The year 1941 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest of all time, ''

Citizen Kane ''Citizen Kane'' is a 1941 American drama film produced by, directed by, and starring Orson Welles. He also co-wrote the screenplay with Herman J. Mankiewicz. The picture was Welles' first feature film. ''Citizen Kane'' is frequently cited ...

''.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1941 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Events

* January 17 '' Gone with the Wind'' goes into general release after touring in a roadshow version during 1940. Becoming a cultural phenomenon, it sells an estimated 60 million tickets this year alone. Adjusted for inflation with numerous rereleases, it remains the highest grossing domestic film of all time with $1.8 billion. * March 24 -

Glenn Miller Alton Glen Miller (March 1, 1904 – December 15, 1944) was an American big band founder, owner, conductor, composer, arranger, trombone player and recording artist before and during World War II, when he was an officer in the United States Arm ...

begins work on his 1st movie ''

Sun Valley Serenade ''Sun Valley Serenade'' is a 1941 musical film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and starring Sonja Henie, John Payne, Glenn Miller, Milton Berle, and Lynn Bari. It features the Glenn Miller Orchestra as well as dancing by the Nicholas Brothers. ...

'' for Twentieth Century Fox * May 1 – ''

'', consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time, is released. * July 2 – ''

Sergeant York Alvin Cullum York (December 13, 1887 – September 2, 1964), also known as Sergeant York, was one of the most decorated United States Army soldiers of World War I. He received the Medal of Honor for leading an attack on a German machine ...

'', the film biopic of World War I hero

Alvin C. York Alvin Cullum York (December 13, 1887 – September 2, 1964), also known as Sergeant York, was one of the most decorated United States Army soldiers of World War I. He received the Medal of Honor for leading an attack on a German machine ...

, starring Gary Cooper in the title role, premieres in New York City. It is the highest-grossing picture of the year and earns Cooper the first of two Academy Awards for Best Actor. *September –

Senate Investigation into Motion Picture War Propaganda The Senate Investigation into Motion Picture War Propaganda was a 1941 investigation by a group of isolationist United States Senators which set out to find evidence that the United States movie industry was agitating for the United States to join ...

in the United States. * October 3 – '' The Maltese Falcon'', considered one of the greatest films noir, is released.

Academy Awards

* Best Picture: '' How Green Was My Valley'' – 20th Century-Fox *

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: Gary Cooper – ''

'' * Best Actress: Joan Fontaine – '' Suspicion'' * Best Supporting Actor: Donald Crisp – ''How Green Was My Valley'' * Best Supporting Actress: Mary Astor – '' The Great Lie'' * Best Director: John Ford – ''How Green Was My Valley''

1941 film releases

United States unless stated

January–March

*January 1941 **1 January ***'' Princess Iron Fan'' (

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) **16 January ***'' The Face Behind the Mask'' **21 January ***'' High Sierra'' **23 January ***''

Suvorov Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov (russian: Алекса́ндр Васи́льевич Суво́ров, Aleksándr Vasíl'yevich Suvórov; or 1730) was a Russian general in service of the Russian Empire. He was Count of Râmnicu Sărat, Rymnik, C ...

'' **24 January ***'' Life with Henry'' ***'' The Saint in Palm Springs'' **28 January ***'' Sullivan's Travels'' **31 January ***'' Buck Privates'' ***'' Mr. & Mrs. Smith'' *February 1941 **7 February ***'' Back Street'' **18 February ***''

Adam Had Four Sons ''Adam Had Four Sons'' is a 1941 American romantic drama film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Ingrid Bergman, Warner Baxter, Susan Hayward, and Fay Wray Vina Fay Wray (September 15, 1907 – August 8, 2004) was a Canadian/America ...

'' **20 February ***''

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'' **21 February ***''

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary ''Andy Hardy's Private Secretary'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Kathryn Grayson, Ann Rutherford and Fay Holden. It was the tenth of the 16-film Andy Hardy series. Marian Ha ...

'' ***'' Nice Girl?'' ***'' The Strawberry Blonde'' ***'' Western Union'' **25 February ***'' The Lady Eve'' *March 1941 **1 March ***'' Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family'' (

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) **7 March ***'' Rage in Heaven'' **8 March ***'' Footsteps in the Dark'' **10 March ***'' Flying Wild'' **21 March ***'' The Sea Wolf'' **26 March ***'' I Wanted Wings'' **28 March ***'' Man Made Monster''

April–June

*April 1941 **4 April ***'' The Devil and Miss Jones'' ***'' Ohm Krüger'' ( Germany) **6 April ***'' The Flame of New Orleans'' **10 April ***''

Piccolo mondo antico ''Piccolo mondo antico'' (literally: Little Ancient World), known in English as ''Old-Fashioned World '', is a 1941 Italian drama film directed by Mario Soldati and based on the 1895 novel by Antonio Fogazzaro. It belongs to the movies of the c ...

'' ( Italy) **11 April ***''

Road to Zanzibar ''Road to Zanzibar'' is a 1941 Paramount Pictures semi-musical comedy film starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour, and marked the second of seven pictures in the popular "''Road to …''" series made by the trio. It takes place in the ...

'' ***'' That Night in Rio'' **12 April ***'' The Great Lie'' **19 April ***'' The Farmer's Wife'' ( Britain) ***''

Hatter's Castle ''Hatter's Castle'' (1931) is the first novel of author A. J. Cronin. The story is set in 1879, in the fictional town of Levenford, on the Firth of Clyde. The plot revolves around many characters and has many subplots, all of which relate to t ...

'' ( Britain) ***'' Quiet Wedding'' ( GB) **24 April ***'' Crook's Tour'' ( Britain) ***'' Penny Serenade'' **25 April ***''

They Met in Argentina ''They Met in Argentina'' is a 1941 American film directed by Leslie Goodwins and Jack Hively for RKO Pictures. Hively had to come in and finish the picture after Goodwins was hospitalized for pneumonia. Maureen O'Hara plays an Argentinian who fal ...

'' ***'' Ziegfeld Girl'' **30 April ***'' That Hamilton Woman'' ( GB) *May 1941 **1 May ***''

'' **2 May ***'' The Black Cat'' **3 May ***'' Meet John Doe'' **5 May ***''

Inspector Hornleigh Goes To It ''Inspector Hornleigh Goes To It'' is a 1941 British detective film directed by Walter Forde and starring Gordon Harker, Alastair Sim, Phyllis Calvert and Edward Chapman. It was the third and final film adaptation of the Inspector Hornleigh st ...

'' ( GB) **7 May ***'' Sheriff of Tombstone'' **9 May ***'' U-Boat Course West!'' ( Germany) **10 May ***'' Spellbound'' **22 May ***''

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'' **23 May ***'' A Woman's Face'' **24 May ***'' Crook's Tour'' **30 May ***'' In the Navy'' *June 1941 **7 June ***'' Shining Victory'' **11 June ***'' The Gang's All Here'' **13 June ***'' Broadway Limited'' ***'' Man Hunt'' ***'' One Night in Lisbon'' **18 June ***'' Moon Over Miami'' **20 June ***'' The Big Store'' ***'' The Reluctant Dragon'' **25 June ***'' Caught in the Draft'' **26 June ***'' Blossoms in the Dust'' **27 June ***'' Hit the Road'' **28 June ***'' Kipps'' ***'' Love on the Dole'' ( GB)

July–September

*July 1941 **2 July ***''

'' ***'' The Sea Wolf'' **4 July ***'' A Charming Man'' ( Czechoslovakia) **12 July ***''

The Bride Came C.O.D. ''The Bride Came C.O.D.'' is a 1941 American screwball romantic comedy starring James Cagney as an airplane pilot and Bette Davis as a runaway heiress, and directed by William Keighley. Although the film was publicized as the first screen pairi ...

