|
|
Post by topbilled on May 23, 2023 16:10:31 GMT
|
|
|
|
Post by topbilled on May 23, 2023 16:11:50 GMT
Paramount
1930: 63 RELEASES
JANUARYAPPLAUSETHE KIBITZERBEHIND THE MAKE-UPTHE LOVE PARADESEVEN DAYS’ LEAVEFEBRUARYBURNING UPSTREET OF CHANCEROADHOUSE NIGHTSDANGEROUS PARADISESLIGHTLY SCARLETMARCHONLY THE BRAVEMEN ARE LIKE THATSARAH AND SONHONEYAPRILYOUNG EAGLESTHE BENSON MURDER CASETHE LIGHT OF WESTERN STARSPARAMOUNT ON PARADETHE VAGABOND KINGLADIES LOVE BRUTESMAYTHE RETURN OF DR. FU MANCHUTHE BIG PONDTHE TEXANYOUNG MAN OF MANHATTANTHE DEVIL’S HOLIDAYTRUE TO THE NAVYJUNESAFETY IN NUMBERSSHADOW OF THE LAWTHE SOCIAL LIONTHE BORDER LEGIONJULYDANGEROUS NAN MCGREWA MAN FROM WYOMINGLOVE AMONG THE MILLIONAIRESTHE SAP FROM SYRACUSEFOR THE DEFENSEAUGUSTANYBODY’S WARTHE SILENT ENEMYMANSLAUGHTERLET’S GO NATIVEQUEEN HIGHGRUMPYANYBODY’S WOMANSEPTEMBERANIMAL CRACKERSTHE SEA GODTHE SPOILERSTHE SANTA FE TRAILFOLLOW THRUOCTOBERMONTE CARLOHEADS UPPLAYBOY OF PARISHER WEDDING NIGHTLAUGHTERNOVEMBERTHE VIRTUOUS SINFAST AND LOOSEFEET FIRSTTOM SAWYERDERELICTSEA LEGSDECEMBERONLY SAPS WORKMOROCCOFOLLOW THE LEADERALONG CAME YOUTHTHE RIGHT TO LOVE
|
|
|
|
Post by topbilled on May 23, 2023 16:13:47 GMT
Radio Pictures
1930: 29 RELEASES
JANUARY
LOVE COMES ALONGHIT THE DECK FEBRUARY
GIRL OF THE PORTSECOND WIFETHE CASE OF SERGEANT GRISCHAMARCHBEAU BANDITFRAMEDLOVIN’ THE LADIESAPRILALIAS FRENCH GERTIEHE KNEW WOMENTHE CUCKOOSMAYTHE RUNAWAY BRIDEMIDNIGHT MYSTERYJUNETHE FALL GUYSHE’S MY WEAKNESSJULYINSIDE THE LINESLAWFUL LARCENYSHOOTING STRAIGHTAUGUSTDIXIANACONSPIRACYSEPTEMBERESCAPELEATHERNECKINGOCTOBERHALF SHOT AT SUNRISETHE PAY-OFFTHE SILVER HORDECHECK AND DOUBLE CHECKNOVEMBERSIN TAKES A HOLIDAYDANGER LIGHTSDECEMBERHOOK LINE AND SINKER
|
|
|
|
Post by topbilled on May 23, 2023 16:21:05 GMT
Warner Brothers/First National
1930: 78 RELEASES
JANUARYSECOND CHOICELILIES OF THE FIELDSALLYPLAYING AROUNDGENERAL CRACKIN THE NEXT ROOM FEBRUARYWIDE OPENLOOSE ANKLESTHE OTHER TOMORROWSHE COULDN’T SAY NONO NO NANETTEMARCHISLE OF ESCAPESTRICTLY MODERNTHE GREEN GODDESSSON OF THE GODSSONG OF THE WESTON THE BORDERTHE FURIESAPRILUNDER A TEXAS MOONMURDER WILL OUTSPRING IS HERETHOSE WHO DANCESHOWGIRL IN HOLLYWOODTHE SECOND FLOOR MYSTERYMAYHOLD EVERYTHINGA NOTORIOUS AFFAIRTHE MAN HUNTERDUMBBELLS IN ERMINETHE FLIRTING WIDOWTHE MAN FROM BLANKLEY’SSONG OF THE FLAMEMAMMYJUNEBACK PAYCOURAGEROUGH