The following is an overview of 1933 in film, including significant events, a list of films released, and notable births and deaths.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1933 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Events

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Yearbook listed the following as the ten leading news events of the year in

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. * Motion picture industry goes under National Recovery Administration code. * Receivers appointed for

Paramount Publix Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film and television production and distribution company and the main namesake division of Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS). It is the fifth-oldest film studio in the world, the second-oldest ...

RKO RKO Radio Pictures Inc., commonly known as RKO Pictures or simply RKO, was an American film production and distribution company, one of the "Big Five" film studios of Hollywood's Golden Age. The business was formed after the Keith-Albee-Orpheu ...

and

Fox Theatres Fox Theatres was a large chain of movie theaters in the United States dating from the 1920s either built by Fox Film studio owner William Fox, or subsequently merged in 1929 by Fox with the West Coast Theatres chain, to form the Fox West Co ...

. * Film industry takes eight week salary cut. * Sirovich bill for sweeping probe of film industry is defeated. *

John D. Hertz John Daniel Hertz, Sr. (April 10, 1879October 8, 1961) was an American businessman, thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder, and philanthropist. Biography Born Sándor Herz to a Jewish family in Szklabinya, Austria-Hungary (today Sklabiňa, a ...

withdraws as Paramount Publix finance chairman and Adolph Zukor appoints George J. Schaefer as general manager. * Sidney Kent effects financial reorganization of Fox Film Corp., averting receivership, and company shows first profit since 1930. * Ruling of the

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creates "open market" for sound equipment. * Nathan Nathanson regains control of

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Canadian circuit. *

Darryl F. Zanuck Darryl Francis Zanuck (September 5, 1902December 22, 1979) was an American film producer and studio executive; he earlier contributed stories for films starting in the silent era. He played a major part in the Hollywood studio system as one of ...

quits Warner Bros-First National and with Joseph M. Schenck forms

Twentieth Century Pictures Twentieth Century Pictures, Inc. was an independent Hollywood motion picture production company created in 1933 by Joseph Schenck (the former president of United Artists) and Darryl F. Zanuck from Warner Bros. Financial backing came from Sche ...

, turning out eight productions in the first four months, beginning with ''

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''. * Harold B. Franklin resigns as president of RKO Theaters. Other notable events include: * January 11 –

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in New York City starts showing films. * January 20 – The film '' Ecstasy'' premieres in

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film; its foreign distribution presents difficulties as 18-year-old actress

Hedy Lamarr Hedy Lamarr (; born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler; November 9, 1914 January 19, 2000) was an Austrian-born American film actress and inventor. A film star during Hollywood's golden age, Lamarr has been described as one of the greatest movie actress ...

is seen naked in it. * March – Director

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

is informed by Joseph Goebbels that release of Lang's crime-thriller ''

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse ''The Testament of Dr. Mabuse'' (german: Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse), also called ''The Last Will of Dr. Mabuse'', is a 1933 German crime-thriller film directed by Fritz Lang. The movie is a sequel to Lang's silent film ''Dr. Mabuse the Gambl ...

'' in Germany will not be permitted by the newly formed

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. The German-language premiere takes place on April 21 in Budapest (Hungary). On April 20, Lang divorces his wife, the film's writer

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, and on July 31 leaves Germany permanently, initially settling in Paris. * March 2 – ''

King Kong King Kong is a fictional giant monster resembling a gorilla, who has appeared in various media since 1933. He has been dubbed The Eighth Wonder of the World, a phrase commonly used within the franchise. His first appearance was in the novelizat ...

'' premieres at Radio City Music Hall in New York City; opening weekend takings are estimated at US$90,000. * March 9 – ''Punyal na Ginto'' (The Golden Dagger), the first Filipino-language film made in the Philippines, is released. * March 11 – '' 42nd Street'' sparks a comeback for

musical film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as breaks ...

. * June 6 – The

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is patented in

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. * September 6 – '' Daily Variety'', a trade newspaper, is published for the first time in Hollywood. * October 10 – John Wayne appears as Singin' Sandy Saunders in ''

Riders of Destiny ''Riders of Destiny'' is a 1933 pre-Code Western musical film starring 26-year-old John Wayne as Singin' Sandy Saunders, the screen's second singing cowboy (the first being Ken Maynard in the 1929 film '' The Wagon Master''). It was the fi ...

''. * December 29 –

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers Fred Astaire (May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) and Ginger Rogers (July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) were dance partners in a total of 10 films, nine of them with RKO Radio Pictures from 1933 to 1939, and one, '' The Barkleys of Broadway'', with M ...

appear on screen together for the first time in ''

Flying Down to Rio ''Flying Down to Rio'' is a 1933 American pre-Code RKO musical film famous for being the first screen pairing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, although Dolores del Río and Gene Raymond received top billing and the leading roles. Among the ...

''. * ''Ang Aswang'', the first sound film made in the Philippines, is released. * ''Makata At Paraluman'' (The Poet and the Maiden), the first talking film in vernacular made in the Philippines, is released. *

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founded. *

GPO Film Unit The GPO Film Unit was a subdivision of the UK General Post Office. The unit was established in 1933, taking on responsibilities of the Empire Marketing Board Film Unit. Headed by John Grierson, it was set up to produce sponsored documentary films ...

established in the United Kingdom under John Grierson, taking over responsibility for

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making from the

Empire Marketing Board The Empire Marketing Board was formed in May 1926 by the Colonial Secretary Leo Amery to promote intra-Empire trade and to persuade consumers to 'Buy Empire'. It was established as a substitute for tariff reform and protectionist legislation and ...

. *

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(MGM) once again expresses interest in '' The Wizard of Oz'' books for a series of animated shorts, but once again fail to make a deal with the estate of creator

L. Frank Baum Lyman Frank Baum (; May 15, 1856 – May 6, 1919) was an American author best known for his children's books, particularly ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' and its sequels. He wrote 14 novels in the ''Oz'' series, plus 41 other novels (not includ ...

. * ''

The Private Life of Henry VIII ''The Private Life of Henry VIII'' is a 1933 British film directed and co-produced by Alexander Korda and starring Charles Laughton, Robert Donat, Merle Oberon and Elsa Lanchester. It was written by Lajos Bíró and Arthur Wimperis for London F ...

