This article is about films in the year 1941. For the Steve Spielberg film, see 1941 (film). The year 1941 in film involved some significant events. [edit] Events Citizen Kane, consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time, was released in 1941. [edit] Top grossing films (U.S.) [edit] Academy Awards [edit] Films released in 1941 - Adam Had Four Sons
- Andy Hardy's Private Secretary, starring Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker, and Fay Holden
- Ball of Fire, starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck
- Blood and Sand, starring Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell and Rita Hayworth
- Blossoms in the Dust, starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon
- Broadway Limited, starring Victor McLaglen, Marjorie Woodworth, Dennis O'Keefe, and Patsy Kelly
- Bowery Blitzkrieg
- Buck Privates, starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
- Caught in the Draft
- The Chocolate Soldier
- Citizen Kane, directed by and starring Orson Welles
- The Corsican Brothers
- The Devil and Daniel Webster (often billed as All That Money Can Buy)
- The Devil and Miss Jones, starring Jean Arthur
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, starring Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman and Lana Turner
- Dumbo
- Flying Wild
- Forty-Ninth Parallel
- The Gang's All Here starring Frankie Darro and Mantan Moreland
- The Great Lie, starring Mary Astor and Bette Davis
- Hatter's Castle
- Hellzapoppin'
- Here Comes Mr. Jordan, starring Robert Montgomery
- High Sierra, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ida Lupino
- Hit the Road
- Hold Back the Dawn, starring Charles Boyer, Olivia de Havilland and Paulette Goddard
- Hold That Ghost, starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
- Honky Tonk, starring Clark Gable and Lana Turner
- How Green Was My Valley
- In the Navy, starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
- Kathleen
- Keep 'Em Flying, starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
- Kipps
- Lady Be Good
- The Lady Eve, starring Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda
- Life Begins for Andy Hardy starring Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker, and Fay Holden
- The Little Foxes, starring Bette Davis
- Louisiana Purchase
- Major Barbara
- The Maltese Falcon, starring Humphrey Bogart
- Man Hunt
- Man Made Monster, starring Lon Chaney Jr. and Lionel Atwill
- Mob Town
- Moon Over Miami, starring Betty Grable
- Mr. Bug Goes to Town
- One Foot in Heaven
- Penny Serenade, starring Irene Dunne and Cary Grant
- Pride of the Bowery
- Princess Iron Fan
- Rage in Heaven
- Red River Valley, directed by Joseph Kane
- The Reluctant Dragon
- Sergeant York, starring Gary Cooper
- The Shanghai Gesture, starring Gene Tierney
- Shining Victory, starring James Stephenson and Geraldine Fitzgerald
- Skylark
- Spooks Run Wild, starring East Side Kids and Bela Lugosi
- Sullivan's Travels, starring Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake
- Sun Valley Serenade
- Suspicion, starring Joan Fontaine and Cary Grant
- Tank Patrol
- Target for Tonight
- Tarzan's Secret Treasure
- They Died with Their Boots On, starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland
- Tobacco Road
- I Wake Up Screaming, starring Betty Grable, Victor Mature and Carole Landis
- I Wanted Wings, starring Ray Milland, William Holden, Veronica Lake and Brian Donlevy
- War Front
- Western Union
- A Woman's Face, starring Joan Crawford
- The Wolf Man
- A Yank in the RAF, starring Tyrone Power and Betty Grable
- You Belong to Me
- You'll Never Get Rich
[edit] Serials - The Adventures of Captain Marvel, starring Tom Tyler, directed by William Witney and John English
- Dick Tracy vs Crime Inc, starring Ralph Byrd, directed by William Witney and John English
- The Green Hornet, starring Gordon Jones
- Holt of the Secret Service, directed by James W. Horne
- The Iron Claw, directed by James W. Horne
- Jungle Girl, starring Frances Gifford, directed by William Witney and John English
- King of the Texas Rangers, directed by William Witney and John English
- Riders of Death Valley, directed by Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe
- Sea Raiders, directed by Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe
- Sky Raiders, directed by Ray Taylor and Ford Beebe
- The Spider Returns, starring Warren Hull, directed by James W. Horne
- White Eagle, directed by James W. Horne
[edit] Short film series [edit] Animated short film series [edit] Births - January 5 - Miyazaki Hayao, Japanese film maker
- January 8 - Graham Chapman, comedian
- January 14 - Faye Dunaway, actress
- January 26 - Scott Glenn, actor
- April 14 - Julie Christie, actress
- April 20 - Ryan O'Neal, actor
- June 25 - Denys Arcand, screenwriter, film director
- June 27 - Krzysztof Kieślowski, film director
- October 4 - Anne Rice, horror/fantasy writer
- November 5 - Art Garfunkel, singer, occasional actor
- December 9 - Beau Bridges, actor
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