WATERSGOLDEN DAWNSWEETHEARTS AND WIVESBRIDE OF THE REGIMENTJULYSWEET MAMARECAPTURED LOVEDANCING SWEETIESROAD TO PARADISETHREE FACES EASTAUGUSTSWEET KITTY BELLAIRSTHE MATRIMONIAL BEDNUMBERED MENTHE DAWN PATROLOH SAILOR BEHAVETHE OFFICE WIFETOP SPEEDSEPTEMBERTHE WAY OF ALL MENBIG BOYMOBY DICKTHE BAD MANBRIGHT LIGHTSOLD ENGLISHSCARLET PAGESOCTOBERMAYBE IT’S LOVECOLLEGE LOVERSSINNER’S HOLIDAYTHE GIRL OF THE GOLDEN WESTTHE DOORWAY TO HELLTHE TRUTH ABOUT YOUTHTHE LIFE OF THE PARTYNOVEMBERA SOLDIER’S PLAYTHINGRIVER’S ENDTHE GORILLASUNNYCALL OF THE SEATHE WIDOW FROM CHICAGOOUTWARD BOUNDONE NIGHT AT SUSIE’SDECEMBERMAN TO MANMOTHERS CRYDIVORCE AMONG FRIENDSTHE LASHGOING WILDCAPTAIN THUNDER
|
|
|
|
Post by topbilled on May 23, 2023 16:23:52 GMT
Fox
1930: 46 RELEASES
JANUARYTHE LONE STAR RANGERCAMEO KIRBYHARMONY AT HOMETHE SKY HAWKFEBRUARYLET’S GO PLACESMEN WITHOUT WOMENCITY GIRLTHE BIG PARTYMARCHHAPPY DAYSSUCH MEN ARE DANGEROUSTHE GOLDEN CALFHIGH SOCIETY BLUESCRAZY THAT WAYAPRILTHE THREE SISTERSTEMPLE TOWERDOUBLE CROSS ROADSTHE ARIZONA KIDMAYFOX MOVIETONE FOLLIES OF 1930BORN RECKLESSON THE LEVELNOT DAMAGEDJUNEWOMEN EVERYWHERESO THIS IS LONDONROUGH ROMANCEGOOD INTENTIONSJULYWILD COMPANYONE MAD KISSAUGUSTCOMMON CLAYMAN TROUBLELAST OF THE DUANESSEPTEMBERSONG O’ MY HEARTON YOUR BACKTHE SEA WOLFSOUP TO NUTSOCTOBERLILLIOMUP THE RIVERSCOTLAND YARDRENEGADESNOVEMBERTHE BIG TRAILTHE DANCERSA DEVIL WITH WOMENJUST IMAGINEDECEMBERLIGHTNIN’OH FOR A MAN!THE PRINCESS AND THE PLUMBERPART TIME WIFE
|
|
|
|
Post by topbilled on May 23, 2023 16:25:16 GMT
MGM
1930: 46 RELEASES
JANUARYTHE BISHOP MURDER CASETHE WOMAN RACKETTHEY LEARNED ABOUT WOMENTHE SHIP FROM SHANGHAIFEBRUARYNOT SO DUMBANNA CHRISTIECHASING RAINBOWSLORD BYRON OF BROADWAYA LADY TO LOVEMARCHTHE GIRL SAID NOMONTANA MOONFREE AND EASYAPRILTHIS MAD WORLDTHE DIVORCEECHILDREN OF PLEASUREMAYREDEMPTIONSTRICTLY UNCONVENTIONALTHE ROGUE SONGCAUGHT SHORTIN GAY MADRIDTHE LADY OF SCANDALTHE FLORADORA GIRLJUNETHE BIG HOUSETHE SINS OF THE CHILDRENJULYTHE SEA BATTHE UNHOLY THREEOUR BLUSHING BRIDESAUGUSTWAY OUT WESTLET US BE GAYCALL OF THE FLESHGOOD NEWSROMANCEDOUGHBOYSSEPTEMBERLOVE IN THE ROUGHMADAM SATANMEN OF THE NORTHOCTOBERTHOSE THREE FRENCH GIRLSBILLY THE KIDNOVEMBERWAY FOR A SAILORA LADY’S MORALSREMOTE CONTROLWAR NURSEMIN AND BILLDECEMBERPASSION FLOWERNEW MOONPAID
|
|
|
|
Post by topbilled on May 23, 2023 16:29:34 GMT
