The following is an overview of 1932 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1932 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Events

The Film Daily Yearbook listed the following as the ten leading headline events of the year. * Sidney Kent leaves

Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film and television production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the main namesake division of Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS). It is the fifth-oldes ...

and joins

Fox Film The Fox Film Corporation (also known as Fox Studios) was an American Independent film production studio formed by William Fox (1879–1952) in 1915, by combining his earlier Greater New York Film Rental Company and Box Office Attractions Film C ...

. * Merlin H Aylesworth succeeds Hiram S Brown as president of RKO. * Jesse L. Lasky leaves Paramount and becomes an independent producer for Fox. * Sam Katz leaves Paramount. * James R Grainger leaves Fox and is succeeded by John D Clark, formerly of Paramount. * Publix and Fox decentralization of cinemas. * New industry program, including standard exhibition contract along lines of 5-5-5, proposed by Motion Picture Theater Owners of America and Allied. * Joe Brandt retires from

Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production studio that is a member of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, which is one of the Big Five studios and a subsidiary of the mu ...

joins World-Wide and later resigns again. * Two Radio City theaters open, under direction of "Roxy", with coincident acquisition of the

Rockefeller Rockefeller is a German surname, originally given to people from the village of Rockenfeld near Neuwied in the Rhineland and commonly referring to subjects associated with the Rockefeller family. It may refer to: People with the name Rockefeller f ...

interests of 100,000 shares of RKO stock and 100,000 shares of RCA stock. * Experimentation with exclusive runs. Other notable events include: *

Ingrid Bergman Ingrid Bergman (29 August 191529 August 1982) was a Swedish actress who starred in a variety of European and American films, television movies, and plays.Obituary '' Variety'', 1 September 1982. With a career spanning five decades, she is ofte ...

's film career begins *

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 ...

's film career begins *

Katharine Hepburn Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an American actress in film, stage, and television. Her career as a Hollywood leading lady spanned over 60 years. She was known for her headstrong independence, spirited perso ...

's film career begins * Shirley Temple's film career begins *

Disney The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October ...

releases '' Flowers and Trees'', the first cartoon in three-strip Technicolor *'' Santa'', first sound film made in Mexico, released *The term "Tollywood" is first used to describe the

cinema of West Bengal Tollywood, also known as Cinema of West Bengal, is an Indian film industry of Bengali-language motion pictures. It is based in the Tollygunge region of Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The origins of the nickname Tollywood, a portmanteau of ...

, based at

Tollygunge Tollygunge (Bengali: টালিগঞ্জ; nicknamed 'Mini Mumbai' or 'Mini Bombay') is a locality of South Kolkata, in West Bengal, India. It is famed as the centre of the Indian film industry, known as Tollywood, Marathi Cinema, South In ...

Top Ten Money Making Stars

Exhibitors selected the following as the Top Ten Money Making Stars for 1931–1932 in Quigley Publishing Company's first annual poll.

Academy Awards

The 5th Academy Awards were conducted by the

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS, often pronounced ; also known as simply the Academy or the Motion Picture Academy) is a professional honorary organization with the stated goal of advancing the arts and sciences of motion ...

on November 18, 1932, at a ceremony held at The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was hosted by

Conrad Nagel John Conrad Nagel (March 16, 1897 – February 24, 1970) was an American film, stage, television and radio actor. He was considered a famous matinée idol and leading man of the 1920s and 1930s. He was given an Academy Honorary Award in 1940 and ...

. Films screened in Los Angeles between August 1, 1931, and July 31, 1932, were eligible to receive awards. Major awards: * Best Picture: '' Grand Hotel'' –

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and abbreviated as MGM, is an American film, television production, distribution and media company owned by amazon (company), Amazon through MGM Holdings, founded o ...

* Best Director:

Frank Borzage Frank Borzage (; April 23, 1894 – June 19, 1962) was an Academy Award-winning American film director and actor, known for directing '' 7th Heaven'' (1927), '' Street Angel'' (1928), '' Bad Girl'' (1931), ''A Farewell to Arms'' (1932), '' Man's ...

– '' Bad Girl'' *

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 ...

: Fredric March – '' Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' & Wallace Beery – '' The Champ'' * Best Actress:

Helen Hayes Helen Hayes MacArthur ( Brown; October 10, 1900 – March 17, 1993) was an American actress whose career spanned 80 years. She eventually received the nickname "First Lady of American Theatre" and was the second person and first woman to have w ...

– ''

The Sin of Madelon Claudet ''The Sin of Madelon Claudet'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Edgar Selwyn and starring Helen Hayes. The screenplay by Charles MacArthur and Ben Hecht was adapted from the play ''The Lullaby'' by Edward Knoblock. It tell ...

'' Note: Prior to 1933 awards were not based on calendar years, which is how there are no

, Best Actress or Best Director awards for 1932 films. The 1931–32 awards went to 1931 films.

1932 film releases

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental United States, primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., ...

unless stated

January–March

*January 1932 **January 2 ***'' Emma'' **January 14 ***'' Union Depot'' **January 15 ***'' Forbidden'' ***''

The Local Bad Man ''The Local Bad Man'' is a 1932 American pre-Code Western film directed by Otto Brower. Cast * Hoot Gibson as Jim Bonner * Sally Blane as Marion Meade * Hooper Atchley as Joe Murdock * Edward Hearn as Ben Murdock * Edward Peil Sr. Edwa ...

'' **January 16 ***''

Hell Divers ''Hell Divers'' is a 1932 American pre-Code black-and-white film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring Wallace Beery and Clark Gable as a pair of competing chief petty officers in early naval aviation. The film, made with the cooperation of the Unite ...

'' **January 19 ***''

Broken Lullaby ''Broken Lullaby'' (a.k.a. ''The Man I Killed'') is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Ernst Lubitsch and released by Paramount Pictures. The screenplay by Samson Raphaelson and Ernest Vajda is based on the 1930 play ''L'homme que ...

'' **January 22 ***''

Charlie Chan's Chance ''Charlie Chan's Chance'' is a 1932 American pre-Code murder mystery film, the third to star Warner Oland as detective Charlie Chan. It is based on the 1928 novel ''Behind That Curtain'' by Earl Derr Biggers, who also contributed to the film. Th ...

'' **January 23 ***'' Taxi!'' *February 1932 **February 6 ***''

The Passionate Plumber ''The Passionate Plumber'' is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Edward Sedgwick, and starring Buster Keaton, Jimmy Durante, and Irene Purcell. The screenplay by Laurence E. Johnson and Ralph Spence is based on the 1926 play ''D ...

'' **February 12 ***'' Shanghai Express'' **February 13 ***'' The Beast of the City'' **February 18 ***'' Law and Order'' **February 20 ***'' Freaks'' ***'' The Man Who Played God'' **February 21 *** ''

Murders in the Rue Morgue "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in ''Graham's Magazine'' in 1841. It has been described as the first modern detective story; Poe referred to it as one of his "tales of ratiocination". C. Auguste Dup ...

'' *March 1932 **March 1 ***'' Impatient Maiden'' **March 6 ***'' Business and Pleasure'' **March 22 ***'' One Hour with You'' **March 24 ***'' Das blaue Licht'' (

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwee ...

) **March 30 ***'' Santa'' (

Mexico Mexico (Spanish language, Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a List of sovereign states, country in the southern portion of North America. It is borders of Mexico, bordered to the north by the United States; to the so ...

) ***''No Man Of Her Own (1932 film not to be confused with the 1950 film of the same title)''

April–June

*April 1932 **April 2 ***'' Tarzan the Ape Man'' **April 9 ***'' Scarface'' **April 17 ***'' Young America'' **April 18 ***'' Night After Night'' (

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

) **April 29 ***'' Grand Hotel'' *May 1932 **May 6 ***'' Vampyr'' **May 7 ***'' The Mouthpiece'' **May 12 ***''

The Sign of Four ''The Sign of the Four'' (1890), also called ''The Sign of Four'', is the second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes by British writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle wrote four novels and 56 short stories featuring the fictional detective. Pl ...

'' **May 14 ***'' Kuhle Wampe oder: Wem gehört die Welt?'' (Germany) **May 17 ***''

The Last of the Mohicans ''The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757'' is a historical romance written by James Fenimore Cooper in 1826. It is the second book of the '' Leatherstocking Tales'' pentalogy and the best known to contemporary audiences. '' The Pathfinde ...

