The following is an overview of 1934 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1934 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Events

*January 26 – Samuel Goldwyn (formerly of

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) purchases the film rights to '' The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' from the L. Frank Baum estate for $40,000. *February 19 –

Bob Hope Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was a British-American comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer and dancer. With a career that spanned nearly 80 years, Hope appeared in more than 70 short and feature films, with ...

marries Dolores Reade. *April 19 – Fox Studios releases '' Stand Up and Cheer!'', with five-year-old Shirley Temple in a relatively minor role. Shirley steals the film and Fox, which had been near bankruptcy, finds itself owning a goldmine. *May 18 – Paramount releases ''

Little Miss Marker ''Little Miss Marker'' (also known as ''The Girl in Pawn'') is an American Pre-Code 1934 comedy-drama film directed by Alexander Hall. It was written by William R. Lipman, Sam Hellman, and Gladys Lehman after a 1932 short story of the same n ...

'', with Shirley Temple, on loan from Fox, in the title role. *June 13 – An amendment to the

Production Code The Motion Picture Production Code was a set of industry guidelines for the self-censorship of content that was applied to most motion pictures released by major studios in the United States from 1934 to 1968. It is also popularly known as the ...

establishes the Production Code Administration, and requires all films to obtain a certificate of approval before being released. *July 28 – Canadian-born actress Marie Dressler, best known for starring in films such as '' Min and Bill'' and '' Emma'', dies from cancer in

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at the age of 65. For her performance in ''Min and Bill'', Dressler received the

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. *October 12 – Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers wham audiences again in their first joint starring roles with The Gay Divorcee grossing $1.8 million to add to the $1.5 million earned by Flying Down to Rio released at the end of 1933 * November 12 – The musical '' Babes in Toyland'' debuts, starring

Stan Laurel Stan Laurel (born Arthur Stanley Jefferson; 16 June 1890 – 23 February 1965) was an English comic actor, writer, and film director who was one half of the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. He appeared with his comedy partner Oliver Hardy in 10 ...

and

Oliver Hardy Oliver Norvell Hardy (born Norvell Hardy; January 18, 1892 – August 7, 1957) was an American comic actor and one half of Laurel and Hardy, the double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted from 1926 to 1957. He appeared with his ...

as comic relief. *December 11 – Fox releases the

Sol M. Wurtzel Solomon Max Wurtzel (September 12, 1890 – April 9, 1958) was an American film producer. Life and career Born in New York City, the second of five brothers; his parents were both Polish Jews from the village of Ulanow (Surname ''Wurtzel'' i ...

production of '' Bright Eyes'', starring their hot new property, Shirley Temple. Shirley sings "

On the Good Ship Lollipop "On the Good Ship Lollipop" is a song composed by Richard A. Whiting with lyrics by Sidney Clare. It was the signature song of child actress Shirley Temple. Temple first sang it in the 1934 film, '' Bright Eyes''. In the song, the "Good Ship L ...

", and wins the first

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ever given to a child, for her endearing portrayal of Shirley Blake.

Academy Awards

The 7th Academy Awards was held on February 27, 1935, at the Biltmore Hotel in

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. They were hosted by

Irvin S. Cobb Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb (June 23, 1876 – March 11, 1944) was an American author, humorist, editor and columnist from Paducah, Kentucky, who relocated to New York in 1904, living there for the remainder of his life. He wrote for the ''New York Worl ...

. For the first time, the Academy standardized the practice – still in effect, notwithstanding changes to the 93rd and

94th Academy Awards The 94th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. The awards were scheduled after its usual late February date ...

as a result of the

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– that the award eligibility period for a film would be the preceding calendar year. Most nominations: '' One Night of Love'' (

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) – 6 Major Awards * Best Picture: '' It Happened One Night'' –

* Best Director:

Frank Capra Frank Russell Capra (born Francesco Rosario Capra; May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was an Italian-born American film director, producer and writer who became the creative force behind some of the major award-winning films of the 1930s ...

– '' It Happened One Night'' *

Best Actor Best Actor is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actors in a film, television series, television film or play. The term most often refers to the ...

Clark Gable William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901November 16, 1960) was an American film actor, often referred to as "The King of Hollywood". He had roles in more than 60 motion pictures in multiple genres during a career that lasted 37 years, three decades ...

– '' It Happened One Night'' * Best Actress: Claudette Colbert – '' It Happened One Night'' Most Awards: ''It Happened One Night'' – 5 ''It Happened One Night'' became the first film to perform a "clean sweep" of the top five award categories: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and

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. This feat would later be duplicated by ''

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest may refer to: * ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (novel), a 1962 novel by Ken Kesey * ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (play), a 1963 stage adaptation of the novel starring Kirk Douglas * ''One Flew Over the ...

'' in 1976 and '' The Silence of the Lambs'' in 1992. It also was the first romantic comedy to be named Best Picture.

1934 film releases

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unless stated

January–March

*January 1934 **6 January ***'' The Big Shakedown'' **19 January ***'' Frontier Marshal'' **22 January ***'' The Lucky Texan'' **26 January ***''

Four Frightened People ''Four Frightened People'' is a 1934 American Pre-Code adventure film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Claudette Colbert, Herbert Marshall, Mary Boland, and William Gargan. It is based on the 1931 novel by E. Arnot Robertson. Plot The ...

'' ***'' You Can't Buy Everything'' **Unknown ***'' Colonel Blood'' *February 1934 **1 February ***'' All of Me'' **2 February ***'' Carolina'' **3 February ***'' Dark Hazard'' ***'' I've Got Your Number'' **9 February ***''

Les Misérables ''Les Misérables'' ( , ) is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. In the English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its origin ...

'' (

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) ***''

The Rise of Catherine the Great ''The Rise of Catherine the Great'' (also titled ''Catherine the Great'') is a 1934 British historical film about the rise to power of Catherine the Great. It was directed by Paul Czinner, and stars Elisabeth Bergner as Catherine, Douglas Fair ...

'' ( GB) ***''

Six of a Kind ''Six of a Kind'' is an American 1934 pre-Code comedy film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Charles Ruggles, Mary Boland, W.C. Fields, George Burns, and Gracie Allen. It is a whimsical and often absurd road movie about two couples wh ...

