A list of adventure films released in the 1930s.
1930 Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/NotesThe Big TrailRaoul WalshJohn Wayne, Marguerite Churchill, Tyrone Power Sr., El BrendelEpic western, wagon trainThe Black WatchJohn FordVictor McLaglen, Myrna LoyUnited StatesDangerous ParadiseWilliam A. WellmanNancy Carroll, Richard Arlen, Warner Oland, Gustav von SeyffertitzUnited StatesA Daughter of the CongoOscar MicheauxKathleen Noisette, Lorenzo TuckerUnited StatesGeneral CrackAlan CroslandJohn Barrymore, Marian Nixon, Armida, Lowell ShermanUnited States The Green GoddessAlfred E. GreenGeorge Arliss, H. B. Warner, Alice JoyceUnited States Hell HarborHenry KingLupe Vélez, Jean Hersholt, John HollandUnited States Romantic adventureHell's IslandEdward SlomanJack Holt, Ralph Graves, Dorothy SebastianUnited StatesThe Man HunterD. Ross LedermanRin Tin TinUnited States MoroccoJosef von SternbergGary Cooper, Marlene Dietrich, Adolphe MenjouUnited StatesDesert adventureParadise IslandBert GlennonMarceline Day, Kenneth HarlanUnited StatesRenegadesVictor FlemingWarner Baxter, Myrna Loy, Noah BeeryUnited StatesThe Sea GodGeorge AbbottRichard Arlen, Fay Wray, Eugene PalletteUnited StatesSea adventureThe Sea WolfAlfred Santell Milton Sills, Raymond Hackett United StatesSea adventureThe Silver HordeGeorge ArchainbaudEvelyn Brent, Joel McCrea, Jean Arthur, Blanche SweetUnited StatesSea adventureThe SpoilersEdwin CareweGary Cooper, Kay Johnson, Betty CompsonUnited States WesternStorm over Mont BlancArnold FanckLeni Riefenstahl, Sepp RistGermanyMountaineering adventureVengeanceArchie MayoJack Holt, Dorothy RevierUnited StatesWomen EverywhereAlexander KordaJ. Harold Murray, Fifi D'OrsayUnited StatesMusical
1931 Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/NotesThe Adventurer of TunisWilli WolffEllen Richter, Theo Shall, Charles PuffyGermanyBeau IdealHerbert BrenonRalph Forbes, Lester Vail, Irene Rich, Loretta YoungCorsairRoland WestChester MorrisUnited StatesSea adventureDanger IslandRay TaylorKenneth Harlan, Lucile Browne, Walter Miller, Andy DevineUnited StatesSerialDirigibleFrank CapraJack Holt, Ralph Graves, Fay WrayUnited StatesEast of BorneoGeorge MelfordRose Hobart, Charles Bickford, Georges Renavent, Lupita TovarUnited StatesJungle adventureFifty Fathoms DeepRoy William NeillJack Holt, Loretta Sayers, Richard CromwellUnited StatesSea adventureKing of the WildB. Reeves Eason, Richard ThorpeWalter Miller, Nora Lane, Dorothy Christy, Boris KarloffUnited StatesSerialNever the Twain Shall MeetW. S. Van DykeLeslie Howard, Conchita Montenegro United StatesSea adventureTrader HornW. S. Van DykeHarry Carey, Edwina Booth, Duncan Renaldo, Mutia OmooluUnited StatesThe Unholy GardenGeorge FitzmauriceRonald Colman, Fay WrayUnited States
1932 Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/NotesL'AtlantideG. W. PabstBrigitte HelmFranceGermanyBaroudRex Ingram, Alice TerryPierre Batcheff, Rosita GarciaFranceThe Black HussarGerhard LamprechtConrad Veidt, Mady ChristiansGermanyBring 'Em Back AliveClyde E. ElliottFrank BuckUnited States DocumentaryChandu the MagicianWilliam Cameron Menzies, Marcel VarnelEdmund Lowe, Bela Lugosi, Irene Ware, Henry B. WalthallUnited States Secret agentDevil on DeckWallace FoxReed Howes, Molly O'Day, Wheeler Oakman, June MarloweUnited StatesSea adventureF.P.1Karl HartlHans