'' **18 July ***'' The Shepherd of the Hills'' **25 July ***'' Target for Tonight'' ( GB) **26 July ***'' Bad Men of Missouri'' ***'' Pimpernel Smith'' *August 1941 **1 August ***'' Bowery Blitzkrieg'' ***'' Charley's Aunt'' **2 August ***'' Major Barbara'' ( GB) **6 August ***'' Hold That Ghost'' **7 August ***''

Here Comes Mr. Jordan ''Here Comes Mr. Jordan'' is a 1941 American fantasy romantic comedy film directed by Alexander Hall, in which a boxer, mistakenly taken to Heaven before his time, is given a second chance back on Earth. It stars Robert Montgomery, Claude Rains ...

'' **8 August ***''

Six Gun Gold ''Six Gun Gold'' is a 1941 Western film directed by David Howard and starring Tim Holt Charles John "Tim" Holt III (February 5, 1919 – February 15, 1973) was an American actor. He was a popular Western star during the 1940s and early 1 ...

'' **9 August ***'' Manpower'' **12 August ***''

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'' **15 August ***'' Life Begins for Andy Hardy'' **21 August ***''

'' **28 August ***'' The Blue Star Hotel'' ( Czechoslovakia) **29 August ***'' The Little Foxes'' *September **1 September ***'' Lady Be Good'' **5 September ***'' Charlie Chan in Rio'' **6 September ***'' Cottage to Let'' ( GB) **18 September ***''

Ladies in Retirement ''Ladies in Retirement'' is a 1941 American film noir directed by Charles Vidor and starring Ida Lupino and Louis Hayward, who were married at the time. It is based on a 1940 Broadway play of the same title by Reginald Denham and Edward Percy t ...

'' **19 September ***'' The Tyrant Father'' ( Portugal) **25 September ***''

A Yank in the RAF ''A Yank in the R.A.F.'' is a 1941 American black-and-white war film directed by Henry King and starring Tyrone Power and Betty Grable. Released three months before the attack on Pearl Harbor plunged the United States into World War II, it is ...

'' ***'' You'll Never Get Rich'' **26 September ***'' Hold Back the Dawn'' ***'' It Started with Eve''

October–December

*October 1941 **2 October ***'' Honky Tonk'' ***'' One Foot in Heaven'' **8 October ***'' 49th Parallel'' ***'' Week-End in Havana'' **10 October ***'' Never Give a Sucker an Even Break'' **17 October ***''

The Devil and Daniel Webster "The Devil and Daniel Webster" (1936) is a short story by American writer Stephen Vincent Benét. He tells of a New Hampshire farmer who sells his soul to the devil and is later defended by Daniel Webster, a fictional version of the noted 19th-c ...

'' ***'' Jesse James at Bay'' **18 October ***'' The Maltese Falcon'' **22 October ***'' You Belong to Me'' **23 October ***'' Dumbo'' **24 October ***''

Spooks Run Wild ''Spooks Run Wild'' is a 1941 American horror comedy film and the seventh film in the East Side Kids series. It stars Bela Lugosi with Leo Gorcey, Bobby Jordan and Huntz Hall. It is directed by Phil Rosen, in his first and only outing in the se ...

'' **25 October ***'' The Tell-Tale Heart'' **28 October ***'' How Green Was My Valley'' **31 October ***'' The Chocolate Soldier'' *November 1941 **7 November ***''

Unexpected Uncle ''Unexpected Uncle'' is a 1941 American comedy-drama film directed by Peter Godfrey and starring Charles Coburn, Anne Shirley, and James Craig. Cast *Anne Shirley as Kathleen Brown * James Craig as Johnny Kerrigan *Charles Coburn as Alfred Cr ...

'' **14 November ***'' I Wake Up Screaming'' ***'' Suspicion'' **15 November ***'' Blues in the Night'' **21 November ***'' Look Who's Laughing'' ***'' Shadow of the Thin Man'' ***'' Skylark'' ***'' They Died with Their Boots On'' **27 November ***'' Stormy Waters'' ( France) **28 November ***'' The Corsican Brothers'' ***'' Keep 'Em Flying'' *December 1941 **1 December ***''

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'' (Part 1) (

) ***'' Tarzan's Secret Treasure'' **2 December ***'' Ball of Fire'' **5 December ***'' Mr. Bug Goes to Town'' **12 December ***'' Among the Living'' ***''

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'' ***'' The Wolf Man'' **18 December ***''

H.M. Pulham, Esq. ''H. M. Pulham, Esq.'' is a 1941 American drama film directed by King Vidor and starring Hedy Lamarr, Robert Young (actor), Robert Young, and Ruth Hussey. Based on the novel ''H. M. Pulham, Esq.'' by John P. Marquand, the film is about a middle-a ...

'' ***'' Kathleen'' **21 December ***'' The Heavenly Play'' (

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) **25 December ***'' Louisiana Purchase'' ***''

The Shanghai Gesture ''The Shanghai Gesture'' is a 1941 American film noir directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring Gene Tierney, Walter Huston, Victor Mature, and Ona Munson. It is based on a Broadway play of the same name by John Colton, which was adapted fo ...

'' **26 December ***'' Hellzapoppin''' ***'' The Sausage-Maker Who Disappeared'' ( Norway)

Notable films released in 1941

United States unless stated

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'' (Genroku chushingura), directed by Kenji Mizoguchi – (

) *'' 49th Parallel'', directed by Michael Powell, starring Leslie Howard and

Laurence Olivier Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier (; 22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an English actor and director who, along with his contemporaries Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud, was one of a trio of male actors who dominated the Theatre of the U ...

– ( GB)

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Ingrid Bergman Ingrid Bergman (29 August 191529 August 1982) was a Swedish actress who starred in a variety of European and American films, television movies, and plays.Obituary ''Variety'', 1 September 1982. With a career spanning five decades, she is often ...

and Warner Baxter *'' Among the Living'', starring Albert Dekker and

Susan Hayward Susan Hayward (born Edythe Marrenner; June 30, 1917 – March 14, 1975) was an American film actress, best known for her film portrayals of women that were based on true stories. After working as a fashion model for the Walter Thornton Model A ...

*''

'', starring

Mickey Rooney Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule Jr.; other pseudonym Mickey Maguire; September 23, 1920 – April 6, 2014) was an American actor. In a career spanning nine decades, he appeared in more than 300 films and was among the last surviving stars of the ...

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*'' Babes on Broadway'', directed by Busby Berkeley, starring Judy Garland and

*'' Back Street'', starring Charles Boyer and

Margaret Sullavan Margaret Brooke Sullavan (May 16, 1909 – January 1, 1960) was an American stage and film actress. Sullavan began her career onstage in 1929 with the University Players. In 1933, she caught the attention of film director John M. Stahl and had ...

