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1929 in film
Events
The days of the silent film were numbered. A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound was on.
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January 20 - The movie In Old Arizona was released. The film was the first full-length talking film to be filmed outdoors.
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May 16 - The first Academy Awards, or Oscars, are distributed
- Hallelujah! , first Hollywood film to contain an entire black cast.
Top grossing films
- The Broadway Melody
- The Mysterious Island
Note: Prior to 1933, awards were not based on calendar years, which is how there are 2 'Best Actor' awards for 1929 films.
Movies released
Movies released in 1929 include:
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An Andalusian Dog (Un chien andalou), a short film by Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí.
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Applause, starring Helen Morgan.
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Big Business, a Laurel and Hardy short.
- Blackmail, directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
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The Broadway Melody, starring Charles King , Anita Page and Bessie Love.
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Bulldog Drummond, starring Ronald Colman.
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The Cocoanuts, starring the Marx Brothers.
- The Cameraman
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Coquette, starring Mary Pickford, Johnny Mack Brown, Matt Moore. Directed by Sam Taylor
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Disraeli, starring George Arliss.
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Hallelujah, directed by King Vidor.
- The Hollywood Revue of 1929, a showcase of talent under contract to MGM.
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In Old Arizona, starring Warner Baxter.
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The Iron Mask . starring Douglas Fairbanks.
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The Kiss, starring Greta Garbo and Conrad Nagel .
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The Love Parade, starring Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald.
- The Man with a Movie Camera (Chelovek s kinoapparatom), a documentary.
- The Manxman, directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
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The Mysterious Island, starring Lionel Barrymore.
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Pandora's Box, starring Louise Brooks.
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Queen Kelly , starring Gloria Swanson (this film was never actually finished because producers balked at releasing a silent film in a what was quickly becoming a sound film market)
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Saint Louis Blues, starring Bessie Smith.
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The Skeleton Dance , a Walt Disney animated short.
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Spite Marriage , a Buster Keaton film.
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The Virginian, starring Gary Cooper.
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Woman in the Moon (Frau im Mond), directed by Fritz Lang.
Births
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January 3 - Sergio Leone, director (+ 1989)
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January 31 - Jean Simmons, actress
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February 10 - Jerry Goldsmith, composer (+ 2004)
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April 28 - Carolyn Jones, actress (+1983)
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May 4 - Audrey Hepburn, actress
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August 23 - Vera Miles, actress
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September 2 - Hal Ashby, director
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November 12 - Grace Kelly, actress
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December 6 – Alain Tanner, Swiss film director
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December 9 - John Cassavetes, actor, director
Deaths
Last updated: 08-29-2005 02:13:35
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