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1 Top-grossing films (U.S.)  





2 Events  





3 Top Ten Money Making Stars  





4 Academy Awards  





5 1932 film releases  



5.1  JanuaryMarch  





5.2  AprilJune  





5.3  JulySeptember  





5.4  OctoberDecember  







6 Notable films released in 1932  



6.1  #  





6.2  A





6.3  B





6.4  C





6.5  D





6.6  EF  





6.7  GH  





6.8  I





6.9  JK  





6.10  L





6.11  M





6.12  NO  





6.13  P





6.14  R





6.15  S





6.16  T





6.17  UV  





6.18  WY  







7 Serials  





8 Short film series  





9 Animated short film series  





10 Births  





11 Deaths  





12 Film debuts  





13 References  



13.1  Bibliography  







14 External links  














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List of years in film
  • 1923
  • 1924
  • 1925
  • 1926
  • 1927
  • 1928
  • 1929
  • 1930
  • 1931
  • 1932
  • 1933
  • 1934
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  • In television
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    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.)[edit]

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

    Highest-grossing films of 1932
    Rank Title Distributor Domestic rentals
    1 The Sign of the Cross Paramount $2,738,993[1]
    2 The Kid from Spain United Artists $2,621,000[2]
    3 Emma MGM $1,409,000[3]
    4 Hell Divers $1,244,000[3]
    5 Grand Hotel $1,235,000[3]
    6 Prosperity $1,166,000[3]
    7 Tarzan the Ape Man $1,112,000[3]
    8 Smilin' Through $1,004,000[3]
    9 Strange Interlude $957,000[3]
    10 Horse Feathers Paramount $945,000[4]

    Events[edit]

    The Film Daily Yearbook listed the following as the ten leading headline events of the year.[5]

    Other notable events include:

    Top Ten Money Making Stars[edit]

    Exhibitors selected the following as the Top Ten Money Making Stars for 1931–1932 in Quigley Publishing Company's first annual poll.[6]

    Rank Actor/Actress
    1. Marie Dressler
    2. Janet Gaynor
    3. Joan Crawford
    4. Charles Farrell
    5. Greta Garbo
    6. Norma Shearer
    7. Wallace Beery
    8. Clark Gable
    9. Will Rogers
    10. Joe E. Brown

    Academy Awards[edit]

    The 5th Academy Awards were conducted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on November 18, 1932,[7] at a ceremony held at The Ambassador Hotel[7] in Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was hosted by Conrad Nagel.[7] Films screened in Los Angeles between August 1, 1931, and July 31, 1932, were eligible to receive awards.[7]

    Major awards:

    Note: Prior to 1933 awards were not based on calendar years, which is how there are no Best Actor, Best ActressorBest Director awards for 1932 films. The 1931–32 awards went to 1931 films.

    1932 film releases[edit]

    United States unless stated

    January–March[edit]

    April–June[edit]

    July–September[edit]

    October–December[edit]

    Notable films released in 1932[edit]

    United States unless stated

    #[edit]

    A[edit]

    B[edit]

    C[edit]

    D[edit]

    E–F[edit]

    G–H[edit]

    I[edit]

    J–K[edit]

    L[edit]

    M[edit]

    N–O[edit]

    P[edit]

    R[edit]

    S[edit]

    T[edit]

    U–V[edit]

    W–Y[edit]

    Serials[edit]

    The Shadow of the Eagle poster.

    Ordered by release date:

    Short film series[edit]

    Lobby card for the 1932 Laurel and Hardy short film Any Old Port!.

