The year 1943 in film featured various significant events for the film industry.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1943 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Events

* January 23 – The film ''

Casablanca Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's econom ...

'' is released nationally in the United States and becomes one of the top-grossing pictures of 1943. It goes on to win the Best Picture and Best Director awards at the

16th Academy Awards The 16th Academy Awards were held on March 2, 1944, to honor the films of 1943. This was the first Oscar ceremony held at a large public venue, Grauman's Chinese Theatre. The ceremony was broadcast locally on KFWB, and internationally by CBS R ...

. * February 20 – American film studio executives agree to allow the United States Office of War Information to censor films. * June 1 – Veteran English stage and screen actor Leslie Howard dies at the age of 50 in the crash of

BOAC Flight 777 BOAC Flight 777A was a KLM flight scheduled as a British Overseas Airways Corporation civilian airline flight from Portela Airport in Lisbon, Portugal to Whitchurch Airport near Bristol, England. On 1 June 1943, the Douglas DC-3 serving the f ...

off the coast of Galicia, Spain. While best remembered for his role as Ashley Wilkes in '' Gone with the Wind'', Howard had roles in many other notable films and was twice nominated for the

Academy Award for Best Actor The Academy Award for Best Actor is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role in a film released that year. The ...

. * November 23 –

British Forces Broadcasting Service The British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides radio and television programmes for His Majesty's Armed Forces, and their dependents worldwide. Editorial control is independent of the Ministry of Defence and the armed forces themselv ...

begins operation * December 31 – New York City's Times Square greets

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

at Paramount Theater

Awards

Top Ten Money Making Stars

1943 film releases

United States

January–March

*January 1943 **12 January ***''

Shadow of a Doubt ''Shadow of a Doubt'' is a 1943 American psychological thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Teresa Wright and Joseph Cotten. Written by Thornton Wilder, Sally Benson, and Alma Reville, the film was nominated for an Academy ...

'' **23 January ***''

'' *February 1943 **3 February ***'' Air Force'' **5 February ***'' The Outlaw'' **11 February ***'' No Place for a Lady'' **12 February ***'' Journey into Fear'' **14 February ***''

Star Spangled Rhythm ''Star Spangled Rhythm'' is a 1942 American all-star cast musical film made by Paramount Pictures during World War II as a morale booster. Many of the Hollywood studios produced such films during the war, generally musicals, frequently with flims ...

'' **19 February ***''

Saludos Amigos ''Saludos Amigos'' (Spanish language, Spanish for "Greetings, Friends") is a 1942 American Live-action animated film, live-action/animated anthology film produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Pictures, RKO Radio Pictures. It is the List of ...

'' **20 February ***'' The Hard Way'' *March 1943 **1 March ***''

Squadron Leader X ''Squadron Leader X'' is a 1943 British World War II spy drama directed by Lance Comfort and starring Eric Portman and Ann Dvorak. The screenplay was adapted by Miles Malleson and Wolfgang Wilhelm from a short story by Emeric Pressburger. Plo ...

'' ( GB) **2 March ***'' The Human Comedy'' **3 March ***'' Münchhausen'' ( Germany) **5 March ***'' Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man'' **10 March ***''

It Ain't Hay ''It Ain't Hay'' is a 1943 film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. Plot Cab driver Wilbur Hoolihan accidentally kills a hack horse owned by King O'Hara and his daughter, Princess O’Hara, by feeding it candy. In hopes of raising ...

'' **11 March ***'' Hello, Frisco, Hello'' **15 March ***'' The Silver Fleet'' ( GB) **19 March ***'' Hitler's Children'' **22 March ***''

Huella de luz ''Traces of Light'' (Spanish:''Huella de luz'') is a 1943 Spanish comedy film directed by Rafael Gil on his directing debut. It is based on a novel by Wenceslao Fernández Flórez.Bentley p.94 Plot Octavio Saldaña is a poor young dreamer who li ...

'' ( Spain) **25 March ***''

Sanshiro Sugata is a 1943 Japanese martial arts drama film and the directorial debut of the Japanese film director Akira Kurosawa. First released in Japan on 25 March 1943 by Toho film studios, the film was eventually released in the United States on 28 April 1 ...

'' (

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 ...

) **26 March ***'' Forever and a Day'' **27 March ***'' Hangmen Also Die!''

April–June

*April 1943 **2 April ***'' Border Patrol'' **9 April ***'' Cabin in the Sky'' ***''

It Comes Up Love ''It Comes Up Love'' is a 1943 American, black and white, musical comedy starring Gloria Jean, Ian Hunter, and Donald O'Connor. It is the only film starring Jean and O'Connor that doesn't also star Peggy Ryan, another one of the talented teenag ...

'' **12 April ***''

Fires Were Started ''Fires Were Started'' is a 1943 British film written and directed by Humphrey Jennings. Filmed in documentary style, it shows the lives of firefighters through the Blitz during the Second World War. The film uses actual firemen (including Cyril ...

'' **15 April ***''

We Dive at Dawn ''We Dive at Dawn'' is a 1943 war film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring John Mills and Eric Portman as Royal Navy submariners in the Second World War. It was written by Val Valentine and J. B. Williams with uncredited assistance from Fr ...

