48 Pesetas De Taxi (1930) - Director: Fernando Delgado

A Daughter of the Congo (1930) - Oscar Micheaux (Dir) - Cast: Kathleen Noisette (Lupelta) - Loretta Tucker - Clarence Reed - Lupelta, a mulatto girl who was stolen as a baby and brought up by an African tribe, is betrothed to the powerful chief Lodango. As she travels with her maid to Lodango's village, she stops to bathe and is captured by Arab slave hunters. Meanwhile, Captain Paul Dale of the African-American 10th United States Cavalry, assisted by First Lieutenant Ronald Brown, operates a constabulary in the small republic of Liberia, where Lupelta's tribe lives. During a reconnaissance mission, they encounter the slave hunters, rescue Lupelta and imprison the men responsible for her capture. Dale and Brown then take Lupelta to a mission school, where she excels remarkably, despite her tendency to return to some of her wild native ways. Through her industry, beauty, and intelligence, Lupelta soon becomes one of the most popular girls in Monrovia.

Abraham Lincoln (1930) Abraham Lincoln - Silent film master D.W. Griffith's first talkie works as a companion piece to his classic BIRTH OF A NATION, providing a detailed biographical sketch of the 16th president. We see his birth in a log cabin, the tragic death of his first love, Ann Rutledge (Una Merkel), his debates with Douglas, his accepting of the presidency, the terrible toll of the Civil War, and finally the tragic assassination at Ford?s Theater. Griffith shows his usual meticulous attention to period detail, and the framing of the various vignettes has the feel of historical photographs come to life. Walter Huston is excellent in the title role, with a portrayal that subtly evolves from laconic, wizened rascal to noble elder statesman. This is a fascinating, worthy film, and an interesting historical document in and of itself.

Africa Speaks (1930) - "From the Atlantic Ocean to the Indian Ocean the path of the story stretches--across the black throbbing heart of the untouched Congo. Weird customs, wild dances--age-old rituals of worship to the gods of fertility, of love--flame in the background, accenting the panorama of cruelty, sensuality, and amazing feats of heroism." (Studio pressbook.) The expedition, under explorer Paul L. Hoefler, centers around the region of Kiya Be. The customs and rites of the Wasara people are explained, particularly that of the women who insert large wooden discs in their lower lips, distorting themselves in order to avoid being enslaved by marauding Bedouin chiefs. With respect to the pygmies, it is noted that trial marriage has been perfected "to a state that would shock the sensitive and fascinate the modern mind." Natives are shown struggling with lions; women dance to a jazz phonograph record; and a swarm of locusts covers and devours the African jungle.

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All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) - Lewis Milestone (Dir) - Paul Bäumer, a young German schoolboy, along with his friends, is inspired by his schoolmaster to "save the Fatherland" and joins the Kaiser's forces. Their illusions are soon dispelled, however, by the cruel realities of battle, relieved only by a brief romantic interlude with some French farm girls and the humorous interjections of Katz and Tjaden. When Paul, the only survivor of the group, returns home, he finds the professor still haranguing his young scholars to join the conflict; and when Paul denounces this attitude, he is proclaimed a coward by the youths. Tiring of the false impression of war at home, he returns to the front to instruct his new comrades in warfare. As the sole survivor of this group also, Paul reaches over the top of a trench to catch a butterfly and is killed by an enemy sniper. ... Quiet reigns on the front lines.

All quiet on the western front - Sin novedad en el frente (1930) - EE.UU D.: Lewis Milestone. I.: Louis Wolheim, Lew Ayres, John Wray. Al estallar, en 1914, la Primera Guerra Mundial, un grupo de muchachos alemanes del último curso decide seguir los consejos de su profesor y abandona la escuela para alistarse en el ejército. A sus 18 años están llenos de ilusión y patriotismo, y sólo uno de ellos, llamado Paul Baumer (Lew Ayres), vacila por la decisión que han tomado. Su primer desencanto les llega durante la etapa de instrucción, cuando el cabo Himmelstoss (John Wray) les somete a continuos castigos y humillaciones. Posteriormente, ya en el campo de batalla, los nuevos reclutas son acogidos por el veterano Katczinsky (Louis Wolheim), que les enseña diferentes trucos para sobrevivir en el frente. Pero según van ganando experiencia bajo el fuego enemigo, también comienzan a comprender lo absurdo e inútil de la guerra y de unos ideales que les llevaron a enrolarse para salvar a Alemania. Poco a poco el agotamiento va haciendo mella en ellos y su desconcierto aumenta cuando ven morir a su lado a compañeros de colegio. Paul, además, deberá superar el trauma que supone matar por primera vez a un hombre cara a cara. Excelente película antibelicista, que adapta la novela homónima de Erich Maria Remarque, que según la crítica fue el alegato más importante y significativo escrito contra la guerra en el siglo XX. Lewis Milestone planeó la película como una enorme superproducción, se utilizaron hasta 35 decorados diferentes, se construyeron tres kilómetros de carretera para poder mover con mayor facilidad una nueva y gigantesca grúa diseñada especialmente para recoger la amplitud del campo de batalla, se utilizaron 10 toneladas de pólvora, 6 toneladas de dinamita y se provocó la explosión de 6.000 bombas. Lewis Milestone volvió a experimentar con el sonido, como anteriormente había hecho con Perfidia, su anterior obra y su primer filme sonoro.

Amos'n & Andy (1930) -

Amour Chante, L' (1930)

Ángeles del infierno (Hell's Angels) (1930)

Animal Crackers (1930) - Often considered their best, this second Marx Brothers movie revolves around a stolen painting and the sprawling estate of a wealthy dowager who soon finds Chico, Zeppo, Harpo, and, especially, Groucho turning her life upsidedown. Groucho croons his famous "Hooray for Captain Spaulding" and delivers many of his most famous quips in this film based on a play by George S. Kaufman.

Another Fine Mess (1930) - Laurel and Hardy escape the police by ducking into a lavish Beverly Hills mansion and posing as its owners. Stan's father penned the sketch on which this film was based, though it's the slapstick set-pieces, and a hilarious turn by Stan Laurel disguised as the maid, that make this one of the best Laurel and Hardy efforts.

Antics (1930) -

Applause (1930) - Rouben Mamoulian (Dir) - Cast: Helen Morgan (Kitty Darling) - Joan Peers - April Darling) - Fuller Mellish Jr. (Hitch Nelson) - - Burlesque queen Kitty Darling gives birth to a baby girl shortly after learning that her husband has been executed. A few years later, Kitty refuses the marriage proposal of her friend, comic joe King, because she dreams of "making it big" on Broadway, but takes Joe's suggestion to send her beloved April to a convent school. Years later, Kitty is an alcoholic who still dreams of Broadway. Her current lover, Hitch Nelson, is a two-timing gigolo who demands that Kitty send for the now seventeen year-old April when he learns that Kitty has been paying for the girl's education. April is disgusted by New York's seedy burlesque environment, but her love for Kitty makes her stay. When she meets Tony, a young sailor, they fall in love and want to marry, delighting Kitty but infuriating Hitch, who wants April to go on stage to support him now that Kitty is a has-been. Realizing that her career is over and Hitch has only been using her, Kitty sends April to Tony, then takes an overdose of sleeping pills. April returns to her mother after telling Tony that she won't marry him, then goes on stage when Kitty is too weak to perform. April is a success, but rushes offstage crying. Tony arrives, knowing that April didn't mean what she said earlier, and unaware that Kitty has just died, they decide to take her with them to Wisconsin.

Bar L Ranch (1930) -

Barcarole (1930) -

Bat Whispers (1930)

Beau Bandit (1930) - Lambert Hillyer (Dir) - Cast: Rod La Rocque (Montero) - Mitchell Lewis (Coloso) - Doris Kenyon (Helen Wardell) - - Montero, a killer, and his aide Coloso, a vicious deafmute, are pursued through the sand dunes of Arizona by "Bob Cat" Manners and his posse. Montero plans to rob the bank of skinflint Perkins but is sidetracked by singing teacher Helen Wardell; he learns that Perkins has marital designs on her and holds a $3,000 mortgage on the ranch of her fiancé, Howard. Perkins, recognizing Montero as a wanted man, offers him money to kill Howard, but Montero merely fakes the murder. Prepared for a doublecross, Montero takes the posse prisoners and collects the blood money from Perkins, who as justice of the peace is forced to marry Helen and Howard.

Below Zero ( 1930)

Big Trail - La piste des géants (1930) - Raoul Walsh

Billy the Kid (1930) -

Blood of a Poet (1930) - Jean Cocteau made his first foray into cinema with the haunting collagelike film BLOOD OF A POET. Financed by the philanthropical Vicomte de Noailles, who was also responsible for Luis Buñuel?s similarly avant-garde L?AGE D?OR, BLOOD OF A POET shimmers with energy and invention, inaugurating an style that Cocteau would rework in each of his future films. Borrowing the sexual undertones and dreamlike structure of his plays, novels and paintings, Cocteau presents a sequence of seemingly unrelated events, all depicting the philosophical and metaphysical struggles of the artist. A handsome and shirtless young poet navigates a universe filled with moving statues, mirrors of water, opium smoke, mysterious hotel rooms, and mutating hermaphrodites. Cocteau?s unique voice ties the episodic mediation together with various selections culled from his romantic surrealist poetry. Erotically tinged scenes of adolescent misbehavior taken from Cocteau?s novel (and future film) LES ENFANTS TERRIBLES mingle with theatrical tableaus, all permeated by a dreamlike tempo and voyeuristic aesthetic in the creation of what the filmmaker would call "a descent into oneself, a way of using the mechanism of the dream without sleeping, a crooked candle, often mysteriously blown out, carried about in the night of the human body."

Blue Angel (1930) - This Josef Von Sternberg film, based on Heinrich Mann's novel PROFESSOR UNRAT, made Marlene Dietrich a star and began a tumultuous relationship between star and director that spanned Sternberg's most creative period. The film stars Emil Jannings as Dr. Immanuel Rath, a provincial prep school teacher who becomes incensed when he learns his boys have become infatuated with Lola Lola (Dietrich), a cabaret singer. Heading to the Blue Angel, a nightclub, to catch his pupils, Rath instead becomes bewitched by the sensuous Lola himself, beginning an obsession that drives him to the depths of despair. Visionary, haunting, and emotionally unrelenting, THE BLUE ANGEL stands as Sternberg's crowning achievement. Filmed in both German and English simultaneously, the German version is considered superior to its English language counterpart.

Bob Steele (1930) -

Border Romance (1930) - Richard Thorpe (Dir) - Cast: Armida (Conchita Cortez) - Don Terry (Bob Hamlin) Marjorie "Babe" Kane (Nina) - - Bob Hamlin, his younger brother, Victor, and their helper, Slim, are engaged in horsetrading in the mountains of Mexico. They meet Buck Adams, a prospective buyer; and at a tavern, Vic antagonizes a big Mexican by trying to dance with a girl and is forced to kill him when he draws a gun. Their horses are stolen, but they evade capture by the rurales . While giving chase to Buck, Bob encounters Conchita, whose beauty captivates him; but he courts Gloria, Buck's girl, in order to learn the whereabouts of the villain. He abducts the brokenhearted Conchita and takes her to a mountain hideout, where he convinces her of his innocence of the crime. He surrenders to the rurales , who take Buck's men prisoners, and collects the reward for having killed El Gallo, a notorious bandit.

Bosco (1930) -

Brats (1930) - Only the second Laurel and Hardy film in which just Laurel and Hardy appear. The first was Early to Bed (1928). Most creative short features, "Brats" has both comedians playing a dual role. Stanley and Oliver are baby-sitting for little Stanley and Little Oliver, played by themselves, with very imaginative use of over-sized props and settings. The adults try to play checkers and play pool, not always without comic difficulties, while meanwhile the children get into one problem after another, requiring occasional correction from the adults. This short feature has a lot of creative material, clever settings, good cross-cutting, and several very good laughs.

Breezy Bill (1930) - J. P. McGowan (Dir) - Cast: Bob Steele (Breezy Bill) Alfred Hewston (Henry Pennypincher) George Hewston (Gabe, his brother) - - Two bandits out to get their hands on Henry Pennypincher's stocks and bonds abduct the rancher when he refuses to reveal their location. Pennypincher's adopted son, Breezy Bill, is knocked unconscious for intervening, and he consequently is blamed for Pennypincher's disappearance. With the help of Pennypincher's nephew and niece and a flimsy disguise, Bob trails the bandits and rescues Pennypincher.

