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This article is about films in the year 1941. For the Steven Spielberg film, see
1941 (film).
Overview of the events of 1941 in film
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
The Philadelphia Story
MGM
$2,374,000
[2]
6
Caught in the Draft
Paramount
$2,200,000
[5]
7
A Yank in the R.A.F.
20th Century Fox
$2,063,000
[4]
8
Men of Boys Town
MGM
$2,009,000
[2]
9
Ziegfeld Girl
$1,891,000
[2]
10
They Died with Their Boots On
Warner Bros.
$1,871,000
[1]
Events
Academy Awards
1941 film releases
United States unless stated
January–March
January 1941
1 January
16 January
17 January
21 January
23 January
24 January
28 January
31 January
February 1941
7 February
18 February
20 February
21 February
25 February
March 1941
1 March
7 March
8 March
10 March
21 March
26 March
28 March
April–June
April 1941
4 April
6 April
10 April
11 April
12 April
19 April
24 April
25 April
30 April
May 1941
1 May
2 May
3 May
5 May
7 May
9 May
10 May
22 May
23 May
24 May
30 May
June 1941
7 June
11 June
13 June
18 June
20 June
25 June
26 June
27 June
28 June
July–September
July 1941
2 July
4 July
12 July
18 July
25 July
26 July
August 1941
1 August
2 August
6 August
7 August
8 August
9 August
12 August
15 August
21 August
28 August
29 August
September
1 September
5 September
6 September
18 September
19 September
25 September
26 September
October–December
October 1941
2 October
8 October
10 October
17 October
18 October
22 October
23 October
24 October
25 October
28 October
31 October
November 1941
7 November
14 November
15 November
21 November
27 November
28 November
December 1941
1 December
2 December
5 December
12 December
18 December
21 December
25 December
26 December
Notable films released in 1941
United States unless stated
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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
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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 )
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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
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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
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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 )
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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
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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 )
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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
Births
January 1
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
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
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
April 12 -
Manuel de Blas , Spanish actor
April 20
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
June 2
June 5 –
Spalding Gray , American actor and screenwriter (died 2004)
June 8 -
Jessie Lawrence Ferguson , American actor (died 2019)
June 10
June 20
June 21
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
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
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
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
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
References
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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
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d The Eddie Mannix Ledger , Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study .
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"101 Pix Gross in Millions" Variety 6 Jan 1943 p 58
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b "All-time Film Rental Champs".
Variety . October 15, 1990. p. M162 to 166.
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"York's 4,000,000" .
Variety . December 31, 1941. p. 20. Retrieved December 9, 2023 .
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"All Time Box Office Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation" . www.boxofficemojo.com .
Archived from the original on 2014-06-07.
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