'' becomes the first

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to win an American

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. Featured actor Charles Laughton wins the 1933

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for his performance. The film is the first British production to be nominated for the

Academy Award for Best Picture The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the Academy Awards presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) since the awards debuted in 1929. This award goes to the producers of the film and is the only category ...

. * The book '' Upton Sinclair Presents William Fox'' is published, detailing what William Fox considers to be the conspiracy that forced him from control of Fox Film in 1930.

Academy Awards

The 6th Academy Awards were held on March 16, 1934, at The Ambassador Hotel in

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. They were hosted by Will Rogers and Rogers also presented all of the awards. This was the last time that the Oscars' eligibility period was spread over two different calendar years, creating the longest time frame for which films could be nominated: the seventeen months from August 1, 1932, to December 31, 1933. Most nominations: ''

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'' ( Fox Film); '' A Farewell to Arms'' ( Paramount Pictures) and ''

Lady for a Day ''Lady for a Day'' is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy-drama film directed by Frank Capra. The screenplay by Robert Riskin is based on the 1929 short story "Madame La Gimp" by Damon Runyon. It was the first film for which Capra received an Acade ...

'' (

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) – 4 Major awards: *

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: ''

'' – Fox Film *

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– ''

'' * Best Actor: Charles Laughton – ''

'' *

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– ''

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'' Most Awards: ''

'' – 3 (Outstanding Production; Best Director; Best Art Direction)

1933 film releases

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unless stated

January–March

*January 1933 **3 January ***''

The Bitter Tea of General Yen ''The Bitter Tea of General Yen'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama war film directed by Frank Capra and starring Barbara Stanwyck, and featuring Nils Asther and Walter Connolly. Based on the 1930 novel of the same name by Grace Zaring Stone, th ...

'' **10 January ***''

The Vampire Bat ''The Vampire Bat'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code horror film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Melvyn Douglas, and Dwight Frye. Plot When the villagers of Kleinschloss start dying of blood loss, the town father ...

'' **12 January ***''

Laughter in Hell ''Laughter in Hell'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Edward L. Cahn and starring Pat O'Brien. The film's title was typical of the sensationalistic titles of many Pre-Code films. Adapted from the 1932 novel of the same name by ...

'' **13 January ***''

The Monkey's Paw "The Monkey's Paw" is a horror short story by English author W. W. Jacobs, first published in the collection '' The Lady of the Barge'' in 1902. In the story, three wishes are granted to the owner of The Monkey's Paw, but the wishes come with ...

'' **20 January ***'' Ecstasy'' (

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) **21 January ***'' Tonight Is Ours'' **27 January ***''

She Done Him Wrong ''She Done Him Wrong'' is a 1933 pre-Code American crime/comedy film starring Mae West and Cary Grant. The plot includes melodramatic and musical elements, with a supporting cast featuring Owen Moore, Gilbert Roland, Noah Beery Sr., Rochelle Hu ...

'' **28 January ***'' Hard to Handle'' ***''

Parachute Jumper ''Parachute Jumper'' is a 1933 American pre-Code black-and-white comedy drama film directed by Alfred E. Green. Based on a story by Rian James titled "Some Call It Love", it stars Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Bette Davis and Frank McHugh. Plot Mar ...

'' *February 1933 **3 February ***'' Hallelujah, I'm a Bum'' **4 February ***''

Ladies They Talk About ''Ladies They Talk About'' is a 1933 pre-Code American crime drama directed by Howard Bretherton and William Keighley, and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Preston Foster, and Lyle Talbot. The film is about an attractive woman who is a member of a ba ...

'' **10 February ***''

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'' ***''

What! No Beer? ''What - No Beer?'' is a 1933 Pre-Code comedy film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Buster Keaton and Jimmy Durante. MGM had also paired Keaton and Durante as a comedy team during this period in ''The Pa ...

'' **17 February ***'' Men Must Fight'' **18 February ***''

Mystery of the Wax Museum ''Mystery of the Wax Museum'' is a 1933 American pre-Code mystery- horror film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Glenda Farrell, and Frank McHugh. It was produced and released by Warner Bros. and filmed in two-col ...

'' **22 February ***''

The House of Dora Green ''The House of Dora Green'' (german: Salon Dora Green) is a 1933 German thriller film directed by Henrik Galeen and starring Mady Christians, Paul Hartmann, and Leonard Steckel. It was based on the novel ''Diplomatische Unterwelt'' by Hans Rudo ...

'' (

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) **23 February ***''

Our Betters ''Our Betters'' is a 1933 American pre-Code satirical comedy film directed by George Cukor and starring Constance Bennett, Anita Louise and Gilbert Roland. The screenplay by Jane Murfin and Harry Wagstaff Gribble is based on the 1917 play of th ...

'' **24 February ***'' Perfect Understanding'' ( GB) ***'' Topaze'' **28 February ***''

The Good Companions ''The Good Companions'' is a novel by the English author J. B. Priestley. Written in 1929, it follows the fortunes of a concert party on a tour of England. It is Priestley's most famous novel and established him as a national figure. It won ...

'' ***'' Oliver Twist'' *March 1933 **2 March ***''

'' **10 March ***''

Fast Workers ''Fast Workers'', also known as ''Rivets'', is a 1933 pre-Code drama film starring John Gilbert and Robert Armstrong as construction workers and romantic rivals for the character played by Mae Clarke. The film, which is based on the unproduced ...

'' ***'' King of the Jungle'' ***''

Liebelei ' is a 1933 German period drama film directed by Max Ophüls and starring Magda Schneider, Wolfgang Liebeneiner, and Luise Ullrich. Production The film, based on a play of the same name ('' Liebelei'') by Arthur Schnitzler, describes an ill-f ...

'' (

) **11 March ***'' 42nd Street'' **15 March ***''

In the Wake of the Bounty ''In the Wake of the Bounty'' (1933) is an Australian film directed by Charles Chauvel about the 1789 Mutiny on the Bounty. It is notable as the screen debut of Errol Flynn, playing Fletcher Christian. The film preceded MGM's more famous ''Mutin ...

'' (

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) **21 March ***'' The Flower of Hawaii'' (Die Blume von Hawaii) **24 March ***'' Pick-Up'' **25 March ***'' Okraina'' (The Outskirts) (

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) **31 March ***''

Gabriel Over the White House ''Gabriel Over the White House'' is a 1933 American pre-Code political fantasy film starring Walter Huston as a genial but politically corrupt U.S. President who has a near-fatal automobile accident and comes under divine influence—specifica ...

