1941 in film

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The year 1941 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest of all time, Citizen Kane.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1941 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1941
Rank	Title	Distributor	Domestic rentals
1	Sergeant York	Warner Bros.	$6,075,000^[1]
2	Honky Tonk	MGM	$2,893,000^[2]
3	Louisiana Purchase	Paramount	$2,750,000^[3]
4	How Green Was My Valley	20th Century Fox	$2,447,000^[4]
5	Caught in the Draft	Paramount	$2,200,000^[5]
6	A Yank in the R.A.F.	20th Century Fox	$2,063,000^[4]
7	Men of Boys Town	MGM	$2,009,000^[2]
8	Ziegfeld Girl	MGM	$1,891,000^[2]
9	They Died with Their Boots On	Warner Bros.	$1,871,000^[1]
10	Ball of Fire	RKO	$1,856,000^[6]^[7]

Events

January 17 – Gone with the Wind goes into general release in the United States after touring in a roadshow version during 1940. Becoming a cultural phenomenon, it sells an estimated 60 million tickets this year alone. Adjusted for inflation with numerous rereleases, it remains the highest grossing domestic film of all time with $1.8 billion.^[8]
March 24 – Glenn Miller begins work on his 1st movie Sun Valley Serenade for Twentieth Century Fox.
May 1 – Orson Welles' Citizen Kane, consistently rated as one of the films considered the all-time best, is premiered at the Palace Theatre (New York City).
July 2 – Sergeant York, the film biopic of World War I hero Alvin C. York, starring Gary Cooper in the title role, premieres in New York City. It is the highest-grossing picture of the year and earns Cooper the first of two Academy Awards for Best Actor.
September – Senate Investigation into Motion Picture War Propaganda in the United States.
October 3 – The Maltese Falcon, considered one of the greatest films noir, is released.

Academy Awards

Best Picture: How Green Was My Valley – 20th Century-Fox
Best Actor: Gary Cooper – Sergeant York
Best Actress: Joan Fontaine – Suspicion
Best Supporting Actor: Donald Crisp – How Green Was My Valley
Best Supporting Actress: Mary Astor – The Great Lie
Best Director: John Ford – How Green Was My Valley

1941 film releases

United States unless stated

Notable films released in 1941

United States unless stated

#

The 47 Ronin (Genroku chushingura), directed by Kenji Mizoguchi – (Japan)
49th Parallel, directed by Michael Powell, starring Leslie Howard and Laurence Olivier – (GB)

A

Adam Had Four Sons, starring Ingrid Bergman and Warner Baxter
Among the Living, starring Albert Dekker and Susan Hayward
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary, starring Mickey Rooney

B

Babes on Broadway, directed by Busby Berkeley, starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney
Back Street, starring Charles Boyer and Margaret Sullavan
Bad Men of Missouri, starring Dennis Morgan and Jane Wyman
Ball of Fire, directed by Howard Hawks, starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck
The Big Store, starring the Marx Brothers, Margaret Dumont, Tony Martin
The Black Cat, starring Basil Rathbone and Bela Lugosi
Blood and Sand, starring Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Rita Hayworth
Blossoms in the Dust, starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon
The Blue Star Hotel (Hotel Modrá hvězda), directed by Martin Frič – (Czechoslovakia)
Blues in the Night, starring Priscilla Lane and Betty Field
Bowery Blitzkrieg, starring the East Side Kids
The Bride Came C.O.D., starring James Cagney and Bette Davis
Broadway Limited, starring Victor McLaglen, Dennis O'Keefe, Patsy Kelly
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family, directed by Yasujirō Ozu – (Japan)
Buck Privates, starring Abbott and Costello

C

Caught in the Draft, starring Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour
Charlie Chan in Rio, starring Sidney Toler
Charley's Aunt, starring Jack Benny
A Charming Man (Roztomilý člověk), directed by Martin Frič – (Czechoslovakia)
The Chocolate Soldier, starring Nelson Eddy
Churchill's Island (La Forteresse de Churchill) – (Canada)
Citizen Kane, directed by and starring Orson Welles, with Joseph Cotten, Agnes Moorehead, Everett Sloane, Dorothy Comingore, Ray Collins
The Corsican Brothers, starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Cottage to Let, directed by Anthony Asquith, starring Leslie Banks, Alastair Sim, John Mills – (GB)
Crook's Tour, starring Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne
Cuando los hijos se van (When Children Leave Home) – (Mexico)