Albers, Sybille Schmitz, Paul Hartmann, Peter LorreGermanyHell's HeadquartersAndrew L. StoneJack Mulhall, Barbara WeeksUnited States Island of Lost SoulsErle C. KentonCharles Laughton, Richard ArlenUnited StatesHorror adventureJungle MysteryRay TaylorTom TylerUnited StatesSerialKongoWilliam J. CowenWalter Huston, Lupe Vélez, Conrad Nagel, Virginia BruceUnited StatesHorror adventureThe Mask of Fu ManchuCharles Brabin, Charles Vidor, King VidorBoris Karloff, Lewis Stone, Karen Morley, Charles StarrettUnited StatesHorror adventureThe Most Dangerous GameIrving Pichel, Ernest B. SchoedsackJoel McCrea, Fay Wray, Leslie Banks, Robert Armstrong, Noble JohnsonUnited StatesHorror adventure, desert island, jungleThe MummyKarl FreundBoris Karloff, Zita JohannUnited StatesHorror adventurePeter Voss, Thief of MillionsE. A. DupontWilli Forst, Alice Treff, Paul Hörbiger, Otto WernickeGermanyAdventure comedyThe RebelCurtis Bernhardt, Luis TrenkerLuis Trenker, Luise UllrichGermanyRed DustVictor FlemingClark Gable, Jean Harlow, Mary AstorUnited StatesRomantic adventureRoar of the DragonWesley Ruggles Richard Dix, Gwili Andre, Edward Everett Horton, ZaSu Pitts, C. Henry Gordon United StatesThe Savage GirlHarry L. FraserRochelle Hudson, Harry MyersUnited StatesJungle adventureShanghai ExpressJosef von Sternberg Marlene Dietrich, Anna May Wong, Clive Brook United StatesTarzan the Ape ManW. S. Van DykeJohnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'SullivanUnited StatesJungle adventureThe Three MusketeersHenri Diamant-BergerAimé Simon-Girard, Henri Rollan, Thomy Bourdelle, Jean-Louis AllibertFranceTiger SharkHoward HawksEdward G. Robinson, Richard Arlen, Zita JohannUnited StatesSea adventureWar CorrespondentPaul SloaneJack Holt, Ralph Graves, Lila LeeUnited States The White GodGeorge SchnéevoigtPaul Richter, Mona Mårtenson, Rudolf Klein-RoggeDenmarkGermanyArctic adventureWhite ZombieVictor Hugo HalperinBela LugosiUnited StatesHorror adventure
1933 Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/NotesThe 1002nd NightAlexandre VolkoffIvan Mosjoukine, Tania Fédor, Natalya LisenkoFranceBelow the SeaAlbert S. RogellFay Wray, Ralph BellamyUnited StatesSea adventureThe Bitter Tea of General YenFrank CapraBarbara Stanwyck, Nils Asther, Walter Connolly, Toshia MoriUnited StatesRomantic adventureDick TurpinVictor Hanbury, John Stafford Victor McLaglen Don QuixoteG.W. PabstFeodor Chaliapin, George Robey, Oscar Asche, Emily FitzroyFranceUnited KingdomRomantic adventure, adventure dramaThe Flaming Signal George Jeske, Charles E. RobertsJohn David Horsley, Marceline Day, Noah Beery, Mischa AuerUnited StatesKing KongMerian C. Cooper, Ernest B. SchoedsackFay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot, Frank ReicherUnited StatesJungle adventureKiss of ArabyPhil RosenMaria Alba, Walter Byron, Claire WindsorUnited StatesLaughing at LifeFord BeebeVictor McLaglen, Conchita MontenegroUnited StatesThe Perils of PaulineRay TaylorEvalyn Knapp, Robert AllenUnited StatesSerialRefugeesGustav UcickyHans Albers, Käthe von NagyGermany Savage GoldGeorge Miller DyottGeorge Miller DyottUnited States DocumentarySo This Is AfricaEdward F. ClineBert Wheeler, Robert WoolseyUnited StatesAdventure comedyThe Son of KongErnest B. SchoedsackRobert Armstrong, Helen Mack, Frank Reicher, John MarstonUnited StatesJungle adventureS.O.S. EisbergArnold