Overview of the events of 1933 in film
Overview of the events of 1933 in film
The following is an overview of 1933 in film , including significant events, a list of films released, and notable births and deaths.
Top-grossing films (U.S.)
The top ten 1933 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
Highest-grossing films of 1933
Rank
Title
Distributor
Domestic rentals
1
Roman Scandals United Artists
$2,443,000[1]
2
I'm No Angel Paramount
$2,250,000[1]
3
Gold Diggers of 1933 Warner Bros.
$2,202,000[2]
4
She Done Him Wrong Paramount
$2,200,000[3]
5
Tugboat Annie MGM
$1,917,000[4]
6
Footlight Parade Warner Bros.
$1,601,000[2]
7
Dancing Lady MGM
$1,490,000[4]
8
42nd Street Warner Bros.
$1,438,000[2]
9
Dinner at Eight MGM
$1,398,000[4]
10
Little Women RKO
$1,337,000[5]
Events
The Film Daily Yearbook listed the following as the ten leading news events of the year in North America .[6]
Other notable events include:
January 11 – Radio City Music Hall in New York City starts showing films.[7]
January 20 – The film Ecstasy Czechoslovakia film; its foreign distribution presents difficulties as 18-year-old actress Hedy Lamarr is seen naked in it.
March – Director Fritz Lang is informed by Joseph Goebbels that release of Lang's crime-thriller The Testament of Dr. Mabuse Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda . The German-language premiere takes place on April 21 in Budapest (Hungary). On April 20, Lang divorces his wife, the film's writer Thea von Harbou , and on July 31 leaves Germany permanently, initially settling in Paris.[8]
March 2 – King Kong [9]
March 9 – Punyal na Ginto (The Golden Dagger), the first Filipino-language film made in the Philippines, is released.[10]
March 11 – 42nd Street musical film .[7]
June 6 – Chemical company executive Richard Hollingshead opens a drive-in theater near Camden, New Jersey , according to his U.S patent granted May 16.[11] [12]
September 6 – Daily Variety [13]
October 10 – John Wayne appears as Singin' Sandy Saunders in Riders of Destiny
December 29 – Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers appear on screen together for the first time in Flying Down to Rio
Ang Aswang , the first sound film made in the Philippines, is released.[14] Makata At Paraluman (The Poet and the Maiden), the first talking film in vernacular made in the Philippines, is released.[15] British Film Institute founded.[16] GPO Film Unit established in the United Kingdom under John Grierson , taking over responsibility for documentary film making from the Empire Marketing Board .Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) once again expresses interest in The Wizard of Oz L. Frank Baum .The Private Life of Henry VIII British film to win an American Academy Award . Featured actor Charles Laughton wins the 1933 Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance. The film is the first British production to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture .The book Upton Sinclair Presents William Fox William Fox considers to be the conspiracy that forced him from control of Fox Film in 1930.
Academy Awards
The 6th Academy Awards were held on March 16, 1934, at The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles . They were hosted by Will Rogers and Rogers also presented all of the awards. This was the last time that the Oscars' eligibility period was spread over two different calendar years, creating the longest time frame for which films could be nominated: the seventeen months from August 1, 1932, to December 31, 1933.