'' **22 April ***'' Crash Dive'' **23 April ***'' Clancy Street Boys'' **24 April ***'' Edge of Darkness'' **30 April ***'' I Walked with a Zombie'' ***'' Sherlock Holmes in Washington'' *May 1943 **4 May ***'' Five Graves to Cairo'' **7 May ***''

They Came to Blow Up America ''They Came to Blow Up America'', also known as ''School for Sabotage'' and ''School for Saboteurs'', is a 1943 American war spy film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring George Sanders and Anna Sten. It is based on the World War II Operation P ...

'' ***'' This Land Is Mine'' **8 May ***'' The Leopard Man'' **13 May ***'' The More the Merrier'' **14 May ***'' Bombardier'' **16 May ***'' Ossessione'' ( Italy) **17 May ***'' The Bells Go Down'' **21 May ***'' Action in the North Atlantic'' ***'' Cowboy in Manhattan'' ***''

The Ox-Bow Incident ''The Ox-Bow Incident'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by William A. Wellman, starring Henry Fonda, Dana Andrews and Mary Beth Hughes, with Anthony Quinn, William Eythe, Harry Morgan and Jane Darwell. Two cowboys arrive in a Western ...

'' **22 May ***'' Mission to Moscow'' **27 May ***'' Prelude to War'' **28 May ***'' Mr. Lucky'' *June 1943 **2 June ***'' Hit the Ice'' **3 June ***'' Bataan'' **10 June ***'' The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp'' **11 June ***''

Coney Island Coney Island is a peninsular neighborhood and entertainment area in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood is bounded by Brighton Beach and Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, Manhattan Beach to its east, L ...

'' **22 June ***'' Crime Doctor'' ***'' So Proudly We Hail!'' **23 June ***''

Angels of the Streets ''Angels of Sin'' (original French title: ''Les anges du péché'') was the first feature film directed by Robert Bresson. Made in 1943, nine years after his comedy short '' Public Affairs'', it was Bresson's only film released during the German ...

'' ( France) ***'' The Constant Nymph''

July–September

*July 1943 **3 July ***'' Background to Danger'' **16 July ***'' For Whom the Bell Tolls'' **17 July ***'' Victory Through Air Power'' **21 July ***'' Stormy Weather'' **26 July ***'' Theatre Royal'' ( GB) *August 1943 **1 August ***'' Behind the Rising Sun'' **2 August ***'' Hi Diddle Diddle'' ***''

Nasreddin in Bukhara ''Nasreddin in Bukhara'' (russian: Насреддин в Бухаре, Nasreddin v Bukhare) is a 1943 Soviet comedy film directed by Yakov Protazanov, based on the novel by Leonid Solovyov ''Disturber of the Peace'' about Nasreddin. Plot Nasreddi ...

'' (

U.S.S.R. The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...

) **11 August ***''

Heaven Can Wait Heaven Can Wait may refer to: * ''Heaven Can Wait'' (1943 film), a comedy based on the stage play ''Birthday'' by Leslie Bush-Fekete * ''Heaven Can Wait'' (1978 film), an American football comedy starring Warren Beatty; a remake of the 1941 film ...

'' **12 August ***'' Phantom of the Opera'' **14 August ***'' This Is the Army'' **19 August ***''

Destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, manoeuvrable, long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against powerful short range attackers. They were originally developed in ...

'' ***'' DuBarry Was a Lady'' **21 August ***'' The Seventh Victim'' **23 August ***'' The Man in Grey'' ( GB) **27 August ***'' Holy Matrimony'' ***'' Watch on the Rhine'' **30 August ***'' We've Never Been Licked'' *September 1943 **2 September ***'' The Sky's the Limit'' **10 September ***'' The Kansan'' **13 September ***''

Thousands Cheer ''Thousands Cheer'' is a 1943 American musical comedy film directed by George Sidney and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Produced at the height of the Second World War, the film was intended as a morale booster for American troops and their fam ...

'' **16 September ***''

Doña Bárbara ''Doña Bárbara (Lady Bárbara)'' is a novel by Venezuelan author Rómulo Gallegos, first published in 1929. It was described in 1974 as "possibly the most widely known Latin American novel".Shaw, Donald, "Gallegos' Revision of Doña Bárbara 1 ...

'' ( Mexico) **17 September ***'' Revenge of the Zombies'' ***''

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death ''Sherlock Holmes Faces Death'' is the sixth film in the Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce series of Sherlock Holmes films. Made in 1943, it is a loose adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Holmes 1893 story "The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual." I ...

'' ***'' Top Man'' **24 September ***''

The Adventures of Tartu ''The Adventures of Tartu'' (alternate British title and American release title: ''Sabotage Agent'', also known as ''Tartu'') is a 1943 British Second World War spy film directed by Harold S. Bucquet and starring Robert Donat. It was a morale bo ...

'' ( GB) **25 September ***'' Thank Your Lucky Stars'' **28 September ***''

Le Corbeau ''Le Corbeau'' () is a 1943 French film directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot and starring Pierre Fresnay, Micheline Francey and Pierre Larquey. The film is about a French town where a number of citizens receive anonymous letters containing libelou ...

