The following is an overview of 1928 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1928 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Events

*January 6 – The long-awaited Charlie Chaplin comedy '' The Circus'' premieres at the Strand Theatre in

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. *April 21 – '' The Passion of Joan of Arc'' is released. * July 6 – '' Lights of New York'' (starring Helene Costello) is released by

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. It is the first "100% Talkie" feature film, in that dialog is spoken throughout the film. Previous releases ''

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'' and '' The Jazz Singer'' had used a synchronized soundtrack with sound effects and music, with ''The Jazz Singer'' having a few incidental lines spoken by Al Jolson. * September 19 – '' The Singing Fool'', Warner Bros' follow-up to ''The Jazz Singer'', is released. While still only a partial-talkie (sequences still feature intertitles), 66 minutes of the film's 105 minute running time feature dialogue or songs, making it the longest talking motion picture yet. (''Lights of New York'' runs a total of 57 minutes.) It is the highest-grossing film of the year, becomes Warner Bros' highest-grossing film for the next 13 years, is the most financially successful film of Al Jolson's career and also remains the highest-grossing sound film until the release of '' Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' in 1937. * October 23 – RKO Productions Inc. created * November 10 – At the beginning of '' White Shadows in the South Seas'',

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's mascot Leo the Lion roars for the very first time, giving voice to one of the most popular American film logos. * November 18 –

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's '' Steamboat Willie'' premieres, marking the official introduction of Mickey Mouse. This animated short is the first film to include a soundtrack completely created in post production, including sound effects, music and dialogue. * December 25 – '' In Old Arizona'', released by

Fox Films The Fox Film Corporation (also known as Fox Studios) was an American Independent film production studio formed by William Fox (1879–1952) in 1915, by combining his earlier Greater New York Film Rental Company and Box Office Attractions Film C ...

, is the first sound-on-film feature-length talkie, utilizing the Movietone process. Previously, feature-length talkies used the less-reliable

Vitaphone Vitaphone was a sound film system used for feature films and nearly 1,000 short subjects made by Warner Bros. and its sister studio First National from 1926 to 1931. Vitaphone was the last major analog sound-on-disc system and the only one ...

sound-on-disc process. It is also the first Western talkie, and the first sound film primarily shot outdoors.

Academy Awards

* Best Picture: ''Wings'' –

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*Best Unique and Artistic Picture: '' Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans'' –

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* Best Director, Dramatic Picture: Frank Borzage – '' 7th Heaven'' * Best Director, Comedy Picture: Lewis Milestone – ''

Two Arabian Knights ''Two Arabian Knights'' (1927) is an American comedy film, directed by Lewis Milestone and starring William Boyd, Mary Astor, and Louis Wolheim. A silent film, ''Two Arabian Knights'' was produced by Howard Hughes and was distributed by U ...

'' *

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: Emil Jannings – '' The Last Command'' and ''The Way of All Flesh'' * Best Actress: Janet Gaynor – '' 7th Heaven'', '' Street Angel'', and '' Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans'' Note: Prior to 1933, awards were not based on calendar years, which is why there is no 'Best Picture' for a 1928 film.

Notable films released in 1928

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*'' Accident (Polizeibericht Überfall)'', directed by Ernő Metzner – (

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) *'' Across to Singapore'', directed by William Nigh, starring Ramón Novarro, Joan Crawford and Ernest Torrence *''

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'' (lost), directed by

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, starring Norma Shearer *'' Adam's Apple'', directed by Tim Whelan, starring Monty Banks – ( GB) *'' Alraune'', written and directed by Henrik Galeen, starring Brigitte Helm and

Paul Wegener Paul Wegener (11 December 1874 – 13 September 1948) was a German actor, writer, and film director known for his pioneering role in German expressionist cinema. Acting career At the age of 20, Wegener decided to end his law studies and conc ...

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) *''Ang Lumang Simbahan (The Old Church)'', directed by José Nepomuceno, starring Mary Walter – (

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) *''The Ape'' (lost), directed by Beverly C. Rule, starring Gladys Walton *'' L'Argent (Money)'', directed by Marcel L'Herbier, starring Pierre Alcover and Brigitte Helm – (

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) *'' The Awakening'' (lost), directed by Victor Fleming, starring Vilma Bánky and Louis Wolheim

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*'' Balaclava'', directed by

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and Milton Rosmer, starring Cyril McLaglen and Benita Hume – ( GB) *'' Beau Sabreur'' (lost), directed by John Waters, starring Gary Cooper, Evelyn Brent,

Noah Beery Sr. Noah Nicholas Beery (January 17, 1882 – April 1, 1946) was an American actor who appeared in films from 1913 until his death in 1946. He was the older brother of Academy Award-winning actor Wallace Beery as well as the father of promine ...

and William Powell *'' Beggars of Life'', directed by William A. Wellman, starring

Wallace Beery Wallace Fitzgerald Beery (April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an American film and stage actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Bill in '' Min and Bill'' (1930) opposite Marie Dressler, as General Director Preysing in '' Grand Hotel'' (1 ...

, Richard Arlen and Louise Brooks *'' The Big City'' (lost), directed by Tod Browning, starring Lon Chaney, Betty Compson and Marceline Day *'' The Black Pearl'' (lost), directed by

Scott Pembroke Scott Pembroke (September 13, 1889 – February 21, 1951) was an American film director, director, actor and screenwriter. He directed more than 70 films between 1920 and 1937. He was born in San Francisco, California and died in Pasadena, ...

, starring Lila Lee, based on the novel by Mrs. Wilson Woodrow *'' The Burning of the Red Lotus Temple (Huo shao hong lian si)'' (lost), 16-part serial directed by Zhang Shichuan – ( China)

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*'' The Cameraman'', directed by

Edward Sedgwick Edward Sedgwick (November 7, 1889 – March 7, 1953) was an American film director, writer, actor and producer. Early life He was born in Galveston, Texas, the son of Edward Sedgwick, Sr. and Josephine Walker, both stage actors. At the age ...

and Buster Keaton, starring Buster Keaton and Marceline Day *'' The Cardboard Lover'', directed by Robert Z. Leonard, starring Marion Davies, Jetta Goudal and Nils Asther *'' Champagne'', directed by

Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 featur ...

