The following is an overview of 1922 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top nine films released in 1922 by U.S. gross are as follows:

Events

* June 11 – United States première of

Robert J. Flaherty Robert Joseph Flaherty, (; February 16, 1884 – July 23, 1951) was an American filmmaker who directed and produced the first commercially successful feature-length documentary film, '' Nanook of the North'' (1922). The film made his reputati ...

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Nanook of the North ''Nanook of the North'' is a 1922 American silent film which combines elements of documentary and docudrama, at a time when the concept of separating films into documentary and drama did not yet exist. In the tradition of what would later be c ...

'', the first commercially successful feature length

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. * November 26 – '' The Toll of the Sea'', starring Anna May Wong and

Kenneth Harlan Kenneth Daniel Harlan (July 26, 1895 – March 6, 1967) was an American actor of the silent film era, playing mostly romantic leads or adventurer types. Early life Harlan was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of George W. Harlan and ac ...

, debuts as the first general release film to use two-tone

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The Gulf Between ''The Gulf Between'' is a 1917 American comedy-drama film that was the first motion picture made in Technicolor, the fourth feature-length color film, and the first feature-length color film produced in the United States. The film was destroyed ...

'' was the first film to do so but it was not widely distributed).

Notable films released in 1922

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At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern ''At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern '' is a 1922 American silent comedy drama film directed by Lloyd Ingraham, who co-wrote the film adaption with David Kirkland. It stars Betty Ross Clarke, Earl Schenck, and Wade Boteler. The film is today con ...

'' (lost), directed by

Lloyd Ingraham Lloyd Chauncey Ingraham (November 30, 1874 – April 4, 1956) was an American film actor and director. Biography Born in Rochelle, Illinois, Ingraham appeared in more than 280 films between 1912 and 1950, as well as directing more than 100 f ...

, based on the 1905 novel by

Myrtle Reed Myrtle Reed (September 27, 1874 – August 17, 1911) was an American author, poet, journalist, and philanthropist. She wrote a number of bestsellers and even published a series of cookbooks under the pseudonym Olive Green. Biography She was ...

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The Bachelor Daddy ''The Bachelor Daddy'' is a lost 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green and written by Edward Peple and Olga Printzlau. The film stars Thomas Meighan, Leatrice Joy, Maude Wayne, Adele Farrington, J. Farrell MacDonald, ...

'' (lost), directed by Alfred E. Green, starring Thomas Meighan *''

The Beautiful and Damned ''The Beautiful and Damned'' is a 1922 novel by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set in New York City, the novel's plot follows a young artist Anthony Patch and his flapper wife Gloria Gilbert who become "wrecked on the shoals of dissipati ...

'' (lost), directed by William A. Seiter, starring Marie Prevost *'' Beauty's Worth'', directed by Robert G. Vignola, starring

Marion Davies Marion Davies (born Marion Cecilia Douras; January 3, 1897 – September 22, 1961) was an American actress, producer, screenwriter, and philanthropist. Educated in a religious convent, Davies fled the school to pursue a career as a chorus girl ...

*'' Beyond the Rocks'', directed by

Sam Wood Samuel Grosvenor Wood (July 10, 1883 – September 22, 1949) was an American film director and producer who is best known for having directed such Hollywood hits as '' A Night at the Opera'', '' A Day at the Races'', '' Goodbye, Mr. Chips'', '' ...

, starring

Gloria Swanson Gloria May Josephine Swanson (March 27, 1899April 4, 1983) was an American actress and producer. She first achieved fame acting in dozens of silent films in the 1920s and was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Actress, most f ...

and Rudolph Valentino *'' A Bill of Divorcement'', directed by Denison Clift, starring Constance Binney and

Fay Compton Virginia Lilian Emmeline Compton-Mackenzie, (; 18 September 1894 – 12 December 1978), known professionally as Fay Compton, was an English actress. She appeared in several films, and made many broadcasts, but was best known for her stage per ...

– ( GB) *'' The Blacksmith'', 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 Sennett ...

and Buster Keaton, starring Buster Keaton *'' A Blind Bargain'' (lost), directed by

Wallace Worsley Wallace A. Worsley, Sr. (December 8, 1878 – March 26, 1944) was an American stage actor who became a film director in the silent era. During his career, Worsley directed 29 films and acted in 7 films. He directed several motion pictures sta ...

, starring

Lon Chaney Leonidas Frank "Lon" Chaney (April 1, 1883 – August 26, 1930) was an American actor. He is regarded as one of the most versatile and powerful actors of cinema, renowned for his characterizations of tortured, often grotesque and affli ...

, based on the 1897 novel ''The Octive of Claudius'' by

Barry Pain Barry Eric Odell Pain (28 September 18645 May 1928) was an English journalist, poet, humorist and writer. Biography Born in Cambridge, Barry Pain was educated at Sedbergh School and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. He became a prominent contri ...

