The year1941 in filminvolved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest of all time,Citizen Kane.
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Top-grossing films (U.S.)
editThe top ten 1941 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic rentals |
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1 | Sergeant York | Warner Bros. | $6,075,000[1] |
2 | Honky Tonk | MGM | $2,893,000[2] |
3 | Louisiana Purchase | Paramount | $2,750,000[3] |
4 | How Green Was My Valley | 20th Century Fox | $2,447,000[4] |
5 | The Philadelphia Story | MGM | $2,374,000[2] |
6 | Caught in the Draft | Paramount | $2,200,000[5] |
7 | A Yank in the R.A.F. | 20th Century Fox | $2,063,000[4] |
8 | Men of Boys Town | MGM | $2,009,000[2] |
9 | Ziegfeld Girl | $1,891,000[2] | |
10 | They Died with Their Boots On | Warner Bros. | $1,871,000[1] |
Events
edit- January 17–Gone with the Windgoes into general release in the United States after touring in aroadshowversion during 1940. Becoming a cultural phenomenon, it sells an estimated 60 million tickets this year alone. Adjusted for inflation with numerous rereleases, it remains the highest grossing domestic film of all time with $1.8 billion.[6]
- March 24–Glenn Millerbegins work on his 1st movieSun Valley SerenadeforTwentieth Century Fox.
- May 1–Orson Welles'Citizen Kane,consistently rated as one of thefilms considered the all-time best,is premiered at thePalace Theatre (New York City).
- July 2–Sergeant York,the film biopic ofWorld War IheroAlvin C. York,starringGary Cooperin the title role, premieres in New York City. It is the highest-grossing picture of the year and earns Cooper the first of twoAcademy Awards for Best Actor.
- September –Senate Investigation into Motion Picture War Propagandain the United States.
- October 3–The Maltese Falcon,considered one of the greatestfilms noir,is released.
Academy Awards
edit- Best Picture:How Green Was My Valley– 20th Century-Fox
- Best Actor:Gary Cooper–Sergeant York
- Best Actress:Joan Fontaine–Suspicion
- Best Supporting Actor:Donald Crisp–How Green Was My Valley
- Best Supporting Actress:Mary Astor–The Great Lie
- Best Director:John Ford–How Green Was My Valley
1941 film releases
editUnited Statesunless stated
January–March
edit- January 1941
- 1 January
- 16 January
- 17 January
- 21 January
- 23 January
- 24 January
- 28 January
- 31 January
- February 1941
- 7 February
- 18 February
- 20 February
- 21 February
- 25 February
- March 1941
- 1 March
- 7 March
- 8 March
- 10 March
- 21 March
- 26 March
- 28 March
April–June
edit- April 1941
- 4 April
- 6 April
- 10 April
- 11 April
- 12 April
- 19 April
- 24 April
- 25 April
- 30 April
- May 1941
- 1 May
- 2 May
- 3 May
- 5 May
- 7 May
- 9 May
- 10 May
- 22 May
- 23 May
- 24 May
- 30 May
- June 1941
- 7 June
- 11 June
- 13 June
- 18 June
- 20 June
- 25 June
- 26 June
- 27 June
- 28 June
July–September
edit- July 1941
- 2 July
- 4 July
- 12 July
- 18 July
- 25 July
- 26 July
- August 1941
- 1 August
- 2 August
- 6 August
- 7 August
- 8 August
- 9 August
- 12 August
- 15 August
- 21 August
- 28 August
- 29 August
- September
- 1 September
- 5 September
- 6 September
- 18 September
- 19 September
- 25 September
- 26 September
October–December
edit- October 1941
- 2 October
- 8 October
- 10 October
- 17 October
- 18 October
- 22 October
- 23 October
- 24 October
- 25 October
- 28 October
- 31 October
- November 1941
- 7 November
- 14 November
- 15 November
- 21 November
- 27 November
- 28 November
- December 1941
- 1 December
- The 47 Ronin(Part 1) (Japan)
- Tarzan's Secret Treasure
- 2 December
- 5 December
- 12 December
- 18 December
- 21 December
- 25 December
- 26 December
- 1 December
Notable films released in 1941
editUnited Statesunless stated
