List of American films of 1927 explained
This is a list of American films released in 1927, All films on this list are in the Public Domain since 2023.
1927 Academy Award nominees
The 1st Academy Awards were presented in Los Angeles on May 16, 1929 at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. The ceremonies were hosted by Douglas Fairbanks. 1927 films released between July 1 and December 31 were eligible for the initial awards.
Wings, released in August 1927, won the Academy Award for Best Picture and , released in September 1927, won in the other Best Picture category (presented only once) — Unique and Artistic Production. There were two other nominees for Best Picture — 7th Heaven, initially released in May 1927, before the eligibility period, but subsequently re-released in September — and 1928's The Racket. The other two nominees for Unique and Artistic Production were: (released in April 1927, also before the eligibility period, but still in general distribution after July 1) and 1928's The Crowd.
- 5 nominations [3 wins]: 7th Heaven (Outstanding Picture, Best Director—Dramatic Picture [win], Best Actress [win], Best Writing—Adapted Story [win], Best Art Direction)
- 4 nominations [3 wins]: (Unique and Artistic Production [win], Best Actress [win], Best Cinematography [win], Best Art Direction)
- 2 nominations [2 wins]: Wings (Outstanding Picture [win], Best Engineering Effects [win])
- 1 nomination plus 1 Honorary Award: The Jazz Singer (Best Writing—Adapted Story, Honorary Award for pioneer outstanding talking picture)
- 1 nomination [1 win]: The Dove (Best Art Direction [win])
- 1 nomination [1 win]: Two Arabian Knights (Best Director—Comedy Picture [win])
- 1 nomination [1 win]: The Way of All Flesh (Best Actor [win])
- 1 nomination: Sorrell and Son (Best Director)
- 1 nomination: The Patent Leather Kid (Best Actor)
- 1 nomination: Underworld (Best Writing—Original Story)
- 1 nomination: The Devil Dancer (Best Cinematography)
- 1 nomination: The Magic Flame (Best Cinematography)
- 1 nomination: (Unique and Artistic Production)
- 1 nomination: The Private Life of Helen of Troy (Best Writing—Title Writing)
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| Title | Director | Featured Cast | Genre | Note |
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| Sailor Izzy Murphy | | | Comedy | Warner Bros. |
| A Sailor's Sweetheart | | | Comedy | Warner Bros. |
| Sally in Our Alley | | | Comedy drama | Columbia |
| Salvation Jane | | | Crime | FBO[15] |
| The Satin Woman | | | Drama | Gotham |
| Say It with Diamonds | | | Drama | Independent |
| The Scar of Shame | | | | |
| The Scorcher | | | Action | Rayart |
| Shanghaied | | | Silent | FBO |
| The Sea Tiger | | | Drama | First National |
| The Secret Studio | | | Drama | Fox Film |
| See You in Jail | | Jack Mulhall, Alice Day, Crauford Kent | Comedy | First National |
| Senorita | | | Comedy | Paramount |
| Sensation Seekers | | | Romance | Universal |
| Serenade | | | Drama | Paramount |
| Service for Ladies | | | Comedy | Paramount |
| Set Free | | | Western | Universal |
| The Shamrock and the Rose | | | Comedy | Independent |
| Shanghai Bound | | | Adventure | Paramount |
| Shanghaied | | | Drama | FBO |
| She's a Sheik | | | Comedy | Paramount |
| She's My Baby | | | Comedy | Independent |
| Shootin' Irons | | | Western | Paramount |
| The Show | | | Drama | MGM |
| The Show Girl | | | Drama | Rayart |
| The Silent Avenger | | | Action | Gotham |
| The Silent Hero | | | Action | Rayart |
| The Silent Rider | | | Western | Universal |
| Silk Legs | | | Comedy | Fox Film |
| Silk Stockings | | | Comedy | Universal[16] |
| Silver Comes Through | | | Western | FBO |
| The Silver Slave | | | Drama | Warner Bros. |
| Silver Valley | | | Action | Fox Film |
| Simple Sis | | | Comedy drama | Warner Bros. |
