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==Events==
==Events==
* January 29 – ''[[The Good Earth (film)|The Good Earth]]'' premieres in the U.S.
* April 16 – [[Laurel and Hardy]] comedy ''[[Way Out West (1937 film)|Way Out West]]'' premieres in the US.
* April 16 – ''[[Way Out West (1937 film)|Way Out West]]'' premieres in the US.
* May 7 – [[Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers]] musical comedy ''[[Shall We Dance (1937 film)|Shall We Dance]]'' premieres in the US.
* May 7 – ''[[Shall We Dance (1937 film)|Shall We Dance]]'' premieres in the US.
* May 11 – Drama ''[[Captains Courageous (1937 film)|Captains Courageous]]'', starring [[Spencer Tracy]], premieres in New York. The film is released nationwide on June 25.
* May 11 – ''[[Captains Courageous (1937 film)|Captains Courageous]]'' premieres in New York. The film is released nationwide on June 25.
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* [[Monogram Pictures]], who had merged with [[Republic Pictures]] two years earlier, decide to separate and distribute their own films again.
* June 7 – [[Jean Harlow]], one of the biggest Hollywood stars of the decade, dies aged 26 at [[Good Samaritan Hospital (Los Angeles)|Good Samaritan Hospital]] in Los Angeles. The official cause of death is listed as [[cerebral edema]], a complication of kidney failure.
* June 7 – [[Jean Harlow]], one of the biggest Hollywood stars of the decade, dies aged 26 at [[Good Samaritan Hospital (Los Angeles)|Good Samaritan Hospital]] in Los Angeles. The official cause of death is listed as [[cerebral edema]], a complication of kidney failure.
* June 11 – ''[[A Day at the Races (film)|A Day at the Races]]'' premieres in the U.S.
* June 11 – [[Marx Brothers]] comedy ''[[A Day at the Races (film)|A Day at the Races]]'' premieres in the U.S.
* July 9 – The silent film archives of [[Fox Film Corporation]] are destroyed by the [[1937 Fox vault fire]].
* July 9 – The silent film archives of [[Fox Film Corporation]] are destroyed by the [[1937 Fox vault fire]].
* July 23 – Six weeks after Jean Harlow's death, her final film, ''[[Saratoga (film)|Saratoga]]'', is released. It is an instant box office success and becomes the highest-grossing film of Harlow's career.
* July 23 – Six weeks after Jean Harlow's death, her final film, ''[[Saratoga (film)|Saratoga]]'', is released. It is an instant box office success and becomes the highest-grossing film of her career.
* December 21 – [[Walt Disney]]'s debut feature film ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]'', the first feature-length cartoon to be made in America, in [[Technicolor]], and in sound, premieres at the [[Carthay Circle Theatre]] in [[Los Angeles]]. The film is a massive box office success and briefly holds the record as the highest-grossing sound film of all time.
* December 21 – [[Walt Disney]]'s debut feature film ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]'', the first feature-length cartoon to be made in America, in [[Technicolor]], and in sound, premieres at the [[Carthay Circle Theatre]] in [[Los Angeles]]. The film is a massive box office success and briefly holds the record as the highest-grossing sound film of all time.
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* [[Monogram Pictures]], who had merged with [[Republic Pictures]] two years earlier, decide to separate and distribute their own films again.