*'' Blood and Sand'', 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 Rudolph Valentino,

Lila Lee Lila Lee (born Augusta Wilhelmena Fredericka Appel; July 25, 1905 – November 13, 1973) was a prominent screen actress, primarily a leading lady, of the silent film and early sound film eras. Early life The daughter of Augusta Fredericka Appe ...

and

Nita Naldi Nita Naldi (born Mary Nonna Dooley; In this reference Naldi's birth name Nonna is mistakenly cited “Donna”. Naldi's birthname in this reference is also incorrectly cited as “Donna”. November 13, 1894 – February 17, 1961) was an Ameri ...

*'' The Bohemian Girl'', directed by Harley Knoles, Starring Ivor Novello and Gladys Cooper – ( GB) *'' The Bride's Play'', directed by George Terwilliger, starring

*'' The Burning Soil (Der brennende Acker)'', directed by F. W. Murnau – (

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'', directed by

A. V. Bramble Albert Victor Bramble (1884–1963) was an English actor and film director. He began his acting career on the stage. He started acting in films in 1913 and subsequently turned to directing and producing films. He died on 17 May 1963. Filmogra ...

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'' (lost), directed by William C. deMille, starring Wallace Reid, Agnes Ayres and

May McAvoy May Irene McAvoy (September 8, 1899 – April 26, 1984) was an American actress who worked mainly during the silent-film era. Some of her major roles are Laura Pennington in '' The Enchanted Cottage'', Esther in '' Ben-Hur'', and Mary Dale ...

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'', directed by

Graham Cutts John Henry Graham Cutts (1884 – 7 February 1958), known as Graham Cutts, was a British film director, one of the leading British directors in the 1920s. His fellow director A. V. Bramble believed that Gainsborough Pictures had been built ...

– ( GB) *'' Cops'', directed by Edward F. Cline and Buster Keaton, starring Buster Keaton *'' Crainquebille (Coster Bill of Paris)'', directed by Jacques Feyder – (

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*'' A Dangerous Adventure'', 15-part serial directed by

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and Jack L. Warner, starring

Grace Darmond Grace Darmond (born Grace Marie Glionna; November 20, 1893 – October 8, 1963) was a Canadian-American actress. Early life Grace Marie Glionna was born in Toronto on November 20, 1893. Her parents were Vincent Baptiste "James" Glionna, an I ...

*''Danse Macabre'', directed by

Dudley Murphy Dudley Bowles Murphy (July 10, 1897 – February 22, 1968) was an American film director. Early life Murphy was born on July 10, 1897 in Winchester, Massachusetts, to the artists Caroline Hutchinson (Bowles) Murphy (1868-1923) and Hermann Du ...

*'' Day Dreams'', directed by Edward F. Cline and Buster Keaton, Starring Buster Keaton and

Renée Adorée Renée Adorée (born Jeanne de la Fonte; 30 September 1898 – 5 October 1933) was a French stage and film actress who appeared in Hollywood silent movies during the 1920s. She is best known for portraying the role of Melisande, the love interes ...

*'' A Debt of Honour'', directed by

Maurice Elvey Maurice Elvey (11 November 1887 – 28 August 1967) was one of the most prolific film directors in British history. He directed nearly 200 films between 1913 and 1957. During the silent film era he directed as many as twenty films per year. He a ...

, starring

Isobel Elsom Isobel Elsom (born Isabelle Reed; 16 March 1893 – 12 January 1981) was an English film, theatre, and television actress. She was often cast as aristocrats or upper-class women. Early years Born in Chesterton, Cambridge, Elsom attend ...

and

Clive Brook Clifford Hardman "Clive" Brook (1 June 1887 – 17 November 1974) was an English film actor. After making his first screen appearance in 1920, Brook emerged as a leading British actor in the early 1920s. After moving to the United States ...

– ( GB) *'' The Dictator'' (lost), directed by

James Cruze James Cruze (born James Cruze Bosen; March 27, 1884 – August 3, 1942) was a silent film actor and film director. Early years Cruze's middle name came from the battle of Vera Cruz. He was raised in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ...

, starring Wallace Reid and

*'' Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler (Dr. Mabuse the Gambler)'', directed by Fritz Lang, starring

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, based on the 1921 novel by

Norbert Jacques Norbert Jacques (6 June 1880 – 15 May 1954) was a Luxembourgish novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and translator who wrote in German. He was born in Luxembourg-Eich, Luxembourg and died in Koblenz, West Germany. He created the character Dr. ...

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'', directed by Fred C. Newmeyer, 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 ...