April–June

*April 1933 **7 April ***''

Zero for Conduct ''Zero for Conduct'' (french: Zéro de conduite) is a 1933 French featurette directed by Jean Vigo. It was first shown on 7 April 1933 and was subsequently banned in France until November 1945.Temple (2011), p. 145. The film draws extensively on ...

'' (Zéro de conduite) (

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) **14 April ***'' Today We Live'' **15 April ***''

'' **20 April ***''

The Working Man ''The Working Man'' is a 1933 pre-Code American comedy film directed by John G. Adolfi and starring George Arliss and Bette Davis. The screenplay by Charles Kenyon and Maude T. Howell is based on the story ''The Adopted Father'' by Edgar Fra ...

'' **21 April ***'' Supernatural'' **22 April ***''

A Bedtime Story ''A Bedtime Story'' is a 1933 American pre-Code romantic comedy film starring Maurice Chevalier. Plot Chevalier plays a Parisian playboy who finds himself obliged to care for an abandoned baby. The film was directed by Norman Taurog and also st ...

'' **27 April ***''

Dragnet Girl is a 1933 Japanese silent gangster film directed by Yasujirō Ozu. Written by Tadao Ikeda, the film tells the story of a gangster and his girlfriend finding redemption through the actions of an innocent girl and her not-so-innocent brother. P ...

'' (Hijosen no onna) **28 April ***''

Looking Forward ''Looking Forward'' is the third and final studio album by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and their fifth, overall. It is the fourteenth and final album when conflated with releases by the trio of Crosby, Stills & Nash. It was released on Reprise ...

'' *May 1933 **5 May ***''

The Devil's Brother ''The Devil's Brother'' (or ''Bogus Bandits'' as an Astor Pictures reissue title) or ''Fra Diavolo'' outside the U.S. is a 1933 American Pre-Code comedy film starring Laurel and Hardy. It is based on Daniel Auber's operetta ''Fra Diavolo'' abou ...

'' **6 May ***'' The Eagle and the Hawk'' ***''

Picture Snatcher ''Picture Snatcher'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-code drama film starring James Cagney as a gangster who decides to quit to pursue his dream. Plot After getting out of prison, Danny Kean (James Cagney) shocks the gang he leads by ...

'' **12 May ***''

The Story of Temple Drake ''The Story of Temple Drake'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Stephen Roberts and starring Miriam Hopkins and Jack La Rue. It tells the story of Temple Drake, a reckless woman in the American South who falls into the hands of ...

'' **14 May ***''

A Study in Scarlet ''A Study in Scarlet'' is an 1887 detective novel by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle. The story marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who would become the most famous detective duo in literature. The book's title der ...

'' **15 May ***''

Ex-Lady ''Ex-Lady'' is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy/drama film directed by Robert Florey. The screenplay by David Boehm is a remake of the Barbara Stanwyck film '' Illicit (1931),'' both crediting a story (actually a play) by Edith Fitzgerald and R ...

'' **19 May ***'' Adorable'' **25 May ***''

Don Quixote is a Spanish epic novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Originally published in two parts, in 1605 and 1615, its full title is ''The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha'' or, in Spanish, (changing in Part 2 to ). A founding work of Wester ...

'' **26 May ***''

Peg o' My Heart "Peg o' My Heart" is a popular song written by Alfred Bryan (words) and Fred Fisher (music). It was published on March 15, 1913 and it featured in the 1913 musical ''Ziegfeld Follies''. The song was first performed publicly by Irving Kaufman i ...

'' **27 May ***''

Gold Diggers of 1933 ''Gold Diggers of 1933'' is a pre-Code Warner Bros. musical film directed by Mervyn LeRoy with songs by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics), staged and choreographed by Busby Berkeley. It stars Warren William, Joan Blondell, Aline M ...

'' ***'' International House'' **29 May ***'' Ganga Bruta'' (

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) *June 1933 **9 June ***''

Professional Sweetheart ''Professional Sweetheart'' is a 1933 American pre-Code romantic comedy directed by William A. Seiter from a screenplay by Maurine Watkins. It stars Ginger Rogers in her first film for RKO Radio Pictures, with Norman Foster, ZaSu Pitts and F ...

'' **23 June ***''

The Mayor of Hell ''The Mayor of Hell'' is a 1933 American pre-Code Warner Brothers film starring James Cagney. The film was remade in 1938 as ''Crime School'' with Humphrey Bogart taking over James Cagney's role and '' Hell's Kitchen'' with Ronald Reagan in 1939. ...

'' ***'' When Ladies Meet'' **30 June ***''

Hold Your Man ''Hold Your Man '' is a 1933 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by an uncredited Sam Wood and starring Jean Harlow and Clark Gable, the third of their six films together.Landazuri, Margarit"Hold Your Man" (TCM article)/ref> The scre ...

'' ***''

Midnight Mary ''Midnight Mary'' is a 1933 American pre-Code crime drama film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Loretta Young, Ricardo Cortez, and Franchot Tone. Plot The very scary story begins with an indifferent Mary Martin (Young) sitting in a ...

July–September

*July 1933 **1 July ***''

Baby Face Babyface or Baby Face can refer to: Nicknames * Lester Joseph Gillis a.k.a. Baby Face Nelson, an infamous 1930s bank robber * Roosevelt "Baby Face" Willette (1933–1971), an American hard bop and soul-jazz musician * "Baby Face", Jimmy McLarnin ...

'' **3 July ***'' Loyalties'' **8 July ***'' It's Great to Be Alive'' **14 July ***''

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'' ***''

Storm at Daybreak ''Storm at Daybreak'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Richard Boleslawski, written by Bertram Millhauser, and starring Kay Francis, Nils Asther, Walter Huston, Phillips Holmes, Eugene Pallette and C. Henry Gordon. It was rele ...

'' **15 July ***''

'' **17 June ***'' Heroes for Sale'' **20 July ***''

Secret of the Blue Room ''The Secret of the Blue Room'' is a 1933 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Lionel Atwill, Gloria Stuart, Paul Lukas and Edward Arnold. The film's plot concerns a group of wealthy people who stay at a Europe ...