'' **May 20 ***''

Cruiser Emden ''Cruiser Emden'' (german: Kreuzer Emden) is a 1932 German war film directed by Louis Ralph and starring Ralph, Renée Stobrawa, Hans Schlenck, and Werner Fuetterer. It was shot at the Emelka Studios in Munich. It is a remake of a 1926 silent ...

'' ***'' Raid in St. Pauli'' **May 21 ***'' Attorney for the Defense'' **May 28 ***'' As You Desire Me'' ***'' Two Seconds'' *June 1932 **June 2 ***'' What Price Hollywood?'' **June 3 ***'' I Was Born, But...'' (

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...

) **June 8 ***'' L'Atlantide'' (

) ***'' The Dark Horse'' **June 17 ***'' Is My Face Red?'' **June 25 ***''

Red-Headed Woman ''Red-Headed Woman'' is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic comedy film, produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, based on the 1931 novel of the same name by Katharine Brush, and a screenplay by Anita Loos. It was directed by Jack Conway and stars J ...

July–September

*July 1932 **July 8 ***'' Million Dollar Legs'' **July 18 ***'' Hotel Splendide'' **July 28 ***'' White Zombie'' *August 1932 **August 4 ***'' American Madness'' ***'' Back Street'' **August 6 ***'' Downstairs'' **August 10 ***'' Horse Feathers'' **August 12 ***''

Devil and the Deep ''Devil and the Deep'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Marion Gering, based on Maurice Larrouy's novel (''Sirenes et Tritons''), and starring Tallulah Bankhead, Gary Cooper, Charles Laughton and Cary Grant. It follows a naval ...

'' ***'' Movie Crazy'' **August 13 ***'' Jewel Robbery'' ***''

Speak Easily ''Speak Easily'' is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film starring Buster Keaton, Jimmy Durante, and Thelma Todd, and directed by Edward Sedgwick. The studio also paired Keaton and Durante as a comedy team during this period in '' The Passionat ...

'' **August 17 ***'' The Last Mile'' **August 18 ***'' The Bartered Bride'' (

) ***'' Love Me Tonight'' **August 19 ***'' The Age of Consent'' ***''

Mr. Robinson Crusoe ''Mr. Robinson Crusoe'' is a 1932 Pre-Code American film. It is one of the few "talkie" films starring Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., in his penultimate film role; Fairbanks also produced the film and provided the story during the Great Depression. ...

'' **August 20 ***'' Crooner'' *September 1932 **September 10 ***'' Big City Blues'' **September 13 ***'' Bird of Paradise'' **September 16 ***'' Blonde Venus'' ***'' The Most Dangerous Game'' **September 17 ***'' Pack Up Your Troubles'' **September 18 ***''Off His Base'' **September 22 ***'' Tiger Shark'' **September 23 ***'' A Blonde Dream (Ein blonder Traum)'' (Germany) ***'' The Phantom President'' **September 24 ***'' Smilin' Through'' **September 30 ***'' A Bill of Divorcement''

October–December

*October 1932 **October 8 ***''

The Big Stampede ''The Big Stampede'' is a 1932 pre-Code American Western film starring John Wayne (with his horse named "Duke") and Noah Beery. It is a remake of the 1927 film '' The Land Beyond the Law''. Plot Deputy Sheriff Steele is commissioned by Governor ...

'' **October 12 ***''

Rain Rain is water droplets that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor and then fall under gravity. Rain is a major component of the water cycle and is responsible for depositing most of the fresh water on the Earth. It provides water f ...

'' **October 14 ***''

The Big Broadcast ''The Big Broadcast'' is a 1932 American pre-Code musical comedy film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Bing Crosby, Stuart Erwin, and Leila Hyams. Based on the play ''Wild Waves'' by William Ford Manley, the film is about a radio-sing ...

'' **October 15 ***''

Cabin in the Cotton ''The Cabin in the Cotton'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Michael Curtiz. The screenplay by Paul Green is based on the novel of the same title by Harry Harrison Kroll. The film perhaps is best known for a line of dialogue ...

'' ***''

Faithless Faithless are an English band that formed in 1995, with its core members being Rollo, Sister Bliss and Maxi Jazz. Their first album, '' Reverence'', was released in 1996 and their most recent, ''All Blessed'', in 2020. They have sold milli ...

'' ***'' Thirteen Women'' **October 20 ***'' The Old Dark House'' **October 21 ***'' Trouble in Paradise'' **October 22 ***'' Red Dust'' **October 25 ***''

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'' **October 28 ***'' Fanny'' (

) ***''

Lord Camber's Ladies ''Lord Camber's Ladies'' (1932) is a British drama film directed by Benn W. Levy, produced by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Gerald du Maurier, Gertrude Lawrence, Benita Hume, and Nigel Bruce. Plot An aristocrat marries a singer, but then trie ...

'' ( GB) **October 29 ***'' Three on a Match'' **October 30 ***'' Night After Night'' *November 1932 **November 2 ***''

Scarlet Dawn ''Scarlet Dawn'' is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic drama directed by William Dieterle and starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Nancy Carroll as refugees from the Russian Revolution. It is based on the novel ''Revolt'' by Mary C. McCall, Jr. P ...

'' **November 3 ***''

Air Mail Airmail (or air mail) is a mail transport service branded and sold on the basis of at least one leg of its journey being by air. Airmail items typically arrive more quickly than surface mail, and usually cost more to send. Airmail may be th ...

'' **November 4 ***''

Odds 777 ''Odds 777'' is a 1932 Danish family film directed by George Schnéevoigt. The film stars Liva Weel and Inger Stender. Cast * Liva Weel as Hansy Hansen *Emanuel Gregers as Godsejer Rosen *Inger Stender as Inga Rosen * Angelo Bruun as Ha ...

'' ***'' Spring Shower'' (

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Cr ...

) **November 7 ***'' Payment Deferred'' **November 8 ***'' Happy Ever After'' (UK/Germany) **November 10 ***'' I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang'' **November 11 ***''

Boudu Saved from Drowning ''Boudu Saved from Drowning'' (french: Boudu sauvé des eaux, "Boudu saved from the waters") is a 1932 French social satire comedy of manners film directed by Jean Renoir. Renoir wrote the film's screenplay, from the 1919 play by René Fauchoi ...

'' **November 24 ***''

Call Her Savage ''Call Her Savage'' is a 1932 pre-Code drama film directed by John Francis Dillon and starring Clara Bow. The film was Bow's second-to-last film role. It is also one of the first portrayals of homosexuals on screen, including a scene in a gay ba ...

'' *December 1932 **December 1 ***'' Silver Dollar'' **December 2 ***''

If I Had a Million ''If I Had a Million'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code Paramount Pictures, Paramount Studios anthology film starring Gary Cooper, George Raft, Charles Laughton, W.C. Fields, Jack Oakie, Frances Dee and Charlie Ruggles, among oth ...

'' **December 3 ***'' A Simple Case'' ***'' Me and My Gal'' **December 8 ***''

A Farewell to Arms ''A Farewell to Arms'' is a novel by American writer Ernest Hemingway, set during the Italian campaign of World War I. First published in 1929, it is a first-person account of an American, Frederic Henry, serving as a lieutenant () in the a ...

'' ***'' Flesh'' **December 16 ***''

Anton Spelec, Sharp-Shooter ''Anton Spelec, Sharp-Shooter'' ( cs, Anton Špelec, ostrostřelec) is a Czech comedy film directed by Martin Frič. It was released in 1932. Cast * Vlasta Burian - Anton Spelec * Růžena Šlemrová - Tereza * Jaroslav Marvan - Kacaba * Th ...

'' (

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) ***'' Fast Life'' **December 22 ***''

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'' ***'' They Just Had to Get Married'' **December 23 ***'' Rasputin and the Empress'' **December 24 ***''

20,000 Years in Sing Sing ''20,000 Years in Sing Sing'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code drama film set in Sing Sing Penitentiary, the maximum security prison in Ossining, New York, starring Spencer Tracy as an inmate and Bette Davis as his girlfriend. It was directed by Mic ...

