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{{short description|Overview of the events of 1933 in film}}
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|+ Highest-grossing films of 1933
|+ Highest-grossing films of 1933
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|-
! Rank !! Title !! Studio !! Domestic rentals
! Rank !! Title !! Distributor !! Domestic rentals
|-
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| '''1'''
! style="text-align:center;"| '''1'''
| ''[[Roman Scandals]]''
| ''[[Roman Scandals]]''
| [[United Artists]]/[[Samuel Goldwyn Productions]]
| [[United Artists]]
| $2,443,000<ref name=Argus1944>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11816878 |title=WHICH CINEMA FILMS HAVE EARNED THE MOST MONEY SINCE 1914?. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)|The Argus]] |location=Melbourne |date=4 March 1944 |access-date=6 August 2012 |page=3 Supplement: The Argus Weekend magazine |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
| $2,443,000<ref name=Argus1944>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11816878 |title=WHICH CINEMA FILMS HAVE EARNED THE MOST MONEY SINCE 1914?. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)|The Argus]] |location=Melbourne |date=4 March 1944 |access-date=6 August 2012 |page=3 Supplement: The Argus Weekend magazine |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
|-
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| '''2'''
! style="text-align:center;"| '''2'''
| ''[[I'm No Angel]]''
| ''[[I'm No Angel]]''
| [[Paramount Pictures]]
| [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]]
| $2,250,000<ref name=Argus1944/>
| $2,250,000<ref name=Argus1944/>
|-
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| '''3'''
! style="text-align:center;"| '''3'''
| ''[[Gold Diggers of 1933]]''
| ''[[Gold Diggers of 1933]]''
| [[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros. Pictures]]
| [[Warner Bros.]]
| $2,202,000<ref name="wb">{{cite journal|first=H Mark |last=Glancy |title=Warner Bros Film Grosses, 1921–51: the William Schaefer ledger |journal=Historical Journal of Film Radio and Television |volume=15 |year=1995|pages=55–73 |doi=10.1080/01439689500260031 }}</ref>
| $2,202,000<ref name="wb">{{cite journal|first=H Mark |last=Glancy |title=Warner Bros Film Grosses, 1921–51: the William Schaefer ledger |journal=Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television |volume=15 |year=1995|pages=55–73 |doi=10.1080/01439689500260031 }}</ref>
|-
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| '''4'''
! style="text-align:center;"| '''4'''
| ''[[She Done Him Wrong]]''
| ''[[She Done Him Wrong]]''
| Paramount Pictures
| Paramount
| $2,200,000<ref name=Finler>{{cite book |last=Finler |first=Joel Waldo |year=2003 |title=The Hollywood Story |publisher=Wallflower Press |isbn=978-1-903364-66-6 |pages=[https://books.google.com/books?id=rvVhEJmbfrsC&pg=PA356#v=twopage 356–357]}}</ref>
| $2,200,000<ref name=Finler>{{cite book |last=Finler |first=Joel Waldo |year=2003 |title=The Hollywood Story |publisher=Wallflower Press |isbn=978-1-903364-66-6 |pages=[https://books.google.com/books?id=rvVhEJmbfrsC&pg=PA356#v=twopage 356–357]}}</ref>
|-
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| '''5'''
! style="text-align:center;"| '''5'''
⚫
| ''[[The Bowery (film)|The Bowery]]''
| United Artists/[[Twentieth Century Pictures|Twentieth Century]]
| $2,000,000<ref name="raft">Everett Aaker, ''The Films of George Raft'', McFarland & Company, 2013, pp. 42-43</ref>
⚫
|-
⚫
! style="text-align:center;"| '''6'''
| ''[[Tugboat Annie]]''
| ''[[Tugboat Annie]]''
| [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]
| [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]]
| $1,917,000<ref name="Mannix">{{Citation|title=The Eddie Mannix Ledger|publisher=Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study|place=Los Angeles}}</ref>
| $1,917,000<ref name="Mannix">{{Citation|title=The Eddie Mannix Ledger|publisher=Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study|place=Los Angeles}}</ref>
|-
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| '''6'''
! style="text-align:center;"| '''7'''
| ''[[Footlight Parade]]''
| ''[[Footlight Parade]]''
| Warner Bros. Pictures
| Warner Bros.
| $1,601,000<ref name="wb"/>
| $1,601,000<ref name="wb"/>
|-
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| '''7'''
! style="text-align:center;"| '''8'''
| ''[[Dancing Lady]]''
| ''[[Dancing Lady]]''
| MGM
| Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
| $1,490,000<ref name="Mannix"/>
| $1,490,000<ref name="Mannix"/>
|-
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| '''8'''
! style="text-align:center;"| '''9'''
| ''[[42nd Street (film)|42nd Street]]''
| ''[[42nd Street (film)|42nd Street]]''
| Warner Bros. Pictures
| Warner Bros.
| $1,438,000<ref name="wb"/>
| $1,438,000<ref name="wb"/>
|-
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| '''9'''
! style="text-align:center;"| '''10'''
| ''[[Dinner at Eight (1933 film)|Dinner at Eight]]''
| ''[[Dinner at Eight (1933 film)|Dinner at Eight]]''
| MGM
| Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
| $1,398,000<ref name="Mannix"/>
| $1,398,000<ref name="Mannix"/>
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|-
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! style="text-align:center;"| '''10'''
⚫
| ''[[Little Women (1933 film)|Little Women]]''
| [[RKO Radio Pictures]]
| $1,337,000<ref name=AllTime>{{cite news|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|title=All-Time Film Rental Champs|date=October 15, 1990|page=M150}}</ref>
|}
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* March 9 – ''Punyal na Ginto'' (The Golden Dagger), the first Filipino-language film made in the Philippines, is released.<ref>{{cite web | access-date=2021-02-05 | url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/opinions/03/06/20/lets-talk-story-a-book-review-of-the-golden-dagger | title=ABS-CBN News | language=en | website=news.abs-cbn.com/}}</ref>
* March 9 – ''Punyal na Ginto'' (The Golden Dagger), the first Filipino-language film made in the Philippines, is released.<ref>{{cite web | access-date=2021-02-05 | url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/opinions/03/06/20/lets-talk-story-a-book-review-of-the-golden-dagger | title=ABS-CBN News | language=en | website=news.abs-cbn.com/}}</ref>
* March 11 – ''[[42nd Street (film)|42nd Street]]'' sparks a comeback for [[musical film]].<ref name=Variety1934/>
* March 11 – ''[[42nd Street (film)|42nd Street]]'' sparks a comeback for [[musical film]].<ref name=Variety1934/>
* June 6 – Chemical company executive [[Richard Hollingshead]] opens a [[drive-in theater]] near [[Camden, New Jersey]], according to his U.S patent granted May 16.<ref>{{US patent|1909537}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2015/06/82_years_ago_first_drive-in_theatre_opened_in_nj.html|title=82 years ago today, first U.S. drive-in theater opened in N.J.|date=June 2015|website=NJ.com|access-date=2017-10-16}}</ref>