*''Don Juan et Faust'', directed by Marcel L'Herbier, based on an 1828

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) *'' The Dungeon'' (lost), written and directed by Oscar Micheaux

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*''Estrellita del Cine'', directed by

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The Electric House ''The Electric House'' is a 1922 American short comedy film co-directed by and starring Buster Keaton. Plot Three graduating students drop their degree certificates, but each picks up the wrong ones off the floor. Keaton plays a botany studen ...

'', directed by Edward F. Cline and Buster Keaton, starring Buster Keaton *'' Esmeralda'' (lost), directed by Edwin J. Collins, starring Sybil Thorndike, based on the 1831 novel ''

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'' by

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*'' Fair Lady'', directed by Kenneth Webb *''Faust'', directed by Challis Sanderson, based on the 1808

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– ( GB) *''Faust'', directed by Gérard Bourgeois, based on the 1808

– (

) *'' La Femme de nulle part (The Woman from Nowhere)'', directed by Louis Delluc – (

) *'' Flames of Passion'', directed by

, starring

Mae Marsh Mae Marsh (born Mary Wayne Marsh; November 9, 1894U.S. Census records for 1900, El Paso, Texas, Sheet No. 6 – February 13, 1968) was an American film actress with a career spanning over 50 years. Early life Mae Marsh was born Mary Wayne M ...

and

C. Aubrey Smith Sir Charles Aubrey Smith (21 July 1863 – 20 December 1948) was an English Test cricketer who became a stage and film actor, acquiring a niche as the officer-and-gentleman type, as in the first sound version of ''The Prisoner of Zenda'' (1937) ...

– ( GB) *'' Flesh and Blood'', directed by Irving Cummings, starring

and Noah Beery Sr. *'' Foolish Wives'', starring and directed by Erich von Stroheim *''

The Frozen North ''The Frozen North'' is a 1922 American short comedy film directed by and starring Buster Keaton. The film is a parody of early western films, especially those of William S. Hart. The film was written by Keaton and Edward F. Cline (credited ...

'', directed by Edward F. Cline and Buster Keaton, starring Buster Keaton

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*'' The Ghost Breaker'' (lost), directed by Alfred E. Green, starring Wallace Reid and

, based on the 1909

Paul Dickey Paul Dickey (12 May 1882 – 7 January 1933), was an American playwright and silent screen writer. He wrote 17 films between years 1914 and 1933. He was born in Chicago, Illinois and died in New York, New York, aged 50. Selected filmogr ...

and Charles W. Goddard *''

A Gipsy Cavalier ''A Gipsy Cavalier'' is a 1922 British historical drama film directed by J. Stuart Blackton and starring Georges Carpentier, Flora le Breton and Rex McDougall. It was one of three films made in Britain during the early 1920s by the British-born ...

'', directed by J. Stuart Blackton, starring Georges Carpentier and Flora le Breton – ( GB) *'' Grandma's Boy'', directed by Fred C. Newmeyer, starring

*''

The Grass Orphan '' The Grass Orphan'' is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by Frank Hall Crane and starring Margaret Bannerman, Reginald Owen and Douglas Munro. It was based on the 1913 novel ''The Paupers of Portman Square'' by I.A.R. Wylie.Low p.37 ...

'', directed by

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*''The Haunted House'', directed by Erle C. Kenton *'' Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages'', starring and 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' ...

– ( Sweden/

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) *'' The Headless Horseman'', directed by Edward D. Venturini, starring Will Rogers, based of the 1820 short story '' The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'' by

Washington Irving Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for his short stories "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and " The Legen ...

*'' Heroes of the Street'', directed by William Beaudine, starring

Wesley Barry Wesley Barry (August 10, 1907 – April 11, 1994) was an American actor, director, and producer. Barry began his career as a child actor in silent motion pictures and later became a producer and director of both film and television. As a direc ...

and Marie Prevost

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*'' In the Name of the Law'' (lost), directed by Emory Johnson, starring Ralph Lewis and

Claire McDowell Claire McDowell ( MacDowell; November 2, 1877 – October 23, 1966) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 350 films between 1908 and 1945. Early years Claire MacDowell was born in New York City on November 2, 1877, the ...

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*'' Laborer's Love (láogōng zhī àiqíng)'', directed by

Zhang Shichuan Zhang Shichuan (; 1889–1953 or 1890–1954), also credited as S. C. Chang, was a Chinese entrepreneur, film director, and film producer, who is considered a founding father of Chinese cinema. He and Zheng Zhengqiu made the first Chinese featur ...

– ( China) *'' Lorna Doone'', directed by Maurice Tourneur, starring

Madge Bellamy Madge Bellamy (born Margaret Derden Philpott; June 30, 1899 – January 24, 1990) was an American stage and film actress. She was a popular leading lady in the 1920s and early 1930s. Her career declined in the sound era and ended following a rom ...