'' **December 25 ***'' The Sign of the Cross'' **December 28 ***'' The Animal Kingdom'' **December 30 ***'' No Man of Her Own''

Notable films released in 1932

unless stated

#

*''

'', directed by Michael Curtiz, starring

Spencer Tracy Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American actor. He was known for his natural performing style and versatility. One of the major stars of Hollywood's Golden Age, Tracy was the first actor to win two cons ...

and

Bette Davis Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (; April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress with a career spanning more than 50 years and 100 acting credits. She was noted for playing unsympathetic, sardonic characters, and was famous for her p ...

A

*'' The Age of Consent'', directed by Gregory La Cava *''

'', directed by

John Ford John Martin Feeney (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973), known professionally as John Ford, was an American film director and naval officer. He is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers of his generation. He ...

, starring Ralph Bellamy, Gloria Stuart and Pat O'Brien *'' American Madness'', directed by

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 ...

, starring Walter Huston and Pat O'Brien *'' The Animal Kingdom'', directed by Edward H. Griffith, starring Ann Harding, Leslie Howard and Myrna Loy *''

(Anton Špelec, ostrostřelec)'', directed by Martin Frič – (

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) *'' As You Desire Me'', directed by George Fitzmaurice, starring

Greta Garbo Greta Garbo (born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson; 18 September 1905 – 15 April 1990) was a Swedish-American actress. Regarded as one of the greatest screen actresses, she was known for her melancholic, somber persona, her film portrayals of tragic ch ...

, Melvyn Douglas and

Erich von Stroheim Erich Oswald Hans Carl Maria von Stroheim (born Erich Oswald Stroheim; September 22, 1885 – May 12, 1957) was an Austrian-American director, actor and producer, most noted as a film star and avant-garde, visionary director of the silent era. H ...

*'' L'Atlantide'', directed by G. W. Pabst, starring Brigitte Helm – (

) *'' Attorney for the Defense'', directed by

Irving Cummings Irving Caminsky (October 9, 1888 – April 18, 1959) was an American movie actor and director. Career Born in New York City, Cummings started his acting career at age 16 in ''Diplomacy''. His Broadway, performances included ''In the Long ...

, starring Edmund Lowe and Evelyn Brent

B

*'' Back Street'', directed by

John M. Stahl John Malcolm Stahl (January 21, 1886 – January 12, 1950) was an American film director and producer. Life and work He was born Jacob Morris Strelitsky in Baku (Azerbaijan) to a Russian Jewish family. When he was a child, his family left ...

, starring Irene Dunne and John Boles *'' The Bartered Bride (Die verkaufte Braut)'', directed by

Max Ophüls Maximillian Oppenheimer (; 6 May 1902 – 26 March 1957), known as Max Ophüls (; ), was a German-French film director who worked in Germany (1931–1933), France (1933–1940 and 1950–1957), and the United States (1947–1950). He made near ...

– (

) *'' The Beast of the City'', directed by Charles Brabin, starring Walter Huston, Jean Harlow and Wallace Ford *''

'', directed by

Frank Tuttle Frank Wright Tuttle (August 6, 1892 – January 6, 1963) was a Hollywood film director and writer who directed films from 1922 (''The Cradle Buster'') to 1959 ('' Island of Lost Women''). Biography Frank Tuttle was educated at Yale Universi ...

, starring

Bing Crosby Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, musician and actor. The first multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwide. He was a ...

and Leila Hyams *'' Big City Blues'', directed by

Mervyn LeRoy Mervyn LeRoy (; October 15, 1900 – September 13, 1987) was an American film director and producer. In his youth he played juvenile roles in vaudeville and silent film comedies. During the 1930s, LeRoy was one of the two great practitioners of ...

, starring Joan Blondell and Eric Linden *''

'', directed by Tenny Wright, starring

John Wayne Marion Robert Morrison (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne and nicknamed The Duke or Duke Wayne, was an American actor who became a popular icon through his starring roles in films made during Hollywood's Go ...

and Noah Beery *'' A Bill of Divorcement'', directed by

George Cukor George Dewey Cukor (; July 7, 1899 – January 24, 1983) was an American film director and film producer. He mainly concentrated on comedies and literary adaptations. His career flourished at RKO when David O. Selznick, the studio's Head ...

, starring

John Barrymore John Barrymore (born John Sidney Blyth; February 14 or 15, 1882 – May 29, 1942) was an American actor on stage, screen and radio. A member of the Drew and Barrymore theatrical families, he initially tried to avoid the stage, and briefly att ...

and Billie Burke *'' Bird of Paradise'', directed by King Vidor, starring

Dolores del Río María de los Dolores Asúnsolo y López Negrete (3 August 1904 – 11 April 1983), known professionally as Dolores del Río (), was a Mexican actress. With a career spanning more than 50 years, she is regarded as the first major female Latin Am ...

and Joel McCrea *'' Das blaue Licht (The Blue Light)'', starring and directed by

Leni Riefenstahl Helene Bertha Amalie "Leni" Riefenstahl (; 22 August 1902 – 8 September 2003) was a German film director, photographer and actress known for her role in producing Nazi propaganda. A talented swimmer and an artist, Riefenstahl also became in ...

– (

) *'' A Blonde Dream (Ein blonder Traum)'', directed by

Paul Martin Paul Edgar Philippe Martin (born August 28, 1938), also known as Paul Martin Jr., is a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 21st prime minister of Canada and the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 2003 to 2006. The son ...

, starring Lilian Harvey,

Willy Fritsch Willy Fritsch (27 January 1901 – 13 July 1973) was a German theater and film actor, a popular leading man and character actor from the silent-film era to the early 1960s. Biography Early life He was born Wilhelm Egon Fritz Fritsch, the only s ...

and Willi Forst – (

) *'' Blonde Venus'', directed by

Josef von Sternberg Josef von Sternberg (; born Jonas Sternberg; May 29, 1894 – December 22, 1969) was an Austrian-American filmmaker whose career successfully spanned the transition from the silent to the sound era, during which he worked with most of the major ...

, starring

Marlene Dietrich Marie Magdalene "Marlene" DietrichBorn as Maria Magdalena, not Marie Magdalene, according to Dietrich's biography by her daughter, Maria Riva ; however Dietrich's biography by Charlotte Chandler cites "Marie Magdalene" as her birth name . (, ; ...

Herbert Marshall Herbert Brough Falcon Marshall (23 May 1890 – 22 January 1966) was an English stage, screen and radio actor who starred in many popular and well-regarded Hollywood films in the 1930s and 1940s. After a successful theatrical career in the Uni ...

and

*''

Blondie of the Follies ''Blondie of the Follies'' is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Edmund Goulding and written by Anita Loos and Frances Marion. Plot In a crowded New York tenement on the upper east side, Blondie and Lottie are neighbors and best f ...

'', directed by Edmund Goulding, starring Marion Davies, Robert Montgomery, Billie Dove, and

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 ...

*''

(Boudu sauvé des eaux)'', directed by

Jean Renoir Jean Renoir (; 15 September 1894 – 12 February 1979) was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author. As a film director and actor, he made more than forty films from the silent era to the end of the 1960s. His films '' ...

, starring Michel Simon – (

) *''

'', directed by

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 ...

, starring

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 ...

*'' Business and Pleasure'', directed by David Butler, starring Will Rogers

C

*'' The Cabin in the Cotton'', directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Richard Barthelmess and

*''

'', directed by John Francis Dillon, starring

Clara Bow Clara Gordon Bow (; July 29, 1905 – September 27, 1965) was an American actress who rose to stardom during the silent film era of the 1920s and successfully made the transition to " talkies" in 1929. Her appearance as a plucky shopgirl in the ...

, Gilbert Roland and Thelma Todd *''

'' (lost), directed by

John G. Blystone John G. Blystone (December 2, 1892 – August 6, 1938) was an American film director. He directed 100 films between 1915 and 1938. He was born in Rice Lake, Wisconsin and died in Los Angeles, California from a heart attack. His grave is lo ...

, starring Warner Oland *''

(Kreuzer Emden)'', starring and directed by Louis Ralph – (

)

D

*''

Dance Pretty Lady ''Dance Pretty Lady'' is a 1931 British drama film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Ann Casson, Carl Harbord, Michael Hogan, Moore Marriott and Flora Robson. It was based on the 1912 novel '' Carnival'' by Compton Mackenzie. The novel ...