'' ***''

The Tars ''The Tars'' or '' De Jantjes '' is a 1934 Dutch comedy film drama directed by Jaap Speyer Jaap Speyer (1891–1952) was a Dutch film director. He was married to the German actress Mia Pankau. Selected filmography * '' Hedda's Revenge'' ...

'' (Netherlands) **10 February ***'' Mandalay'' **14 February ***'' Fashions of 1934'' **16 February ***'' The Cat and the Fiddle'' ***'' The Lost Patrol'' **22 February ***'' It Happened One Night'' **23 February ***''

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'' ***''

Death Takes a Holiday ''Death Takes a Holiday'' is a 1934 American pre-Code romantic drama starring Fredric March, Evelyn Venable and Guy Standing. It is based on the 1924 Italian play ''La morte in vacanza'' by Alberto Casella (1891–1957), as adapted in English ...

'' **25 February ***'' Managed Money'' *March 1934 **3 March ***''

David Harum ''David Harum; A Story of American Life'' is a best-selling novel of 1898 by Edward Noyes Westcott, whose principal legacy is the colloquial use of the term ''horse trading''. Literary significance and criticism Written by retired Syracuse, N ...

'' **17 March ***'' Jimmy the Gent'' **30 March ***''

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'' ***''

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'' **31 March ***''

Gambling Lady ''Gambling Lady'' is a 1934 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by Archie Mayo, and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea and Pat O'Brien. Plot Mike Lee raises his daughter Lady Lee to be as honest a gambler as he is. When he gets t ...

'' ***'' Wonder Bar''

April–June

*April 1934 **5 April ***'' You're Telling Me!'' **7 April ***'' The House of Rothschild'' **9 April ***'' Glamour'' **10 April ***'' Viva Villa!'' ***'' Whirlpool'' **15 April ***''

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'' **16 April ***'' Tarzan and His Mate'' **26 April ***'' We're Not Dressing'' **27 April ***''

Liliom ''Liliom'' is a 1909 play by the Hungarian playwright Ferenc Molnár. It was well known in its own right during the early to mid-20th century, but is best known today as the basis for the Rodgers and Hammerstein 1945 musical ''Carousel''. P ...

'' *May 1934 **1 May ***'' The Last Round-Up'' ***'' Little Man, What Now?'' **2 May ***'' Le Grand Jeu'' **3 May ***'' Twentieth Century'' **4 May ***'' Manhattan Melodrama'' ***'' Stand Up and Cheer!'' **9 May ***''

Sadie McKee ''Sadie McKee'' is a 1934 American pre-Code, romantic-drama film directed by Clarence Brown, starring Joan Crawford, and featuring Gene Raymond, Franchot Tone, Edward Arnold, and Esther Ralston. The film is based on the 1933 short story "Pretty ...

'' **15 May ***'' The Man from Utah'' **18 May ***'' The Black Cat'' ***'' Born to Be Bad'' ***'' Thirty-Day Princess'' **25 May ***'' The Thin Man'' **26 May ***''

Twenty Million Sweethearts ''Twenty Million Sweethearts'' is a 1934 American Pre-Code musical comedy film directed by Ray Enright and starring Pat O'Brien, Dick Powell, Ginger Rogers, and The Mills Brothers. The film was remade in 1949 as '' My Dream Is Yours''. Plot Ag ...

'' **31 May ***'' The Key'' *June 1934 **1 June ***''

'' **2 June ***'' Fog Over Frisco'' ***'' Operator 13'' **4 June ***'' Red Ensign'' **6 June ***'' Are We Civilized?'' **8 June ***'' Now I'll Tell'' **13 June ***'' The Circus Clown'' **28 June ***'' Of Human Bondage'' ***'' The World Moves On'' **30 June ***'' Baby Take a Bow''

July–September

*July 1934 **6 July ***''

Charlie Chan's Courage ''Charlie Chan's Courage'' (1934) is the fifth film in which Warner Oland played detective Charlie Chan. It is a remake of the 1927 silent film ''The Chinese Parrot,'' based upon the novel by Earl Derr Biggers''.'' Both are considered lost films. ...

'' **13 July ***''

Kiss and Make-Up ''Kiss and Make-Up'' is a 1934 romantic comedy film starring Cary Grant as a doctor who specializes in making women beautiful. Genevieve Tobin and Helen Mack play his romantic entanglements. The film was based on the play ''Kozmetika'' by (credi ...

'' ***'' The Old Fashioned Way'' ***''

We're Rich Again ''We're Rich Again'' is a 1934 American comedy-drama film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Edna May Oliver, Billie Burke, and Marian Nixon. It is based on the play ''And Who Will Be Clever'' by Alden Nash. Plot In Santa Barbara, Califo ...

'' **20 July ***''

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'' ***'' Here Comes the Navy'' **30 July ***''

The Cat's-Paw ''The Cat's-Paw'' (1934) is a comedy film starring Harold Lloyd and directed by Sam Taylor. It was Lloyd's seventh and final collaboration with Taylor and the fourth of his seven starring roles in sound. ''The Cat’s Paw'', a novel by Clarence ...

'' *August 1934 **3 August ***'' The Girl from Missouri'' **4 August ***'' The Man with Two Faces'' **6 August ***''

One More River ''One More River'' is a 1934 American drama film mystery directed by James Whale. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures and starred Colin Clive, Diana Wynyard and stage actress Mrs Patrick Campbell in one of her very few films. Th ...

'' **13 August ***''

Everybody's Woman ''Everybody's Woman'' (Italian: ''La signora di tutti'') is a 1934 Italian drama film directed by Max Ophüls and starring Isa Miranda, Memo Benassi and Tatyana Pavlova. It is the only film Max Ophüls made in Italy. The film was a success and ...

'' (

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) **15 August ***'' Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back'' ***''

Jane Eyre ''Jane Eyre'' ( ; originally published as ''Jane Eyre: An Autobiography'') is a novel by the English writer Charlotte Brontë. It was published under her pen name "Currer Bell" on 19 October 1847 by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. The first ...

'' **16 August ***''

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'' **17 August ***'' Treasure Island'' **19 August ***'' The Count of Monte Cristo'' **23 August ***''

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'' **24 August ***'' Hide-Out'' **30 August ***''

Crime Without Passion ''Crime Without Passion'' is a 1934 American drama film directed by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur and starring Claude Rains. It is the first of four pictures written, produced and directed by Hecht and MacArthur for Paramount Pictures. Sixty to ...

