The following is an overview of 1932 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1932 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Events

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Yearbook listed the following as the ten leading headline events of the year. * Sidney Kent leaves Paramount Pictures and joins Fox Film. * Merlin H Aylesworth succeeds Hiram S Brown as president of

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. * Jesse L. Lasky leaves Paramount and becomes an independent producer for Fox. * Sam Katz leaves Paramount. * James R Grainger leaves Fox and is succeeded by John D Clark, formerly of Paramount. *

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and Fox decentralization of cinemas. * New industry program, including standard exhibition contract along lines of 5-5-5, proposed by

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and Allied. *

Joe Brandt Joe Brandt (born Joseph Brandenburg July 20, 1882 – February 22, 1939) was an American publicist, screenwriter, editor, film producer, and general manager. He co-founded Columbia Pictures with Harry and Jack Cohn. Biography Joe Brandt was bor ...

retires from

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joins World-Wide and later resigns again. * Two Radio City theaters open, under direction of "Roxy", with coincident acquisition of the

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interests of 100,000 shares of RKO stock and 100,000 shares of

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stock. * Experimentation with exclusive runs. Other notable events include: * Ingrid Bergman's film career begins *

Cary Grant Cary Grant (born Archibald Alec Leach; January 18, 1904November 29, 1986) was an English-American actor. He was known for his Mid-Atlantic accent, debonair demeanor, light-hearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing. He was one o ...

's film career begins * Katharine Hepburn's film career begins * Shirley Temple's film career begins *

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releases ''

Flowers and Trees ''Flowers and Trees'' is a 1932 '' Silly Symphonies'' cartoon produced by Walt Disney, directed by Burt Gillett, and released to theatres by United Artists on July 30, 1932. It was the first commercially released film to be produced in the full- ...

'', the first cartoon in three-strip

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*''

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'', first sound film made in Mexico, released *The term "Tollywood" is first used to describe the cinema of West Bengal, based at

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Top Ten Money Making Stars

Exhibitors selected the following as the Top Ten Money Making Stars for 1931–1932 in

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's first annual poll.

Academy Awards

The 5th Academy Awards were conducted by the

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on November 18, 1932, at a ceremony held at The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was hosted by

Conrad Nagel John Conrad Nagel (March 16, 1897 – February 24, 1970) was an American film, stage, television and radio actor. He was considered a famous matinée idol and leading man of the 1920s and 1930s. He was given an Academy Honorary Award in 1940 and ...

. Films screened in Los Angeles between August 1, 1931, and July 31, 1932, were eligible to receive awards. Major awards: *

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: ''

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'' –

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Best Director Best Director is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards. It may refer to: Film awards * AACTA Award for Best Direction * Academy Award for Best Director * BA ...

: Frank Borzage – '' Bad Girl'' * Best Actor:

Fredric March Fredric March (born Ernest Frederick McIntyre Bickel; August 31, 1897 – April 14, 1975) was an American actor, regarded as one of Hollywood's most celebrated, versatile stars of the 1930s and 1940s.Obituary '' Variety'', April 16, 1975, ...

– '' Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' &

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'' ( ...

– '' The Champ'' *

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: Helen Hayes – ''

The Sin of Madelon Claudet ''The Sin of Madelon Claudet'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Edgar Selwyn and starring Helen Hayes. The screenplay by Charles MacArthur and Ben Hecht was adapted from the play ''The Lullaby'' by Edward Knoblock. It tell ...

'' Note: Prior to 1933 awards were not based on calendar years, which is how there are no Best Actor,

awards for 1932 films. The 1931–32 awards went to 1931 films.

1932 film releases

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unless stated

January–March

*January 1932 **January 2 ***'' Emma'' **January 14 ***'' Union Depot'' **January 15 ***'' Forbidden'' ***''

The Local Bad Man ''The Local Bad Man'' is a 1932 American pre-Code Western film directed by Otto Brower. Cast * Hoot Gibson as Jim Bonner * Sally Blane as Marion Meade * Hooper Atchley as Joe Murdock * Edward Hearn as Ben Murdock * Edward Peil Sr. as Sherif ...

'' **January 16 ***''

Hell Divers ''Hell Divers'' is a 1932 American pre-Code black-and-white film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring Wallace Beery and Clark Gable as a pair of competing chief petty officers in early naval aviation. The film, made with the cooperation of the Unite ...

'' **January 19 ***'' Broken Lullaby'' **January 22 ***''

Charlie Chan's Chance ''Charlie Chan's Chance'' is a 1932 American pre-Code murder mystery film, the third to star Warner Oland as detective Charlie Chan. It is based on the 1928 novel ''Behind That Curtain'' by Earl Derr Biggers, who also contributed to the film. Th ...

'' **January 23 ***''

Taxi! ''Taxi!'' is a 1932 American pre-Code film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring James Cagney and Loretta Young. The film includes a famous, and often misquoted, line with Cagney speaking to his brother's killer through a locked closet: "Co ...

'' *February 1932 **February 6 ***''

The Passionate Plumber ''The Passionate Plumber'' is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Edward Sedgwick, and starring Buster Keaton, Jimmy Durante, and Irene Purcell. The screenplay by Laurence E. Johnson and Ralph Spence is based on the 1926 play ''Da ...

'' **February 12 ***'' Shanghai Express'' **February 13 ***''

The Beast of the City ''The Beast of the City'' is a 1932 American pre-Code gangster film featuring cops as vigilantes and known for its singularly vicious ending. Written by W.R. Burnett, Ben Hecht (uncredited), and John Lee Mahin, and directed by Charles Brabin, t ...

