The following is an overview of 1930 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1930 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Events

* February 21: ''

Anna Christie ''Anna Christie'' is a play in four acts by Eugene O'Neill. It made its Broadway debut at the Vanderbilt Theatre on November 2, 1921. O'Neill received the 1922 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for this work. According to historian Paul Avrich, the ...

'',

Greta Garbo Greta Garbo (born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson; 18 September 1905 – 15 April 1990) was a Swedish-American actress. Regarded as one of the greatest screen actresses, she was known for her melancholic, somber persona, her film portrayals of tragedy, ...

's first

sound film A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image, as opposed to a silent film. The first known public exhibition of projected sound films took place in Paris in 1900, but decades passed before ...

is released, it grosses $1.5 million. * February 23: Silent screen legend Mabel Normand dies at the age of 37 in

Monrovia, California Monrovia is a city in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 37,931 at the 2020 census. Monrovia has been used for filming TV shows, movies and co ...

after a lengthy battle with tuberculosis. * March 10: Release of '' Goodbye Argentina'' (''Adiós Argentina''), the first Argentine film with a (musical) soundtrack. Ada Cornaro has her first starring role and

Libertad Lamarque Libertad Lamarque Bouza (; 24 November 1908 – 12 December 2000) was a Mexican-Argentine actress and singer, one of the icons of the Golden Age of Argentine and Mexican cinema. She achieved fame throughout Latin America, and became known as " ...

makes her film debut. * April 6: William Fox sells his interest in Fox Film for $18 million and Harley L. Clarke becomes president. * May 27:

Howard Hughes Howard Robard Hughes Jr. (December 24, 1905 – April 5, 1976) was an American business magnate, record-setting pilot, engineer, film producer, and philanthropist, known during his lifetime as one of the most influential and richest people in th ...

' epic film ''Hell's Angels'' premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood and features

Jean Harlow Jean Harlow (born Harlean Harlow Carpenter; March 3, 1911 – June 7, 1937) was an American actress. Known for her portrayal of "bad girl" characters, she was the leading sex symbol of the early 1930s and one of the defining figures of the ...

in her first major role as well as some impressive aerial sequences. Although not a financial success upon its release due to its bloated budget, the film is acclaimed by critics and launches Harlow as one of the 1930s' biggest stars. * September 3:

The Hollywood Reporter ''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade pap ...

is first published. * September 19: ''

The Love Parade ''The Love Parade'' is a 1929 American pre-Code musical comedy film, directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald, involving the marital difficulties of Queen Louise of Sylvania (MacDonald) and her consort, C ...

'' receives a record six

Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

nominations. * November 1: ''

The Big Trail ''The Big Trail'' is a 1930 American pre-Code Western early widescreen film shot on location across the American West starring 23-year-old John Wayne in his first leading role and directed by Raoul Walsh. In 2006, the United States Libra ...

'' featuring a young John Wayne in his first starring role is released in both

35mm 35 mm may refer to: * 135 film, a type of still photography format commonly referred to as 35 mm film * 35 mm movie film, a type of motion picture film stock * 35MM 35 mm may refer to: * 135 film, a type of still photography format ...

and a very early form of

70mm 70 mm film (or 65 mm film) is a wide high-resolution film gauge for motion picture photography, with a negative area nearly 3.5 times as large as the standard 35 mm motion picture film format. As used in cameras, the film is wi ...

film. It is the first large scale big-budget film of the sound era, costing over $2 million. The film is praised for its aesthetic quality and realism that will not become commonplace until many decades later. However, due to the new film format and the film's release during the

Great Depression The Great Depression (19291939) was an economic shock that impacted most countries across the world. It was a period of economic depression that became evident after a major fall in stock prices in the United States. The economic contagio ...

, the film will go on to become a financial failure at the box office.

Academy Awards

Best Picture This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#F ...

: '' All Quiet on the Western Front'' –

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 Ameri ...

Best Director Best Director is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards. It may refer to: Film awards * AACTA Award for Best Direction * Academy Award for Best Director * BA ...

Lewis Milestone Lewis Milestone (born Leib Milstein (Russian: Лейб Мильштейн); September 30, 1895 – September 25, 1980) was a Moldovan-American film director. He is known for directing ''Two Arabian Knights'' (1927) and '' All Quiet on the Weste ...

– '' All Quiet on the Western Front'' * Best Actor:

George Arliss George Arliss (born Augustus George Andrews; 10 April 1868 – 5 February 1946) was an English actor, author, playwright, and filmmaker who found success in the United States. He was the first British actor to win an Academy Award – which he ...

– ''

Disraeli Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, (21 December 1804 – 19 April 1881) was a British statesman and Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He played a centr ...

'' *

Best Actress Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress aw ...

Norma Shearer Edith Norma Shearer (August 11, 1902June 12, 1983) was a Canadian-American actress who was active on film from 1919 through 1942. Shearer often played spunky, sexually liberated ingénues. She appeared in adaptations of Noël Coward, Eugene O'N ...

– ''

The Divorcee ''The Divorcee'' is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film written by Nick Grindé, John Meehan, and Zelda Sears, based on the 1929 novel ''Ex-Wife'' by Ursula Parrott. It was directed by Robert Z. Leonard, who was nominated for the Academy ...

Notable films released in 1930

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Abi and Rabi ''Abi and Rabi'' ( fa, آبی و رابی ''Abi-o-Rabi'') is a 1930 Iranian silent comedy film and also first silent feature film in the history of Iranian cinema directed by Ovanes Ohanian and starring Ovanes Ohanian, Mohammad Khan Zarrabi, ...

'', starring and directed by

Ovanes Ohanian Ovanes Ohanian ( hy, Հովհաննես Օհանյան, fa, اوانس اوهانیانس; October 1896 – September 1960) was an Armenian-Iranian filmmaker, inventor, founder, doctor, scientist with PhD in medicine, film, science and langu ...

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Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

) *''

Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln ( ; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the nation thro ...