, starring Betty Balfour – ( GB) *'' The Circus'', starring, a Charles Chaplin film *'' The Constant Nymph'', directed by Adrian Brunel, starring Ivor Novello – ( GB) *'' The Cossacks'', directed by George Hill and Clarence Brown, starring John Gilbert, Renée Adorée and Ernest Torrence *'' The Crowd'', directed by King Vidor, starring Eleanor Boardman

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'', directed by Herbert Wilcox, starring Sybil Thorndike – ( GB) *'' The Devious Path (Abwege)'', directed by G.W. Pabst – (

) *'' The Divine Woman'' (lost), directed by

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, starring Greta Garbo and Lars Hanson *'' The Docks of New York'', directed by Josef von Sternberg, starring George Bancroft, Betty Compson and Olga Baclanova

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*'' Easy Virtue'', directed by

, starring Isabel Jeans – ( GB)

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*'' The Fall of the House of Usher'', directed by James Sibley Watson and Melville Webber, based on the

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*'' The Fall of the House of Usher (La Chute de la maison Usher)'', directed by Jean Epstein, based on the

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) *'' The Farmer's Wife'', directed by

, starring Jameson Thomas and Lillian Hall-Davis – ( GB) *'' Feel My Pulse'', directed by

Gregory La Cava Gregory La Cava (March 10, 1892 – March 1, 1952) was an American film director of Italian descent best known for his films of the 1930s, including ''My Man Godfrey'' and ''Stage Door'', which earned him nominations for Academy Award for Best ...

, starring Bebe Daniels, Richard Arlen and William Powell *'' The First Born'', directed by Miles Mander, starring Miles Mander and Madeleine Carroll – ( GB) *'' Four Sons'', directed by

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*'' The Gallant Hussar'' (lost), directed by Géza von Bolváry, starring Ivor Novello and Evelyn Holt – ( GB/

) *'' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'' (lost), directed by

Mal St. Clair Malcolm St. Clair (May 17, 1897 – June 1, 1952) was a Hollywood film director, writer, producer and actor. Biography A disciple of Mack Sennett, St. Clair was an actor in many films primarily comedies. At 6'7" he can be seen in such Sennet ...

, starring Ruth Taylor and Alice White *'' A Girl in Every Port'', directed by

Howard Hawks Howard Winchester Hawks (May 30, 1896December 26, 1977) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter of the Classical Hollywood cinema, classic Hollywood era. Critic Leonard Maltin called him "the greatest American director who is ...

, starring Victor McLaglen, Louise Brooks and Robert Armstrong *'' The Godless Girl'', directed by Cecil B. DeMille, starring Lina Basquette, Marie Prevost and

*'' The Guns of Loos'', directed by

Sinclair Hill Sinclair Hill (10 June 1896 – 6 March 1945) was a British film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed nearly fifty films between 1920 and 1939. He was born as George Sinclair-Hill in London in 1894. He was awarded an OBE for his servi ...

, starring Madeleine Carroll ( GB)

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'', directed by Leo McCarey and James Parrott, starring

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*'' Hangman's House'', directed by

, starring Victor McLaglen *''

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'', directed by

Benjamin Christensen Benjamin Christensen (28 September 1879 – 2 April 1959) was a Danish film director, screenwriter and an actor, both in film and on the stage. As a director, he is best known for the 1922 film ''Häxan'' (aka ''Witchcraft Through the Ages'' ...

, starring Thelma Todd, based on a 1926 stage play by

Owen Davis Owen Gould Davis (January 29, 1874 – October 14, 1956) was an American dramatist known for writing more than 200 plays and having most produced. In 1919, he became the first elected president of the Dramatists Guild of America. He received th ...

*'' His House in Order'' (lost), directed by

Randle Ayrton Frederick Randle Ayrton (9 August 1869 – 28 May 1940) was a British actor of stage and screen, and was also a producer and director. Early life Ayrton was born in Chester to William Frances Ayrton, a wealthy wine-merchant who was a pa ...

, starring Tallulah Bankhead – ( GB) *'' Homecoming (Heimkehr)'', directed by

Joe May Joe May (born Joseph Otto Mandl; 7 November 1880 – 29 April 1954) was an Austrian film director and film producer and one of the pioneers of German cinema. Biography After studying in Berlin and a variety of odd jobs, he began his career as ...

, starring Lars Hanson – (

) *'' Honor Bound'', directed by

Alfred E. Green Alfred Edward Green (July 11, 1889 – September 4, 1960) was an American film director. Green entered film in 1912 as an actor for the Selig Polyscope Company. He became an assistant to director Colin Campbell. He then started to direct two-reel ...

, starring George O'Brien, Estelle Taylor and Leila Hyams *''The House of Terror'' (lost), a 10-chapter serial directed by

Roland D. Reed Roland D. Reed (July 7, 1894–July 15, 1972) was an American film editor, producer and director. He worked on many films for the low-budget Chesterfield Pictures and later started '' Roland Reed Productions, Inc.'' that shut down in November 19 ...

*'' The House on Trubnaya (Dom na Trubnoy)'', directed by Boris Barnet – ( U.S.S.R.) * ''

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'', directed by Hanns Schwarz, starring Lil Dagover, Willy Fritsch and Dita Parlo – (

) *'' Huntingtower'', directed by George Pearson, starring Harry Lauder – ( GB)

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*'' In Old Arizona'', directed by Raoul Walsh and

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, starring Edmund Lowe, Warner Baxter and Dorothy Burgess, based on a 1907 short story ''The Caballero's Way'' by

O. Henry William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 – June 5, 1910), better known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American writer known primarily for his short stories, though he also wrote poetry and non-fiction. His works include "The Gift of the M ...

