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The following is an overview of1932 in film,including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.
Top-grossing films (U.S.)
[edit]The top ten 1932 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic rentals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | The Sign of the Cross | Paramount | $2,738,993[1] |
2 | The Kid from Spain | United Artists | $2,621,000[2] |
3 | Emma | MGM | $1,409,000[3] |
4 | Hell Divers | $1,244,000[3] | |
5 | Grand Hotel | $1,235,000[3] | |
6 | Prosperity | $1,166,000[3] | |
7 | Tarzan the Ape Man | $1,112,000[3] | |
8 | Smilin' Through | $1,004,000[3] | |
9 | Strange Interlude | $957,000[3] | |
10 | Horse Feathers | Paramount | $945,000[4] |
Events
[edit]The Film DailyYearbook listed the following as the ten leading headline events of the year.[5]
- Sidney Kent leavesParamount Picturesand joinsFox Film.
- Merlin H Aylesworth succeeds Hiram S Brown as president ofRKO.
- Jesse L. Laskyleaves Paramount and becomes an independent producer for Fox.
- Sam Katz leaves Paramount.
- James R Grainger leaves Fox and is succeeded by John D Clark, formerly of Paramount.
- Publixand Fox decentralization of cinemas.
- New industry program, including standard exhibition contract along lines of 5-5-5, proposed byMotion Picture Theater Owners of Americaand Allied.
- Joe Brandtretires fromColumbia Pictures,joins World-Wide, and later resigns again.
- TwoRadio Citytheaters open, under direction of"Roxy",with coincident acquisition of theRockefellerinterests of 100,000 shares of RKO stock and 100,000 shares ofRCAstock.
- Experimentation with exclusive runs.
Other notable events include:
- Ingrid Bergman's film career begins
- Cary Grant's film career begins
- Katharine Hepburn's film career begins
- Shirley Temple's film career begins
- DisneyreleasesFlowers and Trees,the first cartoon in three-stripTechnicolor
- The term "Tollywood" is first used to describe thecinema of West Bengal,based atTollygunge
Top Ten Money Making Stars
[edit]Exhibitors selected the following as theTop Ten Money Making Starsfor 1931–1932 inQuigley Publishing Company's first annual poll.[6]
Rank | Actor/Actress |
---|---|
1. | Marie Dressler |
2. | Janet Gaynor |
3. | Joan Crawford |
4. | Charles Farrell |
5. | Greta Garbo |
6. | Norma Shearer |
7. | Wallace Beery |
8. | Clark Gable |
9. | Will Rogers |
10. | Joe E. Brown |
Academy Awards
[edit]The 5th Academy Awards were conducted by theAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Scienceson November 18, 1932,[7]at a ceremony held atThe Ambassador Hotel[7]in Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was hosted byConrad Nagel.[7]Films screened in Los Angeles between August 1, 1931, and July 31, 1932, were eligible to receive awards.[7]
Major awards:
- Best Picture:Grand Hotel–Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Best Director:Frank Borzage–Bad Girl
- Best Actor:Fredric March–Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde&Wallace Beery–The Champ
- Best Actress:Helen Hayes–The Sin of Madelon Claudet
Note: Prior to 1933 awards were not based on calendar years, which is how there are noBest Actor,Best ActressorBest Directorawards for 1932 films. The 1931–32 awards went to 1931 films.
