1927 in film
Events
Top Grossing Films of the Year
- The Jazz Singer
Movies Released
Movies released in 1927 include:
- The General, starring Buster Keaton
- The Jazz Singer, starring Al Jolson
- Metropolis, directed by Fritz Lang
- Napoléon
- Seventh Heaven, starring starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell
- Sunrise, starring George O'Brien and Janet Gaynor, directed by F.W. Murnau
- The Way of All Flesh, starring Emil Jannings
- Wings, starring Clara Bow, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, Richard Arlen and Jobyna Ralston
Births
- January 17 - Eartha Kitt, actress, singer
- February 20 - Sidney Poitier, actor
- March 20 - Cairbre (aka Leo), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's lion mascot, born in Dublin Zoo
- July 4 - Gina Lollobrigida, actress
- July 6 - Janet Leigh, actress
- October 14 - Roger Moore, actor
- October 18 - George C. Scott, film and stage actor
- October 31 - Lee Grant, actress
Deaths