'', directed by D. W. Griffith, starring

Walter Huston Walter Thomas Huston ( ;According to the Province of Ontario. ''Ontario, C ...

and

Una Merkel Una Merkel (December 10, 1903 – January 2, 1986) was an American stage, film, radio, and television actress. Merkel was born in Kentucky and acted on stage in New York in the 1920s. She went to Hollywood in 1930 and became a popular film ...

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L'Âge d'Or ''L'Age d'Or'' (french: L'Âge d'Or, ), commonly translated as ''The Golden Age'' or ''Age of Gold'', is a 1930 French surrealist satirical comedy film directed by Luis Buñuel about the insanities of modern life, the hypocrisy of the sexual m ...

(The Golden Age)'', directed by

Luis Buñuel Luis Buñuel Portolés (; 22 February 1900 – 29 July 1983) was a Spanish-Mexican filmmaker who worked in France, Mexico, and Spain. He has been widely considered by many film critics, historians, and directors to be one of the greatest and ...

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France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

) *'' All Quiet on the Western Front'', directed by

, starring

Lew Ayres Lewis Frederick Ayres III (December 28, 1908 – December 30, 1996) was an American actor whose film and television career spanned 65 years. He is best known for starring as German soldier Paul Bäumer in the film '' All Quiet on the Western Fr ...

and

Louis Wolheim Louis Robert Wolheim (March 28, 1880 – February 18, 1931) was an American actor, of both stage and screen, whose rough physical appearance relegated him to roles mostly of thugs or villains in the movies, but whose talent allowed him to fl ...

*''

Alraune ''Alraune'' (German for ) is a novel by German novelist Hanns Heinz Ewers published in 1911. It is also the name of the female lead character. The book originally featured illustrations by Ilna Ewers-Wunderwald. Legend The basis of the story o ...

'', directed by Richard Oswald – (

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

) *'' Animal Crackers'', directed by

Victor Heerman Victor Eugene Heerman (August 27, 1893 – November 3, 1977) was an English-American film director, screenwriter, and film producer.Vazzana, Eugene Michael (2001). ''Silent Film Necrology.'' McFarland, After writing and directing short comedies ...

, starring the

Marx Brothers The Marx Brothers were an American family comedy act that was successful in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in motion pictures from 1905 to 1949. Five of the Marx Brothers' thirteen feature films were selected by the American Film Institute (AFI) ...

*''

'', directed by

Clarence Brown Clarence Leon Brown (May 10, 1890 – August 17, 1987) was an American film director. Early life Born in Clinton, Massachusetts, to Larkin Harry Brown, a cotton manufacturer, and Katherine Ann Brown (née Gaw), Brown moved to Tennessee when he ...

, starring

*'' The Arizona Kid'', directed by

Alfred Santell Alfred Allen Santell (1895–1981), was an American film director and film producer. Santell directed over 60 films, beginning in 1917, most of which were two-reel comedy short subjects for Hal Roach and other productions companies. Taking up f ...

, starring

Warner Baxter Warner Leroy Baxter (March 29, 1889 – May 7, 1951) was an American film actor from the 1910s to the 1940s. Baxter is known for his role as the Cisco Kid in the 1928 film ''In Old Arizona'', for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor at ...

and Carole Lombard

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*'' The Bad Man'', directed by

Clarence G. Badger Clarence G. Badger (June 9, 1880 – June 17, 1964) was an American film director of feature films in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s. His films include '' It'' and ''Red Hair'', more than a dozen features and shorts starring Will Rogers, and two feat ...

, starring

Walter Huston Walter Thomas Huston ( ;According to the Province of Ontario. ''Ontario, C ...

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The Bat Whispers ''The Bat Whispers'' is a 1930 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Roland West, produced by Joseph M. Schenck, and released by United Artists. The film is based on the 1920 mystery play '' The Bat'', written by Mary Roberts Rinehart and ...

'', directed by

Roland West Roland (; frk, *Hrōþiland; lat-med, Hruodlandus or ''Rotholandus''; it, Orlando or ''Rolando''; died 15 August 778) was a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne who became one of the principal figures in the literary cycle known as the ...

, starring

Chester Morris John Chester Brooks Morris (February 16, 1901 – September 11, 1970) was an American stage, film, television, and radio actor. He had some prestigious film roles early in his career, and received an Academy Awards, Academy Award nomination ...

and

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The Benson Murder Case ''The Benson Murder Case'' is the first novel in the Philo Vance series of mystery novels by S. S. Van Dine, which became a best-seller. Plot outline New York dilettante Philo Vance decides to assist the police in investigating the death of an ...

'', directed by Frank Tuttle, starring

William Powell William Horatio Powell (July 29, 1892 – March 5, 1984) was an American actor. A major star at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, he was paired with Myrna Loy in 14 films, including the '' Thin Man'' series based on the Nick and Nora Charles characters cr ...

*'' Big Boy'', directed by

Alan Crosland Alan Crosland (August 10, 1894 – July 16, 1936) was an American stage actor and film director. He is noted for having directed the first feature film using spoken dialogue, '' The Jazz Singer'' (1927). Early life and career Born in New York C ...

, starring

Al Jolson Al Jolson (born Eizer Yoelson; June 9, 1886 – October 23, 1950) was a Lithuanian-American Jewish singer, comedian, actor, and vaudevillian. He was one of the United States' most famous and highest-paid stars of the 1920s, and was self-billed ...

*'' The Big House'', directed by George Hill, starring

Wallace Beery Wallace Fitzgerald Beery (April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an American film and stage actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Bill in '' Min and Bill'' (1930) opposite Marie Dressler, as General Director Preysing in '' Grand Hotel'' ( ...