*'' Interference'', directed by Lothar Mendes, starring Evelyn Brent, Clive Brook and William Powell *'' The Italian Straw Hat'' ''(Un chapeau de paille d'Italie)'', directed by René Clair – (

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*'' Jujiro (Crossroads)'', directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa – ( Japan)

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*'' Ladies of the Mob'' (lost), directed by William A. Wellman, starring Clara Bow and Richard Arlen *'' The Last Command'', directed by

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, starring Emil Jannings, Evelyn Brent and William Powell *'' The Last Warning'', directed by Paul Leni, starring Laura La Plante, based on the 1916 novel ''The House of Fear'' by Charles Wadsworth CampWorkman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 342. . *'' Laugh, Clown, Laugh'', directed by

Herbert Brenon Herbert Brenon (born Alexander Herbert Reginald St. John Brenon; 13 January 1880 – 21 June 1958) was an Irish-born U.S. film director, actor and screenwriter during the era of silent films through the 1930s. Brenon was among the early film ...

, starring Lon Chaney and Loretta Young *'' The Leopard Lady'' (lost), directed by

Rupert Julian Rupert Julian (born Thomas Percival Hayes; 25 January 1879 – 27 December 1943) was a New Zealand cinema actor, director, writer and producer. During his career, Julian directed 60 films and acted in over 90 films. He is best remembered for di ...

, starring

Jacqueline Logan Jacqueline Medura Logan (November 30, 1902 – April 4, 1983) was an American actress and silent film star. Logan was a WAMPAS Baby Star of 1922. Early life Logan was born in Corsicana, Texas, on November 30, 1902, the only child to Charles A. ...

, Alan Hale and Robert Armstrong, based on the play by Edward Childs Carpenter *'' Lights of New York'', directed by Bryan Foy *'' Lilac Time'', directed by George Fitzmaurice, starring Colleen Moore and Gary Cooper *'' A Little Bit of Fluff'', directed by Wheeler Dryden and

Jess Robbins Jess Robbins (April 30, 1886 – March 11, 1973) was an American film director, writer and producer. He directed more than 70 films between 1913 and 1927. He was the first director to direct Laurel and Hardy in the same motion picture, name ...

, starring Sydney Chaplin and Betty Balfour – ( GB) *'' Lonesome'', directed by Paul Fejos, starring Glenn Tryon and Barbara Kent

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*'' The Man Who Laughs'', directed by Paul Leni, starring Mary Philbin,

Conrad Veidt Hans Walter Conrad Veidt (; 22 January 1893 – 3 April 1943) was a German film actor who attracted early attention for his roles in the films '' Different from the Others'' (1919), ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'' (1920), and '' The Man Who Laug ...

and Olga Baclanova, based on the 1869 novel '' L'Homme qui rit'' by

Victor Hugo Victor-Marie Hugo (; 26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French Romantic writer and politician. During a literary career that spanned more than sixty years, he wrote in a variety of genres and forms. He is considered to be one of the great ...

*'' Maria Marten'', directed by Walter West, starring Trilby Clark and

Warwick Ward Warwick Ward (3 December 1891 – 9 December 1967) was an English actor of the stage and screen, and a film producer. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1919 and 1933. He also produced 19 films between 1931 and 1958. He was born in ...

– ( GB) *'' The Matinee Idol'', directed by Frank Capra, starring Bessie Love and Johnnie Walker *'' The Midnight Taxi'', directed by

John G. Adolfi John Gustav Adolfi (February 19, 1888 – May 11, 1933) was an American silent film director, actor, and screenwriter who was involved in more than 100 productions throughout his career. An early acting credit was in the recently restored 1912 fi ...

, Starring Antonio Moreno, Helene Costello and

Myrna Loy Myrna Loy (born Myrna Adele Williams; August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American film, television and stage actress. Trained as a dancer, Loy devoted herself fully to an acting career following a few minor roles in silent films ...

*'' Mother Machree'' (lost), directed by

, starring Victor McLaglen, Belle Bennett and Neil Hamilton *'' Moulin Rouge'', directed by Ewald André Dupont – ( GB) *''

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'' (lost), directed by

Archie Mayo Archibald L. Mayo (January 29, 1891 – December 4, 1968) was a film director, screenwriter and actor. Early years The son of a tailor, Mayo was born in New York City. After attending the city's public schools, he studied at Columbia Unive ...

, starring Fanny Brice *'' The Mysterious Lady'', directed by

Fred Niblo Fred Niblo (born Frederick Liedtke; January 6, 1874 – November 11, 1948) was an American pioneer film actor, director and producer. Biography He was born Frederick Liedtke (several sources give "Frederico Nobile", apparently erroneously) in Yo ...

, starring Greta Garbo and Conrad Nagel *'' The Mysterious Mirror'' ''(Der Geheimnisvolle Spiegel)'', directed by

Carl Hoffmann Carl Hoffmann (9 June 1885, in Neisse – 13 July 1947) was a German cinematographer and film director. Selected filmography Cinematographer * ''The Vice'' (1915) * '' Dr. Hart's Diary'' (1917) * ''Wedding in the Eccentric Club'' (1917) * '' Th ...

and Richard Teschner – (

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*''The New Version of the Ghost of Yotsuya (Shinpan Ōoka seidan)'', directed by Daisuke Itō, based on the 1825 play '' Yotsuya Kaidan'' by Tsuruya Nanboku IV – ( Japan) *''

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'', directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Dolores Costello, George O'Brien and

*'' The Noose'', directed by John Francis Dillon, starring Richard Barthelmess and Thelma Todd *'' Number 17 (Haus Nummer 17)'', directed by Géza von Bolváry, starring Guy Newall and Lien Deyers – ( GB/

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*'' October: Ten Days That Shook the World (Oktyabr': Desyat' dney kotorye potryasli mir)'', directed by

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and Grigori Aleksandrov – ( U.S.S.R.) *'' On Trial'' (lost), directed by

, starring Pauline Frederick, Bert Lytell and Lois Wilson *''

Our Dancing Daughters ''Our Dancing Daughters'' is a 1928 American silent drama film starring Joan Crawford and John Mack Brown about the "loosening of youth morals" that took place during the 1920s. The film was directed by Harry Beaumont and produced by Hunt Strom ...