'' **31 August ***'' Chained'' ***'' Now and Forever'' ***'' Peck's Bad Boy'' ***'' She Loves Me Not'' *September 1934 **5 September ***'' One Night of Love'' **11 September ***''

Maniac Maniac (from Greek μανιακός, ''maniakos'') is a pejorative for an individual who experiences the mood known as mania. In common usage, it is also an insult for someone involved in reckless behavior. Maniac may also refer to: Film * '' ...

'' **12 September ***'' L'Atalante'' (

) ***'' Charlie Chan in London'' **14 September ***'' The Barretts of Wimpole Street'' ***'' Death on the Diamond'' **15 September ***'' The Scarlet Empress'' **17 September ***'' Young and Beautiful'' **19 September ***''

A Lost Lady ''A Lost Lady'' is a 1923 novel by American writer Willa Cather. It tells the story of Marian Forrester and her husband, Captain Daniel Forrester, who live in the Western town of Sweet Water along the Transcontinental Railroad. Throughout the ...

'' **21 September ***'' Belle of the Nineties'' ***'' The Richest Girl in the World'' **22 September ***'' The Case of the Howling Dog'' **28 September ***'' Judge Priest'' ***'' The Pursuit of Happiness''

October–December

*October 1934 **1 October ***'' She Had to Choose'' **2 October ***'' Our Daily Bread'' **4 October ***'' Jew Süss'' **5 October ***''

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'' **8 October ***''

The Return of Bulldog Drummond ''The Return of Bulldog Drummond'' is a 1934 British thriller film directed by Walter Summers and starring Ralph Richardson, Ann Todd and Claud Allister. It was based on the 1922 novel ''The Black Gang'' by H.C. McNeile and the fourth film i ...

'' **13 October ***''

Madame Du Barry Jeanne Bécu, Comtesse du Barry (19 August 1743 – 8 December 1793) was the last '' maîtresse-en-titre'' of King Louis XV of France. She was executed, by guillotine, during the French Revolution due to accounts of treason—particularly bei ...

'' **18 October ***''

Man of Aran ''Man of Aran'' is a 1934 Irish fictional documentary ( ethnofiction) film shot, written and directed by Robert J. Flaherty about life on the Aran Islands off the western coast of Ireland. It portrays characters living in premodern conditions ...

'' ( GB) **19 October ***'' Forbidden Territory'' ***'' The Gay Divorcee'' ***'' What Every Woman Knows'' **22 October ***'' The Captain Hates the Sea'' ***'' Great Expectations'' ***''

The Trail Beyond ''The Trail Beyond'' is a 1934 Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring John Wayne, Noah Beery Sr., and Noah Beery Jr. The motion picture was based on the novel ''The Wolf Hunters'' by James Oliver Curwood, which was also adapt ...

'' *November 1934 **2 November ***'' The Merry Widow''(

/ US) **3 November ***''

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'' **9 November ***''

Evelyn Prentice ''Evelyn Prentice'' is a 1934 American crime drama film starring William Powell and Myrna Loy, and featuring Una Merkel and Rosalind Russell in her film debut. The movie was based on the 1933 novel of the same name by W. E. Woodward. Filmed betwe ...

'' **10 November ***'' Kid Millions'' ***''

The St. Louis Kid ''The St. Louis Kid'' is a 1934 drama film directed by Ray Enright and starring James Cagney. Plot A truck driver A truck driver (commonly referred to as a trucker, teamster, or driver in the United States and Canada; a truckie in Aus ...

'' **16 November ***'' The White Parade'' **17 November ***''

Girl o' My Dreams ''Girl o' My Dreams'' (a.k.a. ''Love Race'') is a 1934 American college comedy film directed by Ray McCarey and featuring Sterling Holloway and Lon Chaney Jr. Plot summary Larry Haines ( Edward J. Nugent) is the school's track champion. The “ ...

'' ***'' It's a Gift'' **23 November ***'' Anne of Green Gables'' ***'' The Painted Veil'' **26 November ***'' Imitation of Life'' **29 November ***'' Road House''(GB) **30 November ***'' Babes in Toyland'' ***'' Broadway Bill'' ***'' The Iron Duke'' ***'' The Private Life of Don Juan'' ( GB) *December 1934 **7 December ***'' A Wicked Woman'' **9 December ***''

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'' **10 December ***'' Something Always Happens'' ( GB) **11 December ***'' Limehouse Blues'' ***''

Le Roi des Champs-Élysées ''Le Roi des Champs-Élysées'' is a 1934 French comedy starring Buster Keaton. This French-made film has Keaton playing two roles, as an aspiring actor, and as an American gangster. A closing gag has the typically deadpan Keaton breaking out int ...

'' (

) **14 December ***''

The Dream Car ''The Dream Car'' ( hu, Meseautó) is a 1934 Hungarian romantic comedy film directed by Béla Gaál and starring Zita Perczel, Ella Gombaszögi and Klári Tolnay. A tycoon falls in love with a poor woman and secretly buys her a car. The 1935 Bri ...

'' ***''

The Gay Bride ''The Gay Bride'' is a 1934 black-and-white gangster screwball comedy starring Carole Lombard as a wisecracking gold-digger and Chester Morris as the poor man she despises. It was directed by Jack Conway and written by the husband-and-wife team ...

'' **21 December ***'' The Silver Streak'' **23 December ***''

Forsaking All Others ''Forsaking All Others'' is a 1934 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by W.S. Van Dyke, and starring Robert Montgomery, Joan Crawford and Clark Gable. The screenplay was written by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, which was based upon a 1933 ...

'' ***'' The Mighty Barnum'' ***'' The Scarlet Pimpernel'' ( GB) **28 December ***'' Bright Eyes'' ***'' Here is My Heart'' ***'' The Little Minister'' **31 December ***''

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Notable films released in 1934

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*'' All of Me'', starring Miriam Hopkins and Fredric March *'' Amok'', directed by Fedor Ozep – (

) *'' Angèle'', directed by

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, starring Fernandel – (

) *'' Anne of Green Gables'', starring

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*'' Are We Civilized?'', starring William Farnum *'' L'Atalante'', directed by

Jean Vigo Jean Vigo (; 26 April 1905 – 5 October 1934) was a French film director who helped establish poetic realism in film in the 1930s. His work influenced French New Wave cinema of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Biography Vigo was born to Emil ...