1932 film releases
[edit]United Statesunless stated
January–March
[edit]- January 1932
- January 2
- January 14
- January 15
- January 16
- January 19
- January 22
- January 23
- February 1932
- February 6
- February 12
- February 13
- February 18
- February 20
- February 21
- March 1932
- March 1
- March 6
- March 22
- March 24
- March 30
April–June
[edit]- April 1932
- April 9
- April 12
- April 17
- April 18
- May 1932
- May 6
- May 7
- May 12
- May 14
- May 17
- May 20
- May 21
- May 28
- June 1932
- June 2
- June 3
- June 8
- June 17
- June 25
July–September
[edit]- July 1932
- July 8
- July 18
- July 28
- August 1932
- August 4
- August 6
- August 12
- August 13
- August 17
- August 18
- August 19
- August 20
- September 1932
- September 10
- September 13
- September 16
- September 17
- September 18
- Off His Base
- September 22
- September 23
- September 24
- September 30
October–December
[edit]- October 1932
- October 8
- October 12
- October 14
- October 15
- October 20
- October 21
- October 22
- October 25
- October 28
- October 29
- October 30
- November 1932
- November 1
- November 2
- November 3
- November 4
- November 7
- November 8
- Happy Ever After(UK/Germany)
- November 10
- November 11
- November 17
- November 24
- December 1932
- December 1
- December 2
- December 3
- December 8
- December 16
- December 22
- December 23
- December 24
- December 25
- December 28
- December 30
Notable films released in 1932
[edit]United Statesunless stated
#
[edit]- 20,000 Years in Sing Sing,directed byMichael Curtiz,starringSpencer TracyandBette Davis
A
[edit]- The Age of Consent,directed byGregory La Cava
- Air Mail,directed byJohn Ford,starringRalph Bellamy,Gloria StuartandPat O'Brien
- American Madness,directed byFrank Capra,starringWalter HustonandPat O'Brien
- The Animal Kingdom,directed byEdward H. Griffith,starringAnn Harding,Leslie HowardandMyrna Loy
- Anton Spelec, Sharp-Shooter(Anton Špelec, ostrostřelec),directed byMartin Frič– (Czechoslovakia)
- As You Desire Me,directed byGeorge Fitzmaurice,starringGreta Garbo,Melvyn DouglasandErich von Stroheim
- L'Atlantide,directed byG. W. Pabst,starringBrigitte Helm– (Germany/France)
- Attorney for the Defense,directed byIrving Cummings,starringEdmund LoweandEvelyn Brent
B
[edit]- Back Street,directed byJohn M. Stahl,starringIrene DunneandJohn Boles
- The Bartered Bride(Die verkaufte Braut),directed byMax Ophüls– (Germany)
- The Beast of the City,directed byCharles Brabin,starringWalter Huston,Jean HarlowandWallace Ford
- The Big Broadcast,directed byFrank Tuttle,starringBing CrosbyandLeila Hyams
- Big City Blues,directed byMervyn LeRoy,starringJoan BlondellandEric Linden
- The Big Stampede,directed byTenny Wright,starringJohn WayneandNoah Beery
- A Bill of Divorcement,directed byGeorge Cukor,starringJohn Barrymore,Katharine HepburnandBillie Burke
- Bird of Paradise,directed byKing Vidor,starringDolores del RíoandJoel McCrea
- Das blaue Licht(The Blue Light),starring and directed byLeni Riefenstahl– (Germany)
- A Blonde Dream(Ein blonder Traum),directed byPaul Martin,starringLilian Harvey,Willy FritschandWilli Forst– (Germany)
- Blonde Venus,directed byJosef von Sternberg,starringMarlene Dietrich,Herbert MarshallandCary Grant
- Blondie of the Follies,directed byEdmund Goulding,starringMarion Davies,Robert Montgomery,Billie Dove,andJimmy Durante
- Boudu Saved from Drowning(Boudu sauvé des eaux),directed byJean Renoir,starringMichel Simon– (France)
- Broken Lullaby,directed byErnst Lubitsch,starringLionel Barrymore
- Business and Pleasure,directed byDavid Butler,starringWill Rogers
C
[edit]- The Cabin in the Cotton,directed byMichael Curtiz,starringRichard BarthelmessandBette Davis
- Call Her Savage,directed byJohn Francis Dillon,starringClara Bow,Gilbert RolandandThelma Todd
- Charlie Chan's Chance(lost), directed byJohn G. Blystone,starringWarner Oland
- Cruiser Emden(Kreuzer Emden),starring and directed byLouis Ralph– (Germany)