'' ( France) **29 September ***''

Corvette K-225 ''Corvette K-225'' is a 1943 American war film starring Randolph Scott and James Brown, with Ella Raines making her feature film debut. Directed by Richard Rosson, the film was released in the UK as ''The Nelson Touch''. Robert Mitchum, cred ...

October–December

*October 1943 **7 October ***'' Lassie Come Home'' **8 October ***'' Best Foot Forward'' ***'' Crazy House'' **13 October ***''

L'Éternel retour ''The Eternal Return'' (French: ''L'Éternel retour'') is a 1943 French romantic drama film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Madeleine Sologne and Jean Marais. The screenplay was written by Jean Cocteau as a retelling of Tristan and Iso ...

'' ( France) **19 October ***'' Yellow Canary'' ( GB) **23 October ***''

Princess O'Rourke ''Princess O'Rourke'' is a 1943 American romantic comedy film directed and written by Norman Krasna (in Krasna's directorial debut), and starring Olivia de Havilland, Robert Cummings and Charles Coburn. Krasna won the 1944 Oscar for Best Origina ...

'' **29 October ***''

Flesh and Fantasy ''Flesh and Fantasy'' is a 1943 American anthology film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Edward G. Robinson, Charles Boyer, Robert Cummings, and Barbara Stanwyck. The making of this film was inspired by the success of Duvivier's previous ...

'' *November 1943 **4 November ***'' The North Star'' **5 November ***'' Guadalcanal Diary'' ***''

Millions Like Us ''Millions Like Us'' is a 1943 British propaganda film, showing life in a wartime aircraft factory in documentary detail. It starred Patricia Roc, Gordon Jackson, Anne Crawford, Eric Portman and Megs Jenkins. It was co-written and co-directed ...

'' ( GB) ***'' Son of Dracula'' **10 November ***'' No Time for Love'' ***'' Titanic'' ( Germany) **11 November ***''

The Return of the Vampire ''The Return of the Vampire'' is a 1943 American horror film directed by Lew Landers and starring Bela Lugosi, Frieda Inescort, Nina Foch, Miles Mander, Roland Varno, and Matt Willis. Its plot follows a vampire named Armand Tesla, who has two en ...

'' ***''

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'' **12 November ***''

The Mad Ghoul ''The Mad Ghoul'' is a 1943 American horror film directed by James Hogan and starring Turhan Bey, Evelyn Ankers, and David Bruce, and featuring George Zucco, Robert Armstrong, and Milburn Stone. The film is about the scientist Dr. Alfred Mo ...

'' **13 November ***'' Day of Wrath'' ( Denmark) ***''

Northern Pursuit ''Northern Pursuit'' is a 1943 American World War II film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Errol Flynn as a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) who tries to uncover a Nazi plot against the Allied war effort. The film was set in ...

'' **19 November ***'' The Dancing Masters'' **23 November ***'' Cry 'Havoc''' **26 November ***'' Girl Crazy'' **27 November ***'' Old Acquaintance'' *December 1943 **3 December ***'' Happy Land'' **6 December ***''

War of the Wildcats ''In Old Oklahoma'' (reissued as ''War of the Wildcats'') is a 1943 American Western film directed by Albert S. Rogell starring John Wayne and Martha Scott. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards, one for Music Score of a Dramatic or Com ...

'' **14 December ***''

The Shipbuilders ''The Shipbuilders'' is a 1943 British drama film directed by John Baxter and starring Clive Brook, Morland Graham and Nell Ballantyne. The film is set in a Clyde shipyard in the build-up to the Second World War. It was made by British Nationa ...

'' ( GB) **15 December ***'' Destination Tokyo'' ***'' Madame Curie'' **17 December ***'' Calling Dr. Death'' ***'' Immensee'' ( Germany) **20 December ***''

The Demi-Paradise ''The Demi-Paradise'' (also known as ''Adventure for Two'') is a 1943 British comedy film made by Two Cities Films. It stars Laurence Olivier as a Soviet Russian inventor who travels to England to have his revolutionary propeller manufactured, an ...

'' ( GB) **21 December ***'' The Song of Bernadette'' **24 December ***'' The Gang's All Here'' ***''

The Ghost Ship ''The Ghost Ship'' is a 1943 American black-and-white psychological thriller film, with elements of mystery and horror, directed by Mark Robson, starring Richard Dix and featuring Russell Wade, Edith Barrett, Ben Bard and Edmund Glover, alo ...

'' ***'' Jack London'' **29 December ***''

Tender Comrade ''Tender Comrade'' is a 1943 black-and-white film released by RKO Radio Pictures, showing women on the home front living communally while their husbands are away at war. The film stars Ginger Rogers, Robert Ryan, Ruth Hussey, and Kim Hunter and ...

'' **31 December ***'' The Woman of the Town''

Notable films released in 1943

United States unless stated

A

*'' Above Suspicion'', starring Joan Crawford and

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

*'' Action in the North Atlantic'', starring

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

and

Raymond Massey Raymond Hart Massey (August 30, 1896 – July 29, 1983) was a Canadian actor, known for his commanding, stage-trained voice. For his lead role in '' Abe Lincoln in Illinois'' (1940), Massey was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Amo ...