'', directed by Anthony Asquith – ( GB) *''

Dancers in the Dark ''Dancers in the Dark'' is a 1932 American pre-Code film about a taxi dancer (Miriam Hopkins), a big band leader (Jack Oakie), and a gangster (George Raft). George Raft, billed sixth, was listed much lower in the cast than the size of his role ...

'', directed by David Burton, starring Miriam Hopkins and Jack Oakie *'' The Dark Horse'', directed by Alfred E. Green, starring Warren William and

*''

The Dentist ''The Dentist'' is a 1996 American slasher film directed by Brian Yuzna and written by Dennis Paoli, Stuart Gordon, and Charles Finch. It stars Corbin Bernsen, Linda Hoffman and Ken Foree. It is the first installment in ''The Dentist'' film se ...

'', directed by Leslie Pearce, starring

W. C. Fields William Claude Dukenfield (January 29, 1880 – December 25, 1946), better known as W. C. Fields, was an American comedian, actor, juggler, and writer. Fields's comic persona was a misanthropic and hard-drinking egotist who remained a sympathet ...

*'' Destry Rides Again'', directed by Benjamin Stoloff, starring Tom Mix *''

'', directed by

Marion Gering Marion Gering (June 9, 1901 in Rostov-on-Don – April 19, 1977 in New York City) was a Russian-born American stage producer and director. He moved to the United States in 1923 as an artist. He became involved in the theatrical community in Chicag ...

, starring Tallulah Bankhead,

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 ...

, Charles Laughton and

*'' Downstairs'', directed by

Monta Bell Louis Monta Bell (February 5, 1891 – February 4, 1958) was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Biography Monta Bell first appeared in theatrical venues with Washington D.C. stock companies and then took up journalism an ...

, starring John Gilbert

E–F

*'' Emma'', directed by Clarence Brown, starring Marie Dressler and Myrna Loy *'' F.P.1 (F.P.1 antwortet nicht)'', directed by

Karl Hartl Karl Hartl (10 May 1899 – 29 August 1978) was an Austrian film director. Life Born in Vienna, Hartl began his film career at the Austrian Sascha-Film company of Alexander Kolowrat and from 1919 was assistant to the Hungarian director Alexand ...

– (

) *''

'', directed by Harry Beaumont, starring Tallulah Bankhead and Robert Montgomery *'' Fanny'', directed by Marc Allégret, starring Raimu – (

) *''

'', directed by

, starring

and Adolphe Menjou *'' Fast Life'', directed by Harry A. Pollard, starring William Haines, Madge Evans and

*'' Flesh'', directed by

, starring Wallace Beery and Karen Morley *'' Flowers and Trees'', a

Walt Disney Walter Elias Disney (; December 5, 1901December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film p ...

animated short *'' Forbidden'', directed by

, starring Barbara Stanwyck *'' Freaks'', directed by Tod Browning

G–H

*'' Goodnight, Vienna'', directed by

Herbert Wilcox Herbert Sydney Wilcox CBE (19 April 1890 – 15 May 1977) was a British film producer and director. He was one of the most successful British filmmakers from the 1920s to the 1950s. He is best known for the films he made with his third wif ...

, starring Jack Buchanan and Anna Neagle – ( GB) *'' Grand Hotel'', starring

Joan Crawford Joan Crawford (born Lucille Fay LeSueur; March 23, ncertain year from 1904 to 1908was an American actress. She started her career as a dancer in traveling theatrical companies before debuting on Broadway. Crawford was signed to a motion pict ...

, Wallace Beery and

*'' Horse Feathers'', starring the

Marx Brothers The Marx Brothers were an American family comedy act that was successful in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in motion pictures from 1905 to 1949. Five of the Marx Brothers' thirteen feature films were selected by the American Film Institute (AFI) ...

with Thelma Todd *'' Hotel Splendide'', directed by Michael Powell – ( GB) * ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'' (British) a Sherlock Holmes film directed by V. Gareth Gundrey, starring Robert Rendel as Sherlock Holmes and Frederick Lloyd as Watson ( Edgar Wallace co-wrote the screenplay)

I

*'' I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang'', directed by

, starring

Paul Muni Paul Muni (born Frederich Meshilem Meier Weisenfreund; September 22, 1895– August 25, 1967) was an American stage and film actor who grew up in Chicago. Muni was a five-time Academy Award nominee, with one win. He started his acting career in ...

*'' I Was Born, But...'' (Otona no miru ehon – Umarete wa mita keredo), directed by Yasujirō Ozu – (

) *''

'', an anthology comedy film with an all-star cast including

, May Robson, George Raft, Charles Laughton and

*''

The Impatient Maiden ''The Impatient Maiden'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by James Whale, starring Lew Ayres and Mae Clarke, and released by Universal Pictures. The screenplay was written by Richard Schayer and Winifred Dunn, based on the novel ...

'', starring

Lew Ayres Lewis Frederick Ayres III (December 28, 1908 – December 30, 1996) was an American actor whose film and television career spanned 65 years. He is best known for starring as German soldier Paul Bäumer in the film ''All Quiet on the Western Fro ...

and Mae Clarke *'' Island of Lost Souls'', an adaptation of H. G. Wells' '' The Island of Dr. Moreau'' starring Charles Laughton, Richard Arlen and Bela Lugosi *'' Ivan'' – directed by Alexander Dovzhenko – ( U.S.S.R.)

J–K

*'' Jack's the Boy'' directed by Walter Forde, starring Jack Hulbert – ( GB) *'' Jewel Robbery'', starring William Powell and Kay Francis *'' Kuhle Wampe oder: Wem gehört die Welt?'' (To Whom Does the World Belong?) – (

)

L

*'' The Last Mile'', starring Preston Foster *''

'', starring Harry Carey *'' Law and Order'', starring Walter Huston and Harry Carey *''

'', starring Gerald du Maurier, produced by

Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 featur ...

*''

'', starring Hoot Gibson *'' Love Me Tonight'', directed by

Rouben Mamoulian Rouben Zachary Mamoulian ( ; hy, Ռուբէն Մամուլեան; October 8, 1897 – December 4, 1987) was an American film and theatre director. Early life Mamoulian was born in Tiflis, Russian Empire, to a family of Armenian descent. ...

, starring

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 ...

and Jeanette MacDonald (as Jeanette Mac Donald) *'' The Lucky Number'', directed by Anthony Asquith, starring Gordon Harker – ( GB)

M

*'' The Man Who Played God'' (aka The Silent Voice), starring George Arliss and

*'' Me and My Gal'', starring

and

Joan Bennett Joan Geraldine Bennett (February 27, 1910 – December 7, 1990) was an American stage, film, and television actress. She came from a show-business family, one of three acting sisters. Beginning her career on the stage, Bennett appeared in more t ...

*''

Merrily We Go to Hell ''Merrily We Go to Hell'' is a 1932 pre-Code film directed by Dorothy Arzner, and starring Fredric March and Sylvia Sidney. Its title is an example of the sensationalistic titles that were common in the pre-Code era. Many newspapers refused to pu ...

'', directed by Dorothy Arzner, starring Fredric March and Sylvia Sidney *''

The Midshipmaid ''The Midshipmaid'' is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Albert de Courville and starring Jessie Matthews, Frederick Kerr, Basil Sydney and Nigel Bruce. The film is based on the 1931 play of the same title by Ian Hay and Stephen King-Ha ...

'', starring

Jessie Matthews Jessie Margaret Matthews (11 March 1907 – 19 August 1981) was an English actress, dancer and singer of the 1920s and 1930s, whose career continued into the post-war period. After a string of hit stage musicals and films in the mid-1930s, Ma ...

– ( GB) *'' Million Dollar Legs'', starring Jack Oakie and

* ''The Missing Rembrandt'' (British) a Sherlock Holmes film directed by Leslie Hiscott, starring Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes and Ian Fleming as Watson *'' The Most Dangerous Game'', starring Joel McCrea, Fay Wray, Leslie Banks and Robert Armstrong, involving much of the same cast and crew of the following year's '' King Kong''. *'' The Mouthpiece'', starring Warren William *'' Movie Crazy'', a comedy starring Harold Lloyd *''

'', starring Douglas Fairbanks *''

'', 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 ...