'' **28 July ***''

The Stranger's Return ''The Stranger's Return'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code drama film directed by King Vidor and starring Miriam Hopkins, Lionel Barrymore and Franchot Tone. It was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Miriam Hopkins was loaned out to MGM for the pictu ...

'' **29 July ***''

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'' *August 1933 **1 August ***''

Employees' Entrance ''Employees' Entrance'' is a 1933 pre-Code film about the devious manager of a New York department store (Warren William) and his romantic involvement with a reluctant new employee (Loretta Young). It was directed by Roy Del Ruth. In 2019, the f ...

'' **5 August ***''

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'' **8 August ***''

Three-Cornered Moon ''Three Cornered Moon'' is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Elliott Nugent, written by Ray Harris and S.K. Lauren, and starring Claudette Colbert, Richard Arlen, Mary Boland, and Wallace Ford. Based on a 1933 play by Gertrude Ton ...

'' **13 August ***''

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'' **16 August ***''

The Power and the Glory ''The Power and the Glory'' is a 1940 novel by British author Graham Greene. The title is an allusion to the doxology often recited at the end of the Lord's Prayer: "For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, forever and ever, amen." ...

'' **17 August ***''

'' **18 August ***''

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Pilgrimage A pilgrimage is a journey, often into an unknown or foreign place, where a person goes in search of new or expanded meaning about their self, others, nature, or a higher good, through the experience. It can lead to a personal transformation, aft ...

'' **25 August ***''

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'' ***'' Turn Back the Clock'' **29 August ***'' Dinner at Eight'' **30 August ***'' S.O.S Iceberg'' (S.O.S. Eisberg) (

) **31 August ***'' Bitter Sweet'' ( GB) *September 1933 **1 September ***''

Beauty for Sale ''Beauty for Sale'' is a 1933 American pre-Code film about the romantic entanglements of three beauty salon employees. Based on the 1933 novel ''Beauty'' by Faith Baldwin, it stars Madge Evans, Alice Brady, Otto Kruger and Una Merkel. Plot Smal ...

'' ***'' One Sunday Afternoon'' **7 September ***'' Passing Fancy'' (Dekigokoro) (

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

) **8 September ***''

Penthouse Penthouse most often refers to: *Penthouse apartment, a special apartment on the top floor of a building *Penthouse (magazine), ''Penthouse'' (magazine), a British-founded men's magazine *Mechanical penthouse, a floor, typically located directly u ...

'' ***''

Torch Singer A torch song is a sentimental love song, typically one in which the singer laments an unrequited or lost love, either where one party is oblivious to the existence of the other, where one party has moved on, or where a romantic affair has affecte ...

'' **13 September ***''

'' **15 September ***''

Berkeley Square Berkeley Square is a garden square in the West End of London. It is one of the best known of the many squares in London, located in Mayfair in the City of Westminster. It was laid out in the mid 18th century by the architect William Ke ...

'' **16 September ***''

Bureau of Missing Persons ''Bureau of Missing Persons'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film with comic overtones directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Bette Davis, Lewis Stone, Pat O'Brien and Glenda Farrell . The screenplay by Robert Presnell is based on the book ' ...

'' **20 September ***''

Footlight Parade ''Footlight Parade'' is a 1933 American pre-Code musical film starring James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler and Dick Powell and featuring Frank McHugh, Guy Kibbee, Hugh Herbert and Ruth Donnelly. The film was written by Manuel Seff and Ja ...

'' **22 September ***'' Doctor Bull'' **23 September ***''

I Loved a Woman ''I Loved a Woman'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama directed by Alfred E. Green, starring Kay Francis, Edward G. Robinson, and Genevieve Tobin. According to producer Hal Wallis' autobiography (with Charles Higham), Robinson and Francis "were ...

'' **26 September ***'' Ann Vickers'' **29 September ***''

The Emperor Jones ''The Emperor Jones'' is a 1920 tragic play by American dramatist Eugene O'Neill that tells the tale of Brutus Jones, a resourceful, self-assured African American and a former Pullman porter, who kills another black man in a dice game, is jailed, ...

October–December

*October 1933 **6 October ***''

I'm No Angel ''I'm No Angel'' is a 1933 pre-Code film directed by Wesley Ruggles, and starring Mae West and Cary Grant. West received sole story and screenplay credit. It is one of her films that was not subjected to heavy censorship. Plot Tira (Mae West ...

'' **7 October ***''

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Wild Boys of the Road ''Wild Boys of the Road'' is a 1933 pre-Code Depression-era American drama film directed by William Wellman and starring Frankie Darro, Rochelle Hudson, and Grant Mitchell. It tells the story of several teens forced into becoming hobos. The s ...

'' **13 October ***'' Bombshell'' ***''

Tillie and Gus ''Tillie and Gus'' is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Francis Martin, co-written by Martin and Walter DeLeon, and starring W.C. Fields, Alison Skipworth, Baby LeRoy, Julie Bishop, and Clarence Wilson. It is based on a short ...

'' **26 October ***''

After Tonight ''After Tonight'' is a 1933 American pre-Code World War I spy film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Constance Bennett and Gilbert Roland. The studio considered firing Bennett after the film lost $100,000 at the box office. Plot With ...

'' **27 October ***''

Man's Castle ''Man's Castle'' is a 1933 pre-Code American film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Spencer Tracy and Loretta Young. Plot Well-dressed Bill (Spencer Tracy) takes pity on Trina (Loretta Young), a hungry young woman he meets in a city park an ...

'' **28 October ***''

Ever in My Heart ''Ever in My Heart'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Archie Mayo and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Otto Kruger, and Ralph Bellamy. It portrays the tragic consequences of the virulent propaganda that spread false stories of atroci ...

'' *November 1933 **1 November ***'' Only Yesterday'' **10 November ***''

The Prizefighter and the Lady ''The Prizefighter and the Lady'' is a 1933 pre-Code Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer romance film starring Myrna Loy and the professional boxers Max Baer, Primo Carnera, and Jack Dempsey. The film was adapted for the screen by John Lee Mahin and John Meeh ...

'' **13 November ***''

The Invisible Man ''The Invisible Man'' is a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells. Originally serialized in '' Pearson's Weekly'' in 1897, it was published as a novel the same year. The Invisible Man to whom the title refers is Griffin, a scientist who has devo ...