*''

'', starring Robert Donat and

Valerie Hobson Babette Louisa Valerie Hobson (14 April 1917 – 13 November 1998) was a British actress whose film career spanned the 1930s to the early 1950s. Her second husband was John Profumo, a British government minister who became the subject of the Pro ...

– ( GB) *'' Air Force'', directed by

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

, starring John Garfield *''

'' (Les anges du peche), directed by Robert Bresson – ( France)

B

*'' Background to Danger'', directed by

Raoul Walsh Raoul Walsh (born Albert Edward Walsh; March 11, 1887December 31, 1980) was an American film director, actor, founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), and the brother of silent screen actor George Walsh. He w ...

, starring

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

and Peter Lorre *'' Bataan'', directed by Tay Garnett, starring Robert Taylor and

Lloyd Nolan Lloyd Benedict Nolan (August 11, 1902 – September 27, 1985) was an American film and television actor. Among his many roles, Nolan is remembered for originating the role of private investigator Michael Shayne in a series of 1940s B movies. Bi ...

*'' Behind the Rising Sun'', starring Tom Neal, produced by Howard Hughes *'' The Bells Go Down'', starring

Tommy Trinder Thomas Edward Trinder CBE (24 March 1909 – 10 July 1989) was an English stage, screen and radio comedian whose catchphrase was "You lucky people!". Described by cultural historian Matthew Sweet as "a cocky, front-of-cloth variety turn", he was ...

and

James Mason James Neville Mason (; 15 May 190927 July 1984) was an English actor. He achieved considerable success in British cinema before becoming a star in Hollywood. He was the top box-office attraction in the UK in 1944 and 1945; his British films inc ...

– ( GB) *'' Best Foot Forward'', starring Lucille Ball, William Gaxton, Virginia Weidler *'' Bombardier'', starring Pat O'Brien,

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

, Anne Shirley *'' Border Patrol'', starring

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

, George Reeves, Robert Mitchum

C

*'' Cabin in the Sky'', directed by Vincente Minnelli, starring Ethel Waters *'' Calling Dr. Death'', first of the

Inner Sanctum Mysteries ''Inner Sanctum Mystery'', also known as ''Inner Sanctum'', is a popular old-time radio program that aired from January 7, 1941, to October 5, 1952. It was created by producer Himan Brown and was based on the imprint given to the mystery novels ...

, starring Lon Chaney, Jr. *'' Clancy Street Boys'', starring The East Side Kids *''

'', starring Betty Grable *'' The Constant Nymph'', starring Joan Fontaine *''

'' (The Raven), directed by

Henri-Georges Clouzot Henri-Georges Clouzot (; 20 November 1907 – 12 January 1977) was a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best remembered for his work in the thriller film genre, having directed ''The Wages of Fear'' and '' Les Diaboliques'', ...

, starring

Pierre Fresnay Pierre Fresnay (4 April 1897 – 9 January 1975) was a French stage and film actor. Biography Born Pierre Jules Louis Laudenbach, he was encouraged by his uncle, actor Claude Garry, to pursue a career in theater and film. He joined the company a ...

– ( France) *''

'', starring

*''

O Costa do Castelo ''O Costa do Castelo'' (lit. ''The Costa from the Castle'') is a Portuguese film comedy from 1943, directed by Arthur Duarte, and starring António Silva, Maria Matos, Curado Ribeiro, Milú, Hermínia Silva, the famous Fado singer, and Teres ...

'' (The Costa from the Castle) – ( Portugal) *'' Cowboy in Manhattan'' *'' Crash Dive'', starring Tyrone Power and

Anne Baxter Anne Baxter (May 7, 1923 – December 12, 1985) was an American actress, star of Hollywood films, Broadway productions, and television series. She won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe, and was nominated for an Emmy. A granddaughter of Fra ...

*'' Crazy House'', starring Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson *'' The Crew of the Dora'' (Besatzung Dora) – ( Germany) *'' Crime Doctor'', starring Warner Baxter *'' Cry 'Havoc''', starring

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

, Ann Sothern, Joan Blondell

D

*'' The Dancing Masters'', starring

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

*'' Day of Wrath'' (Vredens Dag), directed by

Carl Theodor Dreyer Carl Theodor Dreyer (; 3 February 1889 – 20 March 1968), commonly known as Carl Th. Dreyer, was a Danish film director and screenwriter. Widely considered one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, his movies are noted for their emotional aus ...

– ( Denmark) *''

'', starring

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

– ( GB) *'' Desert Victory'', a propaganda documentary – ( GB) *'' Destination Tokyo'', starring Cary Grant and John Garfield *''

'', starring Glenn Ford and

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

*''

'', directed by

Fernando de Fuentes Fernando de Fuentes Carrau (December 12, 1894 – July 4, 1958) was a Mexican film director, considered a pioneer in the film industry worldwide. He is perhaps best known for directing the films ''El prisionero trece'', ''El compadre Mendoza'', an ...

