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Happy Rabbit, the prototype of Bugs Bunny, in Porky's Hare Hunt
Production
- Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton direct "Porky's Hare Hunt", which features Happy Rabbit, the predecessor to Bugs Bunny.
- Chuck Jones's directorial debut, "The Night Watchman", is released. This cartoon also was the first to use the green Color Rings.
Theatrical releases
Feature films
- January 1 - Sergeant Murphy
- January 8
- January 15 - Hollywood Hotel
- January 22 - The Invisible Menace
- February 5 - Blondes at Work
- February 12
- February 26 - Penrod and His Twin Brother
- March 5 - A Slight Case of Murder
- March 12 - Love, Honor and Behave
- March 19 - He Couldn't Say No
- March 26 - Jezebel
- April 2 - Over the Wall
- April 9 - Accidents Will Happen
- April 16 - Fools for Scandal
- April 23 - Women Are Like That
- April 30 - The Beloved Brat
- May 7 - Torchy Blane in Panama
- May 14 - The Adventures of Robin Hood
- May 21 - Mystery House
- May 28 - Crime School
- June 4 - Little Miss Thoroughbred
- June 11 - Gold Diggers in Paris
- June 18 - When Were You Born
- June 23 - White Banners
- July 9
- July 16
- July 23 - Penrod's Double Trouble
- July 30 - The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
- August 8 - Mr. Chump
- August 9 - Four Daughters
- August 27 - Boy Meets Girl
- September 3 - Four's a Crowd
- September 10 - Secrets of an Actress
- September 17 - Valley of the Giants
- October 1 - Garden of the Moon
- October 8 - Broadway Musketeers
- October 14 - The Sisters
- October 22 - Girls on Probation
- October 29 - Brother Rat
- November 5 - Hard to Get
- November 12 - Torchy Gets Her Man
- November 19 - Nancy Drew... Detective
- November 26 - Angels with Dirty Faces
- December 3 - Comet Over Broadway
- December 10 - Heart of the North
- December 24 - The Dawn Patrol (remake of the Warner Bros. 1930 film)
- December 31 - Going Places
Shorts
- January 1 - Daffy Duck & Egghead (Merrie Melodies)
- January 15 - Porky's Poppa (Looney Tunes)
- January 29 - My Little Buckaroo (Merrie Melodies)
- February 5 - Porky at the Crocadero (Looney Tunes)
- February 19 - Jungle Jitters (Merrie Melodies)
- February 26 - What Price Porky (Looney Tunes)
- March 12 - The Sneezing Weasel (Merrie Melodies)
- March 19 - Porky's Phoney Express (Looney Tunes)
- April 2 - A Star is Hatched (Merrie Melodies)
- April 16 - Porky's Five & Ten (Looney Tunes)
- April 23 - The Penguin Parade (Merrie Melodies)
- April 30 - Porky's Hare Hunt (Looney Tunes)
- May 14 - Now That Summer Is Gone (Merrie Melodies)
- May 21 - Injun Trouble (Looney Tunes)
- May 28
- The Isle of Pingo Pongo (Merrie Melodies)
- Out Where the Stars Begin
People
Births
Deaths
Character debuts
- April 30 - Happy Rabbit (precusor of Bugs Bunny)
- May 14 - Robin Hood, Lady Marian, Prince John
- September 24 - Yoyo Dodo
- November 19 - Nancy Drew, Carson Drew, Challon, Ned Nickerson, Captain Tweedy, Mary Eldredge, Effie Schneider, Hollister, Keiffer, Adam Thorne, Miss Tyson.
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