'' **16 November ***'' Little Women'' **17 November ***''

Blood Money Blood money may refer to: * Blood money (restitution), money paid to the family of a murder victim Films * Blood Money (1917 film), ''Blood Money'' (1917 film), a film starring Harry Carey * Blood Money (1921 film), ''Blood Money'' (1921 film ...

'' ***'' Duck Soup'' **November 20 ***''

The Wandering Jew The Wandering Jew is a mythical immortal man whose legend began to spread in Europe in the 13th century. In the original legend, a Jew who taunted Jesus on the way to the Crucifixion was then cursed to walk the Earth until the Second Coming. ...

'' **24 November ***''

Dancing Lady ''Dancing Lady'' is a 1933 American pre-Code musical film starring Joan Crawford and Clark Gable, and featuring Franchot Tone, Fred Astaire, Robert Benchley, and Ted Healy and His Stooges (who later became The Three Stooges with Curly, ...

'' **25 November ***''

The World Changes ''The World Changes'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Paul Muni as an ambitious farm boy who becomes rich, but does not handle success well. Aline MacMahon and Mary Astor play his mother and wife r ...

'' *December 1933 **3 December ***'' Lady Killer'' **11 December ***''Counsellor at Law'' **14 December ***''Convention City'' **18 December ***''By Candlelight'' **22 December ***''Alice in Wonderland (1933 film), Alice in Wonderland'' ***''Going Hollywood'' ***''Mr. Skitch'' ***''The Son of Kong'' **23 December ***''The House on 56th Street'' ***''Viktor und Viktoria'' (

) **25 December ***''Roman Scandals'' **26 December ***''Queen Christina (film), Queen Christina'' **29 December ***''Design for Living (film), Design for Living'' ***''

'' ***''Sons of the Desert''

Notable films released in 1933

unless stated

0-9

*'' 42nd Street'', directed by Lloyd Bacon, starring Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler, Ginger Rogers

A

*'' Adorable'', directed by William Dieterle, starring Janet Gaynor *''

'', starring Constance Bennett *''Alice in Wonderland (1933 film), Alice in Wonderland'', starring Charlotte Henry and virtually every Paramount star at the time *'' Ann Vickers'', starring Walter Huston and Irene Dunne

B

*''

'', starring Barbara Stanwyck and George Brent *''

'', starring Madge Evans and Alice Brady *''

'', starring Constance Bennett and Joel McCrea *''

'', starring Maurice Chevalier *''

'', starring Leslie Howard *'' Bitter Sweet'', starring Anna Neagle – ( GB) *''

'', starring Barbara Stanwyck *''

'', starring George Bancroft (actor), George Bancroft *'' Bombshell'', starring Jean Harlow *''

'', starring Wallace Beery and George Raft *''

'', starring Bette Davis and Pat O'Brien (actor), Pat O'Brien *''By Candlelight'', directed by James Whale

C

*''Cash (1933 film), Cash'', directed by Zoltan Korda, starring Robert Donat – ( GB) *''

'', starring Diana Wynyard, Clive Brook, Una O'Connor (actress), Una O'Connor and Herbert Mundin *''Convention City'', starring Joan Blondell, Adolphe Menjou, Dick Powell and Mary Astor *''Counsellor at Law'', starring John Barrymore and Bebe Daniels

D

*''

'', starring Joan Crawford and Clark Gable *''Daybreak (1933 film), Daybreak'' (Tiānmíng) – (Chinese films of the 1930s, China) *''

'', starring Sidney Blackmer *''The Deserter (1933 film), The Deserter'' – (

) *''Design for Living (film), Design for Living'', starring Fredric March, Gary Cooper and Miriam Hopkins *''

'', starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy *''Dick Turpin (1933 film), Dick Turpin'', directed by Victor Hanbury, starring Victor McLaglen ( GB) *'' Dinner at Eight'', directed by George Cukor and featuring an all-star cast *'' Doctor Bull'', starring Will Rogers *''

'', directed by G.W. Pabst, starring Feodor Chaliapin – (

/ GB) *''Dora's Dunking Doughnuts'', starring Shirley Temple *''

'' (Hijosen no onna), starring Kinuyo Tanaka, directed by Yasujirō Ozu – (

) *'' Duck Soup'', directed by Leo McCarey, starring the Marx Brothers

E

*'' The Eagle and the Hawk'', starring Fredric March, Cary Grant, Carole Lombard *'' Ecstasy'', starring

– (

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) *''

'', starring Paul Robeson *''

'', starring Warren William and Loretta Young *''

'', starring Barbara Stanwyck *''

'', starring Bette Davis

F

*''

'', starring John Gilbert (actor), John Gilbert and Mae Clarke *'' The Flower of Hawaii'' (Die Blume von Hawaii), directed by Richard Oswald – (List of German films 1933-1945, Germany) *''

'', starring Dolores del Río and Gene Raymond. Also starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in their first of 10 films together *''

'', starring James Cagney, Joan Blondell and Ruby Keeler *''Friday the Thirteenth (1933 film), Friday the Thirteenth'', directed by Victor Saville, starring Jessie Matthews – ( GB)

G

*''

'', directed by Gregory La Cava, starring Walter Huston, Produced by William Randolph Hearst *'' Ganga Bruta'', directed by Humberto Mauro, starring Durval Bellini and Déa Selva (

) *''The Ghoul (1933 film), The Ghoul'', starring Boris Karloff, Cedric Hardwicke and Ernest Thesiger – ( GB) *''The Ghost Camera'', directed by Bernard Vorhaus, starring Ida Lupino, John Mills – (GB) *''Going Hollywood'', starring Marion Davies, Bing Crosby, Patsy Kelly, Fifi D'Orsay and Sterling Holloway *''

'', directed by Mervyn LeRoy, starring Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, Ginger Rogers and Warren William *''

'', directed by Victor Saville, starring Jessie Matthews, Edmund Gwenn and John Gielgud – ( GB) *''Goodbye Again (1933 film), Goodbye Again'', starring Joan Blondell and Warren William

H

*'' Hallelujah, I'm a Bum'', starring Al Jolson *'' Hard to Handle'', starring James Cagney *'' Heroes for Sale'', starring Loretta Young and Richard Barthelmess *''

'', starring Jean Harlow and Clark Gable *''The House on 56th Street'', starring Kay Francis *''

'', directed by Henrik Galeen, starring Mady Christians – (

) *''The Hymn of Leuthen'', directed by Carl Froelich – (

)