*'' Bad Men of Missouri'', starring

Dennis Morgan Dennis Morgan (born Earl Stanley Morner, December 20, 1908 – September 7, 1994) was an American actor-singer. He used the acting pseudonym Richard Stanley before adopting the name under which he gained his greatest fame. According to one obi ...

and Jane Wyman *'' Ball of Fire'', directed by

Howard Hawks Howard Winchester Hawks (May 30, 1896December 26, 1977) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter of the classic Hollywood era. Critic Leonard Maltin called him "the greatest American director who is not a household name." A v ...

, starring Gary Cooper and

Barbara Stanwyck Barbara Stanwyck (; born Ruby Catherine Stevens; July 16, 1907 – January 20, 1990) was an American actress, model and dancer. A stage, film, and television star, during her 60-year professional career she was known for her strong, realistic sc ...

*'' The Big Store'', starring the Marx Brothers, Margaret Dumont, Tony Martin *'' The Black Cat'', starring

Basil Rathbone Philip St. John Basil Rathbone MC (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967) was a South African-born English actor. He rose to prominence in the United Kingdom as a Shakespearean stage actor and went on to appear in more than 70 films, primarily costume ...

and Bela Lugosi *''

'', starring Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Rita Hayworth *'' Blossoms in the Dust'', starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon *'' The Blue Star Hotel'' (Hotel Modrá hvězda), directed by Martin Frič – ( Czechoslovakia) *'' Blues in the Night'', starring Priscilla Lane and

Betty Field Betty Field (February 8, 1916 – September 13, 1973) was an American film and stage actress. Early years Field was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to George and Katharine (née Lynch) Field. She began acting before she reached age 15, and went ...

*'' Bowery Blitzkrieg'', starring the East Side Kids *''

'', starring

James Cagney James Francis Cagney Jr. (; July 17, 1899March 30, 1986) was an American actor, dancer and film director. On stage and in film, Cagney was known for his consistently energetic performances, distinctive vocal style, and deadpan comic timing. He ...

and Bette Davis *'' Broadway Limited'', starring Victor McLaglen, Dennis O'Keefe, Patsy Kelly *'' Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family'', directed by Yasujirō Ozu – (

) *'' Buck Privates'', starring

Abbott and Costello Abbott may refer to: People *Abbott (surname) *Abbott Handerson Thayer (1849–1921), American painter and naturalist * Abbott and Costello, famous American vaudeville act Places Argentina * Abbott, Buenos Aires United States * Abbott, Arkansas ...

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*'' Caught in the Draft'', starring Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour *'' Charlie Chan in Rio'', starring Sidney Toler *'' Charley's Aunt'', starring Jack Benny *'' A Charming Man'' (Roztomilý člověk), directed by Martin Frič – ( Czechoslovakia) *'' The Chocolate Soldier'', starring Nelson Eddy *''

Churchill's Island ''Churchill's Island'' ( French title: ''La Forteresse de Churchill''

'' (La Forteresse de Churchill) – ( Canada) *''

'', directed by and starring Orson Welles, with Joseph Cotten, Agnes Moorehead,

Everett Sloane Everett H. Sloane (October 1, 1909 – August 6, 1965) was an American character actor who worked in radio, theatre, films, and television. Early life Sloane was born in Manhattan on October 1, 1909, to Nathaniel I. Sloane and Rose (Gers ...

Dorothy Comingore Mary Louise Comingore (August 24, 1913 – December 30, 1971), known professionally as Dorothy Comingore, was an American film actress. She starred as Susan Alexander Kane in ''Citizen Kane'' (1941), the critically acclaimed debut film of ...

, Ray Collins *'' The Corsican Brothers'', 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) ...

*'' Cottage to Let'', directed by Anthony Asquith, starring Leslie Banks, Alastair Sim, John Mills – ( GB) *'' Crook's Tour'', starring Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne *'' Cuando los hijos se van'' (When Children Leave Home) – ( Mexico)

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'' (aka ''All That Money Can Buy''), starring Walter Huston and Edward Arnold *'' The Devil and Miss Jones'', starring Jean Arthur and Robert Cummings *''

'', starring Spencer Tracy and

*'' Dumbo'', animated film from Walt Disney

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*'' The Face Behind the Mask'', starring Peter Lorre *'' The Farmer's Wife'', starring Basil Sydney *'' Footsteps in the Dark'', starring Errol Flynn *'' The Flame of New Orleans'', starring Marlene Dietrich *'' Flying Wild'', starring the East Side Kids *'' Freedom Radio'', directed by Anthony Asquith – ( GB)

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*'' The Gang's All Here'', starring Frankie Darro and Mantan Moreland *'' The Ghost of St. Michael's'', starring Will Hay and Charles Hawtrey – ( GB) *'' The Great Lie'', starring Mary Astor and Bette Davis

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*''

'', starring Hedy Lamarr and

Robert Young Robert, Rob, Robbie, Bob, or Bobby Young may refer to: Academics * R. A. Young (Robert Arthur Young, 1871–1959), British physician * Robert J. C. Young (born 1950), British cultural critic and historian * Robert J. Young (born 1942), Canadian h ...

*''

The Hard Life of an Adventurer ''The Hard Life of an Adventurer'' ( cs, Těžký život dobrodruha) is a 1941 Czech crime-comedy film directed by Martin Frič. Cast * Otomar Korbelář as Fred Flok alias Konzul Binder alias Komisar Niklas alias Ing. Benda * Ladislav Pešek a ...

'' (Těžký život dobrodruha) – ( Czechoslovakia) *''

'', starring Robert Newton and

Deborah Kerr Deborah Jane Trimmer CBE (30 September 192116 October 2007), known professionally as Deborah Kerr (), was a British actress. She was nominated six times for the Academy Award for Best Actress. During her international film career, Kerr won a G ...

– ( Britain) *'' The Heavenly Play'' (Himlaspelet), directed by Alf Sjöberg – (

) *'' Hellzapoppin''', starring Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson *''

'', starring Robert Montgomery *'' High Sierra'', starring Ida Lupino and

Humphrey Bogart Humphrey DeForest Bogart (; December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957), nicknamed Bogie, was an American film and stage actor. His performances in Classical Hollywood cinema films made him an American cultural icon. In 1999, the American Film In ...

in his first starring role *'' Hit the Road'', starring the Dead End Kids *'' Hold Back the Dawn'', starring Charles Boyer, Olivia de Havilland and Paulette Goddard *'' Hold That Ghost'', starring

*'' Honky Tonk'', starring Clark Gable and Lana Turner *'' How Green Was My Valley'', directed by John Ford, starring Walter Pidgeon and

Maureen O'Hara Maureen O'Hara (; 17 August 1920 – 24 October 2015) was a native Irish and naturalized American actress and singer, who became successful in Cinema of the United States, Hollywood from the 1940s through to the 1960s. She was a natural ...

– winner of 5 Academy Awards

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*'' I Wake Up Screaming'', starring Betty Grable, Victor Mature, Carole Landis *'' I Wanted Wings'', starring

Ray Milland Ray Milland (born Alfred Reginald Jones; 3 January 1907 – 10 March 1986) was a Welsh-American actor and film director. His screen career ran from 1929 to 1985. He is remembered for his Academy Award and Cannes Film Festival Award-winning ...

, William Holden, Veronica Lake, Brian Donlevy *'' In the Navy'', starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello *''

'', starring Gordon Harker and Alastair Sim – ( GB) *''

International Lady ''International Lady'' is a 1941 American spy film, spy-drama film directed by Tim Whelan and starring George Brent, Ilona Massey and Basil Rathbone. During the production stage it was originally titled as ''G-Men versus Scotland Yard''. It was ...