Columbia
1930: 28 RELEASES
JANUARYTHE MELODY MANMURDER ON THE ROOF FEBRUARYPERSONALITYVENGEANCEMARCHGUILTY?A ROYAL ROMANCEPRINCE OF DIAMONDSAPRILLADIES OF LEISUREAROUND THE CORNERSOLDIERS AND WOMENMAYCALL OF THE WESTJUNETEMPTATIONSISTERSJULYTHE LONE RIDERHELL’S ISLANDAUGUSTLADIES MUST PLAYRAIN OR SHINETHE SQUEALERTHE LAST OF THE LONE WOLFFOR THE LOVE O’ LILSEPTEMBERSHADOW RANCHSWEETHEARTS ON PARADEOCTOBERMEN WITHOUT LAWBROTHERSNOVEMBERTOL’ABLE DAVIDMADONNA OF THE STREETSTHE DAWN TRAILDECEMBERCHARLEY’S AUNT
|
|
|
|
Post by topbilled on May 23, 2023 16:30:57 GMT
United Artists
1930: 16 RELEASES
JANUARYLUMMOXFEBRUARYBE YOURSELFMARCHPUTTIN’ ON THE RITZHELL HARBORMAYTHE BAD ONEONE ROMANTIC NIGHTJULYRAFFLESAUGUSTTHE EYES OF THE WORLDSEPTEMBERWHAT A WIDOW!OCTOBERWHOOPEE!DU BARRY WOMAN OF PASSIONNOVEMBERABRAHAM LINCOLNTHE BAT WHISPERSHELL’S ANGELSTHE LOTTERY BRIDEDECEMBERTHE DEVIL TO PAY!
|
|
|
|
Post by topbilled on May 23, 2023 16:34:17 GMT
Universal
1930: 40 RELEASES
JANUARY
HELL’S HEROESNIGHT RIDEPARADE OF THE WESTTHE CLIMAXFEBRUARY
THE MOUNTED STRANGERDAMES AHOY!THE JADE BOXMARCHUNDERTOWTHE COHENS AND THE KELLYS IN SCOTLANDLUCKY LARKINTRAILING TROUBLECAPTAIN OF THE GUARDAPRILHIDE-OUTTHE FIGHTING LEGIONKING OF JAZZALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
ROARING RANCHMAYMOUNTAIN JUSTICETHE CZAR OF BROADWAYJUNEEMBARRASSING MOMENTSTHE LIGHTNING EXPRESSTRIGGER TRICKSYOUNG DESIRESONG OF THE CABALLEROJULYWHAT MEN WANTTERRY OF THE TIMESAUGUSTTHE LITTLE ACCIDENTSONS OF THE SADDLETHE STORMSPURSSEPTEMBEROUTSIDE THE LAWOCTOBERA LADY SURRENDERSTHE INDIANS ARE COMINGEAST IS WESTTHE CONCENTRATIN’ KIDNOVEMBERTHE CAT CREEPS SEE AMERICA THIRSTDECEMBERFREE LOVETHE BOUDOIR DIPLOMATTHE COHENS AND KELLYS IN AFRICA
|
|
|
|
Post by topbilled on May 23, 2023 16:37:23 GMT
Best Picture: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT – Universal
Best Director: Lewis Milestone for ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT – Universal
Best Actor: George Arliss for DISRAELI – Warner Brothers
Best Actress: Norma Shearer for THE DIVORCEE – Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Best Supporting Actor: None
Best Supporting Actress: None
Highest grossing film: WHOOPEE! – United Artists |
|
|
|
Post by topbilled on May 23, 2023 16:40:22 GMT
Note re: George Arliss' win for Best Actor...DISRAELI was released in November 1929.