'' **February 18 ***''

Law and Order In modern politics, law and order is the approach focusing on harsher enforcement and penalties as ways to reduce crime. Penalties for perpetrators of disorder may include longer terms of imprisonment, mandatory sentencing, three-strikes laws a ...

'' **February 20 ***''

Freaks Freak has several meanings: a person who is physically deformed or suffers from an extraordinary disease and condition, a genetic mutation in a plant or animal, etc. Freak, freaks or The Freak may also refer to: Fictional characters * Freak (Ima ...

'' ***'' The Man Who Played God'' **February 21 *** ''

Murders in the Rue Morgue "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in ''Graham's Magazine'' in 1841. It has been described as the first modern detective story; Poe referred to it as one of his "tales of ratiocination". C. Auguste Du ...

'' *March 1932 **March 1 ***''

Impatient Maiden ''The Impatient Maiden'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by James Whale, starring Lew Ayres and Mae Clarke, and released by Universal Pictures. The screenplay was written by Richard Schayer and Winifred Dunn, based on the nove ...

'' **March 6 ***''

Business and Pleasure ''Business and Pleasure'' is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film directed by David Butler, starring Will Rogers and featuring Boris Karloff.

'' **March 22 ***'' One Hour with You'' **March 24 ***''

Das blaue Licht ''The Blue Light'' (german: Das blaue Licht) is a black-and-white 1932 film directed by Leni Riefenstahl and written by Béla Balázs with uncredited scripting by Carl Mayer. In Riefenstahl's film version, the witch, Junta, played by Riefensta ...

'' (

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) **March 30 ***''

'' (

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) ***''No Man Of Her Own (1932 film not to be confused with the 1950 film of the same title)''

April–June

*April 1932 **April 2 ***''

Tarzan the Ape Man Tarzan, the Ape Man may refer to * Tarzan, a fictional character * ''Tarzan the Ape Man'' (1932 film), with Johnny Weissmuller * ''Tarzan, the Ape Man'' (1959 film) with Denny Miller * ''Tarzan, the Ape Man'' (1981 film) with Richard Harris and ...

'' **April 9 ***'' Scarface'' **April 17 ***'' Young America'' **April 18 ***'' Night After Night'' (

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) **April 29 ***''

'' *May 1932 **May 6 ***''

Vampyr ''Vampyr'' (german: Vampyr – Der Traum des Allan Gray, lit=Vampyr: The Dream of Allan Gray) is a 1932 horror film directed by Danish director Carl Theodor Dreyer. The film was written by Dreyer and Christen Jul based on elements from J. She ...

'' **May 7 ***''

The Mouthpiece ''The Mouthpiece'' is a 1932 American pre-Code crime drama film starring Warren William and directed by James Flood and Elliott Nugent. It was produced and distributed by Warner Bros.''The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1931-40'' ...

'' **May 12 ***''

The Sign of Four ''The Sign of the Four'' (1890), also called ''The Sign of Four'', is the second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes by British writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle wrote four novels and 56 short stories featuring the fictional detective. Pl ...

'' **May 14 ***'' Kuhle Wampe oder: Wem gehört die Welt?'' (Germany) **May 17 ***''

The Last of the Mohicans ''The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757'' is a historical romance written by James Fenimore Cooper in 1826. It is the second book of the ''Leatherstocking Tales'' pentalogy and the best known to contemporary audiences. '' The Pathfinder ...

'' **May 20 ***'' Cruiser Emden'' ***''

Raid in St. Pauli ''Raid in St. Pauli'' (German: ''Razzia in St. Pauli'') is a 1932 German drama film directed by Werner Hochbaum and starring Gina Falckenberg, Friedrich Gnaß and Wolfgang Zilzer. The film's sets were designed by the art director Willy Schiller. ...

'' **May 21 ***'' Attorney for the Defense'' **May 28 ***'' As You Desire Me'' ***''

Two Seconds ''Two Seconds'' is a 1932 American pre-Code crime drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Edward G. Robinson, Vivienne Osborne and Preston Foster. It was based on a successful Broadway play of the same name by Elliott Lester. The title ...

'' *June 1932 **June 2 ***''

What Price Hollywood? ''What Price Hollywood?'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by George Cukor and starring Constance Bennett with Lowell Sherman. The screenplay by Gene Fowler, Rowland Brown, Jane Murfin and Ben Markson is based on a story by A ...

'' **June 3 ***'' I Was Born, But...'' (

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) **June 8 ***'' L'Atlantide'' (

) ***'' The Dark Horse'' **June 17 ***''

Is My Face Red? ''Is My Face Red?'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by William A. Seiter and written by Ben Markson and Casey Robinson. The film stars Helen Twelvetrees, Ricardo Cortez, Jill Esmond, Robert Armstrong and Arline Judge. It was ...

'' **June 25 ***''

Red-Headed Woman ''Red-Headed Woman'' is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic comedy film, produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, based on the 1931 novel of the same name by Katharine Brush, and a screenplay by Anita Loos. It was directed by Jack Conway and stars Jean ...

July–September

*July 1932 **July 8 ***'' Million Dollar Legs'' **July 18 ***'' Hotel Splendide'' **July 28 ***'' White Zombie'' *August 1932 **August 4 ***''

American Madness ''American Madness'' is a 1932 American pre-Code film directed by Frank Capra and starring Walter Huston as a New York banker embroiled in scandal. Plot At the Union National Bank, the directors are concerned because they think that bank presi ...