'', starring George Brent and

*''

The Iron Crown ''The Iron Crown'' () is a 1941 Italian adventure written and directed by Alessandro Blasetti, starring Massimo Girotti and Gino Cervi. The narrative revolves a sacred iron crown and a king who is prophesied to lose his kingdom to his nephew. It ...

'' (La corona di ferro) – ( Italy) *'' It Started with Eve'', starring Deanna Durbin and Robert Cummings

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*'' Jesse James at Bay'', starring Roy Rogers

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*'' Kathleen'', starring

Shirley Temple Shirley Temple Black (born Shirley Jane Temple;While Temple occasionally used "Jane" as a middle name, her birth certificate reads "Shirley Temple". Her birth certificate was altered to prolong her babyhood shortly after she signed with Fox in ...

*'' Keep 'Em Flying'', starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello *'' Khazanchi'' (Cashier) – ( India) *'' Kipps'' (British), based on the H.G. Wells novel, directed by Carol Reed, starring Michael Redgrave – ( GB)

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*''

'', starring Ida Lupino and Louis Hayward *'' Lady Be Good'', starring Eleanor Powell and

*'' The Lady Eve'', directed by Preston Sturges, starring

and Henry Fonda *'' Life Begins for Andy Hardy'' starring Lewis Stone,

, Cecilia Parker, Fay Holden *'' Life with Henry'', starring

Jackie Cooper John Cooper Jr. (September 15, 1922 – May 3, 2011) was an American actor, television director, producer, and executive, known universally as Jackie Cooper. He was a child actor who made the transition to an adult career. Cooper was the first ...

. *'' The Little Foxes'', directed by William Wyler, starring Bette Davis *'' Look Who's Laughing'', starring

Edgar Bergen Edgar John Bergen (born Edgar John Berggren; February 16, 1903 – September 30, 1978) was an American ventriloquist, actor, comedian, vaudevillian and radio performer, best known for his proficiency in ventriloquism and his characters Ch ...

, Fibber McGee and Molly *'' Louisiana Purchase'', starring Bob Hope *'' Love on the Dole'', starring

– ( GB)

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*'' Major Barbara'', directed by Gabriel Pascal, starring Wendy Hiller and

Rex Harrison Sir Reginald Carey "Rex" Harrison (5 March 1908 – 2 June 1990) was an English actor. Harrison began his career on the stage in 1924. He made his West End debut in 1936 appearing in the Terence Rattigan play ''French Without Tears'', in what ...

– ( GB) *'' The Maltese Falcon'', directed by

John Huston John Marcellus Huston ( ; August 5, 1906 – August 28, 1987) was an American film director, screenwriter, actor and visual artist. He wrote the screenplays for most of the 37 feature films he directed, many of which are today considered ...

, starring

, Mary Astor, Peter Lorre *'' Man Hunt'', starring Walter Pidgeon and Joan Bennett *'' Man Made Monster'', starring Lon Chaney Jr. and Lionel Atwill *'' Manpower'', starring

Edward G. Robinson Edward G. Robinson (born Emanuel Goldenberg; December 12, 1893January 26, 1973) was a Romanian-American actor of stage and screen, who was popular during the Hollywood's Golden Age. He appeared in 30 Broadway plays and more than 100 films duri ...

, Marlene Dietrich,

George Raft George Raft (born George Ranft; September 26, 1901 – November 24, 1980) was an American film actor and dancer identified with portrayals of gangsters in crime melodramas of the 1930s and 1940s. A stylish leading man in dozens of movies, Raft is ...

*'' Meet John Doe'', starring Gary Cooper and

*'' Moon Over Miami'', starring Betty Grable *'' Mr. & Mrs. Smith'', 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

Carole Lombard Carole Lombard (born Jane Alice Peters; October 6, 1908 – January 16, 1942) was an American actress, particularly noted for her energetic, often off-beat roles in screwball comedies. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Lombard 2 ...

and Robert Montgomery *'' Mr. Bug Goes to Town''

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*'' Never Give a Sucker an Even Break'', starring

W. C. Fields William Claude Dukenfield (January 29, 1880 – December 25, 1946), better known as W. C. Fields, was an American comedian, actor, juggler, and writer. Fields's comic persona was a misanthropic and hard-drinking egotist who remained a sympathe ...

*'' Nice Girl?'', starring Deanna Durbin

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*'' Ohm Krüger'' (Uncle Kruger), starring Emil Jannings – ( Germany) *'' One Foot in Heaven'', starring Fredric March and Martha Scott *'' One Night in Lisbon'', starring

Fred MacMurray Frederick Martin MacMurray (August 30, 1908 – November 5, 1991) was an American actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films and a successful television series, in a career that spanned nearly a half-century. His career as a major film le ...

and Madeleine Carroll *''

One Night in Transylvania ''One Night in Transylvania'' (Hungarian: ''Egy éjszaka Erdélyben'') is a 1941 Hungarian historical comedy film directed by Frigyes Bán and starring Zita Szeleczky, Mária Lázár and Antal Páger.Rozenblit p.213 It was based on the play '' A ...

'' (Egy éjszaka Erdélyben) – ( Hungary)

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*'' Penn of Pennsylvania'', starring Clifford Evans and

– ( GB) *'' Penny Serenade'', starring Irene Dunne and Cary Grant *''

'' (Old-Fashioned World), starring Alida Valli – ( Italy) *'' Pimpernel Smith'', directed by and starring Leslie Howard – ( GB) *'' A Place to Live'' *''

Pride of the Bowery ''Pride of the Bowery'' is a black-and-white 1940 film and the fourth installment in the East Side Kids series. It was directed by Joseph H. Lewis and produced by Sam Katzman. It was released by Monogram Pictures on December 15, 1940. Plot Whe ...

'', starring the East Side Kids *'' Princess Iron Fan'' (Tie shan gong zhu) – (

)

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*'' Quiet Wedding'', directed by Anthony Asquith, starring Margaret Lockwood – ( GB)

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*'' Rage in Heaven'', starring Robert Montgomery and

*''

'', directed by Joseph Kane, starring Roy Rogers *'' The Reluctant Dragon'', starring Robert Benchley *''

'', starring Bob Hope and

Bing Crosby Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, musician and actor. The first multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwide. He was a ...

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*'' The Saint in Palm Springs'', starring George Sanders *'' The Sausage-Maker Who Disappeared'' (Den forsvundne pølsemaker) – ( Norway) *'' The Sea Wolf'', starring

, Ida Lupino, John Garfield *''

'', directed by

, starring Gary Cooper and Walter Brennan *'' Shadow of the Thin Man'', starring William Powell and Myrna Loy *''

'', starring Gene Tierney *'' The Shepherd of the Hills'', starring

John Wayne Marion Robert Morrison (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne and nicknamed The Duke or Duke Wayne, was an American actor who became a popular icon through his starring roles in films made during Hollywood's Gol ...

*'' Sheriff of Tombstone'', starring Roy Rogers *'' Shining Victory'', starring

James Stephenson James Albert Stephenson (14 April 1889 – 29 July 1941) was a British stage and film actor. He found extraordinarily rapid success in Hollywood after arriving in his late 40s, but he died unexpectedly in his early 50s. Early life Stephenson ...

and Geraldine Fitzgerald *'' Sikandar'' (Alexander the Great) – ( India) *''

'', starring

Tim Holt Charles John "Tim" Holt III (February 5, 1919 – February 15, 1973) was an American actor. He was a popular Western star during the 1940s and early 1950s, appearing in forty-six B westerns released by RKO Pictures. In a career spanning more ...

