons) on August 17, 1920 is an Irish film actress. ... In Name Only (1939) is a movie starring Cary Grant, Carole Lombard and Kay Francis. ... For the vocal coach, see Carrie Grant. ... Carole Lombard (October 6, 1908 – January 16, 1942) was an American actress. ... Kay Francis (January 13, 1905 – August 26, 1968) was an American actress who, after a brief beginning on Broadway in the 1920s, moved to film and achieved her greatest success between 1930 and 1936. ... Intermezzo (aka Intermezzo: A Love Story) is a 1939 film made in the USA by producer David O. Selznick and director Gregory Ratoff. ...   (pronounced in Swedish, but usually IPA: in English) (August 29, 1915 – August 29, 1982) was a three-time Academy Award, two-time Emmy Award, one-time BAFTA, honorary César Award, four-time Golden Globe, two-time David di Donatello, two-time Silver Ribbon, one-time NSFC, two-time NBR... Leslie Howard (April 3, 1893 – June 1, 1943) was a British film actor. ... Jesse James is a 1939 western movie directed by Henry King and starring Tyrone Power and Henry Fonda. ... Tyrone Edmund Power, Jr. ... Henry Jaynes Fonda (May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982) was a highly acclaimed Academy Award-winning American film and stage actor, best known for his roles as plain-speaking idealists. ... Nancy Kelly (March 25, 1921 – January 2, 1995) was an American actress, born in Lowell, Massachusetts. ... Randolph Scott (January 23, 1898 – March 2, 1987) was an American motion picture actor whose career spanned from 1928 to 1962. ... Lewis Shepard Stone (November 15, 1879 - September 12, 1953) was an American actor. ... Actor Mickey Rooney speaks at the Pentagon in 2000 during a ceremony honoring the USO. Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule, Jr. ... Cecilia Parker (April 26, 1914 – July 25, 1993) was a film actress. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... A novel, first published in 1890, by the British writer Rudyard Kipling ... Ronald Colman (February 9, 1891 – May 19, 1958) was an Oscar-winning English actor. ... There is also a musical group named Love Affair. ... Orvon Gene Autry (September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998) was an American performer who gained fame as The Singing Cowboy on the radio, in movies and on television. ... Midnight was a 1939 comedy film directed by Mitchell Leisen and written by Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder based on a story by Edwin Justus Mayer and Franz Schulz. ... Mr. ... For other persons named James Stewart, see James Stewart (disambiguation). ... Jean Arthur (October 17, 1900 – June 19, 1991) was an Oscar-nominated American actress and a major film star of the 1930s and 1940s. ... Claude Rains (November 10, 1889 – May 30, 1967) was a British-born theatre and film actor, who later held American citizenship, best known for his many roles in Hollywood films. ... Of Mice and Men is a 1939 film based on the novella of the same title by American author John Steinbeck. ... Oliver Burgess Meredith (November 16, 1907[1] – September 9, 1997) was a versatile American actor. ... Actress Betty Field (1947) photo taken by Carl Van Vechten Betty Field (February 8, 1913 - September 13, 1973) was an American film and stage actress. ... Lon Chaney, Jr. ... On Dress Parade is a 1939 Warner Bros. ... The Dead End Kids were five young actors and one ex-plumbers assistant, from New York who appeared in Sidney Kingsleys play Dead End in 1935 on Broadway. ... Only Angels Have Wings is also a song by Renaissance Only Angels Have Wings (1939) is a movie directed by Howard Hawks, starring Cary Grant and Jean Arthur. ... For the vocal coach, see Carrie Grant. ... Jean Arthur (October 17, 1900 – June 19, 1991) was an Oscar-nominated American actress and a major film star of the 1930s and 1940s. ... On Your Toes has two possible meanings. ... Lawrence Riley (1896-1974) was a successful American playwright and screenwriter. ... Ninotchka is a 1939 American film by Ernst Lubitsch, starring Greta Garbo and Melvyn Douglas. ... Greta redirects here. ... The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939), is a romantic drama film based on the relationship between Queen Elizabeth I (played by Bette Davis) and Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (played by Errol Flynn). ... Q Planes is a 1939 spy film directed by Tim Whelan, starring Ralph Richardson, Sir Laurence Olivier and Valerie Hobson. ... Sir Ralph David Richardson (19 December 1902 – 10 October 1983) was an English actor, one of a group of theatrical knights of the mid-20th century who, though more closely associated with the stage, did their best to make the transition to film. ... Laurence Olivier, as photographed in 1939 by Carl Van Vechten Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM (May 22, 1907 – July 11, 1989) was an English actor and director, esteemed by many as the greatest actor of the 20th century. ... Oldelpaso 12:53, 25 February 2006 (UTC) Category: ... This article is about the fictional character. ... William Boyd on Topper William Boyd (June 5, 