'' ***'' Back Street'' **August 6 ***'' Downstairs'' **August 10 ***''

Horse Feathers ''Horse Feathers'' is a 1932 pre-Code comedy film starring the Marx Brothers. It stars the Four Marx Brothers (Groucho, Harpo, Chico, and Zeppo), Thelma Todd and David Landau. It was written by Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, S. J. Perelman, an ...

'' **August 12 ***'' Devil and the Deep'' ***''

Movie Crazy ''Movie Crazy'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code comedy film starring Harold Lloyd in his third sound feature. The film's copyright was renewed in 1959. Plot Harold Hall, a young man with little or no acting ability, desperately wants to be in the ...

'' **August 13 ***''

Jewel Robbery ''Jewel Robbery'' is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic comedy heist film, directed by William Dieterle and starring William Powell and Kay Francis. It is based on the 1931 Hungarian play ''Ékszerrablás a Váci-utcában'' by Ladislas Fodor a ...

'' ***''

Speak Easily ''Speak Easily'' is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film starring Buster Keaton, Jimmy Durante, and Thelma Todd, and directed by Edward Sedgwick. The studio also paired Keaton and Durante as a comedy team during this period in ''The Passionat ...

'' **August 17 ***''

The Last Mile The Last Mile may refer to: * The Last Mile (prison rehabilitation program), a program for inmates in the California corrections system * ''The Last Mile'' (play), a 1930 play by John Wexley * ''The Last Mile'' (1932 film), an American adaptatio ...

'' **August 18 ***''

The Bartered Bride ''The Bartered Bride'' ( cz, Prodaná nevěsta, links=no, ''The Sold Bride'') is a comic opera in three acts by the Czech composer Bedřich Smetana, to a libretto by Karel Sabina. The work is generally regarded as a major contribution towards the ...

'' (

) ***''

Love Me Tonight ''Love Me Tonight'' is a 1932 American pre-Code musical comedy film produced and directed by Rouben Mamoulian, with music by Rodgers and Hart. It stars Maurice Chevalier as a tailor who poses as a nobleman and Jeanette MacDonald as a princ ...

'' **August 19 ***'' The Age of Consent'' ***'' Mr. Robinson Crusoe'' **August 20 ***''

Crooner Crooner is a term used to describe primarily male singers who performed using a smooth style made possible by better microphones which picked up quieter sounds and a wider range of frequencies, allowing the singer to access a more dynamic range ...

'' *September 1932 **September 10 ***'' Big City Blues'' **September 13 ***'' Bird of Paradise'' **September 16 ***''

Blonde Venus ''Blonde Venus'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film starring Marlene Dietrich, Herbert Marshall and Cary Grant. It was produced and directed by Josef von Sternberg from a screenplay by Jules Furthman and S. K. Lauren, adapted from a story b ...

'' ***''

The Most Dangerous Game "The Most Dangerous Game", also published as "The Hounds of Zaroff", is a short story by Richard Connell, first published in ''Collier's'' on January 19, 1924, with illustrations by Wilmot Emerton Heitland. The story features a big-game hunter ...

'' **September 17 ***'' Pack Up Your Troubles'' **September 18 ***''Off His Base'' **September 22 ***''

Tiger Shark The tiger shark (''Galeocerdo cuvier'') is a species of requiem shark and the last extant member of the family Galeocerdonidae. It is a large macropredator, capable of attaining a length over . Populations are found in many tropical and tempera ...

'' **September 23 ***'' A Blonde Dream (Ein blonder Traum)'' (Germany) ***''

The Phantom President ''The Phantom President'' is a 1932 American pre-Code musical comedy and political satire film. It was directed by Norman Taurog, starred George M. Cohan, Claudette Colbert, and Jimmy Durante, with songs by Richard Rodgers (music) and Lorenz Ha ...

'' **September 24 ***'' Smilin' Through'' **September 30 ***'' A Bill of Divorcement''

October–December

*October 1932 **October 8 ***''

The Big Stampede ''The Big Stampede'' is a 1932 pre-Code American Western film starring John Wayne (with his horse named "Duke") and Noah Beery. It is a remake of the 1927 film '' The Land Beyond the Law''. Plot Deputy Sheriff Steele is commissioned by Govern ...

'' **October 12 ***''

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'' **October 14 ***''

The Big Broadcast ''The Big Broadcast'' is a 1932 American pre-Code musical comedy film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Bing Crosby, Stuart Erwin, and Leila Hyams. Based on the play ''Wild Waves'' by William Ford Manley, the film is about a radio-sing ...

'' **October 15 ***'' Cabin in the Cotton'' ***'' Faithless'' ***''

Thirteen Women ''Thirteen Women'' is a 1932 American pre-Code psychological thriller film, produced by David O. Selznick and directed by George Archainbaud. It stars Myrna Loy, Irene Dunne and Ricardo Cortez. The film is based on the 1930 bestselling novel of ...

'' **October 20 ***'' The Old Dark House'' **October 21 ***'' Trouble in Paradise'' **October 22 ***'' Red Dust'' **October 25 ***''

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'' **October 28 ***'' Fanny'' (

) ***'' Lord Camber's Ladies'' ( GB) **October 29 ***''

Three on a Match ''Three on a Match'' is a 1932 American pre-Code crime drama released by Warner Bros. The film was directed by Mervyn LeRoy and stars Joan Blondell, Warren William, Ann Dvorak and Bette Davis. The film also features Lyle Talbot, Humphrey Bog ...

