List of British films of 1930 explained

A list of British films released in 1930.

1930

A-K

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
After Many Years	Lawrence Huntington	Henry Thompson, Nancy Kenyon	Crime	^[1]
Alf's Button	W. P. Kellino	Tubby Edlin, Alf Goddard, Polly Ward	Comedy	^[2]
All Riot on the Western Front	Castleton Knight	Donald Calthrop, Gordon Harker, Alexander Field	Comedy short	Also known as The Cockney Spirit in the War No. 1^[3]
Almost a Honeymoon	Monty Banks	Clifford Mollison, Dodo Watts, Donald Calthrop	Comedy
Amateur Night in London	Monty Banks	Billy Caryll, Duncan & Godfrey	Musical comedy short
The American Prisoner	Thomas Bentley	Carl Brisson, Madeleine Carroll	Romantic drama^[4]
Ashes	Frank Birch	Ernest Thesiger, Elsa Lanchester	Comedy short
At the Villa Rose	Leslie S. Hiscott	Austin Trevor, Norah Baring	Thriller	^[5]
Bed and Breakfast	Walter Forde	Jane Baxter, Richard Cooper, Alf Goddard	Comedy	^[6]
Bedrock	Carlyle Blackwell	Carlyle Blackwell, Jane Baxter, Sunday Wilshin	Drama short	^[7]
Beyond the Cities	Carlyle Blackwell	Carlyle Blackwell, Edna Best	Drama	^[8]
Big Business	Oscar M. Sheridan	Frances Day, Barrie Oliver	Musical
Birds of Prey	Basil Dean	C. Aubrey Smith, Dorothy Boyd, Frank Lawton	Thriller	^[9]
The Black Hand Gang	Monty Banks	Wee Georgie Wood, Violet Young	Comedy
Borderline	Kenneth MacPherson	Paul Robeson, Eslanda Robeson	Drama	^[10]
Call of the Sea	Leslie S. Hiscott	Chrissie White, Henry Edwards, Chili Bouchier	Drama
Canaries Sometimes Sing	Tom Walls	Tom Walls, Yvonne Arnaud, Cathleen Nesbitt	Comedy	^[11]
Caste	Campbell Gullan	Sebastian Shaw, Nora Swinburne, Hermione Baddeley	Comedy	^[12]
Children of Chance	Alexander Esway	Elissa Landi, John Stuart	Drama	^[13]
The Cockney Spirit in the War No. 2	Castleton Knight	Donald Calthrop, Alf Goddard, Alexander Field	Comedy short
The Cockney Spirit in the War No. 3	Castleton Knight	Donald Calthrop, Alexander Field	Comedy short
Comets	Sasha Geneen	Heather Thatcher, Billy Merson, Charles Laughton	Musical
The Compulsory Husband	Monty Banks	Lillian Manton, Trilby Clark, Michael Powell	Comedy	^[14]
Cross Roads	Reginald Fogwell	Anne Grey, Percy Marmont	Drama
The Dizzy Limit	Edward Dryhurst	Wallace Bosco	Comedy
Downstream	Giuseppe Guarino	Chili Bouchier, Harold Huth	Drama	^[15]
Elstree Calling	Alfred Hitchcock, André Charlot, Jack Hulbert, Paul Murray	Teddy Brown, Helen Burnell, Donald Calthrop	Musical comedy	^[16]
Enter the Queen	Arthur Varney-Serrao	Richard Cooper, Doria March, Chili Bouchier	Comedy	^[17]
Escape			Drama
Eve's Fall	Monty Banks		Musical short	^[18]
The Flame of Love	Richard Eichberg	Anna May Wong, John Longden, George Schnell	Musical melodrama	^[19]
Flames of Fear	Charles Barnett	John Argyle, Nancy Stratford	Drama	^[20]
French Leave	Jack Raymond	Madeleine Carroll, Sydney Howard, Henry Kendall	Comedy	^[21]
The Great Game	Jack Raymond	John Batten, Renee Clama	Sports	^[22]
Greek Street	Sinclair Hill	Sari Maritza, William Freshman	Musical	^[23]
Harmony Heaven	Thomas Bentley	Polly Ward, Stuart Hall	Musical	^[24]
The Hate Ship	Norman Walker	Jameson Thomas, Jean Colin	Crime	^[25]
His First Car	Monty Banks	George Clarke, Mamie Watson, Cyril Smith	Comedy short	^[26]
The House of the Arrow	Leslie S. Hiscott	Dennis Neilson-Terry, Benita Hume	Drama	^[27]
Infatuation	Sasha Geneen	Godfrey Tearle, Jeanne De Casalis	Romantic short	^[28]
The Jerry Builders	Monty Banks	George Graves, Barrie Oliver	Comedy short	^[29]
Journey's End	James Whale	Colin Clive, Ian Maclaren	World War I	Co-production with the US^[30]
Juno and the Paycock	Alfred Hitchcock	Barry Fitzgerald, Maire O'Neill	Drama	^[31]
Just for a Song	Gareth Gundrey	Roy Royston, Lillian Hall-Davis, Constance Carpenter	Musical
Kissing Cup's Race	Castleton Knight	Stewart Rome, Madeleine Carroll	Drama	^[32]
Knowing Men	Elinor Glyn	Carl Brisson, Elissa Landi	Comedy	^[33]

