List of British films of 1930 British films of 1930 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A list of British films released in 1930. 1930 A-K More information Title, Director ... TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes After Many YearsLawrence HuntingtonHenry Thompson, Nancy KenyonCrime[1] Alf's ButtonW. P. KellinoTubby Edlin, Alf Goddard, Polly WardComedy[2] All Riot on the Western FrontCastleton KnightDonald Calthrop, Gordon Harker, Alexander FieldComedy shortAlso known as The Cockney Spirit in the War No. 1[3] Almost a HoneymoonMonty BanksClifford Mollison, Dodo Watts, Donald CalthropComedy Amateur Night in LondonMonty BanksBilly Caryll, Duncan & GodfreyMusical comedy short[3] The American PrisonerThomas BentleyCarl Brisson, Madeleine CarrollRomantic drama[4] AshesFrank BirchErnest Thesiger, Elsa LanchesterComedy short At the Villa RoseLeslie S. HiscottAustin Trevor, Norah BaringThriller[5] Bed and BreakfastWalter FordeJane Baxter, Richard Cooper, Alf GoddardComedy[6] BedrockCarlyle BlackwellCarlyle Blackwell, Jane Baxter, Sunday WilshinDrama short[7] Beyond the CitiesCarlyle BlackwellCarlyle Blackwell, Edna BestDrama[8] Big BusinessOscar M. SheridanFrances Day, Barrie OliverMusical Birds of PreyBasil DeanC. Aubrey Smith, Dorothy Boyd, Frank LawtonThriller[9] The Black Hand GangMonty BanksWee Georgie Wood, Violet YoungComedy BorderlineKenneth MacPhersonPaul Robeson, Eslanda RobesonDrama[10] Call of the SeaLeslie S. HiscottChrissie White, Henry Edwards, Chili BouchierDrama Canaries Sometimes SingTom WallsTom Walls, Yvonne Arnaud, Cathleen NesbittComedy[11] CasteCampbell GullanSebastian Shaw, Nora Swinburne, Hermione BaddeleyComedy[12] Children of ChanceAlexander EswayElissa Landi, John StuartDrama[13] The Cockney Spirit in the War No. 2Castleton KnightDonald Calthrop, Alf Goddard, Alexander FieldComedy short[3] The Cockney Spirit in the War No. 3Castleton KnightDonald Calthrop, Alexander FieldComedy short[3] CometsSasha GeneenHeather Thatcher, Billy Merson, Charles LaughtonMusical The Compulsory HusbandMonty BanksLillian Manton, Trilby Clark, Michael PowellComedy[14] Cross RoadsReginald FogwellAnne Grey, Percy MarmontDrama The Dizzy LimitEdward DryhurstWallace BoscoComedy DownstreamGiuseppe GuarinoChili Bouchier, Harold HuthDrama[15] Elstree CallingAlfred Hitchcock, André Charlot, Jack Hulbert, Paul MurrayTeddy Brown, Helen Burnell, Donald CalthropMusical comedy[16] Enter the QueenArthur Varney-SerraoRichard Cooper, Doria March, Chili BouchierComedy[17] EscapeBasil DeanGerald du Maurier, Edna Best, Madeleine CarrollDrama Eve's FallMonty BanksJohn Stuart, Muriel Angelus, Donald StuartMusical short[18] The Flame of LoveRichard EichbergAnna May Wong, John Longden, George SchnellMusical melodrama[19] Flames of FearCharles BarnettJohn Argyle, Nancy StratfordDrama[20] French LeaveJack RaymondMadeleine Carroll, Sydney Howard, Henry KendallComedy[21] The Great GameJack RaymondJohn Batten, Renee ClamaSports[22] Greek StreetSinclair HillSari Maritza, William FreshmanMusical[23] Harmony HeavenThomas BentleyPolly Ward, Stuart HallMusical[24] The Hate ShipNorman WalkerJameson Thomas, Jean ColinCrime[25] His First CarMonty BanksGeorge Clarke, Mamie Watson, Cyril SmithComedy short[26] The House of the ArrowLeslie S. HiscottDennis Neilson-Terry, Benita HumeDrama[27] InfatuationSasha GeneenGodfrey Tearle, Jeanne De CasalisRomantic short[28] The Jerry BuildersMonty BanksGeorge Graves, Barrie OliverComedy short[29] Journey's EndJames WhaleColin Clive, Ian MaclarenWorld War ICo-production with the US[30] Juno and the PaycockAlfred HitchcockBarry Fitzgerald, Maire O'NeillDrama[31] Just for a SongGareth GundreyRoy Royston, Lillian Hall-Davis, Constance CarpenterMusical Kissing Cup's RaceCastleton KnightStewart Rome, Madeleine CarrollDrama[32] Knowing MenElinor GlynCarl Brisson, Elissa LandiComedy[33] Close L-Z More information Title, Director ... TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes The Last HourWalter FordeStewart Rome, Richard CooperComedy[34] The Last PostDinah ShureyJohn Longden, Frank VosperDrama[35] Leave It to MeGeorge KingRobin Irvine, Dorothy SeacombeComedy short[36] Les Deux MondesE. A. DupontMarie Glory, Max MaxudianWar dramaCo-production with France and Germany[37] Life's a StageArthur PhillipsFrank Stanmore, Joy WindsorCrime Lily of KillarneyGeorge RidgwellCecil Landau, Barbara Gott, Dennis WyndhamDrama Lord Richard in the PantryWalter FordeRichard Cooper, Marjorie HumeComedy[38] The Loves of Robert BurnsHerbert WilcoxJoseph Hislop, Eve GrayDrama[39] The Man from ChicagoWalter SummersBernard Nedell, Dodo WattsCrime[21] The Message of the DrumWalter Creighton The Middle WatchNorman WalkerOwen Nares, Jacqueline LoganComedy[40] Murder!Alfred