*'' Skylark'', starring Claudette Colbert and

*'' Spellbound'', starring

Derek Farr Derrick Capel Farr (7 February 191221 March 1986) was an English actor who appeared regularly in British films and television from 1938 until his death in 1986. His more famous roles include Group Captain John Whitworth in '' The Dam Busters' ...

– ( GB) *''

'', starring East Side Kids and Bela Lugosi *'' Stormy Waters'' (Remorques), starring Jean Gabin and Michèle Morgan – ( France) *'' The Strawberry Blonde'', starring

, Olivia de Havilland, Rita Hayworth *'' Sullivan's Travels'', directed by Preston Sturges, starring Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake *''

'', starring Sonja Henie *'' Suspicion'', directed by

, starring Joan Fontaine and Cary Grant *''

'' – ( U.S.S.R.) *''

Swamp Water ''Swamp Water'' is a 1941 American film noir crime film directed by Jean Renoir and starring Walter Brennan and Walter Huston. Based on the novel by Vereen Bell, it was produced at 20th Century Fox. The film was shot on location at Okefenokee ...

'', directed by

Jean Renoir Jean Renoir (; 15 September 1894 – 12 February 1979) was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author. As a film director and actor, he made more than forty films from the silent film, silent era to the end of the 1960s. ...

, starring Walter Brennan and Walter Huston

T

*'' The Tale of the Fox'' (Le Roman de Renard) – ( France) *'' Target for Tonight'', a propaganda documentary – ( GB) *'' Tarzan's Secret Treasure'', starring Johnny Weissmuller *''

Teresa Venerdì ''Teresa Venerdì'' is a 1941 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Vittorio De Sica. Cast *Vittorio De Sica ... Il dottore Pietro Vignali *Adriana Benetti ... Teresa Venerdì *Irasema Dilián ... Lilli Passalacqua *Guglielm ...

'', directed by and starring Vittorio De Sica – ( Italy) *'' That Hamilton Woman'' (aka ''Lady Hamilton''), starring

Vivien Leigh Vivien Leigh ( ; 5 November 1913 – 8 July 1967; born Vivian Mary Hartley), styled as Lady Olivier after 1947, was a British actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice, for her definitive performances as Scarlett O'Hara in ''Gon ...

and

– ( GB) *'' That Night in Rio'', starring Don Ameche, Alice Faye, Carmen Miranda *'' The Tell-Tale Heart'', starring Joseph Schildkraut *'' They Died with Their Boots On'', starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland *''

'', starring

and James Ellison *''

'', starring Gene Tierney *'' Tosca'', directed by

, starring

Imperio Argentina María Magdalena Nile del Río (26 December 1906 – 22 August 2003) was an Argentine professional singer and movie actress, better known as Imperio Argentina; she became a citizen of Spain in 1999. María Magdalena Nile del Río was born ...

and Michel Simon ( Italy) *'' Turned Out Nice Again'', starring George Formby – ( GB) *'' The Tyrant Father'' (O Pai Tirano) – ( Portugal)

U

*'' U-Boat Course West!'' (U-Boote westwärts) – ( Germany) *''

'', starring Anne Shirley,

James Craig James or Jim Craig may refer to: Entertainment * James Humbert Craig (1877–1944), Irish painter * James Craig (actor) (1912–1985), American actor * James Craig (''General Hospital''), fictional character on television, a.k.a. Jerry Jacks * ...

, Charles Coburn *'' Unholy Partners'', starring

and Laraine Day

W

*'' Week-End in Havana'', starring Alice Faye, John Payne, Carmen Miranda and Cesar Romero *'' Western Union'', starring

Randolph Scott George Randolph Scott (January 23, 1898 – March 2, 1987) was an American film actor whose career spanned the years from 1928 to 1962. As a leading man for all but the first three years of his cinematic career, Scott appeared in a variety of ...

*'' When Ladies Meet'', starring Joan Crawford, Greer Garson, Robert Taylor and Herbert Marshall *'' The Wolf Man'', starring Lon Chaney, Jr. *'' A Woman's Face'', starring Joan Crawford and Melvyn Douglas

Y

*''

'', starring Tyrone Power and Betty Grable *'' You Belong to Me'', starring

and Henry Fonda *'' You'll Never Get Rich'', starring Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth

Z

*'' Ziegfeld Girl'', starring Judy Garland and

James Stewart James Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was an American actor and military pilot. Known for his distinctive drawl and everyman screen persona, Stewart's film career spanned 80 films from 1935 to 1991. With the strong morality h ...

Serials

*'' The Adventures of Captain Marvel'', starring Tom Tyler, directed by William Witney and John English *'' Dick Tracy vs Crime Inc'', starring Ralph Byrd, directed by William Witney and John English *'' The Green Hornet'', starring Gordon Jones *''

Holt of the Secret Service ''Holt of the Secret Service'' (1941) was the 16th serial released by Columbia Pictures. Plot A murderous gang of counterfeiters has kidnapped John Severn (played by Ray Parsons), the U.S. government's best engraver. He is forced to engrave a s ...

'', directed by

James W. Horne James Wesley Horne (December 14, 1881June 29, 1942) was an American actor, screenwriter, and film director. Silent era James Horne began his career as an actor under director Sidney Olcott at Kalem Studios in 1913 and directed his first film f ...

*'' The Iron Claw'', directed by

*'' Jungle Girl'', starring

Frances Gifford Mary Frances Gifford (December 7, 1920 – January 22, 1994) was an American actress who played leads and supporting roles in many 1930s and 1940s movies. Early years Gifford was born and raised in Long Beach, California, and at the age of 16, ...

, directed by William Witney and John English *'' King of the Texas Rangers'', directed by William Witney and John English *''

Riders of Death Valley ''Riders of Death Valley'' is a 1941 American Western film serial from Universal Pictures. It was a high budget serial with an all-star cast led by Dick Foran and Buck Jones. Ford Beebe and Ray Taylor directed. It also features Lon Chaney Jr. i ...

'', directed by Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe *''

Sea Raiders ''Sea Raiders'' is a 1941 Universal film serial starring the Dead End Kids and Little Tough Guys. This was the teen stars' second of three serials, between ''Junior G-Men'' (1940) and ''Junior G-Men of the Air'' (1942). ''Sea Raiders'' was the ...

'', directed by Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe *'' Sky Raiders'', directed by Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe *'' The Spider Returns'', starring Warren Hull, directed by

*''

White Eagle White Eagle(s) may refer to: History and politics * Coat of arms of Poland, a white eagle * Crusade of Romanianism, or White Eagles, a 1930s far-right movement in Romania * Task Force White Eagle, a Polish military unit during the War in Afghanist ...

'', directed by

Comedy film series

*''

Buster Keaton Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) was an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is best known for his silent film work, in which his trademark was physical comedy accompanied by a stoic, deadpan expression ...

'' (

1917 Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 9 – WWI – Battle of Rafa: The last substantial Ottoman Army garrison on the Sinai Peninsula is captured by the Egyptian Expeditionary Force's ...

–

1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in Nor ...