'' **October 30 ***'' Night After Night'' *November 1932 **November 2 ***''

Scarlet Dawn ''Scarlet Dawn'' is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic drama directed by William Dieterle and starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Nancy Carroll as refugees from the Russian Revolution. It is based on the novel ''Revolt'' by Mary C. McCall, Jr. ...

'' **November 3 ***'' Air Mail'' **November 4 ***''

Odds 777 ''Odds 777'' is a 1932 Danish family film directed by George Schnéevoigt. The film stars Liva Weel and Inger Stender. Cast * Liva Weel as Hansy Hansen *Emanuel Gregers as Godsejer Rosen *Inger Stender as Inga Rosen *Angelo Bruun as Hans ...

'' ***'' Spring Shower'' (

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) **November 7 ***''

Payment Deferred ''Payment Deferred'' is a crime novel by C.S. Forester, first published in 1926. William Marble is a bank clerk living in south London with a wife, Annie, and two teenage children, Winifred ('Winnie') and John, desperately worried about money an ...

'' **November 8 ***'' Happy Ever After'' (UK/Germany) **November 10 ***''

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang ''I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang'' is a 1932 American pre-Code crime-drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Paul Muni as a wrongfully convicted man on a chain gang who escapes to Chicago. It was released on November 10, 1932. The f ...

'' **November 11 ***''

Boudu Saved from Drowning ''Boudu Saved from Drowning'' (french: Boudu sauvé des eaux, "Boudu saved from the waters") is a 1932 French social satire comedy of manners film directed by Jean Renoir. Renoir wrote the film's screenplay, from the 1919 play by René Fauchoi ...

'' **November 24 ***'' Call Her Savage'' *December 1932 **December 1 ***'' Silver Dollar'' **December 2 ***''

If I Had a Million ''If I Had a Million'' is a 1932 American pre-Code Paramount Studios anthology film starring Gary Cooper, George Raft, Charles Laughton, W.C. Fields, Jack Oakie, Frances Dee and Charlie Ruggles, among others. There were seven directors: Ern ...

'' **December 3 ***''

A Simple Case ''A Simple Case'' (russian: Простой случай; ') is a 1932 Soviet film directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin and Mikhail Doller. Pudovkin was publicly charged with formalism for this experimental sound film and was forced to release without ...

'' ***''

Me and My Gal ''Me and My Gal'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama and romantic comedy film starring Spencer Tracy and Joan Bennett, directed by Raoul Walsh, and released by the Fox Film Corporation. The film tells the story of jaunty young policeman Danny Do ...

'' **December 8 ***'' A Farewell to Arms'' ***''

Flesh Flesh is any aggregation of soft tissues of an organism. Various multicellular organisms have soft tissues that may be called "flesh". In mammals, including humans, ''flesh'' encompasses muscles, fats and other loose connective tissues, but ...

'' **December 16 ***'' Anton Spelec, Sharp-Shooter'' (

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) ***'' Fast Life'' **December 22 ***''

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'' ***''

They Just Had to Get Married ''They Just Had to Get Married'' is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring Slim Summerville, ZaSu Pitts, Roland Young, and Verree Teasdale. The screenplay was written by Gladys Lehman, H.M. Walker, and an ...

'' **December 23 ***''

Rasputin and the Empress ''Rasputin and the Empress'' is a 1932 American pre-Code film directed by Richard Boleslawski and written by Charles MacArthur. Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), the film is set in Imperial Russia and stars the Barrymore siblings (John, a ...

'' **December 24 ***''20,000 Years in Sing Sing'' **December 25 ***''The Sign of the Cross (1932 film), The Sign of the Cross'' **December 28 ***''The Animal Kingdom'' **December 30 ***''No Man of Her Own (1932 film), No Man of Her Own''

Notable films released in 1932

unless stated

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*''20,000 Years in Sing Sing'', directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Spencer Tracy and Bette Davis

A

*'' The Age of Consent'', directed by Gregory La Cava *'' Air Mail'', directed by John Ford, starring Ralph Bellamy, Gloria Stuart and Pat O'Brien (actor), Pat O'Brien *''

'', directed by Frank Capra, starring Walter Huston and Pat O'Brien (actor), Pat O'Brien *''The Animal Kingdom'', directed by Edward H. Griffith, starring Ann Harding, Leslie Howard and Myrna Loy *'' Anton Spelec, Sharp-Shooter (Anton Špelec, ostrostřelec)'', directed by Martin Frič – (

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) *'' As You Desire Me'', directed by George Fitzmaurice, starring Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas and Erich von Stroheim *'' L'Atlantide'', directed by G. W. Pabst, starring Brigitte Helm – (

) *'' Attorney for the Defense'', directed by Irving Cummings, starring Edmund Lowe and Evelyn Brent

B

*'' Back Street'', directed by John M. Stahl, starring Irene Dunne and John Boles (actor), John Boles *''

(Die verkaufte Braut)'', directed by Max Ophüls – (

) *''

'', directed by Charles Brabin, starring Walter Huston, Jean Harlow and Wallace Ford *''

'', directed by Frank Tuttle, starring Bing Crosby and Leila Hyams *'' Big City Blues'', directed by Mervyn LeRoy, starring Joan Blondell and Eric Linden *''

'', directed by Tenny Wright, starring John Wayne and Noah Beery *'' A Bill of Divorcement'', directed by George Cukor, starring John Barrymore, Katharine Hepburn and Billie Burke *'' Bird of Paradise'', directed by King Vidor, starring Dolores del Río and Joel McCrea *''

