List Of Universal Pictures Films (1930–1939)
This is a list of films produced or distributed by Universal Pictures in 1930–1939, founded in 1912 as the Universal Film Manufacturing Company. It is the main motion picture production and distribution arm of Universal Studios, a subsidiary of the NBCUniversal division of Comcast. 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 See also * List of Focus Features films * List of Universal Pictures theatrical animated feature films * Universal Pictures * :Lists of films by studio References External links Universal Pictures {{DEFAULTSORT:List of Universal Pictures films (1930-1939) Universal Universal is the adjective for universe. Universal may also refer to: Companies * NBCUniversal, a media and entertainment company ** Universal Animation Studios, an American Animation studio, and a subsidiary of NBCUniversal ** Universal TV, a t ... Lists of Universal Pictures films ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an American film production and distribution company owned by Comcast through the NBCUniversal Film and Entertainment division of NBCUniversal. Founded in 1912 by Carl Laemmle, Mark Dintenfass, Charles O. Baumann, Adam Kessel, Pat Powers, William Swanson, David Horsley, Robert H. Cochrane, and Jules Brulatour, Universal is the oldest surviving film studio in the United States; the world's fifth oldest after Gaumont, Pathé, Titanus, and Nordisk Film; and the oldest member of Hollywood's "Big Five" studios in terms of the overall film market. Its studios are located in Universal City, California, and its corporate offices are located in New York City. In 1962, the studio was acquired by MCA, which was re-launched as NBCUniversal in 2004. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hell's Heroes (film)
''Hell's Heroes'' is a 1929 American pre-Code Western sound film, one of many screen adaptations of Peter B. Kyne's 1913 novel ''The Three Godfathers''. Three outlaws, played by Charles Bickford, Raymond Hatton, and Fred Kohler, promise a dying woman they will save her newborn child. This film is notable for being the first sound production directed by William Wyler. Plot Four men, Bob Sangster, "Barbwire" Gibbons, "Wild Bill" Kearney, and José, rob the bank in the town of New Jerusalem. José and the cashier are killed, while Barbwire is shot in the shoulder. The three outlaws escape the posse, fleeing into the desert. However, their horses run off in a sand storm and they have little water. When they reach a water hole, they are dismayed to find that not only is it dry, but there is a pregnant woman stranded there. She gives birth to a boy. Before she dies from her ordeal, she makes the three the child's godfathers and begs them to take him to his father, Frank Edwards ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Fighting Legion
''The Fighting Legion'' is a 1930 American pre-Code Western film directed by Harry Joe Brown and written by Bennett Cohen and Leslie Mason. The film stars Ken Maynard, Dorothy Dwan, Harry Todd, Frank Rice, Ernie Adams, and Stanley Blystone. The film was released on April 6, 1930, by Universal Pictures. Plot After being shot, dying Ranger Tom Dawson gives Dave Hayes his badge. When Dave Hayes arrives at Bowden to turn in the badge, he is mistaken as a Ranger. Suspicious of him, Blake and Bowle tries to put the shooting of Ranger Dawson on Dave Hayes. After fighting the gang led by Blake, Dave Hayes saves Molly and gets sworn in as a Texas Ranger. Cast * Ken Maynard as Dave Hayes *Tarzan as Tarzan *Dorothy Dwan as Molly Williams *Harry Todd as Dad Williams * Frank Rice as Cloudy Jones * Ernie Adams as Jack Bowie * Stanley Blystone as Burl Edwards *J.C. Fowler as John Blake * Robert Walker as Ranger Tom Dawson *Les Bates as Red Hook * Slim Whitaker as Fred Hook *Bill Nest ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hide-Out (1930 Film)