, starring Michel Simon – (

)

B

*'' Babes in Toyland'', starring Laurel and Hardy *'' Baby Take a Bow'', starring Shirley Temple *'' The Barretts of Wimpole Street'', starring

Norma Shearer Edith Norma Shearer (August 11, 1902June 12, 1983) was a Canadian-American actress who was active on film from 1919 through 1942. Shearer often played spunky, sexually liberated ingénues. She appeared in adaptations of Noël Coward, Eugene O' ...

, Fredric March and Charles Laughton *'' The Battle'', starring Merle Oberon,

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and John Loder – ( GB/

) *'' Belle of the Nineties'', starring Mae West and Johnny Mack Brown *''

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'' (Dalu), directed by Sun Yu – (

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) *'' The Big Shakedown'', starring

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and Charles Farrell *'' The Black Cat'', starring

Boris Karloff William Henry Pratt (23 November 1887 – 2 February 1969), better known by his stage name Boris Karloff (), was an English actor. His portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in the horror film ''Frankenstein'' (1931) (his 82nd film) established ...

and Bela Lugosi *''

'', starring George Raft and

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Boots! Boots! ''Boots! Boots!'' is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Bert Tracy and starring George Formby, Beryl Formby, and Arthur Kingsley. It was made by Blakeley's Productions, Ltd. (later Mancunian Films) at the Albany Studios in London.Richard ...

'', starring George Formby – ( GB – first film by

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) *'' Born to Be Bad'', starring

Cary Grant Cary Grant (born Archibald Alec Leach; January 18, 1904November 29, 1986) was an English-American actor. He was known for his Mid-Atlantic accent, debonair demeanor, light-hearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing. He was one of ...

, Loretta Young, Jackie Kelk *'' Bright Eyes'', starring Shirley Temple *'' Broadway Bill'', directed by

, starring Warner Baxter and Myrna Loy *'' Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back'', starring

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C

*'' The Captain Hates the Sea'', starring Victor McLaglen and John Gilbert in his last film role *'' Carolina'', starring Janet Gaynor and

Lionel Barrymore Lionel Barrymore (born Lionel Herbert Blythe; April 28, 1878 – November 15, 1954) was an American actor of stage, screen and radio as well as a film director. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in ''A Free Soul'' (1931 ...

*'' The Case of the Howling Dog'', starring Warren William (as Perry Mason) *'' The Cat and the Fiddle'', starring Ramón Novarro and Jeanette MacDonald *''

'', starring Harold Lloyd *'' Chained'', starring

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and

*'' Chapayev'' – winner of National Board of Review "Best Foreign Film" Award in 1935 – ( U.S.S.R.) *'' Charlie Chan in London'', starring Warner Oland and Ray Milland *''

'', starring Warner Oland *'' The Circus Clown'', starring Joe E. Brown *''

'' *''

'', directed by Cecil B. DeMille, starring Claudette Colbert and Warren William *'' Colonel Blood'', starring Frank Cellier *'' The Count of Monte Cristo'', starring

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'', starring Claude Rains

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'', choreographed by Busby Berkeley, starring Joan Blondell,

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and Ruby Keeler *''

'' starring Will Rogers *'' Dark Hazard'', starring

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*'' Death on the Diamond'' starring Robert Young *''

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Margaret Sullavan Margaret Brooke Sullavan (May 16, 1909 – January 1, 1960) was an American stage and film actress. Sullavan began her career onstage in 1929 with the University Players. In 1933, she caught the attention of film director John M. Stahl and had ...

*'' Hollywood Party'', starring

Jimmy Durante James Francis Durante ( , ; February 10, 1893 – January 29, 1980) was an American comedian, actor, singer, vaudevillian, and pianist. His distinctive gravelly speech, Lower East Side accent, comic language-butchery, jazz-influenced son ...

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Jean Parker Jean Parker (born Lois May Green; August 11, 1915 – November 30, 2005) was an American film and stage actress. A native of Montana, indigent during the Great Depression, she was adopted by a family in Pasadena, California at age ten. She ...

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*'' The Little Minister'', starring

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and Wallace Ford *'' The Lucky Texan'', starring

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*'' The Man from Utah'', starring

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, starring Leslie Banks,

and Peter Lorre – ( GB) *'' The Man with Two Faces'', starring

*'' Managed Money'', starring Shirley Temple *'' Mandalay'', starring Kay Francis *'' Manhattan Melodrama'', starring

, William Powell and Myrna Loy *''

'', starring Horace B. Carpenter *''

Mauvaise Graine ''Mauvaise Graine'' (English: ''Bad Seed'') is a 1934 French drama film directed by Billy Wilder (in his directorial debut) and Alexander Esway. The screenplay by Wilder, , Max Colpet, and Claude-André Puget focuses on a wealthy young playboy ...

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Billy Wilder Billy Wilder (; ; born Samuel Wilder; June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was an Austrian-American filmmaker. His career in Hollywood spanned five decades, and he is regarded as one of the most brilliant and versatile filmmakers of Classic Holly ...

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Ernst Lubitsch Ernst Lubitsch (; January 29, 1892November 30, 1947) was a German-born American film director, producer, writer, and actor. His urbane comedies of manners gave him the reputation of being Hollywood's most elegant and sophisticated director; as ...

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Maurice Chevalier Maurice Auguste Chevalier (; 12 September 1888 – 1 January 1972) was a French singer, actor and entertainer. He is perhaps best known for his signature songs, including " Livin' In The Sunlight", " Valentine", " Louise", " Mimi", and " Thank H ...

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Charles Vanel Charles-Marie Vanel (21 August 1892 – 15 April 1989) was a French actor and director. During his 76-year film career, which began in 1912, he appeared in more than 200 films and worked with many prominent directors, including Alfred Hitchcock, ...

– (

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Errol Flynn Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (20 June 1909 – 14 October 1959) was an Australian-American actor who achieved worldwide fame during the Classical Hollywood cinema, Golden Age of Hollywood. He was known for his romantic swashbuckler roles, freque ...

– ( GB) *'' Now and Forever'', starring

Gary Cooper Gary Cooper (born Frank James Cooper; May 7, 1901May 13, 1961) was an American actor known for his strong, quiet screen persona and understated acting style. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice and had a further three nominations, a ...