) *''

Laurel and Hardy Laurel and Hardy were a British-American Double act, comedy duo act during the early Classical Hollywood cinema, Classical Hollywood era of American cinema, consisting of Englishman Stan Laurel (1890–1965) and American Oliver Hardy (1892–19 ...

'' (

1921 Events January * January 2 ** The Association football club Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, from Belo Horizonte, is founded as the multi-sports club Palestra Italia by Italian expatriates in First Brazilian Republic, Brazil. ** The Spanish lin ...

-1945) *''

Our Gang ''Our Gang'' (also known as ''The Little Rascals'' or ''Hal Roach's Rascals'') is an American series of comedy short films chronicling a group of poor neighborhood children and their adventures. Created by film producer Hal Roach, also the ...

'' (

1922 Events January * January 7 – Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic), Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes. * January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éirean ...

–

) *'' Marx Brothers'' (1929–1946) *'' The Three Stooges'' (

1933 Events January * January 11 – Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independence, against the wis ...

–

1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...

)

Animated short film series

*''

Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse is an animated cartoon Character (arts), character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The longtime mascot of The Walt Disney Company, Mickey is an Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic mouse who typically wears red sho ...

'' (

1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhanov, J ...

–

1942 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in wh ...

1947 It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country in ...

–

1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito i ...

) *''

Looney Tunes ''Looney Tunes'' is an American Animated cartoon, animated comedy short film series produced by Warner Bros. starting from 1930 to 1969, concurrently with its partner series ''Merrie Melodies'', during the golden age of American animation.

'' (

1930 Events January * January 15 – The Moon moves into its nearest point to Earth, called perigee, at the same time as its fullest phase of the Lunar Cycle. This is the closest moon distance at in recent history, and the next one will be ...

–

1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

) **'' Bugs Bunny'' (1941–

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...

) **'' Daffy Duck'' (

1938 Events January * January 1 ** The Constitution of Estonia#Third Constitution (de facto 1938–1940, de jure 1938–1992), new constitution of Estonia enters into force, which many consider to be the ending of the Era of Silence and the a ...

–

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

) **''

Porky Pig Porky Pig is an animated character in the Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series of cartoons. He was the first character created by the studio to draw audiences based on his celebrity, star power, and the animators created ma ...

'' (

1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...

–

1946 Events January * January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held. * January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into f ...

1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...

–

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United ...

) **'' Sniffles'' (

1939 This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Third Reich *** Jews are forbidden to ...

–

) **''

Inki Inki is the lead character in an animated cartoon series of Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' short films by animator Chuck Jones. Five Inki cartoons were made between 1939 and 1950. History and description Inki, created for W ...

'' (

–

1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 cr ...

) *'' Terrytoons'' (

–

) *''

Merrie Melodies ''Merrie Melodies'' is an American animation, animated series of comedy short films produced by Warner Bros. starting in 1931, during the golden age of American animation, and ending in 1969. Then some new cartoons were produced from the late 197 ...

'' (

1931 Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Sir I ...

–

) *'' Scrappy'' (

-1941) *'' Popeye'' (

–

1957 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th y ...

) *''

Color Rhapsodies ''Color Rhapsody'' is a series of usually one-shot animated cartoon shorts produced by Charles Mintz's studio Screen Gems for Columbia Pictures. They were launched in 1934, following the phenomenal success of Walt Disney's Technicolor ''Silly Symp ...

'' (

1934 Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strik ...

–

1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – Luis ...

) *''

Donald Duck Donald Fauntleroy Duck is a cartoon character created by The Walt Disney Company. Donald is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor shirt and cap with a bow tie. Donald is known fo ...

'' (

1937 Events January * January 1 – Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua. * January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into Fe ...

–

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...

) *''Walter Lantz Cartunes (also known as New Universal Cartoons or Cartune Comedies)'' (

–

) *''

Goofy Goofy is a cartoon character created by The Walt Disney Company. He is a tall, Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic dog who typically wears a turtle neck and vest, with pants, shoes, white gloves, and a tall hat originally designed as a rumpled f ...

'' (

–

1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...

) *''

Andy Panda Andy Panda is a cartoon character who starred in his own series of animated cartoon short subjects produced by Walter Lantz. These "cartunes" were released by Universal Pictures from 1939 to 1947, and United Artists from 1948 to 1949. The title ...

'' (

–

) *'' Tom and Jerry'' (

1940 A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January *January ...

–

1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...

1961 Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba ( Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 ...

–

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...

) ** ''The Midnight Snack'' ** ''The Night Before Christmas'' *'' Woody Woodpecker'' (1941–

–

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

) *''Swing Symphonies'' (1941–

1945 1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which nuclear weapons have been used in combat. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. Januar ...

) *'' The Fox and the Crow'' (1941–

) *''

Superman Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book ''Action Comics'' #1 (cover-dated June 1938 and publi ...

'' (1941–

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 – ...

)

Births

*January 1 –

Eva Ras Eva or EVA may refer to: * Eva (name), a feminine given name Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Eva (Dynamite Entertainment), a comic book character by Dynamite Entertainment * Eva (''Devil May Cry''), Dante's mother in t ...

, Serbian actress, writer and painter *January 3 - Derrick O'Connor, Irish actor (died 2018) *January 4 - John Bennett Perry, American actor *January 7 - Harvey Evans, American actor (died 2021) *January 10 –

José Greci José Greci (10 January 1941 – 1 June 2017) was an Italian film, television and stage actress. Life and career Born in Ferrara as Giuseppina Greci, the daughter of the journalist and television writer Luigi. In 1956 at just fifteen years old ...

, Italian actress (died 2017) *January 12 - Long John Baldry, English-Canadian singer, musician and voice actor (died 2005) *January 14 – Faye Dunaway, American actress *January 15 - Geoffrey Beevers, British actor *January 19 -

Putter Smith Patrick Verne "Putter" Smith (born January 19, 1941) is an American jazz bassist, music teacher, author, and actor. Early life Smith was born in Bell, California, and began playing the bass at the age of eight, inspired by his older brother, ja ...

, American jazz bassist and actor *January 24 -

Neil Diamond Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. He has sold more than 130 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling musicians of all time. He has had ten No. 1 singles on the Hot 100 and Adul ...

, American actor and singer *January 31 – Jessica Walter, American actress (died 2021) *February 8 – Nick Nolte, American actor and producer *February 10 – Michael Apted, English director, producer and screenwriter (died 2021) *February 11 - Sonny Landham, American actor and stunt performer (died 2017) *February 27 - Charlotte Stewart, American actress *March 3 -

Rada Rassimov Rada Rassimov (born Rada Đerasimović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Рада Ђерасимовић) on 3 March 1941 in Trieste, Italy) is an Italian actress of Serb origin, who has appeared in film since the early 1960s and television since 1975. ...

, Italian actress *March 4 ** John Aprea, American actor and comedian **

Adrian Lyne Adrian Lyne (born 4 March 1941) is an English film director, writer and producer. Having begun his career directing 1970s television commercials, Lyne made well-received short films which were entries in the London Film Festival. He started mak ...

, English director and producer *March 14 – Wolfgang Petersen, German director, producer and screenwriter (died 2022) *March 16 – Bernardo Bertolucci, Italian director (died 2018) *March 18 -

Frank McRae Frank McRae (March 18, 1941 – April 29, 2021) was an American film and television actor, and a professional football player. Early life McRae was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He graduated from Tennessee State University with a double major i ...