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edit- The 47 Ronin(Genroku chushingura), directed byKenji Mizoguchi– (Japan)
- 49th Parallel,directed byMichael Powell,starringLeslie HowardandLaurence Olivier– (GB)
A
edit- Adam Had Four Sons,starringIngrid BergmanandWarner Baxter
- Among the Living,starringAlbert DekkerandSusan Hayward
- Andy Hardy's Private Secretary,starringMickey Rooney
B
edit- Babes on Broadway,directed byBusby Berkeley,starringJudy GarlandandMickey Rooney
- Back Street,starringCharles BoyerandMargaret Sullavan
- Bad Men of Missouri,starringDennis MorganandJane Wyman
- Ball of Fire,directed byHoward Hawks,starringGary CooperandBarbara Stanwyck
- The Big Store,starring theMarx Brothers,Margaret Dumont,Tony Martin
- The Black Cat,starringBasil RathboneandBela Lugosi
- Blood and Sand,starringTyrone Power,Linda Darnell,Rita Hayworth
- Blossoms in the Dust,starringGreer GarsonandWalter Pidgeon
- The Blue Star Hotel(Hotel Modrá hvězda), directed byMartin Frič– (Czechoslovakia)
- Blues in the Night,starringPriscilla LaneandBetty Field
- Bowery Blitzkrieg,starring theEast Side Kids
- The Bride Came C.O.D.,starringJames CagneyandBette Davis
- Broadway Limited,starringVictor McLaglen,Dennis O'Keefe,Patsy Kelly
- Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family,directed byYasujirō Ozu– (Japan)
- Buck Privates,starringAbbott and Costello
C
edit- Caught in the Draft,starringBob HopeandDorothy Lamour
- Charlie Chan in Rio,starringSidney Toler
- Charley's Aunt,starringJack Benny
- A Charming Man(Roztomilý člověk), directed byMartin Frič– (Czechoslovakia)
- The Chocolate Soldier,starringNelson Eddy
- Churchill's Island(La Forteresse de Churchill) – (Canada)
- Citizen Kane,directed by and starringOrson Welles,withJoseph Cotten,Agnes Moorehead,Everett Sloane,Dorothy Comingore,Ray Collins
- The Corsican Brothers,starringDouglas Fairbanks Jr.
- Cottage to Let,directed byAnthony Asquith,starringLeslie Banks,Alastair Sim,John Mills– (GB)
- Crook's Tour,starringBasil RadfordandNaunton Wayne
- Cuando los hijos se van(When Children Leave Home) – (Mexico)
D
edit- The Devil and Daniel Webster(akaAll That Money Can Buy), starringWalter HustonandEdward Arnold
- The Devil and Miss Jones,starringJean ArthurandRobert Cummings
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,starringSpencer TracyandIngrid Bergman
- Dumbo,animated film fromWalt Disney
F
edit- The Face Behind the Mask,starringPeter Lorre
- The Farmer's Wife,starringBasil Sydney
- Footsteps in the Dark,starringErrol Flynn
- The Flame of New Orleans,starringMarlene Dietrich
- Flying Wild,starring theEast Side Kids
- Freedom Radio,directed byAnthony Asquith– (GB)
G
edit- The Gang's All Here,starringFrankie DarroandMantan Moreland
- The Ghost of St. Michael's,starringWill HayandCharles Hawtrey– (GB)
- The Great Lie,starringMary AstorandBette Davis
H
edit- H.M. Pulham, Esq.,starringHedy LamarrandRobert Young
- The Hard Life of an Adventurer(Těžký život dobrodruha) – (Czechoslovakia)
- Hatter's Castle,starringRobert NewtonandDeborah Kerr– (Britain)
- The Heavenly Play(Himlaspelet), directed byAlf Sjöberg– (Sweden)
- Hellzapoppin',starringOle OlsenandChic Johnson
- Here Comes Mr. Jordan,starringRobert Montgomery
- High Sierra,starringIda LupinoandHumphrey Bogart
- Hit the Road,starring theDead End Kids
- Hold Back the Dawn,starringCharles Boyer,Olivia de HavillandandPaulette Goddard
- Hold That Ghost,starringAbbott and Costello
- Honky Tonk,starringClark GableandLana Turner
- How Green Was My Valley,directed byJohn Ford,starringWalter PidgeonandMaureen O'Hara– winner of 5Academy Awards
I
edit- I Wake Up Screaming,starringBetty Grable,Victor Mature,Carole Landis
- I Wanted Wings,starringRay Milland,William Holden,Veronica Lake,Brian Donlevy
- In the Navy,starringBud AbbottandLou Costello