* June 6 – The [[drive-in theater]] is patented in [[Camden, New Jersey]].<ref name="Electronics">{{cite journal|title=The "Drive-in" Movie|journal=Electronics|volume=6|issue=8|page=209|publisher=McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.|location=New York|date=August 1933|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Electronics/30s/Electronics-1933-08.pdf|access-date=2014-10-25}}</ref>
* September 6 – ''[[Variety (magazine)|Daily Variety]]'', a trade newspaper, is published for the first time in Hollywood.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2008/film/markets-festivals/depression-doesn-t-stop-i-daily-variety-i-1117994816/|title=Depression Doesn't Stop Daily Variety|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|last=Hofler|first=Robert|date=October 28, 2008|access-date=April 23, 2018}}</ref>
* September 6 – ''[[Variety (magazine)|Daily Variety]]'', a trade newspaper, is published for the first time in Hollywood.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2008/film/markets-festivals/depression-doesn-t-stop-i-daily-variety-i-1117994816/|title=Depression Doesn't Stop Daily Variety|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|last=Hofler|first=Robert|date=October 28, 2008|access-date=April 23, 2018}}</ref>
* October 10 – [[John Wayne]] appears as Singin' Sandy Saunders in ''[[Riders of Destiny]]''.
* October 10 – [[John Wayne]] appears as Singin' Sandy Saunders in ''[[Riders of Destiny]]''.
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* ''Ang Aswang'', the first sound film made in the Philippines, is released.<ref>{{cite web | access-date=2021-02-05 | url=https://aboutphilippines.org/files/HUNTING-THE-ASWANG.pdf | title=About Philippines | language=en | website=aboutphilippines.org/}}</ref>
* ''Ang Aswang'', the first sound film made in the Philippines, is released.<ref>{{cite web | access-date=2021-02-05 | url=https://aboutphilippines.org/files/HUNTING-THE-ASWANG.pdf | title=About Philippines | language=en | website=aboutphilippines.org/}}</ref>
* ''Makata At Paraluman'' (The Poet and the Maiden), the first talking film in vernacular made in the Philippines, is released.<ref>{{cite web | access-date=2021-02-05 | url=https://philippinepresshistory.wordpress.com/2015/05/27/vii-philippine-movies-during-the-american-occupation/ | title=Philippine Movies during the American Occupation | language=en | website=philippinepresshistory.wordpress.com/| date=27 May 2015 }}</ref>
* ''Makata At Paraluman'' (The Poet and the Maiden), the first talking film in vernacular made in the Philippines, is released.<ref>{{cite web | access-date=2021-02-05 | url=https://philippinepresshistory.wordpress.com/2015/05/27/vii-philippine-movies-during-the-american-occupation/ | title=Philippine Movies during the American Occupation | language=en | website=philippinepresshistory.wordpress.com/| date=27 May 2015 }}</ref>
* [[British Film Institute]] founded.<ref>{{cite web | access-date=2017-08-24 | url=https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/british-film-institute | title=British Film Institute - GOV.UK | language=en | website=gov.uk}}</ref>
* [[British Film Institute]] founded.<ref>{{cite web | access-date=2017-08-24 | url=https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/british-film-institute | title=British Film Institute | language=en | website=gov.uk}}</ref>
* [[GPO Film Unit]] established in the United Kingdom under [[John Grierson]], taking over responsibility for [[documentary film]] making from the [[Empire Marketing Board]].
* [[GPO Film Unit]] established in the United Kingdom under [[John Grierson]], taking over responsibility for [[documentary film]] making from the [[Empire Marketing Board]].
* [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] (MGM) once again expresses interest in ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz|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]].
* [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] (MGM) once again expresses interest in ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz|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]].
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***''[[The Mayor of Hell]]''
***''[[The Mayor of Hell]]''
***''[[When Ladies Meet (1933 film)|When Ladies Meet]]''
***''[[When Ladies Meet (1933 film)|When Ladies Meet]]''
**28 June
***[[Samarang (film)|Samarang]]
**30 June
**30 June
***''[[Hold Your Man]]''
***''[[Hold Your Man]]''
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**16 September
**16 September
***''[[Bureau of Missing Persons]]''
***''[[Bureau of Missing Persons]]''
**20 September
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***''[[Footlight Parade]]''
**22 September
**22 September
***''[[Doctor Bull]]''
***''[[Doctor Bull]]''
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***''[[I'm No Angel]]''
***''[[I'm No Angel]]''
**7 October
**7 October
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***''[[The Bowery (1933 film)|The Bowery]]''
***''[[Wild Boys of the Road]]''
***''[[Wild Boys of the Road]]''
**13 October
**13 October
***''[[Bombshell (1933 film)|Bombshell]]''
***''[[Bombshell (1933 film)|Bombshell]]''
***''[[The Bowery (1933 film)|The Bowery]]''
***''[[Tillie and Gus]]''
***''[[Tillie and Gus]]''
**21 October
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***''[[Footlight Parade]]''
**26 October
**26 October
***''[[After Tonight]]''
***''[[After Tonight]]''
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**18 December
**18 December
***''[[By Candlelight]]''
***''[[By Candlelight]]''
**21 December
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***''[[Flying Down to Rio]]''
**22 December
**22 December
***''[[Alice in Wonderland (1933 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]''
***''[[Alice in Wonderland (1933 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]''
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***''[[The House on 56th Street]]''
***''[[The House on 56th Street]]''
***''[[Viktor und Viktoria]]'' ([[List of German films 1933–1945|Germany]])
***''[[Viktor und Viktoria]]'' ([[List of German films 1933–1945|Germany]])
**25 December
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***''[[Roman Scandals]]''
**26 December
**26 December
***''[[Queen Christina (film)|Queen Christina]]''
***''[[Queen Christina (film)|Queen Christina]]''
**29 December
**29 December
***''[[Design for Living (film)|Design for Living]]''
***''[[Design for Living (film)|Design for Living]]''
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***''[[Flying Down to Rio]]''
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***''[[Roman Scandals]]''
***''[[Sons of the Desert]]''
***''[[Sons of the Desert]]''