I

*''

'' (1933), starring Edward G. Robinson and Kay Francis *''

'', starring Mae West and Cary Grant. West also wrote the story and screenplay. *''

'', starring Errol Flynn as Fletcher Christian – (

) *'' International House'', starring W. C. Fields, George Burns, Gracie Allen *''

'', starring Claude Rains in the title role with Gloria Stuart *'' It's Great to Be Alive'', directed by Alfred L. Werker and starring Raul Roulien and Gloria Stuart

K

*''Kazdemu wolno kochac, Każdemu wolno kochać'' (Anybody Can Love), by Mieczysław Krawicz – (List of Polish films of the 1930s, Poland) *''The Keyhole (1933 film), The Keyhole'', starring Kay Francis and George Brent, directed by Michael Curtiz *''

'', starring Fay Wray and Robert Armstrong (actor), Robert Armstrong *'' King of the Jungle'', starring Buster Crabbe

L

*''

'', starring Barbara Stanwyck *''

'', directed by Frank Capra, starring Warren William and May Robson *'' Lady Killer'', starring James Cagney *''

'', directed by Max Ophüls – (

) *''Life Is a Dog'' (Život je pes), directed by Martin Frič – (

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) *''Little Toys'' (Xiáo wǎnyì), directed by Sun Yu (director), Sun Yu – (Chinese films of the 1930s, China) *'' Little Women'', directed by George Cukor, starring

and Joan Bennett *''

'', directed by Clarence Brown, starring Lionel Barrymore *''Lot in Sodom'', starring Friedrich Haak *'' Loyalties'', starring Basil Rathbone – ( GB)

M

*''

'', starring Spencer Tracy and Loretta Young *''

'', starring James Cagney *'' Men Must Fight'', starring Diana Wynyard *''

'', starring George Raft and Clive Brook *''

'', directed by William A. Wellman, starring Loretta Young *''The Midnight Patrol'', starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy *''Money for Speed'', directed by Bernard Vorhaus, starring John Loder (actor), John Loder and Ida Lupino – ( GB) *''

'', directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack *''

'', starring

and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. *''Mr. Skitch'', starring Will Rogers *''

'', starring Lionel Atwill and Fay Wray

O

*'' Okraina'' (The Outskirts) – (

) *'' Oliver Twist'', starring Dickie Moore (actor), Dickie Moore *'' One Sunday Afternoon'', starring Gary Cooper and Fay Wray *'' Only Yesterday'', starring Margaret Sullavan *''

'', starring Constance Bennett, Gilbert Roland and Anita Louise

P

*''

'', starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Bette Davis and Frank McHugh *'' Passing Fancy'' (Dekigokoro), directed by Yasujirō Ozu – (

) *''

'', starring Marion Davies, Onslow Stevens and J. Farrell MacDonald *''

'', starring Warner Baxter and Myrna Loy *'' Perfect Understanding'', starring Gloria Swanson and Laurence Olivier – ( GB) *'' Pick-Up'', starring Sylvia Sidney and George Raft *''

'', starring James Cagney *''

'', directed by John Ford *''

'', starring Spencer Tracy *''

'', directed by Alexander Korda, starring Charles Laughton – ( GB) *''

'', starring Max Baer (boxer), Max Baer, Myrna Loy, Primo Carnera and Jack Dempsey *''

'', starring Ginger Rogers

Q-R

*''Queen Christina (film), Queen Christina'', directed by Rouben Mamoulian, starring Greta Garbo and John Gilbert (actor), John Gilbert *''Refugees (1933 film), Refugees'' – (

) *''Roman Scandals'', starring Eddie Cantor, Ruth Etting, Gloria Stuart

S

*'' S.O.S Iceberg'' (S.O.S. Eisberg), starring Leni Riefenstahl – (

) *''

'', starring Paul Lukas, Gloria Stuart and Lionel Atwill *''Secrets (1933 film), Secrets'', starring Mary Pickford in her last film *''

'', starring Mae West and Cary Grant in his first notable film role *''She Had to Say Yes'', starring Loretta Young and Lyle Talbot, directed by Busby Berkeley and George Amy *''The Son of Kong'', starring Robert Armstrong (actor), Robert Armstrong and Helen Mack *''Sons of the Desert'', starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy *''A Southern Maid (film), A Southern Maid'', starring Bebe Daniels and Clifford Mollison – ( GB) *''Spring Silkworms (film), Spring Silkworms'' (Chung Can) – (Chinese films of the 1930s, China) *''

'', starring Janet Gaynor, Will Rogers and Lew Ayres *''

'', starring Walter Huston and Kay Francis *''

'', starring Miriam Hopkins and Jack La Rue *''

'', starring Miriam Hopkins and Lionel Barrymore *''

'', Sherlock Holmes film written by Robert Florey, directed by Edwin Marin, starring Reginald Owen as Holmes and Warburton Gamble as Watson *'' Supernatural'', starring Carole Lombard, Alan Dinehart, Vivienne Osborne and Randolph Scott

T

*''

'', directed by

, starring Otto Wernicke – (

) *''

'', Cecil B. Demille's now cult-favorite, starring Richard Cromwell (actor), Richard Cromwell and featuring then-teenager: Diana Serra Cary, Baby Peggy. *''This Is America'', the first full-length documentary feature film ever made.''Variety'', Wednesday 1 August 1933, page 14 (retrieved 28 May 2018) – Film Reviews page – This Is America (review) *''This Week of Grace directed by Maurice Elvey, starring Gracie Fields – (British films of 1933, Britain) *''

'', starring Claudette Colbert and Richard Arlen *''Three Little Pigs (film), Three Little Pigs'', an animated short *''

'', starring Alison Skipworth and W. C. Fields *'' Today We Live'', starring Joan Crawford and Gary Cooper *'' Tonight Is Ours'', starring Fredric March and Claudette Colbert *'' Topaze'', starring John Barrymore and Myrna Loy *''

'', starring Claudette Colbert *''Tugboat Annie'', starring Marie Dressler and Wallace Beery *'' Turn Back the Clock'', starring Lee Tracy and Mae Clarke

V-W

*''

'', starring Lionel Atwill and Fay Wray *''Viktor und Viktoria'' – (

) *''

