More than 508 American feature films were released in 1930.Alicoate, Charles A. (1963) Features Released in U.S. Market, 1930 The Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures The Film Daily p1071930 Feature Releases 1931 Year Book of Motion Pictures The Film Daily p67–160
All Quiet on the Western Front won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Any remaining films that were still under copyright entered the public domain on January 1, 2026.
A TitleDirectorCastGenreNotesAbraham LincolnD. W. GriffithWalter Huston, Kay HammondHistorical dramaUnited ArtistsAcross the World with Mr. and Mrs. JohnsonJ. Leo MeehanMartin and Osa Johnson, George EastmanDocumentaryMartin Johnson ProductionsAfrica Speaks!Walter FutterPaul Hoefler, Lowell ThomasAdventure documentaryColumbia. Co-production with FranceAlias French GertieGeorge ArchainbaudBebe Daniels, Ben LyonRomantic melodramaRKOAll Quiet on the Western FrontLewis MilestoneLew Ayres, Louis Wolheim, Arnold LucyWar dramaUniversalAlma de GauchoHenry OttoManuel Granada, Mona Rico, Francisco AmeriseMusical dramaChris Phillis Productions. Spanish language. Rendered in English as Soul of the Gaucho.Along Came YouthLloyd CorriganFrances Dee, Charles Rogers, Evelyn HallComedyParamountAmor AudazLouis J. GasnierAdolphe Menjou, Rosita MorenoComedy dramaParamount. Spanish language production of Slightly Scarlet.Animal CrackersVictor HeermanGroucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Margaret DumontMusical comedyParamount-PublixAnna ChristieClarence BrownGreta Garbo, Marie Dressler, Charles BickfordDramaMGM. Garbo's first talkie. Co-production with Germany.Anybody's WarRichard WallaceJoan Peers, Neil HamiltonComedyParamountAnybody's WomanDorothy ArznerRuth Chatterton, Paul Lukas, Clive BrookDramaParamount-PublixThe Apache Kid's EscapeRobert J. HornerJack Perrin, Fred Church, Josephine HillWesternRobert J. Horner ProductionsThe Arizona KidAlfred SantellWarner Baxter, Mona Maris, Carole LombardWesternFox FilmAround the CornerBert GlennonCharles Murray, George Sidney, Joan PeersComedyColumbiaAsí es la VidaGeorge CroneJosé Bohr, Lolita Vendrell, Delia MagañaComedySono Art-World Productions, Inc. Spanish language production of What a ManAz Orvos TitkaTibor HegedüsArtúr Somlay, Dezső KertészMelodramaCinéstudio Continental. Hungarian language production of The Doctor's Secret. Co-production with France.
B TitleDirectorCastGenreNotesBack PayWilliam A. SeiterCorinne Griffith, Grant Withers, Vivien OaklandDramedyWarner Bros.The Bad ManClarence G. BadgerWalter Huston, James Rennie, Myrna LoyWesternFirst NationalThe Bad OneGeorge FitzmauriceDolores del Río, Edmund Lowe, Blanche FridericiMusicalUnited ArtistsBar L RanchHarry WebbBuffalo Bill Jr., Yakima Canutt, Betty BakerWesternBig 4 Film Corp.The Bat WhispersRoland WestChester Morris, Maude Eburne, Chance WardMystery melodramaUnited Artists. Widescreen.Be YourselfThornton FreelandFanny Brice, Robert ArmstrongMusical comedyUnited ArtistsBeau BanditLambert HillyerRod La Rocque, Doris KenyonWestern comedyRKOBehind the Make-UpRobert MiltonWilliam Powell, Fay Wray, Kay FrancisDramaParamount Famous LaskyThe Benson Murder CaseFrank TuttleWilliam Powell, Paul Lukas, Natalie MooreheadMystery melodramaParamount Famous LaskyBeyond the LawJ. P. McGowanRobert Frazer, Louise Lorraine, Lane ChandlerWesternRayartBeyond the Rio GrandeHarry WebbJack Perrin, Franklyn Farnum, Charline BurtWesternBiltmore ProductionsBig BoyAlan CroslandAl Jolson, Lloyd Hughes, Claudia DellMusicalWarner Bros.The Big Fight Walter LangLola Lane, Ralph Ince, Guinn WilliamsMelodramaJames Cruze ProductionsThe Big HouseGeorge