'', directed by Harry Beaumont, starring Joan Crawford and Johnny Mack Brown

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*'' The Passion of Joan of Arc (La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc)'', directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer, starring Renée Jeanne Falconetti – (

) *'' The Patsy'', directed by King Vidor, starring Marion Davies and Marie Dressler *'' The Phantom City'', directed by Albert S. Rogell, starring Ken Maynard *'' The Power of the Press'', directed by Frank Capra, starring

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Douglas Elton Fairbanks Jr., (December 9, 1909 – May 7, 2000) was an American actor, producer and decorated naval officer of World War II. He is best known for starring in such films as ''The Prisoner of Zenda'' (1937), ''Gunga Din'' (1939) a ...

and Jobyna Ralston

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*'' The Racket'', directed by Lewis Milestone, starring Thomas Meighan, Louis Wolheim and Marie Prevost *'' Ramona'', directed by Edwin Carewe, starring Dolores del Río and Warner Baxter *'' Ransom'' (lost), directed by George B. Seitz, starring Lois Wilson *'' Rasputin, the Holy Sinner (Rasputins Liebesabenteuer)'', directed by Martin Berger – (

) *'' Rasputin, the Prince of Sinners (Dornenweg einer Fürstin)'', directed by Nikolai Larin and Boris Nevolin – (

/ U.S.S.R.) *'' The Red Dance'', directed by Raoul Walsh, starring Dolores del Río and Charles Farrell *'' Red Hair'' (lost), directed by Clarence G. Badger, starring Clara Bow and

Lane Chandler Lane Chandler (born Robert Clinton Oakes, June 4, 1899 – September 14, 1972) was an American actor specializing mainly in Westerns. Biography Early life Chandler was raised on a ranch near Culbertson, Montana, the son of a horse ranc ...

*'' The Ringer'', directed by Arthur Maude – ( GB) *'' The Road to Ruin'', directed by

Norton S. Parker Norton S. Parker (also known as Norton S. Good) was an American screenwriter and director known for penning exploitation films and Westerns during the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. Biography Norton was raised in Montana, and he attended Billings Po ...

, starring Helen Foster *'' Rose-Marie'' (lost), directed by Lucien Hubbard, starring Joan Crawford

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'', directed by Raoul Walsh, starring Gloria Swanson and Lionel Barrymore *''

The Seashell and the Clergyman ''The Seashell and the Clergyman'' (french: La Coquille et le clergyman) is a 1928 French experimental film directed by Germaine Dulac, from an original scenario by Antonin Artaud. It premiered in Paris on 9 February 1928. Synopsis The film fo ...

(La Coquille et le Clergyman)'', directed by Germaine Dulac – (

) *''

Sex in Chains ''Sex in Chains'' (german: Geschlecht in Fesseln – Die Sexualnot der Strafgefangenen) is a 1928 silent film directed by William Dieterle. Plot The film opens with Franz Sommer (Dieterle) and his newlywed wife, Helene ( Mary Johnson). They a ...

(Geschlecht in Fesseln)'', starring and directed by

William Dieterle William Dieterle (July 15, 1893 – December 9, 1972) was a German-born actor and film director who emigrated to the United States in 1930 to leave a worsening political situation. He worked in Hollywood primarily as a director for much of his ...

– (

) *'' Show People'', directed by King Vidor, starring Marion Davies and William Haines *'' The Singing Fool'', directed by

Lloyd Bacon Lloyd Francis Bacon (December 4, 1889 – November 15, 1955) was an American screen, stage and vaudeville actor and film director. As a director he made films in virtually all genres, including westerns, musicals, comedies, gangster films, an ...

, starring Al Jolson *'' Sins of the Fathers'', directed by Ludwig Berger, starring Emil Jannings and Ruth Chatterton *'' Skyscraper'', directed by Howard Higgin, starring

William Boyd William, Willie, Will or Bill Boyd may refer to: Academics * William Alexander Jenyns Boyd (1842–1928), Australian journalist and schoolmaster * William Boyd (educator) (1874–1962), Scottish educator * William Boyd (pathologist) (1885–1979), ...

and Alan Hale *'' The Smart Set'', directed by Jack Conway, starring William Haines *'' Something Always Happens'', directed by Frank Tuttle, starring Esther Ralston, Neil Hamilton and Sôjin Kamiyama *'' A South Sea Bubble'', directed by

T. Hayes Hunter Thomas Hayes Hunter (December 1, 1884 – April 14, 1944) was an American film director and producer of the silent era. He directed a total of 34 films between 1912 and 1934. Early career Hayes was born on December 1, 1884, in Philadelphia ...

, starring Ivor Novello and Benita Hume – ( GB) *''

Speedy Speedy refers to something or someone moving at high speed. Speedy may refer to: Ships * HMS ''Speedy'', nine ships of the Royal Navy * ''Speedy''-class brig, a class of naval ship * ''Speedy'' (1779), a whaler and convict ship despatched i ...

'', directed by Ted Wilde, starring

Harold Lloyd Harold Clayton Lloyd, Sr. (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) was an American actor, comedian, and stunt performer who appeared in many silent comedy films.Obituary '' Variety'', March 10, 1971, page 55. One of the most influential film c ...

*'' Spione (Spies)'', directed by

Fritz Lang Friedrich Christian Anton Lang (; December 5, 1890 – August 2, 1976), known as Fritz Lang, was an Austrian film director, screenwriter, and producer who worked in Germany and later the United States.Obituary ''Variety'', August 4, 1976, p. 6 ...

, starring Rudolf Klein-Rogge – (

) *''

Steamboat Bill, Jr. ''Steamboat Bill, Jr.'' is a 1928 silent comedy film starring Buster Keaton. Released by United Artists, the film is the final product of Keaton's independent production team and set of gag writers. It was not a box-office success and became th ...

