The days of the Silent Film were numbered. A mad scramble to provide synchronized Sound was on.
- January 20 - The movie '' In Old Arizona '' was released. The film was the first full-length talking film to be filmed outdoors.
- May 16 - The first Academy Awards , or Oscars, are distributed
- July 13 , The first all color talkie (in Technicolor ), '' On With The Show '' is released by Warner. Bros. who the led in a new color revolution, just as they had ushered in that of the talkies.
- '' Hallelujah! '', first Hollywood film to contain an entire black cast.
- '' Atlantic (1929 Film) '' is the first sound on film movie made in Germany. It is also the first Titanic movie with sound.
- '' The Broadway Melody '' is released by MGM and becomes the first major musical film of the sound era, sparking a host of imitators as well as a series of ''Broadway Melody'' films that would run until 1940 .
# '' Gold Diggers Of Broadway ''
# '' Rio Rita ''
# '' On With The Show ''
# '' The Broadway Melody ''
# '' Devil May Cry ''
# '' In Old Arizona ''
# '' Hollywood Revue Of 1929 ''
# '' The Mysterious Island ''
# '' The Love Parade ''
# '' Four Feathers ''
# '' Sally ''
# '' Welcome Stranger ''
# '' Redskin ''
# '' The Pagan ''
# '' Marriage Playground ''
# '' Say It With Songs ''
# '' They Had To See Paris ''
# '' Disraeli ''
# '' Navy Blues ''
# '' The Kiss ''
# '' Their Own Desire ''
# '' Divine Lady ''
# '' Sunny Side Up ''
# '' The Trespasser ''
# '' Madame X ''
# '' The Last Of Mrs. Cheyney ''
# '' The Taming Of The Shrew ''
# '' Bulldog Drummond ''
- Best Picture : '' - MGM
- Best Actor : - ''In Old Arizona''
- Best Actor : - ''Disraeli''
- Best Actress : - ''Coquette''
Note: Prior to 1933, awards were not based on calendar years, which is how there are 2 'Best Actor' awards for 1929 films.
- '' An Andalusian Dog '' (''Un chien andalou''), a short film by Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí .
- '' Applause '', starring Helen Morgan .
- '' Asphalt ''
- '' Atlantic (1929 Film) '', the first sound on film made in Germany and the first sound Titanic movie
- '' Big Business '', a Laurel And Hardy short.
- '' Blackmail '', directed by Alfred Hitchcock .
- '' Broadway '', a musical comedy with Technicolor sequences.
- '' The Broadway Melody '', musical comedy starring Charles King , Anita Page and Bessie Love .
- '' Bulldog Drummond '', starring Ronald Colman .
- '' The Clue Of The New Pin ''
- '' The Cocoanuts '', starring the Marx Brothers .
- '' Coquette '', starring Mary Pickford , Johnny Mack Brown , Matt Moore . Directed by Sam Taylor
- '' Dance Of Life '', a musical comedy with Technicolor sequences.
- '' The Desert Song '', a musical operetta with Technicolor sequences.
- '' Devil May Care '', a musical romance with Technicolor sequences.
- '' Disraeli '', starring George Arliss .
- '' The Flying Fleet '' Starring Ramon Navarro , Ralph Graves , Anita Page , and Edward Nugent
- '' Footlights And Fools '', a musical comedy entirely in Technicolor .
- '' Fox Movietone Follies '', a musical revue with Multicolor sequences.
- '' Glorifying The American Girl '', a musical comedy with Technicolor sequences.
- '' Gold Diggers Of Broadway '', a musical comedy entirely in Technicolor .
- '' Great Gabbo '', a musical comedy with Multicolor sequences.
- '' Hallelujah! '', directed by King Vidor .
- '' Hearts In Dixie '', starring Clarence Muse , Drama/Musical
- '' His First Command '', a musical drama with Technicolor sequences.
- '' The Hollywood Revue Of 1929 '', a showcase of talent under contract to MGM.
- '' In Old Arizona '', starring Warner Baxter .
- '' It's A Great Life '', a musical comedy with Technicolor sequences.
- '' The Iron Mask ''. starring Douglas Fairbanks .
- '' The Kiss '', starring Greta Garbo and Conrad Nagel .
- '' The Lady Lies '', starring Walter Huston and Claudette Colbert
- '' The Love Parade '', starring Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald .
- '' Lucky Star
- '' Man With A Movie Camera '' (Chelovek s kinoapparatom), a documentary.
- '' The Manxman '', directed by Alfred Hitchcock .
- '' Married In Hollywood '', a musical romance with Multicolor sequences.
- '' The Mysterious Island '', starring Lionel Barrymore .
- '' On With The Show '', a musical comedy entirely in Technicolor .
- '' Pandora's Box '', starring Louise Brooks .
- '' Paris '', a musical comedy with Technicolor sequences.
- '' Pointed Heels '', a musical comedy with Technicolor sequences.
- '' Queen Kelly '', starring Gloria Swanson (this film was never actually finished because producers balked at releasing a Silent Film in a what was quickly becoming a Sound Film market)
- '' Redskin '', a drama with Technicolor sequences.
- '' Red Hot Rhythm '', a musical comedy with Multicolor sequences.
- '' Rio Rita '', a musical comedy with Technicolor sequences.
- '' The River
- '' Sally '', a musical comedy entirely in Technicolor .
- '' The Show Of Shows '', a musical revue with Technicolor sequences.
- '' St. Louis Blues '', starring Bessie Smith . -(film mentioned in article)
- '' The Skeleton Dance '', a Walt Disney animated short.
- '' Spite Marriage '', a Buster Keaton film.
- '' Sunny Side Up '', a musical comedy with Technicolor sequences.
- '' This Thing Called Love '', a musical romance with Technicolor sequences.
- '' The Virginian '', starring Gary Cooper .
- '' Woman In The Moon '' (''Frau im Mond''), directed by Fritz Lang .
- January 3 - Sergio Leone , director (+ 1989 )
- January 31 - Jean Simmons , actress
- February 10 - Jerry Goldsmith , composer (+ 2004 )
- April 28 - Carolyn Jones , actress (+ 1983 )
- May 4 - Audrey Hepburn , actress
- August 23 - Vera Miles , actress
- September 2 - Hal Ashby , director
- November 12 - Grace Kelly , actress
- December 6 – Alain Tanner , Swiss film director
- December 9 - John Cassavetes , actor, director
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