*''

'', starring Bela Lugosi,

Sidney Fox Sidney Fox (born Sarah Liefer; December 10, 1907 – November 15, 1942) was an American stage and film actress in the late 1920s and 1930s.Sidney Fox Beaha's age in some records is given as 30 or 31 when she died, including in the registry ...

and Leon Ames

N–O

*'' Night After Night'', starring George Raft and Mae West in her film debut *''

Night at the Crossroads ''Night at the Crossroads'' (french: La Nuit du carrefour) is a 1932 French film by Jean Renoir, based on the novel of the same title (known in English as '' Maigret at the Crossroads'') by Georges Simenon and starring Renoir's brother Pierre Re ...

'' (La Nuit du carrefour), directed by

– (

) *''No Man Of Her Own'', directed by

Wesley Ruggles Wesley Ruggles (June 11, 1889 – January 8, 1972) was an American film director. Life and work He was born in Los Angeles, California, younger brother of actor Charlie Ruggles. He began his career in 1915 as an actor, appearing in a do ...

, starring

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 ...

and

Carole Lombard Carole Lombard (born Jane Alice Peters; October 6, 1908 – January 16, 1942) was an American actress, particularly noted for her energetic, often off-beat roles in screwball comedies. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Lombard 2 ...

*''

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) *'' The Old Dark House'', directed by

James Whale James Whale (22 July 1889 – 29 May 1957) was an English film director, theatre director and actor, who spent the greater part of his career in Hollywood. He is best remembered for several horror films: '' Frankenstein'' (1931), '' The ...

and starring

, Melvyn Douglas, Charles Laughton, Ernest Thesiger and Raymond Massey *'' One Hour with You'', starring

, Jeanette MacDonald,

Genevieve Tobin Genevieve Tobin (November 29, 1899 – July 31, 1995) was an American actress. Early years Tobin was born in New York City on November 29, 1899. Her father, Thomas Tobin, a bank clerk who later became a racetrack bookmaker, was born in No ...

and Charles Ruggles *'' One Way Passage'', directed by Tay Garnett, starring William Powell and Kay Francis

P

*'' Pack Up Your Troubles'', 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 ...

*''

'', starring

Buster Keaton Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) was an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is best known for his silent film work, in which his trademark was physical comedy accompanied by a stoic, deadpan expression ...

*'' Payment Deferred'', starring Charles Laughton and

Maureen O'Sullivan Maureen O'Sullivan (17 May 1911 – 23 June 1998) was an Irish-American actress, who played Jane in the ''Tarzan'' series of films during the era of Johnny Weissmuller. She performed with such actors as Laurence Olivier, Greta Garbo, William ...

*'' The Phantom President'', starring George M. Cohan and Claudette Colbert *''

Polly of the Circus ''Polly of the Circus'' may refer to: * ''Polly of the Circus'' (1907 play), written by Margaret Mayo, or its two screen adaptations: ** ''Polly of the Circus'' (1917 film), featuring Mae Marsh and Vernon Steele ** ''Polly of the Circus'' (1932 ...

'', directed by Alfred Santell; starring Marion Davies and

R

*''

'', starring

and Walter Huston *'' Rasputin and the Empress'', starring

Ethel Barrymore Ethel Barrymore (born Ethel Mae Blythe; August 15, 1879 – June 18, 1959) was an American actress and a member of the Barrymore family of actors. Barrymore was a stage, screen and radio actress whose career spanned six decades, and was regard ...

*''

Rasputin, Demon with Women ''Rasputin, Demon with Women'' (German: ''Rasputin, Dämon der Frauen'') is a 1932 German drama film directed by Adolf Trotz and starring Conrad Veidt, Paul Otto and Hermine Sterler. It portrays the influence wielded by Grigori Rasputin over the ...

'', starring

Conrad Veidt Hans Walter Conrad Veidt (; 22 January 1893 – 3 April 1943) was a German film actor who attracted early attention for his roles in the films ''Different from the Others'' (1919), ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'' (1920), and ''The Man Who Laughs ...

and

Brigitte Horney Brigitte Horney (, 29 March 1911 – 27 July 1988) was a German theatre and film actress. Best remembered was her role as Empress Katherine the Great in the 1943 version of the UFA film version of '' Baron Münchhausen'', directed by Josef ...

– (

) *'' Raid in St. Pauli'' (Raid in St. Pauli) – (Germany) *'' Red Dust'', directed by Victor Fleming, starring Jean Harlow and

*''

The Red-Haired Alibi ''The Red-Haired Alibi'' is an American pre-Code feature-length film produced by Tower Productions. The film was produced by Sigmund Neufeld. The title is often written as ''Red-Haired Alibi''. Released on October 15, 1932, it was directed by Ch ...

'', starring Merna Kennedy Theodore von Eltz Grant Withers and Shirley Temple *''

'', starring Jean Harlow *'' Rome Express'', directed by Walter Forde, starring

and Esther Ralston – ( GB)

S

*'' Santa'' – (

) *'' Scarface'', directed by

Howard Hawks Howard Winchester Hawks (May 30, 1896December 26, 1977) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter of the classic Hollywood era. Critic Leonard Maltin called him "the greatest American director who is not a household name." A ...

, starring

Ann Dvorak Ann Dvorak (born Anna McKim; August 2, 1911 – December 10, 1979) was an American stage and film actress. Asked how to pronounce her adopted surname, she told ''The Literary Digest'' in 1936: "My fake name is properly pronounced ''vor'shack ...

, George Raft and

*''

'', directed by

William Dieterle William Dieterle (July 15, 1893 – December 9, 1972) was a German-born actor and film director who emigrated to the United States in 1930 to leave a worsening political situation. He worked in Hollywood primarily as a director for much of his ...

, starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Nancy Carroll *'' Shanghai Express'', starring

, Clive Brook,

Anna May Wong Wong Liu Tsong (January 3, 1905 – February 3, 1961), known professionally as Anna May Wong, was an American actress, considered the first Chinese-American movie star in Hollywood, as well as the first Chinese-American actress to gain interna ...

and Warner Oland *''

Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes () is a fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a " consulting detective" in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, deduction, forensic science and ...

'', directed by William K. Howard, starring Clive Brook as Sherlock Holmes and Reginald Owen as Watson *'' The Sign of the Cross'', directed by Cecil B. DeMille, starring Fredric March and Claudette Colbert *''

'' (British), a Sherlock Holmes film directed by Graham Cutts, starring Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes and Ian Hunter as Watson *'' Silver Dollar'' (1932), starring

Edward G. Robinson Edward G. Robinson (born Emanuel Goldenberg; December 12, 1893January 26, 1973) was a Romanian-American actor of stage and screen, who was popular during the Hollywood's Golden Age. He appeared in 30 Broadway plays and more than 100 films duri ...

and Bebe Daniels *'' A Simple Case'' () – ( U.S.S.R.) *'' Smilin' Through'', 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' ...

*''

'', starring

*'' Spring Shower'' (Tavaszi zápor) – (

)

T

*'' Tarzan the Ape Man'', directed by W. S. Van Dyke, starring Johnny Weissmuller and

*'' Taxi!'', starring

James Cagney James Francis Cagney Jr. (; July 17, 1899March 30, 1986) was an American actor, dancer and film director. On stage and in film, Cagney was known for his consistently energetic performances, distinctive vocal style, and deadpan comic timing. He ...

and Loretta Young *'' They Just Had to Get Married'', starring Slim Summerville and

ZaSu Pitts Zasu Pitts (; January 3, 1894 – June 7, 1963) was an American actress who starred in many silent dramas, including Erich von Stroheim's epic 1924 silent film ''Greed'', and comedies, transitioning successfully to mostly comedy films with the ...

*'' Thirteen Women'', starring Irene Dunne,

Ricardo Cortez Ricardo Cortez (born Jacob Kranze or Jacob Krantz; September 19, 1900 – April 28, 1977) was an American actor and film director. He was also credited as Jack Crane early in his acting career. Early years Ricardo Cortez was born Jacob K ...

and Myrna Loy *'' Three Modern Women'', directed by Bu Wancang, starring Ruan Lingyu and

Jin Yan Jin Yan (; April 7, 1910 – December 27, 1983), also known by his English name Raymond King, was a Korean-born Chinese actor who gained fame during China's golden age of cinema, based in Shanghai. His acting talents and good looks gained hi ...

– (

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country, with a Population of China, population exceeding 1.4 billion, slig ...