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*'' Now I'll Tell'', starring

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*'' The Old Curiosity Shop'', directed by Thomas Bentley – ( GB) *'' The Old Fashioned Way'', starring

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Plunder of Peach and Plum ''Plunder of Peach and Plum'' () is an early Chinese sound film from 1934. Produced by the left-leaning Shanghai-based Diantong Film Company, ''Plunder'' was directed by Ying Yunwei and starred popular actor Yuan Muzhi (who also co-wrote the scree ...

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'', starring

Will Hay William Thomson Hay (6 December 1888 – 18 April 1949) was an English comedian who wrote and acted in a schoolmaster sketch that later transferred to the screen, where he also played other authority figures with comic failings. His film '' O ...

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'', starring Ralph Richardson and

Ann Todd Dorothy Ann Todd (24 January 1907 – 6 May 1993) was an English film, television and stage actress who achieved international fame when she starred in 1945's '' The Seventh Veil''. From 1949 to 1957 she was married to David Lean who directed h ...

– ( GB) *'' The Richest Girl in the World'', starring Miriam Hopkins, Joel McCrea and Fay Wray *''

'', starring

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Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Douglas Elton Fairbanks Jr., (December 9, 1909 – May 7, 2000) was an American actor, producer and decorated naval officer of World War II. He is best known for starring in such films as ''The Prisoner of Zenda'' (1937), ''Gunga Din'' (1939) ...

– ( GB) *'' Road House'', directed by Maurice Elvey, starring

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Roohangiz Saminejad Roohangiz Saminejad (24 June 1916 – 3 April 1997) was an Iranian actress. She is famous in Iran for playing the heroine Golnar in '' Lor Girl'' (1934), which was the first film made in the Persian language, making her the first Iranian film sta ...

. (Iran) *'' The Silver Streak'', starring Charles Starrett *''

Sing as We Go ''Sing As We Go'' is a 1934 British musical film starring Gracie Fields, John Loder and Stanley Holloway. The script was written by Gordon Wellesley and J. B. Priestley. Considered by many to be British music hall star Gracie Fields' finest ...

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'', starring Charles Ruggles, Mary Boland and

*'' Something Always Happens'', directed by Michael Powell, starring, Ian Hunter, Nance O'Neil, Peter Gawthorne,

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Song of the Fishermen ''Song of the Fishermen'' is an early Chinese silent film directed by Cai Chusheng in 1934, and produced by the Lianhua Film Company. The film, like many of the period, details the struggle of the poorer classes, in this case a family of fishermen ...

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A Story of Floating Weeds is a 1934 silent film directed by Yasujirō Ozu which he later remade as ''Floating Weeds'' in 1959 in color. It won the Kinema Junpo Award for best film. Plot The film starts with a travelling kabuki troupe arriving by train at a provincial s ...

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*'' The Thin Man'', directed by W. S. Van Dyke, starring William Powell and Myrna Loy *'' Thirty-Day Princess'', starring Sylvia Sidney and

*'' Those Were the Days'', directed by

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*'' Treasure Island'', starring Wallace Beery and

*'' Twentieth Century'', directed by

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, starring Esmond Knight and Jessie Matthews – ( GB) *'' We're Not Dressing'', starring

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*'' Whirlpool'', starring Jack Holt and Jean Arthur *'' The White Parade'', starring Loretta Young *'' A Wicked Woman'', starring Mady Christians,

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Workers, Let's Go ''Workers, Let's Go'' or ''Heave-Ho!'' ( cs, Hej rup!) is a 1934 Czechoslovak comedy directed by Martin Frič. Popular actors and playwrights from Osvobozené divadlo Jiří Voskovec and Jan Werich co-wrote the screenplay and acted in the movi ...

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*'' Young and Beautiful'' *'' Zouzou'', directed by Marc Allégret, starring Jean Gabin and

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Serials

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Mascot Pictures Mascot Pictures Corporation was an American film company of the 1920s and 1930s best known for producing and distributing film serials and B-westerns. Mascot was formed in 1927 by film producer Nat Levine. In 1936 it merged with several other ...

action), starring Frankie Darro and (as Barnes) Jack Mulhall *'' Mystery Mountain'' (released December 3) (12-chapter

western), starring Ken Maynard *''

The Lost Jungle ''The Lost Jungle'' (1934) is a Mascot Pictures movie serial. A semi-sequel to this serial, ''Darkest Africa'', was released by Republic Pictures in 1936. Republic was made from a merger of several companies, including Mascot, which became the B-W ...

'' *'' The Law of the Wild'', starring Rin Tin Tin *'' Pirate Treasure'' *'' The Red Rider'' (released July 16) (15-chapter

Universal Pictures Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Americ ...

western), starring Buck Jones *''

Tailspin Tommy ''Tailspin Tommy'' was an air adventure comic strip about a youthful pilot, " Tailspin" Tommy Tomkins (sometimes spelled Tompkins). Originally illustrated by Hal Forrest and initially distributed by John Neville Wheeler's Bell Syndicate and then ...

'' (released October 29) (12-chapter

action), starring Maurice Murphy *''

The Vanishing Shadow ''The Vanishing Shadow'' is a 1934 Universal science fiction film serial directed by Lew Landers. It features what is believed to be the first appearance of a hand-held ray gun in film. (apart from '' The Death Ray''). Many science fiction gadgets ...

'' *'' Young Eagles''

Comedy film series and shorts

:'' Harold Lloyd'' ( 1913– 1938) *''

'' :'' Lupino Lane'' ( 1915– 1939) *''

My Old Duchess ''My Old Duchess'' is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Lupino Lane and starring George Lacy, Betty Ann Davies and Dennis Hoey. The film was made at Elstree Studios. It was based on an original sketch by Fred Karno. The screenplay concerns ...

'' (directed by) :''

'' ( 1917–

1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in ...

) *''

The Gold Ghost ''The Gold Ghost'' is a 1934 short American pre-code comedy film starring Buster Keaton. Plot Two wealthy fathers Jim and George try to arrange their children Gloria and Wally to marry in order to strengthen their families. Gloria refuses to ...

'' (short, directed by) *'' Allez Oop'' (short, directed by) *''

'' (feature) :'' Laurel and Hardy'' (

1921 Events January * January 2 ** The Association football club Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, from Belo Horizonte, is founded as the multi-sports club Palestra Italia by Italian expatriates in Brazil. ** The Spanish liner ''Santa Isabel'' bre ...

