1929 in film

Top-grossing films

The top ten 1929 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1929
RankTitleStudioBox office gross rental
1 Sunny Side Up Fox Film Corporation $3,300,000[1]
2 The Broadway Melody Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer $2,800,000[1]
3 The Cock-Eyed World Fox Film Corporation $2,600,000[1]
4 Gold Diggers of Broadway Warner Bros. $2,540,000[2]
5 Welcome Danger Paramount Pictures $2,100,000[3]
6 On with the Show! Warner Bros. $1,741,000[2]
7 Say It with Songs $1,715,000[2]
8 Rio Rita RKO Radio Pictures $1,700,000[1]
9 The Desert Song Warner Bros. $1,594,000[2]
10 The Hollywood Revue of 1929 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer $1,500,000[1]

Events

The days of the silent film are numbered. A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound is on.

Academy Awards
Main article: 2nd Academy Awards

The 2nd Academy Awards honored the best films released between August 1, 1928, and July 31, 1929. They took place on April 3, 1930, at an awards banquet in the Cocoanut Grove of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.

Most nominations: In Old Arizona (Fox Film Corporation) – 5

Most awards – no film won more than 1 award

Note: Prior to 1933, awards were not based on calendar years. Best Picture, Actress and Director went to 1930 films.

Notable films released in 1929

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Serials

Short film series

Animated short film series

Births

Deaths
  • January 5 – Marc McDermott, Australian actor (born 1881)
  • February 18
  • February 24 – Frank Keenan, American actor (born 1858)
  • May 9 – Fred C. Truesdell, stage & film actor (born 1870)
  • May 12 – Charles Swickard, German-American director and actor (born 1861)
  • July 2 – Gladys Brockwell, American actress (born 1894)
  • July 3 – Dustin Farnum, American stage & silent screen star (born 1874)
  • July 6 – Cliff Bowes, American comedian (born 1894)
  • August 2 – Mae Costello, American actress (born 1882)
  • September 2 – Paul Leni, German film and art director (born 1885)
  • October 3 – Jeanne Eagels, American actress (born 1890)
  • October 31 – Norman Trevor, actor, Olympic athlete (born 1877)
  • November 2 – Leo D. Maloney, actor and director (born 1888)
  • November 24 – Raymond Hitchcock, American actor (born 1865)

Film debuts
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References
  1. Finler, Joel Waldo (2003). The Hollywood Story. Wallflower Press. pp. 356–357. ISBN 978-1-903364-66-6.
  2. Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 7 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
  3. "Biggest Money Pictures." Variety, June 21, 1932, 1. Retrieved: July 14, 2011.
  4. "Fox's World High, $173,391". Variety. August 14, 1929. p. 9. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  5. "Fox Sells F.N. Holdings to Warners". The Film Daily. November 4, 1929. p. 1.
  6. Sexton, Jamie. "Drifters (1929)". screenonline. BFI. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
  7. "Grace Kelly | American actress and princess of Monaco". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
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