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The year 1941 in film involved some significant events.
Contents |
Events
Citizen Kane, consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time, was released in 1941.
Top grossing films (U.S.)
| Rank | Title | Studio | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sergeant York | Warner Bros. | |
| 2. | Buck Privates | Universal | |
| 3. | Tobacco Road | 20th Century Fox | |
| 4. | Dumbo | Disney/RKO | $1,600,000 |
| 5. | How Green Was My Valley | 20th Century Fox |
Academy Awards
- Best Picture: How Green Was My Valley - 20th Century-Fox
- Best Actor: Gary Cooper - Sergeant York
- Best Actress: Joan Fontaine - Suspicion
Films released in 1941
- Adam Had Four Sons
- Andy Hardy's Private Secretary, starring Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker, and Fay Holden
- Ball of Fire
- Blood and Sand
- Blossoms in the Dust, starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon
- Broadway Limited, starring Victor McLaglen, Marjorie Woodworth, Dennis O'Keefe, and Patsy Kelly
- Bowery Blitzkrieg
- Buck Privates, starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
- Caught in the Draft
- The Chocolate Soldier
- Citizen Kane, directed by and starring Orson Welles
- The Corsican Brothers
- The Devil and Daniel Webster (often billed as All That Money Can Buy)
- The Devil and Miss Jones
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, starring Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman and Lana Turner
- Dumbo
- Flying Wild
- Forty-Ninth Parallel
- The Gang's All Here starring Frankie Darro and Mantan Moreland
- The Great Lie
- Hatter's Castle
- Hellzapoppin'
- Here Comes Mr. Jordan
- High Sierra
- Hit the Road
- Hold Back the Dawn
- Hold That Ghost, starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
- How Green Was My Valley
- In the Navy, starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
- Keep 'Em Flying, starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
- Kipps
- Lady Be Good
- The Lady Eve
- Life Begins for Andy Hardy starring Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker, and Fay Holden
- The Little Foxes
- Louisiana Purchase
- Major Barbara
- The Maltese Falcon, starring Humphrey Bogart
- Man Hunt
- Man Made Monster, starring Lon Chaney Jr. and Lionel Atwill
- Mob Town
- Mr. Bug Goes to Town
- One Foot in Heaven
- Penny Serenade
- Pride of the Bowery
- Princess Iron Fan
- Rage in Heaven
- Red River Valley, directed by Joseph Kane
- The Reluctant Dragon
- Sergeant York
- The Shanghai Gesture
- Shining Victory, starring James Stephenson and Geraldine Fitzgerald
- Skylark
- Spooks Run Wild
- Sullivan's Travels
- Sun Valley Serenade
- Suspicion
- Tank Patrol
- Target for Tonight
- Tarzan's Secret Treasure
- They Died with Their Boots On
- Tobacco Road
- War Front
- Western Union
- The Wolf Man
- You Belong to Me
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
Short film series
- Buster Keaton (1917-1941)
- Laurel and Hardy (1921-1943)
- Our Gang (1922-1944)
- The Three Stooges (1934-1959)
Animated short film series
- Mickey Mouse (1928-1953)
- Looney Tunes (1930-1969)
- 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 (MGM) (1940-1958)
- Woody Woodpecker (1941-1949)
- Swing Symphonies (1941-1945)
- The Fox and the Crow (1941-1950)
- Superman (1941-1943)
Births
- January 5 - Miyazaki Hayao, Japanese film maker
- January 8 - Graham Chapman, comedian
- January 14 - Faye Dunaway, actress
- April 20 - Ryan O'Neal, actor
- June 25 - Denys Arcand, screenwriter, film director
- June 27 - Krzysztof Kieślowski, film director
- October 4 - Anne Rice, horror/fantasy writer
- November 5 - Art Garfunkel, singer, occasional actor
- December 9 - Beau Bridges, actor
Deaths
- January 4 - Henri Bergson, writer
- January 10 - Joe Penner, comedian, actor
- May 12 - Ruth Stonehouse, actress, film director