D

The Devil and Daniel Webster (aka All That Money Can Buy), starring Walter Huston and Edward Arnold
The Devil and Miss Jones, starring Jean Arthur and Robert Cummings
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, starring Spencer Tracy and Ingrid Bergman
Dumbo, animated film from Walt Disney

F

The Face Behind the Mask, starring Peter Lorre
The Farmer's Wife, starring Basil Sydney
Footsteps in the Dark, starring Errol Flynn
The Flame of New Orleans, starring Marlene Dietrich
Flying Wild, starring the East Side Kids
Freedom Radio, directed by Anthony Asquith – (GB)

G

The Gang's All Here, starring Frankie Darro and Mantan Moreland
The Ghost of St. Michael's, starring Will Hay and Charles Hawtrey – (GB)
The Great Lie, starring Mary Astor and Bette Davis

H

H.M. Pulham, Esq., starring Hedy Lamarr and Robert Young
The Hard Life of an Adventurer (Těžký život dobrodruha) – (Czechoslovakia)
Hatter's Castle, starring Robert Newton and Deborah Kerr – (Britain)
The Heavenly Play (Himlaspelet), directed by Alf Sjöberg – (Sweden)
Hellzapoppin', starring Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson
Here Comes Mr. Jordan, starring Robert Montgomery
High Sierra, starring Ida Lupino and Humphrey Bogart
Hit the Road, starring the Dead End Kids
Hold Back the Dawn, starring Charles Boyer, Olivia de Havilland and Paulette Goddard
Hold That Ghost, starring Abbott and Costello
Honky Tonk, starring Clark Gable and Lana Turner
How Green Was My Valley, directed by John Ford, starring Walter Pidgeon and Maureen O'Hara – winner of 5 Academy Awards

I

I Wake Up Screaming, starring Betty Grable, Victor Mature, Carole Landis
I Wanted Wings, starring Ray Milland, William Holden, Veronica Lake, Brian Donlevy
In the Navy, starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
Inspector Hornleigh Goes To It, starring Gordon Harker and Alastair Sim – (GB)
International Lady, starring George Brent and Basil Rathbone
The Iron Crown (La corona di ferro) – (Italy)
It Started with Eve, starring Deanna Durbin and Robert Cummings

J

Jesse James at Bay, starring Roy Rogers

K

Kathleen, starring Shirley Temple
Keep 'Em Flying, starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
Khazanchi (Cashier) – (India)
Kipps (British), based on the H.G. Wells novel, directed by Carol Reed, starring Michael Redgrave – (GB)

L

Ladies in Retirement, starring Ida Lupino and Louis Hayward
Lady Be Good, starring Eleanor Powell and Robert Young
The Lady Eve, directed by Preston Sturges, starring Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda
Life Begins for Andy Hardy starring Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker, Fay Holden
Life with Henry, starring Jackie Cooper.
The Little Foxes, directed by William Wyler, starring Bette Davis
Look Who's Laughing, starring Edgar Bergen, Fibber McGee and Molly
Louisiana Purchase, starring Bob Hope
Love on the Dole, starring Deborah Kerr – (GB)

M

Major Barbara, directed by Gabriel Pascal, starring Wendy Hiller and Rex Harrison – (GB)
The Maltese Falcon, directed by John Huston, starring Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Peter Lorre
Man Hunt, starring Walter Pidgeon and Joan Bennett
Man Made Monster, starring Lon Chaney Jr. and Lionel Atwill
Manpower, starring Edward G. Robinson, Marlene Dietrich, George Raft
Meet John Doe, starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck
Moon Over Miami, starring Betty Grable
Mr. & Mrs. Smith, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Carole Lombard and Robert Montgomery
Mr. Bug Goes to Town

N

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break, starring W. C. Fields
Nice Girl?, starring Deanna Durbin

O

Ohm Krüger (Uncle Kruger), starring Emil Jannings – (Germany)
One Foot in Heaven, starring Fredric March and Martha Scott
One Night in Lisbon, starring Fred MacMurray and Madeleine Carroll
One Night in Transylvania (Egy éjszaka Erdélyben) – (Hungary)