*'' The Loves of Pharaoh (Das Weib des Pharao)'', directed by Ernst Lubitsch, starring

Emil Jannings Emil Jannings (born Theodor Friedrich Emil Janenz, 23 July 1884 – 2 January 1950) was a Swiss born German actor, popular in the 1920s in Hollywood. He was the first recipient of the Academy Award for Best Actor for his roles in '' The La ...

– (

) * '' Lucrezia Borgia'', directed by Richard Oswald, starring Conrad Veidt and

Liane Haid Juliane "Liane" Haid (16 August 1895 – 28 November 2000) was an Austrian actress and singer. She has often been referred to as Austria's first movie star. Biography Juliane Haid was born in Vienna on 16 August 1895, the first child to Georg ...

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*'' The Man from Beyond'', directed by Burton L. King, starring Harry Houdini *'' Manslaughter'', directed by

Cecil B. DeMille Cecil Blount DeMille (; August 12, 1881January 21, 1959) was an American film director, producer and actor. Between 1914 and 1958, he made 70 features, both silent and sound films. He is acknowledged as a founding father of the American cine ...

, starring Thomas Meighan and Lois Wilson *'' Marizza'' (lost), directed by F. W. Murnau – (

) *''

The Marriage Chance ''The Marriage Chance'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Hampton Del Ruth and starring Alta Allen, Milton Sills and Irene Rich.Munden p.493 Cast * Alta Allen as Eleannor Douglas * Milton Sills as William Bradley * Henry B. Wa ...

'', written and directed by Hampton Del Ruth *''Money To Burn'' (lost), directed by Rowland V. Lee *'' Moran of the Lady Letty'', directed by

George Melford George H. Melford (born George Henry Knauff, February 19, 1877 – April 25, 1961) was an American stage and film actor and director. Often taken for granted as a director today, the stalwart Melford's name by the 1920s was, like Cecil B. DeMil ...

, starring Dorothy Dalton and Rudolph Valentino *'' More to Be Pitied Than Scorned'' (lost), directed by Edward LeSaint *'' Mud and Sand'', directed by

Gilbert Pratt Gilbert Pratt (February 16, 1892 – December 10, 1954) was an American film director, actor and writer. He directed 87 films between 1917 and 1936. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and died in Los Angeles, California. Selected film ...

, starring Stan Laurel *'' My Boy'', directed by

Victor Heerman Victor Eugene Heerman (August 27, 1893 – November 3, 1977) was an English-American film director, screenwriter, and film producer.Vazzana, Eugene Michael (2001). ''Silent Film Necrology.'' McFarland, After writing and directing short comedies ...

and Albert Austin, starring Jackie Coogan *''

My Wife's Relations ''My Wife's Relations'' is a 1922 American short comedy film directed by and starring Buster Keaton. Through a judicial error Buster finds himself married to a large domineering woman with an unfriendly father and four bullying brothers. Cast ...

'', directed by Edward F. Cline and Buster Keaton, starring Buster Keaton

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(Nathan der Weise)'', directed by

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) *'' Nice People'' (lost), directed by William C. deMille, starring Wallace Reid,

Bebe Daniels Phyllis Virginia "Bebe" Daniels (January 14, 1901 – March 16, 1971) was an American actress, singer, dancer, writer, and producer. She began her career in Hollywood during the silent film era as a child actress, became a star in musicals such ...

and Conrad Nagel *'' Nosferatu – Eine Symphonie des Grauens (Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror)'', directed by F. W. Murnau, starring

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, based on the 1897 novel '' Dracula'' by Bram Stoker without authorization – (

) *'' Number 13'' (lost), directed by Alfred Hitchcock – ( GB)

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*'' Oliver Twist'', directed by

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, starring Jackie Coogan and

*'' One Exciting Night'', written and directed by D. W. Griffith *''

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, starring Will Rogers and

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*'' The Paleface'', directed by Edward F. Cline and Buster Keaton, starring Buster Keaton *'' Pay Day'', a

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short *'' Peg o' My Heart'', directed by

King Vidor King Wallis Vidor (; February 8, 1894 – November 1, 1982) was an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter whose 67-year film-making career successfully spanned the silent and sound eras. His works are distinguished by a vivid, ...

, starring Laurette Taylor *'' Phantom'', directed by F. W. Murnau, starring Alfred Abel, Lil Dagover and Lya De Putti – (

) *'' Polikushka (Поликушка)'', directed by

Alexander Sanin Alexander Akimovich Sanin (russian: Александр Акимович Санин, né Shoenberg, Шёнберг; – 8 May 1956) was a Russian actor, director and acting teacher.