'', directed by Charles Reisner, starring Buster Keaton and Ernest Torrence *'' Steamboat Willie'', directed by

Walt Disney Walter Elias Disney (; December 5, 1901December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film p ...

and Ub Iwerks, debut of Mickey and Minnie Mouse *'' Storm Over Asia (Potomok Chingiskhana)'', directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin, starring Valéry Inkijinoff – ( U.S.S.R.) *'' Street Angel'', directed by Frank Borzage, starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell *'' Sweeney Todd'', directed by Walter West, based on the 1847 stage play ''The String of Pearls, or The Fiend of Fleet Street'' by George Dibdin-Pitt) – ( GB)

T

*'' Take Me Home'' (lost), directed by

Marshall Neilan Marshall Ambrose "Mickey" Neilan (April 11, 1891 – October 27, 1958) was an American actor. Early life Born in San Bernardino, California, Neilan was known by most as "Mickey." Following the death of his father, the eleven-year-old Mickey N ...

, starring Bebe Daniels and Neil Hamilton *''The Tell-Tale Heart'', directed by Charles Klein and Leon Shamroy, based on the 1843

*'' Tempest'', directed by

Sam Taylor Samuel, Sam or Sammy Taylor (male first name) may refer to: Arts * Sam Taylor (director) (1895–1958), American film director and screenwriter * Samuel W. Taylor (1907–1997), American author * Samuel A. Taylor (1912–2000), playwright and scre ...

, starring John Barrymore, Camilla Horn and Louis Wolheim *'' The Terrible People'' (lost), a 10-chapter serial directed by Spencer Gordon Bennett, starring Allene Ray and Walter Miller, based on the 1926

novel A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itsel ...

Edgar Wallace Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1 April 1875 – 10 February 1932) was a British writer. Born into poverty as an illegitimate London child, Wallace left school at the age of 12. He joined the army at age 21 and was a war correspondent during th ...

*'' The Terror'', directed by

Roy Del Ruth Roy Del Ruth (October 18, 1893, Delaware – April 27, 1961) was an American filmmaker. Early career Beginning his Hollywood career as a writer for Mack Sennett in 1915, Del Ruth later directed his first short film ''Hungry Lions'' (1919) ...

, starring May McAvoy, Louise Fazenda and Edward Everett Horton, based on the 1927 stage play by

*'' Terror Mountain'', directed by Louis King, starring Tom Tyler *''

Tesha ''Tesha'' is a 1928 British drama film directed by Victor Saville and Edwin Greenwood and starring María Corda, Jameson Thomas and Paul Cavanagh. The film was originally shot as a silent film but in 1929 sound was added. Plot A man's wife has ...

'', directed by Victor Saville and Edwin Greenwood, starring María Corda – ( GB) *'' Thérèse Raquin'' (lost), directed by Jacques Feyder – (

) *'' A Thief in the Dark'', directed by

Albert Ray Albert Ray (August 28, 1897 – February 5, 1944) was an American film director, actor, and screenwriter. He directed more than 70 films between 1920 and 1939. He also appeared in 18 films between 1915 and 1922. He was born in New Rochelle ...

*''

Three Sinners ''Three Sinners'' (1928) is a silent film directed by Rowland V. Lee, starring Pola Negri, and co-starring Warner Baxter, Olga Baclanova, and Paul Lukas. The film was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures, and i ...

'', directed by

Rowland V. Lee Rowland Vance Lee (September 6, 1891 – December 21, 1975) was an American film director, actor, writer, and producer. Biography Early life Born in Findlay, Ohio, Lee was the son of a suffragette who founded a newspaper. He studied at Columbi ...

, starring Pola Negri, Warner Baxter and Olga Baclanova *'' Tillie's Punctured Romance'' (lost), directed by

A. Edward Sutherland Albert Edward Sutherland (January 5, 1895 – December 31, 1973) was a film director and actor. Born in London, he was from a theatrical family. His father, Al Sutherland, was a theatre manager and producer and his mother, Julie Ring, was a vaud ...

, starring W. C. Fields, Chester Conklin and Louise Fazenda *'' Tommy Atkins'', directed by Norman Walker, starring Lillian Hall-Davis – GB) *'' Toni'', directed by Arthur Maude, starring Jack Buchanan – ( GB) *'' The Trail of '98'', directed by Clarence Brown, starring Dolores del Río, Ralph Forbes and Karl Dane *''

The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel ''The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel'', first published in 1922, is a book in the series about the Scarlet Pimpernel's adventures by Baroness Orczy. Again Orczy interweaves historic fact with fiction, this time through the real life figures o ...

'', directed by

, starring Matheson Lang – ( GB) *'' Two Tars'', directed by James Parrott, starring

U

*'' Underground'', directed by Anthony Asquith – ( GB)

V

*'' The Viking'', directed by Roy William Neill, starring Donald Crisp *'' Vormittagsspuk (Ghosts Before Breakfast)'', directed by Hans Richter – (

) *'' The Vortex'', directed by Adrian Brunel, starring Ivor Novello – ( GB)

W

*'' We Faw Down'', directed by Leo McCarey, starring

*'' The Wedding March'', directed by and starring Erich von Stroheim with Fay Wray and ZaSu Pitts *'' West of Zanzibar'', directed by Tod Browning, starring Lon Chaney, Lionel Barrymore and Warner Baxter, based on the 1926 stage play ''Kongo'' by Chester De VondeWorkman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 335. . *'' What a Night!'' (lost), directed by

, starring Bebe Daniels and Neil Hamilton *'' While the City Sleeps'', directed by Jack Conway, starring Lon Chaney,

Anita Page Anita Page (born Anita Evelyn Pomares; August 4, 1910 – September 6, 2008) was an American film actress who reached stardom in the final years of the silent film era. She was referred to as "a blond, blue-eyed Latin" and "the girl with the m ...

and Mae Busch *'' White Shadows in the South Seas'', directed by W. S. Van Dyke *'' The Wind'', directed by

, starring

Lillian Gish Lillian Diana Gish (October 14, 1893February 27, 1993) was an American actress, director, and screenwriter. Her film-acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912, in silent film shorts, to 1987. Gish was called the "First Lady of American Cinema" ...

and Lars Hanson *'' A Woman of Affairs'', directed by Clarence Brown, starring John Gilbert, Greta Garbo,

Lewis Stone Lewis Shepard Stone (November 15, 1879 – September 12, 1953) was an American film actor. He spent 29 years as a contract player at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and was best known for his portrayal of Judge James Hardy in the studio's popular '' Andy ...