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===E===
===E===
*''[[The Eagle and the Hawk (1933 film)|The Eagle and the Hawk]]'', directed by [[Stuart Walker (filmmaker)|Stuart Walker]], starring [[Fredric March]], [[Cary Grant]], [[Carole Lombard]] and [[Jack Oakie]]
*''[[The Eagle and the Hawk (1933 film)|The Eagle and the Hawk]]'', directed by [[Stuart Walker (director)|Stuart Walker]], starring [[Fredric March]], [[Cary Grant]], [[Carole Lombard]] and [[Jack Oakie]]
*''[[Ecstasy (film)|Ecstasy]] (Extase)'', directed by [[Gustav Machatý]], starring [[Hedy Lamarr]] – ([[Czech films of the 1930s|Czechoslovakia]])
*''[[Ecstasy (film)|Ecstasy]] (Extase)'', directed by [[Gustav Machatý]], starring [[Hedy Lamarr]] – ([[Czech films of the 1930s|Czechoslovakia]])
*''[[The Emperor Jones (1933 film)|The Emperor Jones]]'', starring [[Paul Robeson]]
*''[[The Emperor Jones (1933 film)|The Emperor Jones]]'', starring [[Paul Robeson]]
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===K===
===K===
*''[[Kazdemu wolno kochac|Każdemu wolno kochać]]'' (Anybody Can Love), by [[Mieczysław Krawicz]] – ([[List of Polish films of the 1930s|Poland]])
*''[[Kazdemu wolno kochac|Każdemu wolno kochać]]'' (Anybody Can Love), by [[Mieczysław Krawicz]] – ([[List of Polish films of the 1930s|Poland]])
*''[[The Kennel Murder Case (film)|The Kennel Murder Case]]'', starring [[William Powell]] and [[Mary Astor]], directed by [[Michael Curtiz]]
*''[[The Keyhole (1933 film)|The Keyhole]]'', starring [[Kay Francis]] and [[George Brent]], directed by [[Michael Curtiz]]
*''[[The Keyhole (1933 film)|The Keyhole]]'', starring [[Kay Francis]] and [[George Brent]], directed by [[Michael Curtiz]]
*''[[King Kong (1933 film)|King Kong]]'', starring [[Fay Wray]] and [[Robert Armstrong (actor)|Robert Armstrong]]
*''[[King Kong (1933 film)|King Kong]]'', starring [[Fay Wray]] and [[Robert Armstrong (actor)|Robert Armstrong]]
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*''[[The Wandering Jew (1933 film)|The Wandering Jew]]'', starring [[Conrad Veidt]]
*''[[The Wandering Jew (1933 film)|The Wandering Jew]]'', starring [[Conrad Veidt]]
*''[[What! No Beer?]]'', starring [[Buster Keaton]]
*''[[What! No Beer?]]'', starring [[Buster Keaton]]
*''[[The White Rose (1933 film)|The White Rose]]'', directed by [[Mohammed Karim]], starring [[Mohammed Abdel Wahab]] – ([[List of Egyptian films of 1933|Egypt]])
*''[[The World Changes]]'', starring [[Mary Astor]] and [[Paul Muni]]
*''[[The World Changes]]'', starring [[Mary Astor]] and [[Paul Muni]]
*''[[Wild Boys of the Road]]'', starring [[Frankie Darro]] and Edwin Phillips
*''[[Wild Boys of the Road]]'', starring [[Frankie Darro]] and Edwin Phillips
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* ''[[The Three Musketeers (1933 serial)|The Three Musketeers]]'', starring [[Jack Mulhall]] and [[John Wayne]]
* ''[[The Three Musketeers (1933 serial)|The Three Musketeers]]'', starring [[Jack Mulhall]] and [[John Wayne]]
* ''[[The Whispering Shadow]]'', starring [[Bela Lugosi]]
* ''[[The Whispering Shadow]]'', starring [[Bela Lugosi]]
* ''[[The Wolf Dog]]'', starring [[Rin Tin Tin]]
* ''[[The Wolf Dog]]'', starring [[Rin Tin Tin#Rin Tin Tin Jr.|Rin Tin Tin, Jr.]]