'', starring George Arliss *'' When Ladies Meet'', starring Ann Harding, Robert Montgomery (actor), Robert Montgomery and Myrna Loy *''

'', starring Conrad Veidt *''

'', starring Buster Keaton *''

'', starring Mary Astor and Paul Muni *''

'', starring Frankie Darro and Edwin Phillips *''

'', starring George Arliss and Bette Davis

Y-Z

*''You Made Me Love You (film), You Made Me Love You'' starring Stanley Lupino and Thelma Todd – ( GB) *''

'' (Zéro de conduite), directed by Jean Vigo – (

)

Serials

* ''Clancy of the Mounted'' * ''Fighting with Kit Carson'' * ''Gordon of Ghost City'' * ''The Mystery Squadron'' * ''The Perils of Pauline (1933 serial), The Perils of Pauline'', starring Evalyn Knapp * ''The Phantom of the Air'' * ''The Return of Chandu'' * ''Tarzan the Fearless'', starring Buster Crabbe * ''The Three Musketeers (1933 serial), The Three Musketeers'', starring Jack Mulhall and John Wayne * ''The Whispering Shadow'', starring Bela Lugosi * ''The Wolf Dog'', starring Rin Tin Tin

Comedy film series

* ''Harold Lloyd'' (1913–1938) * ''Charlie Chaplin'' (1914–1940) * ''Lupino Lane'' (1915–1939) * ''Buster Keaton'' (1917–1944) * ''Laurel and Hardy'' (1921–1945) ** ''Dirty Work (1933 film), Dirty Work'' * ''Our Gang'' (1922 in film, 1922–1944 in film, 1944) * ''Harry Langdon'' (1924–1936) * ''Wheeler and Woolsey'' (1929–1937) * ''Marx Brothers'' (1929–1946) * ''The Three Stooges filmography, Ted Healy and His Stooges'' (1933–1934)

Animated short film series

* ''Aesop's Film Fables'' (1921 in film, 1921-1933) * ''Krazy Kat'' (1925 in film, 1925–1940 in film, 1940) * ''Oswald the Lucky Rabbit'' (1927 in film, 1927–1938 in film, 1938) * ''Mickey Mouse'' (1928 in film, 1928–1953 in film, 1953) * ''Silly Symphonies'' ** ''Birds in the Spring'' ** ''Father Noah's Ark'' ** ''Three Little Pigs'' ** ''Old King Cole'' ** ''Lullaby Land'' ** ''The Pied Piper'' ** ''The Night Before Christmas'' * ''Screen Songs'' (1929 in film, 1929–1938 in film, 1938) * ''Looney Tunes'' (1930 in film, 1930–1969 in film, 1969) * ''Flip the Frog'' (1930 in film, 1930-1933) * ''Terrytoons'' (1930 in film, 1930–1964 in film, 1964) * ''Merrie Melodies'' (1931 in film, 1931–1969 in film, 1969) * ''Scrappy'' (1931 in film, 1931–1941 in film, 1941) * ''Tom and Jerry (Van Beuren)'' (1931 in film, 1931-1933) * ''Betty Boop'' (1932 in film, 1932–1939 in film, 1939) ** ''Betty Boop's Ker-Choo'' ** ''Betty Boop's Crazy Inventions'' ** ''Is My Palm Read?'' ** ''Betty Boop's Penthouse'' ** ''Snow White'' ** ''Betty Boop's Birthday Party'' ** ''Betty Boop's May Party'' ** ''Betty Boop's Big Boss'' ** ''Mother Goose Land'' ** ''Popeye the Sailor'' ** ''The Old Man of the Mountain'' ** ''I Heard'' ** ''Morning, Noon and Night'' ** ''Betty Boop's Hallowe'en Party'' ** ''Parade of the Wooden Soldiers'' * ''Popeye the Sailor (film series), Popeye the Sailor'' (1933–1957 in film, 1957) * ''Pooch the Pup'' (1932 in film, 1932-1933) * ''Willie Whopper'' (1933–1934 in film, 1934) * ''ComiColor Cartoons'' (1933–1936 in film, 1936) * ''Cubby Bear (cartoon), Cubby Bear'' (1933–1934 in film, 1934) * ''The Little King'' (1933–1934 in film, 1934)

