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| … 1923 . 1924 . 1925 . 1926 . 1927 . 1928 . 1929 … 1930 1931 1932 -1933- 1934 1935 1936 … 1937 . 1938 . 1939 . 1940 . 1941 . 1942 . 1943 … In television: 1930 1931 1932 -1933- 1934 1935 1936 In radio: 1930 1931 1932 -1933- 1934 1935 1936 |
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Contents |
Events
- British Film Institute founded.
- March 2 - King Kong premieres in New York City.
- June 6 - The first drive-in theater opens, in Camden, New Jersey.
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) once again expresses interest in the Wizard of Oz books for a series of animated cartoons, but they once again failed to make a deal with the estate of creator L. Frank Baum
- Ecstasy, a Czechoslovak film, shocks audiences when actress Hedy Lamarr is seen naked in the film.
- The Private Life of Henry VIII becomes the first British film to win an American Academy Award.
Top grossing films (U.S.)
| Rank | Title | Studio | Gross |
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| 1. | I'm No Angel | Paramount | |
| 2. | Roman Scandals | Goldwyn | |
| 3. | 42nd Street | Warner Bros. | $2,300,000 |
| 3. | She Done Him Wrong | Paramount | |
| 5. | Little Women | RKO | |
| 6. | Footlight Parade | Warner Bros. | |
| 7. | State Fair | Fox Film | |
| 8. | Damaged Lives | Columbia | |
| 9. | King Kong | RKO | |
| 10. | Queen Christina | MGM |
Academy Awards
- Best Picture: Cavalcade - Fox
- Best Actor: Charles Laughton - The Private Life of Henry VIII
- Best Actress: Katharine Hepburn - Morning Glory
Films released in 1933
- 42nd Street - starring Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler, Ginger Rogers - Directed by Lloyd Bacon
- Alice in Wonderland, starring Charlotte Henry and virtually every Paramount star at the time
- Baby Face, starring Barbara Stanwyck
- The Bitter Tea of General Yen, starring Barbara Stanwyck
- Blood Money, starring George Bancroft
- Bombshell, starring Jean Harlow
- The Bowery, starring Wallace Beery and George Raft
- Cavalcade, starring Diana Wynyard, Clive Brook, Una O'Connor and Herbert Mundin
- Counsellor at Law, starring John Barrymore
- Damaged Lives
- Dancing Lady, starring Joan Crawford and Clark Gable
- Deluge
- Design for Living, starring Fredric March and Gary Cooper
- The Devil's Brother, starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy
- Dinner at Eight, featuring an all-star cast
- Adventures of Don Quixote, starring Feodor Chaliapin
- Dragnet Girl, starring Kinuyo Tanaka, directed by Yasujiro Ozu
- Duck Soup, starring the Marx Brothers
- Ecstasy
- Employees' Entrance, starring Warren William and Loretta Young
- Flying Down to Rio, starring Dolores del Rio and Gene Raymond
- Footlight Parade, starring James Cagney, Joan Blondell and Ruby Keeler
- Gabriel Over the White House, starring Walter Huston. Produced by William Randolph Hearst
- The Ghoul, starring Boris Karloff, Cedric Hardwicke and Ernest Thesiger
- Going Hollywood, starring Marion Davies and Bing Crosby
- Gold Diggers of 1933, starring Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, Ginger Rogers and Warren William
- Goodbye Again, starring Joan Blondell and Warren William
- Hallelujah, I'm a Bum, starring Al Jolson
- Hold Your Man, starring Clark Gable and Jean Harlow
- I'm No Angel, starring Mae West and Cary Grant. West also wrote the story and screenplay.
- In the Wake of the Bounty, starring Errol Flynn as Fletcher Christian.
- The Invisible Man, starring Claude Rains in the title role.
