1923 in film

Events

• April 15 - Lee De Forest demonstrates the Phonofilm sound-on-film system at the Rivoli Theater in New York with a series of short musical films featuring vaudeville performers.

Top Grossing Films of 1923

1. The Covered Wagon

Movies Released

• The Covered Wagon
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame, starring Lon Chaney
• Safety Last, starring Harold Lloyd. In one scene, Lloyd is seen climbing around and hanging off the side of a tall building. Lloyd did all of his own stunts, and worked without a safety net.
• The Ten Commandments, starring Theodore Roberts; directed by Cecil B. DeMille
• Why Worry?, starring Harold Lloyd
• A Woman of Paris, starring Edna Purviance; directed by Charles Chaplin

Births

• January 7 - Pinkas Braun, actor and film director
• January 11 - Jacqueline Maillan, French actress
• January 19 - Jean Stapleton, actress
• February 12 - Franco Zeffirelli, italian director

Deaths

• March 26 - Sarah Bernhardt, French actress

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