1924 in film
The year 1924 in motion picture involved some significant events and films.
Events
January 10 - CBC Distributions corp. is renamed as Columbia Pictures.
April 17 - Entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gained control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B. Mayer Pictures to create Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) considers making a silent film of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. MGM and the estate of L. Frank Baum failed to come to an agreement so the rights were sold to Chadwick Pictures.
Top grossing films (U.S.)
Notable films released in 1924
U.S.A. unless stated
Aelita, directed by Yakov Protazanov - (U.S.S.R.)
The Alaskan, directed by Herbert Brenon, starring Thomas Meighan and Estelle Taylor
Along Came Ruth, directed by Edward F. Cline
America, directed by D. W. Griffith
Au Secours! (Help), directed by Abel Gance, starring Max Linder - (France)
Ballet Mécanique, directed by Dudley Murphy and Fernand Léger - (France)
Beau Brummel, directed by Harry Beaumont; starring John Barrymore, Mary Astor, Willard Louis and Irene Rich