– ( Mexico) *'' DuBarry Was a Lady'', starring Lucille Ball and Red Skelton

E

*'' Edge of Darkness'', starring Errol Flynn and

Ann Sheridan Clara Lou "Ann" Sheridan (February 21, 1915 – January 21, 1967) was an American actress and singer. She is best known for her roles in the films ''San Quentin'' (1937) with Humphrey Bogart, ''Angels with Dirty Faces'' (1938) with James Cagne ...

*''

'' (The Eternal Return), directed by Jean Cocteau, starring

Jean Marais Jean-Alfred Villain-Marais (11 December 1913 – 8 November 1998), known professionally as Jean Marais (), was a French actor, film director, theatre director, painter, sculptor, visual artist, writer and photographer. He performed in over 100 f ...

– ( France)

F

*''

'', directed by

Humphrey Jennings Frank Humphrey Sinkler Jennings (19 August 1907 – 24 September 1950) was an English documentary filmmaker and one of the founders of the Mass Observation organisation. Jennings was described by film critic and director Lindsay Anderson in 195 ...

– ( GB) *'' Five Graves to Cairo'', directed by Billy Wilder, starring Franchot Tone and

*''

'', starring

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

and Charles Boyer *'' Flor Silvestre'', starring

Dolores del Río María de los Dolores Asúnsolo y López Negrete (3 August 1904 – 11 April 1983), known professionally as Dolores del Río (), was a Mexican actress. With a career spanning more than 50 years, she is regarded as the first major female Latin Am ...

– ( Mexico) *''

Forces Occultes ''Forces occultes'' (''Occult Forces'' – subtitled ''The mysteries of Freemasonry unveiled for the first time on the screen'') is a French film of 1943, notable as the last film to be directed by Paul Riche (the pseudonym of Jean Mamy). Plot ...

'', directed by

Jean Marny Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Jean ...

, starring

Maurice Rémy Maurice may refer to: People *Saint Maurice (died 287), Roman legionary and Christian martyr *Maurice (emperor) or Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus (539–602), Byzantine emperor *Maurice (bishop of London) (died 1107), Lord Chancellor and Lo ...

Marcel Vibert Marcel Vibert (2 November 1883 – 11 June 1959) was a French film actor. Vibert worked primarily in the French film industry, but in the late 1920s he also appeared in several British silent films including ''Moulin Rouge'' and ''Champagne''. ...

, Auguste Bovério, Giséle Parry – ( France) *'' For Whom the Bell Tolls'', directed by Sam Wood, starring Gary Cooper and

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

*'' Forever and a Day'', featuring an all-star cast *'' Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man'' starring Lon Chaney, Jr. and Béla Lugosi *'' Der Fuehrer's Face'', Donald Duck's Academy Award-winning short

G

*'' The Gang's All Here'', directed by Busby Berkeley, starring Alice Faye and Carmen Miranda *''

'', starring

Richard Dix Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong ...

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

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

*'' Guadalcanal Diary'', starring

, Richard Conte, Preston Foster,

William Bendix William Bendix (January 14, 1906 – December 14, 1964) was an American film, radio, and television actor, who typically played rough, blue-collar characters. He is best remembered for his role in ''Wake Island'', which earned him an Academy ...

, Anthony Quinn *'' A Guy Named Joe'', starring Spencer Tracy and Irene Dunne

H

*'' Hangmen Also Die!'', starring Brian Donlevy and Walter Brennan *'' Happy Land'', starring Don Ameche and Frances Dee *'' The Hard Way'', starring Ida Lupino *'' Harlem'', directed by Carmine Gallone, starring Massimo Girotti and Amedeo Nazzari (Italy) *''

'', directed by Ernst Lubitsch, starring

Gene Tierney Gene Eliza Tierney (November 19, 1920 – November 6, 1991) was an American film and stage actress. Acclaimed for her great beauty, she became established as a leading lady. Tierney was best known for her portrayal of the title character in the ...

and Don Ameche *'' Hello, Frisco, Hello'', starring Alice Faye *'' Hi Diddle Diddle'', starring Adolphe Menjou and Pola Negri *'' Hit the Ice'', starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello *'' Hitler's Children'', directed by Edward Dmytryk *'' Holy Matrimony'', starring

Monty Woolley Edgar Montilion "Monty" Woolley (August 17, 1888May 6, 1963) was an American film and theater actor.Obituary ''Variety'', May 8, 1963, page 223. At the age of 50, he achieved a measure of stardom for his role in the 1939 stage play ''The Man Wh ...

and

Gracie Fields Dame Gracie Fields (born Grace Stansfield; 9 January 189827 September 1979) was an English actress, singer, comedian and star of cinema and music hall who was one of the top ten film stars in Britain during the 1930s and was considered the h ...

