Editing 1927 in film (section)

==Events==
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.moviefone.com/2011/01/10/1927-movies/|title=Time After Time: Movies from 1927|access-date=2013-07-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905170101/http://news.moviefone.com/2011/01/10/1927-movies/|archive-date=2014-09-05|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Timeline of Greatest Film Milestones and Turning Points in Film History|url=http://www.filmsite.org/1927-filmhistory.html}}</ref> 
*January 10 – [[Fritz Lang]]'s science-fiction fantasy ''[[Metropolis (1927 film)|Metropolis]]'' premieres in Germany. The film receives its American premiere in New York City on March 6.
*March 11 – World's largest movie theatre, the [[Roxy Theatre (New York City)|Roxy Theatre]], opens in New York City.
*April 7 – [[Abel Gance]]'s ''[[Napoléon (1927 film)|Napoleon]]'' often considered his best known and greatest masterpiece, premieres (in a shortened version) at the Paris Opéra and demonstrates techniques and equipment that will not be revived for years to come, such as hand-held cameras, and what is often considered the first widescreen projection format [[Polyvision]].
*May 11 – The [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] is founded in [[Los Angeles]] by [[Douglas Fairbanks]]. The [[1st Academy Awards]] (Oscars) will be awarded to films which are released in 1927 or 1928.
*August 12 – Paramount's dramatic film ''[[Wings (1927 film)|Wings]]'', which will go on to win the first [[Academy Award for Best Picture]], opens at the Criterion Theater in New York City, with an unheard-of roadshow admission price of $2.00 per ticket.
*September 5 – [[Nicholas Schenck]] becomes president of [[Loews Inc.]] following the death of [[Marcus Loew]].
*September 7 – [[Oswald the Lucky Rabbit]] debuts in ''[[Trolley Troubles]]''.
*September 23 – [[20th Century Fox|Fox Films]] acquires the rights to the [[Tri-Ergon]] [[sound film|sound-on-film]] technology, which had been developed in 1919 by three German inventors, Josef Engl, Hans Vogt, and Joseph Massole.
*October 6 – ''[[The Jazz Singer]]'', starring [[Al Jolson]], premieres at the Warner Theater in New York City. Although not the first [[sound film|'talkie']], ''The Jazz Singer'' becomes the first box-office hit and popularizes sound motion pictures. It is the highest-grossing movie up to this time.{{Citation needed|date=July 2015}}
*December 3 – The [[Silent film|silent]] [[Short film|short]] ''[[Putting Pants on Philip]]'', the first official billing of comedy duo [[Laurel and Hardy]], is released in the United States.
* [[Manananggal|Ang Manananggal]], the first Filipino horror film, is released in the Philippines.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1758567/|title=Ang Manananggal (1927) |work=imdb.com}}</ref>
* [[Cinematograph Films Act 1927|Cinematograph Films Act]] sets a minimum quota for [[British film]]s to be shown in British cinemas.
* Italian [[Alberto Rabagliati]] wins a [[Rudolph Valentino]] look-alike contest and moves to [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] to start his acting career.
* ''The Three Tramps'', the first Filipino comedy film featuring the [[Manuel Silos|Silos brothers]], is released in the Philippines.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2014376/|title=The Three Tramps (1927) |work=imdb.com}}</ref>