1930 Movies
Take a nostalgic look back at the top movies of 1930, celebrating the films, directors and actors that defined the year and left a lasting legacy in the world of entertainment.
![All Quiet on the Western Front All Quiet on the Western Front]()
All Quiet on the Western Front
Written by: Maxwell Anderson, George Abbott, Del Andrews, C. Gardner Sullivan
Directed by: Lewis Milestone
Starring: Lew Ayres, Louis Wolheim, John Wray, Slim Summerville, William Bakewell
Country: United States of America
Outline: A German youth eagerly enters World War I, but his enthusiasm wanes as he gets a firsthand view of the horror.
source: imdb.com
![The Dawn Patrol The Dawn Patrol]()
The Dawn Patrol
Written by: Dan Totheroh, Howard Hawks, Seton I. Miller, Ewart Adamson
Directed by: Howard Hawks
Starring: Richard Barthelmess, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Neil Hamilton, Frank McHugh, Clyde Cook
Country: United States of America
Outline: A World War I flying ace faces the grim realities of war as he leads his squadron into perilous missions.
source: imdb.com
![The Blue Angel The Blue Angel]()
The Blue Angel
Directed by: Josef von Sternberg
Starring: Marlene Dietrich, Emil Jannings, Kurt Gerron
Country: Germany
Outline: An elderly professor's ordered life spins dangerously out of control when he falls for a nightclub singer.
source: imdb.com
![Way Out West Way Out West]()
Way Out West
Directed by: Fred Niblo
Starring: William Haines, Leila Hyams, Edward Arnold
Country: United States of America
Outline: Windy, a carnival barker, swindles cowboys' money. Caught, he works on their ranch to repay. He falls for ranch owner Molly but clashes with jealous foreman Steve.
source: imdb.com
![City Girl City Girl]()
City Girl
Written by: Marion Orth, Berthold Viertel
Directed by: F.W. Murnau
Starring: Charles Farrell, Mary Duncan, David Torrence
Country: United States of America
Outline: A Chicago waitress falls in love with a Minnesota farmer, and decides to face a life in the country.
source: imdb.com
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The Blue Angel
Written by: Carl Zuckmayer, Hans Müller, Robert Liebmann
Directed by: Josef von Sternberg
Starring: Marlene Dietrich, Emil Jannings, Kurt Gerron
Country: Germany
Outline: An elderly professor's ordered life spins dangerously out of control when he falls for a nightclub singer.
source: imdb.com
![The Girl Said No The Girl Said No]()
The Girl Said No
Written by: Sam Wood, George Marion Jr.
Directed by: Sam Wood
Starring: Jack Oakie, Eugene Pallette, Lillian Roth, André Cheron, Albert Conti, Harry Green, Jean Del Val
Country: United States of America
Outline: The film follows Searchlight Doyle, a man who becomes entangled in a series of comedic misadventures, leading to humorous situations and misunderstandings.
source: en.wikipedia.org
![Way for a Sailor Way for a Sailor]()
Way for a Sailor
Written by: Sam Wood, George Marion Jr.
Directed by: Sam Wood
Starring: Jack Oakie, Eugene Pallette, Lillian Roth, André Cheron, Albert Conti, Harry Green, Jean Del Val
Country: United States of America
Outline: The film follows Searchlight Doyle, a man who becomes entangled in a series of comedic misadventures, leading to humorous situations and misunderstandings.
source: en.wikipedia.org
![Animal Crackers Animal Crackers]()
Animal Crackers
Written by: Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, George S. Kaufman, Morrie Ryskind
Directed by: Victor Heerman
Starring: Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx, Lillian Roth
Country: United States of America
Outline: Set at a Long Island society party honoring eccentric African explorer Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding, the film serves primarily as a vehicle for the Marx Brothers' comedy and absurdist routines, with a minimal plot loosely structured around the theft of a valuable painting.
source: en.wikipedia.org
![Earth Earth]()
Earth
Written by: Aleksandr Dovzhenko
Directed by: Aleksandr Dovzhenko
Starring: Semyon Svashenko, Yevheniya Miroshnychenko, Stepan Shkurat, Serhiy P. Petrov, Vasyl' Symchych, Ivan Karpov, Ivan Klymchuk, Ivan Mykolaichuk, Ivan P. Klymchuk, Ivan P. Klymchuk
Country: Ukraine
Outline: A silent Soviet film depicting the collectivization of agriculture in Ukraine, focusing on the struggles and triumphs of a peasant family.
source: en.wikipedia.org
![L'Age d'Or L'Age d'Or]()
L'Age d'Or
Written by: Luis Buñuel, Salvador Dalí
Directed by: Luis Buñuel
Starring: Lya Lys, Gaston Modot, Max Ernst
Country: France
Outline: A surrealist film that critiques bourgeois society and institutions, following a couple's tumultuous relationship.
source: imdb.com
![Little Caesar Little Caesar]()
Little Caesar
Written by: Francis Edwards Faragoh, Robert N. Lee
Directed by: Mervyn LeRoy
Starring: Edward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Glenda Farrell
Country: United States of America
Outline: The rise and fall of a small-time gangster in Chicago during the Prohibition era.
source: imdb.com
![Morocco Morocco]()
Morocco
Written by: Theodore Dreiser, Jules Furthman
Directed by: Josef von Sternberg
Starring: Marlene Dietrich, Gary Cooper, Adolphe Menjou
Country: United States of America
Outline: A cabaret singer in Morocco becomes entangled with a legionnaire and a wealthy man, leading to a love triangle.
source: imdb.com
![The Silent Enemy The Silent Enemy]()
The Silent Enemy
Written by: W. Douglas Burden, Richard Carver, Julian Johnson
Directed by: H.P. Carver
Starring: Chauncey Yellow Robe, Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance, Chief Akawanush, Mary Alice Nelson Archambaud
Country: United States of America
Outline: A dramatization of the Ojibwe tribe's struggle against famine, highlighting their resilience and cultural traditions.
source: imdb.com
![Show Girl in Hollywood Show Girl in Hollywood]()
Show Girl in Hollywood
Written by: Harvey F. Thew, James A. Starr
Directed by: Mervyn LeRoy
Starring: Alice White, Jack Mulhall, Blanche Sweet
Country: United States of America
Outline: A Broadway actress is lured to Hollywood by a film director's false promises, leading to a series of challenges in the film industry.
source: imdb.com
![The Texan The Texan]()
The Texan
Written by: Harold Bell Wright, John Cromwell
Directed by: John Cromwell
Starring: Richard Dix, Dorothy Jordan, Charles Middleton
Country: United States of America
Outline: A man with a mysterious past becomes a sheriff in a small town, facing challenges that test his integrity.
source: imdb.com
![Anna Christie Anna Christie]()
Anna Christie
Written by: Garson Kanin, Eugene O'Neill
Directed by: Clarence Brown
Starring: Greta Garbo, Charles Bickford, George F. Marion
Country: United States of America
Outline: A woman reunites with her estranged father and falls in love with a sailor, leading to complex emotional dynamics.
source: imdb.com
![Liliom Liliom]()
Liliom
Written by: Ferenc Molnár, Benjamin Glazer
Directed by: Frank Borzage
Starring: Charles Farrell, Rose Hobart, Esther Ralston
Country: United States of America
Outline: A carousel barker's troubled love life leads to tragedy, exploring themes of redemption and the human condition.
source: imdb.com
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