, Johnny Mack Brown and

Z

*'' Zvenigora'', directed by Alexander Dovzhenko – ( U.S.S.R.)

Short film series

*'' Buster Keaton'' (1917–1941) *'' Our Gang'' ( 1922– 1944) *''

'' (1921–

1943 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 – ...

)

Animated short film series

*'' Felix the Cat'' (

1919 Events January * January 1 ** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (now Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia. ** HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off the ...

– 1936) *'' Aesop's Film Fables'' ( 1921– 1933) *'' Krazy Kat'' ( 1925– 1940) *''

Inkwell Imps ''Out of the Inkwell'' is an American major animated series of the silent era produced by Max Fleischer from 1918 to 1929. History The series was the result of three short experimental films that Max Fleischer independently produced from 191 ...

'' (

1927 Events January * January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith becomes the first Director-General. * January 7 * ...

– 1929) *''

Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (also known as Oswald the Rabbit or Oswald Rabbit) is a cartoon character created in 1927 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks for Universal Pictures. He starred in several animated short films released to theaters from 1927 to ...

'' ** ''Harem Scarem'' ** ''Neck 'n' Neck'' ** ''The Ol' Swimmin' Hole'' ** ''Africa Before Dark'' ** ''Rival Romeos'' ** ''Bright Lights'' ** '' Oh, What a Knight'' ** ''Sagebrush Sadie'' ** ''Ride'em Plow Boy'' ** ''Sky Scrappers'' ** ''Ozzie of the Mounted'' ** '' Hungry Hoboes'' ** ''Poor Papa'' ** ''The Fox Chase'' ** ''Tall Timber'' ** ''Sleigh Bells'' ** ''Hot Dog'' *''Newslaffs'' (

–1928) *'' Mickey Mouse'' ** ''Plane Crazy'' ** ''Gallopin' Gaucho'' ** ''Steamboat Willie'' ** ''The Barn Dance''

Births

*January 1 – Helen Westcott, American actress (died

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

) *January 2 – Ellen Kaarma, Estonian actress (died 1973) *January 5 – Denise Bryer, British actress (died 2021) *January 7 – William Peter Blatty, American screenwriter (died 2017) *January 15 – Joanne Linville, American actress (died 2021) *January 20 – Peter Donat, Canadian-American actor (died 2018) *January 23 –

Jeanne Moreau Jeanne Moreau (; 23 January 1928 – 31 July 2017) was a French actress, singer, screenwriter, director, and socialite. She made her theatrical debut in 1947, and established herself as one of the leading actresses of the Comédie-Française. M ...

, French actress, singer, screenwriter and director (died 2017) *January 26 –

Roger Vadim Roger Vadim Plemiannikov (; 26 January 1928 – 11 February 2000) was a French screenwriter, film director and producer, as well as an author, artist and occasional actor. His best-known works are visually lavish films with erotic qualities, su ...

, French director, screenwriter, actor (died 2000) *February 1 – Stuart Whitman, American film and television actor (died 2020) *February 4 – Vincent Wong, Jamaican-born British-Chinese actor (died 2015) *February 8 – Jack Larson, American actor (died 2015) *February 11 – Conrad Janis, American actor (died 2022) *February 16 – Eva Ingeborg Scholz, German actress (died 2022) *February 18 –

Little Caesar Little Caesar may refer to: People * Ptolemy XV Philopator Philometor Caesar, nicknamed Caesarion ("Little Caesar"), last pharaoh of Egypt, son of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra * Little Caesar (singer) (1928-1994; birth name Harry Caesar) U.S. sing ...

, American singer and actor (died 1994) *February 22 – Paul Dooley, American actor, writer and comedian *February 24 – Al Lettieri, American actor (died 1975) *February 29 ** Joss Ackland, English actor ** Tempest Storm,

American burlesque American burlesque is a genre of variety show derived from elements of Victorian burlesque, music hall and minstrel shows. Burlesque became popular in America in the late 1860s and slowly evolved to feature ribald comedy and female nudity. By ...

performer and actress (died 2021) *March 1 – Jacques Rivette, French director (died 2016) *March 11 – Albert Salmi, American actor (died 1990) *March 13 – Douglas Rain, Canadian actor (died 2018) *March 16 – Victor Maddern, English actor (died 1993) *March 17 – Eunice Gayson, English actress (died 2018) *March 19 ** Marceline Loridan-Ivens, French actor (died 2018) ** Patrick McGoohan, Irish actor (died 2009) ** Jan Shepard, American actress *March 24 – Vanessa Brown American actress (died 1999) *March 29 - Philip Locke, English actor (died 2004) *March 30 – Lilia Prado, Mexican actress, dancer (died 2006) *March 31 – June Jago, Australian actress (died 2010) *April 1 – George Grizzard, American actor (died 2007) *April 2 – Piet Römer, Dutch actor (died 2012) *April 3 – Kevin Hagen, American actor (died 2005) *April 4 ** Estelle Harris, American actress and comedienne (died 2022) ** Monty Norman, English composer of the ''James Bond'' theme (died 2022) *April 7 **

James Garner James Garner (born James Scott Bumgarner; April 7, 1928 – July 19, 2014) was an American actor. He played leading roles in more than 50 theatrical films, including '' The Great Escape'' (1963) with Steve McQueen; Paddy Chayefsky's ''The Ameri ...

