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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.
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.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1928 films. For convenience, all 1928 films should be included in this category. This includes all 1928 films that can also be found in the subcategories. These films are considered public domain in the United States and possibly elsewhere.
Categories: Films by year of setting. Fiction set in 1928. Films set in the 1920s. 1928 in film. Hidden categories: Category series navigation year and decade. CatAutoTOC generates no TOC.
5 days ago · Movies of 1928 Ranked: Films Now In Public Domain. 95 years after release, a movie’s copyright expires and enters the public domain, its elements free to be remixed, reinterpreted, and...
Academy Awards for 1928-29 Films. Title Screen. Film Genre (s), Title, Year, (Country), Length, Director, Description. The Cameraman (1928), 69 minutes, D: Edward Sedgwick, Buster Keaton. Co-director/actor Buster Keaton's classic, slapstick dramatic comedy (of eight reels) was his first film (in a two-year deal) with a major studio - MGM.
Best Production: Wings. Best Artistic Quality: Sunrise. Best Actor: Emil Jannings for The Way of All Flesh and the 1928 movie The Last Command. Best Actress: Janet Gaynor for Seventh Heaven and Sunrise, as well as the 1928 movie Street Angel.