Burning Up (1930) - A. Edward Sutherland (Dir) - Cast: Richard Arlen (Lou Larrigan) - Mary Brian (Ruth Morgan) - Francis McDonald ("Bullet" McGhan) - Lou Larrigan, employed by Dave Gentry in automobile sales, is ambitious to become a race driver like his partner, "Bullet," who has been barred from the track for causing an accident. When Dave goes broke, he and Bullet accept an offer from "Windy" Wallace, a crooked promoter, to frame a race. Meanwhile, Lou is booked into various races, becomes successful, and wins the love of Ruth Morgan, daughter of the town banker. When Bullet wrecks his car attempting to break a record, a race is arranged between Lou and Bullet; and Windy gets a wealthy man to bet $25,000 on Lou. Learning of the plot, Lou confronts the villains and alarms them by predicting that he will win the race. Bullet deliberately tries to run him off the track, but Lou evades Bullet and in a thrilling finish wins the race.

Buster Keaton - Dough Boys (1930) -

Buster Keaton - Free and Easy (1930) - Edward Sedgwick (Dir) - Cast: Buster Keaton (Elmer Butts) - Anita Page (Elvira) - Trixie Friganza (Ma) - - Elmer Butts, the befuddled manager of Elvira, a Kansas beauty contest winner, is obliged to take her to Hollywood and get her a break in the movies. At a typical Grauman's Chinese premiere, they are confronted with screen celebrities. Later, Elmer crashes the studio gate, allowing a comic chase through sound stages where various players are working, including Lionel Barrymore, Karl Dane, and Dorothy Sebastian. Ultimately, he gets a job as an extra, causing various amusing complications. Elvira falls in love with Larry, a screen hero, while Elmer is awarded a studio contract and appears in the musical comedy finale, "Free and Easy."

Call of the Desert (1930) - J. P. McGowan (Dir) - Cast: Tom Tyler (Rex Carson)- Sheila Le Gay (Jean Walker) - Bud Osborne (Todd Walker) -
- "Story has to do with a chap who gives a villain and accomplice a lacing when they try to steal his father's [mine?] claim. Most of the action takes place out-doors and sets a fast pace." ( Film Daily, 18 May 1930, p13.)

Call of the West (1930) - Albert Ray (Dir) Cast: Dorothy Revier (Violet La Tour) - Matt Moore (Lon Dixon) - Katherine Clare Ward (Ma Dixon) - Enervated by the nightly round of social activities, Violet La Tour, a popular nightclub entertainer, is refused a New York booking by Maurice Kane, her persistent admirer, and her agent procures work for her in a road show. During a performance in Sagebrush, Texas, she collapses and is taken to the ranch of Lon Dixon, where his mother nurses her. A romance develops, and when Lon proposes to her, Violet accepts, but soon after the ceremony, he agrees to join a party of cowboys in a search for rustlers. Finding his departure unpardonable, Violet impulsively returns to New York and is welcomed with open arms by Kane. She resumes her old society life but resists Kane's attempts at love-making, and when Lon comes to the city to claim her, she gladly confirms her love for him.

Captain of the Guard (1930) - John S. Robertson (Dir) - Cast: Laura La Plante (Marie - Marnay) John Boles (Rouget de l'Isle) - Sam De Grasse (Bazin) - Marie Marnay, an innkeeper's daughter, refuses to marry Bazin, a secret agent in the service of the king, but when Bazin sends music master Rouget de l'Isle to give her singing lessons, she falls in love and pledges her troth to Rouget. Marie's father refuses to join the revolt against the king and is killed trying to save her from the advances of a soldier; as a result, she joins the revolutionists, giving up her claim to Rouget, who is in the service of the king, and becomes notorious as "The Torch." Using Rouget as bait, Bazin effects a reconciliation, then orders Marie arrested as well as her consort. Charmed by his voice, Marie Antoinette has Rouget released to sing his song "La Marseillaise" for the king; he then renounces the king and escapes Paris; and in Marseilles he organizes an army, marches on Paris, and is reunited with Marie at the outbreak of the Revolution.

Cartoonies Featuring Gabby (1930) - Gabby, the cantankerous star of "Gulliver's Travels," cavorts through "King for a Day," "The Funshine State," "It's a Hap-hap-happy Day," "Gobs of Fun," "All's Well," "Win, Place and Show boat" and "Two for the Zoo."

Cartoonies Featuring Little Lulu (1930) - See if Little Lulu can stop getting into mischief long enough to sing with you as you follow-the-bouncing-ball in these episodes: "The Dog Show Off," "Little Brown Jug," "Lulu at the Zoo," "The Big Drip," "I'm Just Curious," "A Car-Tune Portrait" and "Man's Pest Friend."

Caught Short (1930) -

Check and Double Check (1930) - When Amos and Andy spend a night in a haunted house during an initiation ritual for their lodge, they get into plenty of trouble--and solve a mystery. This is the only movie made by the infamous comedy team.

Children of Pleasure (1930) - Harry Beaumont (Dir) - Cast: Lawrence Gray (Danny Regan) - Wynne Gibson (Emma Gray) - Helen Johnson (Pat Thayer) - Danny Regan, an up-and-coming songwriter, becomes enamoured of Emma Gray, an heiress, but on the night before the wedding, he finds that Emma considers their marriage to be a trial experiment and plans to continue her affair with his understudy. Incensed, he disappears, and later his office coworker, Pat, who has been his constant friend, agrees to marry him. After a drinking spree, Danny awakens, believing that he is married to Pat. He soon discovers that Pat, thinking that he still was in love with Emma, did not go through with the ceremony. Having learned his lesson, he finds that Pat is the girl for him, after all.

City Girl (1930) - F. W. Murnau (Dir) - Cast: David Torrence (The Father) Edith Yorke (The Mother) Dawn O'Day (The Little Daughter) - Lem Tustine is the son of a Minnesota wheat farmer off for Chicago to sell his father's annual crop, and though caught in a falling market, he meets Kate, who is a waitress in the Windy City, and brings her home as his bride. His father, whose primary ties are to the land which he loves above all else, takes her for a fortune hunter and strongly resents her marriage to his son and belittles her character. Her repeated efforts to win his approval are unsuccessful. A hailstorm necessitates emergency night-harvesting of the crop, and in the confusion the foreman, Lem's brother, hurts his hand in a threshing machine. Coming to have his hand bandaged, he tries to force his attentions on Kate; and though she repulses him, the elder Tustine witnesses the struggle and informs Lem. The foreman threatens to pull out the workers unless Kate will leave with him; she agrees, thinking her marriage is a failure. Lem bests the foreman in a fight and is barely missed by his father's gunfire at the deserting workers. Realizing he has almost killed his son, Tustine relents, and Lem brings back his wife to a humbled and more tolerant father.

Concentratin' Kid (1930) -

Covered Wagon Trails - 1930 - J. P. McGowan (Dir) - Cast: Bob Custer ("Smoke" Sanderson)
Phyllis Bainbridge (Wanda Clayton) Perry Murdock (Chet Clayton) - "Smoke" Sanderson "is after a gang of smugglers operating at the border, and as deputy [sheriff?] he rides into all kinds of trouble and excitement before he finally lands the gang. Of course there is the girl whose brother is working with the gang." ( Film Daily, 18 May 1930, p12.)

Crazy That Way - 1930 - Hamilton MacFadden (Dir) - Cast: Kenneth MacKenna (Jack Gardner) - Joan Bennett (Ann Jordan) - Regis Toomey (Robert Metcalf) - Ann Jordan, who is engaged to Frank Oakes, is constantly pursued by young Robert Metcalf at the local country club--in fact, wherever she and her fiancé go--much to Frank's displeasure. When she at last becomes exasperated by their continuous wrangling, she begins to notice her father's friend, Jack Gardner, an engineer to whose charming presence she has hitherto remained oblivious. When the boys virtually wreck her garden, they find that she has fallen in love with Jack.

Crimen Secreto (1930) -

Dames Ahoy (1930) - William James Craft (Dir) - Cast: Glenn Tryon (Jimmy Chase) Helen Wright (Mabel McGuire) Otis Harlan (Bill Jones) - Three sailors--Jimmy, Bill, and Mac--on shore leave set out to find the blonde who tricked Bill into drawing half his pay from the Navy, claiming to be his wife. After several adventures in which they look for an identifying strawberry birthmark on the legs of many girls, Bill remembers that he met her a dancehall. There, Jimmy and his partner, Mabel, win first prize and, provided that they marry, a furnished bungalow; Jimmy decides to marry her and buy off Bill's wife, and Mabel agrees in order to get the bungalow. Afterwards, the young couple find themselves in love, and Jimmy, to the disgust of his friends, resolves not to reenlist; but Mabel succeeds in dominating the whole group.

Dangerous Paradise (1930) - William Wellman (Dir) - Cast: Nancy Carroll (Alma) Richard Arlen (Heyst) Warner Oland (Schomberg) - Alma, a member of Zangiacomo's all-female orchestra, playing at Schomberg's hotel in Sourabaya, is frightened by the men's advances; attracted by the kindness of Heyst, a hotel guest, she hides on his boat to escape her tormentors. Heyst, who has retreated to a remote island following an unhappy love affair, discovers her and grudgingly allows her to remain at his cabin. Meanwhile Zangiacomo and Schomberg fight over her, resulting in Zangiacomo's death; Schomberg is then held prisoner by Mr. Jones, Ricardo, and Pedro, three desperadoes, who convert the hotel into a gambling house. To divert them, Schomberg tells them of gold on the island; and after killing and robbing Schomberg, the men depart. In a desperate confrontation with Heyst, Pedro and Ricardo are killed and Alma is wounded; but Heyst is grateful for the awakening of courage and love.

Deep South (1930) -

Dixiana (1930) - A musical comedy with Wheeler and Woolsey helping a pretty circus performer land a wealthy southern man.

Double Cross Roads (1930) - Alfred L. Werker (Dir) - Cast: Robert Ames (David Harvey) - Lila Lee (Mary Carlyle) Edythe Chapman (Mrs. Carlyle) - David Harvey, an ex-convict, determines to go straight and retires to a country town where he meets and falls in love with Mary Carlyle. The mob attempts to induce him to participate in another robbery--of a wealthy woman in a nearby town--but he puts them off until he discovers that Mary is part of the gang; then, disillusioned, he goes through with it. Mary agrees provided that Happy Max lets David go, but she is doublecrossed. Another gang invades the house during a party and forces David to turn over the jewels, but he gives them paste imitations. The two gangs shoot it out from speeding automobiles, and ultimately the path to romance is cleared for the young couple.

Dough Boys (1930) -

Dumbbells in Ermine (1930) - John G. Adolfi (Dir) - Cast: Robert Armstrong (Jerry Malone) Barbara Kent (Faith Corey) Beryl Mercer (Grandma Corey)
- In a small town in Virginia, Faith Corey, daughter of a socially prominent family, meets and falls in love with Jerry Malone, a prizefighter, though her straitlaced mother wants her to marry Siegfried, a spellbinding "missionary reformer." Though Grandma Corey promotes the romance with the prizefighter, Mike, the fighter's hardboiled, wisecracking manager, tries to keep them apart; following a quarrel, Faith reconciles herself to marrying Siegfried, but when he invites a group of "weak sisters" to a revival meeting, he is disgraced when one accuses him of her downfall. Finally, with Mike's advice, Jerry wins back Faith and they are united with the family's blessings.

Earth (1930) - The story involves the people of a small Ukrainian farming village whose lives are changed when they decide to collectively purchase a tractor. Struggling against superstition, rich landowners and nature itself, the people struggle to make their dreams a reality. Silent film with orchestral score.

El ángel azul (Der blau engel) (1930)

El Presidio (1930) -

El Último de los Vargas (1930) - Directed by David Howard - A cowboy avenges his father's murder, but must flee the law as a result. He attempts the rescue of a young woman from an outlaw, but becomes entangled with the outlaw's wife. George J. Lewis (as Jorge Lewis)
Luana Alcañiz
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Amadeo Alcañiz
Pablo Arenas
Juan de Landa
Nelly Fernández

Embarrassing Moments - 1930 - William James Craft (Dir) Cast: Reginald Denny (Thaddeus Cruikshank) Merna Kennedy (Marion Fuller) Otis Harlan (Adam Fuller) - Marion Fuller returns home after studying art in New York City and finds that her Aunt Prudence and her fiancé, Jasper Hickson, are suspicious of the influence of city life on her. Weary of her fiancé's attitude, she tells her family that she has engaged in a "trial marriage" in New York with Thaddeus Cruikshank, a name she remembers as the author of a book she has read. Her father wires Cruikshank, demanding that he come to Fullervale, and thinking that an imposter is using his name, Thaddeus obeys the summons; finding Marion to his liking, he is not disturbed when Fuller insists upon an immediate marriage. Complications ensue as the family tries to keep them apart until after the ceremony. Marion wilfully declines to marry him, but Thaddeus "compromises" her to such an extent that she consents.