D
[edit]- Dance Pretty Lady,directed byAnthony Asquith– (GB)
- Dancers in the Dark,directed byDavid Burton,starringMiriam HopkinsandJack Oakie
- The Dark Horse,directed byAlfred E. Green,starringWarren WilliamandBette Davis
- The Dentist,directed byLeslie Pearce,starringW. C. Fields
- Destry Rides Again,directed byBenjamin Stoloff,starringTom Mix
- Devil and the Deep,directed byMarion Gering,starringTallulah Bankhead,Gary Cooper,Charles LaughtonandCary Grant
- Downstairs,directed byMonta Bell,starringJohn Gilbert
E–F
[edit]- Emma,directed byClarence Brown,starringMarie DresslerandMyrna Loy
- F.P.1(F.P.1 antwortet nicht),directed byKarl Hartl– (Germany)
- Faithless,directed byHarry Beaumont,starringTallulah BankheadandRobert Montgomery
- Fanny,directed byMarc Allégret,starringRaimu– (France)
- A Farewell to Arms,directed byFrank Borzage,starringHelen Hayes,Gary CooperandAdolphe Menjou
- Fast Life,directed byHarry A. Pollard,starringWilliam Haines,Madge EvansandConrad Nagel
- Flesh,directed byJohn Ford,starringWallace Beery,Ricardo CortezandKaren Morley
- Flowers and Trees,aWalt Disneyanimated short
- Forbidden,directed byFrank Capra,starringBarbara Stanwyck,Adolphe MenjouandRalph Bellamy
- Freaks,directed byTod Browning,starringWallace FordandLeila Hyams
G–H
[edit]- Goodnight, Vienna,directed byHerbert Wilcox,starringJack BuchananandAnna Neagle– (GB)
- Grand Hotel,directed byEdmund Goulding,starringGreta Garbo,John Barrymore,Joan Crawford,Wallace Beery,Lionel BarrymoreandLewis Stone
- Hell Divers,directed byGeorge Hill,starringWallace Beery,Clark GableandConrad Nagel
- Horse Feathers,directed byNorman Z. McLeod,starring theMarx BrothersandThelma Todd
- Hotel Splendide,directed byMichael Powell– (GB)
I
[edit]- I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang,directed byMervyn LeRoy,starringPaul MuniandGlenda Farrell
- I Was Born, But...(Otona no miru ehon – Umarete wa mita keredo),directed byYasujirō Ozu– (Japan)
- If I Had a Million,starringGary Cooper,George Raft,Charles Laughton,Jack OakieandW. C. Fields
- The Impatient Maiden,directed byJames Whale,starringLew AyresandMae Clarke
- Island of Lost Souls,directed byErle C. Kenton,starringCharles Laughton,Bela Lugosi,Richard ArlenandLeila Hyams,based on the 1896 novelThe Island of Dr. MoreaubyH. G. Wells
- Ivan– directed byAlexander Dovzhenko– (U.S.S.R.)
J–K
[edit]- Jack's the Boydirected byWalter Forde,starringJack Hulbert– (GB)
- Jewel Robbery,directed byWilliam Dieterle,starringWilliam PowellandKay Francis
- The Kid from Spain,directed byLeo McCarey,starringEddie Cantor
- Kuhle Wampe, oder: Wem gehört die Welt?(Kuhle Wampe, or: Who Owns the World?),directed bySlatan Dudow– (Germany)
L
[edit]- The Last Mile,directed bySamuel Bischoff,starringPreston Foster
- The Last of the Mohicans,12-part serial directed byFord BeebeandB. Reeves Eason,starringHarry Carey
- Law and Order,directed byEdward L. Cahn,starringWalter HustonandHarry Carey
- Lord Camber's Ladies,directed byBenn Levy,starringGerald du MaurierandGertrude Lawrence– (GB)
- The Local Bad Man,directed byOtto Brower,starringHoot Gibson
- Love Me Tonight,directed byRouben Mamoulian,starringMaurice Chevalier,Jeanette MacDonaldandMyrna Loy
- The Lucky Number,directed byAnthony Asquith,starringGordon Harker– (GB)
M
[edit]- The Man Who Played God,directed byJohn G. Adolfi,starringGeorge ArlissandBette Davis
- Me and My Gal,directed byRaoul Walsh,starringSpencer TracyandJoan Bennett
- Merrily We Go to Hell,directed byDorothy Arzner,starringSylvia SidneyandFredric March
- The Midshipmaid,directed byAlbert de Courville,starringJessie Matthews– (GB)
- Million Dollar Legs,directed byEdward F. Cline,starringJack OakieandW. C. Fields
- The Missing Rembrandt(lost), directed byLeslie S. Hiscott,starringArthur WontnerandIan Fleming– (GB)
- The Most Dangerous Game,directed byErnest B. SchoedsackandIrving Pichel,starringJoel McCrea,Fay Wray,Leslie BanksandRobert Armstrong