==Comedy film series==
==Comedy film series==
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* January 9
* January 9
**[[Ken Barrie]], English voice actor and singer (d. 2016)
**[[Ken Barrie]], English voice actor and singer (d. 2016)
**[[Ann Firbank]], actress
**[[Ann Firbank]], British actress
* January 10 - [[Anton Rodgers]], English actor (d. 2007)
* January 12 – [[Liliana Cavani]], Italian director
* January 12 – [[Liliana Cavani]], Italian director
* January 18 – [[John Boorman]], English director
* January 18 – [[John Boorman]], English director
* January 23 – [[Chita Rivera]], American actress, dancer and singer
* January 23 – [[Chita Rivera]], American actress, dancer and singer (d. 2024)
* January 28 – [[Jack Hill]], American director and screenwriter
* January 28 – [[Jack Hill]], American director and screenwriter
* February 2 – [[Tony Jay]], English-American actor, voice actor and singer (d. [[2006]])
* February 2 – [[Tony Jay]], English actor, voice actor and singer (d. 2006)
* February 3 – [[Polde Bibič]], Slovenian film and stage actor and memoir writer (d. [[2012]])
* February 3 – [[Polde Bibič]], Slovenian film and stage actor and memoir writer (d. 2012)
* February 9 – [[Ronnie Claire Edwards]], American actress (d. [[2016]])
* February 9 – [[Ronnie Claire Edwards]], American actress (d. 2016)
* February 12 – [[Costa-Gavras]], Greek-French director, screenwriter and producer
* February 12 – [[Costa-Gavras]], Greek-French director, screenwriter and producer
* February 13
* February 13
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**[[Kim Novak]], American actress
**[[Kim Novak]], American actress
* February 14 – [[Madhubala]], Indian actress (d. 1969)
* February 14 – [[Madhubala]], Indian actress (d. 1969)
* February 16 – [[Ron Faber]], American actor (d. 2023)
* February 18
* February 18
**[[Yoko Ono]], Japanese multimedia artist, singer and songwriter
**[[Yoko Ono]], Japanese multimedia artist, singer and songwriter
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**[[John Dair]], Scottish actor (d. 2005)
**[[John Dair]], Scottish actor (d. 2005)
**[[Tomas Milian]], Cuban actor and singer (d. 2017)
**[[Tomas Milian]], Cuban actor and singer (d. 2017)
* March 7 - [[Donald Douglas (Scottish actor)]], Scottish actor
* March 7 - [[Donald Douglas (Scottish actor)|Donald Douglas]], Scottish actor
* March 11 – [[Sandra Milo]], Italian actress (d. 2024)
* March 12 – [[Barbara Feldon]], American actress
* March 12 – [[Barbara Feldon]], American actress
* March 13 - [[Gloria McMillan]], American actress (d. 2022)
* March 13 - [[Gloria McMillan]], American actress (d. 2022)
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* March 22 – [[Richard Easton]], Canadian actor (d. 2019)
* March 22 – [[Richard Easton]], Canadian actor (d. 2019)
* March 23 – [[Laura Soveral]], Portuguese actress (d. 2018)
* March 23 – [[Laura Soveral]], Portuguese actress (d. 2018)
* March 24 - [[William Smith (actor)]], American actor (d. 2021)
* March 24 - [[William Smith (actor)|William Smith]], American actor (d. 2021)
* April 2 - [[Joseph Rigano]], American character actor (d. 2014)
* April 2 - [[Joseph Rigano]], American character actor (d. 2014)
* April 5 – [[Frank Gorshin]], American actor and comedian (d. 2005)
* April 5 – [[Frank Gorshin]], American actor and comedian (d. 2005)
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* April 15 – [[Elizabeth Montgomery]], American actress (d. 1995)
* April 15 – [[Elizabeth Montgomery]], American actress (d. 1995)
* April 16 – [[Ric Mancini]], American actor (d. 2006)
* April 16 – [[Ric Mancini]], American actor (d. 2006)
* April 18 - [[Harold Innocent]], English actor (d. 1993)
* April 19 – [[Jayne Mansfield]], American actress (d. 1967)
* April 19 – [[Jayne Mansfield]], American actress (d. 1967)
* April 20 – [[George R. Robertson]], Canadian actor (d. 2023)
* April 20 – [[George R. Robertson]], Canadian actor (d. 2023)
* April 22 – [[Mark Damon]], American actor and producer
* April 22 – [[Mark Damon]], American actor and producer (d. 2024)
* April 26 – [[Carol Burnett]], American actress, television host and comedian
* April 26 – [[Carol Burnett]], American actress, television host and comedian
* April 29 – [[Willie Nelson]], American musician and actor
* April 29 – [[Willie Nelson]], American musician and actor
* May 10 – [[Francoise Fabian]], French actress
* May 10 – [[Francoise Fabian]], French actress
* May 14 - [[Siân Phillips]], Welsh actress
* May 20 – [[Constance Towers]], American actress and singer
* May 20 – [[Constance Towers]], American actress and singer
* May 21 – [[Richard Libertini]], American actor (d. 2016)
