1927 in film

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The following is an overview of 1927 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)[edit]

The top ten 1927 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1927
Rank Title Distributor Domestic rentals
1 The King of Kings Pathé Exchange $2,641,687[1]
2 The Jazz Singer Warner Bros. $1,974,000[2]
3 7th Heaven Fox Film $1,750,000[3]
4 The Gaucho United Artists $1,400,000[4]
5 The Patent Leather Kid First National $1,200,000[3]
6 Wings Paramount $1,100,000[5]
7 Love MGM $946,000[6]
8 The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg $894,000[6]
9 When a Man Loves Warner Bros. $732,000[2]
10 London After Midnight MGM $721,000[6]

Events[edit]

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Academy Awards[edit]

Notable films released in 1927[edit]

For the complete list of US film releases for the year, see United States films of 1927[11]

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Comedy film series[edit]

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Births[edit]

Deaths[edit]

  • January 13 – Arnold Daly, American actor, playwright and producer (born 1875)
  • March 17 – Charles Emmett Mack, American actor (born 1900)
  • April 25 – Earle Williams, American actor (born 1880)
  • May 7 – Bruce McRae, American stage and screen actor (born 1867)
  • May 16 – Sam Bernard, English stage and screen actor (born 1863)
  • May 20 – Oscar Stribolt, Danish actor (born 1873)
  • June 3 – Einar Hanson, Swedish stage and screen actor (born 1897)
  • June 4 – Robert McKim, American actor (born 1886)
  • July 26 – June Mathis, American screenwriter (born 1889)
  • September 5 – Marcus Loew, American theatre chain executive & founder of Loews Theatres (born 1870)
  • October 5 – Sam Warner, American co-founder of Warner Brothers studios (born 1887)
  • October 13 – Hughie Mack, American actor (born 1884)
  • November 4 – Valli Valli, German stage and film actress (born 1882)
  • December 6 – Kate Toncray, American actress (born 1867)
  • December 16 – Romaine Fielding, American actor and director (born 1868)
  • December 24 – Julia Bruns, American stage & film actress (born 1895)

Film debuts[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Birchard, Robert S. (2004). Cecil B. DeMille's Hollywood. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813123240.
  2. ^ a b Glancy, H Mark (1995). "Warner Bros Film Grosses, 1921–51: the William Schaefer ledger". Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. 15.
  3. ^ a b Jones, Lon (March 4, 1944). "Which Cinema Films Have Earned the Most Money Since 1914?". The Argus. Melbourne. p. 3 Supplement: The Argus Weekend magazine. Retrieved August 6, 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ Balio, Tino (2009). United Artists: The Company Built by the Stars. Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 93.
  5. ^ Reid, John Howard (2008). Silent Films & Early Talkies on DVD: A Classic Movie Fan's Guide. pp. 303. ISBN 978-1-4357-1073-3.
  6. ^ a b c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles, California: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study
  7. ^ "Time After Time: Movies from 1927". Archived from the original on 2014-09-05. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
  8. ^ "Timeline of Greatest Film Milestones and Turning Points in Film History".
  9. ^ "Ang Manananggal (1927)". imdb.com.
  10. ^ "The Three Tramps (1927)". imdb.com.
  11. ^ "Most Popular Feature Films Released In 1927". IMDb.
  12. ^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 311. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
  13. ^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 313. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
  14. ^ a b c Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 317. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
  15. ^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 318. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
  16. ^ Bergan, Ronald (2001-04-26). "Obituary: Hiroshi Teshigahara". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
  17. ^ "Hiroshi Teshigahara's Multimedia Tradition". Retrieved 2019-07-20.
  18. ^ Whitmore, Greg (4 April 2022). "June Brown: a life in pictures". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

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