The following is an overview of 1933 in film, including significant events, a list of films released, and notable births and deaths.
The Our Gang personnel page is a listing of the significant cast and crew from the Our Gang short subjects film series, originally created and produced by Hal Roach which ran in movie theaters from 1922 to 1944.
Walter Leland Catlett was an American actor and comedian. He made a career of playing excitable, meddlesome, temperamental, and officious blowhards.
To the Last Man is a 1923 American silent Western film based on the 1921 novel by Zane Grey, produced by Adolph Zukor and Jesse L. Lasky from Famous Players–Lasky, distributed by Paramount Pictures, directed by Victor Fleming, and starring Richard Dix, Lois Wilson, and Noah Beery. The cinematographer was James Wong Howe.
Herbert Harrison Heyes was an American film actor. He appeared in nearly 100 films between 1915 and 1956, including the famed 1947 film Miracle on 34th Street, in which he played an ahistorical "Mr. Gimbel," owner of Gimbel's Department Store. He was born in Vader, Washington and died in North Hollywood, Los Angeles.
Jack La Rue was an American film and stage actor.
Wild Bill Elliott was an American film actor. He specialized in playing the rugged heroes of B Westerns, particularly the Red Ryder series of films.
Strangers of the Evening is a 1932 American pre-Code mystery film produced by Samuel Bischoff for Tiffany Pictures, directed by H. Bruce Humberstone, and starring ZaSu Pitts, Lucien Littlefield and Eugene Pallette. Based on Tiffany Thayer's novel The Illustrious Corpse, the screenplay was adapted by Stuart Anthony and Warren Duff.
The Fabulous Texan is a 1947 American Western film directed by Edward Ludwig and written by Lawrence Hazard and Horace McCoy. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, John Carroll, Catherine McLeod, Albert Dekker, Andy Devine and Patricia Knight. The film was released on November 9, 1947, by Republic Pictures.
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath is a lost 1920 American silent comedy film produced and released by Metro Pictures and directed by Edward Dillon. The film stars Ruth Stonehouse and Eugene Pallette.
Baby Face Harrington is a 1935 American crime comedy film directed by Raoul Walsh and written by Nunnally Johnson, Edwin H. Knopf and Charles Lederer. The film stars Charles Butterworth, Una Merkel, Harvey Stephens, Eugene Pallette and Nat Pendleton. The film was released on April 12, 1935, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Sea Legs is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Victor Heerman and written by George Marion Jr. and Marion Dix. The film stars Jack Oakie, Eugene Pallette, Lillian Roth, André Cheron, Albert Conti, Harry Green and Jean Del Val. The film was released on November 29, 1930, by Paramount Pictures.
John Hugh Elliott was an American actor who appeared on Broadway and in over 300 films during his career. He worked sporadically during the silent film era, but with the advent of sound his career took off, where he worked constantly for 25 years, finding a particular niche in "B" westerns.
Calling Wild Bill Elliott is a 1943 American Western film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and written by Anthony Coldeway. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, George "Gabby" Hayes, Anne Jeffreys, Herbert Heyes, Robert 'Buzz' Henry and Fred Kohler Jr. The film was released on April 30, 1943, by Republic Pictures.
Earl Carroll Vanities is a 1945 American musical film directed by Joseph Santley and written by Frank Gill Jr. The film stars Dennis O'Keefe, Constance Moore, Eve Arden, Otto Kruger, Alan Mowbray and Stephanie Bachelor. It was released on April 5, 1945 by Republic Pictures.
Santa Fe Uprising is a 1946 American Western film in the Red Ryder film series directed by R. G. Springsteen, written by Earle Snell, and starring Allan Lane, Robert Blake, Martha Wentworth, Barton MacLane, Jack La Rue and Tom London. It was released on November 15, 1946, by Republic Pictures.
Romance in the Rain is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Stuart Walker and written by Barry Trivers and Gladys Buchanan Unger. The film stars Roger Pryor, Heather Angel, Esther Ralston, Victor Moore, Ruth Donnelly and Henry Armetta. The film was released on August 13, 1934, by Universal Pictures.
The Fighting Edge is a 1926 American silent action film directed by Henry Lehrman and written by Edward T. Lowe Jr. and Jack Wagner. It is based on the 1922 novel The Fighting Edge by William MacLeod Raine. The film stars Kenneth Harlan, Patsy Ruth Miller, David Kirby, Heinie Conklin, Pat Hartigan, and Lew Harvey. The film was released by Warner Bros. on January 8, 1926.
Beyond the Sacramento is a 1940 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Luci Ward. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Evelyn Keyes, Dub Taylor, John Dilson, Bradley Page and Frank LaRue. The film was released on November 11, 1940, by Columbia Pictures. It is the second in Columbia Pictures' series of 12 "Wild Bill Hickok" films, followed by The Wildcat of Tucson.
The Return of Wild Bill is a 1940 American Western film directed by Joseph H. Lewis and written by Robert Lee Johnson and Fred Myton. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Iris Meredith, George Lloyd, Luana Walters, Edward LeSaint and Frank LaRue. The film was released on June 27, 1940, by Columbia Pictures. It is the fourth and last in Columbia Pictures' series of four "Wild Bill Saunders" films, which began with The Taming of the West.