(The Blue Light)'', starring and directed by Leni Riefenstahl – (

) *''A Blonde Dream (Ein blonder Traum)'', directed by Paul Martin (director), Paul Martin, starring Lilian Harvey, Willy Fritsch and Willi Forst – (List of German films 1919-1933, Germany) *''

'', directed by Josef von Sternberg, starring Marlene Dietrich, Herbert Marshall and

*''Blondie of the Follies'', directed by Edmund Goulding, starring Marion Davies, Robert Montgomery (actor), Robert Montgomery, Billie Dove, and Jimmy Durante *''

(Boudu sauvé des eaux)'', directed by Jean Renoir, starring Michel Simon – (

) *'' Broken Lullaby'', directed by Ernst Lubitsch, starring Lionel Barrymore *''

Business and Pleasure ''Business and Pleasure'' is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film directed by David Butler, starring Will Rogers and featuring Boris Karloff.

'', directed by David Butler (director), David Butler, starring Will Rogers

C

*''The Cabin in the Cotton'', directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Richard Barthelmess and Bette Davis *'' Call Her Savage'', directed by John Francis Dillon (director), John Francis Dillon, starring Clara Bow, Gilbert Roland and Thelma Todd *''

'' (lost), directed by John G. Blystone, starring Warner Oland *'' Cruiser Emden (Kreuzer Emden)'', starring and directed by Louis Ralph – (List of German films 1919-1933, Germany)

D

*''Dance Pretty Lady'', directed by Anthony Asquith – ( GB) *''Dancers in the Dark'', directed by David Burton (director), David Burton, starring Miriam Hopkins and Jack Oakie *'' The Dark Horse'', directed by Alfred E. Green, starring Warren William and Bette Davis *''The Dentist (1932 film), The Dentist'', directed by Leslie Pearce (director), Leslie Pearce, starring W. C. Fields *''Destry Rides Again (1932 film), Destry Rides Again'', directed by Benjamin Stoloff, starring Tom Mix *'' Devil and the Deep'', directed by Marion Gering, starring Tallulah Bankhead, Gary Cooper, Charles Laughton and

*'' Downstairs'', directed by Monta Bell, starring John Gilbert (actor), John Gilbert

E–F

*'' Emma'', directed by Clarence Brown, starring Marie Dressler and Myrna Loy *''F.P.1 (F.P.1 antwortet nicht)'', directed by Karl Hartl – (List of German films 1919-1933, Germany) *'' Faithless'', directed by Harry Beaumont, starring Tallulah Bankhead and Robert Montgomery (actor), Robert Montgomery *'' Fanny'', directed by Marc Allégret, starring Raimu – (

) *'' A Farewell to Arms'', directed by Frank Borzage, starring Helen Hayes, Gary Cooper and Adolphe Menjou *'' Fast Life'', directed by Harry A. Pollard, starring William Haines, Madge Evans and

*''

'', directed by John Ford, starring

and Karen Morley *''

'', a Walt Disney animated short *'' Forbidden'', directed by Frank Capra, starring Barbara Stanwyck *''

'', directed by Tod Browning

G–H

*''Goodnight, Vienna'', directed by Herbert Wilcox, starring Jack Buchanan and Anna Neagle – ( GB) *''

'', starring Greta Garbo, John Barrymore, Joan Crawford,

and Lionel Barrymore *''

'', starring the Marx Brothers with Thelma Todd *'' Hotel Splendide'', directed by Michael Powell – ( GB) * ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'' (British) a Sherlock Holmes film directed by V. Gareth Gundrey, starring Robert Rendel as Sherlock Holmes and Frederick Lloyd as Watson (Edgar Wallace co-wrote the screenplay)

I

*''

'', directed by Mervyn LeRoy, starring Paul Muni *'' I Was Born, But...'' (Otona no miru ehon – Umarete wa mita keredo), directed by Yasujirō Ozu – (

) *''

'', an anthology comedy film with an all-star cast including W. C. Fields, May Robson, George Raft, Charles Laughton and Gary Cooper *''The Impatient Maiden'', starring Lew Ayres and Mae Clarke *''Island of Lost Souls (1932 film), Island of Lost Souls'', an adaptation of H. G. Wells' ''The Island of Dr. Moreau'' starring Charles Laughton, Richard Arlen and Bela Lugosi *''Ivan (1932 film), Ivan'' – directed by Alexander Dovzhenko – (Soviet films of 1932, U.S.S.R.)

J–K

*''Jack's the Boy'' directed by Walter Forde, starring Jack Hulbert – ( GB) *''

'', starring William Powell and Kay Francis *'' Kuhle Wampe oder: Wem gehört die Welt?'' (To Whom Does the World Belong?) – (

)

L

*''

'', starring Preston Foster *''

'', starring Harry Carey (actor), Harry Carey *''

'', starring Walter Huston and Harry Carey (actor), Harry Carey *'' Lord Camber's Ladies'', starring Gerald du Maurier, produced by Alfred Hitchcock *''

'', starring Hoot Gibson *''

'', directed by Rouben Mamoulian, starring Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald (as Jeanette Mac Donald) *''The Lucky Number'', directed by Anthony Asquith, starring Gordon Harker – ( GB)

M

*'' The Man Who Played God'' (aka The Silent Voice), starring George Arliss and Bette Davis *''