- The Mouthpiece,directed byJames FloodandElliott Nugent,starringWarren William
- Movie Crazy,directed byClyde Bruckman,starringHarold Lloyd
- Mr. Robinson Crusoe,directed byA. Edward Sutherland,starringDouglas Fairbanks
- The Mummy,directed byKarl Freund,starringBoris Karloff
- Murders in the Rue Morgue,directed byRobert Florey,starringBela LugosiandSidney Fox
N–O
[edit]- Night After Night,directed byArchie Mayo,starringGeorge RaftandMae West
- Night at the Crossroads(La Nuit du carrefour),directed byJean Renoir– (France)
- No Man of Her Own,directed byWesley Ruggles,starringClark GableandCarole Lombard
- Odds 777,directed byGeorge Schnéevoigt– (Denmark)
- The Old Dark House,directed byJames Whale,starringBoris Karloff,Melvyn Douglas,Gloria Stuart,Charles LaughtonandRaymond Massey
- One Hour with You,directed byErnst Lubitsch,starringMaurice ChevalierandJeanette MacDonald
- One Way Passage,directed byTay Garnett,starringWilliam PowellandKay Francis
P
[edit]- Pack Up Your Troubles,directed byGeorge MarshallandRay McCarey,starringLaurel and Hardy
- The Passionate Plumber,directed byEdward Sedgwick,starringBuster KeatonandJimmy Durante
- Payment Deferred,directed byLothar Mendes,starringCharles LaughtonandMaureen O'Sullivan
- The Phantom President,directed byNorman Taurog,starringGeorge M. Cohan,Claudette ColbertandJimmy Durante
- Polly of the Circus,directed byAlfred Santell,starringMarion DaviesandClark Gable
- Prosperity,directed bySam Wood,starringMarie Dressler,Polly MoranandAnita Page
R
[edit]- Rain,directed byLewis Milestone,starringJoan CrawfordandWalter Huston
- Rasputin and the Empress,directed byRichard Boleslawski,starringJohn Barrymore,Ethel BarrymoreandLionel Barrymore
- Rasputin, Demon with Women(Rasputin, Dämon der Frauen),directed byAdolf Trotz,starringConrad Veidt– (Germany)
- Raid in St. Pauli(Razzia in St. Pauli),directed byWerner Hochbaum– (Germany)
- Red Dust,directed byVictor Fleming,starringClark Gable,Jean Harlow,Mary AstorandGene Raymond
- Red-Haired Alibi,directed byChristy Cabanne
- Red-Headed Woman,directed byJack Conway,starringJean Harlow,Chester Morris,Lewis Stone,Leila HyamsandUna Merkel
- Rome Express,directed byWalter Forde,starringEsther RalstonandConrad Veidt– (GB)
S
[edit]- Santa,directed byAntonio Moreno,starringLupita Tovar– (Mexico)
- Scarface,directed byHoward Hawks,starringPaul Muni,Ann Dvorak,George RaftandBoris Karloff
- Scarlet Dawn,directed byWilliam Dieterle,starringDouglas Fairbanks Jr.andNancy Carroll
- Shanghai Express,directed byJosef von Sternberg,starringMarlene Dietrich,Clive Brook,Anna May WongandWarner Oland
- Sherlock Holmes,directed byWilliam K. Howard,starringClive BrookandErnest Torrence
- The Sign of Four,directed byGraham Cutts,starringArthur WontnerandIan Hunter– (GB)
- The Sign of the Cross,directed byCecil B. DeMille,starringFredric March,Claudette ColbertandCharles Laughton
- Silver Dollar,directed byAlfred E. Green,starringEdward G. RobinsonandBebe Daniels
- A Simple Case(Prostoy sloochay), directed byVsevolod PudovkinandMikhail Doller– (USSR)
- Smilin' Through,directed bySidney Franklin,starringNorma Shearer,Fredric MarchandLeslie Howard
- Speak Easily,directed byEdward Sedgwick,starringBuster Keaton,Jimmy DuranteandThelma Todd
- Spring Shower(Tavaszi zápor),directed byPál Fejős– (France/Hungary)
- Strange Interlude,directed byRobert Z. Leonard,starringNorma ShearerandClark Gable
T
[edit]- Tarzan the Ape Man,directed byW. S. Van Dyke,starringJohnny Weissmuller,Maureen O'SullivanandNeil Hamilton
- Taxi!,directed byRoy Del Ruth,starringJames CagneyandLoretta Young
- They Just Had to Get Married,directed byEdward Ludwig,starringSlim SummervilleandZaSu Pitts
- Thirteen Women,directed byGeorge Archainbaud,starringIrene Dunne,Ricardo CortezandMyrna Loy
- Three Modern Women(Sāngè Módēng Nǚxìng)(lost), directed byBu Wancang,starringRuan LingyuandJin Yan– (China)