* May 21 – [[Richard Libertini]], American actor (d. 2016)
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* July 29
* July 29
**[[Lou Albano]], Italian-born American professional wrestler and actor (d. 2009)
**[[Lou Albano]], Italian-born American professional wrestler and actor (d. 2009)
**[[Robert Fuller (actor)]], American retired actor
**[[Robert Fuller (actor)|Robert Fuller]], American retired actor
* August 1 – [[Dom DeLuise]], American actor and comedian (d. 2009)
* August 1 – [[Dom DeLuise]], American actor and comedian (d. 2009)
* August 2 – [[Tom Bell (actor)|Tom Bell]], English actor (d. 2006)
* August 2 – [[Tom Bell (actor)|Tom Bell]], English actor (d. 2006)
* August 10 - [[Lynn Cohen]], American actress (d. 2020)
* August 10 - [[Lynn Cohen]], American actress (d. 2020)
* August 13 - [[Vyjayanthimala]], Indian former actress
* August 16 – [[Julie Newmar]], American actress, dancer and singer
* August 16 – [[Julie Newmar]], American actress, dancer and singer
* August 18 – [[Roman Polanski]], Polish director
* August 18 – [[Roman Polanski]], Polish director
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**[[Robert Blake (actor)|Robert Blake]], American actor (d. 2023)
**[[Robert Blake (actor)|Robert Blake]], American actor (d. 2023)
**[[Fred Willard]], American actor (d. 2020)
**[[Fred Willard]], American actor (d. 2020)
* September 19 – [[David McCallum]], British-American actor and musician
* September 19 – [[David McCallum]], British-American actor and musician (d. 2023)
*September 22 - [[Robert Banas]], American actor and dancer (d. 2024)
* September 27 - [[Kathleen Nolan]], American actress
* September 28 – [[Robert Hogan (actor)|Robert Hogan]], American actor (d. 2021)
* September 28 – [[Robert Hogan (actor)|Robert Hogan]], American actor (d. 2021)
* September 29
* September 29
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**[[Ben Cooper]], American actor (d. 2020)
**[[Ben Cooper]], American actor (d. 2020)
**[[Barbara Knox]], English actress
**[[Barbara Knox]], English actress
**[[Cissy Houston]], American singer and actress (d. 2024)
* October 24
* October 24
**[[J. J. Johnston]], American actor and writer (d. 2022)
**[[J. J. Johnston]], American actor and writer (d. 2022)
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* November 3 – [[Jeremy Brett]], English actor (d. 1995)
* November 3 – [[Jeremy Brett]], English actor (d. 1995)
* November 9 - [[Louise Troy]], American actress (d. 1994)
* November 9 - [[Louise Troy]], American actress (d. 1994)
* November 13 - [[Karl-Otto Alberty]], German actor (d. 2015)
* November 17 – [[Terry (dog)|Terry]], American performing Cairn Terrier (d. 1945)
* November 17 – [[Terry (dog)|Terry]], American performing Cairn Terrier (d. 1945)
* November 19 - [[Larry King]], American television and radio host (d. 2021)
* November 19 - [[Larry King]], American television and radio host (d. 2021)
* November 21 - [[J. Don Ferguson]], American character actor (d. 2008)
* November 21 - [[J. Don Ferguson]], American character actor (d. 2008)
* November 25 – [[Kathryn Crosby]], American actress
* November 25 – [[Kathryn Crosby]], American actress (d. 2024)
* November 26 - [[Robert Goulet]], American-Canadian actor and singer (d. 2007)
* November 28 – [[Hope Lange]], American actress (d. 2003)
* November 28 – [[Hope Lange]], American actress (d. 2003)
* November 30 – [[Warren Munson]], American actor
* November 30
**[[Patti Hale]], American retired actress
**[[Warren Munson]], American actor
* December 3 - [[Rosalind Knight]], English actress (d. 2020)
* December 3 - [[Rosalind Knight]], English actress (d. 2020)
* December 4 – [[Wink Martindale]], American radio personality, game show host and producer
* December 4 – [[Wink Martindale]], American radio personality, game show host and producer
* December 8 - [[Ana Ofelia Murguía]], Mexican actress
* December 5 - [[Adolph Caesar]], American actor (d. 1986)
* December 10 - [[Mako (actor)]], Japanese-American actor (d. 2006)
* December 8 - [[Ana Ofelia Murguía]], Mexican actress (d. 2023)
* December 10 - [[Mako (actor)|Mako]], Japanese-American actor (d. 2006)
* December 13 – [[Lou Adler]], American producer
* December 13 – [[Lou Adler]], American producer
* December 15 – [[Tim Conway]], American actor and comedian (d. 2019)
* December 15 – [[Tim Conway]], American actor and comedian (d. 2019)
* December 22 - [[Elizabeth Hubbard]], American actress (d. 2023)
* December 22 - [[Elizabeth Hubbard]], American actress (d. 2023)
* December 26 - [[Caroll Spinney]], American puppeteer (d. 2019)
* December 31 - [[Edward Bunker]], American actor (d. 2005)