    Ordered by release date:

    Animated short film series[edit]

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

    Births[edit]

    Deaths[edit]

    Film debuts[edit]

  • Monica BannisterHypnotized
  • Ingrid BergmanInternational Match
  • Henry BrandonThe Sign of the Cross
  • Peter BroccoRoar of the Dragon
  • Sheila DarcyJewel Robbery
  • James EllisonPlay Girl
  • Anita FarraPalio
  • Betty FurnessRenegades of the West
  • Joly GarbiSocial Decay
  • Cary GrantThis Is the Night
  • Bonita GranvilleWestward Passage
  • Trude HaefelinThe Bartered Bride
  • William HartnellSay It with Music
  • Grace HayleBack Street
  • Louis HaywardSelf Made Lady
  • Paul HenreidBaroud
  • Katharine HepburnA Bill of Divorcement
  • Hallene HillIf I Had a Million
  • Rut HolmThe Southsiders
  • Isabel JewellBlessed Event
  • Alan LaddTom Brown of Culver
  • Marc LawrenceIf I Had a Million
  • Anna LeeEbb Tide
  • Ruth LeeThe Rich Are Always with Us
  • Margaret LindsayOkay, America!
  • Signe Lundberg-SettergrenInternational Match
  • Eliot MakehamRome Express
  • Hattie McDanielImpatient Maiden
  • Iris MeredithHat Check Girl
  • Inge MeyselGroßstadtnacht
  • John MillsThe Midshipmaid
  • Anne NagelHypnotized
  • David NivenThere Goes the Bride
  • George O'HanlonThe Death Kiss
  • Anne O'NealSociety Girl
  • Henry OscarAfter Dark
  • Andrea PalmaGirl of the Río
  • Germana PaolieriLa Wally
  • Jean ParkerDivorce in the Family
  • Gail PatrickIf I Had a Million
  • Edward PawleyThirteen Women
  • Dick PowellBlessed Event
  • Tyrone PowerTom Brown of Culver
  • Edith Schultze-WestrumKiki
  • Mildred ShayThe Age of Consent
  • Gloria StuartStreet of Women
  • Lyle TalbotMiss Pinkerton
  • Jessica TandyThe Indiscretions of Eve
  • Shirley TempleThe Red-Haired Alibi
  • Sheila TerryWeek-End Marriage
  • Helene ThimigMan Without a Name
  • Franchot ToneThe Wiser Sex
  • Alice TreffPeter Voss, Thief of Millions
  • Rosa TurichBeyond the Rockies
  • Blanca VischerJewel Robbery
  • Irene WareSociety Girl
  • Naunton WayneThe First Mrs. Fraser
  • Jane WithersHandle with Care
  • Jane WymanThe Kid from Spain
  • References[edit]

    1. ^ Birchard, Robert S. (2004). Cecil B. DeMille's Hollywood. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813123240.
  • ^ Jones, Lon (March 4, 1944). "Which Cinema Films Have Earned the Most Money Since 1914?". The Argus. Melbourne. p. 3 Supplement: The Argus Weekend magazine. Retrieved August 6, 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
  • ^ a b c d e f g The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles, California: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
  • ^ "You Didn't Have Ice Cream All The Way Through ... --- Part One". greenbriarpictureshows.blogspot.com. October 2, 2007.
  • ^ "Ten Leading Headline Events". Film Daily Year Book (1933). p. 47.
  • ^ "The Ten Biggest Money Makers". Motion Picture Herald. August 6, 1932. p. 10. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  • ^ a b c d "The 5th Academy Awards – 1933". Archived from the original on September 4, 2012.
  • ^ a b c d e "The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia: 1932". Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  • ^ The Athlete (1932) – from the Pooch the Pup Theatrical Cartoon Series
  • ^ The Butcher Boy (1932) – from the Pooch the Pup Theatrical Cartoon Series
  • ^ The Crowd Snores (1932) – from the Pooch the Pup Theatrical Cartoon Series
  • ^ The Underdog (The Under Dog) (1932) – from the Pooch the Pup Theatrical Cartoon Series
  • ^ Cats And Dogs (1932) – from the Pooch the Pup Theatrical Cartoon Series
  • ^ "Debbie Reynolds obituary". the Guardian. December 29, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  • ^ "Young 'Tad' Lincoln; Six-Year-Old Son of Former City Girl Gets Movie 'Break'". The Vancouver Province. p. 5.
  • ^ "California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VL5D-H7S : 27 November 2014), David Lewis Blakely, 14 Dec 1932; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.
  • ^ "United States Public Records, 1970-2009", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJXJ-7LRC : 4 June 2020), David Lewis Blakely, 2001-2008.
  • Bibliography[edit]

    External links[edit]


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