- Three on a Match,directed byMervyn LeRoy,starringJoan Blondell,Warren William,Ann DvorakandBette Davis
- Tiger Shark,directed byHoward Hawks,starringEdward G. RobinsonandRichard Arlen
- Trouble in Paradise,directed byErnst Lubitsch,starringMiriam Hopkins,Kay FrancisandHerbert Marshall
- Two Seconds,directed byMervyn LeRoy,starringEdward G. Robinson
U–V
[edit]- The Undertaker(Funebrák),directed byKarel Lamač– (Czechoslovakia)
- Unheimliche Geschichten(Uncanny Stories),directed byRichard Oswald,starringPaul Wegener– (Germany)
- Union Depot,directed byAlfred E. Green,starringDouglas Fairbanks Jr.andJoan Blondell
- Vampyr,directed byCarl Theodor Dreyer– (Germany/France)
- Virtue,directed byEdward Buzzell,starringCarole LombardandPat O'Brien
W–Y
[edit]- Washington Merry-Go-Round,directed byJames Cruze,starringLee Tracy
- What Price Hollywood?,directed byGeorge Cukor,starringConstance Bennett,Lowell ShermanandNeil Hamilton
- What Scoundrels Men Are!(Gli uomini, che mascalzoni!),directed byMario Camerini,starringVittorio De Sica– (Italy)
- White Zombie,directed byVictor Halperin,starringBela Lugosi
- Wooden Crosses(Les Croix de Bois),directed byRaymond Bernard– (France)
- Young America,directed byFrank Borzage,starringSpencer TracyandRalph Bellamy
Serials
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Ordered by release date:
- January 4:Detective Lloyd,12 chapters (216 min)
- February 1:The Shadow of the Eagle,12 chapters (218 minutes)
- March 28:The Airmail Mystery,12 chapters (225 min)
- May 17:The Last of the Mohicans,12 chapters (231 minutes)
- June 20:Heroes of the West,12 chapters (225 min)
- August 1:The Hurricane Express,12 chapters (227 min)
- September 5:The Last Frontier,12 chapters (213 minutes)
- September 12:Jungle Mystery,12 chapters (240 min)
- November 1:The Devil Horse,12 chapters (216 min)
- December 5:The Lost Special,12 chapters (240 minutes)
Short film series
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Ordered by release date:
- Buster Keaton(1917–1923, 1934–1937, 1939–1941)
- Laurel and Hardy(1927–1935); the team later made one instructional short subject, released nontheatrically in 1943
- Our Gang(1922–1944) The series was officially called bothOur Gang and Hal Roach's Rascalsuntil 1932, whenOur Gangbecame the sole title of the series.
- Shirley Temple(1932–1934)
Animated short film series
[edit]Ordered by release date of the film series. This list only includes shorts released in 1932:
- Aesop's Film Fables(1921–1933)
- Krazy Kat(1925–1940)
- Oswald the Lucky Rabbit(1927–1938)
- Mickey Mouse(1928–1953)
- Silly Symphonies(1929–1939)
- The Bird Store
- The Bears and the Bees
- Just Dogs
- Flowers and Trees
- King Neptune
- Bugs in Love
- Babes in the Woods
- Santa's Workshop
- Screen Songs(1929–1938)
- Sweet Jennie Lee(January 9)
- Show Me the Way to Go Home(January 30)
- When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along(February 19)
- Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie(March 4)
- Just One More Chance(April 1)
- Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning(April 22)
- Shine On Harvest Moon(May 6)
- Let Me Call You Sweetheart(May 20)
- I Ain't Got Nobody(June 17)
- You Try Somebody Else(July 29)
- Rudy Vallee Melodies(August 5)
- Down Among the Sugar Cane(August 26)
- Just a Gigolo(September 9)
- School Days(September 30)
- Romantic Melodies(October 21)
- When It's Sleepy Time Down South(November 11)
- Sing a Song(December 2)
- Time on My Hands(December 23)
- Talkartoons(1929–1932)
- Minnie the Moocher(featuring Betty Boop)
- Sink or Swim S.O.S(featuring Betty Boop)
- Looney Tunes(1930–1969)
- Bosko's Store
- Bosko and Honey
- Bosko the Lumberjack
- Bosko and Bruno
- Bosko's Party
- Flip the Frog(1930–1933)
- Terrytoons(1930–1964)
- Merrie Melodies(1931–1969)
- Scrappy(1931–1941)
- Tom and Jerry (Van Beuren)(1931–1933)
- Betty Boop(1932–1939)
- Stopping the Show
- Betty Boop's Bizzy Bee
- Betty Boop, M.D.
