This Week In Movie History

A regular feature on the MovieFanFare blog is an item titled "This Week In Movie History," which highlights important historic events in the film industry.  During this week in the 1930's and 1940's, the following occurred: 

May 24, 1946:  Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce have their final bow as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in Dressed to Kill.

May 28, 1935:  Twentieth Century Pictures and Fox Film Corporation unite to form 20th Century Fox, overseen by Joseph Schenck and Darryl F. Zanuck.

May 28, 1941:  Animators and artists at the Walt Disney Studios launch an acrimonious two-month strike for pay raises and the right to unionize.