) *'' Three on a Match'', starring Joan Blondell,

and

*'' Tiger Shark'', starring

*'' Trouble in Paradise'', directed by

, starring Miriam Hopkins, Kay Francis and

*'' Two Seconds'', starring

U–V

*'' Unheimliche Geschichten'' – (

) *''

The Undertaker Mark William Calaway (born March 24, 1965), better known by the ring name The Undertaker, is an American retired professional wrestler. Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, Calaway spent the vast majorit ...

'' (Funebrák), directed by

Karel Lamač Karel Lamač (27 January 1897 – 2 August 1952) was a Czech film director, actor, screenwriter, producer and singer. He directed more than 100 films in Czechoslovakia, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Life Lam ...

– (

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) *'' Union Depot'', starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Joan Blondell *'' Vampyr'', directed by

Carl Theodor Dreyer Carl Theodor Dreyer (; 3 February 1889 – 20 March 1968), commonly known as Carl Th. Dreyer, was a Danish film director and screenwriter. Widely considered one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, his movies are noted for their emotional aus ...

– (

) *''

'', starring

and Pat O'Brien

W–Y

*'' Washington Merry-Go-Round'', starring Lee Tracy *'' What Price Hollywood?'', directed by

, starring

Constance Bennett Constance Campbell Bennett (October 22, 1904 – July 24, 1965) was an American stage, film, radio, and television actress and producer. She was a major Hollywood star during the 1920s and 1930s; during the early 1930s, she was the highest-paid ...

*'' What Scoundrels Men Are!'' (Gli uomini, che mascalzoni!), starring Vittorio De Sica – (

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

) *'' White Zombie'', starring Bela Lugosi *'' Wooden Crosses'' (Les croix de bois), directed by

Raymond Bernard Raymond Bernard (10 October 1891 – 12 December 1977) was a French film director and screenwriter whose career spanned more than 40 years. He is best remembered for several large-scale historical productions, including the silent films '' Le Mi ...

– (

) *'' Young America'', starring

Serials

Ordered by release date: *January 4: ''

Detective Lloyd ''Detective Lloyd'' (1931) is a 12-chapter Universal movie serial. A co-production between the American company Universal and the British company General Films, it was filmed entirely in Britain with British and Commonwealth actors. It was the ...

'', 12 chapters (216 min) *February 1: '' The Shadow of the Eagle'', 12 chapters (218 minutes) *March 28: ''

The Airmail Mystery ''The Airmail Mystery'' is a 1932 Universal Pre-Code movie serial directed by Ray Taylor, written by Ella O'Neill, starring James Flavin and Wheeler Oakman, and featuring ( Al Wilson) doing the aerial stunts. ''The Airmail Mystery'' was Univers ...

'', 12 chapters (225 min) *May 17: ''

'', 12 chapters (231 minutes) *June 20: '' Heroes of the West'', 12 chapters (225 min) *August 1: '' The Hurricane Express'', 12 chapters (227 min) *September 5: '' The Last Frontier'', 12 chapters (213 minutes) *September 12: '' Jungle Mystery'', 12 chapters (240 min) *November 1: '' The Devil Horse'', 12 chapters (216 min) *December 5: '' The Lost Special'', 12 chapters (240 minutes)

Short film series

Ordered by release date: *''

'' (1917–1923, 1934–1937, 1939–1941) *''

Laurel and Hardy Laurel and Hardy were a British-American comedy duo act during the early Classical Hollywood era of American cinema, consisting of Englishman Stan Laurel (1890–1965) and American Oliver Hardy (1892–1957). Starting their career as a duo in t ...

'' (1927–1935); the team later made one instructional short subject, released nontheatrically in 1943 *'' Our Gang'' (1922–1944) The series was officially called both ''Our Gang and Hal Roach's Rascals'' until 1932, when ''Our Gang'' became the sole title of the series. *'' Shirley Temple'' (1932–1934)

Animated short film series

Ordered by release date of the film series. This list only includes shorts released in 1932: *''

Aesop's Film Fables ''Aesop's Fables'' (later renamed ''Aesop's Sound Fables'') is a series of animated short subjects, created by American cartoonist Paul Terry. Produced from 1921 to 1933, the series includes ''Closer than a Brother'' (1925), '' The Window Washe ...

'' (1921–1933) *''

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) *'' Oswald the Lucky Rabbit'' (1927–1938) *'' Mickey Mouse'' (1928–1953) *'' Silly Symphonies'' (1929–1939) ** ''The Bird Store'' ** ''The Bears and the Bees'' ** ''Just Dogs'' ** ''Flowers and Trees'' ** ''King Neptune'' ** ''Bugs in Love'' ** ''Babes in the Woods'' ** ''Santa's Workshop'' *''

Screen Songs ''Screen Songs'', formerly known as KoKo Song Car-Tunes, are a series of animated cartoons produced at the Fleischer Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures between 1929 and 1938. Paramount brought back the sing-along cartoons in 1945, now ...

'' (1929–1938) **''Sweet Jennie Lee'' (January 9) **'' Show Me the Way to Go Home'' (January 30) **'' When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along'' (February 19) **'' Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie'' (March 4) **''Just One More Chance'' (April 1) **'' Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning'' (April 22) **''

Shine On Harvest Moon "Shine On, Harvest Moon" is a popular early-1900s song credited to the married vaudeville team Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth. It was one of a series of moon-related Tin Pan Alley songs of the era. The song was debuted by Bayes and Norworth in th ...

'' (May 6) **'' Let Me Call You Sweetheart'' (May 20) **'' I Ain't Got Nobody'' (June 17) **''You Try Somebody Else'' (July 29) **''Rudy Vallee Melodies'' (August 5) **''Down Among the Sugar Cane'' (August 26) **'' Just a Gigolo'' (September 9) **'' School Days'' (September 30) **''Romantic Melodies'' (October 21) **'' When It's Sleepy Time Down South'' (November 11) **''Sing a Song'' (December 2) **'' Time on My Hands'' (December 23) *''

Talkartoons ''Talkartoons'' is a series of 42 animated cartoons produced by Fleischer Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures between 1929 and 1932. History For the Fleischer brothers, the transition to sound was relatively easy. With the new contract ...

'' (1929–1932) ** ''Minnie the Moocher'' (featuring Betty Boop) ** ''Sink or Swim S.O.S'' (featuring Betty Boop) *''

Looney Tunes ''Looney Tunes'' is an American animated comedy short film series produced by Warner Bros. starting from 1930 to 1969, concurrently with its partner series '' Merrie Melodies'', during the golden age of American animation. ...

'' (1930–1969) **''Bosko's Store'' **''Bosko and Honey'' **''Bosko the Lumberjack'' **''Bosko and Bruno'' **''Bosko's Party'' *'' Flip the Frog'' (1930–1933) *'' Terrytoons'' (1930–1964) *'' Merrie Melodies'' (1931–1969) *'' Scrappy'' (1931–1941) *''

Tom and Jerry (Van Beuren) Tom and Jerry, not to be confused with the theatrical shorts Tom & Jerry from the 1940s, are fictional characters that starred in a series of early sound cartoons produced by the Van Beuren Studios, and distributed by RKO Pictures. The series ...

'' (1931–1933) *''

Betty Boop Betty Boop is an animated cartoon character created by Max Fleischer, with help from animators including Grim Natwick.Pointer (2017) She originally appeared in the ''Talkartoon'' and ''Betty Boop'' film series, which were produced by Fleisc ...

'' (1932–1939) ** ''Stopping the Show'' ** ''Betty Boop's Bizzy Bee'' ** ''Betty Boop, M.D.'' ** ''Betty Boop's Bamboo Isle'' ** ''Betty Boop's Ups and Down'' ** ''Betty Boop for President'' ** ''

I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You ''I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You'' is a 1932 American pre-Code Fleischer Studios animated short film starring Betty Boop, and featuring Koko the Clown and Bimbo. The cartoon features music by and a special guest appearance from jaz ...