P

Penn of Pennsylvania, starring Clifford Evans and Deborah Kerr – (GB)
Penny Serenade, starring Irene Dunne and Cary Grant
Piccolo mondo antico (Old-Fashioned World), starring Alida Valli – (Italy)
Pimpernel Smith, directed by and starring Leslie Howard – (GB)
A Place to Live
Pride of the Bowery, starring the East Side Kids
Princess Iron Fan (Tie shan gong zhu) – (China)

Q

Quiet Wedding, directed by Anthony Asquith, starring Margaret Lockwood – (GB)

R

Rage in Heaven, starring Robert Montgomery and Ingrid Bergman
Red River Valley, directed by Joseph Kane, starring Roy Rogers
The Reluctant Dragon, starring Robert Benchley
Road to Zanzibar, starring Bob Hope and Bing Crosby

S

The Saint in Palm Springs, starring George Sanders
The Sausage-Maker Who Disappeared (Den forsvundne pølsemaker) – (Norway)
The Sea Wolf, starring Edward G. Robinson, Ida Lupino, John Garfield
Sergeant York, directed by Howard Hawks, starring Gary Cooper and Walter Brennan
Shadow of the Thin Man, starring William Powell and Myrna Loy
The Shanghai Gesture, starring Gene Tierney
The Shepherd of the Hills, starring John Wayne
Sheriff of Tombstone, starring Roy Rogers
Shining Victory, starring James Stephenson and Geraldine Fitzgerald
Sikandar (Alexander the Great) – (India)
Six Gun Gold, starring Tim Holt
Skylark, starring Claudette Colbert and Ray Milland
Spellbound, starring Derek Farr – (GB)
Spooks Run Wild, starring East Side Kids and Bela Lugosi
Stormy Waters (Remorques), starring Jean Gabin and Michèle Morgan – (France)
The Strawberry Blonde, starring James Cagney, Olivia de Havilland, Rita Hayworth
Sullivan's Travels, directed by Preston Sturges, starring Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake
Sun Valley Serenade, starring Sonja Henie
Suspicion, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Joan Fontaine and Cary Grant
Suvorov – (U.S.S.R.)
Swamp Water, directed by Jean Renoir, starring Walter Brennan and Walter Huston

T

The Tale of the Fox (Le Roman de Renard) – (France)
Target for Tonight, a propaganda documentary – (GB)
Tarzan's Secret Treasure, starring Johnny Weissmuller
Teresa Venerdì, directed by and starring Vittorio De Sica – (Italy)
That Hamilton Woman (aka Lady Hamilton), starring Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier – (GB)
That Night in Rio, starring Don Ameche, Alice Faye, Carmen Miranda
The Tell-Tale Heart, starring Joseph Schildkraut
They Died with Their Boots On, starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland
They Met in Argentina, starring Maureen O'Hara and James Ellison
Tobacco Road, starring Gene Tierney
Tosca, directed by Jean Renoir, starring Imperio Argentina and Michel Simon (Italy)
Turned Out Nice Again, starring George Formby – (GB)
The Tyrant Father (O Pai Tirano) – (Portugal)

U

U-Boat Course West! (U-Boote westwärts) – (Germany)
Unexpected Uncle, starring Anne Shirley, James Craig, Charles Coburn
Unholy Partners, starring Edward G. Robinson and Laraine Day

W

Week-End in Havana, starring Alice Faye, John Payne, Carmen Miranda and Cesar Romero
Western Union, starring Randolph Scott
When Ladies Meet, starring Joan Crawford, Greer Garson, Robert Taylor and Herbert Marshall
The Wolf Man, starring Lon Chaney Jr.
A Woman's Face, starring Joan Crawford and Melvyn Douglas

Y

A Yank in the RAF, starring Tyrone Power and Betty Grable
You Belong to Me, starring Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda
You'll Never Get Rich, starring Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth

Z

Ziegfeld Girl, starring Judy Garland and James Stewart

Serials

The Adventures of Captain Marvel, starring Tom Tyler, directed by William Witney and John English
Dick Tracy vs Crime Inc, starring Ralph Byrd, directed by William Witney and John English
The Green Hornet, starring Gordon Jones
Holt of the Secret Service, directed by James W. Horne
The Iron Claw, directed by James W. Horne
Jungle Girl, starring Frances Gifford, directed by William Witney and John English
King of the Texas Rangers, directed by William Witney and John English
Riders of Death Valley, directed by Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe
Sea Raiders, directed by Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe
Sky Raiders, directed by Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe
The Spider Returns, starring Warren Hull, directed by James W. Horne
White Eagle, directed by James W. Horne

