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A list of American films released in 1928. The American film industry was undergoing the transition to sound and released a mixture of sound and silent films during the year. Wings won the Academy Award for Outstanding Picture at the 1st Academy Awards , presented on May 16, 1929.
The following is an overview of 1928 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Although some films released in 1928 had sound , most were still silent .
Speedy (1928) Passed | 85 min | Action, Comedy, Family. Harold "Speedy" Swift, a fan of Babe Ruth and the New York Yankees, saves from extinction the city's last horse-drawn trolley, operated by his girlfriend's grandfather. Director: Ted Wilde | Stars: Harold Lloyd, Ann Christy, Bert Woodruff, Babe Ruth.
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- The Passion of Joan of Arc. Maria Falconetti, Eugene Silvain, André Berley. 18 votes. A classic of the silent age, this film tells the story of the doomed but ultimately canonized 15th-century teenage warrior.
- The Cameraman. Buster Keaton, Marceline Day, Harold Goodwin. 12 votes. In this silent classic, photographer Buster (Buster Keaton) meets Sally (Marceline Day), who works as a secretary for the newsreel department at MGM, and falls hard.
- The Circus. Charlie Chaplin, Merna Kennedy, Al Ernest Garcia. 14 votes. Wrongfully accused of criminal acts, a tramp (Charlie Chaplin) unwittingly ducks into a big top, where his bumbling attempts to avoid pursuing police officers earn the laughter and applause of the circus-goers.
- Steamboat Bill Jr. Buster Keaton, Ernest Torrence, Marion Byron. 11 votes. In this silent comedy, college boy William Canfield Jr. (Buster Keaton) reunites with his boat captain father in a Mississippi River town.
A former Imperial Russian general and cousin of the Czar ends up in Hollywood as an extra in a movie directed by a former revolutionary. Director: Josef von Sternberg | Stars: Emil Jannings, Evelyn Brent, William Powell, Jack Raymond. Votes: 4,478
6 days ago · Other notable films from 1928 include another Steamboat movie ( Bill, Jr., from Buster Keaton), Charlie Chaplin’s The Circus, Carl Theodor Dreyer’s The Passion of Joan of Arc, and The Man Who Laughs, which inspired DC’s Joker character. (Batman and Superman enter the public domain in 2034, by the way). For an example of what hijinks ...
Speedy (1928) Passed | 85 min | Action, Comedy, Family. Harold "Speedy" Swift, a fan of Babe Ruth and the New York Yankees, saves from extinction the city's last horse-drawn trolley, operated by his girlfriend's grandfather. Director: Ted Wilde | Stars: Harold Lloyd, Ann Christy, Bert Woodruff, Babe Ruth.