Births

*January 6 – Mark Forest, American actor and bodybuilder (d. 2022) * January 8 – Straub-Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub, French director (d. 2006) * January 9 **Ken Barrie, English voice actor and singer (d. 2016) **Ann Firbank, actress * January 12 – Liliana Cavani, Italian director * January 18 – John Boorman, English director * January 23 – Chita Rivera, American actress, dancer and singer * January 28 – Jack Hill, American director and screenwriter * February 2 – Tony Jay, English-American actor, voice actor and singer (d. 2006) * February 3 – Polde Bibič, Slovenian film and stage actor and memoir writer (d. 2012) * February 9 – Ronnie Claire Edwards, American actress (d. 2016) * February 12 – Costa-Gavras, Greek-French director, screenwriter and producer * February 13 **Caroline Blakiston, English actress **Patrick Godfrey, English actor **Kim Novak, American actress * February 14 – Madhubala, Indian actress (d. 1969) * February 18 **Yoko Ono, Japanese multimedia artist, singer and songwriter **Željko Senečić, Croatian film, television production designer (d. 2018) **Mary Ure, Scottish actress (d. 1975) * March 2 – Ziva Rodann, Israeli-American actress and mime artist * March 3 - John Dair, Scottish actor (d. 2005) * March 7 - Donald Douglas (Scottish actor), Scottish actor * March 12 – Barbara Feldon, American actress * March 13 - Gloria McMillan, American actress (d. 2022) * March 14 – Michael Caine, English actor * March 19 **Renée Taylor, American actress, screenwriter, playwright, producer and director **Richard Williams (animator), Richard Williams, Canadian-British animator (d. 2019) * March 22 – Richard Easton, Canadian actor (d. 2019) * March 23 – Laura Soveral, Portuguese actress (d. 2018) * March 24 - William Smith (actor), American actor (d. 2021) * April 5 – Frank Gorshin, American actor and comedian (d. 2005) * April 9 – Jean-Paul Belmondo, French actor (d. 2021) * April 14 – Shani Wallis, British actress and singer * April 15 – Elizabeth Montgomery, American actress (d. 1995) * April 16 – Ric Mancini, American actor (d. 2006) * April 19 – Jayne Mansfield, American actress (d. 1967) * April 20 – George R. Robertson, Canadian actor * April 22 – Mark Damon, American actor and producer * April 26 – Carol Burnett, American actress, television host and comedian * April 29 – Willie Nelson, American musician and actor * May 10 – Francoise Fabian, French actress * May 20 – Constance Towers, American actress and singer * May 21 – Richard Libertini, American actor (d. 2016) * May 23 – Joan Collins, English actress * May 28 - Zelda Rubinstein, American actress (d. 2010) * June 1 - Antony Ponzini, American actor (d. 2002) * June 8 - Joan Rivers, American comedian, actress, producer, writer and television host (d. 2014) * June 9 - Mario Donatone, Italian actor (d. 2020) * June 11 – Gene Wilder, American actor (d. 2016) * June 20 **Danny Aiello, American actor (d. 2019) **Brett Halsey, American actor * June 21 – Bernie Kopell, American character actor * July 6 - Sajjad Kishwar, Pakistani actor (d. 2022) * July 12 - Max Julien, American actor (d. 2022) * July 13 - Theresa Amayo, Brazilian actress (d. 2022) * July 24 – John Aniston, Greek-born American actor (d. 2022) * July 25 - Ken Swofford, American actor (d. 2018) * July 26 **Kathryn Hays, American actress (d. 2022) **Chino 'Fats' Williams, American actor (d. 2000) * July 29 **Lou Albano, Italian-born American professional wrestler and actor (d. 2009) **Robert Fuller (actor), American retired actor * August 1 – Dom DeLuise, American actor and comedian (d. 2009) * August 2 – Tom Bell (actor), Tom Bell, English actor (d. 2006) * August 10 - Lynn Cohen, American actress (d. 2020) * August 16 – Julie Newmar, American actress, dancer and singer * August 18 – Roman Polanski, Polish director * August 19 – Debra Paget, American actress and entertainer * August 21 – Barry Norman, English critic (d. 2017) * August 25 – Tom Skerritt, American actor * August 28 – Philip French, English critic (d. 2015) * September 1 – Tsai Chin (actress), Chinese actress, singer and director * September 4 – Richard S. Castellano, American actor (d. 1988) * September 14 - Zoe Caldwell, Australian-born actress (d. 2020) * September 17 – Pat Crowley, American actress * September 18 **Robert Blake (actor), Robert Blake, American actor **Fred Willard, American actor (d. 2020) * September 19 – David McCallum, British-American actor and musician * September 28 – Robert Hogan (actor), Robert Hogan, American actor (d. 2021) * September 29 **Franca Parisi, Italian actress **James Villiers, English character actor (d. 1998) * September 30 **Ben Cooper, American actor (d. 2020) **Barbara Knox, English actress * October 24 **J. J. Johnston, American actor and writer **Enzo Robutti, Italian actor, voice actor, comedian, playwright and writer (d. 2022) * October 25 - Peter Dennis, English actor (d. 2009) * November 3 – Jeremy Brett, English actor (d. 1995) * November 9 - Louise Troy, American actress (d. 1994) * November 17 – Terry (dog), Terry, American performing Cairn Terrier (d. 1945) * November 19 - Larry King, American television and radio host (d. 2021) * November 21 - J. Don Ferguson, American character actor (d. 2008) * November 25 – Kathryn Crosby, American actress * November 28 – Hope Lange, American actress (d. 2003) * November 30 – Warren Munson, American actor * December 3 - Rosalind Knight, English actress (d. 2020) * December 4 – Wink Martindale, American radio personality, game show host and producer * December 10 - Mako (actor), Japanese-American actor (d. 2006) * December 13 – Lou Adler, American producer * December 15 – Tim Conway, American actor and comedian (d. 2019)

Deaths

* January 3 – Jack Pickford, Canadian-born American actor and director (born 1896) * January 25 – Lewis J. Selznick, Ukrainian-born American producer (born 1870) * February 15 – Pat Sullivan (film producer), Pat Sullivan, Australian-born American director/producer of animated films, alleged co-creator of Felix the Cat (born 1885/87) * February 23 – David Horsley, English-born American film executive (born 1873) * February 26 – Spottiswoode Aitken, American actor (born 1868) * March 8 – Alan Roscoe, American actor (born 1886) * March 23 – Francine Mussey, French actress (born 1897) * May 15 – Ernest Torrence, Scottish actor (born 1878) * June 18 – Harry Sweet, American actor and director (born 1901) * June 29 – Roscoe Arbuckle, American actor (born 1887) * June 30 – Georg Blomstedt, Swedish actor (born 1872) * August 18 – James Williamson (film pioneer), James Williamson, Scottish film developer and film director (born 1855) * August 28 – Helen Dunbar, American actress (born 1863) *September 23 – Sime Silverman, 60, American newspaper publisher, founder of Variety (magazine), Variety * September 24 – Ferdinand Bonn, German actor (born 1861) * October 5 – Renée Adorée, French actress (born 1898) * October 30 – Svend Kornbeck, Danish actor (born 1869) * December 19 – Jimmie Adams, American comedian (born 1888)

Film debuts

* Morris Ankrum – ''Reunion in Vienna'' * Dame Peggy Ashcroft – ''The Eternal Jew (1934 film), The Wandering Jew'' * Fred Astaire – ''

'' * Lucille Ball – ''

'' * Billy Barty – ''

'' * Frances Drake (actor), Frances Drake – ''The Jewel (1933 film), The Jewel'' * Nelson Eddy – ''Broadway to Hollywood (film), Broadway to Hollywood'' * Errol Flynn – ''

'' * Betty Furness – ''Lucky Devils (1933 film), Lucky Devils'' * Margaret Hamilton (actress), Margaret Hamilton – ''Another Language'' * Phil Harris – ''Melody Cruise (film), Melody Cruise'' * Will Hay – ''Know Your Apples'' * King Kong * Dorothy Lamour – ''

'' * Ralph Richardson – ''The Ghoul (1933 film), The Ghoul'' * Cesar Romero – ''The Shadow Laughs (film), The Shadow Laughs'' * Margaret Sullavan – '' Only Yesterday'' * Claire Trevor – ''Life in the Raw'' * Orson Welles – ''Twelfth Night (1933 film), Twelfth Night''

References

{{Reflist 1933 in film, Film by year