Lewis Stone Lewis Shepard Stone (November 15, 1879 – September 12, 1953) was an American film actor. He spent 29 years as a contract player at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and was best known for his portrayal of Judge James Hardy in the studio's popular ''Andy H ...

and Robert Montgomery *''

The Big Pond ''The Big Pond'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code romantic comedy film based on a 1928 play of the same name by George Middleton and A.E. Thomas. The film was written by Garrett Fort, Robert Presnell Sr. and Preston Sturges, who provided the dialo ...

'', directed by

Hobart Henley Hobart Henley (born Hess Manassah Henle; November 23, 1887 – May 22, 1964) was an American silent film actor, director, screenwriter and producer. He was involved in over 60 films either as an actor or director or both in his twenty-year career ...

, starring Maurice Chevalier and

Claudette Colbert Claudette Colbert ( ; born Émilie Claudette Chauchoin; September 13, 1903July 30, 1996) was an American actress. Colbert began her career in Broadway productions during the late 1920s and progressed to films with the advent of talking pictures ...

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'', directed by Raoul Walsh, starring John Wayne *''

Billy the Kid Billy the Kid (born Henry McCarty; September 17 or November 23, 1859July 14, 1881), also known by the pseudonym William H. Bonney, was an outlaw and gunfighter of the American Old West, who killed eight men before he was shot and killed at th ...

'', directed by

King Vidor King Wallis Vidor (; February 8, 1894 – November 1, 1982) was an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter whose 67-year film-making career successfully spanned the silent and sound eras. His works are distinguished by a vivid, ...

, starring

Johnny Mack Brown John Brown (September 1, 1904 – November 14, 1974) was an American college football player and film actor billed as John Mack Brown at the height of his screen career. He acted and starred mainly in Western films. Early life Born and raise ...

and

*'' Der blaue Engel (The Blue Angel)'', directed by Josef von Sternberg, starring

Marlene Dietrich Marie Magdalene "Marlene" DietrichBorn as Maria Magdalena, not Marie Magdalene, according to Dietrich's biography by her daughter, Maria Riva ; however Dietrich's biography by Charlotte Chandler cites "Marie Magdalene" as her birth name . (, ; ...

and

Emil Jannings Emil Jannings (born Theodor Friedrich Emil Janenz, 23 July 1884 – 2 January 1950) was a Swiss born German actor, popular in the 1920s in Hollywood. He was the first recipient of the Academy Award for Best Actor for his roles in '' The La ...

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The Blood of a Poet ''The Blood of a Poet'' (french: Le sang d'un poète) (1930) is an avant-garde film directed by Jean Cocteau, financed by Charles de Noailles and starring Enrique Riveros, a Chilean actor who had a successful career in European films. Photograp ...

(Le Sang d'un Poète)'', directed by

Jean Cocteau Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (, , ; 5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, filmmaker, visual artist and critic. He was one of the foremost creatives of the s ...

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) *'' Borderline'', directed by

Kenneth Macpherson Kenneth Macpherson (27 March 1902 – 14 June 1971) was a Scottish-born novelist, photographer, critic, and film-maker, the son of Scottish painter John 'Pop' Macpherson and Clara Macpherson, and descended from six generations of artists. It i ...

, starring

Paul Robeson Paul Leroy Robeson ( ; April 9, 1898 – January 23, 1976) was an American bass-baritone concert artist, stage and film actor, professional football player, and activist who became famous both for his cultural accomplishments and for his p ...

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Bride of the Regiment ''Bride of the Regiment'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code musical film directed by John Francis Dillon and filmed entirely in Technicolor. The screenplay by Ray Harris and Humphrey Pearson is based on the book of the 1922 stage musical ''The Lady i ...

'' (lost), directed by John Francis Dillon, starring

Walter Pidgeon Walter Davis Pidgeon (September 23, 1897 – September 25, 1984) was a Canadian-American actor. He earned two Academy Award for Best Actor nominations for his roles in '' Mrs. Miniver'' (1942) and ''Madame Curie'' (1943). Pidgeon also starred in ...

*'' Bright Lights'', directed by

Michael Curtiz Michael Curtiz ( ; born Manó Kaminer; since 1905 Mihály Kertész; hu, Kertész Mihály; December 24, 1886 April 10, 1962) was a Hungarian-American film director, recognized as one of the most prolific directors in history. He directed cla ...

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*'' Call of the Flesh'', directed by

Charles Brabin Charles Brabin (April 17, 1882 – November 3, 1957) was a British-American film director. Biography Born in Liverpool, England, he was educated at St. Francis Xavier College. Brabin sailed to New York City in the early 1900s and, while hold ...

, starring

Ramón Novarro José Ramón Gil Samaniego (February 6, 1899 – October 30, 1968), known professionally as Ramon Novarro, was a Mexican-American actor. He began his career in silent films in 1917 and eventually became a leading man and one of the top box ...

*'' The Cat Creeps'' (lost), directed by

Rupert Julian Rupert Julian (born Thomas Percival Hayes; 25 January 1879 – 27 December 1943) was a New Zealand cinema actor, director, writer and producer. During his career, Julian directed 60 films and acted in over 90 films. He is best remembered for di ...

, starring

Helen Twelvetrees Helen Marie Twelvetrees ( Jurgens; December 25, 1908 – February 13, 1958) was an American actress. She starred in Hollywood films in the sound film era from 1929 to 1939. Many of her roles were of "suffering women". She has a star on the Holly ...

*'' Chasing Rainbows'', directed by

Charles Reisner Charles Francis Reisner (March 14, 1887 – September 24, 1962) was an American film director and actor of the 1920s and 1930s. The German-American directed over 60 films between 1920 and 1950 and acted in over 20 films between 1916 and 1 ...

, starring Charles King,

Bessie Love Bessie Love (born Juanita Horton; September 10, 1898April 26, 1986) was an American-British actress who achieved prominence playing innocent, young girls and wholesome leading ladies in silent and early sound films. Her acting career spanned e ...