- Inspector Hornleigh Goes To It,starringGordon HarkerandAlastair Sim– (GB)
- International Lady,starringGeorge BrentandBasil Rathbone
- The Iron Crown(La corona di ferro) – (Italy)
- It Started with Eve,starringDeanna DurbinandRobert Cummings
J
edit- Jesse James at Bay,starringRoy Rogers
K
edit- Kathleen,starringShirley Temple
- Keep 'Em Flying,starringBud AbbottandLou Costello
- Khazanchi(Cashier) – (India)
- Kipps(British), based on the H.G. Wells novel, directed byCarol Reed,starringMichael Redgrave– (GB)
L
edit- Ladies in Retirement,starringIda LupinoandLouis Hayward
- Lady Be Good,starringEleanor PowellandRobert Young
- The Lady Eve,directed byPreston Sturges,starringBarbara StanwyckandHenry Fonda
- Life Begins for Andy HardystarringLewis Stone,Mickey Rooney,Cecilia Parker,Fay Holden
- Life with Henry,starringJackie Cooper.
- The Little Foxes,directed byWilliam Wyler,starringBette Davis
- Look Who's Laughing,starringEdgar Bergen,Fibber McGee and Molly
- Louisiana Purchase,starringBob Hope
- Love on the Dole,starringDeborah Kerr– (GB)
M
edit- Major Barbara,directed byGabriel Pascal,starringWendy HillerandRex Harrison– (GB)
- The Maltese Falcon,directed byJohn Huston,starringHumphrey Bogart,Mary Astor,Peter Lorre
- Man Hunt,starringWalter PidgeonandJoan Bennett
- Man Made Monster,starringLon Chaney Jr.andLionel Atwill
- Manpower,starringEdward G. Robinson,Marlene Dietrich,George Raft
- Meet John Doe,starringGary CooperandBarbara Stanwyck
- Moon Over Miami,starringBetty Grable
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith,directed byAlfred Hitchcock,starringCarole LombardandRobert Montgomery
- Mr. Bug Goes to Town
N
edit- Never Give a Sucker an Even Break,starringW. C. Fields
- Nice Girl?,starringDeanna Durbin
O
edit- Ohm Krüger(Uncle Kruger), starringEmil Jannings– (Germany)
- One Foot in Heaven,starringFredric MarchandMartha Scott
- One Night in Lisbon,starringFred MacMurrayandMadeleine Carroll
- One Night in Transylvania(Egy éjszaka Erdélyben) – (Hungary)
P
edit- Penn of Pennsylvania,starringClifford EvansandDeborah Kerr– (GB)
- Penny Serenade,starringIrene DunneandCary Grant
- Piccolo mondo antico(Old-Fashioned World), starringAlida Valli– (Italy)
- Pimpernel Smith,directed by and starringLeslie Howard– (GB)
- A Place to Live
- Pride of the Bowery,starring theEast Side Kids
- Princess Iron Fan(Tie shan gong zhu) – (China)
Q
edit- Quiet Wedding,directed byAnthony Asquith,starringMargaret Lockwood– (GB)
R
edit- Rage in Heaven,starringRobert MontgomeryandIngrid Bergman
- Red River Valley,directed byJoseph Kane,starringRoy Rogers
- The Reluctant Dragon,starringRobert Benchley
- Road to Zanzibar,starringBob HopeandBing Crosby
S
edit- The Saint in Palm Springs,starringGeorge Sanders
- The Sausage-Maker Who Disappeared(Den forsvundne pølsemaker) – (Norway)
- The Sea Wolf,starringEdward G. Robinson,Ida Lupino,John Garfield
- Sergeant York,directed byHoward Hawks,starringGary CooperandWalter Brennan
- Shadow of the Thin Man,starringWilliam PowellandMyrna Loy
- The Shanghai Gesture,starringGene Tierney
- The Shepherd of the Hills,starringJohn Wayne
- Sheriff of Tombstone,starringRoy Rogers
- Shining Victory,starringJames StephensonandGeraldine Fitzgerald
- Sikandar(Alexander the Great) – (India)
- Six Gun Gold,starringTim Holt
- Skylark,starringClaudette ColbertandRay Milland
- Spellbound,starringDerek Farr– (GB)
- Spooks Run Wild,starringEast Side KidsandBela Lugosi
- Stormy Waters(Remorques), starringJean GabinandMichèle Morgan– (France)
- The Strawberry Blonde,starringJames Cagney,Olivia de Havilland,Rita Hayworth
- Sullivan's Travels,directed byPreston Sturges,starringJoel McCreaandVeronica Lake
- Sun Valley Serenade,starringSonja Henie
- Suspicion,directed byAlfred Hitchcock,starringJoan FontaineandCary Grant
- Suvorov– (U.S.S.R.)