==Deaths==
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* October 30 – [[Svend Kornbeck]], Danish actor (born 1869)
* October 30 – [[Svend Kornbeck]], Danish actor (born 1869)
* December 19 – [[Jimmie Adams]], American comedian (born 1888)
* December 19 – [[Jimmie Adams]], American comedian (born 1888)
* December 22 - [[William J. Dyer]], American actor (born 1881)


==Film debuts==
==Film debuts==
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* [[Morris Ankrum]] – ''[[Reunion in Vienna]]''
* [[Dame Peggy Ashcroft]] – ''[[The Eternal Jew (1934 film)|The Wandering Jew]]''
*[[Judith Allen]] – ''[[The Thundering Herd (1933 film)|The Thundering Herd]]''
* [[Fred Astaire]] – ''[[Dancing Lady]]''
*[[Judith Anderson]] – ''[[Blood Money (1933 film)|Blood Money]]''
* [[Lucille Ball]] – ''[[The Bowery (1933 film)|The Bowery]]''
*[[Morris Ankrum]] – ''[[Reunion in Vienna]]''
* [[Billy Barty]] – ''[[Gold Diggers of 1933]]''
*[[Fred Astaire]] – ''[[Dancing Lady]]''
* [[Frances Drake (actor)|Frances Drake]] – ''[[The Jewel (1933 film)|The Jewel]]''
*[[Lucille Ball]] – ''[[The Bowery (1933 film)|The Bowery]]''
* [[Nelson Eddy]] – ''[[Broadway to Hollywood (film)|Broadway to Hollywood]]''
*[[Lynn Bari]] – ''[[Meet the Baron]]''
* [[Errol Flynn]] – ''[[In the Wake of the Bounty]]''
*[[Don "Red" Barry]] – ''[[This Day and Age (film)|This Day and Age]]''
* [[Betty Furness]] – ''[[Lucky Devils (1933 film)|Lucky Devils]]''
*[[John Beal (actor)|John Beal]] – ''[[Another Language]]''
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*[[Bonnie Bannon]] – ''[[The Little Giant (1933 film)|The Little Giant]]''
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* [[Margaret Hamilton (actress)|Margaret Hamilton]] – ''[[Another Language]]''
* [[Phil Harris]] – ''[[Melody Cruise (film)|Melody Cruise]]''
*[[Lola Braccini]] – ''[[My Little One (1933 film)|My Little One]]''
* [[Will Hay]] – ''Know Your Apples''
*[[Dolores Camarillo]] – ''The Lark''
*[[Robert Cummings]] – ''[[Sons of the Desert]]''
* [[King Kong]]
* [[Dorothy Lamour]] – ''[[Footlight Parade]]''
*[[Ruby Dandridge]] – ''[[King Kong (1933 film)|King Kong]]''
* [[Ralph Richardson]] – ''[[The Ghoul (1933 film)|The Ghoul]]''
*[[Shirley Deane]] – ''Dancing Lady''
* [[Cesar Romero]] – ''[[The Shadow Laughs (film)|The Shadow Laughs]]''
*[[Dorothy Dearing]] – ''Dancing Lady''
*[[Leif Erickson (actor)|Leif Erickson]] – ''The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi''
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* [[Margaret Sullavan]] – ''[[Only Yesterday (1933 film)|Only Yesterday]]''
* [[Claire Trevor]] – ''[[Life in the Raw]]''
*[[Douglas Fowley]] – ''[[The Mad Game]]''
* [[Orson Welles]] – ''[[Twelfth Night (1933 film)|Twelfth Night]]''
*[[Errol Flynn]] – ''[[In the Wake of the Bounty]]''
*[[Ruth Gillette]] – ''[[Stage Mother (1933 film)|Stage Mother]]''