*''

'' (A Sight of Light) – ( Spain) *'' The Human Comedy'', starring

I

*'' I Walked with a Zombie'', starring Frances Dee *'' Immensee'' (aka Immensee: A German Folksong) – ( Germany) *''

'', starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello *''

'', starring Gloria Jean and Donald O'Connor

J

*'' Jack London'', starring Michael O'Shea and

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

*'' Jane Eyre'', directed by

Robert Stevenson Robert Stevenson may refer to: * Robert Stevenson (actor and politician) (1915–1975), American actor and politician * Robert Stevenson (civil engineer) (1772–1850), Scottish lighthouse engineer * Robert Stevenson (director) (1905–1986), Engl ...

, starring Orson Welles and Joan Fontaine *'' Journey into Fear'', starring Joseph Cotten,

, Orson Welles

K

*'' The Kansan'', starring

and

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*'' Kismet'', starring Ashok Kumar – ( India)

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, Anton Walbrook – ( GB)

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George Zucco George Zucco (11 January 1886 – 27 May 1960) was a British character actor who appeared in plays and 96 films, mostly American-made, during a career spanning over two decades, from the 1920s to 1951. In his films, he often played a suave ...

*'' Madame Curie'', starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon *'' The Man in Grey'', the first of the Gainsborough melodramas starring Margaret Lockwood and

– ( GB) *'' María Candelaria'', starring

and Pedro Armendáriz – ( Mexico) *''

Meshes of the Afternoon ''Meshes of the Afternoon'' is a 1943 American short experimental film directed by and starring wife-and-husband team Maya Deren and Alexandr Hackenschmied. The film's narrative is circular and repeats several motifs, including a flower on a lon ...

'', directed by Maya Deren and Alexander Hammid *''

'', directed by

Sidney Gilliat Sidney Gilliat (15 February 1908 – 31 May 1994) was an English film director, producer and writer. He was the son of George Gilliat, editor of the ''Evening Standard'' from 1928 to 1933. Sidney was born in the district of Edgeley in Stoc ...

and

Frank Launder Frank Launder (28 January 1906 – 23 February 1997) was a British writer, film director and producer, who made more than 40 films, many of them in collaboration with Sidney Gilliat. Early life and career He was born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, ...

– ( GB) *'' Mission to Moscow'', directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Walter Huston *'' Mister Big'', starring Donald O'Connor and Gloria Jean *'' The More the Merrier'', directed by George Stevens, starring Jean Arthur and Joel McCrea *'' Mr. Lucky'', starring Cary Grant *'' Münchhausen'' – ( Germany) *''

My Learned Friend ''My Learned Friend'' is a 1943 British, black-and-white, comedy, farce, directed by Basil Dearden with his regular collaborator, Will Hay, as the film's star in the role of William Fitch. The principal supporting roles were taken by Claude Hul ...

'', starring

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*'' Phantom of the Opera'', starring

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*'' Prelude to War'', directed by

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'', directed by Akira Kurosawa – (

) *'' The Seventh Victim'', starring Tom Conway *''

'', directed by

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

, starring

Teresa Wright Muriel Teresa Wright (October 27, 1918 – March 6, 2005) was an American actress. She was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress: in 1941 for her debut work in ''The Little Foxes'', and in 1942 for ''Mrs. Miniver'', ...

and Joseph Cotten *''

'', directed by Roy William Neill, starring

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

and Nigel Bruce, co-starring Hillary Brooke *'' Sherlock Holmes in Washington'', directed by Roy William Neill, starring

and Nigel Bruce, co-starring Henry Daniell and George Zucco *''

'', directed by John Baxter – ( GB) *'' The Silver Fleet'', starring

Ralph Richardson Sir Ralph David Richardson (19 December 1902 – 10 October 1983) was an English actor who, with John Gielgud and Laurence Olivier, was one of the trinity of male actors who dominated the British stage for much of the 20th century. He wo ...

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Googie Withers Georgette Lizette Withers, CBE, AO (12 March 191715 July 2011), known professionally as Googie Withers, was an English entertainer who was a dancer and actress with a lengthy career spanning some nine decades in theatre, film, and television. ...

– ( GB) *'' The Sky's the Limit'', starring Fred Astaire and Joan Leslie *'' So Proudly We Hail!'', starring Claudette Colbert, Paulette Goddard, Veronica Lake *'' Son of Dracula'', starring Lon Chaney Jr. *'' The Song of Bernadette'', starring Jennifer Jones *''

'', starring Eric Portman and

Ann Dvorak Ann Dvorak (born Anna McKim; August 2, 1911 – December 10, 1979) was an American stage and film actress. Asked how to pronounce her adopted surname, she told ''The Literary Digest'' in 1936: "My fake name is properly pronounced ''vor'shack ...

– ( GB) *'' Stormy Weather'', starring

Lena Horne Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010) was an American dancer, actress, singer, and civil rights activist. Horne's career spanned more than seventy years, appearing in film, television, and theatre. Horne joined the chorus of th ...

, Bill Robinson,

Cab Calloway Cabell Calloway III (December 25, 1907 – November 18, 1994) was an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, conductor and dancer. He was associated with the Cotton Club in Harlem, where he was a regular performer and became a popular vocalist ...

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Strange Inheritance ''Strange Inheritance'' is an American television docu-series which airs on Fox Business Network. The series examines unusual inheritances and the stories behind them. The series is produced by Towers Productions and hosted by Jamie Colby J ...