''Hide-Out'' is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by Reginald Barker and written by Lambert Hillyer, Arthur Ripley and Matt Taylor. The film stars James Murray, Kathryn Crawford, Carl Stockdale, Lee Moran, Guy Edward Hearn and Robert Elliott. The film was released by Universal Pictures in April 1930. Plot A bootlegger in trouble with the law hides out on a college campus. He disguises himself as a student, but soon becomes the school's star athlete and most popular man on campus. The film contains some action scenes, "including an eight-oared shell race". Other settings include a banquet, a train, and a speakeasy. Cast * James Murray as Jimmy Dorgan *Kathryn Crawford as Dorothy Evans *Carl Stockdale as Dorgan *Lee Moran as Joe Hennessey *Guy Edward Hearn as Coach Latham * Robert Elliott as William Burke *Jack Hanlon as Jerry *George Hackathorne as Atlas *Sarah Padden as Mrs. Dorgan *Jane Keckley as Mrs. Evans *Richard Carlyle Richard Carlyle (March 20, 1914 †... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Captain Of The Guard (film)
''Captain of the Guard'' is a 1930 American musical film directed by John S. Robertson and Pál Fejös and starring Laura La Plante, John Boles and Sam De Grasse. ,''..."La Marseillaise" is the theme of "The Captain of the Guard," a film in which John Boles takes the part of the composer, Rouget de Lisle...'' It is set during the French Revolution, but was sufficiently unhistorical that an apology was included in the opening credit for any factual inaccuracies. Cast * Laura La Plante as Marie Marnay * John Boles as Rouget de Lisle * Sam De Grasse as Bazin * James A. Marcus as Marnay * Lionel Belmore as Colonel of Hussars * Stuart Holmes as Louis XVI * Evelyn Hall as Marie Antoinette * Claude Fleming as Magistrate * Murdock MacQuarrie as Pierre * Richard Cramer as Danton * Harry Burkhardt as Materown * George Hackathorne as Robespierre * DeWitt Jennings as priest * Harry Cording as Le Bruin * Otis Harlan as Jacques * Ervin Renard as Lieutenant * Walter ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Trailing Trouble
''Trailing Trouble'' is a 1930 American Western film directed by Arthur Rosson, written by Harold Tarshis, and starring Hoot Gibson. It was released on March 23, 1930, by Universal Pictures. The title was also seen as ''Trailin' Trouble''. Cast *Hoot Gibson as Ed King *Margaret Quimby as Molly Blake * William McCall as Pop Blake *Pete Morrison as Buck Saunders * Bob Perry as Red Gillis * Olive Young as Ming Toy *Milton Brown as Sheriff *Mary Carr as Old Lady Plot Ed King and Buck Moran are rivals for the affections of Molly, daughter of the rancher for whom King works. When King takes horses to a sale, Moran arranges to have the sale money stolen. Initially, the rancher accuses King of theft, but the thief eventually returns the money and identifies Moran as the man behind the plot. King captures Moran and regains Molly's affections. Production In addition to Rosson and Tarshis as director and writer, Carl Loemmle was the producer. Harry Neumann Harry C. Neumann (somet ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lucky Larkin
Lucky Larkin is a 1930 American pre-Code synchronized sound Western (genre), Western film directed by Harry Joe Brown and written by Marion Jackson and Leslie Mason. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects. The film stars Ken Maynard, Nora Lane, James Farley (actor), Jim Farley, Harry Todd, Paul Hurst (actor), Paul Hurst and Charles Clary. The film was released on March 2, 1930, by Universal Pictures. Plot Cast *Ken Maynard as 'Lucky' Larkin *Tarzan as Larkin's Horse *Nora Lane as Emmy Lou Parkinson *James Farley (actor), Jim Farley as Martin Brierson *Harry Todd as Bill Parkinson *Paul Hurst (actor), Paul Hurst as Pete Brierson *Charles Clary as Colonel Lee *Blue Washington as Hambone References External links * 1930 films 1930s English-language films American Western (genre) films 1930 Western (genre) films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Harry Joe Brown American black-and-white fi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Cohens And The Kellys In Scotland
''The Cohens and the Kellys in Scotland'' is a 1930 American comedy film. It is one of ''The Cohens and Kellys'' series, and is also the series' first sound film. It was directed by William James Craft and produced and released by Universal Pictures. The film and trailer are preserved in the Library of Congress collection.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'', (<-book title) p.32 c.1978 by The American Film Institute Cast * - Cohen * - Kelly *[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Undertow (1930 Film)