, American actor (died 2014) ** Valeria Sabel, Italian actress (died 2009) *April 11 – Henri Garcin, Belgian actor (died 2022) *April 12 – Hardy Krüger, German actor (died 2022) *April 23 – Shirley Temple, American actress (died

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

) *May 1 – Vitaly Melnikov (film director), Russian director and screenwriter (died 2022) *May 3 – Jeanne Bal, American actress died (1996) *May 7 – Georgi Rusev, Bulgarian actor (died 2011) *May 11 – Yvonne Furneaux, French actress *May 12 –

Burt Bacharach Burt Freeman Bacharach ( ; born May 12, 1928) is an American composer, songwriter, record producer and pianist who composed hundreds of pop songs from the late 1950s through the 1980s, many in collaboration with lyricist Hal David. A six-time Gr ...

, American composer and songwriter *May 18 ** John Abineri, English actor (died 2000) ** Sara Shane, American actress (died 2022) *May 21 - Alice Drummond, American actress (died 2016) *May 23 – Nigel Davenport, English actor (died 2013) *May 28 – Gina Cabrera, Cuban actress (died 2022) *May 30 – Agnès Varda, Belgian-born French director, producer and screenwriter (died 2019) *June 4 – Ruth Westheimer, German-American sexual therapist, talk show host, and actress *June 5 – Robert Lansing, American actor (died 1994) *June 7 – James Ivory, American director, producer and screenwriter *June 9 – Jackie Mason, American stand-up comedian and actor (died 2021) *June 12 ** Vic Damone, American singer, entertainer and actor (died 2018) ** Tom Rosqui, American character actor (died 1991) *June 13 – Nikola Todev, Bulgarian actor (died 1991) *June 16 – Ernst Stankovski, Austrian actor (died 2022) *June 19 – Nancy Marchand, American actress (died 2000) *June 20 – Martin Landau, American actor (died 2017) *June 21 – Margit Bara, Hungarian actress (died 2016) *June 22 – Ralph Waite, American actor (died 2014) *June 29 – Ian Bannen, Scottish actor (died 1999) *July 6 –

Néstor de Villa Gines Francisco Soriano (July 6, 1928 – February 21, 2004), also known as Nestor de Villa, was a Filipino actor frequently cast in musical films. He was a gifted dancer, often paired with frequent on-screen partner Nida Blanca in both movi ...

, Filipino actor (died 2004) *July 7 – Pat Hitchcock, English actress and producer (died 2021) *July 12 – Peter Cellier, English actor *July 13 ** Bob Crane, American actor (died 1978) ** Mace Neufeld, American film and television producer (died 2022) *July 14 – Nancy Olson, American actress *July 15 – Tom Troupe, American actor and writer *July 21 –

Chuck Low Charles Lewis Low (July 21, 1928 – September 18, 2017) was an American actor. Low was born in New York City, to a Russian mother and Austrian-Polish father. He achieved his biggest success as Morris "Morrie" Kessler in the Martin Scorsese film ...

, American actor (died 2017) *July 22 – Orson Bean, American actor (died 2020) *July 24 - Michael Currie (actor), American actor (died 2009) *July 26 –

Stanley Kubrick Stanley Kubrick (; July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and photographer. Widely considered one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, his films, almost all of which are adaptations of nove ...

, American director (died 1999) *August 1 - Nick LaTour, American actor (died 2011) *August 6 – Andy Warhol, American artist and director (died 1987) *August 10 – Gus Mercurio, American-born Australian character actor (died 2010) *August 14 ** Joëlle Bernard, French actress (died 1977) **

Jacques Rouffio Jacques Rouffio (14 August 1928 – 8 July 2016) was a French film director and screenwriter. His 1986 film '' My Brother-in-law Killed My Sister'' was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival.Lina Wertmüller, Italian screenwriter and director (died 2021) *August 15 ** Nosher Powell, English actor and stuntman (died 2013) ** Nicolas Roeg, English director (died 2018) ** Simone Silva, Egyptian-born French actress (died 1957) *August 16 – Ann Blyth, American actress *August 18 – Norma Donaldson, American actress and singer (died 1994) *August 27 - Bernard Atha, English actor (died 2022) *August 28 – Charles Gray, English actor (died 2000) *August 31 – James Coburn, American actor (died 2002) *September 1 ** George Maharis, American actor ** Allene Roberts, American actor (died 2019) *September 3 –

Pilar Pallete Pilar Pallete (born 3 September 1928) is a Peruvian actress and the widow of American actor John Wayne. Biography Pallete was born as the daughter of a Peruvian senator in the Paita Port (northern Peru). She married and divorced professional big ...

, Peruvian actress *September 4 – Dick York, American actor (died 1992) *September 9 – Darrell Zwerling, American character actor (died 2014) *September 11 – Earl Holliman, American actor *September 17 – Roddy McDowall, Anglo-American actor (died 1998) *September 19 – Adam West, American actor (died 2017) *September 22 – Eugene Roche, American actor (died 2004) *October 1 ** Laurence Harvey, Lithuanian British actor (died 1973) ** George Peppard, American actor (died 1994) ** Erica Yohn, American actress (died 2019) *October 2 –

George McFarland George McFarland (October 2, 1928 – June 30, 1993) was an American actor most famous for starring as a child as Spanky in the ''Our Gang'' series of short-subject comedies of the 1930s and 1940s. The ''Our Gang'' shorts were later syndicated ...

, American actor (died 1993) *October 6 – Barbara Werle, American actress (died 2013) *October 17 – Don Collier, American actor (died 2021) *October 25 ** Jeanne Cooper, American actress (died 2013) ** Marion Ross, American actress *November 1 – Emmaline Henry, American actress (died 1979) *November 3 ** Wanda Hendrix, American actress (died

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major off ...

) ** Lew Palter, American actor *November 10 ** Ennio Morricone, Italian composer (died

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in ...

) ** Norma Crane, American actress (died 1973) *November 13 ** Helena Carroll, Scottish-American actress (died

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment ...