'', starring Spencer Tracy and Joan Bennett *''Merrily We Go to Hell'', directed by Dorothy Arzner, starring

and Sylvia Sidney *''The Midshipmaid'', starring Jessie Matthews – ( GB) *'' Million Dollar Legs'', starring Jack Oakie and W. C. Fields * ''The Missing Rembrandt'' (British) a Sherlock Holmes film directed by Leslie Hiscott, starring Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes and Ian Fleming as Watson *''

'', starring Joel McCrea, Fay Wray, Leslie Banks and Robert Armstrong (actor), Robert Armstrong, involving much of the same cast and crew of the following year's ''King Kong (1933 film), King Kong''. *''

'', starring Warren William *''

'', a comedy starring Harold Lloyd *'' Mr. Robinson Crusoe'', starring Douglas Fairbanks *''

'', starring Boris Karloff *''

'', starring Bela Lugosi, Sidney Fox and Leon Ames

N–O

*'' Night After Night'', starring George Raft and Mae West in her film debut *''Night at the Crossroads'' (La Nuit du carrefour), directed by Jean Renoir – (

) *''No Man Of Her Own'', directed by Wesley Ruggles, starring Clark Gable and Carole Lombard *''

'' – (List of Danish films of the 1930s, Denmark) *'' The Old Dark House'', directed by James Whale and starring Boris Karloff, Melvyn Douglas, Charles Laughton, Ernest Thesiger and Raymond Massey *'' One Hour with You'', starring Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, Genevieve Tobin and Charles Ruggles *''One Way Passage'', directed by Tay Garnett, starring William Powell and Kay Francis

P

*'' Pack Up Your Troubles'', starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy *''

'', starring Buster Keaton *''

'', starring Charles Laughton and Maureen O'Sullivan *''

'', starring George M. Cohan and Claudette Colbert *''Polly of the Circus (1932 film), Polly of the Circus'', directed by Alfred Santell; starring Marion Davies and Clark Gable

R

*''

'', starring Joan Crawford and Walter Huston *''

'', starring John Barrymore, Ethel Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore *''Rasputin, Demon with Women'', starring Conrad Veidt and Brigitte Horney – (

) *''

'' (Raid in St. Pauli) – (Germany) *'' Red Dust'', directed by Victor Fleming, starring Jean Harlow and Clark Gable *''The Red-Haired Alibi'', starring Merna Kennedy Theodore von Eltz Grant Withers and Shirley Temple *''

'', starring Jean Harlow *''Rome Express'', directed by Walter Forde, starring Conrad Veidt and Esther Ralston – ( GB)

S

*''

'' – (

) *'' Scarface'', directed by Howard Hawks, starring Paul Muni, Ann Dvorak, George Raft and Boris Karloff *''

'', directed by William Dieterle, starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Nancy Carroll *'' Shanghai Express'', starring Marlene Dietrich, Clive Brook, Anna May Wong and Warner Oland *''Sherlock Holmes (1932 film), Sherlock Holmes'', directed by William K. Howard, starring Clive Brook as Sherlock Holmes and Reginald Owen as Watson *''The Sign of the Cross (1932 film), The Sign of the Cross'', directed by Cecil B. DeMille, starring

and Claudette Colbert *''

'' (British), a Sherlock Holmes film directed by Graham Cutts, starring Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes and Ian Hunter as Watson *'' Silver Dollar'' (1932), starring Edward G. Robinson and Bebe Daniels *''

'' () – (Soviet films of 1932, U.S.S.R.) *'' Smilin' Through'', starring Norma Shearer *''

'', starring Buster Keaton *'' Spring Shower'' (Tavaszi zápor) – (

)

T

*''

'', directed by W. S. Van Dyke, starring Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan *''

'', starring James Cagney and Loretta Young *''

'', starring Slim Summerville and ZaSu Pitts *''

'', starring Irene Dunne, Ricardo Cortez and Myrna Loy *''Three Modern Women'', directed by Bu Wancang, starring Ruan Lingyu and Jin Yan – (List of Chinese films of the 1930s, China) *''

'', starring Joan Blondell, Ann Dvorak and Bette Davis *''

'', starring Edward G. Robinson *'' Trouble in Paradise'', directed by Ernst Lubitsch, starring Miriam Hopkins, Kay Francis and Herbert Marshall *''

'', starring Edward G. Robinson

U–V

*''Unheimliche Geschichten (1932 film), Unheimliche Geschichten'' – (

) *''The Undertaker (1932 film), The Undertaker'' (Funebrák), directed by Karel Lamač – (

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) *'' Union Depot'', starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Joan Blondell *''

'', directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer – (

) *''

'', starring Carole Lombard and Pat O'Brien (actor), Pat O'Brien

W–Y

*''Washington Merry-Go-Round (film), Washington Merry-Go-Round'', starring Lee Tracy *''

'', directed by George Cukor, starring Constance Bennett *''What Scoundrels Men Are!'' (Gli uomini, che mascalzoni!), starring Vittorio De Sica – (Italian films of 1932, Italy) *'' White Zombie'', starring Bela Lugosi *''Wooden Crosses'' (Les croix de bois), directed by Raymond Bernard – (

) *'' Young America'', starring Spencer Tracy

Serials

Ordered by release date: *January 4: ''Detective Lloyd'', 12 chapters (216 min) *February 1: ''The Shadow of the Eagle'', 12 chapters (218 minutes) *March 28: ''The Airmail Mystery'', 12 chapters (225 min) *May 17: ''