– 1945) *'' Oliver the Eighth'' (short) *'' Hollywood Party'' (feature) *''

Going Bye-Bye! ''Going Bye Bye'' is a 1934 American pre-Code comedy short film starring Laurel and Hardy. Plot In a packed courtroom, a judge (Harry Dunkinson) thanks spectators Laurel and Hardy for their crucial testimony in helping to convict Butch Long ( Wa ...

'' (short) *''

Them Thar Hills ''Them Thar Hills'' is a 1934 American comedy short film directed by Charley Rogers and starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.Thames, Stephanie"Them Thar Hills (1934)" article, Turner Classic Movies (TCM), Time Warner, Inc., New York, N.Y. Retrie ...

'' (short) *'' Babes in Toyland'' (feature) *''

The Live Ghost ''The Live Ghost'' is a 1934 American comedy short film starring Laurel and Hardy, directed by Charles Rogers and produced by Hal Roach. A copy of this film is held by the Library of Congress. Plot A gruff sea captain ( Walter Long) enlists fis ...

'' (short) :'' Our Gang'' (

1922 Events January * January 7 – Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic), Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes. * January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éirean ...

–

) *''

Hi'-Neighbor! ''Hi'-Neighbor!'' is a 1934 ''Our Gang'' short comedy film directed by Gus Meins. Produced by Hal Roach and released to theaters by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it was the 126th ''Our Gang'' short to be released and Meins' first series entry as direc ...

'' *''

For Pete's Sake! ''For Pete's Sake!'' is a 1934 ''Our Gang'' short comedy film directed by Gus Meins. It was the 127th (39th talking episode) ''Our Gang'' short that was released. Plot After Wally fills little Marianne's favorite doll with sawdust and gives i ...

'' *'' The First Round-Up'' *''

Honky Donkey ''Honky Donkey'' is a 1934 ''Our Gang'' short comedy film directed by Gus Meins. It was the 129th (41st talking episode) ''Our Gang'' short. It was partially filmed at the Culver Hotel. Plot A pampered rich boy named Wally is shown gettin spo ...

'' *'' Mike Fright'' *''

Washee Ironee ''Washee Ironee'' is a 1934 ''Our Gang'' short comedy film directed by James Parrott. It was the 131st ''Our Gang'' short (43rd talking episode) that was released. Plot On the day that he is scheduled to perform a violin solo at a swank bridge ...

'' :'' Harry Langdon'' (

1924 Events January * January 12 – Gopinath Saha shoots Ernest Day, whom he has mistaken for Sir Charles Tegart, the police commissioner of Calcutta, and is arrested soon after. * January 20– 30 – Kuomintang in China hold ...

– 1936) *'' Circus Hoodoo'' (short) *'' Petting Preferred'' (short) *''

Counsel on De Fence A counsel or a counsellor at law is a person who gives advice and deals with various issues, particularly in law, legal matters. It is a title often used interchangeably with the title of ''lawyer''. The word ''counsel'' can also mean advice g ...

'' (short) as Darrow Langdon *'' Shivers'' (short) as Ichabod Somerset Crop :'' Wheeler & Woolsey'' ( 1929– 1937) *'' Hips, Hips, Hooray!'' *'' Cockeyed Cavaliers'' *'' Kentucky Kernels'' :'' Ted Healy and His Stooges'' (1933–1934) :'' The Three Stooges'' (1934– 1959) *''

Woman Haters ''Woman Haters'' is a 1934 musical short subject directed by Archie Gottler starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges ( Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Jerry Howard). It is the inaugural entry in the series released by Columbi ...

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Punch Drunks ''Punch Drunks'' is a 1934 short subject directed by Lou Breslow starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Jerry Howard). It is the second entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the ...

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Men in Black In popular culture and UFO conspiracy theories, men in black (MIB) are purported men dressed in black suits who claim to be quasi- government agents, who harass, threaten, or sometimes even assassinate unidentified flying object (UFO) witnesses ...

'' (September 28) AAN *'' Screen Snapshots Series 14 #1'' (September 29) *'' Screen Snapshots Series 14 #2'' (October 26) *'' The Captain Hates the Sea'' (November 28) § *'' Three Little Pigskins'' (December 8)

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Krazy Kat ''Krazy Kat'' (also known as ''Krazy & Ignatz'' in some reprints and compilations) is an American newspaper comic strip, by cartoonist George Herriman, which ran from 1913 to 1944. It first appeared in the ''New York Evening Journal'', whose owne ...

'' ( 1925– 1940) **'' The Autograph Hunter'' **'' Southern Exposure'' **''Tom Thumb'' **''Cinder Alley'' **''

Bowery Daze ''Bowery Daze'' is a 1934 short animated film distributed by Columbia Pictures. The film is one of the many animated adaptations featuring Krazy Kat who started out as a comic strip character. Plot Krazy is a bartender of a tavern on the street o ...

'' **''Busy Bus'' **''Masquerade Party'' **'' The Trapeze Artist'' **'' The Katnips of 1940'' **'' Krazy's Waterloo'' **''Goofy Gondolas'' *'' Oswald the Lucky Rabbit'' ( 1927– 1938) **''Chicken Reel'' **'' The Candy House'' **'' The County Fair'' **'' The Toy Shoppe'' **''Kings Up'' **''Wolf! Wolf!'' **'' The Ginger Bread Boy'' **''Goldielocks and the Three Bears'' **''Annie Moved Away'' **''

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'' **''William Tell'' **'' Chris Columbus, Jr.'' **''The Dizzy Dwarf'' **''

Ye Happy Pilgrims ''Ye Happy Pilgrims'' is a 1934 short animated film by Walter Lantz Productions, starring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. In a reissue, the film was retitled ''The Happy Pilgrims''. Plot The cartoon is set in the 17th century where the ship ''Mayflower ...

'' **'' Sky Larks'' **''Spring in the Park'' *'' Mickey Mouse'' (

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Shanghaied Shanghaied may refer to: * Shanghaiing, or forced conscription * ''Shanghaied'' (1915 film), a film starring Charlie Chaplin * ''Shanghaied'' (1927 film), a 1927 American silent film * ''Shanghaied'' (1934 film), an animated short film starring M ...