'' ** ''Betty Boop's Museum'' *'' Pooch the Pup'' (1932–1933) ** '' The Athlete'' (August 29) ** '' The Butcher Boy'' (September 26) ** '' The Crowd Snores'' (October 24) ** '' The Under Dog'' (November 7) ** '' Cats and Dogs'' (December 5) *'' Flowers and Trees'' (1933)

Births

*January 3 – Dabney Coleman, American character actor *January 4 ** Carlos Saura, Spanish director ** Richard Stahl, American comic actor (died 2006) *January 11 - Alfonso Arau, Mexican filmmaker, actor and singer *January 19 – Richard Lester, American-born director working in England *January 22 – Piper Laurie, American actress *January 23 - James Rado, American actor, playwright, director, and composer (died 2022) *February 3 – Peggy Ann Garner, American actress (died 1984) *February 6 –

François Truffaut François Roland Truffaut ( , ; ; 6 February 1932 – 21 October 1984) was a French film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film critic. He is widely regarded as one of the founders of the French New Wave. After a career of more th ...

, French director (died 1984) *February 8 -

John Williams John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932)Nylund, Rob (15 November 2022)Classic Connection review '' WBOI'' ("For the second time this year, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic honored American composer, conductor, and arranger John Williams, who w ...

, American film composer *February 13 ** Susan Oliver, American actress (died 1990) ** Barbara Shelley, English actress, "The First Leading Lady of British Horror" (died 2021) *February 14 **

Harriet Andersson Harriet Andersson (born 14 February 1932) is a Swedish actress, best known outside Sweden for being part of director Ingmar Bergman's stock company. She often plays impulsive, working class characters. Film actress Harriet Andersson began her a ...

, Swedish actress ** Alexander Kluge, German director *February 18 –

Miloš Forman Jan Tomáš "Miloš" Forman (; ; 18 February 1932 – 13 April 2018) was a Czech and American film director, screenwriter, actor, and professor who rose to fame in his native Czechoslovakia before emigrating to the United States in 1968. Forman ...

, Czech-born director (died 2018) *February 23 – Majel Barrett, American actress (died 2008) *February 24 – Michel Legrand, French film composer (died 2019) *February 27 –

Elizabeth Taylor Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was a British-American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s. ...

, English-American actress (died 2011) *February 28 –

Francisco Colmenero José Francisco Colmenero y Villanueva (born February 28, 1932 in Mexico City, Mexico), known professionally as Francisco Colmenero, is a Mexican voice actor and voice director. After the death of his father, his brother in law, voice actor and ...

, Mexican voice actor and voice director *March 14 -

Hiroshi Ōtake was a Japanese actor and voice actor, represented by 81 Produce. He was best known for his roles as Nyarome in ''Mōretsu Atarō'', Daisho in ''Himitsu no Akko-chan'', Boss in ''Mazinger Z'', Pāman 2 (Booby) in ''Pāman'', King Nikochan in ''D ...

, Japanese actor and voice actor (died 2022) *March 27 -

Robert Sacchi Robert Patsy Sacchi (March 27, 1932 – June 23, 2021) was an Italian-American character actor who, since the 1970s, was known for his close resemblance to Humphrey Bogart. He appeared in many films and TV shows playing either Bogart or a charac ...

, Italian-American character actor (died 2021) *March 31 – Nagisa Oshima, Japanese director (died 2013) *April 1 – Debbie Reynolds, American singer, actress and dancer (died 2016) *April 4 ** Anthony Perkins, American actor (died 1992) **

Andrei Tarkovsky Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky ( rus, Андрей Арсеньевич Тарковский, p=ɐnˈdrʲej ɐrˈsʲenʲjɪvʲɪtɕ tɐrˈkofskʲɪj; 4 April 1932 – 29 December 1986) was a Russian filmmaker. Widely considered one of the greates ...

, Russian director (died 1986) *April 9 - Jack Smethurst, English actor (died 2022) *April 10 **

Delphine Seyrig Delphine Claire Beltiane Seyrig (; 10 April 1932 – 15 October 1990) was a Lebanese-born French actress and film director. She came to prominence in Alain Resnais's 1961 film ''Last Year at Marienbad'', and later acted in films by Francois ...

, French actress (died 1990) ** Omar Sharif, Egyptian actor (died 2015) *April 11 - Joel Grey, American actor, singer, dancer and director *April 21 -

Elaine May Elaine Iva May (née Berlin; born April 21, 1932) is an American comedian, filmmaker, playwright, and actress. She has received numerous awards including an Oscar, a BAFTA, a Grammy, and a Tony. She made her initial impact in the 1950s with he ...

, American comedian, director, screenwriter, playwright and actor *April 25 - William Roache, English actor *April 26 – Francis Lai, French film composer (died 2018) *April 27 **

Anouk Aimée Nicole Françoise Florence Dreyfus (born 27 April 1932), known professionally as Anouk Aimée () or Anouk, is a French film actress, who has appeared in 70 films since 1947, having begun her film career at age 14. In her early years, she studi ...

, French actress ** Casey Kasem, American disc jockey, music historian, radio personality, actor and voice actor (died 2014) *May 2 -

Bruce Glover Bruce Herbert Glover (born May 2, 1932) is an American character actor best known for his portrayal of the assassin Mr. Wint in the James Bond film '' Diamonds Are Forever''. He is the father of actor Crispin Glover. Life and career Glover was ...

, American character actor *May 8 - Phyllida Law, Scottish actress *May 9 - Geraldine McEwan, English actress (died 2015) *May 22 - Seth Sakai, American actor (died 2007) *May 15 -

John Glen (director) John Glen (born 15 May 1932) is a retired English film director and editor. He is best known for his work on the ''James Bond'' series, firstly by editing a number of earlier James Bond films and then later moving on to direct a further five B ...

, retired English director and editor *June 6 **

Anne Claire Poirier Anne Claire Poirier O.C. (born 6 June 1932) is a Canadian film producer, director and screenwriter. Biography Poirier was born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec. She was the only female filmmaker on the National Film Board of Canada in the 1960s and ...

, Canadian director, producer and screenwriter **

Billie Whitelaw Billie Honor Whitelaw (6 June 1932 – 21 December 2014) was an English actress. She worked in close collaboration with Irish playwright Samuel Beckett for 25 years and was regarded as one of the foremost interpreters of his works. She was a ...

, English actress (died 2014) *June 10 – Branko Lustig, Croatian-born producer (died 2019) *June 11 - Athol Fugard, South African playwright, actor and director *June 13 - Bob McGrath, American actor, singer and musician (died 2022) *June 17 - Peter Lupus, American bodybuilder and actor *June 18 ** David Herriot, Irish actor (died 2000) ** Sérgio Ricardo, Brazilian director and composer (died 2020) *June 19 -

Marisa Pavan Marisa Pavan (born Maria Luisa Pierangeli; 19 June 1932) is an Italian actress who first became known as the twin sister of film star Pier Angeli (Anna Maria Pierangeli) before achieving success in her own screen career. Early life and career ...

, Italian actress *June 22 ** Amrish Puri, Indian actor (died 2005) ** Prunella Scales, English actress *June 29 – Soon-Tek Oh, Korean-American actor (died

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

) *July 1 - Sonny Caldinez, Trinidadian actor and former professional wrestler (died 2022) *July 10 -

Neile Adams Ruby Neilam Salvador Adams (born July 10, 1932), known professionally as Neile Adams, is a Filipino American actress, singer, and dancer who made more than 20 appearances in films and television series between 1952 and 1991. Early life and fami ...

, Filipino-American actress, singer and dancer *July 30 - Edd Byrnes, American actor (died 2020) *August 2 –

Peter O'Toole Peter Seamus O'Toole (; 2 August 1932 – 14 December 2013) was a British stage and film actor. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and began working in the theatre, gaining recognition as a Shakespearean actor at the Bristol Old V ...

, Anglo-Irish actor (died 2013) *August 5 – Ja'Net DuBois, American actress, singer and dancer (''

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'') (died 2020) *August 9 -

Denys Hawthorne Denys Vernon Hawthorne (9 August 1932 – 16 October 2009) was an actor from Northern Ireland who was known for his work in theatre, film, television and radio. Life Denys Hawthorne was born into an upper middle-class Protestant family in Portad ...

, Irish actor (died 2009) *August 15 - Bob Elkins, American character actor (died 2022) *August 24 –

W. Morgan Sheppard William Morgan Sheppard (24 August 1932 – 6 January 2019) was an English actor who appeared in over 100 films and television programmes, in a career that spanned over 50 years. Stage career Sheppard graduated from the Royal Academy of ...