'', 12 chapters (231 minutes) *June 20: ''Heroes of the West (1932 film), Heroes of the West'', 12 chapters (225 min) *August 1: ''The Hurricane Express'', 12 chapters (227 min) *September 5: ''The Last Frontier (serial), The Last Frontier'', 12 chapters (213 minutes) *September 12: ''Jungle Mystery'', 12 chapters (240 min) *November 1: ''The Devil Horse'', 12 chapters (216 min) *December 5: ''The Lost Special (serial), The Lost Special'', 12 chapters (240 minutes)

Short film series

Ordered by release date: *''Buster Keaton'' (1917–1923, 1934–1937, 1939–1941) *''Laurel and Hardy'' (1927–1935); the team later made one instructional short subject, released nontheatrically in 1943 *''Our Gang'' (1922–1944) The series was officially called both ''Our Gang and Hal Roach's Rascals'' until 1932, when ''Our Gang'' became the sole title of the series. *'' Shirley Temple'' (1932–1934)

Animated short film series

Ordered by release date of the film series. This list only includes shorts released in 1932: *''Aesop's Film Fables'' (1921–1933) *''Krazy Kat'' (1925–1940) *''Oswald the Lucky Rabbit'' (1927–1938) *''Mickey Mouse'' (1928–1953) *''Silly Symphonies'' (1929–1939) ** ''The Bird Store'' ** ''The Bears and the Bees'' ** ''Just Dogs'' ** ''Flowers and Trees'' ** ''King Neptune'' ** ''Bugs in Love'' ** ''Babes in the Woods'' ** ''Santa's Workshop'' *''Screen Songs'' (1929–1938) **''Sweet Jennie Lee'' (January 9) **''Show Me the Way to Go Home'' (January 30) **''When the Red, Red Robin (Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along), When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along'' (February 19) **''Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie'' (March 4) **''Just One More Chance'' (April 1) **''Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning'' (April 22) **''Shine On Harvest Moon'' (May 6) **''Let Me Call You Sweetheart'' (May 20) **''I Ain't Got Nobody'' (June 17) **''You Try Somebody Else'' (July 29) **''Rudy Vallee Melodies'' (August 5) **''Down Among the Sugar Cane'' (August 26) **''Just a Gigolo (song), Just a Gigolo'' (September 9) **''School Days (1907 song), School Days'' (September 30) **''Romantic Melodies'' (October 21) **''When It's Sleepy Time Down South'' (November 11) **''Sing a Song'' (December 2) **''Time on My Hands (film), Time on My Hands'' (December 23) *''Talkartoons'' (1929–1932) ** ''Minnie the Moocher'' (featuring Betty Boop) ** ''Sink or Swim S.O.S'' (featuring Betty Boop) *''Looney Tunes'' (1930–1969) **''Bosko's Store'' **''Bosko and Honey'' **''Bosko the Lumberjack'' **''Bosko and Bruno'' **''Bosko's Party'' *''Flip the Frog'' (1930–1933) *''Terrytoons'' (1930–1964) *''Merrie Melodies'' (1931–1969) *''Scrappy'' (1931–1941) *''Tom and Jerry (Van Beuren)'' (1931–1933) *''Betty Boop'' (1932–1939) ** ''Stopping the Show'' ** ''Betty Boop's Bizzy Bee'' ** ''Betty Boop, M.D.'' ** ''Betty Boop's Bamboo Isle'' ** ''Betty Boop's Ups and Down'' ** ''Betty Boop for President'' ** ''I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You'' ** ''Betty Boop's Museum'' *''Pooch the Pup'' (1932–1933) ** ''The Athlete (1932 film), The Athlete'' (August 29) ** ''The Butcher Boy (cartoon), The Butcher Boy'' (September 26) ** ''The Crowd Snores'' (October 24) ** ''The Under Dog (film), The Under Dog'' (November 7) ** ''Cats and Dogs (1932 film), Cats and Dogs'' (December 5) *''

'' (1933)