- Betty Boop's Bamboo Isle
- Betty Boop's Ups and Down
- Betty Boop for President
- I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You
- Betty Boop's Museum
- Pooch the Pup(1932–1933)
- The Athlete(August 29)[8][9]
- The Butcher Boy(September 26)[8][10]
- The Crowd Snores(October 24)[8][11]
- The Under Dog(November 7)[8][12]
- Cats and Dogs(December 5)[8][13]
- Flowers and Trees(1933)
Births
[edit]- January 3 –Dabney Coleman,American character actor (died 2024)
- January 4
- Carlos Saura,Spanish director (died 2023)
- Richard Stahl,American comic actor (died 2006)
- January 11 –Alfonso Arau,Mexican filmmaker, actor and singer
- January 19 –Richard Lester,American-born director working in England
- January 22 –Piper Laurie,American actress (died 2023)
- January 23 –James Rado,American actor, playwright, director and composer (died 2022)
- January 24 -Julie Bennett,American actress, realtor and talent agent (died 2020)
- February 3 –Peggy Ann Garner,American actress (died1984)
- February 6 –François Truffaut,French director (died 1984)
- February 8 –John Williams,American film composer
- February 13
- Susan Oliver,American actress (died 1990)
- Barbara Shelley,English actress, "The First Leading Lady of British Horror" (died 2021)
- February 14
- Harriet Andersson,Swedish actress
- Alexander Kluge,German director
- February 15 -Troy Kennedy Martin,British screenwriter (died 2009)
- February 18 –Miloš Forman,Czech-born director (died 2018)
- February 23 –Majel Barrett,American actress (died 2008)
- February 24
- Michel Legrand,French film composer (died 2019)
- John Vernon,Canadian actor (died 2005)
- February 27 –Elizabeth Taylor,English-American actress (died 2011)
- February 28 –Francisco Colmenero,Mexican voice actor and voice director
- March 14 –Hiroshi Ōtake,Japanese actor and voice actor (died 2022)
- March 27 –Robert Sacchi,Italian-American character actor (died 2021)
- March 31 –Nagisa Oshima,Japanese director (died 2013)
- April 1 –Debbie Reynolds,American singer, actress and dancer (died 2016)[14]
- April 4
- Anthony Perkins,American actor (died 1992)
- Andrei Tarkovsky,Russian director (died 1986)
- April 9 -Jack Smethurst,English actor (died 2022)
- April 10
- Delphine Seyrig,French actress (died 1990)
- Omar Sharif,Egyptian actor (died 2015)
- April 11 -Joel Grey,American actor, singer, dancer and director
- April 21 -Elaine May,American comedian, director, screenwriter, playwright and actor
- April 25 -William Roache,English actor
- April 26 –Francis Lai,French film composer (died 2018)
- April 27
- Anouk Aimée,French actress (died 2024)
- Casey Kasem,American disc jockey, music historian, radio personality, actor and voice actor (died 2014)
- May 2 -Bruce Glover,American character actor
- May 3 -Robert Osborne,American actor, author, and film historian (died 2017)
- May 8 -Phyllida Law,Scottish actress
- May 9 -Geraldine McEwan,English actress (died 2015)
- May 22 -Seth Sakai,American actor (died 2007)
- May 15 -John Glen,English director and editor
- May 27 -Steve Franken,American actor (died 2012)
- June 6
- Anne Claire Poirier,Canadian director, producer and screenwriter
- Billie Whitelaw,English actress (died 2014)
- June 10 –Branko Lustig,Croatian-born producer (died 2019)
- June 11 –Athol Fugard,South African playwright, actor and director
- June 12 -Mae Mercer,American singer and actress (died 2008)
- June 13 –Bob McGrath,American actor, singer and musician (died 2022)
- June 17 –Peter Lupus,American bodybuilder and actor
- June 18
- David Herriot,Irish actor (died 2000)
- Sérgio Ricardo,Brazilian director and composer (died 2020)
- June 19
- Marisa Pavan,Italian actress (died 2023)
- Anna Maria Pierangeli,Italian actress (died 1971)
- June 22
- Amrish Puri,Indian actor (died 2005)
- Prunella Scales,English actress
- June 29 –Soon-Tek Oh,Korean-American actor (died2018)
- July 1 –Sonny Caldinez,Trinidadian actor, previously professional wrestler (died 2022)
- July 2 -Kenneth McMillan,American actor (died 1989)
- July 10 –Neile Adams,Filipino-American actress, singer and dancer