- Swamp Water,directed byJean Renoir,starringWalter BrennanandWalter Huston
T
edit- The Tale of the Fox(Le Roman de Renard) – (France)
- Target for Tonight,a propaganda documentary – (GB)
- Tarzan's Secret Treasure,starringJohnny Weissmuller
- Teresa Venerdì,directed by and starringVittorio De Sica– (Italy)
- That Hamilton Woman(akaLady Hamilton), starringVivien LeighandLaurence Olivier– (GB)
- That Night in Rio,starringDon Ameche,Alice Faye,Carmen Miranda
- The Tell-Tale Heart,starringJoseph Schildkraut
- They Died with Their Boots On,starringErrol FlynnandOlivia de Havilland
- They Met in Argentina,starringMaureen O'HaraandJames Ellison
- Tobacco Road,starringGene Tierney
- Tosca,directed byJean Renoir,starringImperio ArgentinaandMichel Simon(Italy)
- Turned Out Nice Again,starringGeorge Formby– (GB)
- The Tyrant Father(O Pai Tirano) – (Portugal)
U
edit- U-Boat Course West!(U-Boote westwärts) – (Germany)
- Unexpected Uncle,starringAnne Shirley,James Craig,Charles Coburn
- Unholy Partners,starringEdward G. RobinsonandLaraine Day
W
edit- Week-End in Havana,starringAlice Faye,John Payne,Carmen MirandaandCesar Romero
- Western Union,starringRandolph Scott
- When Ladies Meet,starringJoan Crawford,Greer Garson,Robert TaylorandHerbert Marshall
- The Wolf Man,starringLon Chaney Jr.
- A Woman's Face,starringJoan CrawfordandMelvyn Douglas
Y
edit- A Yank in the RAF,starringTyrone PowerandBetty Grable
- You Belong to Me,starringBarbara StanwyckandHenry Fonda
- You'll Never Get Rich,starringFred AstaireandRita Hayworth
Z
edit- Ziegfeld Girl,starringJudy GarlandandJames Stewart
Serials
edit- The Adventures of Captain Marvel,starringTom Tyler,directed byWilliam WitneyandJohn English
- Dick Tracy vs Crime Inc,starringRalph Byrd,directed byWilliam WitneyandJohn English
- The Green Hornet,starringGordon Jones
- Holt of the Secret Service,directed byJames W. Horne
- The Iron Claw,directed byJames W. Horne
- Jungle Girl,starringFrances Gifford,directed byWilliam WitneyandJohn English
- King of the Texas Rangers,directed byWilliam WitneyandJohn English
- Riders of Death Valley,directed byRay TaylorandFord Beebe
- Sea Raiders,directed byRay TaylorandFord Beebe
- Sky Raiders,directed byRay TaylorandFord Beebe
- The Spider Returns,starringWarren Hull,directed byJames W. Horne
- White Eagle,directed byJames W. Horne
Comedy film series
edit- Buster Keaton(1917–1944)
- Laurel and Hardy(1921-1945)
- Our Gang(1922–1944)
- Marx Brothers(1929–1946)
- The Three Stooges(1933–1962)
Animated short film series
edit- Mickey Mouse(1928–1942,1947–1953)
- Looney Tunes(1930–1969)
- Terrytoons(1930–1964)
- Merrie Melodies(1931–1969)
- Scrappy(1931-1941)
- Popeye(1933–1957)
- Color Rhapsodies(1934–1949)
- Donald Duck(1937–1956)
- Walter Lantz Cartunes (also known as New Universal Cartoons or Cartune Comedies)(1938–1942)
- Goofy(1939–1955)
- Andy Panda(1939–1949)
- Tom and Jerry(1940–1958,1961–1967)
- The Midnight Snack
- The Night Before Christmas
- Woody Woodpecker(1941–1949,1951–1972)
- Swing Symphonies(1941–1945)
- The Fox and the Crow(1941–1950)
- Superman(1941–1943)
Births
edit- January 1
- Simón Andreu,Spanish actor
- Eva Ras,Serbian actress, writer and painter
- January 3 -Derrick O'Connor,Irish actor (died 2018)
- January 4 -John Bennett Perry,American actor
- January 7 -Harvey Evans,American actor (died 2021)