Jack Benny Jack Benny (born Benjamin Kubelsky, February 14, 1894 – December 26, 1974) was an American entertainer who evolved from a modest success playing violin on the vaudeville circuit to one of the leading entertainers of the twentieth century wit ...

and Marie Dressler *''

Check and Double Check ''Check and Double Check'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film produced and released by RKO Radio Pictures based on the ''Amos 'n' Andy'' radio show. The title was derived from a catchphrase associated with the show. Directed by Melville W. ...

'', directed by

Melville W. Brown Melville W. Brown (March 10, 1887 – January 31, 1938) was an American film director, screenwriter and occasional actor. He began his career on the local stage in Oregon, in stock companies and vaudeville, before moving to California and wor ...

, starring

Amos 'n' Andy ''Amos 'n' Andy'' is an American radio sitcom about black characters, initially set in Chicago and later in the Harlem section of New York City. While the show had a brief life on 1950s television with black actors, the 1928 to 1960 radio show ...

*''

Children of Pleasure ''Children of Pleasure '' is a 1930 American pre-Code MGM musical comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont, originally released with Technicolor sequences. It was adapted from Crane Wilbur's 1929 play, ''The Song Writer''. Plot Danny, an acclai ...

'', directed by

Harry Beaumont Harry Beaumont (10 February 1888 – 22 December 1966) was an American film director, actor, and screenwriter. He worked for a variety of production companies including 20th Century Fox, Fox, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation, Goldwyn, Metro Picture ...

*'' City Girl'', directed by

F. W. Murnau Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau (born Friedrich Wilhelm Plumpe; December 28, 1888March 11, 1931) was a German film director, producer and screenwriter. He was greatly influenced by Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Shakespeare and Ibsen plays he had seen at th ...

, starring

Mary Duncan Mary Duncan (August 13, 1894 – May 9, 1993) was an American stage and film actress. She is best known for her performances in F.W. Murnau's '' City Girl'' (1930) and ''Morning Glory'' (1933). Early years Duncan was born in Luttrellville ...

and

Charles Farrell Charles David Farrell (August 9, 1900 – May 6, 1990) was an American film actor of the 1920s silent era and into the 1930s, and later a television actor. Farrell is probably best recalled for his onscreen romances with actress Janet Gaynor ...

*'' Common Clay'' (lost), directed by Victor Fleming, starring

Constance Bennett Constance Campbell Bennett (October 22, 1904 – July 24, 1965) was an American stage, film, radio, and television actress and producer. She was a major Hollywood star during the 1920s and 1930s; during the early 1930s, she was the highest-paid ...

and

*'' The Cuckoos'', directed by

Paul Sloane Paul Sloane (April 19, 1893 November 15, 1963) was an American screenwriter and film director who directed 26 films from 1925 to 1952, and wrote or co-wrote 35 films. His movies include ''Hearts in Dixie'' (1929) with Stepin Fetchit, ''The Wom ...

, starring

Wheeler & Woolsey Wheeler & Woolsey were an American vaudeville comedy double act who performed together in comedy films from the late 1920s. The team comprised Bert Wheeler (1895–1968) of New Jersey and Robert Woolsey (1888–1938) of Illinois. Collaboration a ...

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Danger Lights ''Danger Lights'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code drama film, directed by George B. Seitz, from a screenplay by James Ashmore Creelman. It stars Louis Wolheim, Robert Armstrong, and Jean Arthur. The plot concerns railroading on the Chicago, M ...

'', directed by George B. Seitz, starring

, Robert Armstrong and

Jean Arthur Jean Arthur (born Gladys Georgianna Greene; October 17, 1900 – June 19, 1991) was an American Broadway and film actress whose career began in silent films in the early 1920s and lasted until the early 1950s. Arthur had feature roles in three F ...

*'' The Dawn Patrol'', directed by Howard Hawks, starring

Richard Barthelmess Richard Semler Barthelmess (May 9, 1895 – August 17, 1963) was an American film actor, principally of the Hollywood silent era. He starred opposite Lillian Gish in D. W. Griffith's ''Broken Blossoms'' (1919) and ''Way Down East'' (1920) and w ...

, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Neil Hamilton *''

The Devil to Pay! ''The Devil to Pay!'' is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Ronald Colman, Frederick Kerr, Myrna Loy, and Loretta Young. It was written by Frederick Lonsdale and Benjamin Glazer. Plot After ...

'', directed by

George Fitzmaurice George Fitzmaurice (13 February 1885 – 13 June 1940) was a French-born film director and producer. Career Fitzmaurice's career first started as a set designer on stage. Beginning in 1914, and continuing until his death in 1940, he directed ...

, starring Ronald Colman,

Loretta Young Loretta Young (born Gretchen Young; January 6, 1913 – August 12, 2000) was an American actress. Starting as a child, she had a long and varied career in film from 1917 to 1953. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the fil ...

and

Myrna Loy Myrna Loy (born Myrna Adele Williams; August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American film, television and stage actress. Trained as a dancer, Loy devoted herself fully to an acting career following a few minor roles in silent films. ...

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'', directed by

Robert Z. Leonard Robert Zigler Leonard (October 7, 1889 – August 27, 1968) was an American film director, actor, producer, and screenwriter. Biography He was born in Chicago, Illinois. At one time, he was married to silent star Mae Murray with the two formin ...

, starring

Conrad Nagel John Conrad Nagel (March 16, 1897 – February 24, 1970) was an American film, stage, television and radio actor. He was considered a famous matinée idol and leading man of the 1920s and 1930s. He was given an Academy Honorary Award in 1940 and ...

and Robert Montgomery *'' Dixiana'', directed by

Luther Reed Luther A. Reed (July 14, 1888 – November 16, 1961) was an American screenwriter and film director. Biography Reed was born in 1888 in Berlin, Wisconsin, and graduated from Columbia University. He worked as a journalist and the music and ...

, starring

Bebe Daniels Phyllis Virginia "Bebe" Daniels (January 14, 1901 – March 16, 1971) was an American actress, singer, dancer, writer, and producer. She began her career in Hollywood during the silent film era as a child actress, became a star in musicals such ...