Fair Warning (1930) -

Faith for Gold - 1930 - In the Burg household, Alice rejects a life of comfort and social splendor to join the life of the cloister, though her decision is bitterly resented by her brother, Joseph, an aspiring young pianist. Because she donates her part of the family fortune to the Church, he denounces her and forbids mention of the Church or religion in the home. Fifteen years later, having achieved fame and fortune, Joseph is apparently lost aboard a sinking ocean liner, and his wife (Emily?) at the insistence of their son, Johnny, turns to God for strength and guidance. Although Joseph does return safely, he remains adamantly against God and the Church in spite of the entreaties of Father Thomas, a friend of Johnny's. When Johnny is injured in a fall, Alice comes to nurse him, and Emily, in despair, asks for a divorce but is denied it by "the law of God and the Church." However, through Father Thomas' guidance, the couple are reconciled, and Joseph realizes his error in giving up "faith for gold."

Fast and Loose (1930) -
Miriam Hopkins .... Marion Lenox
Carole Lombard .... Alice O'Neil
Frank Morgan .... Bronson Lenox
Charles Starrett .... Henry Morgan
Henry Wadsworth .... Bertie Lenox
Winifred Harris .... Carrie Lenox

Feet First (1930) -

Harold Lloyd .... Harold Horne
Barbara Kent .... Barbara
Robert McWade .... John Quincy Tanner
Lillian Leighton .... Mrs. Tanner
Henry Hall .... Endicott

Forbidden Adventure (1930) -

Framed - 1930 - George Archainbaud (Dir) - Cast: Evelyn Brent (Rose Manning) - Regis Toomey (Jimmy McArthur [Carter]) - Ralf Harolde (Chuck Gaines) - Rose Manning swears revenge for the unjust slaying of her father by Inspector McArthur. Five years later, as a nightclub hostess, she is sought by Chuck Gaines, secretly a bootlegger, but she centers her attentions on young Jimmy Carter, who, she learns, is the son of McArthur. Chuck hears of Jimmy's desire to marry Rose and orders Bing to put him on the spot. Meanwhile, Jimmy's father, hoping to put an end to the boy's folly, raids the club. Rose tries to warn Jimmy but is herself attacked by the jealous Chuck, who is shot and killed by Jimmy. Rose shields Jimmy, laying the slaying of Chuck to Bing Murdock; and McArthur, realizing that her love is genuine, brings the couple together.

Free and Easy - 1930 - Edward Sedgwick (Dir) - Cast: Buster Keaton (Elmer Butts) - Anita Page (Elvira) - Trixie Friganza (Ma) - - Elmer Butts, the befuddled manager of Elvira, a Kansas beauty contest winner, is obliged to take her to Hollywood and get her a break in the movies. At a typical Grauman's Chinese premiere, they are confronted with screen celebrities. Later, Elmer crashes the studio gate, allowing a comic chase through sound stages where various players are working, including Lionel Barrymore, Karl Dane, and Dorothy Sebastian. Ultimately, he gets a job as an extra, causing various amusing complications. Elvira falls in love with Larry, a screen hero, while Elmer is awarded a studio contract and appears in the musical comedy finale, "Free and Easy."

French Fried (1930) -

General Crack - 1930 - Alan Crosland (Dir) - Cast: John Barrymore (Duke of Kurland/Prince Christian/General Crack) Philippe De Lacy (Christian, as a boy) Lowell Sherman (Leopold II, Emperor of Austria) - The Duke of Kurland is holding a banquet for his officers and is bemoaning his lack of an heir to the Kurland sword when a ragged boy enters the hall and identifies himself as Christian, the duke's son by a Gypsy princess, now dead. Twenty years later, admired as General Crack, a soldier of fortune, Prince Christian is a powerful leader. When compelled by Leopold II of Austria to offer his services, Christian demands a high price in gold and the hand of the Archduchess Maria Luisa. En route, he encounters Fidelia, a spirited Gypsy dancer; and under the spell of Gypsy lore, he marries the girl and takes her to Vienna. Crack is astounded at Maria Luisa's beauty; and Leopold becomes infatuated with Fidelia at a court celebration. While Crack is away at war Leopold forces his attentions on the bride; the vengeful Gabor gives evidence against the emperor and is executed. Crack accepts Maria Luisa's offer to be elevated as Archduke of Kurland.

Girl of the Port - 1930 - Bert Glennon (Dir) - Cast: Sally O'Neil (Josie) - Reginald Sharland (Jim)
Mitchell Lewis (McEwen) - Josie, a showgirl stranded in Suva, Fiji, is befriended by Kalita, who gets her a job as barmaid in a local cabaret. There she meets Jim, an English war veteran, who has become an alcoholic and is haunted by a fear of fire as a result of his war experiences. Their attachment enrages McEwen, a wealthy halfcaste posing as white, and their quarreling results in a fight in which Jim leaves the impression of being a coward. Josie learns the truth about his war experiences, and under her care he begins to recover. McEwen, however, lures Jim away to Benga Island, where he plans to torture him, and Josie follows to be near Jim; McEwen forces Jim to emulate the natives in their fire-walking rite, and in so doing he loses his fear and soundly thrashes the villainous rival, winning the admiration of his bride-to-be.

Guilty? - 1930 - George B. Seitz (Dir) - Cast: Virginia Valli (Carolyn) - John Holland (Bob Lee) - John St. Polis (Polk) - Senator Daniel Polk is sentenced to prison for bribery on circumstantial evidence, and as a result his daughter, Carolyn, is ostracized by the young set. Later, she attracts the attention of Bob Lee, son of the judge who convicted Polk, and they fall in love. Polk is released on parole, and Bob and Carolyn become engaged. Judge Lee, now a senator, and Polk quarrel bitterly over the engagement, and Lee threatens to report him unless Carolyn refuses to marry his son; she agrees to do so. Realizing the unhappiness he has caused his daughter, Polk commits suicide with an insecticide purchased by Bob for his daughter; and though the evidence is circumstantial, Bob is convicted on a murder charge. But Carolyn finds her father's confession in a Bible at the last minute and saves the boy from execution.

Half Shot at Sunrise (1930) - Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey play a pair of AWOL doughboys on the loose in Paris during World War I. Slapstick comedy with sound.

Hampa dorada (Little Caesar) (1930)

Harold Lloyd - Feet First (1930) -
Harold Lloyd .... Harold Horne
Barbara Kent .... Barbara
Robert McWade .... John Quincy Tanner
Lillian Leighton .... Mrs. Tanner
Henry Hall .... Endicott

Headin' North (1930)- Cast: Bob Steele

Hell's Angels (1930) - This James Whale/Howard Hughes WWI drama is renowned for its stunning air combat scenes, which required 137 pilots to shoot, and for being the most expensive film of its time, costing a staggering $3.8 million. Oxford students and brothers Roy and Monte Rutledge (Ben Lyon, James Hall) sign up to fight with the Royal Flying Corps. Trouble arises when Roy¿s girlfriend, Helen (Jean Harlow), takes a liking to Monte. Monte, cracking under the pressure of fighting, considers another kind of betrayal. The brothers must wrestle to overcome these troubles--or a key flying mission could be jeopardized.

Hell's Heroes - 1930 - William Wyler (Dir) - Cast: Charles Bickford (Bob Sangster) - Raymond Hatton ("Barbwire" [Tom] Gibbons) - Fred Kohler ("Wild Bill" Kearney) - While waiting in the small frontier town of New Jerusalem for his three partners, "Barbwire" Tom Gibbons, "Wild Bill" Kearney and José, bandit Bob Sangster goes into the cantina to see Carmelita, a dance hall girl who loves him, thereby incurring the jealousy of the town's sheriff. That same afternoon, Bob meets his partners and robs the New Jerusalem bank, during which the teller and José are killed. Bob, Bill and a wounded Barbwire escape, aided by a sandstorm that delays the town posse's pursuit. After losing their horses in the storm, and with their water supply nearly exhausted, the bandits come upon a wagon with a delirious woman inside. Thinking that he will rob and have his way with her, Bob first gives the woman water, then discovers that she is about to give birth. Because she is alone, as the woman dies, she asks the bandits to be the child's godfathers and take the baby to his father, Frank Edwards, who is the bank teller in New Jerusalem. Shamed when they realize that they have killed the baby's father, the three bandits bury the woman and decide to return to New Jerusalem as promised. At first they feel burdened by the baby, but quickly become attached to him. On the trail, when Barbwire can no longer go on, he insists that his friends leave him, then shoots himself. In the middle of the night, after the baby has finished the last of the canned milk from the wagon, Bill sneaks away from their campfire, leaving a note for the sleeping Bob that this is his "Xmas" gift because three cannot survive on the small amount of water they have left. At first angry with the baby when he wakes up and reads Bill's note, Bob realizes that he, too, has grown to love the child and determines to reach New Jerusalem. Hours later, after he gives the baby the last drops of water from his canteen, Bob wanders desperately through the desert until he finds a small water hole. As soon as he tastes the water, he knows there is something wrong with it, then sees a sign stating the water contains arsenic. Frantic and hallucinating, Bob realizes that the only possible way to save the baby is to drink as much of the poisoned water as possible and hope that he has enough strength to reach New Jerusalem. As Christmas services are being held, Bob staggers into town and is barely able to enter the church before collapsing and dying with the baby still in his arms. A kind woman from the congregation then cares for the baby.

Her Wedding Night (1930) -

Hide-Out - 1930 - Reginald Barker (Dir) - Cast: James Murray (Jimmy Dorgan/Morley Wallace) - Kathryn Crawford (Dorothy Evans) - Carl Stockdale (Dorgan) - - Morley Wallace, whose real name is Jimmy Dorgan, returns to Crane University in the South, after escaping from Detective Burke, who has arrested him for illegal liquor activities. Wallace, who is a college hero as a result of his prowess on the boat crew, barely escapes a police raid on a roadhouse, where he goes with co-ed Dorothy Evans; and he decides to repent of his past. The day before a boating race, Burke finds Wallace, and, as a test, threatens to arrest him unless he throws the race. Wallace agrees to the proposition; but finding that he cannot go through with the treachery, he takes a winning lead. Assured of his decision to reform, Burke leaves him free to marry Dorothy.

High School Girl (1930) - Trials of a teenage girl growing up in the 1930s. An excellent drama classic portraying sexual attitudes in the 30s.

Hold Everything - 1930 - Roy Del Ruth (Dir) - Cast: Joe E. Brown (Gink Schiner) - Winnie Lightner (Totts Breen) - Georges Carpentier (Georges La Verne) - - At a training camp preparing for a heavyweight championship bout are Georges La Verne with Pop O'Keefe, his manager; Nosey Bartlett, the camp cook; and Gink Schiner, a lazy, second-rate fighter who is to appear in a preliminary before the big fight. Although Georges is pursued by society girl Norine Lloyd, he is more interested in Sue Burke, his advisor and childhood playmate; Toots, Gink's sweetheart, is constantly concerned over Gink's flirting with pretty girls. Larkin, manager of champion Bob Morgan, comes to the camp and attempts to have the fight "fixed," but O'Keefe informs him Georges will do his best. The Kicker is delegated by Larkin to incapacitate Georges at a party with a knockout pill, but Gink switches his drink with Nosey's. To everyone's surprise, Gink wins his bout. Before his fight, Georges is accosted by Morgan, and he fares badly in the ring until, with a change of tactics, he knocks out Morgan and wins the title.

Hook, Line & Sinker (1930) - A pretty heiress restores an old hotel.

Hunted Men - 1930 - J. P. McGowan (Dir) - Cast: Bob Steele - Jean Reno - Lew Meehan - - "The plot is just a variation on the villain and his gang trying to steal the gal's ranch, with the hero calling the turn at the proper moment." (from Film Daily, 25 May 1930).¡

Hurricane - 1930 - Ralph Ince (Dir) - Cast: Hobart Bosworth (Hurricane Martin) - Johnny Mack Brown (Dan) - Leila Hyams (Mary Stevens) - Captain Black and his band of pirates are shipwrecked on a South Sea island, where they hold in custody several sailors they have shanghaied, among them, Dan, a youth of good breeding. When Black observes the vessel of the feared Hurricane Martin approaching, he plots to get his men aboard that vessel, incite a mutiny, and seize the cargo. Hurricane's former wife, who deserted him 20 years earlier, her daughter, and a sailor are rescued from a lifeboat; and thirsting for revenge, Hurricane plans to marry the girl, Mary, to the pirate Captain Black, though the mother avows her own innocence with her dying breath. Dan, who has fallen in love with Mary, protects her from Black, but Hurricane downs the leader and quells the mutiny.