- January 10 –José Greci,Italian actress (died 2017)
- January 12 -Long John Baldry,English-Canadian singer, musician and voice actor (died 2005)
- January 14
- Faye Dunaway,American actress
- Jack Thibeau,American former actor
- January 15 -Geoffrey Beevers,British actor
- January 19 -Putter Smith,American jazz bassist and actor
- January 24 -Neil Diamond,American actor and singer
- January 27 -Jeannie Epper,American stuntwoman and actress (died 2024)
- January 31 –Jessica Walter,American actress (died 2021)
- February 5 -David Selby,American actor
- February 8 –Nick Nolte,American actor and producer
- February 10 –Michael Apted,English director, producer and screenwriter (died 2021)
- February 11 -Sonny Landham,American actor and stunt performer (died 2017)
- February 13 -Bo Svenson,Swedish-American actor, director, screenwriter and producer
- February 27 -Charlotte Stewart,American actress
- March 3 -Rada Rassimov,Italian actress
- March 4
- John Aprea,American actor and comedian (died 2024)
- Adrian Lyne,English director and producer
- March 6 -George P. Wilbur,American actor and professional stuntman (died 2023)
- March 14 –Wolfgang Petersen,German director, producer and screenwriter (died 2022)
- March 16
- Bernardo Bertolucci,Italian director (died 2018)
- Jerry Chipman,American actor (died 2020)
- March 18 -Frank McRae,American actor (died 2021)
- March 20 -Paul Junger Witt,American producer (died 2018)
- March 22 -Bruno Ganz,Swiss actor (died 2019)
- March 24 -David Fox,Canadian actor (died 2021)
- April 3 -Eric Braeden,German actor
- April 7
- Cornelia Frances,English-Australian actress (died 2018)
- Danny Wells,Canadian actor and comedian (died 2013)
- April 12 -Manuel de Blas,Spanish actor
- April 13 -Michael Alldredge,American actor (died 1997)
- April 20
- David Leland,English director (died 2023)
- Ryan O'Neal,American actor (died 2023)
- April 26 -Claudine Auger,French actress (died 2019)
- April 28 –Ann-Margret,Swedish-born American actress, dancer and singer
- May 2 -Paul Darrow,English actor (died 2019)
- May 13 –Senta Berger,Austrian actress and producer
- May 17 -Grace Zabriskie,American actress
- May 18 -Miriam Margolyes,British-Australian character actress
- May 19
- Nora Ephron,American writer and filmmaker (died 2012)
- Tania Mallet,English actress and model (died 2019)
- May 24 –Andrés García,Dominican-Mexican actor
- May 29
- Nick McLean,American cinematographer and actor
- Bill Weston,British stunt performer and actor (died 2012)
- June 2
- Stacy Keach,American actor
- Mahmoud Yassine,Egyptian actor (died 2020)
- June 5 –Spalding Gray,American actor and screenwriter (died 2004)
- June 8 -Jessie Lawrence Ferguson,American actor (died 2019)
- June 10
- Mickey Jones,American musician and actor (died 2018)
- Jürgen Prochnow,German actor
- June 17 -Roberta Maxwell,Canadian actress
- June 20
- Stephen Frears,English film director
- Dieter Mann,German actor (died 2022)
- June 21
- Joe Flaherty,Canadian-American actor and comedian (died 2024)
- Lyman Ward,Canadian actor
- June 22 –Michael Lerner,American actor (died 2023)
- June 25 –Denys Arcand,Canadian director and screenwriter
- June 27 –Krzysztof Kieślowski,Polish director (died 1996)
- July 1 -Milos Milos,Serbian-born American actor and stunt double (died 1966)
- July 10 -Robert Pine,American actor
- July 13 -Robert Forster,American actor (died 2019)