==Academy Awards==
==Academy Awards==
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* January 4 – [[Dyan Cannon]], American actress
* January 4 – [[Dyan Cannon]], American actress
* January 7 – [[Harvey Evans]], American actor (d. [[2021 in film|2021]])
* January 7 – [[Harvey Evans]], American actor (d. [[2021 in film|2021]])
* January 10 - [[John M. Watson Sr.]], American actor and musician (d. [[2006 in film|2006]])
* January 10 – [[John M. Watson Sr.]], American actor and musician (d. [[2006 in film|2006]])
* January 11 – [[Felix Silla]], Italian actor, musician, stunt artist and voice artist (d. [[2021 in film|2021]])
* January 11 – [[Felix Silla]], Italian actor, musician, stunt artist and voice artist (d. [[2021 in film|2021]])
* January 12 – [[Shirley Eaton]], English actress and model
* January 12 – [[Shirley Eaton]], English actress and model
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* January 15 – [[Margaret O'Brien]], American actress
* January 15 – [[Margaret O'Brien]], American actress
* January 16 – [[Lorraine Bayly]], Australian actress, singer, director and writer
* January 16 – [[Lorraine Bayly]], Australian actress, singer, director and writer
* January 17 - [[Dick Durock]], American actor and stuntman (d. [[2009 in film|2009]])
* January 17 – [[Dick Durock]], American actor and stuntman (d. [[2009 in film|2009]])
* January 24 – [[Julie Gregg]], American actress (d. [[2016 in film|2016]])
* January 24 – [[Julie Gregg]], American actress (d. [[2016 in film|2016]])
* January 30 – [[Vanessa Redgrave]], English actress
* January 30 – [[Vanessa Redgrave]], English actress
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* February 19 – [[David Margulies]], American actor (d. [[2016 in film|2016]])
* February 19 – [[David Margulies]], American actor (d. [[2016 in film|2016]])
* February 21 – [[Gary Lockwood]], American actor
* February 21 – [[Gary Lockwood]], American actor
* February 24 - [[Shawn Elliott (actor)|Shawn Elliott]], American actor and singer (d. [[2016 in film|2016]])
* February 24 – [[Shawn Elliott (actor)|Shawn Elliott]], American actor and singer (d. [[2016 in film|2016]])
* February 25 – [[Tom Courtenay]], English actor
* February 25 – [[Tom Courtenay]], English actor
* February 27 – [[Barbara Babcock]], American character actress
* February 27 – [[Barbara Babcock]], American character actress
* March 2 – [[BarBara Luna]], American actress
* March 2 – [[BarBara Luna]], American actress
* March 3 - [[Bobby Driscoll]], American actor (d. [[1968 in film|1968]])
* March 3 – [[Bobby Driscoll]], American actor (d. [[1968 in film|1968]])
* March 5 – [[Sal Borgese]], Italian actor
* March 5 – [[Sal Borgese]], Italian actor
* March 10 – [[Joe Viterelli]], American actor (d. [[2004 in film|2004]])
* March 10 – [[Joe Viterelli]], American actor (d. [[2004 in film|2004]])
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**[[Uldis Pūcītis]], Latvian actor (d. [[2000 in film|2000]])
**[[Uldis Pūcītis]], Latvian actor (d. [[2000 in film|2000]])
**[[Frank Vincent]], American actor (d. [[2017 in film|2017]])
**[[Frank Vincent]], American actor (d. [[2017 in film|2017]])
* April 18 - [[Robert Hooks]], American actor and producer
* April 18 – [[Robert Hooks]], American actor and producer
* April 19 – [[Elinor Donahue]], American actress
* April 19 – [[Elinor Donahue]], American actress
* April 20 – [[George Takei]], American actor, author and activist
* April 20 – [[George Takei]], American actor, author and activist
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* July 12 – [[Bill Cosby]], American stand-up comedian and actor
* July 12 – [[Bill Cosby]], American stand-up comedian and actor
* July 16 – [[Ada Rogovtseva]], Ukrainian actress
* July 16 – [[Ada Rogovtseva]], Ukrainian actress
* July 19 - [[Richard Jordan]], American actor (d. [[1993 in film|1993]])
* July 19 – [[Richard Jordan]], American actor (d. [[1993 in film|1993]])
* July 20
* July 20
**[[Ken Ogata]], Japanese actor (d. [[2008 in film|2008]])
**[[Ken Ogata]], Japanese actor (d. [[2008 in film|2008]])
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**[[Ron Cobb]], American-Australian graphic and film designer (d. [[2020 in film|2020]])
**[[Ron Cobb]], American-Australian graphic and film designer (d. [[2020 in film|2020]])
**[[Aarne Üksküla]], Estonian actor (d. [[2017 in film|2017]])
**[[Aarne Üksküla]], Estonian actor (d. [[2017 in film|2017]])
* September 24 - [[Dee Pollock]], American actor (d. [[2005 in film|2005]])
* September 24 – [[Dee Pollock]], American actor (d. [[2005 in film|2005]])
* September 26 - [[Jerry Weintraub]], American producer and actor (d. [[2015 in film|2015]])
* September 26 – [[Jerry Weintraub]], American producer and actor (d. [[2015 in film|2015]])
* October 7 – [[Clive Graham]], British actor (d. [[2007 in film|2007]])
* October 7 – [[Clive Graham]], British actor (d. [[2007 in film|2007]])
* October 10
* October 10
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* December 8 – [[James MacArthur]], American actor (d. [[ 2019 in film|2010]])
* December 8 – [[James MacArthur]], American actor (d. [[ 2019 in film|2010]])
* December 9 – [[Darwin Joston]], American actor (d. [[1998 in film|1998]])
* December 9 – [[Darwin Joston]], American actor (d. [[1998 in film|1998]])
* December 12 - [[Connie Francis]], American singer and actress
* December 12 – [[Connie Francis]], American singer and actress
* December 16 – [[Joyce Bulifant]], American actress
* December 16 – [[Joyce Bulifant]], American actress
* December 21 – [[Jane Fonda]], American actress
* December 21 – [[Jane Fonda]], American actress