The qualifying period was for films released between August 1, 1929 and July 31, 1930.
|
|
|
|
Post by I Love Melvin on May 23, 2023 18:42:56 GMT
I'm way out of my league here because of my lack of familiarity with so many of these films, but initially I had fun making (un)educated guesses about movies with provocative titles like Warners' Loose Ankles and Fox's On Your Back. On further investigation, On Your Back refers to the heroine's theory that women should show their taste on their backs, in other words through their wardrobe choices. Loose Ankles was an early Loretta Young romantic comedy. The title is still unclear to me, though my initial assumption was that it was some kind of colloquialism akin to "round heels". This is pre-Code after all. MGM's Anna Christie was a big step for them, letting one of their biggest stars off the leash a little. Warners' Moby Dick made me smile because that's the one where they gave John Barrymore's Ahab a girlfriend, Joan Bennett. Artistic license or just plain silly? Paramount's Morocco I immediately recognized but was a bit surprised to remember it was from this early because of its overall visual polish. The one which jumped out the most was The Big Trail, Raoul Walsh's epic western for Fox, filmed in a 70 MM process which Fox was experimenting with at the time. I'm not sure how it was actually shown in local theaters which had only recently borne the cost of converting to sound, but it seems to have been a hit. Not to mention John Wayne's stunning good looks at that age. This role as a frontiersman probably helped set him up as a major western star during the 1930's. This still is a good representation of the aspect ratio, something not seen again for a couple of decades:  |
|
|
|
Post by Fading Fast on May 23, 2023 19:02:50 GMT
I'm way out of my league here because of my lack of familiarity with so many of these films, but initially I had fun making (un)educated guesses about movies with provocative titles like Warners' Loose Ankles and Fox's On Your Back. On further investigation, On Your Back refers to the heroine's theory that women should show their taste on their backs, in other words through their wardrobe choices. Loose Ankles was an early Loretta Young romantic comedy. The title is still unclear to me, though my initial assumption was that it was some kind of colloquialism akin to "round heels". This is pre-Code after all. MGM's Anna Christie was a big step for them, letting one of their biggest stars off the leash a little. Warners' Moby Dick made me smile because that's the one where they gave John Barrymore's Ahab a girlfriend, Joan Bennett. Artistic license or just plain silly? Paramount's Morocco I immediately recognized but was a bit surprised to remember it was from this early because of its overall visual polish. The one which jumped out the most was The Big Trail, Raoul Walsh's epic western for Fox, filmed in a 70 MM process which Fox was experimenting with at the time. I'm not sure how it was actually shown in local theaters which had only recently borne the cost of converting to sound, but it seems to have been a hit. Not to mention John Wayne's stunning good looks at that age. This role as a frontiersman probably helped set him up as a major western star during the 1930's. This still is a good representation of the aspect ratio, something not seen again for a couple of decades:
---Really early pre-code talkie still finding its technological way but fascinating for its modern feel as two young party girls don't care about what the adults / society say about them - they feel like modern "screw authority" teenagers
---"Loose Ankles" seems to have been a term for sex in general, but (based on some web searching) also a description of wanton / "easy" woman - cool phrase
---Loretta Young was seventeen when this was made and looks as if she was beamed in from a world of perfectly smooth, lit-from-behind glowing skin and incredibly lithe young women - life has not yet left One. Single. Mark. at seventeen. |
|
|
|
Post by Fading Fast on May 23, 2023 19:12:26 GMT
One thing that stood out is how, despite being kinda/sorta the first full year of talkies, there were several classics made.
In addition to the Oscar winners - "All Quiet on the Western Front," "The Divorcee" and "Disraeli -" "Dawn Patrol" (the earliest version of "Twelve O'Clock High") and "Anna Christie" are both, I believe, considered classics (and maybe I missed one or two).
Plus there were more than a handful of other movies made in 1930 that are really entertaining even to this day. That's not bad for the first year of talking pictures when the technology was still a mess and everyone was, effectively, learning a new way to make pictures.
|
|
|
|
Post by Swithin on May 25, 2023 2:17:29 GMT
Haven't perused this whole magnificent list yet, but the first film is a favorite. Applause is a great film, full of Mamoulian's innovation and (I think) one of the first talkies to be shot on location in New York City. And those shabby, chubby chorus girls at the top of the film, with their wrinkled tights, are quite engaging, as they sing a version of "The Oceana Roll" that I prefer to Jane Powell's slick (though enjoyable) version in that feel good pastel-coloured movie, Two Weeks with Love (1950). And Mamoulian knew how to use a camera, which makes this one of the best of the early talkies. I love the scene when the chorus girls go backstage to see the newborn. Beautifully shot, from above, and then from below.
And Helen Morgan! 
|
|