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Doughboys Doughboy was a popular nickname for the American Infantry, infantryman World War I#Entry of the United States, during World War I. Though the origins of the term are not certain, the nickname was still in use as of the early 1940s. Examples inclu ...

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Edward Sedgwick Edward Sedgwick (November 7, 1889 – March 7, 1953) was an American film director, writer, actor and producer. Early life He was born in Galveston, Texas, the son of Edward Sedgwick, Sr. and Josephine Walker, both stage actors. At the age ...

, starring Buster Keaton and

Cliff Edwards Clifton Avon "Cliff" Edwards (June 14, 1895 – July 17, 1971), nicknamed "Ukulele Ike", was an American singer, musician and actor. He enjoyed considerable popularity in the 1920s and early 1930s, specializing in jazzy renditions of pop standar ...

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Earth Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life. While large volumes of water can be found throughout the Solar System, only Earth sustains liquid surface water. About 71% of Earth's surfa ...

(Zemlya)'', directed by

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Elstree Calling ''Elstree Calling'' is a 1930 British comedy musical film directed by Adrian Brunel and Alfred Hitchcock at Elstree Studios. Synopsis The film, referred to as "A Cine-Radio Revue" in its original publicity, is a lavish musical film revue and ...

'', directed by

Adrian Brunel Adrian Brunel (4 September 1892 – 18 February 1958) was an English film director and screenwriter. Brunel's directorial career started in the silent era, and reached its peak in the latter half of the 1920s. His surviving work from the 1920s, ...

and

Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 featur ...

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Escape! "Escape!" is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov. It was first published as "Paradoxical Escape" (a publisher's change in the title) in the August 1945 issue of '' Astounding Science Fiction'' and reprinted as "Escap ...

'', directed by

Basil Dean Basil Herbert Dean CBE (27 September 1888 – 22 April 1978) was an English actor, writer, producer and director in the theatre and in cinema. He founded the Liverpool Repertory Company in 1911 and in the First World War, after organising unof ...

, starring

Gerald du Maurier Sir Gerald Hubert Edward Busson du Maurier (26 March 1873 – 11 April 1934) was an English actor and manager. He was the son of author George du Maurier and his wife, Emma Wightwick, and the brother of Sylvia Llewelyn Davies. In 1903, he ...

and

Edna Best Edna Clara Best (3 March 1900 – 18 September 1974) was a British actress. Early life Born in Hove, Sussex, England, she was educated in Brighton and later studied dramatic acting under Miss Kate Rorke who was the first professor of Drama at ...

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*'' Fast and Loose'', directed by Fred C. Newmeyer, starring

Miriam Hopkins Ellen Miriam Hopkins (October 18, 1902 – October 9, 1972) was an American actress known for her versatility. She first signed with Paramount Pictures in 1930. Her best-known roles included a pickpocket in Ernst Lubitsch's romantic comedy '' T ...

, Carole Lombard and

Frank Morgan Francis Phillip Wuppermann (June 1, 1890 – September 18, 1949), known professionally as Frank Morgan, was an American character actor. He was best known for his appearances in films starting in the silent era in 1916, and then numerous sound ...

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(Das Flötenkonzert von Sans-souci)'', directed by Gustav Ucicky, starring Otto Gebühr – (

) *''Follow Thru (film), Follow Thru'', directed by Laurence Schwab and Lloyd Corrigan, starring Charles 'Buddy' Rogers *''Free and Easy (1930 film), Free and Easy'', directed by

, starring Buster Keaton, Anita Page and Robert Montgomery

G

*''The Girl Said No (1930 film), The Girl Said No'', directed by Sam Wood, starring William Haines, Leila Hyams and Marie Dressler *''Good News (1930 film), Good News'', directed by Nick Grinde, starring

and

H

*''Hell's Angels (film), Hell's Angels'', directed by

, starring

and Ben Lyon *''Her Man (1930 film), Her Man'', directed by Tay Garnett, starring

*''High Society Blues'', directed by David Butler (director), David Butler, starring Janet Gaynor and

*''Hold Everything (1930 film), Hold Everything'' (lost), directed by Roy Del Ruth, starring Joe E. Brown *''Holiday (1930 film), Holiday'', directed by Edward H. Griffith, starring Ann Harding and Mary Astor

I

*''Imperial and Royal Field Marshal (1930 film), Imperial and Royal Field Marshal (C. a k. polní maršálek)'', directed by Karel Lamač – (List of Czech films of the 1930s, Czechoslovakia) *''Ingagi'', directed by William S. Campbell

J

*''Journey's End (1930 film), Journey's End'', directed by James Whale, starring Colin Clive – ( GB/American films of 1930, US) *''Just Imagine'', directed by David Butler (director), David Butler

K

*''The King of Jazz (1930 film), King of Jazz'', directed by John Murray Anderson, starring Paul Whiteman, John Boles (actor), John Boles and Laura La Plante

L

*''Ladies Love Brutes'', directed by Rowland V. Lee, starring George Bancroft (actor), George Bancroft, Mary Astor and Fredric March *''Ladies of Leisure'', directed by Frank Capra, starring Barbara Stanwyck *''A Lady to Love'', directed by Victor Sjöström, starring Vilma Bánky and Edward G. Robinson *''Leathernecking'', directed by Edward F. Cline, starring Irene Dunne *''Let's Go Native'', directed by Leo McCarey, starring Jack Oakie and Jeanette MacDonald *''Liliom (1930 film), Liliom'', directed by Frank Borzage, starring

and Rose Hobart *''Lightnin' (1930 film), Lightnin''', directed by Henry King (director), Henry King, starring Will Rogers, Louise Dresser and Joel McCrea *''Loose Ankles'', directed by Ted Wilde, starring

and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. *''Lord Byron of Broadway'', directed by

and William Nigh *''The Lottery Bride'', directed by Paul L. Stein, starring Jeanette MacDonald, Joe E. Brown and ZaSu Pitts