, American actor (died 2021) *March 20 - Paul Junger Witt, American producer (died 2018) *March 24 - David Fox, Canadian actor (died 2021) *April 3 - Eric Braeden, German actor *April 7 **

Cornelia Frances Cornelia Frances Zulver, OAM (7 April 1941 – 28 May 2018), credited professionally as Cornelia Frances, was an English-Australian actress. After starting her career in small cameos in films in her native England, she became best known for her ...

, English-Australian actress (died 2018) ** Danny Wells, Canadian actor and comedian (died 2013) *April 20 – Ryan O'Neal, American actor *April 26 - Claudine Auger, French actress (died 2019) *April 28 – Ann-Margret, Swedish-born American actress, dancer and singer *May 2 - Paul Darrow, English actor (died 2019) *May 13 – Senta Berger, Austrian actress and producer *May 17 - Grace Zabriskie, American actress *May 18 - Miriam Margolyes, British-Australian character actress *May 19 - Tania Mallet, English actress and model (died 2019) *May 24 – Andrés García, Dominican-Mexican actor *May 29 **

Nick McLean Nick McLean, Sr., (born 29 May 1941), full name George Nicholas McLean, is an American cinematographer, best known for his work on the television shows ''Friends'', ''Joey'', ''Cybill'', and ''Evening Shade''. Early life and education McLean w ...

, American cinematographer and actor **

Bill Weston Bill Weston (29 May 1941 - 25 March 2012) was a British stunt performer and actor, whose 40-year career includes credits for ''Saving Private Ryan'', ''Titanic'', '' Raiders of the Lost Ark'', The Living Daylights and ''Batman Begins''. Filmograp ...

, British stunt performer and actor (died 2012) *June 2 ** Stacy Keach, American actor **

Mahmoud Yassine Mahmoud Yassin ( ar, محمود ياسين; 19 February 1941 – 14 October 2020) was an Egyptian actor. He was an iconic actor in both Egyptian cinema and television, portraying dramatic, psychological and romantic roles. Career Yassin studied l ...

, Egyptian actor (died 2020) *June 5 –

Spalding Gray Spalding Gray (June 5, 1941 – January 11, 2004) was an American actor, novelist, playwright, screenwriter and performance artist. He is best known for the autobiographical monologues that he wrote and performed for the theater in the 1980s and ...

, American actor and screenwriter (died 2004) *June 10 – Jürgen Prochnow, German actor *June 20 ** Stephen Frears, English film director ** Dieter Mann, German actor (died 2022) *June 21 **

Joe Flaherty Joseph Flaherty (born June 21, 1941) is an American actor, writer, and comedian. He is best known for his work on the Canadian sketch comedy '' SCTV'' from 1976 to 1984 (on which he also served as a writer), and as Harold Weir on ''Freaks and G ...

, Canadian-American actor and comedian ** Lyman Ward, Canadian actor *June 22 –

Michael Lerner Michael or Mike Lerner may refer to: * Michael Lerner (actor) (1941–2023), American actor *Michael Lerner (angler) (1890–1978), American angler and businessman * Michael Lerner (rabbi) (born 1943), social activist *Michael Benjamin Lerner (born ...

, American actor *June 25 – Denys Arcand, Canadian director and screenwriter *June 27 – Krzysztof Kieślowski, Polish director (died 1996) *July 1 -

Milos Milos Milos Milos ( sr, Милош Милошевић; born Miloš Milošević; 1 July 1941 – 30 January 1966) was a Serbian-born American actor, stunt double and bodyguard for actor Alain Delon. Early life Milos came from an influential famil ...

, Serbian-born American actor and stunt double (died 1966) *July 10 - Robert Pine, American actor *July 17 - Paula Shaw, American actress *July 21 - Edward Herrmann, American actor, director and writer (died 2014) *July 26 - Darlene Love, American actress and singer *July 28 – Peter Cullen, Canadian voice actor *July 29 – David Warner, English actor (died 2022) *August 4 ** Martin Jarvis (actor), English actor ** Paul Mooney, American comedian, writer and actor (died 2021) *August 7 - Franco Columbu, Italian bodybuilder, actor and producer (died 2019) *August 12 -

Dana Ivey Dana Robins Ivey (born August 12, 1941) is an American actress. She is a five-time Tony Award nominee for her work on Broadway, and won the 1997 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for her work in both ''Sex and Longing' ...

, American actress *August 15 - Lou Perryman, American character actor (died 2009) *August 26 - Joan Freeman (actress), American retired actress *September 26 –

Martine Beswick Martine Beswick (born 26 September 1941) is Jamaica-born British actress and model perhaps best known for her roles in two James Bond films, '' From Russia with Love'' (1963) and '' Thunderball'' (1965), who went on to appear in several other n ...

, English actress and model *October 6 – Billy Murray, English actor *October 10 – Peter Coyote, American actor *October 19 – Simon Ward, English actor (died 2012) *October 20 – Clare Peploe, English-Italian screenwriter and director (died 2021) *October 23 – Mel Winkler, American actor (died 2020) *October 24 –

Frank Aendenboom Frank Aendenboom (24 October 1941 – 31 March 2018) was a Belgian actor. He appeared in more than sixty films since 1960. Selected filmography References External links * 1941 births 2018 deaths Flemish male film actors Actors ...

, Belgian actor (died 2018) *October 25 – Gordon Tootoosis, Aboriginal Canadian actor (died 2011) *October 31 ** Mischa Hausserman, Austrian-born American actor (died 2021) ** Sally Kirkland, American actress *November 1 –

Robert Foxworth Robert Heath Foxworth (born November 1, 1941) is an American film, stage, and television actor. Early life Foxworth was born in Houston, Texas, the son of Erna Beth (née Seamman), a writer, and John Howard Foxworth, a roofing contractor. He at ...

, American actor *November 18 –

David Hemmings David Edward Leslie Hemmings (18 November 1941 – 3 December 2003) was an English actor and director. He is best remembered for his roles in British films and television programmes of the 1960s and 1970s, particularly the 1966 mystery film ' ...

, English actor, director and producer (died 2003) *November 22 – Tom Conti, Scottish actor *November 23 – Franco Nero, Italian actor *November 25 – Tiit Lilleorg, Estonian actor (died 2021) *November 27 - Tom Morga, American stuntman, stunt coordinator and actor *December 4 –

Leila Säälik Leila Säälik (born 4 December 1941) is an Estonian stage, film and radio actress. Early life and education Leila Säälik was born in Tallinn. Her father was a machinist and her mother was a seamstress. She attended primary and secondary schoo ...

, Estonian actress *December 6 – Evald Hermaküla, Estonian actor and director (died 2000) *December 8 – Valora Noland, American actress (died 2022) *December 9 –

Beau Bridges Lloyd Vernet "Beau" Bridges III (born December 9, 1941) is an American actor and director. He is a three-time Emmy, two-time Golden Globe and one-time Grammy Award winner, as well as a two-time Screen Actors Guild Award nominee. Bridges was a ...

