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The following is an overview of 1935 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. The cinema releases of 1935 were highly representative of the early Golden Age period of Hollywood. This period was punctuated by performances from Clark Gable, Shirley Temple, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, and the first teaming of Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. A significant number of productions also originated in the UK film industry.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1935 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1935
Rank Title Distributor Domestic rentals
1 Mutiny on the Bounty MGM $2,250,000[1][2]
2 Top Hat RKO $1,782,000[3][4]
3 China Seas MGM $1,710,000[1][2]
4 Broadway Melody of 1936 $1,655,000[1][2]
5 David Copperfield $1,621,000[1][2]
6 Steamboat Round the Bend 20th Century Fox $1,528,000[5]
7 The Crusades Paramount $1,491,471[6]
8 Roberta RKO $1,467,000[3][4]
9 In Old Kentucky 20th Century Fox $1,438,000[5]
10 The Littlest Rebel $1,431,000[5]

Events

Academy Awards

Main article: 8th Academy Awards

The 8th Academy Awards were held on March 5, 1936, at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California. They were hosted by Frank Capra. This was the first year in which the gold statuettes were called "Oscars".

Most nominations: Mutiny on the Bounty (MGM) – 8

Major Awards

Most Awards: The Informer (RKO) – 4 (Actor, Director, Adaptation, Scoring)

Top Ten Money Making Stars

Exhibitors selected the following as the Top Ten Money Making Stars of the Year in Quigley Publishing Company's annual poll.[8]

Rank Actor/Actress
1. Shirley Temple
2. Will Rogers
3. Clark Gable
4. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
5. Joan Crawford
6. Claudette Colbert
7. Dick Powell
8. Wallace Beery
9. Joe E. Brown
10. James Cagney

1935 film releases

United States unless stated.

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

Notable films released in 1935

See also: United States unless stated.

0–9

A

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C

D

E-F

G

H

I-J

L

M

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R

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T

V-Y

Serials

Comedy film series

Animated short film series

Births

Deaths

Film debuts

References

  1. ^ a b c d Glancy, H. Mark (1992). "MGM film grosses, 1924-1948: The Eddie Mannix Ledger". Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. 12 (2): 127–144. doi:10.1080/01439689200260081.
  2. ^ a b c d Glancy, H. Mark (1992). "Appendix". Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. 12 (S2): 1–20. doi:10.1080/01439689208604539.
  3. ^ a b Jewell, Richard B. (1994). "RKO Film Grosses, 1929-1951: the C.J. Tevlin ledger". Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. 14 (1): 37–49. doi:10.1080/01439689400260031.
  4. ^ a b Jewell, Richard B. (1994). "Appendix 1". Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. 14 (S1): 1–11. doi:10.1080/01439689408604545.
  5. ^ a b c Cohn, Lawrence (October 15, 1990). "All Time Film Rental Champs". Variety. pp. M140–M196. ISSN 0042-2738.
  6. ^ Birchard, Robert S. (2004). Cecil B. DeMille's Hollywood. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813123240.
  7. ^ Notcutt, L. A.; Latham, G. C. (1937). The African and the Cinema: An Account of the Work of the Bantu Educational Cinema Experiment during the Period March 1935 to May 1937. London: Edinburgh House Press.
  8. ^ "The Biggest Money Making Stars of 1934–1935". Motion Picture Herald. Quigley Publishing Company. December 28, 1935. p. 13. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  9. ^ Lucille Ball at IMDb
  10. ^ "Kenneth Mars, veteran screen and voice actor, dies at 75". Los Angeles Times. February 15, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
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  16. ^ Peter Noble (1975). British Film and Television Year Book. King Publications.
  17. ^ Lancia, Enrico; Poppi, Roberto (2003). Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. A - L (in Italian). Vol. 3. Gremese Editore. p. 29. ISBN 978-88-8440-213-4. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
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  21. ^ T. Wynne Griffon (July 1993). Foretelling the Future. Magna Books. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-85422-277-0.
  22. ^ The Illustrated Weekly of India. Published for the proprietors, Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press. 1979. p. 67.
  23. ^ Griffithiana. Cineteca D.W. Griffith. 1992. p. 206.
  24. ^ Norman J. Zierold (1965). The Child Stars. Coward-McCann. p. 29.
  25. ^ Eugene Michael Vazzana (2001). Silent Film Necrology. McFarland. p. 416. ISBN 978-0-7864-1059-0.
  26. ^ Air Power History. Air Force Historical Foundation. 1993. p. 42.
  27. ^ "Mack Swain Dead. Pioneer Film Actor. Appeared With Charlie Chaplin in Keystone Comedies Before Days of 'Stars'". New York Times. Associated Press. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
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