Events November 18 - Disney's Steamboat Willie premieres. This animated short was the first film to include a soundtrack, completely created in post production, including sound effects, music, and dialogue. Top Grossing Films of the Year Lights of New York West of Zanzibar, starring Lon Chaney and Lionel Barrymore Births January 7 - William Peter Blatty, screenwriter February 11 - Conrad Janis, actor. July 26 - Stanley Kubrick, American film director August 15 - Nicolas Roeg, film director October 1 - George Peppard, actor Deaths Other Movies Released The Circus The Crowd, directed by King Vidor Pandora's Box Sunrise The Wind
Other Movies Released The Circus The Crowd, directed by King Vidor Pandora's Box Sunrise The Wind