*[[Everley Gregg]] – ''[[The Private Life of Henry VIII]]''
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*[[Alan Hale Jr.]] – ''[[Wild Boys of the Road]]''
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*[[Margaret Hamilton (actress)|Margaret Hamilton]] – ''[[Zoo in Budapest]]''
*[[Jimmy Hanley]] – ''[[Red Wagon (film)|Red Wagon]]''
*[[Louis Jean Heydt]] – ''[[Before Morning]]''
*[[Patsy Kelly]] – ''[[Going Hollywood]]''
*[[Percy Kilbride]] – ''[[White Woman]]''
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*[[Adriana Lamar]] – ''[[La Llorona (1933 film)|La Llorona]]''
*[[Trude Marlen]] – ''A Prince's Young Love''
*[[Assia Noris]] – ''[[Three Lucky Fools]]''
*[[Henry O'Neill]] – ''[[I Loved a Woman]]''
*[[Barbara Pepper]] – ''[[Roman Scandals]]''
*[[Frederick Piper]] – ''[[The Good Companions (1933 film)|The Good Companions]]''
*[[Ralph Richardson]] – ''[[The Ghoul (1933 film)|The Ghoul]]''
*[[Cesar Romero]] – ''[[The Shadow Laughs (film)|The Shadow Laughs]]''
*[[Shirley Ross]] – ''[[Bombshell (1933 film)|Bombshell]]''
*[[Renée Saint-Cyr]] – ''[[The Two Orphans (1933 film)|The Two Orphans]]''
*[[Marla Shelton]] – ''[[Flying Down to Rio]]''
*[[Terry-Thomas]] – ''The Private Life of Henry VIII''
*[[Andrew Tombes]] – ''The Bowery''
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*[[Henry Travers]] – ''Reunion in Vienna''
*[[Claire Trevor]] – ''[[Life in the Raw]]''
*[[Russell Wade]] – ''[[The Wrecker (1933 film)|The Wrecker]]''
*[[Bill Williams (actor)|Bill Williams]] – ''King Kong''
*[[Marie Wilson (American actress)|Marie Wilson]] – ''Flying Down to Rio''
*[[María Luisa Zea]] – ''La Llorona''
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==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://www.imdb.com/search/name/?birth_date=1933-01-01,1933-12-31&adult=include List of 1933 births] at [[IMDb]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/search/name/?death_date=1933-01-01,1933-12-31&adult=include List of 1933 deaths] at [[IMDb]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?title_type=feature,short&release_date=1933-01-01,1933-12-31&adult=include&sort=num_votes,desc List of 1933 films] at [[IMDb]]
*[https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?title_type=feature,short&release_date=1933-01-01,1933-12-31&adult=include&sort=num_votes,desc List of 1933 films] at [[IMDb]]