- July 17 -Paula Shaw,American actress
- July 18 -Starletta DuPois,American actress
- July 21 -Edward Herrmann,American actor, director and writer (died 2014)
- July 26 -Darlene Love,American actress and singer
- July 28
- Peter Cullen,Canadian voice actor
- Colin Higgins,Australian-American screenwriter, actor, director and producer (died 1988)
- July 29 –David Warner,English actor (died 2022)
- August 4
- Martin Jarvis,English actor
- Paul Mooney,American comedian, writer and actor (died 2021)
- August 7 -Franco Columbu,Italian bodybuilder, actor and producer (died 2019)
- August 8 -Earl Boen,American actor (died 2023)
- August 12
- Dana Ivey,American actress
- Deborah Walley,American actress (died 2001)
- August 15 -Lou Perryman,American character actor (died 2009)
- August 26 -Joan Freeman,American retired actress
- August 28 -Tony Barry,Australian actor (died 2022)
- August 29
- Ellen Geer,American actress
- Mark Kasdan,American screenwriter and producer
- Orestes Matacena,Cuban-American actor, director, producer and writer
- September 4 -Rochelle Kaffenberger,American actress (died 2024)
- September 18 -Gerry Bamman,American actor
- September 26 –Martine Beswick,English actress and model
- October 6 –Billy Murray,English actor
- October 9 -Michael Goodwin,American character actor
- October 10 –Peter Coyote,American actor
- October 11 -Charles Shyer,American director, screenwriter and producer (died 2024)
- October 19 –Simon Ward,English actor (died 2012)
- October 20 –Clare Peploe,English-Italian screenwriter and director (died 2021)
- October 23 –Mel Winkler,American actor (died 2020)
- October 24 –Frank Aendenboom,Belgian actor (died 2018)
- October 25 –Gordon Tootoosis,Aboriginal Canadian actor (died 2011)
- October 31
- Mischa Hausserman,Austrian-born American actor (died 2021)
- Sally Kirkland,American actress
- November 1 –Robert Foxworth,American actor
- November 18 –David Hemmings,English actor, director and producer (died 2003)
- November 22 –Tom Conti,Scottish actor
- November 23 –Franco Nero,Italian actor
- November 25 –Tiit Lilleorg,Estonian actor (died 2021)
- November 27 -Tom Morga,American stuntman, stunt coordinator and actor
- November 30 -Sally Douglas,British actress (died 2001)
- December 4 –Leila Säälik,Estonian actress
- December 6
- Evald Hermaküla,Estonian actor and director (died 2000)
- Leon Russom,American actor
- December 8 –Valora Noland,American actress (died 2022)
- December 9 –Beau Bridges,American actor
- December 10 -Fionnula Flanagan,Irish actress
- December 15 -Vladan Živković,Serbian actor (died 2022)
- December 25 -John Capodice,American character actor (died 2024)
- December 27 -Aharon Ipalé,Israeli-American actor (died 2016)
Deaths
edit- January 4 –Henri Bergson,81, French writer
- January 10 –Joe Penner,36, American comedian, actor,The Boys from Syracuse,Millionaire Playboy,The Day the Bookies Wept,Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
- March 13 –Stuart Walker,63, American director,White Woman,Great Expectations
- April 23 –Stanley Fields,57, American actor,The Great Plane Robbery,The Lady from Cheyenne
- May 8 –Tore Svennberg,83, Swedish actor,The Phantom Carriage,A Woman's Face
- May 12 –Ruth Stonehouse,48, American actress, film director,The Satin Woman