In Her Arms (1930) -

Isle of Escape - 1930 - Howard Bretherton (Dir) - Cast: Monte Blue (Dave Wade) - Myrna Loy (Moira) - Betty Compson (Stella) - : On a South Sea island, Stella operates a hotel for her mother, who is constantly drunk on liquor smuggled by Shane, the principal trader and virtual dictator of the island. Dave Wade, exhausted from the heat, lands on the shore near the hotel and reports having escaped from a nearby cannibal island. Stella has her servants, Manua and Loru, care for him, but Shane, to whom she is married but with whom she has never lived, orders him taken to his house, intent on stealing his gold. In a drunken orgy, Shane takes the gold, provoking a fight in which Stella aids Wade. When Ma Blackney dies and Stella recovers the gold, she suggests they go to another island and establish a trading business; but because of a misunderstanding, Stella is kidnaped by the natives and taken to the cannibal island. Disregarding their differences, Wade and Shane join forces and go to the island; Shane sacrifices himself to stall the cannibals while Stella and Wade flee to the sea.

IT'S HER WEDDING NIGHT (1930) -

Journey's End - 1930 - James Whale (Dir) - Cast: Colin Clive (Captain Stanhope) - Ian MacLaren (Lieutenant Osborne) - David Manners (2d Lieutenant Raleigh) - The action unfolds in the confined area of a dugout on the Western Front. Stanhope, a British Army officer, shattered by the strain of 3 years' fighting, turns to liquor to bolster his courage. Osborne, his righthand man and a philosophical schoolmaster, tries to reassure young Raleigh, fresh from school, to the satisfaction of Stanhope, whom the boy optimistically worships as a college hero. Although Stanhope, who loves Raleigh's sister, resents the boy's presence, he is crushed by the boy's spirit and loyalty in battle. He confesses his own fears to Hibbert, a coward who feigns illness to avoid fighting; Osborne and Raleigh are selected to lead a raiding party on the German trenches, and Osborne calms the boy by quoting from Alice in Wonderland and talking of home. Many men, including Osborne, die in the raid, and Stanhope drowns his grief in drink; a rift develops between him and the boy until Raleigh is mortally wounded. Friendless and grief-stricken, he goes to face another furious attack. ...

Juno and the Paycock (1930) -

King of Jazz (1930) -

L'Age D'Or (1930) - Luis Buñuel's second film is a surreal attack on bourgeios ideals that incited a riot when first released and still retains its power to shock. Buñuel began the film as a collaboration with Salvador Dali, but after a few days working together the two had a falling out and Buñuel made the film himself, incorporating many of Dali's ideas. Its narrative follows two nameless characters, a man and a woman, through a series of scenes connected by dreamlike logic as they try, unsuccessfully, to make love. One memorable sequence finds the couple writhing around on a cliff when a mob of socialites comes upon them and pries them apart. Frustrated, the man sees a yelping poodle and kicks it into the air. L'AGE D'OR is not only an attack on bourgeois life but also a doctrine that directs humanity to live as the surrealists believed they should: that is, by placing love before everything else in life, such as the church, status, and family. Funny, disturbing, and thoroughly bizarre, Buñuel's film is a purposefully blasphemous and corrosive work that attacks social institutions with such vigor and imagination that one cannot help but be entertained.

La canción de mi alma (Song o' my heart) (1930)

Ladies of Leisure - 1930 - Frank Capra (Dir) - Cast: Barbara Stanwyck (Kay Arnold) - Ralph Graves (Jerry Strange) Lowell Sherman (Bill Standish) - Jeff Strong, the artistic son of a railroad magnate, walks out of his own party when he begins to feel alienated from the revelers. While driving along the waterfront, Jerry sees the bedraggled figure of a woman rowing a boat and stops to offer her a ride back to town. The woman, Kay Arnold, a call girl, tells Jerry that she has also escaped from a party and promptly falls asleep on his shoulder. As she sleeps, Jerry envisions her as the embodiment of his painting "Hope," and offers her a job as his model. The next day at his studio, Jerry begins to argue with Kay about her artificial and hardened appearance when his fiancée, Claire Collins, and his friend, Bill Standish, arrive. Bill finds Kay attractive just the way she is, and invites her to accompany him to Havana, but Kay has fallen in love with Jerry and begins to mold herself to please him. Soon frustrated by Jerry's constant criticisms, she lashes out at him, but later that evening she finally strikes the pose that he wants, and he paints into the night. When Kay collapses from exhaustion, Jerry insists that she sleep on his sofa, but the two spend a wakeful night of longing for each other. The next morning, Kay and Jerry are on the verge of declaring their love for each other when Mr. Strong appears and orders his son to stop seeing Kay. When Jerry refuses to follow his father's orders, Mr. Strong threatens to disown him. Disregarding his father's threat, Jerry decides to marry Kay and move to Arizona, but before they can leave, Mrs. Strong visits Kay and begs her to give Jerry up. Mrs. Strong's emotional plea touches Kay, and she agrees to forsake Jerry, then makes plans to go to Havana with Bill. As Kay leaves with Bill, her roommate, Dot Lamar, runs to tell Jerry that his mother has driven Kay away. Because the elevator man will not let her go up to Jerry's apartment unannounced, and cannot announce her because Jerry is on the phone, Dot must run up the twenty flights of stairs to his penthouse. By the time the overweight Dot arrives at Jerry's penthouse, Kay's ship has sailed, and Kay has decided to end her life by plunging into the icy water. After she jumps, however, she is rescued by a tugboat and awakens to find Jerry at her bedside.

Laurel and Hardy - Another Fine Mess (1930) - Laurel and Hardy escape the police by ducking into a lavish Beverly Hills mansion and posing as its owners. Stan's father penned the sketch on which this film was based, though it's the slapstick set-pieces, and a hilarious turn by Stan Laurel disguised as the maid, that make this one of the best Laurel and Hardy efforts.

Laurel and Hardy - Antics (1930) -

Laurel and Hardy - Blotto (1930) - It's a laugh riot when the boys sneak away from their domineering wives, wangle their way into the ritzy Rainbow Club, and get blotto!

Laurel and Hardy - Night Owls (1930) - Laurel and Hardy perform a bogus robbery.

Laurel and Hardy - Stan "Helps" Ollie (1930) - Four classics: "County Hospital," "Me and My Pal," "Hog Wild," and "Helpmates." includes home movie footage and behind the scenes stills.

Laurel and Hardy - The Lam (1930) - A collection of shorts featuring "Scram!," "Another Fine Mess," "One Good Turn" and "Going Bye Bye!." in this quartet, Stan and Ollie try to flee their troubles, but trouble always seems to catch up to them.

Legong: Dance of the Virgins (1930) - Authentic footage directed by the Marquise de la Falaise of the "Dance of the Virgins" and other dances performed by Balinese dancers on the island of Bali.

Lilies of the Field (1930) - Alexander Korda (Dir) - Cast: Corinne Griffith (Mildred Harker) - Ralph Forbes (Ted Willing) John Loder (Walter Harker)
- Innocent Mildred Harker is framed by her husband, Walter, in a divorce suit and loses custody of her child. Disillusioned and heartbroken, she takes up residence in a cheap hotel and becomes a showgirl at the New York Winter Palace Roof, where she meets a group of gold-digging "lilies." Ted Willing, a wealthy man-about-town, becomes her devoted admirer, but she is suspicious of accepting his financial help even when he mentions the whereabouts of her daughter. Later, she discovers that the child has forgotten her, and she accedes to Willing's proposal. During a party, she learns of her child's death, and, grief-striken, she rushes into the streets; she is fined for disorderly conduct, but Willing comes to the police station and she finds comfort in his arms.

Little Caesar - Hampa dorada (1930) - EE.UU D.: Mervyn LeRoy. I.: Edward G. Robinson, Glenda Farrell, Douglas Fairbanks Jr..
La película narra la trayectoria criminal de un hombre. Rico comenzó su vida ejecutando pequeños robos y terminó su existencia como jefe de la banda de mafiosos más importante de la ciudad. Este papel fue determinante en la carrera de Edward G. Robinson, papel al que estuvo encadenado hasta su muerte en 1973, tras haberse despedido del cine con "Cuando el destino nos alcance".

Lone Defender (1930) - Rin-tin-tin is the lone defender in this 12-chapter serial that follows the k-9 as he and an agent from the Department of Justice follow the trail of the infamous Cactus Kid. This notorious bandit has stolen a mine map from a group treasurers, but he is no match for the intelligence of our favorite dog.

Loose Ankles (1930) - Ted Wilde (Dir) - Cast: Loretta Young (Ann Harper) Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (Gil Hayden) Louise Fazenda (Aunt Sarah Harper)
- Ann Harper is bequeathed $1 million provided that she marry a man who meets the approval of her Aunts Sarah and Katherine. Ann and her cousin Betty advertise for a man willing to undergo a temporary marriage for a cash consideration; Gil Hayden answers the advertisement, meets Ann, and falls in love with her in the process. Linton, a mercenary member of Gil's gigolo quartette, attempts to interest the girl; and she allows him to take her to a cafe. There she meets Gil along with her aunts--escorted by his gigolo friends who have come to spy on Ann. But the aunts become intoxicated on punch; and when the cafe is raided, they are saved by the gigolos. When Ann and Gil announce their marriage, Aunts Sarah and Katherine are forced to consent, to allay the exposure of their scandalous intrigue.

Love Among the Millionaires (1930) -

Love in the Rough (1930) -

Mammy (1930) - Al Fuller joins up with a group of hoboes--Slats, Flat Feet, and Pig Eyes--entertaining them with his songs and good humor. As they go to sleep around an open fire, he recalls the circumstances that led him to his present plight: As the end man in the Meadow Merry Minstrels, he is in love with Nora, the owner's daughter, who has a weakness for Westy, also in the act. The show is constantly in desperate straits, and when Al tries hard to amuse the local sheriff, they are surprised to learn he wants to invest in and join the act. They become prosperous and Al is able to go home to see his mother. Hoping to help Nora, he avows his love for her, provoking Westy's jealousy. Tambo, who has been exposed cheating at cards, causes Westy to be wounded in the act by Al. He is arrested but escapes on a freight bound for home; eventually Tambo confesses to the deed, and Al is thus proven innocent. Al Jolson .... Al Fuller Lois Moran .... Nora Meadows Lowell Sherman .... Westy Louise Dresser .... Mother

Marijuana Girl (1930) -

Marruecos (Morocco) (1930)

Men Without Law (1930)

Messenger of the Blessed Virgin (1930) - - Dorothy Vernon, who has had a happy life in a peaceful village with her parents, and her Uncle John, a happy-go-lucky artist, is paralyzed as the result of a fall incurred during a storm. In consequence, grief and unhappiness come to the family. Uncle John, traveling abroad, hears of the miracles of the Blessed Virgin at Lourdes. An old woman recounts the story of Bernadette, a peasant girl of the Pyrenees, who is inspired by a vision of the Immaculate Conception. Under the direction of Abbé Peyromal of Lourdes, the villagers build a chapel at the grotto where Bernadette intercedes with the Virgin for the accomplishment of miraculous cures. The uncle cables Dorothy's parents, and they bring her to Lourdes, where through faith and prayer she is cured.

Mickey Mouse (1930) -

Min and Bill (1930) - Dressler and Beery are down-and-out waterfront denizens who're struggling to keep their daughter from being taken from them. Academy Awards: Best Actress--Marie Dressler.

Min & Bill (1930) -

Moby Dick (1930) -
John Barrymore .... Captain Ahab Ceely
Joan Bennett .... Faith Mapple, his beloved
Lloyd Hughes .... Derek Ceely, his brother
Noble Johnson .... Queequeg
Nigel De Brulier .... Elijah

Modern Minstrels (1930) -

Montana Moon (1930) - Malcolm St. Clair (Dir) - Cast: Joan Crawford (Joan) John Mack Brown (Larry) Dorothy Sebastian (Elizabeth) - Joan, a sophisticated society girl from the East, escapes from her father's train en route to his ranch and meets Larry, a typical western cowpoke, on the open range. Larry's stern yet gentle nature soon subdues her fiery manner, and they are married. Soon they discover themselves unable to adjust to Joan's ideas of eastern propriety; Jeff, a city slicker, arrives to threaten their relationship; but Larry disguises himself as a bandit and regains her affections.

Monte Carlo (1930) - Ernst Lubitsch (Dir) - Cast: Jeanette MacDonald, Jack Buchanan. Una bella condesa está comprometida con un príncipe apagado y aburrido al que no ama. Poco antes de la boda, la condesa decide romper el compromiso y marcharse a Montecarlo a jugar en sus casinos y disfrutar de la ciudad. Cuando acaba de apostar sus últimos 10.000 francos el conde Rudolph Falliere (Jack Buchanan) descubre que acariciar el pelo de Helene le trae buena suerte. A causa de esto, Vera cree que Rudolph es un peluquero y le pide que sea él quién la peine. Rudolph, enamorado de Vera, le llama cada noche y le canta. Helene, también enamorada de Rudolph, decide despedirlo para reanudar la relación y casarse con el príncipe Otto por motivos exclusivamente financieros. Una noche en la ópera, Helene descubre a Rudolph, comprendiendo que él le ha mentido sobre su situación social, pero, quizás ellos puedan ahora casarse. Una deliciosa comedia musical que Ernest Lubitsch realizó al servicio de Jeannette MacDonald, máxima estrella del musical de principios del cine sonoro, a la que acababa de dirigir, con gran éxito en El desfile del amor. A destacar como, a penas tres años después del nacimiento del cine sonoro, Lubitsch muestra un total dominio técnico, con una gran fluidez y dominio del sonido.

Morocco (1930) - In Marlene Dietrich's first American film, she portrays an alluring cabaret singer who falls in love with a Legionnaire and follows him across the desert. Academy Award Nominations: 4, including Best Director, Best Actress--Marlene Dietrich.

Morocco (1930) -

Murder! (1930) - Alfred Hitchcock's aptly named MURDER! is a British suspense-mystery about a jurist who believes in the innocence of a young woman accused of murder and sets out to prove his theory. Well photographed and characterized by quick cutting and sharp dialogue, MURDER is one of Hitchcock?s rare whodunits. Based on a novel by Clemence Dane and sporting several references to HAMLET and an interior monologue, the film is a groundbreaking adaptation of a novel into an early talkie. It also features Herbert Marshall?s first speaking part.

Near the Rainbow's End (1930) -

Night Ride (1930) - John S. Robertson (Dir) - Cast: Joseph Schildkraut (Joe Rooker) Barbara Kent (Ruth Kearns) Edward G. Robinson (Tony Garotta)
- Star reporter Joe Rooker links gunman Tony Garotta to a double murder and payroll robbery through the discovery of one of Garotta's cigarettes at the scene of the crime; meanwhile, Joe is married to Ruth Kearns. Garotta confronts Joe at the police reporters' room and threatens revenge through his wife. Garotta escapes, word arrives that Joe's house has been bombed, and Joe starts out for Garotta; but he and Bob are captured by Garotta and put aboard a speedboat. Joe manages to take Garotta prisoner and learns that Ruth is safe.

No No Nanette (1930) - Clarence Badger (Dir) - Cast: Bernice Claire (Nanette) - Alexander Gray (Tom Trainor) - Lucien Littlefield (Jim Smith) - Tom, who has written a musical show for his sweetheart, Nanette, is unable to find a producer who will star Nanette. After weeks of searching, she persuades James Smith, a millionaire Bible publisher and former friend of her father's, to back the show, though without the consent of Smith's stingy, old-fashioned spouse. In his desire to help, Smith pays the bills of two chorus girls; but Early, their manager, fails to give them the money; his suspicious wife, Lucille, notifies Mrs. Smith, who hires detectives to watch him. Smith goes to Atlantic City for the show, followed by Early and the wives, who take a liking to Nanette. Complications ensue when they meet the chorus girls, but the men claim to be amateur talent scouts and are forgiven when the receipts come in.

Officer O'Brien (1930) - Tay Garnett (Dir) - Cast: William Boyd (Bill O'Brien) Ernest Torrence (John P. O'Brien) Dorothy Sebastian (Ruth Dale)
- Bill O'Brien is promoted to lieutenant in the police department for his arrest of Mike Patello, gang leader and racketeer, for murder. Ruth Dale, who loves Bill, is concerned when her brother, Johnny, who witnessed the murder, proposes to testify against the racketeer. Meanwhile, Captain Antrim informs Bill that his father has just been released from prison and does not know his son is a policeman. On the way from prison, O'Brien (J. P.) meets Limo, a former cockney pal who recognizes Bill and keeps J. P. from seeing his son; later, J. P. arrives intoxicated and is enraged, forcing Bill to knock him unconscious. J. P. is arrested for robbery but returns the loot to save his son from disgrace; Johnny is killed before testifying against Patello, who is released but confronted by J. P., who proves his guilt and, when he struggles with the police, kills him. Bill plans to resign, but confident of Ruth's love, he decides to remain on the force.

Oklahoma Cyclone (1930) - Bob falls for a lovely senorita when he falls in with a crowd of outlaws.

Oklahoma Sheriff (1930) - J. P. McGowan (Dir) - Cast: Bob Steele - Jean Reno - Perry Murdock
: "Yarn of a sheriff in familiar surroundings who has a crooked deputy. Sheriff also objects to his daughter's b.f. who is a hero. Crooked deputy kills the sheriff in a robbery. B.f. saves the dough and captures the murderer and a couple of henchmen. Finis--the girl and boy clinch." ( Variety, 16 Jul 1930, p29.)

Only the Brave (1930) - Frank Tuttle (Dir) - Cast: Gary Cooper (Capt. James Braydon) Mary Brian (Barbara Calhoun) Phillips Holmes (Capt. Robert Darrington)
- Cavalry Capt. James Braydon leaves Union Army Headquarters to visit his sweetheart Elizabeth. Finding her in the arms of a civilian, he returns embittered and volunteers for spy duty. He is detailed to carry false dispatches behind Southern lines where they will mislead the Confederate Army. At a ball given for Confederate officers by Barbara Calhoun, Braydon flirts with the hostess to pique the jealousy of Darrington, who loves her, and to subject himself to arrest, but Barbara defends him even when she discovers him to be a spy, and they fall in love. Ultimately he is forced to leap from a window to assure his capture. The Confederates act on the fraudulent dispatches, though upon discovering his deception, they order him executed. The Union attack comes in time to save him, but he is wounded in the battle. After the surrender at Appomattox Courthouse, Braydon and Barbara are the principals in a military wedding.

Our Blushing Brides (1930) -
Joan Crawford .... Geraldine 'Gerry' March
Anita Page .... Connie Blair
Dorothy Sebastian .... Francine 'Franky' Daniels
Robert Montgomery .... Tony Jardine
Raymond Hackett .... David 'Davey' Jardine

Paramount on Parade (1930) -

Personality (1930) - Victor Heerman (Dir) - Cast: Sally Starr (Lil Morse) Johnny Arthur (Sandy Jenkins) Blanche Frederici (Ma)
- Sandy Jenkins, a $40-a-week draftsman, marries Lil Morse, though her mother disapproves of the match, preferring Mr. Himmelschlosser, Sandy's employer. After their honeymoon, the couple take an apartment in the same building with Lil's family, and she takes up domestic duties with enthusiasm. Lil plans a surprise birthday dinner for Sandy, but he and his friends inadvertently discover the food beforehand and eat it; Sandy pacifies Lil by promising to take the party to the theater, but he becomes jealous at Mr. Himmelschlosser's boasting and self-esteem; as a result he schemes to get work with a rival advertising agency and on credit takes an expensive apartment. But during a business deal, his deception is discovered and he is fired; as a result he is estranged from Lil. He is reinstated in his job and is reunited with his wife, however, when his employer, Mr. Abbott, reaps the results of a property sale arranged by Sandy.

Petit Café (1930) -

Prince of Diamonds (1930) - Karl Brown (Dir) - Cast: Aileen Pringle (Eve Marley) Ian Keith (Rupert Endon) Fritzi Ridgeway (Lolah)
- Gilbert Crayle, a wealthy diamond merchant, purchases the ancestral castle of Rupert Endon, a bankrupt English aristocrat who has won the love of Eve Marley, once engaged to Crayle. Eve's brother, Lord Adrian, schemes with Crayle to have Endon falsely accused of stealing a diamond; and to save Endon from prison, Eve agrees to marry Crayle. Endon escapes and by cargo steamer goes to China, where he acquires the reputation of a fearless adventurer. Through the auspices of Li Fang and a gang of cutthroats, he discovers a diamond mine in the jungle and with his fortune returns to London to seek revenge. He creates a furore in the financial world and brings Crayle to the brink of ruin; in a confrontation, Crayle is shot; but Lolah, a native girl who loves Endon, admits to the crime and kills herself to escape capture.

Prix de Beaute (1930) - Louise Brooks, an international screen icon in the 1920s and early 1930s, stars in this film written by the legendary René Clair (LE MILLION). Brooks plays a Parisian typist who dreams of becoming a star and, hoping to fulfill her dream, enters the "Miss Europe" contest, a contest her fiancé, André, does not want her to enter. Though she knows it may end their relationship, Brooks enters the contest and ends up being offered an opportunity to pursue both modeling and acting. André, indescribably jealous, refuses to allow her to do either, forcing her to choose between him and the career of her dreams.

Puttin' on the Ritz (1930) -

Que Viva Mexico! (1930) - A legendary production plagued by problems almost from the outset, the making of QUE VIVA MEXICO cured Sergei Eisenstein of the desire ever to work in North America again. On the verge of leaving Hollywood in disgust in 1930, Eisenstein accepted financing from a group of investors, led by writer Upton Sinclair, to make an ambitious film on Mexican culture. When the director ran out of money before shooting was completed, Sinclair shut down production and seized the extant footage. More than 40 years later, the film was turned over to Eisenstein's assistant, Grigori Alexandrov, and he edited what remained according to the director's notes. The film consists of three vignettes: Sandunga, Manguei, and Fiesta. The first explores the precolonial world of the Incas, observing ancient architecture and detailing pagan religious practices and langorous mating rituals. In the second, a murderer is punished for his crime in an unusually graphic and barbaric manner. The third features a brilliantly photographed bullfight. There was to be a fourth episode, Soldadera, dealing with the 1910 revolution. Although it was never shot, Alexandrov describes Eisentein's intentions with the aid of still photos and sketches. Despite its fragmentary nature, this unique document, permeated by images of eroticism and death, contains what is likely the most breathtaking photography of Mexico on celluloid.

Redemption (1930) - Fred Niblo (Dir) - Cast: John Gilbert (Feyda) Renée Adorée (Masha)
Conrad Nagel (Victor)
- Feyda, a Russian wastrel, wins the love of Lisa from his friend Victor, and their marriage produces a child; but Feyda, tiring of the routine of domestic bliss, returns to his old haunts for gambling and drinking. He becomes estranged from his wife and takes up with his former Gypsy sweetheart, Masha. Thinking her husband has been drowned, Lisa marries Victor; but later, investigations ensue from a bigamy charge against her; realizing he is destroying the lives of his wife and his best friend, Feyda remorsefully shoots himself.

Rasputin (1930) -

Riders of the Rio (1930)

Ridin' Law (1930)

Roaring Ranch (1930) - Reaves Eason (Dir) Cast: Hoot Gibson (Jim Dailey) Sally Eilers (June Marlin)
Wheeler Oakman (Ramsey Kane)
- Jim, the owner of a dilapidated ranch, loves June Marlin, who is also courted by Ramsey Kane, a geologist. Ramsey discovers oil on Jim's ranch and schemes to buy the property at a low rate. When Jim resists, Ramsey enlists the aid of a confederate who poses as a count but also fails to persuade Jim to sell. In revenge, Ramsey has Jim's ranchhouse burned; and in saving two children for whom he is caring, Jim captures the culprits and turns them over to the sheriff. Discouraged, Jim accepts the "count's" offer, but when he learns that oil has been found on his land, he destroys the unrecorded contract of sale and turns the culprits over to the law.

Romance (1930) - Greta Garbo (Rita Cavallini) Lewis Stone (Cornelius Van Tuyl) - Gavin Gordon (Tom Armstrong) - On New Year's Eve, an aging bishop tells his grandson, Harry, of the great love affair of his youth: At an evening party given by Cornelius Van Tuyl, Tom Armstrong, the son of an aristocratic family and the rector of St. Giles, meets the famous Italian opera star Rita Cavallini and falls in love with her, in spite of rumors that she is Van Tuyl's mistress. Tom persists although his family disapproves of Rita, but at length their romance is ended on another New Year's Eve by mutual agreement because of their differing stations in life. The bishop tells how he later married another woman and counsels Harry to marry the woman he loves regardless of the consequences.

Romance of the West (1930) - Jack Perrin (Jack Walsh) Edna Marion (Mary Winter) Tom London (K. O. Mooney) - Rescuing Mary Winter from the unwelcome attentions of a drunk, Jack Walsh learns that she has been lured into Mexico by the false promises of an ex-prizefighter, K. O. Mooney. Jack upbraids Mooney, the scoundrel kidnaps Mary, and there is a wild chase, which ends in the cabin of a Mexican with a grudge against Mooney. Jack wins the showdown fight with Mooney and the heart of Mary.

Sea Legs (1930)

Second Choice (1930) - Howard Bretherton (Dir) - Cast: Dolores Costello (Vallery Grove)
Chester Morris (Don Warren) Jack Mulhall (Owen Mallory)
- Though Vallery Grove loves Don Warren, her ambitious mother opposes their match because he has neither money nor social position to offer her. At a party, Madge Harcourt, a spoiled rich girl, flirts with Don, who decides to terminate his engagement to Val. Val is later introduced to Owen Mallory, who has just been jilted by Beth Randall, and learns that Don plans to marry Madge. Later, Owen and Val find comfort in their mutual friendship, and when he proposes to her in a spirit of levity, she accepts and they elope just as Don, realizing he still loves Val, breaks off with Madge. Uncertain of her love for Owen, Val takes in the disillusioned and intoxicated Don while her husband is away on business, and when he challenges Owen, the husband realizes that his wife has remained faithful and loves him rather than Don.

Second Honeymoon (1930) - Phil Rosen (Dir) - Cast: Josephine Dunn (Mary Huntley) Edward Earle (Jim Huntley) Ernest Hilliard (Major Ashbrook)
- Mary Huntley, bored with married life, is about to desert her husband, Jim. She turns her affection towards her husband's friend, Major Ashbrook, who devises a scheme to disillusion her about other men, thus hoping to cause her to return to her husband. He persuades Mary to accompany him to a lonely mountain cabin where a fake robbery is to take place. Ashbrook then plans to turn tail and run, leaving Mary to fend for herself until such time as her husband will come to rescue her. The plan fails when some real thugs who have escaped from prison get into the action, but after much confusion and fighting the husband reclaims his wife.

Seven Days Leave (1930) - Richard Wallace (Dir) Cast: Gary Cooper (Kenneth Dowey) Beryl Mercer (Sarah Ann Dowey) Daisy Belmore (Emma Mickelham)
- Sarah Ann Dowey, a widowed Scotch charwoman, regrets that she has no son at the front during the war. Reading of the exploits of Kenneth, a young Canadian soldier of the "Black Watch" regiment, she claims he is her son, and when he is wounded and sent to London on a 5-day leave, a Y. M. C. A. worker tells him that he has met his mother. Kenneth chides Sarah for the deception but agrees to let her be his mother during his stay. He gets into a fight with British sailors over his kilts; and cursing the army, he threatens to desert; but touched by his "mother's" patriotism, he returns to the front in good cheer. Later, in Flanders, he is sent on a mission and never returns; his "mother" receives his medals awarded for bravery and marches off to work, her head held high.

Shadow Ranch (1930)

Shooting Straight (1930)

Showgirl In Hollywood (1930) -

Sin Takes a Holiday (1930) - A classic love triangle ensues when a beautiful young secretary agrees to marry a divorce lawyer for convenience while a debonair, young, and dashing European gentleman shows her the finer things in life. Needless to say, she falls for the European, but at the same time her new husband realizes that he actually loves her.

Song of the West (1930)

South Seas (1930) - - On an expedition sponsored by the National Museum (Washington, D. C.) and the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, the Pichots journey in their schooner, the Mary Pinchot , from New York, southward through the Panama Canal, and across to the Galápagos Islands and the Marquesas. Highlights of their trip include scenes of pearl diving, the San Blas Indians, and animals--especially a porpoise and a large turtle.

Spurs (1930) - Director: Reaves Eason (Dir) Cast: Hoot Gibson (Bob Merrill) Helen Wright (Peggy Bradley) Robert Homans (Pop Merrill)
- Seeking Indian Joe, suspected of murdering the father of 12-year-old Buddy Hazlet, Bob Merrill and his friend Shorty secretly enter the stronghold of the Pecos gang. They learn that the actual killer is Tom Marsden, foreman of the Merrill ranch and also a gang member. At a riding contest in which members of the gang are pitted against Bob, he is told by Peggy, his sweetheart, that his friends Shorty and Buddy have been captured and taken to the gang's stronghold. Descending from a precipice, Bob frees his friends; and when the gang returns, he fires on them with their own machineguns. They are captured, Marsden confesses to the Hazlet murder, and Bob wins the love of the girl.

Storm Over Mont Blanc (1930) - In an isolated observatory perched on the dangerous peak of Mont Blanc, a scientist works in courageous isolation in this classic "mountain film" from director Fanck, known for his invention of the genre. Hannes (Sepp Rist) maintains connection to the world below only through the visits of a stunt pilot (Ernst Udet, playing himself), who one day brings beautiful astronomer Hella (Leni Riefenstahl) along with him. When she later visits the observatory, Hella and Hannes fall in love, but when she visits his musician friend, Hannes becomes convinced they are lovers and signs on for another year in the observatory. When Hannes loses his gloves in the middle of a storm, danger is imminent, and a Morse Code message to Hella is his only hope. She sets out into the storm, determined to save him, while her elderly father (Friedrich Kayssler) with whom she lives, suffers from failing health.

Sweethearts on Parade (1930) - Marshall Neilan (Dir) Cast: Alice White (Helen) Lloyd Hughes (Bill) Marie Prevost (Nita)
- Helen, a pretty country girl, comes to the city in search of a millionaire and meets Nita, a city girl with whom she decides to team up. Helen flirts with Hank, a sailor on shore leave, and when he leaves to get some ice cream, Bill, a marine, makes friends with her. The girls are engaged as window demonstrators in a department store, attracting large crowds, including Hank and Bill, who fight over Helen. On the last night of shore leave, they take the girls to a dancehall, where Harrison Hendricks and a party of millionaire friends try to date the girls, causing a free-for-all. Helen, who has come to care for Bill, agrees to await his return from sea duty, but Hendricks' attentions turn her head in Bill's absence. At a dinner party, Bill unexpectedly returns, and Helen, angered by his attitude, accepts Hendricks' marriage proposal. Nita becomes suspicious and accompanied by Hank and Bill goes to the millionaire's yacht. Meanwhile, Helen decides she does not want to marry a millionaire and agrees to overlook Bill's penchant for fighting.

Take the Heir (1930) - Lloyd Ingraham (Dir) - Cast: Edward Everett Horton (Smithers) Dorothy Devore (Susan) Frank Elliott (Lord Tweedham)
- Lord Tweedham, a tipsy Englishman, falls heir to his deceased uncle's estate in the United States. Upon his arrival there, his valet, Smithers, is forced to impersonate Tweedham because of his master's drunken state. At the home of the uncle's executor, John Walker, Smithers falls in love with the maid, Susan, though he is pursued by the executor's fat daughter, Muriel. After numerous complications, Smithers admits his identity and marries Susan, while Lord Tweedham falls victim to the wiles of Muriel.

Temple Tower (1930) - Donald Gallaher (Dir) - Cast: Kenneth MacKenna (Capt. Hugh Drummond)
Marceline Day (Patricia Verney) Henry B. Walthall (Blackton)
- Bulldog Drummond discovers that a gang of thieves are stationed in a house located in his part of town, and he determines to capture them. Headed by Blackton, they have doublecrossed their previous companions in crime, one of whom is known as The Masked Strangler. Patricia Verney takes a position as secretary to Backton, who killed her uncle and robbed him of some emeralds. Though Blackton employs various fiendish ruses to safeguard the jewels, Drummond and his men from Scotland Yard unmask the strangler and bring the criminals to justice.

The Arizona Kid (1930) - Alfred Santell (Dir) - Cast: Warner Baxter (The Arizona Kid) - Mona Maris (Lorita) - Carol Lombard (Virginia Hoyt) - Posing as a wealthy and carefree Mexican miner, The Arizona Kid is loved by many señoritas, including Lorita, while carrying out his mission as bandit-hero. Their romance is interrupted, however, by the arrival of Virginia, an eastern girl accompanied presumably by her brother, Dick (actually her husband). While The Kid falls for the blonde and she makes a play for him, the sheriff becomes suspicious of his absence. Eventually, The Kid's mine, worked in secret, is raided and his two coworkers are killed. With the help of Lorita, The Kid learns that Dick and Virginia are the culprits; after a showdown in which Dick is killed, The Kid escapes with Lorita at his side.

The Bad One (1930) -

The Bat Whispers (1930) - A sequel to 1926's THE BAT with people looking for loot stashed in a scary mansion inhabited by a masked villain. Highly stylistic, especially for its time, featuring several atmospheric touches of brilliance. This nail-biter is based on the light mystery novel and play of Avery Hopwood and Mary Roberts Rinehart.

The Benson Murder Case (1930) - William Powell .... Philo Vance - Natalie Moorhead .... Fanny Del Roy - Eugene Pallette .... Sgt. Ernest Heath - Paul Lukas .... Adolph Mohler

The Big Fight (1930) -

The Big House (1930) - Convicted of manslaugher for a drunken driving accident, Kent (Robert Montgomery) is sent to prison. Here he meets vicious incarcerated figures who are planning an escape from the brutal conditions. What the inmates believe to be a seamless plan turns into an all out massacre in this hard nosed crime drama. This early talkie was greatly influential to numerous men-behind-bars melodramas that would follow in its path. Screenwriter Frances Marian gleaned the dialogue and situations from San Quentin Prison, which she observed in preparation for the film. Wallace Beery brims with memorable anger as "Machine Gun" Butch Smith.

The Big Party (1930) - John Blystone (Dir) - Cast: Dixie Lee (Kitty Collins) - Frank Albertson (Jack Hunter) - Walter Catlett (Mr. Goldfarb) - - Kitty Collins, who works as a singing sales clerk in the music section of a department store, is dismissed for insulting a customer who annoys her. Through Flo Jenkins she obtains a position in an exclusive dressmaking establishment operated by Mr. Goldfarb and Monsieur Dupuy, married men who are constantly flirting with other women. To the displeasure of her sweetheart, Jack, Kitty is obliged to entertain out-of-town buyers; and though she comes to live in luxury, she finds her new life not worth the price and returns to the boy she loves and a simple life.

The Big Trail (1930) - Pioneers heading for Oregon endure the hardships of weather, unfriendly strangers and internal strife in this sophisticated early sound film. Features John Wayne in his first starring role. The straightforward Western tale is now overshadowed by its place in history as an early example of Fox's widescreen Grandeur process, its naturalistic sound and prototypical Wayne performance.

The Bishop Murder Case (1930) - David Burton (Stage dir) - Cast: Basil Rathbone (Philo Vance) Leila Hyams (Belle Dillard) Roland Young (Sigurd Arnesson) - At the home of Professor Dillard, the body of Robin Pyne is discovered on the archery range, and detective Philo Vance is assigned to the case. Gathered at the scene of the crime are John Sprigg, the victim's best friend, who vows to find the killer; Belle, the professor's niece; and Arnesson, her fiancé and the professor's assistant. When Arnesson insists on applying scientific theories in the investigation, Vance goes along with him. Sprigg discovers that Adolph Drukker, a hunchbacked invalid, witnessed the crime, and is himself murdered, with suspicion cast on Arnesson. But when the professor commits suicide by drinking poisoned wine, he is revealed as the diabolical villain, obsessed with hatred of Arnesson for robbing him of fame and the affections of his niece.

The Blue Angel (1930) - This Josef Von Sternberg film, based on Heinrich Mann's novel PROFESSOR UNRAT, made Marlene Dietrich a star and began a tumultuous relationship between star and director that spanned Sternberg's most creative period. The film stars Emil Jannings as Dr. Immanuel Rath, a provincial prep school teacher who becomes incensed when he learns his boys have become infatuated with Lola Lola (Dietrich), a cabaret singer. Heading to the Blue Angel, a nightclub, to catch his pupils, Rath instead becomes bewitched by the sensuous Lola himself, beginning an obsession that drives him to the depths of despair. Visionary, haunting, and emotionally unrelenting, THE BLUE ANGEL stands as Sternberg's crowning achievement. Filmed in both German and English simultaneously, the German version is considered superior to its English language counterpart.