'', starring

Assia Noris Assia Noris (16 February 1912 – 27 January 1998) was a Russian-Italian film actress. Born Anastasia Noris fon Gerzfeld (Anastassia Noris von Herzfeld), she appeared in over 35 films between 1932 and 1965. She starred in films such as the Mar ...

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– ( France) *'' A Stranger in Town'', starring

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'', starring Ginger Rogers and Robert Ryan *'' Thank Your Lucky Stars, starring

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*'' Theatre Royal'', starring Bud Flanagan and

Chesney Allen William Ernest Chesney Allen (5 April 1894 – 13 November 1982) was a popular English entertainer of the Second World War period. He is best remembered for his double act with Bud Flanagan, Flanagan and Allen. Life and career Allen was bo ...

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'', starring George Sanders *'' This is the Army'', directed by Michael Curtiz *'' This Land Is Mine'', directed by

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, starring

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'', starring

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, Kathryn Grayson, Mary Astor *'' Titanic'' – ( Germany) *'' Top Man'', starring Donald O'Connor

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*'' Watch on the Rhine'', starring Paul Lukas and Bette Davis *''

'', directed by Anthony Asquith, starring John Mills – ( GB) *'' We've Never Been Licked'', starring Richard Quine and

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'', starring Red Skelton *'' The Woman of the Town'', starring Claire Trevor and Albert Dekker

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*'' Yellow Canary'', starring Anna Neagle and Richard Greene – ( GB)

Serials

*'' Adventures of the Flying Cadets'' *'' The Adventures of Smilin' Jack'' *''

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'', starring Lewis Wilson *'' Daredevils of the West'', starring Allan Lane, directed by John English *'' Don Winslow of the Coast Guard'' *'' G-Men vs the Black Dragon'', starring Rod Cameron, directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet *'' The Masked Marvel'', directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet *'' The Phantom'', starring Tom Tyler *'' Secret Service in Darkest Africa'', starring Rod Cameron, directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet

Comedy film series

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

'' (1917–1944) *''

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

-1945) *''

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

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

–

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

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

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

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1959 Events January * January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of E ...

)

Animated short film series

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

–

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

) *''

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

'' (

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

–1969 in film, 1969) *''Terrytoons'' (

–1964 in film, 1964) *''Merrie Melodies'' (1931 in film, 1931–1969 in film, 1969) *''Scrappy'' (1931 in film, 1931–1941 in film, 1941) *''Popeye'' (1933 in film, 1933–1957 in film, 1957) *''Color Rhapsodies'' (

–1949 in film, 1949) *''

'' (

–1956 in film, 1956) *''Daffy Duck'' (1937 in film, 1937 – 1966 in film, 1966) *''

'' (1939 in film, 1939–1955 in film, 1955) *''Andy Panda'' (1939 in film, 1939–1949 in film, 1949) *''Tom and Jerry'' (1940 in film, 1940–1958 in film, 1958) *''Woody Woodpecker'' (1941 in film, 1941–1949 in film, 1949) *''Swing Symphonies'' (1941 in film, 1941–1945 in film, 1945) *''The Fox and the Crow (animated characters), The Fox and the Crow'' (1941 in film, 1941–1950 in film, 1950) *''Red Hot Riding Hood'' (1943–1949 in film, 1949) *''Chip 'n Dale'' (1943–1956 in film, 1956) *''Droopy'' (1943–1958 in film, 1958)

