1928 in film

Table of contents

1 Events 2 Top Grossing Films of the Year 3 Births 4 Deaths 5 Other Movies Released

Events

• November 18 - Disney's Steamboat Willie premieres. This animated short was the first film to include a soundtrack, completely created in post production, including sound effects, music, and dialogue.

1. Lights of New York
2. West of Zanzibar, starring Lon Chaney and Lionel Barrymore

• January 7 - William Peter Blatty, screenwriter
• February 11 - Conrad Janis, actor.
• July 26 - Stanley Kubrick, American film director
• August 15 - Nicolas Roeg, film director
• October 1 - George Peppard, actor

Other Movies Released

• The Circus
• The Crowd, directed by King Vidor
• Pandora's Box
• Sunrise
• The Wind