M

*''Madam Satan'', directed by Cecil B. DeMille, starring Kay Johnson *''Mamba (film), Mamba'', directed by Albert S. Rogell, starring Jean Hersholt and Eleanor Boardman *''Mammy (1930 film), Mammy'', directed by

, starring

*''The Man from Blankley's'' (lost), directed by Alfred E. Green, starring John Barrymore and

*''A Man from Wyoming'', directed by Rowland V. Lee, starring Gary Cooper *''Manslaughter (1930 film), Manslaughter'', directed by George Abbott, starring

and Fredric March *''Min and Bill'', directed by George Hill, starring Marie Dressler and

*''Montana Moon'', directed by Malcolm St. Clair (filmmaker), Malcolm St. Clair, starring Joan Crawford and

*''Monte Carlo (1930 film), Monte Carlo'', directed by Ernst Lubitsch, starring Jack Buchanan and Jeanette MacDonald *''Morocco (film), Morocco'', directed by Josef von Sternberg, starring Gary Cooper,

and Adolphe Menjou *''Murder!'', directed by

, starring Herbert Marshall – ( GB) *'' (Le Mystère de la chambre jaune)'', directed by Marcel L'Herbier – (

)

N

*''Nerone (1930 film), Nerone'' (lost), directed by Alessandro Blasetti, starring Ettore Petrolini – (Italian films of 1930, Italy) *''Night Birds (film), Night Birds'', directed by Richard Eichberg – (

/ GB) *''Not So Dumb'', directed by

, starring

O

*''The Other (1930 film), The Other (Der Andere)'', directed by Robert Wiene – (

) *''Outside the Law (1930 film), Outside the Law'', directed by Tod Browning, starring Edward G. Robinson and Mary Nolan

P

*''Paid (1930 film), Paid'', directed by Sam Wood, starring Joan Crawford, Robert Armstrong and Marie Prevost *''Paramount on Parade'', an all-star revue *''Peacock Alley (1930 film), Peacock Alley'', directed by Marcel de Sano, starring Mae Murray *''People on Sunday (Menschen am Sonntag)'', directed by Robert Siodmak and Edgar G. Ulmer – (

) *''Prix de Beauté (Beauty Prize)'', directed by Augusto Genina, starring Louise Brooks – (

) *''Puttin' On the Ritz (film), Puttin' On the Ritz'', directed by Edward Sloman, starring Harry Richman and Joan Bennett

Q

*''Queen High'', directed by Fred C. Newmeyer, starring Charlie Ruggles, Charles Ruggles,

, and Ginger Rogers

R

*''Raffles (1930 film), Raffles'', directed by

, starring Ronald Colman and Kay Francis *''Reaching for the Moon (1930 film), Reaching for the Moon'', directed by Edmund Goulding, starring Douglas Fairbanks and

*''Renegades (1930 film), Renegades'', directed by Victor Fleming, starring

and Noah Beery Sr. *''The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu'', directed by Rowland V. Lee, starring Warner Oland,

and Neil Hamilton *''The Rogue Song (film), The Rogue Song'' (lost), directed by Lionel Barrymore, starring Lawrence Tibbett *''The Royal Family of Broadway'', directed by George Cukor and Cyril Gardner, starring Fredric March and Mary Brian

S

*''Show Girl in Hollywood'', directed by Mervyn LeRoy, starring Alice White *''Son of the Gods'',,directed by Frank Lloyd. starring

and

*''Song o' My Heart'', directed by Frank Borzage, starring John McCormack (tenor), John McCormack *''The Song of Love (1930 film), The Song of Love (La canzone dell'amore)'', directed by Gennaro Righelli – (Italian films of 1930, Italy) *''Soup to Nuts'', directed by Benjamin Stoloff, starring Ted Healy and The Three Stooges, His Stooges *''Spring Is Here (film), Spring Is Here'', directed by John Francis Dillon *''St. Jorgen's Day (Prazdnik svyatogo Yorgena)'', directed by Yakov Protazanov – (

) *''Street of Chance (1930 film), Street of Chance'', directed by John Cromwell (director), John Cromwell, starring

and Kay Francis *''Sweet Kitty Bellairs (film), Sweet Kitty Bellairs'', directed by Alfred E. Green, starring Claudia Dell and

T

*''Tarakanova (film), Tarakanova'', directed by Raymond Bernard – (

) *''The Temporary Widow'', directed by Gustav Ucicky, starring Lilian Harvey and Laurence Olivier – ( GB/

) *''Three Faces East (1930 film), Three Faces East'', directed by Roy Del Ruth, starring

and Erich von Stroheim *''The Three from the Filling Station (1930 film), The Three from the Filling Station (Die Drei von der Tankstelle)'', directed by Wilhelm Thiele, starring Lilian Harvey and Willy Fritsch – (

) *''Tom Sawyer (1930 film), Tom Sawyer'', directed by John Cromwell (director), John Cromwell, starring Jackie Coogan *''True to the Navy'', directed by Frank Tuttle, starring Clara Bow and Fredric March *''Two Hearts in Waltz Time (Zwei Herzen im 3/4 Takt)'', directed by Géza von Bolváry – (

)

U

*''Under a Texas Moon (film), Under a Texas Moon'', directed by

*''Under the Roofs of Paris (Sous les toits de Paris)'', directed by René Clair – (

) *''The Unholy Three (1930 film), The Unholy Three'', directed by Jack Conway (filmmaker), Jack Conway, starring Lon Chaney and Lila Lee

V

*''The Vagabond King (1930 film), The Vagabond King'', directed by Ludwig Berger (director), Ludwig Berger, starring Dennis King and Jeanette MacDonald *''Viejo smoking (Old Smoking Jacket)'', directed by Eduardo Morera – (List of Argentine films of 1930, Argentina)