Births

*January 3 – Dabney Coleman, American character actor *January 4 **Carlos Saura, Spanish director **Richard Stahl, American comic actor (died 2006) *January 11 - Alfonso Arau, Mexican filmmaker, actor and singer *January 19 – Richard Lester, American-born director working in England *January 22 – Piper Laurie, American actress *January 23 - James Rado, American actor, playwright, director, and composer (died 2022) *February 3 – Peggy Ann Garner, American actress (died 1984 in film, 1984) *February 6 – François Truffaut, French director (died 1984) *February 8 - John Williams, American film composer *February 13 **Susan Oliver, American actress (died 1990) **Barbara Shelley, English actress, "The First Leading Lady of British Horror" (died 2021) *February 14 **Harriet Andersson, Swedish actress **Alexander Kluge, German director *February 18 – Miloš Forman, Czech-born director (died 2018) *February 23 – Majel Barrett, American actress (died 2008) *February 24 – Michel Legrand, French film composer (died 2019) *February 27 – Elizabeth Taylor, English-American actress (died 2011) *February 28 – Francisco Colmenero, Mexican voice actor and voice director *March 14 - Hiroshi Ōtake, Japanese actor and voice actor (died 2022) *March 27 - Robert Sacchi, Italian-American character actor (died 2021) *March 31 – Nagisa Oshima, Japanese director (died 2013) *April 1 – Debbie Reynolds, American singer, actress and dancer (died 2016) *April 4 **Anthony Perkins, American actor (died 1992) **Andrei Tarkovsky, Russian director (died 1986) *April 9 - Jack Smethurst, English actor (died 2022) *April 10 **Delphine Seyrig, French actress (died 1990) **Omar Sharif, Egyptian actor (died 2015) *April 11 - Joel Grey, American actor, singer, dancer and director *April 21 - Elaine May, American comedian, director, screenwriter, playwright and actor *April 25 - William Roache, English actor *April 26 – Francis Lai, French film composer (died 2018) *April 27 **Anouk Aimée, French actress **Casey Kasem, American disc jockey, music historian, radio personality, actor and voice actor (died 2014) *May 2 - Bruce Glover, American character actor *May 8 - Phyllida Law, Scottish actress *May 9 - Geraldine McEwan, English actress (died 2015) *May 22 - Seth Sakai, American actor (died 2007) *May 15 - John Glen (director), retired English director and editor *June 6 **Anne Claire Poirier, Canadian director, producer and screenwriter **Billie Whitelaw, English actress (died 2014) *June 10 – Branko Lustig, Croatian-born producer (died 2019) *June 11 - Athol Fugard, South African playwright, actor and director *June 13 - Bob McGrath, American actor, singer and musician (died 2022) *June 17 - Peter Lupus, American bodybuilder and actor *June 18 **David Herriot, Irish actor (died 2000) **Sérgio Ricardo (director), Sérgio Ricardo, Brazilian director and composer (died 2020) *June 19 - Marisa Pavan, Italian actress *June 22 **Amrish Puri, Indian actor (died 2005) **Prunella Scales, English actress *June 29 – Soon-Tek Oh, Korean-American actor (died 2018 in film, 2018) *July 1 - Sonny Caldinez, Trinidadian actor and former professional wrestler (died 2022) *July 10 - Neile Adams, Filipino-American actress, singer and dancer *July 30 - Edd Byrnes, American actor (died 2020) *August 2 – Peter O'Toole, Anglo-Irish actor (died 2013) *August 5 – Ja'Net DuBois, American actress, singer and dancer (''Good Times'') (died 2020) *August 9 - Denys Hawthorne, Irish actor (died 2009) *August 15 - Bob Elkins, American character actor (died 2022) *August 24 – W. Morgan Sheppard, English actor and voice actor (died 2019) *September 3 - Eileen Brennan, American actress (died 2013) *September 4 - Edward de Souza, British character actor *September 5 - Carol Lawrence, American actress *September 12 - Kim Hamilton, American actress (died 2013) *September 21 - Mickey Kuhn, American actor (died 2022) *September 26 - Richard Herd, American actor (died 2020) *September 29 – Mehmood Ali, Indian actor, director and producer (died 2004) *October 4 **Felicia Farr, American former actress and model **Edward Judd, British actor (died 2009) *October 6 - Anna Quayle, English actress (died 2019) *October 13 **Dušan Makavejev, Serbian director (died 2019) **Liliane Montevecchi, French-Italian actress and singer (died 2018) *October 20 – William Christopher, American actor (died 2016) *October 22 - Sheila Allen (English actress), English actress (died 2011) *October 30 - Louis Malle, French director, screenwriter and producer (died 1995) *November 1 - John Clark (actor), English actor, director, producer and writer *November 2 - Terry Richards, British actor and stuntman (died 2014) *November 10 – Roy Scheider, American actor (died 2008) *November 12 - Jerry Douglas (actor), American actor (died 2021) *November 13 **Al Mancini, American actor (died 2007) **Richard Mulligan, American actor (died 2000) **J. A. Preston, American actor *November 15 – Petula Clark, English singer, actress and film composer *November 20 - Richard Dawson, English-American actor, comedian and game-show host (died 2012) *November 22 – Robert Vaughn, American actor (died 2016) *December 7 – Ellen Burstyn, American actress *December 14 - Abbe Lane, American singer and actress *December 28 – Nichelle Nichols, American actress (died 2022)

Deaths

*February 15 – Minnie Maddern Fiske, American stage star, also appeared in silent films (born 1865) *June 30 – Bruno Kastner, German actor (born 1890) *July 17 – Rasmus Rasmussen (actor), Rasmus Rasmussen, Norwegian actor (born 1862) *August 1 – James R. Quirk, American editor and publisher of ''Photoplay'' magazine (born 1884) *August 10 – Rin Tin Tin, Dog, canine actor (born 1918) *September 1 – Guy Oliver, American actor (born 1878) *September 16 – Peg Entwistle, British-born American actress (born 1908) *November 27 – Evelyn Preer, American actress, singer (born 1896)

Film debuts

* Ingrid Bergman – ''Landskamp'' * Robert Donat – ''Men of Tomorrow (1932 film), Men of Tomorrow'' *

– ''This Is the Night (1932 film), This Is the Night'' * George O'Hanlon – ''The Death Kiss'' * Louis Hayward – ''Self Made Lady'' * Paul Henreid – ''Baroud'' * Katharine Hepburn – '' A Bill of Divorcement'' * Alan Ladd – ''Tom Brown of Culver'' * Anna Lee – ''Ebb Tide (1932 film), Ebb Tide'' * John Mills – ''Midshipmaid Gob'' * David Niven – ''There Goes the Bride (1932 film), There Goes the Bride'' * Jean Parker – ''Divorce in the Family'' * Dick Powell – ''Blessed Event'' * Tyrone Power – ''Tom Brown of Culver'' * Gloria Stuart – ''Street of Women'' * Jessica Tandy – ''The Indiscretions of Eve'' * Jacques Tati – ''Oscar, champion de tennis'' * Shirley Temple – ''Runt Page'' * Mae West – '' Night After Night'' * Jane Withers – ''Handle with Care (1932 film), Handle with Care'' * Jane Wyman – ''The Kid from Spain''

References

Bibliography

* {{1932 films 1932 in film, Film by year