W. HillWallace Beery, Robert Montgomery, Lewis StoneDramaMGM Big Money Russell Mack Eddie Quillan, Robert Armstrong, James Gleason Drama Pathe ExchangeThe Big PartyJohn G. BlystoneSue Carol, Dixie LeeComedyFox FilmThe Big PondHobart HenleyMaurice Chevalier, Claudette ColbertDramedyParamount-PublixThe Big TrailRaoul WalshJohn Wayne, Marguerite ChurchillWesternFox FilmBilly the KidKing VidorWallace Beery, Johnny Mack BrownWesternMGM. Widescreen. The Bishop Murder CaseNick GrindeBasil Rathbone, Leila Hyams, Roland YoungMystery dramaMGMThe Border LegionOtto BrewerFay Wray, Richard ArlenWesternParamount-PublixBorn RecklessAndrew Bennison, John FordEdmund Lowe, Catherine Dale Owen, Frank AlbertsonCrime dramaFox FilmBorrowed WivesFrank R. StrayerRex Lease, Vera ReynoldsComedyTiffanyThe Boudoir DiplomatMalcolm St. ClairBetty Compson, Mary DuncanComedyUniversalThe Break UpJack RobertsonJack RobertsonDocumentaryUnknown production companyBreed of the WestAlan JamesWally Wales, Virginia Brown Faire, Buzz BartonWesternNational PlayersBreezy BillJ. P. McGowanBob Steele, Edna Aslin, Bud OsborneWesternIndependentBride of the RegimentJohn Francis DillonVivienne Segal, Walter PidgeonMusicalFirst NationalBright LightsMichael CurtizJames Murray, Noah Beery, Dorothy MackaillMusical dramaFirst National Full Technicolor. BrothersWalter LangBert Lytell, Dorothy SebastianCrime, romanceColumbiaBurning UpA. Edward SutherlandRichard Arlen, Francis McDonald, Charles SellonSports drama Paramount Famous Lasky
C TitleDirectorCastGenreNotesThe Call of the CircusFrank O'ConnorFrancis X. Bushman, Ethel ClaytonDramaPickwick PicturesCall of the FleshCharles BrabinRamón Novarro, Dorothy Jordan, Ernest TorrenceMusical/Romance/DramaMGM. In partial Technicolor. Call of the WestAlbert RayDorothy Revier, Tom O'Brien, Alan RoscoeWesternColumbiaCameo KirbyIrving CummingsJ. Harold Murray, Norma Terris, Myrna LoyMelodramaFox FilmCaptain of the GuardJohn S. RobertsonLaura La Plante, John BolesMelodramaUniversalCaptain ThunderAlan CroslandFay Wray, Victor VarconiDramedyWarner Bros.Caught ShortCharles ReisnerMarie Dressler, Polly Moran, Anita PageComedyMGMThe Case of Sergeant GrischaHerbert BrenonChester Morris, Betty CompsonWar dramaRKOThe Cat Creeps...While the Canary Sleeps!Rupert JulianHelen Twelvetrees, Neil HamiltonHorrorUniversalCharley's AuntAl ChristieCharles Ruggles, Hugh WilliamsComedyColumbiaChasing RainbowsCharles ReisnerBessie Love, Charles King Musical comedyMGMCheck and Double CheckMelville W. BrownFreeman F. Gosden, Charles J. Correll, Duke EllingtonComedyRKOCheer Up and SmileSidney LanfieldDixie Lee, Olga BaclanovaMusical dramedyFox FilmChildren of PleasureHarry BeaumontLawrence Gray, Wynne GibsonRomantic musical comedyMGMCity GirlF. W. MurnauCharles Farrell, Mary Duncan, Anne ShirleyDramaFox FilmThe ClimaxRenaud HoffmanJean Hersholt, Kathryn CrawfordRomanceUniversal Code of Honor J.P. McGowan Mahlon Hamilton, Doris Hill, Lafe McKee Western IndependentThe Cohens and Kellys in AfricaVin MooreGeorge Sidney, Vera GordonComedyUniversalThe Cohens and the Kellys in ScotlandWilliam James CraftGeorge Sidney, Vera GordonComedyUniversalCollege LoversJohn G. AdolfiMarian Nixon, Frank McHughRomantic comedyFirst NationalCommon ClayVictor FlemingConstance Bennett, Lew AyresMelodramaFox FilmThe Concentratin' KidArthur RossonHoot Gibson, Kathryn CrawfordWesternUniversalConspiracyChristy CabanneNed Sparks, Bessie Love, George IrvingMelodramaRKOCourageArchie MayoBelle Bennett, Marian Nixon, Blanche FridericiDramaWarner Bros.Crazy That WayHamilton MacFaddenKenneth MacKenna, Joan BennettComedyFox FilmThe CuckoosPaul SloaneBert Wheeler, Dorothy LeeMusical comedyRKOThe Czar of BroadwayWilliam James CraftJohn Wray, Betty Compson, Claud AllisterCrime Universal
