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The History of Cinema: 1937 |
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Solovey, directed by Eduard Arshansky and B. Zhemchuzhnikov, is released. [ADD] |
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Burma |
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– Student leader (and future Prime Minister) U Nu directs the political drama Boycott, which stars other student leaders such as Aung San and Htun Ohn. [ADD] |
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– Tin Maung directs Aung Thapyay (The Triumph of Thapyay) about the final days of King Thibaw, Burma’s last monarch. The colonial governemt does not permit it to be screened in cinemas. [ADD] |
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China |
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Xiling Shen’s Shizi jietou (Crossroads), starring Dan Zhao and Yang Bai, is released. [ADD] |
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28-year-old Mu-jih Yuan’s Malu Tianshi, based on Frank Borzage’s 1928 film Street Angel, is released. [ADD] |
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– Following the invasion by Japan, many filmmakers flee from Shanghai, and those who remain are employed by the Japanese to produce propaganda films. Ming Xing and Lianhua production company both cease making films. [ADD] |
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– The puppet government of Manchukuo announces the opening of the Japanese sponsored Manchukuo Film Association Ltd. in North east China. [ADD] |
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Colombia |
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– The 25-minute short Los primers essays de cine parlance national by Hermanos Acevedo is released. It features a brief appearance by Colombian film pioneer Carlos Schroeder. [ADD] |
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Cuba |
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– Max Tosquella and Ernesto Caparrós’ La serpiente roja, Cuba’s first feature-length sound film, is released. [ADD] |
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Czechoslovakia |
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Martin Fric’s Svet Patri Nam (The World is Ours) is released. [ADD] |
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Denmark |
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Finland |
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– The Finnish Film Distributors Association is formed. [ADD] |
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Germany |
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Propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels buys Adolf Hitler film prints of 12 Mickey Mouse cartoons, and notes in his diary, “He is very happy about these treasures, which will hopefully bring him much fun and relaxation.” [ADD] |
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– The German Reich seizes 72.6% of the Ufa share capital, effectively nationalising the German film industry. [ADD] |
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India |
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– Kisan Kanya (The Daughter of a Farmer), directed by Moti B. Gidwani for the Imperial Film Co. and starring Gani and Nissar, is the first successful Indian colour film production. [ADD] |
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– Aspi Irani’s Navjawan (The Youth), the first Hindi talkie without songs is released. [ADD] |
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– The Bombay film industry’s trade union IMPPA (Indian Motion Picture Producers’ Association)is formed. [ADD] |
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– Vishnupant Govind Damle and Sheikh Fattelal’s Sant tukaram receives a special mention at the Venice Film Festival. [ADD] |
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Other Key Films of 1937 |
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| Georgia | ||||
| Arsena (Chiaureli) [ADD] | ||||
| Darico (Dolidze) [ADD] | ||||
| Germany | ||||
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| La Habanera (Detlef Sierck) [ADD] | ||||
| Zu neuen Ufern (Detlef Sierck) [ADD] | ||||
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| 120-as tempó (120 Kilometres An Hour) (László Kardos) [ADD] | ||||
| Magdát kicsapják (Magda is Expelled) (László Vajda) [ADD] | ||||
| India | ||||
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| Duniya na Maane (V Shantaram) [ADD] | ||||
| Gangavataran (Govind Phalke) [ADD] | ||||
| Kanku [ADD] | ||||
| Indonesia | ||||
| Terang Bulan (Moonlight) [ADD] | ||||
The History of Cinema: 1937 |
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| Belarus - Indonesia | ||||
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| Gt. Britain | ||||
| Italy - Vietnam | ||||
| USA January - June | ||||
| USA July - December | ||||