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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.)

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

Highest-grossing films of 1933
Rank Title Distributor Domestic rentals
1 Roman Scandals United Artists $2,443,000[1]
2 I'm No Angel Paramount $2,250,000[1]
3 Gold Diggers of 1933 Warner Bros. $2,202,000[2]
4 She Done Him Wrong Paramount $2,200,000[3]
5 The Bowery United Artists/Twentieth Century $2,000,000[4]
6 Tugboat Annie MGM $1,917,000[5]
7 Footlight Parade Warner Bros. $1,601,000[2]
8 Dancing Lady MGM $1,490,000[5]
9 42nd Street Warner Bros. $1,438,000[2]
10 Dinner at Eight MGM $1,398,000[5]

Events

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The Film Daily Yearbook listed the following as the ten leading news events of the year in North America.[6]

Other notable events include:

Academy Awards

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Main article: 6th Academy Awards

The 6th Academy Awards were held on March 16, 1934, at The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. 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: Cavalcade (Fox Film); A Farewell to Arms (Paramount Pictures) and Lady for a Day (Columbia Pictures) – 4

Major awards:

Most Awards: Cavalcade – 3 (Outstanding Production; Best Director; Best Art Direction)

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References

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  1. ^ a b "WHICH CINEMA FILMS HAVE EARNED THE MOST MONEY SINCE 1914?". The Argus. Melbourne. 4 March 1944. p. 3 Supplement: The Argus Weekend magazine. Retrieved 6 August 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ a b c Glancy, H Mark (1995). "Warner Bros Film Grosses, 1921–51: the William Schaefer ledger". Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. 15: 55–73. doi:10.1080/01439689500260031.
  3. ^ Finler, Joel Waldo (2003). The Hollywood Story. Wallflower Press. pp. 356–357. ISBN 978-1-903364-66-6.
  4. ^ Everett Aaker, The Films of George Raft, McFarland & Company, 2013, pp. 42-43
  5. ^ a b c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study
  6. ^ "The Ten Leading News Events". Film Daily Year Book (1934). p. 33.
  7. ^ a b "The Year in Pictures". Variety. January 2, 1934. p. 3. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  8. ^ McGilligan, Patrick (1997). Fritz Lang: The Nature of the Beast. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0312132476.
  9. ^ King Kong at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
  10. ^ "ABS-CBN News". news.abs-cbn.com/. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  11. ^ U.S. patent 1,909,537
  12. ^ "82 years ago today, first U.S. drive-in theater opened in N.J." NJ.com. June 2015. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  13. ^ Hofler, Robert (October 28, 2008). "Depression Doesn't Stop Daily Variety". Variety. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  14. ^ "About Philippines" (PDF). aboutphilippines.org/. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  15. ^ "Philippine Movies during the American Occupation". philippinepresshistory.wordpress.com/. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  16. ^ "British Film Institute". gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
  17. ^ Variety, Wednesday 1 August 1933, page 14 (retrieved 28 May 2018) – Film Reviews page – This Is America (review)
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