D-F TitleDirectorCastGenreNotesDames Ahoy!William James CraftGlenn Tryon, Gertrude AstorComedyUniversalThe DancersChandler SpragueLois Moran, Phillips Holmes, Mae ClarkeDramaFox FilmDancing SweetiesRay EnrightGrant Withers, Sue Carol, Tully MarshallMusicalWarner Bros.Danger LightsGeorge B. SeitzJean Arthur, Hugh Herbert, Louis WolheimDramaRKODangerous Nan McGrewMalcolm St. ClairHelen Kane, Victor Moore, Frank MorganWestern comedyParamount-PublixDangerous ParadiseWilliam A. WellmanNancy Carroll, Richard Arlen, Warner OlandDramaParamount Famous LaskyA Daughter of the CongoOscar MicheauxKathleen Noisette, Lorenzo Tucker, Salem Tutt WhitneyAdventureMicheaux PicturesThe Dawn PatrolHoward HawksDouglas Fairbanks, Neil Hamilton, Frank McHughWar dramaWarner Bros., Academy Award winner for the Best Original ScreenplayThe Dawn TrailChristy CabanneMarceline Day, Miriam SeegarWesternColumbiaDerelictRowland V. LeeGeorge Bancroft, Jessie Royce LandisAdventureParamount-PublixThe Devil to Pay!George FitzmauriceRonald Colman, Loretta Young, Myrna LoyComedy United ArtistsA Devil with WomenIrving CummingsVictor McLaglen, Humphrey Bogart, Mona MarisActionFox FilmThe Devil's HolidayEdmund GouldingNancy Carroll, Phillips HolmesDramaParamount-PublixDivorce Among FriendsRoy Del RuthJames Hall, Irene DelroyComedyWarner Bros.The DivorceeRobert Z. LeonardNorma Shearer, Chester Morris, Robert MontgomeryDramaMGMDixianaLuther ReedBebe Daniels, Bert WheelerMusical comedyRKOThe Doorway to HellArchie MayoJames Cagney, Lew Ayres, Robert ElliottCrime dramaWarner Bros.Double Cross RoadsAlfred L. WerkerRobert Ames, Lila LeeRomantic dramaFox FilmDoughboysEdward SedgwickBuster Keaton, Sally Eilers, Edward BrophyComedyMGMDu Barry, Woman of PassionSam TaylorNorma Talmadge, William FarnumHistoricalUnited ArtistsThe Dude WranglerRichard ThorpeLina Basquette, Tom KeeneWestern comedySono ArtDumbbells in ErmineJohn G. AdolfiRobert Armstrong, Barbara Kent, Beryl MercerComedyWarner Bros.East Is WestMonta BellEdward G. Robinson, Lupe Vélez, Lew AyresDramaUniversalEmbarrassing MomentsWilliam James CraftReginald Denny, Merna KennedyDramedyUniversalExtravagancePhil RosenJune Collyer, Lloyd HughesDramaTiffanyEx-FlameVictor HalperinNeil Hamilton, Marian NixonDramaLibertyThe Eyes of the WorldHenry KingEulalie Jensen, Hugh Huntley, Una MerkelDramaUnited ArtistsThe Fall GuyLeslie PearceNed Sparks, Mae Clarke, Jack MulhallCrime comedyRKOFast and LooseFred C. NewmeyerMiriam Hopkins, Carole Lombard, Frank MorganDramaParamount-PublixFeet FirstClyde BruckmanHarold Lloyd, Barbara KentComedyParamount-PublixThe Fighting LegionHarry Joe BrownKen Maynard, Dorothy DwanWesternUniversal Firebrand Jordan Alan James Lane Chandler, Sheldon Lewis, Yakima Canutt Western IndependentThe Flirting WidowWilliam A. SeiterDorothy Mackaill, Basil RathboneComedyFirst NationalThe Florodora GirlHarry BeaumontMarion Davies, Lawrence GrayMusicalMGMFollow the LeaderNorman Taurog, Albert ParkerEd Wynn, Ginger Rogers, Ethel MermanMusical comedyParamount-PublixFollow ThruLloyd CorriganBuddy Rogers, Nancy CarrollMusical comedyParamount-PublixFor the DefenseJohn CromwellWilliam Powell, Kay Francis, William B. DavidsonDramaParamount-PublixFramedGeorge ArchainbaudEvelyn Brent, Regis ToomeyCrimeRKOFree and EasyEdward SedgwickBuster Keaton, Robert Montgomery, Anita PageComedyMGMFree LoveHobart HenleyConrad Nagel, Genevieve TobinComedyUniversalThe FuriesAlan CroslandLois Wilson, H. B. WarnerMystery/MelodramaFirst National
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