- May 22 –Ida Waterman,89, American actress,Stella Maris,The Enchanted Cottage,Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley,Esmerelda
- June 28 –Richard Carle,69, American actor,The Little Red Schoolhouse,Love Before Breakfast,Rhythm in the Clouds,She Asked for It
- July 25 -Purnell Pratt,55, American actor,Alibi,Scarface,The Mystery Squadron,Dancing Feet
- July 29 -James Stephenson,52, English actor,The Letter,Shining Victory
- August 13 –J. Stuart Blackton,66, British-American film producer and director, co-founder ofVitagraph Studios,The Glorious Adventure
- September 18 –Claude King,66, English actor,Behind the Mask,It Couldn't Have Happened – But It Did
- October 9 –Helen Morgan,41, American actress and singer,You Belong to Me,Applause,Show Boat
- October 26 –Victor Schertzinger,53, American director,Paramount on Parade,Road to Zanzibar
- November 2 –Bengt Djurberg,43, Swedish actor,Troll-elgen
- December 21 –David Howard,45, American film director,Daniel Boone
Film Debuts
edit- Reginald Beckwith–Freedom Radio
- Adriana Benetti–Teresa Venerdì
- Marina Berti–La fuggitiva
- Barbara Britton–Secrets of the Wasteland
- Faith Brook–Suspicion
- Leslie Brooks–Ziegfeld Girl
- Phil Brown–I Wanted Wings
- Janis Carter–Cadet Girl
- John Cason–Buck Privates
- Cyd Charisse–Escort Girl
- Françoise Christophe–Premier rendez-vous
- David Clarke–Knockout
- George Cole–Cottage to Let
- Ray Collins–Citizen Kane
- Joseph Cotten–Citizen Kane
- Yvonne De Carlo–Harvard, Here I Come
- John Dehner–The Reluctant Dragon
- Anita Durante–Scampolo
- Faye Emerson–Affectionately Yours
- Bill Erwin–You're in the Army Now
- Renée Faure–Who Killed Santa Claus?
- Suzanne Flon–Ce n'est pas moi
- Elisabeth Fraser–One Foot in Heaven
- Terry Frost–Cyclone on Horseback
- Eva Gabor–Forced Landing
- Ava Gardner–Shadow of the Thin Man
- Karen X. Gaylord–The Chocolate Soldier
- Jackie Gleason–Navy Blues
- Kenneth Griffith–The Farmer's Wife
- Eloise Hardt–You Belong to Me
- Richard Haydn–Charley's Aunt
- Sterling Hayden–Virginia
- Charlton Heston–Peer Gynt
- Jennifer Holt–Stick to Your Guns
- Bruce Lee–Golden Gate Girl
- Anna Maestri–Teresa Venerdì
- Patrick McVey–Caught in the Draft
- Sid Melton–New York Town
- Agnes Moorehead–Citizen Kane
- Margaret O'Brien–Babes on Broadway
- Larry Parks–Mystery Ship
- Annette Poivre–Premier rendez-vous
- Vera Ralston–Ice-Capades
- Carl Benton Reid–The Little Foxes
- Adeline De Walt Reynolds–Come Live with Me
- Natalie Schafer–The Body Disappears
- Frank Sinatra–Las Vegas Nights
- Everett Sloane–Citizen Kane
- Woody Strode–Sundown
- Simone Valère–Premier rendez-vous
- Tito Vuolo–Shadow of the Thin Man
- Ruth Warrick–Citizen Kane
- Orson Welles–Citizen Kane
- Rhys Williams–How Green Was My Valley
- Marie Windsor–Unexpected Uncle
- Barbara Woodell–Mr. & Mrs. Smith
- Teresa Wright–The Little Foxes
References
edit- ^abWarner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 28 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
- ^abcdThe Eddie Mannix Ledger,Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ^"101 Pix Gross in Millions"Variety6 Jan 1943 p 58
- ^ab"All-time Film Rental Champs".Variety.October 15, 1990. p. M162 to 166.
- ^"York's 4,000,000".Variety.December 31, 1941. p. 20.RetrievedDecember 9,2023.
- ^"All Time Box Office Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation".boxofficemojo.Archivedfrom the original on 2014-06-07.