- July 29 –Mike Hodges,English screenwriter and director (died2022)
- July 30 –Edd Byrnes,American actor (died 2020)
- August 1 -Norman Bowler,English actor
- August 2 –Peter O'Toole,Anglo-Irish actor (died 2013)
- August 5 –Ja'Net DuBois,American actress, singer and dancer (Good Times) (died 2020)
- August 9 –Denys Hawthorne,Irish actor (died 2009)
- August 10 -Murray Melvin,English actor (died 2023)
- August 15 –Bob Elkins,American character actor (died 2022)
- August 24 –W. Morgan Sheppard,English actor and voice actor (died 2019)
- August 25 –Nun Zairina,Indonesian dancer, actress, dance instructor, and model (died 2017)
- September 3 –Eileen Brennan,American actress (died 2013)
- September 4 –Edward de Souza,British character actor
- September 5 –Carol Lawrence,American actress
- September 12 –Kim Hamilton,American actress (died 2013)
- September 16 -George Chakiris,American actor
- September 21 –Mickey Kuhn,American actor (died 2022)
- September 26 –Richard Herd,American actor (died 2020)
- September 29 –Mehmood Ali,Indian actor, director and producer (died 2004)
- October 4
- Felicia Farr,American actress and model
- Edward Judd,British actor (died 2009)
- October 6 -Anna Quayle,English actress (died 2019)
- October 13
- Dušan Makavejev,Serbian director (died 2019)
- Liliane Montevecchi,French-Italian actress and singer (died 2018)
- October 20 –William Christopher,American actor (died 2016)
- October 22 -Sheila Allen,English actress (died 2011)
- October 30 -Louis Malle,French director, screenwriter and producer (died 1995)
- November 1 -John Clark,English actor, director and producer (died 2023)
- November 2 -Terry Richards,British actor and stuntman (died 2014)
- November 10 –Roy Scheider,American actor (died 2008)
- November 12 -Jerry Douglas,American actor (died 2021)
- November 13
- Al Mancini,American actor (died 2007)
- Richard Mulligan,American actor (died 2000)
- J. A. Preston,American actor
- November 15 –Petula Clark,English singer, actress and film composer
- November 20 -Richard Dawson,English-American actor, comedian and game-show host (died 2012)
- November 22 –Robert Vaughn,American actor (died 2016)
- November 25 -Takayo Fischer,American actress
- December 7 –Ellen Burstyn,American actress
- December 14
- Henry Blair,American child actor[15][16][17]
- Abbe Lane,American singer and actress
- December 25 -Mabel King,American actress and singer (died 1999)
- December 26 -Robert V. Barron,American director, producer, screenwriter and actor (died 2000)
- December 28 –Nichelle Nichols,American actress (died 2022)
- December 30 -Macon McCalman,American actor (died 2005)
Deaths
[edit]- February 15 –Minnie Maddern Fiske,American stage star, also appeared in silent films (born 1865)
- June 30 –Bruno Kastner,German actor (born 1890)
- July 17 –Rasmus Rasmussen,Norwegian actor (born 1862)
- August 1 –James R. Quirk,American editor and publisher ofPhotoplaymagazine (born 1884)
- August 10 –Rin Tin Tin,canineactor (born 1918)
- September 1 –Guy Oliver,American actor (born 1878)
- September 16 –Peg Entwistle,British-born American actress (born 1908)
- November 27 –Evelyn Preer,American actress, singer (born 1896)
Film debuts
[edit]- Conchita Gentil Arcos–Una vida por otra
- Monica Bannister–Hypnotized
- Ingrid Bergman–International Match
- Henry Brandon–The Sign of the Cross
- Peter Brocco–Roar of the Dragon
- Sheila Darcy–Jewel Robbery
- James Ellison–Play Girl
- Anita Farra–Palio
- Betty Furness–Renegades of the West
- Joly Garbi–Social Decay
- Cary Grant–This Is the Night
- Bonita Granville–Westward Passage
- Trude Haefelin–The Bartered Bride
- William Hartnell–Say It with Music
- Grace Hayle–Back Street
- Louis Hayward–Self Made Lady
- Paul Henreid–Baroud
- Katharine Hepburn–A Bill of Divorcement
- Hallene Hill–If I Had a Million
- Rut Holm–The Southsiders
- Isabel Jewell–Blessed Event
- Alan Ladd–Tom Brown of Culver
- Marc Lawrence–If I Had a Million
- Anna Lee–Ebb Tide
- Ruth Lee–The Rich Are Always with Us
- Margaret Lindsay–Okay, America!