HitchcockHerbert Marshall, Norah BaringMystery/thriller[41] The Musical Beauty ShopMonty BanksLeonard Henry, Ethel Baird, Barrie Oliver, Syd CrossleyMusical comedy short[18] Naughty HusbandsGeoffrey BensteadPatrick Ludlow, Nigel CopeComedy[42] The New WaiterMonty BanksLeonard Henry, Albert Rebla, Barrie OliverMusical comedy short[18] Night BirdsRichard EichbergJack Raine, Muriel AngelusCrime The Night PorterSewell CollinsDonald Calthrop, Trilby ClarkComedy[43] The NipperLouis MercantonBetty Balfour, John StuartMusical comedy[44] No ExitCharles SaundersJohn Stuart, Muriel AngelusComedy[45] Not So Quiet on the Western FrontMonty BanksLeslie Fuller, Mona GoyaComedy[46] O.K. ChiefBernard MainwaringFrances Day, Walter ArmitageComedy short[47] An Obvious SituationGiuseppe GuarinoSunday Wilshin, Walter SondesCrime[48] On ApprovalTom WallsTom Walls, Yvonne ArnaudComedy One FamilyWalter CreightonDouglas Beaumont, Sam LiveseyAdventure Painted PicturesCharles BennettHaddon Mason, Winifred EvansDrama The Price of ThingsElinor GlynElissa Landi, Stewart RomeDrama[49] Raise the RoofWalter SummersBetty Balfour, Maurice EvansMusical[50] Red AcesEdgar WallaceJanice Adair, Muriel Angelus, Nigel BruceCrime[51] Red PearlsWalter FordeLillian Rich, Frank PerfittCrime[52] The Road to FortuneArthur VarneyGuy Newall, Doria MarchDrama Rookery NookTom WallsTom Walls, Ralph LynnComedy[53] The SafeDave AylottSam B. Wood, Bill Sawyer, Phyllis CarrDrama short The School for ScandalMaurice ElveyBasil Gill, Madeleine CarrollComedy[54] Should a Doctor Tell?H. Manning HaynesBasil Gill, Norah BaringDrama A Sister to Assist 'ErGeorge DewhurstBarbara Gott, Polly EmeryComedy[55] Sleeping PartnersSeymour HicksSeymour Hicks, Edna BestComedy[3] Song of SohoHarry LachmanCarl Brisson, Edna DaviesMusical[56] Spanish EyesG. B. SamuelsonDonald Calthrop, Anthony IrelandMusical[57] SplintersJack RaymondHal Jones, Reg StoneMusical comedy[58] The SqueakerEdgar WallacePercy Marmont, Anne Grey, Gordon HarkerCrime[59] Stranger Than FictionGeorge Foley, Nell EmeraldShort[42] SuspenseWalter SummersMickey Brantford, Cyril McLaglenWar[60] Thread O'ScarletPeter GodfreyBen Field, William Freshman, Wally Patch, Norman ShelleyCrime Short[47] Three Men in a CartArthur PhillipsFrank Stanmore, Joan MorganComedy[61] Tons of MoneyTom WallsRalph Lynn, Yvonne ArnaudComedy Too Many CrooksGeorge KingLaurence Olivier, Dorothy Boyd, Ellen PollockComedy short[62] Warned OffWalter WestTony Wylde, Chili BouchierDrama[63] Why Sailors Leave HomeMonty BanksLeslie Fuller, Eve GrayComedy[64] WindjammerJ. O. C. OrtonHal Gordon, Roy TraversDrama[65] White CargoJ. B. WilliamsLeslie Faber, Maurice EvansDrama[66] Why Sailors Leave HomeMonty BanksLeslie Fuller, Eve GrayComedy[67] WindjammerJ. O. C. OrtonHal Gordon, Roy TraversAdventure[68] WolvesAlbert de CourvilleCharles Laughton, Dorothy GishCrime[69] You'd Be Surprised!Walter FordeWalter Forde, Joy WindsorMusical comedy[70] Young WoodleyThomas BentleyMadeleine Carroll, Frank LawtonDrama Close See also 1930 in British music 1930 in British television 1930 in film 1930 in the United Kingdom References [1]"After Many Years". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 7, 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2018. [2]"Alf's Button". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 10, 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018. [3]Denis Gifford, ed. (2001) [1973]. British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set - The Fiction Film/The Non Fiction Film. Vol. 2 (3rd ed.). Routledge. p. 352. ISBN 978-1-57958-171-8. [4]"The American Prisoner". Archived from the original on November 23, 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2018. [5]"At the Villa Rose". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. 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Archived from the original on November 2, 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2018. [59]"The Squeaker". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2018. [60]"Suspense". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2018. [61]"Three Men in a Cart". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 10, 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018. [62]"Too Many Crooks". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2018. [63]"Warned Off". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2018. [64]"Why Sailors Leave Home". archive.is. Retrieved 11 September 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) [65]"Windjammer". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on January 5, 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018. [66]"White Cargo". British Film Institute. 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