1921 in film
See also: 1920 in film, other events of 1921, 1922 in film, list of 'years in film'.
Events
- September 5 - At a San Francisco hotel party to celebrate his new $3,000,000 three-year contract with Paramount, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle mortally injures 25-year-old Virginia Rappe during a sexual encounter. Rappe sinks into a coma. A cover-up for Arbuckle is attempted, but the Deputy Coroner manages to get a police investigation started. Rumours fly that Arbuckle raped Rappe with a bottle.
- December 4 - The Virginia Rappe manslaughter trial against actor and film director Rosecoe Arbuckle ends in a hung jury.
Top Grossing Films of the Year
- The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
- The Kid, starring Charlie Chaplin and Jackie Coogan
- Every Woman's Problem
Births
- February 11 - Eva Gabor, Hungarian actress.
- May 2 - Satyajit Ray, Indian filmmaker.
- October 13 - Yves Montand, French singer and actor
- December 26 - Steve Allen, actor, composer, comedian, author