Comedy film series

Animated short film series

Mickey Mouse (1928–1942, 1947–1953)
Looney Tunes (1930–1969)
- Bugs Bunny (1941–1964)
- Daffy Duck (1938–1968)
- Porky Pig (1936–1946, 1948–1951)
- Sniffles (1939–1946)
- Inki (1939–1950)
Terrytoons (1930–1964)
Merrie Melodies (1931–1969)
Scrappy (1931-1941)
Popeye (1933–1957)
Color Rhapsodies (1934–1949)
Donald Duck (1937–1956)
Walter Lantz Cartunes (also known as New Universal Cartoons or Cartune Comedies) (1938–1942)
Goofy (1939–1955)
Andy Panda (1939–1949)
Tom and Jerry (1940–1958, 1961–1967)
- The Midnight Snack
- The Night Before Christmas
Woody Woodpecker (1941–1949, 1951–1972)
Swing Symphonies (1941–1945)
The Fox and the Crow (1941–1950)
Superman (1941–1943)

Births

January 1
- Simón Andreu, Spanish actor
- Eva Ras, Serbian actress, writer and painter
January 3 - Derrick O'Connor, Irish actor (died 2018)
January 4 - John Bennett Perry, American actor
January 7 - Harvey Evans, American actor (died 2021)
January 10 – José Greci, Italian actress (died 2017)
January 12 - Long John Baldry, English-Canadian singer, musician and voice actor (died 2005)
January 14 – Faye Dunaway, American actress
January 15 - Geoffrey Beevers, British actor
January 19 - Putter Smith, American jazz bassist and actor
January 24 - Neil Diamond, American actor and singer
January 27 - Jeannie Epper, American stuntwoman and actress (died 2024)
January 31 – Jessica Walter, American actress (died 2021)
February 5 - David Selby, American actor
February 8 – Nick Nolte, American actor and producer
February 10 – Michael Apted, English director, producer and screenwriter (died 2021)
February 11 - Sonny Landham, American actor and stunt performer (died 2017)
February 13 - Bo Svenson, Swedish-American actor, director, screenwriter and producer
February 27 - Charlotte Stewart, American actress
March 3 - Rada Rassimov, Italian actress
March 4
- John Aprea, American actor and comedian
- Adrian Lyne, English director and producer
March 6 - George P. Wilbur, American actor and professional stuntman (died 2023)
March 14 – Wolfgang Petersen, German director, producer and screenwriter (died 2022)
March 16
- Bernardo Bertolucci, Italian director (died 2018)
- Jerry Chipman, American actor (died 2020)
March 18 - Frank McRae, American actor (died 2021)
March 20 - Paul Junger Witt, American producer (died 2018)
March 24 - David Fox, Canadian actor (died 2021)
April 3 - Eric Braeden, German actor
April 7
- Cornelia Frances, English-Australian actress (died 2018)
- Danny Wells, Canadian actor and comedian (died 2013)
April 12 - Manuel de Blas, Spanish actor
April 20
- David Leland, English director (died 2023)
- Ryan O'Neal, American actor (died 2023)
April 26 - Claudine Auger, French actress (died 2019)
April 28 – Ann-Margret, Swedish-born American actress, dancer and singer
May 2 - Paul Darrow, English actor (died 2019)
May 13 – Senta Berger, Austrian actress and producer
May 17 - Grace Zabriskie, American actress
May 18 - Miriam Margolyes, British-Australian character actress
May 19 - Tania Mallet, English actress and model (died 2019)
May 24 – Andrés García, Dominican-Mexican actor
May 29
- Nick McLean, American cinematographer and actor
- Bill Weston, British stunt performer and actor (died 2012)
June 2
- Stacy Keach, American actor
- Mahmoud Yassine, Egyptian actor (died 2020)
June 5 – Spalding Gray, American actor and screenwriter (died 2004)
June 8 - Jessie Lawrence Ferguson, American actor (died 2019)
June 10
- Mickey Jones, American musician and actor (died 2018)
- Jürgen Prochnow, German actor
June 20
- Stephen Frears, English film director
- Dieter Mann, German actor (died 2022)
June 21
- Joe Flaherty, Canadian-American actor and comedian (died 2024)
- Lyman Ward, Canadian actor
June 22 – Michael Lerner, American actor (died 2023)
June 25 – Denys Arcand, Canadian director and screenwriter
June 27 – Krzysztof Kieślowski, Polish director (died 1996)
July 1 - Milos Milos, Serbian-born American actor and stunt double (died 1966)