''Undertow'' is a 1930 American drama film directed by Harry A. Pollard, written by Edward T. Lowe, Jr. and Winnifred Reeve, and starring Mary Nolan, Johnny Mack Brown, Robert Ellis, Churchill Ross and Audrey Ferris. It was released in March 1930, by Universal Pictures. Cast *Mary Nolan as Sally Blake *Johnny Mack Brown as Paul Whalen * Robert Ellis as Jim Paine *Churchill Ross as Lindy *Audrey Ferris Audrey Minerva Ferris (born Audrey Minerva Kellar; August 30, 1909 – May 3, 1990) was an American film actress of the silent film era of the late 1920s and into the early 1930s, a singer, and a dancer. Biography Born Audrey Minerva Kellar in ... as Kitty References External links * 1930 films 1930s English-language films American drama films 1930 drama films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Harry A. Pollard American black-and-white films 1930s American films {{1930s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Jade Box
''The Jade Box'' (1930) is a Universal movie serial. It was a partial sound film with long silent sequences. Only an incomplete version survives today in Universal's vault, with incomplete footage and some missing sound discs. Plot John Lamar buys a Jade Box in Asia but it is stolen by his friend Martin Morgan. A cult, searching for the box because it contains the secret to invisibility, catches up with and abducts Lamar. After discovering the theft, the cult send a message to Martin and the pair's children: John Lamar's son, Jack, who is engaged to Martin Morgan's daughter, Helen. Jack searches for the Box while Martin attempts to discover the secret of invisibility for his own schemes. Cast * Monroe Salisbury as John Lamar, original purchaser of the Box and cult abductee *Jack Perrin as Jack Lamar, John's son & Helen's fiance * Francis Ford as Martin Morgan, false friend of John Lamar *Louise Lorraine as Helen Morgan, Martin's daughter & Jack Lamar's fiance *Wilbur Mack ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dames Ahoy!
''Dames Ahoy!'' is a 1930 American comedy film directed by William James Craft and starring Glenn Tryon, Otis Harlan and Gertrude Astor. Produced and distributed by Universal Pictures, it was also released in a silent version. Synopsis Three sailors on shore leave search for a blonde woman who conned one of them out of some money. The encounter a different woman in a dance hall and win a contest. Cast *Glenn Tryon as Jimmy Chase *Helen Wright as Mabel McGuire * Otis Harlan as Bill Jones *Eddie Gribbon as Mac Dougal *Gertrude Astor as The Blonde *Alice Belcher as Parson's Wife * Walter Brennan as Side Show Barker * Edmund Cobb as Marine * Andy Devine as Marine at Dance Contest * Robert Dudley as Parson * Franklyn Farnum as Master of Ceremonies * Jack Kirk Jack Kirk (February 19, 1895 – September 13, 1948) was an American film actor from Missoula, Montana who had roles in over 300 films, mostly B-westerns, from 1926 and 1954. Selected filmography * '' The Sto ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Mounted Stranger
''The Mounted Stranger'' is a 1930 American pre-Code Western (genre), Western film. It was a remake of ''The Ridin' Kid from Powder River'' (1924), which was an adaptation of Henry Herbert Knibbs's novel of the same name. Plot Pete Ainslee locates Steve Gary, who killed Ainslee's father when Ainslee was a child and a witness to the murder. The adult Ainslee wounds Gary in a gunfight, but he becomes the hunted one after Gary recovers. Cast *Hoot Gibson as Pete Ainslee aka The Ridin' Kid *Buddy Hunter as Pete as a boy *Milton Brown as 'Pop' Ainslee *Fred Burns (actor), Fred Burns as Steve Gary *Jim Corey as 'White-Eye' *Francis Ford (actor), Francis Ford as 'Spider' Coy *Walter Patterson as Spider's lookout *Francelia Billington as Mrs. Coy *Louise Lorraine as Bonita Coy Production ''The Mounted Stranger'' was written and directed by Arthur Rosson. It was released on February 8, 1930, by Universal Pictures. Harry Neumann was the cinematographer, and Gibson was the producer ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |