1930 Movies

All Quiet on the Western Front

Written by: Maxwell Anderson, George Abbott, Del Andrews, C. Gardner Sullivan

Directed by: Lewis Milestone

Starring: Lew Ayres, Louis Wolheim, John Wray, Slim Summerville, William Bakewell

Country: United States of America

Outline: A German youth eagerly enters World War I, but his enthusiasm wanes as he gets a firsthand view of the horror.

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The Dawn Patrol

Written by: Dan Totheroh, Howard Hawks, Seton I. Miller, Ewart Adamson

Directed by: Howard Hawks

Starring: Richard Barthelmess, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Neil Hamilton, Frank McHugh, Clyde Cook

Country: United States of America

Outline: A World War I flying ace faces the grim realities of war as he leads his squadron into perilous missions.

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The Blue Angel

Directed by: Josef von Sternberg

Starring: Marlene Dietrich, Emil Jannings, Kurt Gerron

Country: Germany

Outline: An elderly professor's ordered life spins dangerously out of control when he falls for a nightclub singer.

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Way Out West

Directed by: Fred Niblo

Starring: William Haines, Leila Hyams, Edward Arnold

Country: United States of America

Outline: Windy, a carnival barker, swindles cowboys' money. Caught, he works on their ranch to repay. He falls for ranch owner Molly but clashes with jealous foreman Steve.

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City Girl

Written by: Marion Orth, Berthold Viertel

Directed by: F.W. Murnau

Starring: Charles Farrell, Mary Duncan, David Torrence

Country: United States of America

Outline: A Chicago waitress falls in love with a Minnesota farmer, and decides to face a life in the country.

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The Blue Angel

Written by: Carl Zuckmayer, Hans Müller, Robert Liebmann

Directed by: Josef von Sternberg

Starring: Marlene Dietrich, Emil Jannings, Kurt Gerron

Country: Germany

Outline: An elderly professor's ordered life spins dangerously out of control when he falls for a nightclub singer.

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The Girl Said No

Written by: Sam Wood, George Marion Jr.

Directed by: Sam Wood

Starring: Jack Oakie, Eugene Pallette, Lillian Roth, André Cheron, Albert Conti, Harry Green, Jean Del Val

Country: United States of America

Outline: The film follows Searchlight Doyle, a man who becomes entangled in a series of comedic misadventures, leading to humorous situations and misunderstandings.

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Way for a Sailor

Written by: Sam Wood, George Marion Jr.

Directed by: Sam Wood

Starring: Jack Oakie, Eugene Pallette, Lillian Roth, André Cheron, Albert Conti, Harry Green, Jean Del Val

Country: United States of America

Outline: The film follows Searchlight Doyle, a man who becomes entangled in a series of comedic misadventures, leading to humorous situations and misunderstandings.

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Animal Crackers

Written by: Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, George S. Kaufman, Morrie Ryskind

Directed by: Victor Heerman

Starring: Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx, Lillian Roth

Country: United States of America

Outline: Set at a Long Island society party honoring eccentric African explorer Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding, the film serves primarily as a vehicle for the Marx Brothers' comedy and absurdist routines, with a minimal plot loosely structured around the theft of a valuable painting.

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Earth

Written by: Aleksandr Dovzhenko

Directed by: Aleksandr Dovzhenko

Starring: Semyon Svashenko, Yevheniya Miroshnychenko, Stepan Shkurat, Serhiy P. Petrov, Vasyl' Symchych, Ivan Karpov, Ivan Klymchuk, Ivan Mykolaichuk, Ivan P. Klymchuk, Ivan P. Klymchuk

Country: Ukraine

Outline: A silent Soviet film depicting the collectivization of agriculture in Ukraine, focusing on the struggles and triumphs of a peasant family.

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L'Age d'Or

Written by: Luis Buñuel, Salvador Dalí

Directed by: Luis Buñuel

Starring: Lya Lys, Gaston Modot, Max Ernst

Country: France

Outline: A surrealist film that critiques bourgeois society and institutions, following a couple's tumultuous relationship.

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Little Caesar

Written by: Francis Edwards Faragoh, Robert N. Lee

Directed by: Mervyn LeRoy

Starring: Edward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Glenda Farrell

Country: United States of America

Outline: The rise and fall of a small-time gangster in Chicago during the Prohibition era.

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Morocco

Written by: Theodore Dreiser, Jules Furthman

Directed by: Josef von Sternberg

Starring: Marlene Dietrich, Gary Cooper, Adolphe Menjou

Country: United States of America

Outline: A cabaret singer in Morocco becomes entangled with a legionnaire and a wealthy man, leading to a love triangle.

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The Silent Enemy

Written by: W. Douglas Burden, Richard Carver, Julian Johnson

Directed by: H.P. Carver

Starring: Chauncey Yellow Robe, Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance, Chief Akawanush, Mary Alice Nelson Archambaud

Country: United States of America

Outline: A dramatization of the Ojibwe tribe's struggle against famine, highlighting their resilience and cultural traditions.

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Show Girl in Hollywood

Written by: Harvey F. Thew, James A. Starr

Directed by: Mervyn LeRoy

Starring: Alice White, Jack Mulhall, Blanche Sweet

Country: United States of America

Outline: A Broadway actress is lured to Hollywood by a film director's false promises, leading to a series of challenges in the film industry.

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The Texan

Written by: Harold Bell Wright, John Cromwell

Directed by: John Cromwell

Starring: Richard Dix, Dorothy Jordan, Charles Middleton

Country: United States of America

Outline: A man with a mysterious past becomes a sheriff in a small town, facing challenges that test his integrity.

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Anna Christie

Written by: Garson Kanin, Eugene O'Neill

Directed by: Clarence Brown

Starring: Greta Garbo, Charles Bickford, George F. Marion

Country: United States of America

Outline: A woman reunites with her estranged father and falls in love with a sailor, leading to complex emotional dynamics.

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Liliom

Written by: Ferenc Molnár, Benjamin Glazer

Directed by: Frank Borzage

Starring: Charles Farrell, Rose Hobart, Esther Ralston

Country: United States of America

Outline: A carousel barker's troubled love life leads to tragedy, exploring themes of redemption and the human condition.

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