July 10 - Robert Pine, American actor
July 13 - Robert Forster, American actor (died 2019)
July 17 - Paula Shaw, American actress
July 21 - Edward Herrmann, American actor, director and writer (died 2014)
July 26 - Darlene Love, American actress and singer
July 28 – Peter Cullen, Canadian voice actor
July 29 – David Warner, English actor (died 2022)
August 4
- Martin Jarvis, English actor
- Paul Mooney, American comedian, writer and actor (died 2021)
August 7 - Franco Columbu, Italian bodybuilder, actor and producer (died 2019)
August 8 - Earl Boen, American actor (died 2023)
August 12 - Dana Ivey, American actress
August 15 - Lou Perryman, American character actor (died 2009)
August 26 - Joan Freeman, American retired actress
August 28 - Tony Barry, Australian actor (died 2022)
August 29
- Ellen Geer, American actress
- Mark Kasdan, American screenwriter and producer
- Orestes Matacena, Cuban-American actor, director, producer and writer
September 18 - Gerry Bamman, American actor
September 26 – Martine Beswick, English actress and model
October 6 – Billy Murray, English actor
October 9 - Michael Goodwin, American character actor
October 10 – Peter Coyote, American actor
October 19 – Simon Ward, English actor (died 2012)
October 20 – Clare Peploe, English-Italian screenwriter and director (died 2021)
October 23 – Mel Winkler, American actor (died 2020)
October 24 – Frank Aendenboom, Belgian actor (died 2018)
October 25 – Gordon Tootoosis, Aboriginal Canadian actor (died 2011)
October 31
- Mischa Hausserman, Austrian-born American actor (died 2021)
- Sally Kirkland, American actress
November 1 – Robert Foxworth, American actor
November 18 – David Hemmings, English actor, director and producer (died 2003)
November 22 – Tom Conti, Scottish actor
November 23 – Franco Nero, Italian actor
November 25 – Tiit Lilleorg, Estonian actor (died 2021)
November 27 - Tom Morga, American stuntman, stunt coordinator and actor
December 4 – Leila Säälik, Estonian actress
December 6
- Evald Hermaküla, Estonian actor and director (died 2000)
- Leon Russom, American actor
December 8 – Valora Noland, American actress (died 2022)
December 9 – Beau Bridges, American actor
December 10 - Fionnula Flanagan, Irish actress
December 15 - Vladan Živković, Serbian actor (died 2022)
December 25 - John Capodice, American character actor
December 27 - Aharon Ipalé, Israeli-American actor (died 2016)

Deaths

January 4 – Henri Bergson, 81, French writer
January 10 – Joe Penner, 36, American comedian, actor, The Boys from Syracuse, Millionaire Playboy, The Day the Bookies Wept, Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
March 13 – Stuart Walker, 63, American director, White Woman, Great Expectations
April 23 – Stanley Fields, 57, American actor, The Great Plane Robbery, The Lady from Cheyenne
May 8 – Tore Svennberg, 83, Swedish actor, The Phantom Carriage, A Woman's Face
May 12 – Ruth Stonehouse, 48, American actress, film director, The Satin Woman
May 22 – Ida Waterman, 89, American actress, Stella Maris, The Enchanted Cottage, Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley, Esmerelda
June 28 – Richard Carle, 69, American actor, The Little Red Schoolhouse, Love Before Breakfast, Rhythm in the Clouds, She Asked for It
July 25 - Purnell Pratt, 55, American actor, Alibi, Scarface, The Mystery Squadron, Dancing Feet
July 29 - James Stephenson, 52, English actor, The Letter, Shining Victory
August 13 – J. Stuart Blackton, 66, British-American film producer and director, co-founder of Vitagraph Studios, The Glorious Adventure
September 18 – Claude King, 66, English actor, Behind the Mask, It Couldn't Have Happened – But It Did
October 9 – Helen Morgan, 41, American actress and singer, You Belong to Me, Applause, Show Boat
October 26 – Victor Schertzinger, 53, American director, Paramount on Parade, Road to Zanzibar
November 2 – Bengt Djurberg, 43, Swedish actor, Troll-elgen
December 21 – David Howard, 45, American film director, Daniel Boone