Births

*January 1 – Don Novello, American writer, film director, producer, actor, singer and comedian *January 13 – Richard Moll, American actor *January 14 – Holland Taylor, American actress *January 18 – Paul Freeman (actor), Paul Freeman, English actor *January 19 - Larry Clark, American director, producer and writer *January 24 – Sharon Tate, American actress and model (murdered 1969) *January 25 – Tobe Hooper, American director and screenwriter (died 2017) *January 28 – John Beck (actor), John Beck, American actor *January 31 – Peter McRobbie, Scottish-born American actor *February 3 – Blythe Danner, American actress *February 9 – Joe Pesci, American actor *February 20 – Mike Leigh, English director *February 25 – George Harrison, English musician and songwriter (died 2001) *February 26 – Bill Duke, American actor and director *March 8 – Lynn Redgrave, English actress (died 2010) *March 15 – David Cronenberg, Canadian director and screenwriter *March 25 – Paul Michael Glaser, American actor and director *March 29 **Eric Idle, English actor, comedian, author and musician **Vangelis, Greek-born film composer (died 2022) *March 31 – Christopher Walken, American actor *April 8 – Jack O'Halloran, American actor *April 10 - Tom Pollock, American producer (died 2020) *April 20 – Edie Sedgwick, American actress, socialite, model and heiress (died 1971) *April 26 – Leon Pownall, Welsh-Canadian actor (died 2006) *May 25 - Leslie Uggams, American actress and singer *May 27 – Raye Birk, American actor *June 2 – Charles Haid, American actor and film director *June 7 – Michael Pennington, English actor, director and writer *June 13 – Malcolm McDowell, English actor *June 22 **Judith Barker, English actress **Klaus Maria Brandauer, Austrian actor and director *June 23 – Patrick Bokanowski, French director *June 24 – Georg Stanford Brown, American actor and director *July 3 – Kurtwood Smith, American actor *July 11 - Tom Holland (filmmaker), American screenwriter, actor and director *July 21 – Edward Herrmann, American actor (died 2014) *July 25 - Janet Margolin, American actress (died 1993) *August 15 – Barbara Bouchet, German-American actress *August 17 – Robert De Niro, American actor *August 18 – Martin Mull, American actor and comedian *August 21 **Lino Capolicchio, Italian actor, screenwriter and director (died 2022) **Hugh Wilson (director), Hugh Wilson, American director, writer, television showrunner and actor (died 2018) *August 27 – Tuesday Weld, actress *September 1 – Don Stroud, American actor and musician *September 3 – Valerie Perrine, American actress and model *September 5 - Jack Charles (actor), Jack Charles, Australian actor (died 2022) *September 9 – Art LaFleur, American character actor and acting coach (died 2021) *September 10 – Daniel Truhitte, American actor *September 19 - Diana Bellamy, American character actress (died 2001) *September 21 – Jerry Bruckheimer, producer *September 23 - Toni Basil, American singer, actress and director *September 24 – Randall Duk Kim, Korean American stage, film and television actor *September 28 – J. T. Walsh, American character actor (died 1998) *October 4 – John Bindon, English actor and bodyguard (died 1993) *October 8 – Chevy Chase, American actor and comedian *October 12 – Lin Shaye, American actress *October 15 – Penny Marshall, American television actress, film director and producer (died 2018) *October 20 – George Wyner, American actor *October 22 **Jan de Bont, Dutch cinematographer, director and producer **Catherine Deneuve, French actress *October 24 – Martin Campbell, New Zealand director *October 27 - Carmen Argenziano, American actor (died 2019) *October 29 **Margaret Nolan, English actress (died 2020) **Don Simpson, American producer, screenwriter and actor (died 1996) *November 1 – John McEnery, English actor and writer (died 2019) *November 5 – Sam Shepard, American actor (died 2017) *November 7 – Michael Byrne (actor), Michael Byrne, British actor *November 10 - William Hoyland, English actor (died 2017) *November 12 **Valerie Leon, English actress and model **Wallace Shawn, American actor *November 20 – Mie Hama, former Japanese actress, radio and television presenter *November 23 – Tony Bonner, Australian actor and singer *November 28 – Randy Newman, American singer, film composer *December 12 **Gianni Russo, American actor and singer **Phyllis Somerville, American actress (died 2020) *December 13 – Arturo Ripstein, Mexican director *December 16 – Patti Deutsch, American voice artist, actress and comedian (died 2017) *December 21 – Jack Nance, American actor (died 1996) *December 23 – Harry Shearer, American voice actor *December 31 **Ben Kingsley, English actor **Victor Raider-Wexler, American actor

Deaths

*January 25 – Spencer Charters, 67, American actor, ''The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine'', ''The Postman Didn't Ring'' *February 14 – Dora Gerson, 43, German actress, ''Caravan of Death (film), Caravan of Death'', ''On the Brink of Paradise'' *February 19 – Lynne Overman, 58, American actor, ''Little Miss Marker'', ''Union Pacific (film), Union Pacific'', ''Dixie (film), Dixie'' *February 20 – Donald Haines, 23, American child actor, ''Skippy (film), Skippy'', ''A Tale of Two Cities (1935 film), A Tale of Two Cities'' *March 10 – Tully Marshall, 78, American actor, ''Paid in Full (1914 film), Paid in Full'', ''The Big Trail'' *April 3 – Conrad Veidt, 50, German actor, ''

'', ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'', ''The Thief of Baghdad (1940 film), The Thief of Baghdad'', ''The Spy in Black'' *June 1 – Leslie Howard (actor), Leslie Howard, 50, Academy Award-nominated British actor, '' Gone with the Wind'', ''Pygmalion (1938 film), Pygmalion'', ''The Petrified Forest'', ''Of Human Bondage (1934 film), Of Human Bondage'' *June 30 – Carlo Wieth, 57, Danish actor *July 16 – Arthur Byron, 71, American actor, ''20,000 Years in Sing Sing'', ''Gabriel Over the White House''

Film Debuts

*June Allyson – '' Best Foot Forward'' *Jeanne Crain – '' The Gang's All Here'' *Hume Cronyn – ''

'' *Rhonda Fleming – ''In Old Oklahoma'' *Kim Hunter – '' The Seventh Victim'' *Richard Jaeckel – '' Guadalcanal Diary'' *Dorothy McGuire – ''Claudia (1943 film), Claudia'' * Robert Mitchum – '' The Human Comedy'' *Dorothy Malone – ''Gildersleeve on Broadway'' *Ella Raines – ''

'' * Jane Russell – '' The Outlaw'' *Cliff Robertson – '' We've Never Been Licked'' *Lawrence Tierney – ''Gildersleeve on Broadway'' *Shelley Winters – ''There's Something About a Soldier'' *Natalie Wood – ''The Moon Is Down (film), The Moon Is Down''

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