- Island of Lost Souls, an adaptation of H. G. Wells' The Island of Dr. Moreau starring Charles Laughton
- Każdemu wolno kochać, by Mieczysław Krawicz
- King Kong, starring Fay Wray and Robert Armstrong
- Ladies They Talk About, starring Barbara Stanwyck
- Lady for a Day, starring Warren William and May Robson
- Lady Killer, starring James Cagney
- Liebelei
- Little Women, starring Katharine Hepburn
- Lot in Sodom, starring Friedrich Haak
- Man's Castle, starring Spencer Tracy and Loretta Young
- The Mayor of Hell, starring James Cagney
- The Midnight Patrol, starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy
- Morning Glory, starring Katharine Hepburn
- Mystery of the Wax Museum, starring Lionel Atwill and Fay Wray
- One Sunday Afternoon, starring Gary Cooper
- Our Betters, starring Constance Bennett, Gilbert Roland, and Anita Louise
- Parachute Jumper, starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Bette Davis, and Frank McHugh
- Peg o' My Heart, starring Marion Davies
- Penthouse, starring Warner Baxter and Myrna Loy
- Picture Snatcher, starring James Cagney
- The Power and the Glory, starring Spencer Tracy
- The Private Life of Henry VIII, starring Charles Laughton
- The Prizefighter and the Lady, starring Max Baer, Myrna Loy, Primo Carnera and Jack Dempsey
- Professional Sweetheart, starring Ginger Rogers
- Queen Christina, starring Greta Garbo
- Secret of the Blue Room, starring Paul Lukas, Gloria Stuart and Lionel Atwill
- Secrets, starring Mary Pickford in her last film
- She Done Him Wrong, starring Cary Grant and Mae West
- The Son of Kong, starring Robert Armstrong and Helen Mack
- Sons of the Desert, starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy
- State Fair, starring Janet Gaynor, Will Rogers and Lew Ayres
- The Story of Temple Drake, starring Miriam Hopkins and Jack La Rue
- A Study in Scarlet, starring Reginald Owen (see A Study in Scarlet)
- Supernatural, starring Carole Lombard, Alan Dinehart, Vivienne Osborne and Randolph Scott
- The Testament of Dr. Mabuse, directed by Fritz Lang
- This Day and Age, Cecil B. Demille's now cult-favorite, starring Richard Cromwell and featuring then-teenager: Baby Peggy Montgomery.
- Three Little Pigs
- Tillie and Gus, starring Alison Skipworth and W.C. Fields
- Tonight Is Ours, starring Fredric March and Claudette Colbert
- Topaze, starring John Barrymore and Myrna Loy
- Torch Singer, starring Claudette Colbert
- Tugboat Annie, starring Marie Dressler and Wallace Beery
- Turn Back the Clock, starring Lee Tracy and Mae Clarke
- The Vampire Bat, starring Lionel Atwill and Fay Wray
- When Ladies Meet, starring Ann Harding, Robert Montgomery and Myrna Loy
- Wild Boys of the Road, starring Frankie Darro and Edwin Phillips
- The Working Man, starring George Arliss and Bette Davis
Serials
- Clancy of the Mounted
- Fighting with Kit Carson
- Gordon of Ghost City
- The Mystery Squadron
- The Perils of Pauline, starring Evalyn Knapp
- The Phantom of the Air
- The Return of Chandu
- Tarzan the Fearless, starring Buster Crabbe
- The Three Musketeers, starring Jack Mulhall and John Wayne
- The Whispering Shadow, starring Béla Lugosi
- The Wolf Dog, starring Rin Tin Tin
Short film series
- Buster Keaton (1917-1941)
- Our Gang (1922-1944)
- Laurel and Hardy (1926- 1935)
- Ted Healey and the Three Stooges (1933-1934)
Animated short film series
- Aesop's Film Fables (1921-1933)
- Krazy Kat (1925-1940)
- Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (1927-1938)
- Mickey Mouse (1928-1953)
- Silly Symphonies (1929-1939)
- Screen Songs (1929-1938)
- Looney Tunes (1930-1969)
- 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)
- Popeye (1933-1957)
- Pooch the Pup (1932-1933)
- Willie Whopper (1933-1934)
- ComiColor Cartoons (1933-1936)
- Cubby Bear (1933-1934)
- The Little King (1933-1934)
Births
- January 18 - John Boorman, director
- February 18 - Mary Ure, actress
- March 22 - May Britt, Swedish actress
- April 7 - Wayne Rogers, American actor
- April 19 - Jayne Mansfield, actress
- May 20 - Danny Aiello, American actor
- June 11 - Gene Wilder, American actor
- October 9 - Judy Tyler, actress
Film Debuts
- Morris Ankrum
- Dame Peggy Ashcroft
- Fred Astaire
- Frances Drake
- Errol Flynn
- Margaret Hamilton
- Cesar Romero
- Phil Harris
- Lucille Ball
- King Kong
Deaths
- January 3 - Jack Pickford, actor/director
- January 25 - Lewis J. Selznick, producer
- February 15 - Pat Sullivan, director/producer of animated films, alleged co-creator of Felix the Cat
- February 26 - Spottiswoode Aitken, actor
- February 23 - David Horsley, pioneer film executive
- March 8 - Albert Roscoe, silent screen star
- August 18 - James Williamson, film developer and film director
- August 28 - Helen Dunbar, actress
- October 5 - Renée Adorée, actress