- Signe Lundberg-Settergren–International Match
- Eliot Makeham–Rome Express
- Hattie McDaniel–Impatient Maiden
- Iris Meredith–Hat Check Girl
- Inge Meysel–Großstadtnacht
- John Mills–The Midshipmaid
- Anne Nagel–Hypnotized
- David Niven–There Goes the Bride
- George O'Hanlon–The Death Kiss
- Anne O'Neal–Society Girl
- Henry Oscar–After Dark
- Andrea Palma–Girl of the Río
- Germana Paolieri–La Wally
- Jean Parker–Divorce in the Family
- Gail Patrick–If I Had a Million
- Edward Pawley–Thirteen Women
- Dick Powell–Blessed Event
- Tyrone Power–Tom Brown of Culver
- Edith Schultze-Westrum–Kiki
- Mildred Shay–The Age of Consent
- Gloria Stuart–Street of Women
- Lyle Talbot–Miss Pinkerton
- Jessica Tandy–The Indiscretions of Eve
- Shirley Temple–The Red-Haired Alibi
- Sheila Terry–Week-End Marriage
- Helene Thimig–Man Without a Name
- Franchot Tone–The Wiser Sex
- Alice Treff–Peter Voss, Thief of Millions
- Rosa Turich–Beyond the Rockies
- Blanca Vischer–Jewel Robbery
- Irene Ware–Society Girl
- Naunton Wayne–The First Mrs. Fraser
- Jane Withers–Handle with Care
- Jane Wyman–The Kid from Spain
References
[edit]- ^Birchard, Robert S. (2004).Cecil B. DeMille's Hollywood.University Press of Kentucky.ISBN9780813123240.
- ^Jones, Lon (March 4, 1944)."Which Cinema Films Have Earned the Most Money Since 1914?".The Argus.Melbourne. p. 3 Supplement:The Argus Weekendmagazine.RetrievedAugust 6,2012– via National Library of Australia.
- ^abcdefgThe Eddie Mannix Ledger,Los Angeles, California: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ^"You Didn't Have Ice Cream All The Way Through... --- Part One".greenbriarpictureshows.blogspot.October 2, 2007.
- ^"Ten Leading Headline Events".Film DailyYear Book (1933).p. 47.
- ^"The Ten Biggest Money Makers".Motion Picture Herald.August 6, 1932. p. 10.RetrievedMarch 22,2018.
- ^abcd"The 5th Academy Awards – 1933".Archivedfrom the original on September 4, 2012.
- ^abcde"The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia: 1932".Archived fromthe originalon March 25, 2012.RetrievedApril 27,2017.
- ^The Athlete (1932) – from the Pooch the Pup Theatrical Cartoon Series
- ^The Butcher Boy (1932) – from the Pooch the Pup Theatrical Cartoon Series
- ^The Crowd Snores (1932) – from the Pooch the Pup Theatrical Cartoon Series
- ^The Underdog (The Under Dog) (1932) – from the Pooch the Pup Theatrical Cartoon Series
- ^Cats And Dogs (1932) – from the Pooch the Pup Theatrical Cartoon Series
- ^"Debbie Reynolds obituary".the Guardian.December 29, 2016.RetrievedDecember 28,2021.
- ^"Young 'Tad' Lincoln; Six-Year-Old Son of Former City Girl Gets Movie 'Break'".The Vancouver Province.p. 5.
- ^"California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VL5D-H7S:27 November 2014), David Lewis Blakely, 14 Dec 1932; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.
- ^"United States Public Records, 1970-2009", database, FamilySearch (https:// familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJXJ-7LRC:4 June 2020), David Lewis Blakely, 2001-2008.
Bibliography
[edit]- Finler, Joel Waldo (2003).The Hollywood Story.Wallflower Press.ISBN978-1-903364-66-6.