Home > 1924 in film

1 Events

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) considers making a silent film of The Wizard of Oz. MGM and Frank J. Baum failed to come to an agreement so the rights were sold to Chadwick Pictures.

2 Top grossing films

• The Thief of Baghdad

3 Movies released

Movies released in 1924 include:

• Aelita , a Russian science-fiction propaganda film.
• America (movie), directed by D.W. Griffith.
• Forbidden Paradise , starring Pola Negri; directed by Ernst Lubitsch.
• Girl Shy , starring Harold Lloyd.
• Greed, starring Zasu Pitts and Gibson Gowland ; directed by Erich von Stroheim.
• He Who Gets Slapped , starring Lon Chaney.
• The Iron Horse , starring George O'Brien .
• Isn't Life Wonderful , directed by D.W. Griffith.
• The Marriage Circle , directed by Ernst Lubitsch.
• Peter Pan, starring Betty Bronson .
• The Sea Hawk, starring Milton Sills .
• The Thief of Bagdad, directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Douglas FairbanksDouglas Fairbanks ( May 23, 1883 December 12, 1939) was an American actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He became noted for his swashbuckling roles in such movies as The Mark of Zorro ( 1920), The Three Musketeers ( 1921), Robin Hood ( 1922), The.

4 Births

• January 16January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 349 days remaining (350 in leap years). Events 27 BC Octavian Caesar given the title Augustus by the Roman Senate. 1362 One of the North Sea's greatest stormtides ever destroys th - Katy JuradoGrace Kelly and Jurado in High Noon ( 1952) Katy Jurado ( January 16, 1924 July 5, 2002) was a Mexican actress. Born Maria Cristina Estela Marcela Jurado Garcia in Guadalajara, Mexico, she started her career in Hollywood and moved back to continue filming, actress (+ 2002See also 2001 in film, other events of 2002, 2003 in film and the list of 'years in film'. Events May The Pianist directed by Roman Polanski wins the "Palme d'Or" at the Cannes Film Festival. Amelie from Montmartre directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet wins the)
• January 21January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 344 days remaining (345 in leap years). Events 1189 Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. 1276 Innocent V becomes Pope. - Telly SavalasTelly Savalas (born Aristotle Savalas ( January 21, 1924 January 22, 1994) was a Greek- American actor. He was best known for his work on the Kojak television series, and for playing Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Serv, actor
• April 3April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. Events 1559 The Treaty of the Peace of Cateau-Cambresis is signed. 1860 The first successful Pony Express run from Saint Joseph, Missouri to Sacra - Doris Day, actress, singer
• April 20 - Nina Foch , actress
• July 4 - Eva Marie Saint, actress
• July 21 - Don Knotts, actor
• September 16 - Lauren Bacall, actress
• September 27 - Wilford Brimley, actor
• September 28 - Marcello Mastroianni, actor
• September 30 - Truman Capote, author
• October 13 - Nipsey Russell, comedian, actor
• November 22 - Geraldine Page, actress
• December 25 - Rod Serling, screenwriter