The Canyon of Missing Men - 1930 - J. P. McGowan (Dir) - Cast: Tom Tyler (Dave - Brandon) - Sheila Le Gay (Inez Sepulveda) - Tom Forman (Juan Sepulveda) Dave Brandon decides to abandon his gang's life of crime and go straight when he meets Inez Sepulveda, the pretty daughter of a ranchowner. Seeking revenge, the gang kidnaps the girl for ransom, then holds her and her father in preparation for rustling the Sepulveda cattle. Dave's arrival on the scene signals the downfall of the gang, rescue of the Sepulvedas, and wedding bells for Inez.

The Case of Sergeant Grischa (1930) - Herbert Brenon (Dir) Cast: Chester Morris (Sgt. Grischa Paprotkin) Betty Compson (Babka) Alec B. Francis (General von Lychow) On a winter's night in 1917, Sgt. Grischa Paprotkin of the Russian army escapes from a German prison camp in Poland and goes to see his wife, Babka, and his newborn child. He lives with Babka for a while; but he is dominated by a desire to return to Russia, and Babka aids him by passing him off as a dead soldier. While seeking food from a friend, Grischa is captured and condemned to death as a spy by Schieffenzahn, German commander on the Eastern Front. His true identity is established, and his nephew Winfried and Advocate Posnanski try to have the order reversed, but with no success. Posing as a peddler, Babka plans for his escape, but Grischa places his faith in General von Lychow, who after a stormy confrontation with Schieffenzahn, sends an order to cancel the death sentence; but the telegram fails to arrive because of a storm. Broken in spirit, Grischa willingly goes to his execution, rejecting his friend's attempts to save him.

The Cowboy and the Outlaw (1930)

The Climax (1930) - Renaud Hoffman (Dir) - Cast: Jean Hersholt (Luigi Golfanti) - Kathryn Crawford (Adella Donatelli) - LeRoy Mason (Dr. Gardoni) - Adella, a beautiful young Italian girl, aspires to achieve the operatic fame of her mother; and her grandfather, Anton, arranges for her to study under Luigi Golfanti, who coached her mother. While studying with Luigi, she and his son, Pietro, fall in love, and Pietro writes a love song for her. Luigi arranges for her to sing for Bellini, an American impresario; but she goes to her grandfather's deathbed, then sings for Bellini who suggests a slight operation to improve her voice. Luigi sacrifices to have the surgery performed, but Dr. Gardoni, jealous of Pietro, sprays her throat with a medicine that causes her to lose her voice entirely; Luigi persuades Pietro to give her up in Gardoni's favor. At the wedding ceremony, Pietro plays on the organ the love song he composed for her; and overcome, Adella regains her voice and breaks into song. Conscience-stricken, Gardoni leaves the church.

The Cohens and the Kellys in Scotland (1930) - William James Craft (Dir) - Cast: George Sidney (Cohen) - Charles Murray (Kelly) - Vera Gordon (Mrs. Cohen) - Accompanied by their respective spouses, Cohen and Kelly go to Scotland to buy plaids, each having received a tip that the Prince of Morania, a style dictator, is to have a plaid motif in his spring collection. Cohen buys all the plaids of McPherson, while Kelly purchases those of McDonald. Cohen gets into trouble with a stranger on the golf course and is horrified to find that he has insulted the prince; they attend the races where the prince is expected to show himself in plaids, but his clothes are covered by his raincoat. Thinking themselves ruined, each decides to commit suicide; however, when Cohen tries to drown himself, Kelly rescues him. They astound McPherson and McDonald by asking them to buy back the plaids, but when the prince is seen wearing them in a parade, the Scotsmen gladly pay them a fortune.

The Convict's Code (1930) - Harry Revier (Dir) - Cast: Cullen Landis (Kenneth Avery) - Eloise Taylor (Nan Perry) - William Morris (Theodore Perry) - Just before the scheduled electrocution of stockbroker Kenneth Avery for the murder of Mazie Lawrence, Nan Perry makes one last plea to the governor for a stay of execution and relates the incidents that led to Mazie's death: Maneuvering Kenneth to his apartment, Mazie gives him every opportunity to alleviate her unhappiness with her husband, but he refuses to succumb to her advances. Nan and Shannon, Kenneth's lawyer and rival, enter; there is a shot and a scream; and Mazie is dead. Believing Kenneth guilty, Nan testifies against him at the trial. Back in the present, the governor refuses her plea, but a prison break interrupts Kenneth's execution and results in a fatal wound to Shannon, who, dying, confesses to Mazie's murder.

The Czar of Broadway (1930) - William James Craft (Dir) - Cast: John Wray (Morton Bradley) Betty Compson (Connie Colton) - John Harron (Jay Grant) - - Mort Bradley, New York political boss and underworld czar, controls not only the city's most popular nightclub but also much of the press; however, the managing editor of the Times is determined to expose him. Jay Grant, a San Francisco reporter, is assigned to investigate Mort, who believes Jay to be a country boy and is delighted to see him fall in love with Connie Colton, of whom Mort has tired. Dismayed to learn that Jay is a reporter, Mort plans to have his gunman, Francis, kill him, but both Mort and Francis are shot by rival gangsters. Jay, believing that Mort will recover, rushes to the newspaper with an exposé, but while writing it he learns of Mort's death and decides their friendship would not permit him to submit the story. He leaves his paper and embarks on a new life with Connie.

The Danger Man (1930) - Bud Pollard (Dir) - Cast: Charles Hutchinson (Tom Manning) - Edith Thornton (Betty Blair) Virginia Pearson (Mrs. Blair)
- "The plot revolves around the attempt of a secret service man to capture a group of blackmailers. Land, water and aircraft figure in the pursuit." ( Film Daily, 27 Apr 1930, p13.)

The Dawn Patrol (1930) -

The Devil's Pit (1930) - Lew Collins (Dir) - Cast: Patiti Warbrick (Patiti) Witarina Mitchell (Miro) Hoana Keeha (Rangi) - The Maori tribe, the Ariki, separated from its enemy, the Watee, by a volcano known as the Dragon Pit, wages war with its neighbors for centuries until Chief Pakura of the Ariki asks that his daughter, Miro, be offered in marriage to Prince Patiti of the Watee, if he proves his supremacy in the Contest of the Spears; if he fails, Miro is to be given to Rangi, of the Ariki. The sullen and vain Rangi discards his mistress, Anu, determined to win Miro; and through an unfair trick, he is victor in the contest. Miro is put into the taboo house, where no man may touch her until her wedding day, but she secretly meets the prince in the sea-caves. One night, Rangi follows her; and to prevent his informing the tribe, Patiti throws him into the volcano. Just as war is declared, the volcano erupts and Te Kahu and the Watee chief are killed. Patiti succeeds his father and makes peace with the Ariki; he finds happiness with Miro.

The Divorcée (1930) - Robert Z. Leonard (Dir) - Cast: Norma Shearer (Jerry) - Chester Morris (Ted) Conrad Nagel (Paul) - Jerry marries Ted, a newspaperman, and they settle down to 3 years of marital bliss. On their third wedding anniversary, when he is leaving for Chicago, she learns that Ted has been having an affair with another woman. Disillusioned, although before her marriage she had agreed on a liberal attitude, she turns to Don, her husband's best friend, for comfort. Ted refuses to accept her having affairs with other men; consequently, they obtain a divorce and go separate ways. After numerous affairs, Jerry meets Paul, who had loved her before her marriage, vacations on his yacht, and decides to accompany him to Japan as his wife; but his wife, Helen, makes a plea for her husband, and realizing she does not love him, Jerry returns to Paris. There, on New Year's Eve, she is reconciled with Ted.

The Dude Wrangler (1930) -

The Fighting Legion (1930) - Harry J. Brown (Dir) - Cast: Ken Maynard (Dave Hayes) - Dorothy Dwan (Molly Williams) - Ernie Adams (Jack Bowie) - A Texas Ranger pursuing Dave Hayes and Cloudy Jones for disturbing the peace in a camp is injured when his horse falls; the two men aid him, and, in gratitude, he lets them off; but as he rides away he is shot by an unknown assailant. Dave and Cloudy ride to Bowden to turn in his badge; and Dave, mistaken for a ranger, becomes interested in Molly Williams. Blake, a banker, and Edwards, a cattle buyer, determine to dispose of Dave by accusing him of murdering the ranger; but before the mob can lynch him, Dave escapes to another town. Dave then appears in a saloon at midnight, and just as the guilty man is about to confess, he is shot by Edwards, who imprisons Molly in a nearby building. Dave confronts Edwards in a fight and subdues him. With peace restored to the town, Dave and Molly are united.

The Florodora Girl (1930) - Harry Beaumont (Dir) - Cast: Marion Davies (Daisy) - Lawrence Gray (Jack) - Walter Catlett (De Boer) -: Daisy, a Florodora girl, who is too man-shy to go after a husband, is taken into hand by her sisters and embarks on an affair with young millionaire Jack Vibart, whose mother has already planned his marriage. She falls in love, although her friends warn her of his dishonorable intentions. Realizing that he loves her, he proposes, but the marriage is opposed by his mother when he loses the family fortune. Daisy marries him, nevertheless, and he finally makes good in the new automobile business and comes to carry her off during the Florodora act.

The Girl Said No (1930) - Sam Wood (Dir) - Cast: William Haines (Tom Ward) - Leila Hyams (Mary Howe) - Polly Moran (Hildegarde) - Tom Ward, a cocky young football hero, returns home after graduation determined to conquer the world. He begins a flirtation with Mary Howe, secretary to his rival, McAndrews, and in a restaurant he bribes a waiter to spill soup on her employer. Although offered a local banking job, Tom stakes his fortunes on a scheme to sell bonds to wealthy old Hattie Brown, a befuddled spinster, and achieves the difficult task while posing as a doctor by getting her drunk. Finally, desperate over Mary's engagement to McAndrews, Tom kidnaps her from the altar. In a chase finale she is convinced that he loves her.

The Green Goddess (1930) - Alfred Green (Dir) -
Cast: George Arliss (The Raja)
H. B. Warner (Crespin)
Alice Joyce (Lucilla Crespin)

The Hell's Angels (1930) - This James Whale/Howard Hughes WWI drama is renowned for its stunning air combat scenes, which required 137 pilots to shoot, and for being the most expensive film of its time, costing a staggering $3.8 million. Oxford students and brothers Roy and Monte Rutledge (Ben Lyon, James Hall) sign up to fight with the Royal Flying Corps. Trouble arises when Roy¿s girlfriend, Helen (Jean Harlow), takes a liking to Monte. Monte, cracking under the pressure of fighting, considers another kind of betrayal. The brothers must wrestle to overcome these troubles--or a key flying mission could be jeopardized.

The Kibitzer (1930) - Edward Sloman (Dir) - Cast: Harry Green (Ike Lazarus) - Mary Brian (Josie Lazarus) Neil Hamilton (Eddie Brown) - Ike Lazarus, a Jewish tobacconist, does his kibitzing nightly when his friends gather at the store for pinochle. Josie, his daughter, who is engaged to Eddie Brown, goes with Bert, a financier's son, to a horse race. They are followed there by Ike and Eddie, and Eddie loses his money on a "hot tip" given him by Ike. When Josie threatens to elope with Bert, her father goes to Livingston, Bert's father, and thwarts the plot. As a reward, Livingston gives Ike some shares in American Steel. The market rises, then falls, but Ike's brother unwittingly sells the stock at its peak value. With the fortune he has acquired, Ike finances a garage for Eddie, who is happily reunited with Josie.

The Lady of the Lake (1930) - James A. FitzPatrick (Dir) - Cast: Percy Marmont (James FitzJames) Benita Hume (The Lady of the Lake) Lawson Butt (Roderick Dhu) : Using lines from Scott's poem as titles, the story is told of Ellen Douglas (The Lady of the Lake), daughter of the outlawed Lord James ("the Douglas") and the three suitors for her hand--Roderick Dhu, James FitzJames, and Malcolm Graeme. She unwittingly comes to the aid of the King of Scotland and later is rewarded with the release of her imprisoned father and fiancé.