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The year 1937 in film involved some significant events, including the Walt Disney production of the first American full-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1937 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1937
Rank Title Distributor Domestic rentals
1 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs RKO/Walt Disney $3,996,000[1][2]
2 Saratoga MGM $2,432,000[3]
3 Maytime $2,183,000[3]
4 The Good Earth $2,002,000[3]
5 Stella Dallas United Artists $2,000,000[4][5]
6 Broadway Melody of 1938 MGM $1,889,000[3]
7 Captains Courageous $1,688,000[3]
8 Lost Horizon Columbia $1,683,000[6]
9 A Day at the Races MGM $1,602,000[3]
10 Thin Ice 20th Century Fox $1,590,000[7]

Events

Academy Awards

Main article: 10th Academy Awards

Top ten money-making stars

Rank Actor/Actress
1. Shirley Temple
2. Clark Gable
3. Robert Taylor
4. Bing Crosby
5. William Powell
6. Jane Withers
7. (tie) Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
8. Sonja Henie
9. Gary Cooper
10. Myrna Loy

1937 film releases

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References

  1. ^ Jewell, Richard B. (1994). "RKO Film Grosses, 1929-1951: the C.J. Tevlin ledger". Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. 14 (1): 37–49. doi:10.1080/01439689400260031.
  2. ^ Jewell, Richard B. (1994). "Appendix 1". Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. 14 (S1): 1–11. doi:10.1080/01439689408604545.
  3. ^ a b c d e f The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
  4. ^ Madsen, Axel (2015). Stanwyck: A Biography. ISBN 978-1-5040-0861-7. Released in August 1937, Stella Dallas grossed more than $2 million.
  5. ^ Reid, John Howard (2012). 140 All-Time Must-See Movies for Film Lovers Now Available On DVD. ISBN 978-1-105-75295-7. UA's top domestic box office hit of 1937, with gross rentals close to $2 million.
  6. ^ Dick, Bernard F. (1992). Columbia Pictures: Portrait of a Studio. ISBN 978-0-8131-5215-8. Lost Horizon was probably least successful. It was budgeted at $1.66 million, but the combined U.S. and Canadian gross was only $1,683 million, thus barely covering production costs.
  7. ^ "All-time Film Rental Champs". Variety. October 15, 1990.
  8. ^ First Actor to Portray Sherlock Holmes on TV; Guinness World Records online; retrieved November 2016

Sources

  • Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey, eds. (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-By-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets of Their Financial and Cultural Success. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-177889-6.
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