L-Z

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
The Last Hour	Walter Forde	Stewart Rome, Richard Cooper	Comedy	^[34]
The Last Post	Dinah Shurey	John Longden, Frank Vosper	Drama	^[35]
Leave It to Me	George King		Comedy short	^[36]
Les Deux Mondes	E. A. Dupont	Marie Glory, Max Maxudian	War drama	Co-production with France and Germany^[37]
Life's a Stage	Arthur Phillips	Frank Stanmore, Joy Windsor	Crime
Lily of Killarney	George Ridgwell	Cecil Landau, Barbara Gott, Dennis Wyndham	Drama
Lord Richard in the Pantry	Walter Forde	Richard Cooper, Marjorie Hume	Comedy	^[38]
The Loves of Robert Burns	Herbert Wilcox	Joseph Hislop, Eve Gray	Drama	^[39]
The Man from Chicago	Walter Summers	Bernard Nedell, Dodo Watts	Crime
The Message of the Drum	Walter Creighton
The Middle Watch	Norman Walker		Comedy	^[40]
Murder!	Alfred Hitchcock	Herbert Marshall, Norah Baring	Mystery/thriller	^[41]
The Musical Beauty Shop	Monty Banks	Leonard Henry, Ethel Baird, Barrie Oliver, Syd Crossley	Musical comedy short
Naughty Husbands	Geoffrey Benstead	Patrick Ludlow, Nigel Cope	Comedy	^[42]
The New Waiter	Monty Banks	Leonard Henry, Albert Rebla, Barrie Oliver	Musical comedy short
Night Birds	Richard Eichberg	Jack Raine, Muriel Angelus	Crime
The Night Porter	Sewell Collins	Donald Calthrop, Trilby Clark	Comedy	^[43]
The Nipper	Louis Mercanton	Betty Balfour, John Stuart	Musical comedy	^[44]
No Exit	Charles Saunders	John Stuart, Muriel Angelus	Comedy	^[45]
Not So Quiet on the Western Front	Monty Banks	Leslie Fuller, Mona Goya	Comedy	^[46]
O.K. Chief	Bernard Mainwaring	Frances Day, Walter Armitage	Comedy short	^[47]
An Obvious Situation	Giuseppe Guarino	Sunday Wilshin, Walter Sondes	Crime	^[48]
On Approval	Tom Walls	Tom Walls, Yvonne Arnaud	Comedy
One Family	Walter Creighton	Douglas Beaumont, Sam Livesey	Adventure
Painted Pictures	Charles Bennett	Haddon Mason, Winifred Evans	Drama
The Price of Things	Elinor Glyn	Elissa Landi, Stewart Rome	Drama	^[49]
Raise the Roof	Walter Summers	Betty Balfour, Maurice Evans	Musical	^[50]
Red Aces	Edgar Wallace	Janice Adair, Muriel Angelus, Nigel Bruce	Crime	^[51]
Red Pearls	Walter Forde	Lillian Rich, Frank Perfitt	Crime	^[52]
The Road to Fortune	Arthur Varney	Guy Newall, Doria March	Drama
Rookery Nook	Tom Walls	Tom Walls, Ralph Lynn	Comedy	^[53]
The Safe	Dave Aylott	Sam B. Wood, Bill Sawyer, Phyllis Carr	Drama short
The School for Scandal	Maurice Elvey	Basil Gill, Madeleine Carroll	Comedy	^[54]
Should a Doctor Tell?	H. Manning Haynes	Basil Gill, Norah Baring	Drama
A Sister to Assist 'Er	George Dewhurst	Barbara Gott, Polly Emery	Comedy	^[55]
Sleeping Partners	Seymour Hicks	Seymour Hicks, Edna Best	Comedy
Song of Soho	Harry Lachman	Carl Brisson, Edna Davies	Musical	^[56]