– ( U.S.S.R.) *'' The Primitive Lover'', directed by Sidney Franklin, starring

Constance Talmadge Constance Alice Talmadge (April 19, 1898 – November 23, 1973) was an American silent film star. She was the sister of actresses Norma and Natalie Talmadge. Early life Talmadge was born on April 19, 1898 in Brooklyn, New York, to poor p ...

and Harrison Ford *''

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'', directed by Rex Ingram, starring Lewis Stone and

Alice Terry Alice Frances Taaffe (July 24, 1899 – December 22, 1987), known professionally as Alice Terry, was an American film actress and director. She began her career during the silent film era, appearing in thirty-nine films between 1916 and 1 ...

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*'' Rent Free'' (lost), directed by Howard Higgin, starring Wallace Reid and

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'', directed by Allan Dwan, starring

Douglas Fairbanks Douglas Elton Fairbanks Sr. (born Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman; May 23, 1883 – December 12, 1939) was an American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. He was best known for his swashbuckling roles in silent films including '' The Thi ...

and

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'' ( ...

*'' Rob Roy'', directed by W. P. Kellino – ( GB)

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*'' Saturday Night'', directed by

, starring

Leatrice Joy Leatrice Joy (born Leatrice Johanna Zeidler; November 7, 1893 – May 13, 1985) was an American actress most prolific during the silent film era. Early life Joy was born in New Orleans, Louisiana to dentist Edward Joseph Zeidler, who was o ...

and Conrad Nagel *'' The Scarlet Letter'', directed by Challis Sanderson, starring Sybil Thorndike – ( GB) *''

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'', directed by Tom Forman, starring

Marguerite De La Motte Marguerite De La Motte (June 22, 1902 – March 10, 1950) was an American film actress, most notably of the silent film era. Early years Born in Duluth, Minnesota, De La Motte was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph De La Motte. She was a ...

and Harrison Ford *'' Sherlock Holmes'', directed by Albert Parker, starring John Barrymore, based on the 1899 stage play by

William Gillette William Hooker Gillette (July 24, 1853 – April 29, 1937) was an American actor-manager, playwright, and stage-manager in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is best remembered for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage and in a 1916 ...

and Arthur Conan Doyle – ( GB) *'' Smilin' Through'', directed by Sidney Franklin, starring

Norma Talmadge Norma Marie Talmadge (May 2, 1894 – December 24, 1957) was an American actress and film producer of the silent era. A major box-office draw for more than a decade, her career reached a peak in the early 1920s, when she ranked among the most pop ...

*'' Sodom and Gomorrah'', directed by

Michael Curtiz Michael Curtiz ( ; born Manó Kaminer; since 1905 Mihály Kertész; hu, Kertész Mihály; December 24, 1886 April 10, 1962) was a Hungarian-American film director, recognized as one of the most prolific directors in history. He directed cla ...

, starring Lucy Doraine – (

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) *'' La Souriante Madame Beudet (The Smiling Madame Beudet)'', directed by

Germaine Dulac Germaine Dulac (; born Charlotte Elisabeth Germaine Saisset-Schneider; 17 November 1882 – 20 July 1942)Flitterman-Lewis 1996 was a French filmmaker, film theorist, journalist and critic. She was born in Amiens and moved to Paris in early chil ...

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) *'' Squibs Wins the Calcutta Sweep'', directed by George Pearson, starring Betty Balfour – ( GB) *'' The Suram Fortress (Suramis tsikhe)'', directed by Ivan Perestiani – ( U.S.S.R.)

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*'' Tess of the Storm Country'', directed by John S. Robertson, starring

Mary Pickford Gladys Marie Smith (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979), known professionally as Mary Pickford, was a Canadian-American stage and screen actress and producer with a career that spanned five decades. A pioneer in the US film industry, she co-founde ...

*'' The Three Must-Get-Theres'', a

Max Linder Max or MAX may refer to: Animals * Max (dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog * Max (English Springer Spaniel), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of OBE) * Max (gorilla) ...

film *'' The Toll of the Sea'', directed by Chester M. Franklin, starring Anna May Wong

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*'' What's Wrong with the Women?'' (lost), directed by Roy William Neill, starring Constance Bennett *'' When Knighthood Was in Flower'', directed by Robert G. Vignola, starring

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Wildness of Youth ''Wildness of Youth'' is a 1922 silent film directed by Ivan Abramson, starring Virginia Pearson, Harry T. Morey and Mary Anderson. Plot Spoiled son Andrew Kane (Joseph Striker) competes with James Surbrun ( Harry T. Morey) for the affections ...

'', directed by

Ivan Abramson Ivan Abramson (1869 – September 15, 1934) was a director of American silent films in the 1910s and 1920s.Klein, Uru (10 December 2009)Cinema in the time of war, ''Haaretz'' Abramson emigrated to the United States from Russia in the 1880s and s ...