, English actor and voice actor (died 2019) *September 3 - Eileen Brennan, American actress (died 2013) *September 4 - Edward de Souza, British character actor *September 5 - Carol Lawrence, American actress *September 12 - Kim Hamilton, American actress (died 2013) *September 21 - Mickey Kuhn, American actor (died 2022) *September 26 - Richard Herd, American actor (died 2020) *September 29 – Mehmood Ali, Indian actor, director and producer (died 2004) *October 4 **

Felicia Farr Felicia Farr (born Olive Dines; October 4, 1932) is a American former actress and model Early years Farr was born in Westchester County, New York. She attended Erasmus Hall High School and studied sociology at Penn State. Career Farr be ...

, American former actress and model ** Edward Judd, British actor (died 2009) *October 6 - Anna Quayle, English actress (died 2019) *October 13 **

Dušan Makavejev Dušan Makavejev ( sr-Cyrl, Душан Макавејев, ; 13 October 1932 – 25 January 2019) was a Serbian film director and screenwriter, famous for his groundbreaking films of Yugoslav cinema in the late 1960s and early 1970s—many of wh ...

, Serbian director (died 2019) ** Liliane Montevecchi, French-Italian actress and singer (died 2018) *October 20 – William Christopher, American actor (died 2016) *October 22 -

Sheila Allen (English actress) Sheila Allen (22 October 1932 – 13 October 2011) was an English actress, who was best known to the wider public for her role on television as Cassie Manson in ''Bouquet Of Barbed Wire'' and its sequel ''Another Bouquet'' (1976–77). From 196 ...

, English actress (died 2011) *October 30 -

Louis Malle Louis Marie Malle (; 30 October 1932 – 23 November 1995) was a French film director, screenwriter, and producer who worked in both French cinema and Hollywood. Described as "eclectic" and "a filmmaker difficult to pin down," Malle's filmogr ...

, French director, screenwriter and producer (died 1995) *November 1 - John Clark (actor), English actor, director, producer and writer *November 2 -

Terry Richards David Terence Richards (2 November 1932 – 14 June 2014) was a British people, British actor and stuntman, best known for his appearance as the Arabian swordsman in the 1981 Indiana Jones film ''Raiders of the Lost Ark''. During his career, Rich ...

, British actor and stuntman (died 2014) *November 10 – Roy Scheider, American actor (died 2008) *November 12 -

Jerry Douglas (actor) Gerald Rubenstein (November 12, 1932 – November 9, 2021), known professionally as Jerry Douglas, was an American television and film actor. For 25 years Douglas reigned as patriarch John Abbott in the fictional Genoa City on the daytime telev ...

, American actor (died 2021) *November 13 ** Al Mancini, American actor (died 2007) ** Richard Mulligan, American actor (died 2000) ** J. A. Preston, American actor *November 15 – Petula Clark, English singer, actress and film composer *November 20 - Richard Dawson, English-American actor, comedian and game-show host (died 2012) *November 22 – Robert Vaughn, American actor (died 2016) *December 7 – Ellen Burstyn, American actress *December 14 -

Abbe Lane Abbe Lane (born Francine Lassman; December 14, 1931) is an American singer and actress. Lane was known in the 1950s and 1960s for her revealing outfits and sultry style of performing. Her first marriage was as the fourth wife of Latin bandleader ...

, American singer and actress *December 28 – Nichelle Nichols, American actress (died 2022)

Deaths

*February 15 – Minnie Maddern Fiske, American stage star, also appeared in silent films (born 1865) *June 30 –

Bruno Kastner Richard Otto Bruno Kastner (January 1890Different sources cite 1 January, 3 January, 20 January, and 30 January as Kastner's date of birth. – 30 June 1932) was a German stage and film actor, screenwriter, and film producer whose career was mos ...

, German actor (born 1890) *July 17 – Rasmus Rasmussen, Norwegian actor (born 1862) *August 1 –

James R. Quirk James R. Quirk (September 4, 1884 – August 1, 1932) was an American magazine editor. Career Quirk was the vice president and editor of ''Photoplay'' magazine, one of the earliest film or fan glamour magazines and particularly popular in th ...

, American editor and publisher of ''

Photoplay ''Photoplay'' was one of the first American film (another name for ''photoplay'') fan magazines. It was founded in 1911 in Chicago, the same year that J. Stuart Blackton founded '' Motion Picture Story,'' a magazine also directed at fans. For mo ...

'' magazine (born 1884) *August 10 – Rin Tin Tin,

canine Canine may refer to: Zoology and anatomy * a dog-like Canid animal in the subfamily Caninae ** ''Canis'', a genus including dogs, wolves, coyotes, and jackals ** Dog, the domestic dog * Canine tooth, in mammalian oral anatomy People with the surn ...

actor (born 1918) *September 1 –

Guy Oliver George Guy Oliver (September 25, 1878 – September 1, 1932) was an American actor. He appeared in at least 189 silent film era motion pictures and 32 talkies in character roles between 1911 and 1931. His obituary gives him credit for at l ...

, American actor (born 1878) *September 16 – Peg Entwistle, British-born American actress (born 1908) *November 27 – Evelyn Preer, American actress, singer (born 1896)

Film debuts

– ''Landskamp'' *

Robert Donat Friedrich Robert Donat (18 March 1905 – 9 June 1958) was an English actor. He is best remembered for his roles in Alfred Hitchcock's '' The 39 Steps'' (1935) and ''Goodbye, Mr. Chips'' (1939), winning for the latter the Academy Award for ...

– '' Men of Tomorrow'' *

– '' This Is the Night'' *

George O'Hanlon George O'Hanlon (November 23, 1912 – February 11, 1989) was an American actor and writer. He was best known for his role as Joe McDoakes in the Warner Bros.' live-action ''Joe McDoakes'' short subjects from 1942 to 1956 and as the voice of Georg ...

– '' The Death Kiss'' * Louis Hayward – '' Self Made Lady'' * Paul Henreid – ''

Baroud ''Baroud'' is a 1932 British-French adventure film directed by Rex Ingram and Alice Terry and starring Felipe Montes, Rosita Garcia, and Pierre Batcheff. Actor Paul Henreid debuted in a small role. The film was released in separate French and ...

'' *

– '' A Bill of Divorcement'' * Alan Ladd – '' Tom Brown of Culver'' * Anna Lee – '' Ebb Tide'' *

John Mills Sir John Mills (born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills; 22 February 190823 April 2005) was an English actor who appeared in more than 120 films in a career spanning seven decades. He excelled on camera as an appealing British everyman who often portray ...

– ''Midshipmaid Gob'' * David Niven – '' There Goes the Bride'' *

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 ...

– ''

Divorce in the Family ''Divorce in the Family'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Charles Reisner and written by Delmer Daves. The film stars Jackie Cooper, Conrad Nagel, Lewis Stone, Lois Wilson and Jean Parker. It was released on August 27, 1932, b ...

'' *

Dick Powell Richard Ewing Powell (November 14, 1904 – January 2, 1963) was an American actor, musician, producer, director, and studio head. Though he came to stardom as a musical comedy performer, he showed versatility, and successfully transformed into ...

– '' Blessed Event'' *

Tyrone Power Tyrone Edmund Power III (May 5, 1914 – November 15, 1958) was an American actor. From the 1930s to the 1950s, Power appeared in dozens of films, often in swashbuckler roles or romantic leads. His better-known films include ''Jesse James (193 ...

– '' Tom Brown of Culver'' * Gloria Stuart – ''

Street of Women ''Street of Women'' is a 1932 pre-Code romantic drama directed by Archie Mayo and starring Kay Francis and Roland Young. Plot summary A man's affair complicates his daughter's love life. Cast * Kay Francis as Natalie "Nat" Upton * Roland You ...

'' * Jessica Tandy – ''

The Indiscretions of Eve ''The Indiscretions of Eve'' is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Cecil Lewis and starring Steffi Duna, Fred Conyngham and Lester Matthews. It was made by British International Pictures at the company's Elstree Studios near London.Wood p. ...

'' * Jacques Tati – ''Oscar, champion de tennis'' * Shirley Temple – '' Runt Page'' * Mae West – '' Night After Night'' * Jane Withers – '' Handle with Care'' * Jane Wyman – '' The Kid from Spain''

References

Bibliography

* {{1932 films Film by year