The Land of Missing Men (1930) - Cast: Bob Steele

The Last Dance (1930) - - Scott Pembroke (Dir) - Cast: Vera Reynolds (Sally Kelly) - Jason Robards (Tom Malloy) - George Chandler (Sam Wise) - Sally Kelly, taxi dancer at the Bon Ton Ballroom, dreams of escaping the Bronx, her Irish family, and Sammy, her conceited, saxophone-playing beau; she intends to marry a wealthy man and live on Park Avenue. Purchasing a large diamond ring on credit, Sally tells her family that she is engaged to Tom Malloy of the Malloy Tea Co. The word spreads to the newspapers, and Tom takes his friends to the Bon Ton to see Sally. Coincidence piles on complication before Sally realizes Tom's identity, but by then they have fallen in love, and Tom forgives Sally's pretensions. They have only to weather a phony breach-of-promise suit cooked up by Sammy before their happiness is complete.

The Light of Western Stars (1930) Director: Otto Brower (Dir) - Cast: Richard Arlen (Dick Bailey) Mary Brian (Ruth Hammond) Harry Green (Pie Pan) - A western from 1930 that has been revived by the Troma team, THE LIGHT OF WESTERN STARS follows Dick Bailey (Richard Arlen) as he attempts to avenge the death of his closest friend. Suspecting the crooked Sheriff of the town, who seems to have eyes on the land of Bailey's deceased friend, his mission becomes sidetracked when he undertakes a drunken bet to marry the next woman he lays eyes on. Coincidentally, this turns out to be the sister of Bailey's dead buddy; initially rejecting his urges, she acquiesces when she learns of the Sheriff's land-stealing intentions. Action, adventure, and a little romance ensues, in a little-known film that is a valuable addition to the canon of western movies.

The Little Accident (1930) - William James Craft (Dir) - Cast: Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (Norman) - Anita Page (Isabel) Sally Blane (Madge) - On the day before his scheduled marriage to Madge, Norman Overbeck receives a letter from a maternity hospital in Chicago, and later he learns that he is the father of a 3-week-old boy. He suddenly leaves for Chicago, confiding in his friend Gilbert that a year ago he secretly married Isabel Drury in Boston and that she had the marriage annulled. Arriving at the hospital, Norman is subjected to a physical examination; in a reception room he meets Hicks, an expectant father, and Rudolpho, who is waiting to take home his wife and child. Norman denounces Isabel for letting the child out for adoption, and through a ruse, he kidnaps his own child and engages Monica, a wet nurse, to care for it. Monica offers to marry him, then Isabel changes her mind about adoption and demands her child. Matters are further complicated by the arrival of Madge; after much disputation, Norman and Isabel decide to start again.

The Lone Rider (1930) -
Buck Jones .... Jim Lanning
Lotus Thompson ....
Vera Reynolds .... Mary Stevens
Bob Kortman ....
Harry Woods .... Ed Farrell

The Lone Star Ranger (1930) - A. F. Erickson (Dir) Cast: George O'Brien (Buck Duane) Sue Carol (Mary Aldridge) Walter McGrail (Phil Lawson) - Buck Duane, having shot a man in self-defense, is accused of many crimes that he did not commit. In order to prove his innocence, he joins the Texas Rangers, also hoping to win the approval of Mary Aldridge, a girl from the East. He is assigned to round up a gang of cattle rustlers who are supported by The Bowery Kid, a New Yorker, and led by the girl's father.

The Lottery Bride (1930) - An early and rare film starring Jeanette MacDonald, the only feature film ever produced by Arthur Hammerstein. A "must have" for avid MacDonald fans.

The Man from Blankley's (1930) - Alfred E. Green (Dir) - Cast: John Barrymore (Lord Strathpeffer) Loretta Young (Margery Seaton) William Austin (Mr. Poffley) - Mr. and Mrs. Tidmarsh, a middle-class English couple, give a dinner party in honor of their wealthy uncle, Gabriel Gilwattle, hoping to receive his financial aid in their struggle to keep up appearances. Regrets reduce their table to 13; and because Gabriel is superstitious, they hire a guest from Blankley's, sight unseen; further cancellations obviate this necessity, and Margery Seaton, their governess, is invited; but the "hired guest" arrives anyhow and is announced as Lord Strathpeffer. Margery recognizes the tipsy man as a former lover, and he is assumed to be an imposter. Sobering, Strathpeffer realizes he has come to the wrong party and asserts his right to his title; but Gwennie hides her father's watch in Strathpeffer's pocket as he is renewing his romance with Margery. A police inspector arrives hunting for the missing lord, establishing his authenticity and the fact that he is not, after all, the hired guest.

The Man from Nowhere (1930) - Cast: Bob Steele - "About a tramp cowboy budding [sic] in on a western family fray where a step-brother is trying to wrestle estate away from a sick man and falls for the blonde niece. A couple of acrobatic fights, slow motion horsemanship and everything ends okay after one killing." ( Variety, 9 Apr 1930, p42.)

The Night Ride (1930) -

The Pay-Off (1930) - In this 1930s crime drama, crime boss Gene Fenmore tries to enforce ethics on his criminals, and when Rocky Mosely takes the last few dollars from a young couple, Fenmore comes down hard on him. The result is an uprising against Fenmore, led by Rocky. However, when a jewelry store job goes bad, Rocky and his gang blame it on the young couple, and Fenmore must find a way to redeem his honor. Interestingly, director and star Lowell Sherman went on to direct films starring legendary talent like Greta Garbo and Katherine Hepburn.

The Poor Millionaire (1930) - George Melford (Dir) Cast: Richard Talmadge (Sidney Thomas/Putt Magee) Constance Howard (Babs Long) George Irving (Calvin Long)
- "Richard Talmadge plays the double role of hero and villain, he being twins, as it were. His brother is the villain who is an escaped convict, while the hero has inherited a dead uncle's fortune. The villain steps in, impersonates the hero, and raises the devil before the hero finally straightens everything out." Includes society scenes and acrobatic stunts. ( Film Daily, 22 Jun 1930, p14.)

The Sea Bat (1930) - Wesley Ruggles (Dir) - Cast: Raquel Torres (Nina) Charles Bickford (Reverend Sims) Nils Asther (Carl)
- At an outpost in the Caribbean, Nina, the daughter of Antone, a local sponge fisherman, is in love with Carl, a diver on one of the schooners. On a hunting expedition, Juan, a jealous rival, fouls the air line; and when a monstrous sea bat appears, Juan leaves Carl to drown. In despair, Nina turns to the voodoo rites of the natives and declares she will marry the man who captures the sea bat. Reverend Sims, actually an escaped convict, arrives on a tramp steamer, converts the girl, and in the process falls in love with her. They decide to elope by motorboat, but Juan, who has recognized Sims, succeeds in capturing him with the aid of a friend. The trio are attacked by the sea bat, and all are drowned but Sims, who returns to the waiting Nina.

The Ship from Shanghai (1930) - Charles Brabin (Dir) - Cast: Conrad Nagel (Howard Vazey)
Kay Johnson (Dorothy Daley) Carmel Myers (Viola Thorpe)
- Howard Vazey, an American playboy, becomes reacquainted with Dorothy Daley, an English girl, in Shanghai; and joining up with yacht owners Viola and Paul Thorpe, they decide to cross the Pacific to the United States. Ted, a crazed steward, incites the crew to mutiny following a storm that damages the yacht; and assuming the position of captain, he imprisons the socialites. The crew desert the ship when there is a water shortage; Ted induces Dorothy to come to his cabin, where she persuades him that he is insane, causing him to leap overboard and be devoured by sharks.

The Silver Horde (1930) - A woman tricks a handsome prospector into running a salmon cannery to compete with her crooked father. Based on a novel by Rex Beach.

The Spoilers (1930)

The Storm (1930)

The Unholy Three (1930) - Chaney remade his silent hit of 1925 for his first and only talking picture (he died before the film was released). The story is essentially the same. Chaney is a ventriloquist who, with his circus friends, work as scam artists and thieves. When an innocent man is accused of their crimes Chaney tries his ventriloquist tricks to come to his aid, only in this version Chaney is exposed as a fraud and is sent to prison. Rumors that Chaney was a mute had him agreeing to appear in a "talkie" and he actually used five different voices for his various roles.

The Vagabond King (1930)

The Woman Racket (1930) - Robert Ober (Dir) Cast: Tom Moore (Tom) Blanche Sweet (Julia)
Sally Starr (Buddy)
- During a police raid on a nightclub, hostess Julia Barnes meets Tom, a policeman; they fall in love and are married, but soon Julia tires of domestic life and decides to leave him and return to her old job as a singer and entertainer with her former partner, Chris. But when she becomes involved in a gang killing, Tom comes to her aid and they are reconciled.

The Woman who was Forgotten (1930) - Richard Thomas (Dir) - Cast: LeRoy Mason (Richard Atwell) Belle Bennett (Miss Miller) Jack Mower (Andrew Hamilton)
- Miss Miller, a dedicated teacher beloved by her students, loses her job when she protects a favorite pupil, Richard Atwell, who is accused of embezzling from Mr. Riggs's bank. Years later, Richard organizes a banquet as a testimonial to Miss Miller's inspiration throughout 40 years of service, at which is presented a confession to that long-ago crime (possibly committed by Percy Riggs), an apology from Mr. Riggs, and the promise of a principalship of a new school.

Una Aventurera (1930)

Under Montana Skies (1930) - Singing cowboy great Kenneth Harlan stars in this classic western along with the legendary Slim Summerville. A band of outlaws brings terror to a traveling show leaving peace and restoration up to the hero Kenneth.

Under the Roofs of Paris (1930) - A romantic "boy-meets-girl" drama with historical significance as the first French film with sound and the first screen musical

W.C. Fields Festival (1930) - A one-hour compilation featuring three movie shorts titled: "The Golf Specialist," "The Dentist," Tthe Fatal Glass of Beer."

W Plan (1930)

Western Honor (1930)

Westfront 1918 (1930)

White Devil (1930)

Whoopee (1930)

With Byrd at the South Pole (1930) - Rear Adm. Richard E. Byrd (Commander of Expedition)
Clair D. Alexander (Supply Officer) - Rear Admiral Byrd introduces the film with scenes of the expedition leaving New York, escorted by the Leviathan , and this introduction is followed by a storm at sea and a battle with the Antarctic icepack. On Christmas Day port is sighted, and while Byrd inspects unusual ice formations, penguins inspect the visitors, at Ross Barrier. With Little America achieved, the airplane City of New York leaves under Gould; but the plane is wrecked in a fierce blizzard and Byrd heads a rescue party. During the long winter night of 6 months, the men equip themselves with new clothes and make preparations for the Polar flight; in the spring, with the first glimpse of the returning sun, Byrd raises the flags of Britain and Norway in memory of Scott and Amundsen. Gould leaves on an emergency base-laying trek by dogsled, while the #2 TFloyd Bennett is assembled; but the Gould party like Byrd's Polar flight is delayed 7 days by a blizzard. Finally, they are off; Byrd tries an unknown pass and reaches the Pole; through the trapdoor, he drops the Stars and Stripes. After a hazardous return flight, they are welcomed at Little America and prepare for the voyage homeward.

Young Desire (1930) - Lew Collins (Dir) - Cast: Mary Nolan (Helen Herbert) William Janney (Bobby Spencer) Ralf Harolde (Blackie)
- Helen Herbert, a dancer in a carnival sideshow, wearying of her drab life, leaves the show and falls in love with young Bobby Spencer, who insists on helping her. She hesitates to marry him, however, because of her past, but he insists. Realizing that their marriage would alienate Bobby's family and jeopardize his future, Helen returns to the carnival, and though Bobby follows, Helen's companions keep her concealed from him. After a talk with his father, Helen resolves the dilemma by volunteering for a balloon ascension and leaps to her death.

Young Eagles (1930) - William A. Wellman (Dir) - Cast: Charles [Buddy] Rogers (Lieut. Robert Banks) Jean Arthur (Mary Gordon) Paul Lukas (Von Baden)
- Lieut. Robert Banks, an American aviator on leave in Paris, meets Mary Gordon, a young American who lives abroad, but their romance is cut short by his return to the front. In an air battle, Robert brings down and captures the Grey Eagle, Baden, and takes him to American Intelligence in Paris. Mary, ostensibly a spy for the Germans, drugs Robert, who awakens to find that his uniform has been stolen by Baden. Later, in an exciting air conflict, Baden is wounded but shoots down Robert's plane. The German rescues him, however, and takes him to an Allied hospital, assuring him of Mary's love; his faith in her is restored when he learns that she is actually a spy for U. S. Intelligence.