| Sinews of Steel | | | Drama | Gotham |
| Singed | | | Drama | Fox Film |
| The Siren | | | Drama | Columbia |
| Skedaddle Gold | | | Western | Pathé Exchange |
| Slaves of Beauty | | | Comedy drama | Fox Film |
| Slide, Kelly, Slide | | | Comedy | MGM |
| Slightly Used | | | Comedy | Warner Bros. |
| The Slingshot Kid | | | Western | FBO |
| The Small Bachelor | | | Comedy | Universal[17] |
| Smile, Brother, Smile | | | Comedy | First National |
| Smiling Billy | | | Action | Rayart |
| The Snarl of Hate | | | Drama | Independent |
| Snowbound | Phil Goldstone | | Comedy | Tiffany |
| The Soda Water Cowboy | | | Western | Pathé Exchange |
| Soft Cushions | | | Comedy | Paramount |
| Somewhere in Sonora | | | Western | First National |
| The Sonora Kid | | Tom Tyler, Peggy Montgomery, Billie Bennett | Western | FBO |
| Sorrell and Son | | H. B. Warner, Anna Q. Nilsson, Louis Wolheim, Alice Joyce, Nils Asther, Mary Nolan | Drama | United Artists. Academy Award for Best Directing nominee |
| South Sea Love | | | Drama | FBO |
| Special Delivery | | | Comedy | Paramount |
| Speeding Hoofs | | | Western | Rayart |
| Speedy Smith | | | Sports | Rayart |
| Splitting the Breeze | | | Western | FBO |
| Spoilers of the West | | | Western | MGM |
| The Spotlight | | | Comedy | Paramount |
| Spring Fever | | | Romance | MGM |
| Spuds | | | Comedy | Pathé Exchange |
| Spurs and Saddles | | | Western | Universal |
| Stage Kisses | | | Drama | Columbia |
| Stage Madness | | | Drama | Fox Film |
| The Stolen Bride | Alexander Korda | Billie Dove, Lloyd Hughes | Drama | First National |
| Stolen Pleasures | | | Drama | Columbia[18] |
| Straight Shootin' | | | Western | Universal[19] |
| Stranded | | | | [20] |
| Streets of Shanghai | Louis J. Gasnier | | Drama | Tiffany |
| The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg | | | | MGM |
| F. W. Murnau | | | 4 Academy Award nominations |
| The Sunset Derby | | | Drama | First National |
| Surrender | | | Drama | Universal |
| The Swell-Head | | | Action | Columbia |
| The Swift Shadow | | | Action | FBO |
| Swim Girl, Swim | | | Comedy | Paramount |
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Notes and References
- Web site: The Auctioneer.
- Web site: Beware of Widows (1927). https://web.archive.org/web/20190216035524/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a5cda15 . dead . February 16, 2019 .
- Web site: The Border Cavalier.
- Web site: Brass Knuckles.
- Web site: California or Bust (1927). https://web.archive.org/web/20190216153241/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6fb5a64c . dead . February 16, 2019 .
- Web site: The Cancelled Debt.
- Web site: Closed Gates.
- Web site: Desert Dust.
- Web site: Hard Fists (1927). https://web.archive.org/web/20181025013607/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b896c8826 . dead . October 25, 2018 .
- Web site: In the First Degree.
- Web site: Is Zat So?.
- Web site: The Last Trail.
- Web site: Man Power.
- Web site: Progressive Silent Film List: Red Clay (1927). Silent Era .
- Web site: Salvation Jane.
- Web site: Silk Stockings.
- Web site: movienightseries.com.
- Web site: Stolen Pleasures (1927) - Full Credits - TCM.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20181014091324/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/500819/Stolen-Pleasures/full-credits.html. 2018-10-14.
- Web site: Straight Shootin' (1927). https://web.archive.org/web/20180128024014/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b773450ee . dead . January 28, 2018 .
- Web site: Stranded.
- Web site: Thumbs Down.
- Web site: 2 Girls Wanted.
- Web site: The Whirlwind of Youth.
- Web site: White Flannels (1927). https://web.archive.org/web/20180829072226/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6bab1d37 . dead . August 29, 2018 .
- Web site: Wolf Fangs.
- Web site: Wolf's Clothing.