W

*''The W Plan'', directed by Victor Saville, starring Brian Aherne and Madeleine Carroll – ( GB) *''Wara Wara'', directed by José Maria Velasco Maidana – (List of Bolivian films, Bolivia) *''Way for a Sailor'', directed by Sam Wood, starring John Gilbert (actor), John Gilbert,

and Leila Hyams *''Westfront 1918 (Vier von der Infanterie)'', directed by G. W. Pabst – (

) *''Whoopee! (film), Whoopee!'', directed by Thornton Freeland, starring Eddie Cantor

Y

*''Young Man of Manhattan'', directed by Monta Bell, starring

, Norman Foster (director), Norman Foster, Charles Ruggles and Ginger Rogers *''Young Woodley (1930 film), Young Woodley'', directed by Thomas Bentley, starring Madeleine Carroll – ( GB)

Serials

*''Across the World with Mr & Mrs Martin Johnson'' *''Hunting Tigers in India'' *''The Indians Are Coming'' *''The Jade Box'' *''The Lightning Express'' *''The Lone Defender'', starring Rin Tin Tin *''Terry of the Times'' *''The Voice from the Sky''

Short film series

*'' Buster Keaton'' (1917–1941) *''Our Gang'' (1922 in film, 1922–1944 in film, 1944) *''Laurel and Hardy'' (1921–1943 in film, 1943) ** ''Another Fine Mess'' (28 min) ** ''Night Owls (1930 film), Night Owls'' (21 min) ** ''Hog Wild (1930 film), Hog Wild'' (19 min) ** ''Laughing Gravy'' (21 min) ** ''Brats (1930 film), Brats'' (21 min) ** ''Below Zero (1930 film), Below Zero'' (20 min) *''Spooney Melodies, Crying for the Carolines'' (5 min)

Animated short film series

*''Felix the Cat'' (1919 in film, 1919-1936) ** ''April Maze'' (7 min) ** ''Skulls and Sculls'' ** ''Hootchy Cootchy Parlais Vous'' *''Aesop's Film Fables'' (1921 in film, 1921–1933 in film, 1933) *''Krazy Kat'' (1925 in film, 1925–1940 in film, 1940) *''Mickey Mouse (film series), Mickey Mouse'' (1928 in film, 1928–1953 in film, 1953) ** ''Just Mickey'' (7 min) ** ''The Barnyard Concert'' (6 min) ** ''The Cactus Kid (1930 film), The Cactus Kid'' ** ''The Fire Fighters (1930 film), The Fire Fighters'' ** ''The Shindig'' ** ''The Chain Gang (1930 film), The Chain Gang'' ** ''The Gorilla Mystery'' ** ''The Picnic (1930 film), The Picnic'' ** ''Pioneer Days (1930 film), Pioneer Days'' * ''Oswald the Lucky Rabbit'' *''Silly Symphonies'' ** ''Summer'' ** ''Autumn'' ** ''The Cannibal Capers'' ** ''Night'' ** ''Frolicking Fish'' ** ''Arctic Antics'' ** ''Midnight in a Toyshop'' ** ''Monkey Melodies'' ** ''Winter'' ** ''Playful Pan'' *''Screen Songs'' (1929 in film, 1929–1938 in film, 1938) ** ''Prisoner's Song'' (8 min) *''Talkartoons'' (1929 in film, 1929–1932 in film, 1932) ** ''Dizzy Dishes'' (first Betty Boop cartoon) ** ''Barnacle Bill'' (second Betty Boop cartoon) *''Looney Tunes'' (1930–1969 in film, 1969) ** ''Sinkin' in the Bathtub'' ** ''Congo Jazz'' ** ''Hold Anything'' ** ''The Booze Hangs High'' ** ''Box Car Blues'' *''Flip the Frog'' (1930–1933 in film, 1933) ** ''The Village Barber'' (7 min) ** ''Puddle Pranks'' (7 min) ** ''Cuckoo Murder Case'' (8 min) ** ''Little Orphan Willie'' ** ''Flying Fists'' (7 min) *''Terrytoons'' (1930–1964 in film, 1964) *''Toby the Pup'' (1930–1931 in film, 1931) ** ''The Museum'' ** ''Toby the Miner'' ** ''Toby the Fiddler'' ** ''Toby the Showman'' ** ''The Bug House'' *"Beary Bear" (1930–1949 in film, 1949) ** "Experiment Gone Wrong" ** "Hickory's Hijinks" ** "Piano Problems" ** "Oh Deer!" ** "Bushy the Lion" ** "Trouble in Paris"