Most nominations: Cavalcade Fox Film ); A Farewell to Arms Paramount Pictures ) and Lady for a Day Columbia Pictures ) – 4
Major awards:
Most Awards: Cavalcade Best Art Direction )
Notable films released in 1933
United States unless stated
0-9
A
Adorable William Dieterle , starring Janet Gaynor After Tonight George Archainbaud , starring Constance Bennett and Gilbert Roland Alice in Wonderland Norman Z. McLeod , starring Charlotte Henry , Richard Arlen , Gary Cooper , W. C. Fields , Cary Grant and Jack Oakie Ann Vickers John Cromwell , starring Irene Dunne and Walter Huston
B
Baby Face Alfred E. Green , starring Barbara Stanwyck and George Brent Beauty for Sale Richard Boleslawski , starring Madge Evans , Alice Brady and Una Merkel Bed of Roses Gregory La Cava , starring Constance Bennett and Joel McCrea A Bedtime Story Norman Taurog , starring Maurice Chevalier and Helen Twelvetrees Berkeley Square Frank Lloyd , starring Leslie Howard Bitter Sweet Herbert Wilcox , starring Anna Neagle – (GB )The Bitter Tea of General Yen Frank Capra , starring Barbara Stanwyck and Nils Asther Blood Money Rowland Brown , starring George Bancroft Bombshell Victor Fleming , starring Jean Harlow , Lee Tracy , Frank Morgan , Franchot Tone , Pat O'Brien and Una Merkel The Bowery Raoul Walsh , starring Wallace Beery , George Raft , Jackie Cooper and Fay Wray Bureau of Missing Persons Roy Del Ruth , starring Bette Davis , Lewis Stone , Pat O'Brien and Glenda Farrell By Candlelight James Whale
C
Cash Zoltan Korda , starring Robert Donat – (GB )Cavalcade Frank Lloyd , starring Diana Wynyard and Clive Brook Convention City Archie Mayo , starring Joan Blondell , Adolphe Menjou , Dick Powell and Mary Astor Counsellor at Law William Wyler , starring John Barrymore and Bebe Daniels
D
Dancing Lady Robert Z. Leonard , starring Joan Crawford , Clark Gable and Franchot Tone Daybreak (Tiānmíng)Sun Yu – (China )Deluge Felix E. Feist , starring Sidney Blackmer The Deserter (Dezertir)Vsevolod Pudovkin – (U.S.S.R. )Design for Living Ernst Lubitsch , starring Fredric March , Gary Cooper and Miriam Hopkins The Devil's Brother Hal Roach , starring Laurel and Hardy Dick Turpin Victor Hanbury , starring Victor McLaglen – (GB )Dinner at Eight George Cukor , starring Marie Dressler , John Barrymore , Wallace Beery , Jean Harlow , Lionel Barrymore , Lee Tracy and Billie Burke Doctor Bull John Ford , starring Will Rogers Don Quixote G.W. Pabst , starring Feodor Chaliapin – (France /GB )Dora's Dunking Doughnuts Harry Edwards , starring Shirley Temple Dragnet Girl (Hijōsen no Onna)Yasujirō Ozu , starring Kinuyo Tanaka – (Japan )Duck Soup Leo McCarey , starring the Marx Brothers
E
The Eagle and the Hawk Stuart Walker , starring Fredric March , Cary Grant , Carole Lombard and Jack Oakie Ecstasy (Extase)Gustav Machatý , starring Hedy Lamarr – (Czechoslovakia )The Emperor Jones Paul Robeson Employees' Entrance Warren William and Loretta Young Ever in My Heart Barbara Stanwyck Ex-Lady Bette Davis
F
G
Gabriel Over the White House Gregory La Cava , starring Walter Huston , Produced by William Randolph Hearst Ganga Bruta Humberto Mauro , starring Durval Bellini and Déa Selva (Brazil )The Ghoul Boris Karloff , Cedric Hardwicke and Ernest Thesiger – (GB )The Ghost Camera Bernard Vorhaus , starring Ida Lupino , John Mills – (GB)Going Hollywood Marion Davies , Bing Crosby , Patsy Kelly , Fifi D'Orsay and Sterling Holloway Gold Diggers of 1933 Mervyn LeRoy , starring Joan Blondell , Ruby Keeler , Dick Powell , Ginger Rogers and Warren William The Good Companions Victor Saville , starring Jessie Matthews , Edmund Gwenn and John Gielgud – (GB )Goodbye Again Joan Blondell and Warren William
