Not So Dumb is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by King Vidor, starring Marion Davies, and produced by Cosmopolitan Productions for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, who released it on January 17, 1930. It is based on the stage play Dulcy by George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly that starred Lynn Fontanne. The film resulted in a financial loss for the studio… Read more →
Only Saps Work is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Cyril Gardner and Edwin H. Knopf and written by Owen Davis, Percy Heath, Joseph L. Mankiewicz and Sam Mintz. The film stars Leon Errol, Richard Arlen, Mary Brian, Stuart Erwin, Anderson Lawler, Charley Grapewin and George Irving. The film was released on December 6, 1930, by Paramount Pictures.
Men Are Like That is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by Frank Tuttle and written by Herman J. Mankiewicz and Marion Dix, based on the George Kelly play The Show-Off, which had already been the source material for a 1926 silent film and which would subsequently be remade in 1934 and 1946. Men Are Like That stars Hal… Read more →
A Bimbo cartoon (though he is still unnamed). First Fleischer cartoon to credit animators
Lord Byron of Broadway (1930), also known as What Price Melody?, is an American Pre-Code musical drama film, directed by Harry Beaumont and William Nigh. It was based on a best selling book by Nell Martin, which “was widely praised by critics as an extremely true and amusing romance of stage life.” It was filmed in black and white with… Read more →
Lovin’ the Ladies is a 1930 American romantic comedy film directed by Melville W. Brown, and starring Richard Dix, Lois Wilson and Allen Kearns. It made a profit of $65,000. The film’s screenplay was adapted by J. Walter Ruben, based on the 1919 Broadway play I Love You, which was written by William Le Baron, who produced this film. A… Read more →
Going Wild is a 1930 Warner Brothers pre-Code comedy film based on the 1910 play The Aviator by James Montgomery and directed by William A. Seiter. The film stars many musical stars along with Joe E. Brown, Frank McHugh and Johnny Arthur. Going Wild was filmed in Glendale, California at the Griffith Park Aerodrome using California National Guard hangars, with… Read more →
Hell Harbor is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by Henry King and written by Fred de Gresac, Clarke Silvernail and Brewster Morse. The film stars Lupe Vélez, Jean Hersholt, John Holland, Gibson Gowland, Harry Allen and Al St. John. The film was released on March 15, 1930, by United Artists.
Framed is a 1930 American pre-Code crime action film, directed by George Archainbaud, based on a screenplay by Paul Schofield and Wallace Smith. It starred Evelyn Brent, William Holden (no relation to the Oscar-winning actor, William Holden), Regis Toomey, and Ralf Harolde.
Love in the Rough is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Charles Reisner and written by Sarah Y. Mason, Joseph Farnham and Robert E. Hopkins. The film stars Robert Montgomery, Dorothy Jordan, Benny Rubin, J. C. Nugent, Penny Singleton and Tyrell Davis. Also a musical, it is a remake of the 1927 silent comedy Spring Fever. The film… Read more →