'' **''Camping Out'' – known as "Camping Troubles" in releases outside the United States. **'' Playful Pluto'' **''

Gulliver Mickey ''Gulliver Mickey'' is a black and white short cartoon in the ''Mickey Mouse'' series, produced by Walt Disney and released by United Artists in 1934. It was the 66th Mickey Mouse short film to be released, and the fourth of that year. Plot Micke ...

'' **'' Hollywood Party'' (guest appearance) **''

Mickey's Steam Roller ''Mickey's Steam Roller'' is a 1934 animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by United Artists. In the cartoon, Mickey Mouse is the driver of a steamroller which is hijacked by his two nephews. It was directed by ...

'' – First appearance of Mickey's nephews. **''

Orphan's Benefit ''Orphan's Benefit'' (sic; original title) is an animated short film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Productions in black-and-white. It was first released in 1934 and was later remade in Technicolor in 1941 under the correc ...

'' – First time Donald Duck from '' The Wise Little Hen'' appears in a Mickey cartoon. First appearance of

Clara Cluck The Mickey Mouse universe is a fictional universe, fictional shared universe which is the setting for stories involving The Walt Disney Company, Disney cartoon characters Mickey Mouse, Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Pluto (Disney), Pluto, Goofy, and ...

. Last black and white appearance of Clarabelle Cow and Horace Horsecollar. First cartoon were Mickey wears a shirt. **''

Mickey Plays Papa ''Mickey Mouse'' (originally known as ''Mickey Mouse Sound Cartoons'') is a series of American Animated cartoon, animated comedy short films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Productions. The series started in 1928 with Ste ...

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The Dognapper ''The Dognapper'' is a 1934 animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by United Artists. The cartoon stars Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck as police officers who chase Pegleg Pete after he dognaps Fifi, Minnie Mouse's ...

'' **'' Babes in Toyland'' (guest appearance in live action; costumed character) **'' Two-Gun Mickey'' – Last black and white appearance of Minnie Mouse. *'' Silly Symphonies'' (1929–1939) ** '' The China Shop'' ** '' The Grasshopper and the Ants'' ** ''

Funny Little Bunnies ''Funny Little Bunnies'' is a ''Silly Symphonies'' animated Disney short film. It was released in 1934. Plot The short is set in the enchanted dell of the titular Easter bunnies, which according to the storybooks, can be visited by those who b ...

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The Big Bad Wolf The Big Bad Wolf is a fictional wolf appearing in several cautionary tales that include some of ''Grimms' Fairy Tales.'' Versions of this character have appeared in numerous works, and it has become a generic archetype of a menacing predatory ...

'' ** '' The Wise Little Hen'' ** ''The Flying Mouse'' ** ''Peculiar Penguins'' ** ''The Goddess of Spring'' *''Screen Songs'' ( 1929– 1938) **''Keeps Rainin' All the Time'' **''Let's All Sing Like the Birdies Sing'' **''Tune Up and Sing'' **''Lazy Bones'' **''This Little Piggie Went to Market'' **''She Reminds Me of You'' **''Love Thy Neighbor'' **''Let's Sing with Popeye'' *''Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1929–1939), Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies'' (1930 in film, 1930–1969 in film, 1969) **''Buddy the Gob'' **''Pettin' in the Park (film), Pettin' in the Park'' **''Honeymoon Hotel (1934 film), Honeymoon Hotel'' **''Buddy and Towser'' **''Buddy's Garage'' **''Beauty and the Beast (1934 film), Beauty and the Beast'' **''Those Were Wonderful Days'' **''Buddy's Trolley Troubles'' **''Goin' to Heaven on a Mule'' **''Buddy of the Apes'' **''How Do I Know It's Sunday'' **''Buddy's Bearcats'' **''Why Do I Dream Those Dreams'' **''The Girl at the Ironing Board'' **''The Miller's Daughter (1934 film), The Miller's Daughter'' **''Shake Your Powder Puff'' **''Buddy the Detective'' **''Rhythm in the Bow'' **''Buddy the Woodsman'' **''Buddy's Circus'' **''Those Beautiful Dames'' **''Buddy's Adventures'' **''Pop Goes Your Heart'' **''Viva Buddy'' **''Buddy the Dentist'' *''Terrytoons'' (1930 in film, 1930–1964 in film, 1964) *''Scrappy'' (1931 in film, 1931–1941 in film, 1941) *''Betty Boop'' (1932 in film, 1932– 1939) ** ''She Wronged Him Right'' ** ''Red Hot Mamma'' ** ''Ha! Ha! Ha! (1934 cartoon), Ha! Ha! Ha!'' ** ''Betty in Blunderland'' ** ''Betty Boop's Rise to Fame'' ** ''Betty Boop's Trial'' ** ''Betty Boop's Life Guard, Betty Boop's Lifeguard'' ** ''Poor Cinderella'' (first and only Betty Boop cartoon in colour) ** ''There's Something About a Soldier (1934 film), There's Something About a Soldier'' ** ''Betty Boop's Little Pal'' ** ''Betty Boop's Prize Show'' ** ''Keep in Style'' ** ''When My Ship Comes In'' *''Popeye the Sailor (film series), Popeye the Sailor'' (1933 in film, 1933–1957 in film, 1957) *''Willie Whopper'' (1933 in film, 1933-1934) *''ComiColor Cartoons'' (1933 in film, 1933– 1936) *''Cubby Bear (cartoon), Cubby Bear'' (1933 in film, 1933-1934) *''The Little King'' (1933 in film, 1933-1934) *''Happy Harmonies'' (1934– 1938) *''Cartune Classics'' (1934–1935 in film, 1935) *''Color Rhapsodies'' (1934–1949 in film, 1949) *''Amos 'n' Andy#Film, Amos 'n' Andy'' (1934)