Film Debuts

Reginald Beckwith – Freedom Radio
Adriana Benetti – Teresa Venerdì
Marina Berti – La fuggitiva
Barbara Britton – Secrets of the Wasteland
Faith Brook – Suspicion
Leslie Brooks – Ziegfeld Girl
Phil Brown – I Wanted Wings
Janis Carter – Cadet Girl
John Cason – Buck Privates
Cyd Charisse – Escort Girl
Françoise Christophe – Premier rendez-vous
David Clarke – Knockout
George Cole – Cottage to Let
Ray Collins – Citizen Kane
Joseph Cotten – Citizen Kane
Yvonne De Carlo – Harvard, Here I Come
John Dehner – The Reluctant Dragon
Anita Durante – Scampolo
Faye Emerson – Affectionately Yours
Bill Erwin – You're in the Army Now
Renée Faure – Who Killed Santa Claus?
Suzanne Flon – Ce n'est pas moi
Elisabeth Fraser – One Foot in Heaven
Terry Frost – Cyclone on Horseback
Eva Gabor – Forced Landing
Ava Gardner – Shadow of the Thin Man
Karen X. Gaylord – The Chocolate Soldier
Jackie Gleason – Navy Blues
Kenneth Griffith – The Farmer's Wife
Eloise Hardt – You Belong to Me
Richard Haydn – Charley's Aunt
Sterling Hayden – Virginia
Charlton Heston – Peer Gynt
Jennifer Holt – Stick to Your Guns
Bruce Lee – Golden Gate Girl
Anna Maestri – Teresa Venerdì
Patrick McVey – Caught in the Draft
Sid Melton – New York Town
Agnes Moorehead – Citizen Kane
Margaret O'Brien – Babes on Broadway
Larry Parks – Mystery Ship
Annette Poivre – Premier rendez-vous
Vera Ralston – Ice-Capades
Carl Benton Reid – The Little Foxes
Adeline De Walt Reynolds – Come Live with Me
Natalie Schafer – The Body Disappears
Frank Sinatra – Las Vegas Nights
Everett Sloane – Citizen Kane
Woody Strode – Sundown
Simone Valère – Premier rendez-vous
Tito Vuolo – Shadow of the Thin Man
Ruth Warrick – Citizen Kane
Orson Welles – Citizen Kane
Rhys Williams – How Green Was My Valley
Marie Windsor – Unexpected Uncle
Barbara Woodell – Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Teresa Wright – The Little Foxes

References

^ ^a ^b 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 28 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
^ ^a ^b ^c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
^ "101 Pix Gross in Millions" Variety 6 Jan 1943 p 58
^ ^a ^b "All-time Film Rental Champs". Variety. October 15, 1990. p. M162 to 166.
^ "York's 4,000,000". Variety. December 31, 1941. p. 20. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
^ 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.
^ Jewell, Richard B. (1994). "Appendix 1". Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. 14 (S1): 1–11. doi:10.1080/01439689408604545.
^ "All Time Box Office Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation". www.boxofficemojo.com. Archived from the original on 2014-06-07.

External links

[warners-1] 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 28 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551

[Mannix-2] The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.

[1943101PixGrossMillions-3] "101 Pix Gross in Millions" Variety 6 Jan 1943 p 58

[AllTime-4] "All-time Film Rental Champs". Variety. October 15, 1990. p. M162 to 166.

[VarietyDec41-5] "York's 4,000,000". Variety. December 31, 1941. p. 20. Retrieved December 9, 2023.

[tevlin-6] 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.

[tevlina-7] Jewell, Richard B. (1994). "Appendix 1". Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. 14 (S1): 1–11. doi:10.1080/01439689408604545.

[8] "All Time Box Office Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation". www.boxofficemojo.com. Archived from the original on 2014-06-07.

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