H
I
K
L
Ladies They Talk About Barbara Stanwyck Lady for a Day Frank Capra , starring Warren William and May Robson Lady Killer James Cagney Liebelei Max Ophüls – (Germany )Life Is a Dog Martin Frič – (Czechoslovakia )Little Toys Sun Yu – (China )Little Women George Cukor , starring Katharine Hepburn and Joan Bennett Looking Forward Clarence Brown , starring Lionel Barrymore Lot in Sodom Loyalties Basil Rathbone – (GB )
M
Man's Castle Spencer Tracy and Loretta Young The Mayor of Hell James Cagney Men Must Fight Diana Wynyard Midnight Club George Raft and Clive Brook Midnight Mary William A. Wellman , starring Loretta Young The Midnight Patrol Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy Money for Speed Bernard Vorhaus , starring John Loder and Ida Lupino – (GB )The Monkey's Paw Ernest B. Schoedsack Morning Glory Katharine Hepburn and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Mr. Skitch Will Rogers Mystery of the Wax Museum Lionel Atwill and Fay Wray
O
P
Parachute Jumper Douglas Fairbanks Jr. , Bette Davis and Frank McHugh Passing Fancy Yasujirō Ozu – (Japan )Peg o' My Heart Marion Davies , Onslow Stevens and J. Farrell MacDonald Penthouse Warner Baxter and Myrna Loy Perfect Understanding Gloria Swanson and Laurence Olivier – (GB )Pick-Up Sylvia Sidney and George Raft Picture Snatcher James Cagney Pilgrimage John Ford The Power and the Glory Spencer Tracy The Private Life of Henry VIII Alexander Korda , starring Charles Laughton – (GB )The Prizefighter and the Lady Max Baer , Myrna Loy , Primo Carnera and Jack Dempsey Professional Sweetheart Ginger Rogers
Q-R
S
S.O.S Iceberg Leni Riefenstahl – (Germany )Secret of the Blue Room Paul Lukas , Gloria Stuart and Lionel Atwill Secrets Mary Pickford in her last filmShe Done Him Wrong Mae West and Cary Grant in his first notable film roleShe Had to Say Yes Loretta Young and Lyle Talbot , directed by Busby Berkeley and George Amy The Son of Kong Robert Armstrong and Helen Mack Sons of the Desert Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy A Southern Maid Bebe Daniels and Clifford Mollison – (GB )Spring Silkworms China )State Fair Janet Gaynor , Will Rogers and Lew Ayres Storm at Daybreak Walter Huston and Kay Francis The Story of Temple Drake Miriam Hopkins and Jack La Rue The Stranger's Return Miriam Hopkins and Lionel Barrymore A Study in Scarlet Reginald Owen as Holmes and Warburton Gamble as WatsonSupernatural Carole Lombard , Alan Dinehart , Vivienne Osborne and Randolph Scott
T
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse Fritz Lang , starring Otto Wernicke – (Germany )This Day and Age Cecil B. Demille 's now cult-favorite, starring Richard Cromwell and featuring then-teenager: Baby Peggy .This Is America , the first full-length documentary feature film ever made.[17] This Week of Grace 'Maurice Elvey , starring Gracie Fields – (Britain )Three-Cornered Moon Claudette Colbert and Richard Arlen Three Little Pigs Tillie and Gus Alison Skipworth and W. C. Fields Today We Live Joan Crawford and Gary Cooper Tonight Is Ours Fredric March and Claudette Colbert Topaze John Barrymore and Myrna Loy Torch Singer Claudette Colbert Tugboat Annie Marie Dressler and Wallace Beery Turn Back the Clock Lee Tracy and Mae Clarke
V-W
The Vampire Bat Lionel Atwill and Fay Wray Viktor und Viktoria Germany )Voltaire George Arliss When Ladies Meet Ann Harding , Robert Montgomery and Myrna Loy The Wandering Jew Conrad Veidt What! No Beer? Buster Keaton The White Rose Mohammed Karim , starring Mohammed Abdel Wahab – (Egypt )The World Changes Mary Astor and Paul Muni Wild Boys of the Road Frankie Darro and Edwin PhillipsThe Working Man George Arliss and Bette Davis
Y-Z