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The Young Diana ''The Young Diana'' is a lost 1922 American silent drama film directed by Albert Capellani and Robert G. Vignola and written by Luther Reed. The film stars Marion Davies, Macklyn Arbuckle, Forrest Stanley, Gypsy O'Brien, and Pedro de Cordoba. ...

'' (lost), directed by Albert Capellani and Robert G. Vignola, starring

*''

The Young Rajah ''The Young Rajah'' is a 1922 silent film starring Rudolph Valentino. The film was based on the book ''Amos Judd'' by John Ames Mitchell. Plot After fifteen years, Joshua Judd ( Charles Ogle) tells his adopted son, Amos (Valentino), that his re ...

''. directed by Phil Rosen, starring Rudolph Valentino *'' Your Best Friend'', written and directed by William Nigh, starring Vera Gordon

Short film series

*'' Charlie Chaplin'' (1914–1923) *'' Buster Keaton'' (1917–1941) *'' Laurel and Hardy'' (1921–1943) *'' Our Gang'' (1922–1944)

Animated short film series

*''

Felix the Cat Felix the Cat is a cartoon character created in 1919 by Pat Sullivan and Otto Messmer during the silent film era. An anthropomorphic black cat with white eyes, a black body, and a giant grin, he was one of the most recognized cartoon characte ...

'' (1919–1936) *''

Koko the Clown Koko the Clown is an animated character created by Max Fleischer. He first appeared as the main protagonist in '' Out of the Inkwell'' (1918-1929), a major animated series of the silent era. Throughout the series, he goes on many adventures with ...

'' (1919–1963) *'' Aesop's Film Fables'' (1921–1934)

Births

*January 2 –

Jason Evers Jason Evers (born Herbert Everberg or as Herbert Everin; January 2, 1922 – March 13, 2005) was an American actor. He was the star of the 1963 ABC television drama '' Channing''. Early life Evers was born either as Herbert Everberg or Herber ...

, actor (died 2005) *January 3 –

Bill Travers William Inglis Lindon Travers (3 January 1922 – 29 March 1994) was a British actor, screenwriter, director and animal rights activist. Prior to his show business career, he served in the British army with Gurkha and special forces units. E ...

, British actor, screenwriter and director (died 1994) *January 10 – Hannelore Schroth, actress (died

1987 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, ...

) *January 13 – Albert Lamorisse, director (died

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and ...

) *January 16 –

Irene Vernon Irene Vernon (born Irene Vergauwen, January 16, 1922 – April 21, 1998) was an American actress. Background Vernon was born Irene Vergauwen in Mishawaka, Indiana, and graduated from Mishawaka High School. Following graduation, she moved to ...

, 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 17 –

Betty White Betty Marion White (January 17, 1922December 31, 2021) was an American actress and comedian. A pioneer of Golden Age of Television, early television, with a television career spanning almost seven decades, White was noted for her vast work i ...

, American actress (died

2021 File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October 2021 coup in Sudan; Crowd shortly after t ...

) *January 19 –

Guy Madison Guy Madison (born Robert Ozell Moseley; January 19, 1922 – February 6, 1996) was an American film, television, and radio actor. He is best known for playing Wild Bill Hickok in the Western television series ''The Adventures of Wild Bill Hicko ...

, actor (died 1996) *January 20 – Ray Anthony, bandleader, trumpeter, songwriter and actor *January 21 **

Telly Savalas Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas (January 21, 1922 – January 22, 1994) was an American actor and singer whose career spanned four decades. Noted for his bald head and deep, resonant voice, he is perhaps best known for portraying Lt. Theo Kojak on th ...

, actor (died 1994) **

Paul Scofield David Paul Scofield (21 January 1922 – 19 March 2008) was a British actor. During a six-decade career, Scofield achieved the US Triple Crown of Acting, winning an Academy Award, Emmy, and Tony for his work. He won the three awards in a seve ...

, actor (died 2008) *January 31 –

Joanne Dru Joanne Dru (born Joan Letitia LaCock;Known as Joan Lacock in th1930 United States census/ref> January 31, 1922 – September 10, 1996) was an American film and television actress, known for such films as '' Red River'', ''She Wore a Yellow Ribbo ...

, actress (died 1996) *February 4 – Qin Yi, Chinese actress (died

2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretariat; The global monkeypo ...

) *February 6 – Patrick Macnee, actor (died 2015) *February 7 –

Hattie Jacques Hattie Jacques (; born Josephine Edwina Jaques; 7 February 1922 – 6 October 1980) was an English comedy actress of stage, radio and screen. She is best known as a regular of the ''Carry On'' films, where she typically played strict, no-non ...