, American actor *December 15 - Vladan Živković, Serbian actor (died 2022) *December 25 - John Capodice, American character actor

Deaths

*January 4 –

Henri Bergson Henri-Louis Bergson (; 18 October 1859 – 4 January 1941) was a French philosopherHenri Bergson. 2014. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 13 August 2014, from https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/61856/Henri-Bergson

, 81, French writer *January 10 – Joe Penner, 36, American comedian, actor, '' The Boys from Syracuse'', ''

Millionaire Playboy ''Millionaire Playboy'' originally entitled ''Playboy No. 2'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins from a screenplay by Bert Granet and Charles E. Roberts, based upon Granet's story. Produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pi ...

'', '' The Day the Bookies Wept'', ''

Mr. Doodle Kicks Off ''Mr. Doodle Kicks Off'' is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by Bert Granet. The film stars Joe Penner, June Travis, Richard Lane, Ben Alexander and Billy Gilbert. The film was released on October 7, 1938, by R ...

'' *March 13 – Stuart Walker, 63, American director, '' White Woman'', ''

Great Expectations ''Great Expectations'' is the thirteenth novel by Charles Dickens and his penultimate completed novel. It depicts the education of an orphan nicknamed Pip (Great Expectations), Pip (the book is a ''bildungsroman''; a coming-of-age story). It ...

'' *April 23 – Stanley Fields, 57, American actor, '' The Great Plane Robbery'', '' The Lady from Cheyenne'' *May 8 –

Tore Svennberg Olof Teodor "Tore" Svennberg (28 February 1858 – 8 May 1941) was a Swedish actor and theatre director whose career spanned more than five decades. Biography Born in Stockholm, Tore Svennberg made his stage debut at the Folkan Theatre in ...

, 83, Swedish actor, '' The Phantom Carriage'', '' A Woman's Face'' *May 12 – Ruth Stonehouse, 48, American actress, film director, '' The Satin Woman'' *May 22 – Ida Waterman, 89, American actress, '' Stella Maris'', '' The Enchanted Cottage'', '' Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley'', '' Esmerelda'' *June 28 – Richard Carle, 69, American actor, ''

The Little Red Schoolhouse ''The Little Red Schoolhouse'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Frank Coghlan Jr., Lloyd Hughes and Dickie Moore.Pitts p.110 A boy runs away from school and heads for New York City ...

'', '' Love Before Breakfast'', '' Rhythm in the Clouds'', ''

She Asked for It ''She Asked for It'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Erle C. Kenton and written by Frederick J. Jackson and Theodore Reeves. The film stars William Gargan, Orien Heyward, Vivienne Osborne, Richard Carle, Roland Drew, Harry Beresfor ...

'' *July 25 - Purnell Pratt, 55, American actor, '' Alibi'', '' Scarface'', '' The Mystery Squadron'', '' Dancing Feet'' *August 13 –

J. Stuart Blackton James Stuart Blackton (January 5, 1875 – August 13, 1941) was a British-American film producer and director of the silent era. One of the pioneers of motion pictures, he founded Vitagraph Studios in 1897. He was one of the first filmmakers to ...

, 66, British-American film producer and director, co-founder of Vitagraph Studios, '' The Glorious Adventure'' *September 18 – Claude King, 66, English actor, ''

Behind the Mask Behind the Mask may refer to: Film and television * ''Behind the Mask'' (1932 film), a film featuring Boris Karloff * ''Behind the Mask'' (1936 film) or ''The Man Behind the Mask'', a British mystery film by Michael Powell * ''Behind the Mas ...

'', ''

It Couldn't Have Happened – But It Did ''It Couldn't Have Happened – But It Did'' is a 1936 American romantic crime film directed by Phil Rosen. The film is also known as ''It Couldn't Have Happened'' (American review title). Cast * Reginald Denny as Greg Stone *Evelyn Brent as ...

'' *October 9 –

Helen Morgan Helen Morgan may refer to: *Helen Morgan (singer) Helen Morgan (née Riggins; August 2, 1900 – October 9, 1941) was an American singer and actress who worked in films and on the stage. A quintessential torch singer, she made a big splash in ...

, 41, American actress and singer, '' You Belong to Me'', '' Applause'', '' Show Boat'' *October 26 – Victor Schertzinger, 53, American director, '' Paramount on Parade'', ''

'' *November 2 –

Bengt Djurberg Bengt Djurberg (23 July 1898 – 2 November 1941) was a Swedish actor and singer. He appeared in about 25 roles in films from 1919 to 1940. His film debut was in Mauritz Stiller's film ''Sången om den eldröda blomman'' in 1919. Selected filmo ...

, 43, Swedish actor, ''

Troll-elgen ''Troll-Elgen'' is a novel from 1921 by Norwegian writer Mikkjel Fønhus. The story is about the large moose "Rauten" and the hunter "Gaupe", and ends up with both the hunter and the hunted losing their lives. The novel was adapted into a film i ...

'' *December 21 – David Howard, 45, American film director, '' Daniel Boone''

Film Debuts

Yvonne De Carlo Margaret Yvonne Middleton (September 1, 1922January 8, 2007), known professionally as Yvonne De Carlo, was a Canadian-American actress, dancer and singer. She became a Hollywood film star in the 1940s and 1950s, made several recordings, and late ...

– '' Harvard, Here I Come'' * Cyd Charisse – '' The Gay Parisian'' * Eva Gabor – '' Forced Landing'' * Ava Gardner – ''

Fancy Answers Fancy may refer to: Places * Fancy, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, a settlement * Fancy River, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Music Albums * ''Fancy'' (Bobbie Gentry album), 1970 * ''Fancy'' (Idiot Flesh album), 1997 * ''Fancy'' (video), ...

'' * Jackie Gleason – '' Navy Blues'' * Sterling Hayden – '' Virginia'' *

Charlton Heston Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter; October 4, 1923April 5, 2008) was an American actor and political activist. As a Hollywood star, he appeared in almost 100 films over the course of 60 years. He played Moses in the epic film ''The Ten C ...

– ''

Peer Gynt ''Peer Gynt'' (, ) is a five- act play in verse by the Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen published in 1876. Written in Norwegian, it is one of the most widely performed Norwegian plays. Ibsen believed ''Per Gynt'', the Norwegian fairy tale on wh ...

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– '' Major Barbara'' *

Bruce Lee Bruce Lee (; born Lee Jun-fan, ; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was a Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy drawing from different combat disciplines that ...

– ''

Golden Gate Girl ''Golden Gate Girl'', also known as ''Tears in San Francisco'' or ''Jinmen Nü'' is a Hong Kong drama film made in San Francisco in 1941, directed by Esther Eng and veteran filmmaker Kwan Man Ching, the film was released in San Francisco but was ...

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Norman Lloyd Norman Nathan Lloyd (' Perlmutter; November 8, 1914 – May 11, 2021) was an American actor, producer, director, and centenarian with a career in entertainment spanning nearly a century. He worked in every major facet of the industry, including ...

– '' The Forgotten Man'' * Agnes Moorehead – ''

'' * Margaret O'Brien – '' Babes on Broadway'' * Donna Reed – ''

The Get-Away ''The Get-Away'' is a 1941 film directed by Edward Buzzell. It stars Robert Sterling, Charles Winninger and Donna Reed. It is a remake of '' Public Hero No. 1''. Plot Cast *Robert Sterling as Jeff Crane *Charles Winninger as Doctor Josiah Glas ...

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Frank Sinatra Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Nicknamed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Chairman of the Board" and later called "Ol' Blue Eyes", Sinatra was one of the most popular ...

– '' Las Vegas Nights'' * Marie Windsor – ''

'' * Teresa Wright – '' The Little Foxes''

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