1922 in film (original) (raw)

See also: 1921 in film, other events of 1922, 1923 in film, list of 'years in film'.

Events

• November 26 - Toll of the Sea debuts as the first general release film to use two-tone Technicolor (The Gulf Between was the first film to do so but it was not widely distributed).

Top Grossing Films of the Year

1. Oliver Twist
2. More to Be Pitied Than Scorned

Births

• January 13 - Albert Lamorisse, film director (+ 1970)
• January 17 - Betty White, actress
• February 11 - Leslie Nielsen, actor.
• March 5 - Pier Paolo Pasolini, film director
• April 5 - Gale Storm, singer/actress
• April 21 - Alistair MacLean, actor
• May 31 - Denholm Elliott, actor
• September 1 - Vittorio Gassmann, Italian actor and director
• September 15 - Jackie Cooper, American actor and director

Deaths

Other Movies Released

• F. W. Murnau's vampire film Nosferatu
• Robin Hood, directed by Allan Dwan
• Miss Lulu Bett, directed by William C. de Mille