FanckLeni Riefenstahl, Gustav Diessl, Sepp Rist, Ernst UdetGermany Arctic adventureTarzan the FearlessRobert F. HillLarry "Buster" Crabbe, Jacqueline Wells, E. Alyn WarrenUnited StatesSerial, jungle adventureThe Three MusketeersArmand Schaefer, Colbert ClarkJohn Wayne, Jack Mulhall, Raymond Hatton, Francis X. Bushman Jr.United StatesSerialTimbuctooWalter Summers, Arthur B. WoodsHenry Kendall, Margot GrahameUnited KingdomAdventure comedyWhen Strangers MarryClarence G. BadgerJack Holt, Lilian BondUnited States White WomanStuart WalkerCarole Lombard, Charles LaughtonUnited StatesThe Woman I StoleIrving CummingsJack Holt, Fay Wray, Noah BeeryUnited States
1934 Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/NotesAdventure GirlHerman C. RaymakerJoan LowellUnited StatesDocudramaThe Affairs of CelliniGregory La Cava Fredric March, Constance Bennett, Fay Wray, Frank MorganUnited StatesBeyond BengalHarry SchenckHarry SchenckUnited States DocumentaryBlack MoonRoy William NeillFay Wray, Jack Holt, Dorothy BurgessUnited StatesHorror adventureLe BossuRené StiRobert VidalinFranceCartoucheJacques DaroyPaul LallozFranceColonel BloodW. P. LipscombFrank Cellier, Anne Grey, Mary Lawson, Allan JeayesThe Eternal DreamArnold Fanck Sepp Rist, Brigitte HorneyGermanyMountaineering adventureFour Frightened PeopleCecil B. DeMilleHerbert Marshall, Claudette Colbert, Mary Boland, William GarganUnited StatesJungle adventure, desert islandLe Grand JeuJacques FeyderPierre Richard-Willm, Marie Bell, Charles Vanel, Françoise RosayFranceThe Lost JungleDavid Howard, Armand SchaeferClyde BeattyUnited StatesSerialThe Lost PatrolJohn FordVictor McLaglen, Boris Karloff, Wallace Ford, Reginald DennyUnited StatesDesert A Man Wants to Get to GermanyPaul Wegener Karl Ludwig Diehl, Brigitte HorneyGermanySea adventureMarie GalanteHenry KingSpencer Tracy, Ketti GallianUnited StatesMurder in TrinidadLouis King Nigel Bruce, Heather Angel, Victor JoryUnited StatesMysteryNorth Pole, AhoyAndrew Marton Walter Riml, Gustav LantschnerGermanyArctic adventure, adventure comedyPeer GyntFritz Wendhausen Hans Albers, Olga Chekhova, Otto Wernicke GermanyPirate TreasureRay TaylorRichard TalmadgeUnited StatesSerialThe Private Life of Don JuanAlexander KordaDouglas Fairbanks, Merle OberonUnited KingdomPursuedLouis KingRosemary Ames, Victor Jory, Russell HardieUnited StatesRed MorningWallace FoxSteffi Duna, Regis Toomey, Raymond HattonUnited StatesSea adventureThe Riders of German East AfricaHerbert Selpin Sepp Rist GermanyThe Scarlet PimpernelHarold YoungLeslie Howard, Merle Oberon, Raymond Massey, Nigel BruceUnited KingdomSchwarzer Jäger JohannaJohannes Meyer Marianne Hoppe, Paul Hartmann, Gustaf Gründgens GermanyA Scream in the NightFred C. Newmeyer Lon Chaney Jr.United StatesMysterySixteen Fathoms DeepArmand SchaeferLon Chaney Jr., Sally O'NeilUnited StatesSea adventureTarzan and His MateCedric Gibbons, Jack ConwayJohnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'SullivanUnited StatesJungle adventureTreasure IslandVictor FlemingWallace Beery, Jackie Cooper, Lionel Barrymore, Lewis Stone, Nigel BruceUnited StatesPirate filmWild CargoArmand DenisFrank BuckUnited States DocumentaryYoung EaglesEdward Laurier, Vin MooreBobby Cox, Jim VanceUnited StatesSerial, family-oriented adventure
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