All Films

Canchero

1930 • 3 min • Argentina

Carlos Gardel and guitars performing "Canchero", tango composed by Arturo De Bassi and written by Celedonio Flores.

Frozen Frolics

1930 • 8 min • United States of America

Waffles the Cat and Don Dog set out on an adventure to find the North Pole.

Skulls and Sculls

1930 • 10 min • United States of America

Felix the Cat is walking along when he is abruptly blindfolded and subjected to an elaborate ordeal which turns out to be (as the title hints) a fraternal initiation.

Pure Love

1930 • 46 min • Japan

Directed by Mikio Naruse. It is presumed to be lost.

The Rampant Age

1930 • 60 min

Wealthy playboy Sandy Benton falls for pretty but decidedly less wealthy neighbor Doris Lawrence. She rebuffs his attentions, but scheming golddigger Estelle has her own plans for Sandy. When Doris hears about Sandy's wild times with Estelle, she sets out to show him that she, too, can be a "modern" woman.

Sweet Mama

1930 • 54 min • United States of America

A young girl falls in love with a member of a gang of crooks. She determines to bring the rest of the gang to justice so she can save the man she loves.

Around the End of the World

1930 • 18 min • France

A short silent documentary on the making of the 1931 Abel Gance directed film, "La Fin du Monde".

Charming Ceylon

1930 • 8 min • United States of America

This Traveltalk series short takes the viewer to the island nation when it was still a British crown colony and the name Sri Lanka was 40 years in the future.

Plants of the Underworld

1930 • 11 min

The world of fungi captured by micro-cinematography and time-lapse photography.

The Tiger Murder Case

1930 • 59 min • Germany

Mysterious murders committed by a criminal have kept the public on their toes and the police have mistakenly accused an imposter of the crimes.

Good Old Schooldays

1930 • 8 min • United States of America

A Aesop's Fables cartoon with the animals going to school and causing mischief.

How's My Baby?

1930 • 19 min • United States of America

1930 Comedy short

Rosas de otoño

1930 • 3 min • Argentina

Carlos Gardel performing Rosas de Otoño, vals composed by Guillermo Barbieri and written by José Rial.

Right to a Woman

1930 • 60 min • Soviet Union

The heroine of the film leaves her husband, who does not allow her to study, takes her child with her and goes to medical school.

The Revengeful Spirit of Eros

1930 • 28 min • Japan

A young couple jump into the sea as part of a suicide pact. The man is rescued and subsequently discovers that his lover is also alive and working in a dance hall. Considered to be a lost film.

The Land of Missing Men

1930 • 55 min • United States of America

Steve O'Neil robs the stage and kidnaps Nita to keep Lopez from doing the same. Then he and Buckshot head for Lopez's hideout for a showdown. The townspeople head after them not knowing what they will find.

The Dude Wrangler

1930 • 60 min • United States of America

In order to prove his manliness to the girl he loves, a young urban dandy takes a job at a dude ranch. Predictable misadventure ensues in this poorly-made early talkie.

Enfundá la mandolina

1930 • 3 min • Argentina

Carlos Gardel performing "Enfundá la mandolina", tango composed by Francisco Pracánico and written by José Zubiría Mansilla.

El águila y el nopal

1930 • 60 min • Mexico

Should a Doctor Tell?

1930 • 52 min • United Kingdom

A doctor agonises over whether to tell his son that the woman he is marrying is pregnant by another man, although this would mean breaking the hypocratic oath.

O'Malley Rides Alone

1930 • 60 min • United States of America

Mounties O'Malley and Calhoun are sent to see why miners are not returning with their gold. Arriving, they recover the gold from a robbery attempt.

Thread o' Scarlet

1930 • 35 min • United Kingdom

'Innocent blacksmith hanged on circumstantial evidence.' (British Film Catalogue)

Sasha

1930 • 39 min • Soviet Union

A Russian woman tells the tragic story of her life.

Kiss Me Sergeant

1930 • 56 min • United Kingdom

In India, a British soldier saves the jeweled eye of a sacred idol.