1917 in film

Events

• Technicolor is introduced. The first film to use it was The Gulf Between.

Top grossing films

1. Cleopatra

Movies released

Movies released in 1917 include:

• The Adventurer, a Charlie Chaplin short.
• Bucking Broadway, directed by John Ford.
• The Butcher Boy, a 'Fatty' Arbuckle / Buster Keaton short.
• Camile, starring Theda Bara
• Cleopatra, starring Theda Bara
• Coney Island, a 'Fatty' Arbuckle / Buster Keaton short.
• The Cure, a Charlie Chaplin short.
• Easy Street, starring Charlie Chaplin
• Great Expectations, starring Jack Pickford
• His Wedding Night, a 'Fatty' Arbuckle / Buster Keaton short.
• The Immigrant, starring Charlie Chaplin
• Joan the Woman, starring Geraldine Farrar; directed by Cecil B. DeMille
• The Little American, starring Mary Pickford; directed by Cecil B. DeMille.
• Oh Doctor!, a 'Fatty' Arbuckle / Buster Keaton short.
• The Poor Little Rich Girl, starring Mary Pickford.
• A Reckless Romeo, a 'Fatty' Arbuckle short.
• The Rough House, a 'Fatty' Arbuckle / Buster Keaton short.
• Straight Shooting, directed by John Ford.
• Teddy at the Throttle, a Keystone comedy with Gloria Swanson.
• Tom Sawyer, starring Jack Pickford
• The Wild Girl, starring Eva Tanguay and Tom Moore

Births

• January 2 – Vera Zorina, dancer, actress (d. 2003)
• January 10 – Hilde Krahl, actress (d. 1999)
• January 24 – Ernest Borgnine, actor
• February 6 – Zsa Zsa Gabor, actress
• February 21 – Lucille Bremer, actress (d. 1996)
• March 12 – Googie Withers, actress
• March 22 – Virginia Grey, actress (d. 2004)
• April 14 – Valerie Hobson, actress (d. 1998)
• May 1 – Danielle Darrieux, actress
• May 10 – Margo, actress (d. 1985)
• May 21 – Raymond Burr, actor (d. 1993)
• May 25 – Steve Cochran, actor (d. 1965)
• June 6 – Maria Montez, actress (d. 1951)
• June 7 – Dean Martin, singer, actor (d. 1995)
• June 30 – Lena Horne, singer, actress
• July 17 – Phyllis Diller, comedienne, actress
• August 6 – Robert Mitchum, actor (d. 1997)
• August 25 – Mel Ferrer, actor
• September 11 – Herbert Lom, actor
• October 7 – June Allyson, actress
• October 7 – Helmut Dantine, actor (d. 1982)
• October 13 – Laraine Day, actress
• October 17 – Alice Pearce, actress (d. 1966)
• October 17 – Marsha Hunt, U.S. actress
• October 22 – Joan Fontaine, actress
• November 4 – Virginia Field, actress (d. 1992)
• December 7 – Hurd Hatfield, actor (d. 1998)
• December 22 – Frankie Darro, actor (d. 1976)

Deaths

• October 13 – Florence La Badie, pioneer actress