, actress (died 1980) *February 8 –

Audrey Meadows Audrey Meadows ( Cotter, February 8, 1922 – February 3, 1996) was an American actress best known for her role as the deadpan housewife Alice Kramden on the 1950s American television comedy ''The Honeymooners''. She was the younger sister of ...

, actress (died 1996) *February 9 –

Kathryn Grayson Kathryn Grayson (born Zelma Kathryn Elisabeth Hedrick; February 9, 1922 – February 17, 2010) was an American actress and coloratura soprano. Ronald Berganbr>Obituary '' London Guardian'', February 19, 2010. From the age of twelve, Grayson trai ...

, singer, actress (died 2010) *February 24 –

Steven Hill Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; ...

, actor (died

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses duri ...

) *February 26 –

Margaret Leighton Margaret Leighton, CBE (26 February 1922 – 13 January 1976) was an English actress, active on stage and television, and in film. Her film appearances included (her first credited debut feature) in Anatole de Grunwald's ''The Winslow Boy'' ( ...

, actress (died

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 ...

) *March 5 – Pier Paolo Pasolini, film director (died 1975) *March 8 – Cyd Charisse, actress, dancer (died 2008) *March 20 –

Carl Reiner Carl Reiner (March 20, 1922 – June 29, 2020) was an American actor, stand-up comedian, director, screenwriter, and author whose career spanned seven decades. He was the recipient of many awards and honors, including 11 Primetime Emmy Awards, ...

, comic actor, director and screenwriter (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 t ...

) *March 21 –

Russ Meyer Russell Albion Meyer (March 21, 1922 – September 18, 2004) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, and editor. He is known primarily for writing and directing a series of successful sexploitation films that fea ...

, director, producer (died 2004) *March 31 – Richard Kiley, American actor and singer (died 1999) *April 3 – Doris Day, actress, singer (died

2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

) *April 4 - Elmer Bernstein, American composer and conductor (died 2004) *April 5 –

Gale Storm Josephine Owaissa Cottle (April 5, 1922 – June 27, 2009), known professionally as Gale Storm, was an American actress and singer. After a film career from 1940 to 1952, she starred in two popular television programs of the 1950s, '' My Litt ...

, singer, actress (died 2009) *April 7 –

Margia Dean Marguerite Louise Skliris-Alvarez ( Skliris; born April 7, 1922), known as Margia Dean, is an American former beauty queen and stage and screen actress of Greek descent, who had a successful career in Hollywood films during the 1940s until the e ...

, American former beauty queen and actress *April 15 –

Michael Ansara Michael George Ansara (April 15, 1922 – July 31, 2013) was an American actor. He portrayed Cochise in the television series '' Broken Arrow'', Kane in the 1979–1981 series '' Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'', Commander Kang in '' Star Tr ...

, American stage, screen, and voice actor (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 fa ...

) *April 18 –

Barbara Hale Barbara Hale (April 18, 1922 – January 26, 2017) was an American actress who portrayed legal secretary Della Street in the dramatic television series '' Perry Mason'' (1957–1966), earning her a 1959 Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting A ...

, American actress (died

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a s ...

) *April 24 – J. D. Cannon, American actor (died 2005) *April 26 –

Mike Kellin Mike Kellin (born Myron Kellin, April 26, 1922 – August 26, 1983) was an American actor. Early life Kellin was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the son of Sophia and Samuel Kellin, Russian-Jewish immigrants. His younger sister, Shirley Ann ...

, American actor (died

1983 The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning ...

) *April 27 – Jack Klugman, American actor (died

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gat ...

) *May 2 – Roscoe Lee Browne, American actor and director (died 2007 in film, 2007) *May 7 **Rolands Kalniņš, Latvian director, screenwriter and producer (died

) **Darren McGavin, American actor (died 2006 in film, 2006) *May 10 – Nancy Walker, American actress (died 1992 in film, 1992) *May 13 - Truus Dekker, Dutch actress (died

) *May 17 - Wei Wei (actress), Chinese actress *May 18 - Bill Macy, American actor (died

) *May 27 – Christopher Lee, English actor (died 2015) *May 31 – Denholm Elliott, English-born actor (died 1992 in film, 1992) *June 1 **Joan Caulfield, American actress (died 1991 in film, 1991) **Joan Copeland, American actress (died

) *June 9 – George Axelrod, American scriptwriter and director (died 2003 in film, 2003) *June 10 **Judy Garland, American singer, actress (died 1969 in film, 1969) **Bill Kerr, British-Australian actor and comedian (died 2014 in film, 2014) *June 16 – Frances Rafferty, American actress (died 2004) *June 22 – Mona Lisa (actress) , Mona Lisa, Filipina actress (died