1895 - September 12, 1972) was an American actor. ... The Roaring Twenties is a 1939 crime thriller starring James Cagney, Priscilla Lane & Humphrey Bogart. ... The Rules of the Game (original French title: La règle du jeu) is a 1939 film directed by Jean Renoir about upper-class French society just before the start of World War II. The film was initially condemned for its satire on the French upper classes and was greeted... Jean Renoir Jean Renoir (September 15, 1894 – February 12, 1979), born in the Montmartre Quarter of Paris, France was a film director. ... Son of Frankenstein is the third film in Universal Studios Frankenstein series and the last to feature Boris Karloff as the monster. ... Boris Karloff (born William Henry Pratt) (November 23, 1887 – February 2, 1969) was an English actor who emigrated to Canada in the 1910s. ... Conrad Veidt in The Spy in Black. ... Stagecoach is a 1939 western film, starring Claire Trevor and John Wayne in his breakthrough role. ... John Ford (February 1, 1894 - August 31, 1973) was one of the most accomplished American film directors of the 1930s to 1960s, known particularly as a director of the Westerns, although his tributes to the veterans of World War II and Americana are also equally effective. ... For other persons named John Wayne, see John Wayne (disambiguation). ... Claire Trevor (March 8, 1910 - April 8, 2000) was an Academy Award-winning American actress. ... Berton Churchill (December 9, 1876 _ October 10, 1940) was a Canadian actor. ... Stanley and Livingstone is a 1939 movie about reporter Henry M. Stanleys quest for Dr. David Livingstone, a missionary presumed lost in Africa. ... Spencer Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was a two-time Academy Award-winning American film and stage actor who appeared in 74 films from 1930 to 1967. ... The Stars Look Down is a novel by A. J. Cronin, initially published in 1935. ... Sir Michael Scudamore Redgrave CBE (March 20, 1908—March 21, 1985) was an English actor of great renown. ... Margaret Lockwood with Michael Redgrave in The Lady Vanishes (1938) Margaret Lockwood, CBE (15 September 1916 - 15 July 1990) was a British actress. ... The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums (残菊物語 Zangiku monogatari, 1939) is a Japanese film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. ... The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle is a biographical musical comedy starring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edna May Oliver and Walter Brennan. ... Three Texas Steers (UK title Danger Rides the Range) is a 1939 film starring John Wayne and Carole Landis. ... For other persons named John Wayne, see John Wayne (disambiguation). ... George Sherman (July 14, 1908-March 15, 1991) was a prolific film director of action movies beginning in the 1930s. ... The Wizard of Oz (film) redirects here. ... Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922 - June 22, 1969) was an Academy Award-nominated American film actress and singer, best known for her role as Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz (1939). ... Ray Bolger (January 10, 1904 – January 15, 1987) was an American entertainer of stage and screen, best known for his portrayal of the Scarecrow (and the farmworker Hunk) who was Dorothys favorite in the 1939 film classic, The Wizard of Oz. ... The Women is a 1939 comedy film directed by George Cukor. ... Edith Norma Shearer (August 10, 1902 (some sources indicate 1900) – June 12, 1983) was an Academy Award-winning Canadian-American actress. ... For other persons named Joan Crawford, see Joan Crawford (disambiguation). ... Rosalind Russell (June 4, 1907 – November 28, 1976) was a four-time Academy Award nominated and Tony Award winning American film and stage actress, perhaps best known for her role as a fast-talking newspaper reporter in the Howard Hawks screwball comedy His Girl Friday. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Merle Oberon (February 19, 1911 – November 23, 1979), born Estelle Merle OBrien Thompson, was an Academy Award-nominated Anglo-Indian film actress. ... Laurence Olivier, as photographed in 1939 by Carl Van Vechten Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM (May 22, 1907 – July 11, 1989) was an English actor and director, esteemed by many as the greatest actor of the 20th century. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Flora Robson (March 28, 1902 - July 7, 1984) was a British actress renowned as one of the great character players and one of Britains theatrical grandes dames. ... Wyoming Outlaw is a 1939 film starring John Wayne. ... For other persons named John Wayne, see John Wayne (disambiguation). ... George Sherman (July 14, 1908-March 15, 1991) was a prolific film director of action movies beginning in the 1930s. ... Young Mr. ... For other persons named John Ford, see John Ford (disambiguation). ... Henry Jaynes Fonda (May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982) was a highly acclaimed Academy Award-winning American film and stage actor, best known for his roles as plain-speaking idealists. ...