) ** Ralph Foody, American actor (died

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school s ...

) *November 14 – Kathleen Hughes, American actress *November 16 – Clu Gulager, American actor (died 2022) *November 23 –

Elmarie Wendel Elmarie Louise Wendel (November 23, 1928 – c. July 21, 2018) was an American actress and singer best known as Mamie Dubcek on the NBC sitcom ''3rd Rock from the Sun''. Early life Born on a farm in Howard County, Iowa, one of five siblings ...

, American actress singer (died 2018) *November 25 – Rance Howard, American actor (died 2017) *December 1 – Malachi Throne, American actor (died 2013) *December 3 – Carlo Giuffrè, Italian actor (died 2018) *December 5 – Barbara Krafftówna, Polish actress (died 2022) *December 6 – Lance Fuller, American actor (died

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a multi-national coalition in an invasion of Afghanistan ...

) *December 9 – Dick Van Patten, American actor (died 2015) *December 10 – Barbara Nichols, American actress (died 1976) *December 12 – Lionel Blair, English actor and television presenter (died 2021) *December 13 –

Nati Mistral Natividad Macho Álvarez (13 December 1928 – 20 August 2017), known by the stage name Nati Mistral, was a Spanish actress and singer. She won the National Theater Prize in 1997. Selected filmography *''The Captain's Ship'' (1947) *''Gold and ...

, Spanish actress (died 2017) *December 16 – Terry Carter, American actor and filmmaker *December 17 – Leonid Bronevoy, Russian actor (died 2017) *December 21 – Ed Nelson, American actor (died 2014) *December 25 – Dick Miller, American actor (died 2019) *December 29 ** Bernard Cribbins, English actor and singer (died 2022) ** June Preston, American child actress (died 2022)

Deaths

*January 2 – Emily Stevens, American stage & film actress (born 1882) *January 3 –

Claude France Claude France (March 9, 1893 – January 3, 1928) born in Emden, Germany; was a German-born French actress. She was born Jane Joséphine Anna Françoise Wittig. She was discovered by Leon Gaumont who was impressed with her beauty. She had worked ...

, German film actress (born 1893) *January 25 – Charles Gorman, American stage and screen actor (born 1865) *February 22 – Rudolph J. Bergquist American cinematographer *March 5 – Lidia Quaranta, Italian actress (born 1891) *March 13 –

Poppy Wyndham Honorable Lady Elsie Mackay (August 21, 1893–13th March 1928) was a British actress, jockey, interior decorator and pioneering aviator who died attempting to cross the Atlantic Ocean with Walter G. R. Hinchliffe in a single engined Stinson D ...

, British actress and heiress; ''lost at sea'' (born 1893) *April 22 – Frank Currier, American director, stage & silent film actor (born 1857) *June 22 – George Siegmann, American silent film actor (born 1882) *June 24 – Holbrook Blinn, American stage & silent film actor (born 1872) *July 20 – Scott Sidney, American film director (born 1872) *July 21 ** Ellen Terry, British stage actress of the Victorian and Edwardian times and later a silent film actress (born 1847) ** Ward Crane, American film actor (born 1890) *August 10 –

Rex Cherryman Rexford Raymond "Rex" Cherryman (October 30, 1896 – August 10, 1928) was an American actor of the stage and screen whose career was most prolific during the 1920s. Biography Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Rex Cherryman attended Colgate Unive ...

, American actor (born 1896) *August 17 – Frank Urson, American film director (born 1887) *August 26 –

Colin Campbell Colin may refer to: * Colin (given name) * Colin (surname) * ''Colin'' (film), a 2008 Cannes film festival zombie movie * Colin (horse) (1905–1932), thoroughbred racehorse * Colin (humpback whale), a humpback whale calf abandoned north of Sydney ...

, British-born film director (born 1859) *October 8 –

Larry Semon Lawrence Semon (February 9, 1889 – October 8, 1928) was an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter during the silent film era. In his day, Semon was considered a major movie comedian, but he is now remembered mainly for working ...

, American film comedian (born 1889) *November 10 – Anita Berber, German film actress (born 1899) *November 19 – Jeanne Bérangère, French stage and film actress (born 1864) *December 14 – Theodore Roberts, American film actor (born 1861) *December 25 – Fred Thomson, American film actor (born 1890)

Film debuts

* Jack Benny – ''Bright Moments'' * Humphrey Bogart – ''

The Dancing Town ''The Dancing Town'' is a 1928 two-reeler film, starring Helen Hayes. It was Humphrey Bogart's film debut. Cast * Helen Hayes as Olive Pepperall * Clarence Nordstrom as Hopperday, Jr. * Ada May Weeks as Prue Pepperall (credited as Ada May) * Ha ...

'' * Madeleine Carroll – '' The Guns of Loos'' * The Cisco Kid (character) - '' In Old Arizona'' * Andy Devine – '' That's My Daddy'' * Jean Gabin – ''Ohé! Les valises'' * Jean Harlow – '' Moran of the Marines'' * Miriam Hopkins – ''The Home Girl'' *

Charles Laughton Charles Laughton (1 July 1899 – 15 December 1962) was a British actor. He was trained in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and first appeared professionally on the stage in 1926. In 1927, he was cast in a play with his future ...

– ''The Tonic'' *

Anna Magnani Anna Maria Magnani (; 7 March 1908 – 26 September 1973) was an Italian actress.Obituary ''Variety Obituaries, Variety'', 3 October 1973, pg. 47 She was known for her explosive acting and earthy, realistic portrayals of characters. Born in R ...

– '' Scampolo'' * Mickey Mouse (character) – '' Steamboat Willie'' * Ray Milland – '' Moulin Rouge'' * Randolph Scott – ''

Sharp Shooters ''Sharp Shooters'' is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by John G. Blystone and starring George O'Brien, Lois Moran, and Noah Young. A print survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archive. ''Sharp Shooters'' contains uncredited perf ...

References

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