) *June 26 – Eleanor Parker, American actress (died

) *June 28 - Erik Bauersfeld, American voice actor (died

) *July 6 – William Schallert, American actor (died

) *July 21 – Demeter Bitenc, Slovenian actor (died 2018 in film, 2018) *July 26 **Blake Edwards, American director (died 2010) **Jason Robards, American actor (died 2000 in film, 2000) *July 27 **Adolfo Celi, Italian film actor and director (died 1986 in film, 1986) **Norman Lear, American writer and producer *August 1 **Arthur Hill (Canadian actor), Arthur Hill, Canadian actor (died 2006 in film, 2006) **Paul Lambert (actor), Paul Lambert, American actor (died 1997 in film, 1997) *August 8 – Rory Calhoun, American actor (died 1999) *August 22 – Micheline Presle, French actress *September 1 **Vittorio Gassman, Italian actor, director (died 2000 in film, 2000) **Yvonne De Carlo, American actress (died 2007 in film, 2007) *September 6 – Elizabeth Lawrence (actress), American actress (died 2000 in film, 2000) *September 8 **Sid Caesar, American comedian, actor (died 2014 in film, 2014) **Annabel Maule, British actress *September 10 – Barbara Chilcott, Canadian actress (died

) *September 14 – Michel Auclair, European actor (died 1988 in film, 1988) *September 15 – Jackie Cooper, American actor, director (died 2011 in film, 2011) *September 16 **Guy Hamilton, English director (died

) **Janis Paige, American actress *September 23 – Louise Latham, American actress (died 2018 in film, 2018) *September 24 – Bert I. Gordon, American filmmaker and visual effects artist *September 29 – Lizabeth Scott, American actress (died 2015) *October 5 – Woodrow Parfrey, American actor (died 1984 in film, 1984) *October 7 – Martha Stewart (actress), Martha Stewart, American actress (died

) *October 8 – Eileen Essell, English actress (died 2015) *October 20 – John Anderson (actor), John Anderson, American actor (died 1992 in film, 1992) *October 23 – Coleen Gray, American actress (died 2015) *October 27 – Ruby Dee, American actress (died 2014 in film, 2014) *October 31 – Barbara Bel Geddes, American actress (died 2005) *November 9 – Dorothy Dandridge, American actress, singer (died 1965 in film, 1965) *November 12 – Kim Hunter, actress (died 2002 in film, 2002) *November 13 ** Madeleine Sherwood, actress (died

) ** Oskar Werner, actor (died 1984 in film, 1984) *November 14 – Veronica Lake, American actress (died 1973 in film, 1973) *November 15 – Francesco Rosi, film director (died 2015) *November 16 – Royal Dano, American actor (died 1994) *November 22 – Lynne Roberts, American actress (died 1978 in film, 1978) *November 26 – Adam Williams (actor), Adam Williams, American actor (died 2005) *November 27 – Jacqueline White, American actress *November 29 – Laurie Main, Australian actor (died

) *December 2 ** Don Fellows, American actor (died 2007 in film, 2007) ** Leo Gordon, American actor and screenplay writer (died 2000 in film, 2000) *December 4 – Gérard Philipe, French actor (died 1959 in film, 1959) *December 11 – Dilip Kumar, Indian actor (died

) *December 21 – Paul Winchell, American ventriloquist, comedian, actor, voice artist, humanitarian and inventor (died 2005) *December 22 – Ruth Roman, actress (died 1999) *December 24 – Ava Gardner, American actress (died 1990 in film, 1990) *December 26 – Alfred Dennis (actor), American actor (died

) *December 28 ** Ivan Desny, Swiss actor (died 2002 in film, 2002) ** Stan Lee, American comic-book writer, producer and actor (died 2018 in film, 2018)

Deaths

*February 1 – William Desmond Taylor, film director, victim of an unsolved and widely publicised murder which provoked a great scandal. (born 1872) *February 4 – Florence Deshon, American actress (born 1893) *March 4 – Bert Williams, American actor and singer (born 1874) *May 21 – Sidney Ainsworth, actor (born 1872) *May 26 – Walter Newton Jones, Walter Jones, American actor (b.1874) *June 6 – Lillian Russell, stage and screen actress (born 1860/61) *June 15 – Howard Crampton, actor (born 1865) *July 5 – Bobby Connelly, child star (born 1909) *September 23 – W. Chrystie Miller, veteran stage & screen actor (born 1843) *November 30 – René Cresté, actor and director (born 1881)

Film debuts

* Clara Bow * Walt Disney – director, producer * Louise Dresser * William Haines * Will Hay * Edward Everett Horton * Gene Lockhart * Anita Louise * George O'Brien (actor), George O'Brien * William Powell * Anne Shirley (actress), Anne Shirley * Darryl F. Zanuck – director, producer * Rin Tin Tin

References

External links

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