1933 in film
EventsMarch 2 - King Kong premieres in New York City. June 6 - The first drive-in theater opens, in Camden, New Jersey. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) once again expresses interest in the Wizard of Oz books for a series of animated cartoons, but they once again failed to make a deal with creator L. Frank Baum Ecstasy, a Czechoslovak film, shocks audiences when female actor, Hedy Lamarr is seen naked in the film.
Top grossing films I'm No Angel 42nd Street She Done Him Wrong Peg o' My Heart Going Hollywood
Best Picture: Cavalcade - FoxBest Actor: Charles Laughton - The Private Life of Henry VIIIBest Actress: Katharine Hepburn - Morning Glory
Movies released
Movies released in 1933 include: 42nd Street - starring Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler, Ginger Rogers - Directed by Lloyd Bacon Alice in Wonderland, starring Charlotte HenryBaby Face, starring Barbara StanwyckThe Bitter Tea of General Yen, starring Barbara StanwyckBlood Money, starring George BancroftBombshell, starring Jean HarlowThe Bowery, starring Wallace Beery and George RaftCavalcade, starring Diana Wynyard, Clive Brook, Una O'Connor and Herbert MundinCounsellor at Law, starring John BarrymoreDancing Lady, starring Joan Crawford and Clark GableDesign for Living, starring Fredric March and Gary CooperThe Devil's Brother, starring Stan Laurel and Oliver HardyDinner at Eight, featuring an all-star castDuck Soup, starring the Marx BrothersEmployees' Entrance, starring Warren William and Loretta YoungFlying Down to Rio, starring Dolores del Rio and Gene RaymondFootligh Parade, starring James Cagney, Joan Blondell and Ruby Keeler Going Hollywood, starring Marion Davies and Bing CrosbyGold Diggers of 1933, starring Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, Ginger Rogers and Warren WilliamHallelujah, I'm a Bum, starring Al JolsonHold Your Man, starring Clark Gable and Jean Harlow I'm No Angel, starring Mae West and Cary Grant. West also wrote the story and screenplay. In the Wake of the Bounty, starring Errol Flynn as Fletcher Christian. Każdemu wolno kochać, by Mieczysław KrawiczKing Kong, starring Fay Wray and Robert ArmstrongLadies They Talk About, starring Barbara StanwyckLady for a Day, starring Warren William and May RobsonLady Killer, starring James CagneyLiebeleiLittle Women, starring Katharine HepburnMan's Castle, starring Spencer Tracy and Loretta YoungThe Mayor of Hell, starring James CagneyMorning Glory, starring Katharine HepburnMystery of the Wax Museum, starring Lionell Atwill and Fay WrayOne Sunday Afternoon, starring Gary CooperParachute Jumper, starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr, Bette Davis, and Frank McHugh Peg o' My Heart, starring Marion DaviesPenthouse, starring Warner Baxter and Myrna LoyPicture Snatcher, starring James CagneyThe Power and the Glory, starring Spencer TracyThe Private Life of Henry VIII, starring Charles LaughtonThe Prizefighter and the Lady, starring Max Baer, Myrna Loy, Primo Carnera and Jack DempseyProfessional Sweetheart, starring Ginger RogersQueen Christina, starring Greta GarboSecret of the Blue Room, starring Paul Lukas, Gloria Stuart and Lionel AtwillSecrets, starring Mary Pickford in her last filmShe Done Him Wrong, starring Cary Grant amd Mae WestThe Son of Kong, starring Robert Armstrong and Helen MackSons of the Desert, starring Stan Laurel and Oliver HardyState Fair, starring Janet Gaynor, Will Rogers and Lew AyresThe Story of Temple Drake, starring Miriam Hopkins and Jack La RueA Study in Scarlet, starring Reginald OwenSupernatural, starring Carole Lombard, Alan Dinehart, Vivienne Osborne and Randolph ScottDas Testament des Dr. Mabuse, directed by Fritz LangTillie and Gus, starring Alison Skipworth and W.C. FieldsTonight Is Ours, starring Fredric March and Claudette ColbertTopaze, starring John Barrymore and Myrna LoyTorch Singer, starring Claudette ColbertTugboat Annie, starring Marie Dressler and Wallace BeeryTurn Back the Clock, starring Lee Tracy and Mae ClarkeThe Vampire Bat, starring Lionel Atwill and Fay WrayWhen Ladies Meet, starring Ann Harding, Robert Montgomery and Myrna LoyWild Boys of the Road, starring Frankie Darro and Edwin PhillipsThe Working Man, starring George Arliss and Bette Davis
BirthsJanuary 18 - John Boorman, directorFebruary 18 - Mary Ure, actressMarch 22 - May Britt, Swedish actressApril 19 - Jayne Mansfield, actressMay 20 - Danny Aiello, American actorOctober 9 - Judy Tyler, actress
DeathsJanuary 3 - Jack Pickford, actor, Hollywood's first "bad boy"January 25 - Lewis J. Selznick, producerFebruary 15 - Pat Sullivan, director/producer of animated films, alleged co-creator of Felix the Cat February 23 - David Horsley, pioneer film executive October 5 - Renée Adorée, actress
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