Births

*January 3 **Mara Corday, American showgirl, model and actress **Robert Loggia, American actor (died 2015) *January 10 – Roy E. Disney, American film executive and Walt Disney's nephew (died 2009) *January 11 – Rod Taylor (actor), Rod Taylor, Australian actor (died 2015 in film, 2015) *January 12 – Edgar Lansbury (producer), Edgar Landsbury, British-born Irish-American producer *January 13 – Frances Sternhagen, American actress *January 19 – Tippi Hedren, American actress *January 20 – Henry Woolf, British actor (died 2021 in film, 2021) *January 24 – Terence Bayler, New Zealand actor (died 2016 in film, 2016) *January 29 – Benjamin Tatar, American actor (died 2012 in film, 2012) *January 30 – Gene Hackman, American actor *February 6 – Allan King, Canadian director (died 2009 in film, 2009) *February 10 – Robert Wagner, American actor *February 16 – Ricou Browning, American film director, actor, cinematographer and stuntman *February 20 – Patricia Smith (actress), Patricia Smith, American actress (died 2011 in film, 2011) *February 24 – Barbara Lawrence, American actress, model (died 2013 in film, 2013) *February 27 – Joanne Woodward, American actress *March 6 – Allison Hayes, American actress (died 1977) *March 12 – Scoey Mitchell, American actor, writer and director (died 2022) *March 13 – Harrison Young, American character actor (died 2005) *March 16 – Lotte Ledl, Austrian actress *March 21 – Pauline Stroud, British actress (died 2022) *March 24 – Steve McQueen (actor), Steve McQueen, American actor (died 1980) *March 30 **John Astin, American actor **Estella Blain, French actress (died 1982) *April 1 – Grace Lee Whitney, American actress (died 2015) *April 5 **Mary Costa, American singer and actress **Marietta Marich, American actress, singer, writer, stage director and television host (died 2017) *April 7 – Andrew Sachs, German-born British actor and writer (died 2016) *April 13 – Roger Browne, American actor *April 14 – Bradford Dillman, American actor (died 2018) *April 18 – Clive Revill, New Zealand actor *April 19 – Dick Sargent, American actor (died 1994 in film, 1994) *April 21 – Silvana Mangano, Italian actress (died 1989) *April 23 – Alan Oppenheimer, American actor *April 24 – Richard Donner, American director and producer (died 2021 in film, 2021) *April 25 – Paul Mazursky, American director and actor (died 2014) *April 28 – Carolyn Jones, American actress (died 1983) *April 29 - Jean Rochefort, French actor (died 2017) *May 4 – Lois de Banzie, Scottish-born American actress (died 2021) *May 5 – Will Hutchins, American actor *May 9 – Joan Sims, English actress (died 2001) *May 11 – Bud Ekins, American actor and stuntman (died 2007) *May 31 – Clint Eastwood, American actor, director and producer *June 1 **Pat Corley, American actor (died 2006) **Edward Woodward, English actor and singer (died 2009) *June 4 **Edward Kelsey, English actor (died 2019) **Morgana King, American jazz singer and actress (died 2018) **Bill Treacher, English actor (died 2022) *June 15 – Odile Versois, French actress (died 1980) *June 19 **Gena Rowlands, American actress **Diana Sowle, American actress (died 2018) *June 29 – Ariadna Welter, Mexican actress (died 1998) *July 5 - Tommy Cook (actor), American producer, screenwriter and actor *July 8 - Jerry Vale, American actor and singer (died 2014) *July 10 **Bruce Boa, Canadian actor (died 2004) **Susan Cummings (actress), Susan Cummings, German actress (died 2016 in film, 2016) *July 12 - Gordon Pinsent, Canadian actor, writer, director and singer *July 18 – Burt Kwouk, British-Chinese actor (died 2016) *July 20 - Sally Ann Howes, English actress and singer (died 2021) *July 24 - Jacqueline Brookes, American actress (died 2013) *July 25 - Annie Ross, British-American singer and actress (died 2020) *July 28 - Alfie Curtis, British actor (died 2017) *July 30 - Tony Lip, American actor (died 2013) *August 1 - Geoffrey Holder, Trinidadian-American actor and musician (died 2014) *August 5 - Joan Weldon, American actress, singer (died 2021) *August 11 - Paul Soles, Canadian actor (died 2021) *August 12 – Peter Weck, Austrian film director and actor *August 14 – Liz Fraser, English actress (died 2018) *August 25 – Sir Sean Connery, Scottish-born actor (died 2020) *September 16 – Anne Francis, American actress (died 2011) *September 17 - David Huddleston, American actor (died 2016) *September 21 – Dawn Addams, English actress (died 1985) *September 26 - Philip Bosco, American actor (died 2018) *October 1 – Richard Harris, Irish actor (died 2002) *October 5 **Skip Homeier, American actor (died 2017 in film, 2017) **Yuriy Yakovlev (Bulgarian actor), Yuriy Yakovlev, Bulgarian actor (died 2002) *October 6 - Lou Cutell, American actor (died 2021) *October 8 - James Olson (actor), retired American actor *October 10 - Joan O'Hara, Irish actress (died 2007) *October 13 - Paul Kent (actor), American actor (died 2011) *October 23 – Gérard Blain, French actor and director (died 2000) *October 24 – Jack Angel, American voice actor and former radio personality (died 2021) *November 3 - Lois Smith, American character actress *November 5 - Joaquín Martínez, Mexican-born American actor (died 2012) *November 20 - Bernard Horsfall, English actor (died 2013) *November 23 - Robert Easton (actor), American actor (died 2011) *December 3 – Jean-Luc Godard, French director (died 2022) *December 9 – Francesco Maselli, Italian director *December 11 – Jean-Louis Trintignant, French actor (died 2022) *December 13 - Robert Prosky, American actor (died 2008) *December 17 – Armin Mueller-Stahl, German actor

Deaths

*January 31 – Dorothy Seastrom, American actress (born 1903) *February 23 – Mabel Normand, American actress (born 1892) *July 7 – Arthur Conan Doyle, British author and creator of Sherlock Holmes (born 1859) *August 26 – Lon Chaney, American actor (born 1883) *September 14 – Tommy Mintz, American actor, assistant director (born 1906) *September 15 – Milton Sills, American actor (born 1882) *November 8 – Clare Eames, American actress (born 1894) *December 15 – Diane Ellis, American actress (born 1909)

Film debuts

*Pat O'Brien (actor), Pat O'Brien – ''Compliments of the Season'' *James Cagney – ''Sinners' Holiday'' *John Carradine – '' Bright Lights'' *Buster Crabbe – ''Good News (1930 film), Good News'' *Bing Crosby – ''King of Jazz'' *Frances Dee – ''Playboy of Paris'' *Irene Dunne – ''Leathernecking'' *Jimmy Durante – ''Roadhouse Nights'' *Rex Harrison – ''The Great Game (1930 film), The Great Game'' *

– '' Fast and Loose'' *Ruby Keeler – ''Show Girl in Hollywood'' *Hedy Lamarr – ''Money on the Street'' *Ethel Merman – ''Her Future'' *Laurence Olivier – ''The Temporary Widow'' *Eleanor Powell – ''Queen High'' *Penny Singleton – ''Good News (1930 film), Good News'' *Maureen O'Sullivan – ''So This Is London (1930 film), So This Is London'' *Spencer Tracy – ''The Strong Arm''

References

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