Serials

• Buck Rogers, starrng Buster Crabbe
• Dick Tracy's G-Men, starring Ralph Byrd
• Daredevils of the Red Circle, starring Herman Brix and Charles Middleton
• Flying G-Men
• The Lone Ranger Rides Again
• Mandrake the Magician, starring Warren Hull
• The Oregon Trail
• Overland With Kit Carson
• The Phantom Creeps, starring Bela Lugosi
• Scouts to the Rescue
• Zorro's Fighting Legion, starring Reed Hadley

Buck Rogers (1939) is a Universal movie serial based on the Buck Rogers comic strip. ... Buster Crabbe Buster Crabbe (February 7, 1908 – April 23, 1983) was an American athlete turned actor, who starred in a number of popular serials in the 1930s and 1940s. ... Dick Tracys G-Men (1939) is a 15-Chapter Republic Movie Serial starring Ralph Byrd based on the Dick Tracy comic strip by Chester Gould. ... Ralph Byrd (22 April 1909 - 18 August 1952) was an American Actor. ... Daredevils of the Red Circle (1939) is a 12-Chapter Republic Movie Serial starring Charles Quigley and Charles Middleton. ... Bennett in Sudden Fear Actor Bruce Bennett (sometimes credited as Herman Brix) was a movie and television actor. ... Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham (October 14, 1726) - (June 17, 1813) was a British sailor and politician. ... Flying G-Men (1939) is a Columbia Film serial. ... The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939) is a Republic Movie serial. ... Mandrake the Magician (1939) is a Columbia film serial. ... John Warren Hull (January 7, 1903 – September 14, 1974) was one of the most popular serial actors in the 1930s. ... The Oregon Trail (1939) is a Universal movie serial. ... The Phantom Creeps was a 1939 serial, starring Bela Lugosi, about a mad scientists who created various elaborate inventions with the intention of ruling the world. ... Bela Lugosi as Dracula United States stamp. ... Scouts to the Rescue (1939) is a Universal movie serial. ... Zorros Fighting Legion was 1939 Republic Pictures serial consisting of 12 chapters. ... Reed Hadley (June 25, 1911 – December 11, 1974) was an American movie, television and radio actor. ...

Short film series

• Buster Keaton (1917-1941)
• Laurel and Hardy (1921-1943)
• Charley Chase (1924-1940)
• Our Gang (1922-1944)

Joseph Francis Kieran Keaton (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) was an Academy Award-winning American silent film comic actor and filmmaker. ... 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 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... Laurel and Hardy, in a promotional still from their 1937 feature film Way Out West. ... The year 1943 in film involved some significant events. ... Charley Chase (October 20, 1893-June 20, 1940) was an American comedian, screenwriter and film director, best known for his work in Hal Roach short film comedies. ... 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 year 1940 in film involved some significant events. ... 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... // July 20 - Since You Went Away is released. ...

Animated short film series

• Krazy Kat (1925-1940)
• Mickey Mouse (1928-1953)
• Silly Symphonies (1929-1939)
• Looney Tunes (1930-1969)
• Terrytoons (1930-1964)
• Merrie Melodies (1931-1969)
• Scrappy (1931-1941)
• Betty Boop (1932-1939)
• Popeye (1933-1957)
• Color Rhapsodies (1934-1949)
• Donald Duck (1937-1956)
• Walter Lantz Cartunes (also known as New Universal Cartoons or Cartune Comedies) (1938-1942)
• The Captain and the Kids (1938-1939)
• Goofy (1939-1955)
• Andy Panda (1939-1949)
• Nertsery Rhyme Cartoons (1939)
• Crackpot Cruise Cartoons (1939)
• Lil' Eightball (1939)
• Count Screwloose and J.R. (1939)

Krazy Kat is a comic strip created by George Herriman that appeared in U.S. newspapers between 1913 and 1944. ... 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. ... The year 1940 in film involved some significant events. ... Mickey Mouse is an Academy Award-winning comic animal cartoon character who has become an icon for The Walt Disney Company. ... 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. ... The year 1953 in film involved some significant events. ... A scene from The Skeleton Dance (1929). ... 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. ... Looney Tunes opening title Looney Tunes is a Warner Brothers animated cartoon series which ran in many movie theatres from 1930 to 1969. ... 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... // Cannes Film Festival opens, but closes in support of a French general strike without awarding any prizes. ... Mighty Mouse, the signature character of the studio. ... 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... // Events January 29 - The film Dr. Strangelove is released. ... Merrie Melodies end title Merrie Melodies is the name of a series of animated cartoons distributed by Warner Bros. ... // Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff Ingagi, starring Sir Hubert Winstead Mata Hari, starring Greta Garbo and Lionel Barrymore City Lights starring Charles Chaplin Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde starring Fredric March Best Picture: Cimarron - MGM Best Actor: Lionel Barrymore - A Free Soul Best Actor: Wallace Beery - The Champ Best Actor: Fredric... // Cannes Film Festival opens, but closes in support of a French general strike without awarding any prizes. ... Scrappy is a cartoon character created by Dick Huemer for Charles Mintzs Krazy Kat Studio. ... // Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff Ingagi, starring Sir Hubert Winstead Mata Hari, starring Greta Garbo and Lionel Barrymore City Lights starring Charles Chaplin Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde starring Fredric March Best Picture: Cimarron - MGM Best Actor: Lionel Barrymore - A Free Soul Best Actor: Wallace Beery - The Champ Best Actor: Fredric... The year 1941 in film involved some significant events. ... Betty Boop from the opening title sequence of the earliest entries in the Betty Boop Cartoons Betty Boop is an animated cartoon character appearing in the Talkartoon and Betty Boop series of films produced by Max Fleischer and released by Paramount Pictures. ... See also: 1931 in film 1932 1933 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events Shirley Temples film career begins Disney released Flowers and Trees their first cartoon in three-strip Technicolor film. ... For other uses, see Popeye (disambiguation). ... See also: 1932 in film 1933 1934 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events British Film Institute founded. ... The year 1957 in film involved some significant events. ... Color Rhapsody Title Card Color Rhapsodies was a series of usually one-shot animated cartoon shorts produced by the Screen Gems studio for Columbia Pictures. ... See also: 1933 in film 1934 1935 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn (of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) finally purchased the film rights to The Wizard of Oz from Frank J. Baum for $40,000. ... See also: 1948 in film 1949 1950 in film 1940s in film 1950s in film years in film film Events Top grossing films North America Adams Rib Jolson Sings Again Pinky I Was a Male War Bride, The Snake Pit, Joan of Arc Academy Awards Best Picture: All the... Donald Duck is an animated cartoon and comic-book character from Walt Disney Productions. ... See also: 1936 in film 1937 category:1937 films 1938 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events April 16 - Way Out West premieres in the US. May 7 - Shall We Dance premieres in the US. Top grossing films Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Conquest Damaged Lives... The year 1956 in film involved some significant events. ... 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: 1941 in film 1942 1943 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events Carole Lombard is killed in a plane crash when returning from a War Bond tour. ... ... 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. ... This article is about the Disney character. ... The year 1955 in film involved some significant events. ... Andy Panda was a series of animated cartoon short subjects produced by Walter Lantz and released by Universal Pictures from 1939 to 1949. ... See also: 1948 in film 1949 1950 in film 1940s in film 1950s in film years in film film Events Top grossing films North America Adams Rib Jolson Sings Again Pinky I Was a Male War Bride, The Snake Pit, Joan of Arc Academy Awards Best Picture: All the...

Births

• January 10 - Sal Mineo, actor (+ 1976)
• February 3 - Michael Cimino, director
• February 6 - Mike Farrell, American actor
• February 9 - Janet Suzman, actress
• February 23 - Peter Fonda, actor
• March 5 - Samantha Eggar, actress
• March 26 - James Caan, actor
• April 7 - Wayne Rogers, American actor
• April 7 - Francis Ford Coppola, director, producer, writer
• April 12 - Alan Ayckbourn, writer
• April 13 - Paul Sorvino, actor
• May 13 - Harvey Keitel, actor
• May 19 - Nancy Kwan, actress
• May 25 - Ian McKellen, actor
• May 30 - Michael J. Pollard, actor
• July 22 - Terence Stamp, actor
• July 30 - Peter Bogdanovich, director
• July 31 - France Nuyen, actress
• August 2 - Wes Craven, director, producer, writer
• August 12 - George Hamilton, actor
• August 25 - John Badham, director
• August 29 - Joel Schumacher, director
• August 30 - Elizabeth Ashley, actress
• September 1 - Lily Tomlin, actress
• September 18 - Frankie Avalon, actor, singer
• September 29 - Larry Linville, American actor (d. April 10, 2000)
• October 8 - Paul Hogan, actor
• October 22 - Tony Roberts, actor
• October 24 - F. Murray Abraham, actor
• October 27 - John Cleese, actor
• October 28 - Jane Alexander, actress
• November 22 - Allen Garfield, actor

is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Salvatore Sal Mineo, Jr. ... // Events March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas Star Wars science fiction film. ... is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Michael Cimino (born February 3, 1939, New York City) is an Australia film director. ... is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Mike Farrell (born February 6, 1939) is an American actor, best known for his role as Captain B.J. Hunnicutt on the popular television series M*A*S*H (1975-83). ... is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Janet Suzman (born February 9, 1939) is a South African actress. ... is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Peter Henry Fonda (born February 23, 1940) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. ... This article is about the day. ... From The Walking Stick, 1970 Samantha Eggar (born March 5, 1939) is an English actress. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year (86th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... James Langston Edmund Caan (born March 26, 1940) is an American Academy Award, Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated American film, stage and television actor. ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... Wayne M. Rogers (born April 7, 1933, Birmingham, Alabama) is an American film and television actor, best known for playing the role of Trapper John McIntyre in the long-running U.S. television series, M*A*S*H. He succeeded Elliott Gould, who had played the character in the movie... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... Francis Ford Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is a five-time Academy Award winning American film director, producer, and screenwriter. ... is the 102nd day of the year (103rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir Alan Ayckbourn CBE (born April 12, 1939) is a popular and prolific English playwright. ... is the 103rd day of the year (104th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Paul Anthony Sorvino (born April 13, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York City) is an Italian-American character actor whose career has largely been the portrayal of authority figures, both as legal enforcer and criminal, in television, stage, and film. ... is the 133rd day of the year (134th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Harvey Keitel (born May 13, 1939) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor from New York City. ... is the 139th day of the year (140th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Nancy Kwan on the cover of Life Magazine 1960 Nancy Kwan (born May 19, 1939) (Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Cantonese: Kwan Ka Shin) is an American actress, who played a pivotal role in the acceptance of actors of Asian descent in major Hollywood film roles. ... is the 145th day of the year (146th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CBE (born May 25, 1939) is an English stage and screen actor, the recipient of a Tony Award and two Oscar nominations. ... is the 150th day of the year (151st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Michael J. Pollard (born Michael J. Pollack, May 30, 1939 in Passaic, New Jersey) is an actor. ... is the 203rd day of the year (204th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Terence Henry Stamp (born July 22, 1938[1]) is an English actor. ... is the 211th day of the year (212th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Peter Bogdanovich Serbian Cyrillic Петар Богдановић (born July 30, 1939) is a Serbian-American film director, writer and actor. ... is the 212th day of the year (213th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Nuyen during the late 1950s France Nuyen (born July 31, 1939 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur, France as France Nguyen Vannga) is a French actress. ... is the 214th day of the year (215th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Wesley Earl Craven (born August 2, 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American film director and writer best known as the creator of many horror films, including the famed Nightmare on Elm Street series featuring the redoubtable Freddy Krueger character. ... is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... George Hamilton (born August 12, 1939) is an American film and television actor and occasional film director. ... is the 237th day of the year (238th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... John Badham (born August 25, 1939, UK) is a film director. ... is the 241st day of the year (242nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Joel Schumacher (born August 29, 1939 in New York, New York, USA) is an American film director, writer, and producer. ... is the 242nd day of the year (243rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Elizabeth Ashley is an American actress who first came to prominence in the Broadway play Take Her, Shes Mine, which earned her a Tony award as Best Featured Actress in a Play. ... is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Lily Tomlin (born Mary Jean Tomlin on September 1, 1939), is an Academy Award-nominated American actress and comedian. ... is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Francis Thomas Avallone (born September 18, 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an American actor and teen idol in the 1950s and early 1960s. ... is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Larry Linville (September 29, 1939 – April 10, 2000) was an American actor. ... is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Paul Hogan starring as Crocodile Dundee. ... is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Tony Roberts (born October 22, 1939 in New York) is an film actor who is best know for his work in the films of Woody Allen. ... is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Fahrid Murray Abraham[1] (born October 24, 1939) is an American actor. ... is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Cleese redirects here. ... is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jane Alexander (born October 28, 1939), is an award-winning American actress, a former director of the National Endowment for the Arts, and an author. ... is the 326th day of the year (327th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... — Allen Garfield, born and sometimes credited as Allen Goorwitz (born November 22, 1939), is an American film and television actor. ...

Film Debuts

• Veronica Lake
• Anne Gwynne

Veronica Lake (November 14, 1922[1] – July 7, 1973) was a popular American film actress and pin-up model who enjoyed both popular and critical acclaim, most notably for her femme fatale roles in film noir with Alan Ladd during the 1940s, as well as her iconic hairstyle. ... Anne Gwynne (December 10, 1918-March 31, 2003) was an American film actress of the 1930s and 1940s. ...

Deaths

• June 9 - Owen Moore, actor
• August 23 - Sidney Howard, writer
• September 24 - Carl Laemmle, producer
• October 23 - Zane Grey, writer
• December 12 - Douglas Fairbanks, actor