1927 in film

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The following is an overview of 1927 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1927 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1927
Rank Title Distributor Domestic rentals
1 The King of Kings Pathé Exchange $2,641,687<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
2 The Jazz Singer Warner Bros. $1,974,000<ref name="wb">Template:Cite journal</ref>
3 7th Heaven Fox Film $1,750,000<ref name=Argus1944>Template:Cite news</ref>
4 The Gaucho United Artists $1,400,000<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
5 The Patent Leather Kid
Jesse James 		First National
Paramount 		$1,200,000<ref name=Argus1944/><ref name="AmericanWestBook"> Karen R. Jones, American West: Competing Visions, Edinburgh University Press, 2009, pp. 250-251</ref>
6 Wings Paramount $1,100,000<ref name=SilentFilms>Template:Cite book</ref>
7 My Best Girl United Artists $1,027,757<ref name=PickfordBook>Template:Cite book</ref>
8 Love MGM $946,000<ref name="Mannix">Template:Citation</ref>
9 The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg $894,000<ref name="Mannix"/>
10 Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans Fox Film $818,000<ref name=SpeedOfSoundBook>Template:Cite book</ref>

Events

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Academy Awards

Notable films released in 1927

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Births

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  • January 29 – Peter Fernandez, American actor, voice director and writer (died 2010)
  • January 31 – Jean Speegle Howard, American actress (died 2000)
  • February 3 – Kenneth Anger, American underground experimental filmmaker and actor (died 2023)
  • February 7 – Juliette Gréco, French singer and actress (died 2020)
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  • February 14 – Lois Maxwell, Canadian actress (died 2007)
  • February 15 - Harvey Korman, American actor and comedian (died 2008)
  • February 16 – June Brown, English actress (died 2022)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Deaths

  • January 13 – Arnold Daly, American actor, playwright and producer (born 1875)
  • March 17 – Charles Emmett Mack, American actor (born 1900)
  • April 25 – Earle Williams, American actor (born 1880)
  • May 7 – Bruce McRae, American stage and screen actor (born 1867)
  • May 16 – Sam Bernard, English stage and screen actor (born 1863)
  • May 20 – Oscar Stribolt, Danish actor (born 1873)
  • June 3 – Einar Hanson, Swedish stage and screen actor (born 1897)
  • June 4 – Robert McKim, American actor (born 1877)
  • July 26 – June Mathis, American screenwriter (born 1887)
  • September 5 – Marcus Loew, American theatre chain executive & founder of Loews Theatres (born 1870)
  • October 5 – Sam Warner, American co-founder of Warner Brothers studios (born 1887)
  • October 13 – Hughie Mack, American actor (born 1884)
  • November 4 – Valli Valli, German stage and film actress (born 1882)
  • December 6 – Kate Toncray, American actress (born 1867)
  • December 16 – Romaine Fielding, American actor and director (born 1868)
  • December 24 – Julia Bruns, American stage & film actress (born 1895)

Film debuts

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See also

References

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