Births

*January 6 – Sylvia Syms, English actress *January 8 - Roy Kinnear, British character actor (d. 1988 in film, 1988) *January 11 - Mitchell Ryan, American actor (d. 2022 in film, 2022) *January 14 – Richard Briers, English actor (d. 2013 in film, 2013) *January 20 – Tom Baker, British actor *January 21 - Audrey Dalton, Irish actress *January 22 – Bill Bixby, American actor (d. 1993 in film, 1993) *January 23 - Carmine Caridi, American actor (d. 2019 in film, 2019) *February 11 – Tina Louise, American actress *February 12 **Annette Crosbie, Scottish actor **Valerio Ruggeri, Italian actor and voice actor (d. 2015 in film, 2015) *February 13 – George Segal, American actor and musician (d. 2021 in film, 2021) *February 17 **Alan Bates, English actor (d. 2003 in film, 2003) **Barry Humphries, Australian comedian, actor, satirist, artist and author *February 21 – Rue McClanahan, American actress (d. 2010 in film, 2010) *March 4 - Anne Haney, American actress (d. 2001 in film, 2001) *March 5 **James Sikking, American former actor **Nicholas Smith (actor), Nicholas Smith, English comedy actor (d. 2015 in film, 2015) *March 9 **Del Close, American actor, writer and teacher (d. 1999) **Joyce Van Patten, American actress *March 22 – May Britt, Swedish actress *March 26 – Alan Arkin, American actor *March 27 – Peter Schamoni, German director (d. 2011) *March 31 **Richard Chamberlain, American actor and singer **Shirley Jones, American singer and actress *April 2 - Shirley Douglas, Canadian actress (d. 2020) *April 7 - Ian Richardson, Scottish actor (d. 2007) *April 14 - Josef Somr, Czech actor (d. 2022) *April 16 - Robert Stigwood, Australian-born British producer (d. 2016) *April 24 – Shirley MacLaine, American actress *May 1 - John Meillon, Australian character actor (d. 1989) *May 3 – Ivan Andonov, Bulgarian film director (d. 2011) *May 11 - André Gregory, French-born American director, writer and actor *May 18 - Dwayne Hickman, American former actor, former television executive, producer and director (d. 2022) *May 22 - Fred Roos, American film producer *May 24 – Kiril Gospodinov, Bulgarian actor (d. 2003) *May 29 – Marina Cicogna, Italian producer *June 1 **Pat Boone, American singer and actor **Peter Masterson, American actor, director, producer and writer (d. 2018) *June 8 - Millicent Martin, English actress, singer and comedian *June 15 - William Newman (actor), American actor (d. 2015) *June 16 **Eileen Atkins, British actress **Bill Cobbs, American actor **Jane Henson, American puppeteer (d. 2013) *June 21 **Terrence Evans, American actor (d. 2015) **Maro Kontou, Greek actress and politician *June 26 - Josef Sommer, retired German-American actor *July 1 **Jamie Farr, American actor **Jean Marsh, English actress (''Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series), Upstairs, Downstairs'') **Ester Pajusoo, Estonian actress Eesti Draamateater
Retrieved 30 November 2016. *July 5 – Nikolay Binev, Bulgarian actor (d. 2003) *July 8 – Marty Feldman, English comedian and actor (d. 1982) *July 10 - Jerry Nelson, American puppeteer (d. 2012) *July 15 – Eva Krížiková, Slovak actress (d. 2020) *July 22 **Eric del Castillo, Mexican actor **Louise Fletcher, American actress (d. 2022) *July 26 - Ken Pogue, Canadian actor (d. 2015) *July 29 – Sergio Fiorentini, Italian actor and voice actor (d. 2014) *August 5 - Zakes Mokae, South African-American actor (d. 2009) *August 7 – Marija Kohn, Croatian actress (d. 2018) *August 14 - Vernon Dobtcheff, British actor *August 24 – Kenny Baker (English actor), Kenny Baker, English-born actor (d. 2016) *August 30 – Helen Craig, English children's author and illustrator (''Angelina Ballerina'') *September 11 – Ian Abercrombie, English-American actor and comedian (d. 2012) *September 16 - George Chakiris, American actor *September 20 **Sophia Loren, Italian actress **Karen Sharpe, American actress *September 27 - Claude Jarman Jr., American former child actor *September 28 – Brigitte Bardot, French actress *September 29 - Alan Hopgood, Australian actor (d. 2022) *October 15 - Peter Haskell, American actor (d. 2010) *October 19 – Glória Menezes, Brazilian actress *October 20 – Timothy West, English actor *November 5 – Kira Muratova, Russian director (d. 2018) *November 10 **Richard Bradford (actor), Richard Bradford, American actor (d. 2016) **Joanna Moore, American actress (d. 1997) *November 11 **Suzanne Lloyd, Canadian actress **Nadine Trintignant, French director, producer and screenwriter *November 13 – Garry Marshall, American director, actor, producer, writer and voice artist (d. 2016) *November 15 - Joanna Barnes, American actress (d. 2022) *November 21 **Jack Kehoe, American actor (d. 2020) **Laurence Luckinbill, American actor, playwright and director *November 23 - Michael Wayne, American producer and actor (d. 2003) *November 25 - Ann Davies (actress), English actress (d. 2022) *November 28 – Jaakko Pakkasvirta, Finnish film director and screenwriter (d. 2018) *December 9 – Judi Dench, English actress *December 26 - Matt Zimmerman (actor), Canadian actor (d. 2022) *December 28 – Maggie Smith, English actress *December 29 – Forugh Farrokhzad, Iranian poet and film director (d. 1967) *December 30 – Russ Tamblyn, American actor

Deaths

* March 21 – Lilyan Tashman, 34, American actress (cancer) * May 31 – Lew Cody, 50, American actor * June 8 – Dorothy Dell, 19, American actress (road accident) * July 6 – Harry A. Pollard, 55, American actor & director * July 28 – Marie Dressler, 65, Canadian-born American Academy Awards, Academy Award winning actress (cancer)

Debuts

*Gene Autry – ''In Old Santa Fe'' * Donald Duck – '' The Wise Little Hen'' *Alice Faye – ''George White's Scandals (1934 film), George White's Scandals'' *Alec Guinness – ''Evensong (film), Evensong'' *Rita Hayworth – ''Cruz Diablo'' *

– ''Going Spanish'' *Margaret Lockwood – ''Lorna Doone (1934 film), Lorna Doone'' *Keye Luke – '' The Painted Veil'' *Ann Miller – '' Anne of Green Gables'' *Anne Revere – ''Double Door (film), Double Door'' *Rosalind Russell – ''

'' *Ann Rutherford – ''Student Tour'' *George Sanders – ''Love, Life and Laughter (1934 film), Love, Life and Laughter'' *Ann Sheridan – ''Search for Beauty'' *James Stewart – ''Art Trouble'' *Robert Taylor (American actor), Robert Taylor – ''Handy Andy (1934 film), Handy Andy''

References

{{1934 films 1934 in film, Film by year