Spanish Eyes	G. B. Samuelson	Donald Calthrop, Anthony Ireland	Musical	^[57]
Splinters	Jack Raymond	Hal Jones, Reg Stone	Musical comedy	^[58]
The Squeaker	Edgar Wallace	Percy Marmont, Anne Grey, Gordon Harker	Crime	^[59]
Stranger Than Fiction		George Foley, Nell Emerald	Short
Suspense	Walter Summers	Mickey Brantford, Cyril McLaglen	War	^[60]
Thread O'Scarlet	Peter Godfrey	Ben Field, William Freshman, Wally Patch, Norman Shelley	Crime Short
Three Men in a Cart	Arthur Phillips	Frank Stanmore, Joan Morgan	Comedy	^[61]
Tons of Money	Tom Walls	Ralph Lynn, Yvonne Arnaud	Comedy
Too Many Crooks	George King	Laurence Olivier, Dorothy Boyd, Ellen Pollock	Comedy short	^[62]
Warned Off	Walter West	Tony Wylde, Chili Bouchier	Drama	^[63]
Why Sailors Leave Home	Monty Banks	Leslie Fuller, Eve Gray	Comedy	^[64]
Windjammer	J. O. C. Orton	Hal Gordon, Roy Travers	Drama	^[65]
White Cargo	J. B. Williams	Leslie Faber, Maurice Evans	Drama	^[66]
Why Sailors Leave Home	Monty Banks	Leslie Fuller, Eve Gray	Comedy	^[67]
Windjammer	J. O. C. Orton	Hal Gordon, Roy Travers	Adventure	^[68]
Wolves	Albert de Courville	Charles Laughton, Dorothy Gish	Crime	^[69]
You'd Be Surprised!	Walter Forde	Walter Forde, Joy Windsor	Musical comedy	^[70]
Young Woodley	Thomas Bentley	Madeleine Carroll, Frank Lawton	Drama

See also

• 1930 in British music
• 1930 in British television
• 1930 in film
• 1930 in the United Kingdom

Notes and References

1. Web site: After Many Years. https://web.archive.org/web/20230907000756/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6e905119. dead. September 7, 2023. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
2. Web site: Alf's Button. https://web.archive.org/web/20180910061002/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6ea1189a. dead. September 10, 2018. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
3. Book: British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set - The Fiction Film/The Non Fiction Film. Denis Gifford. Routledge. 1973. 2001. 352. 3rd. 2. 978-1-57958-171-8.
4. Web site: The American Prisoner. https://web.archive.org/web/20171123064823/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6bbeeac1. dead. November 23, 2017. 11 September 2018.
5. Web site: At the Villa Rose. https://web.archive.org/web/20160311010411/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6bc15ac5. dead. March 11, 2016. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
6. Web site: Lost Then Found. Screenonline. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
7. Book: The Encyclopedia of British Film. Brian McFarlane, Anthony Slide. Manchester University Press. 4th. 2013. 597. 978-07190-9139-1.
8. Web site: Beyond the Cities. https://web.archive.org/web/20180910094519/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6bc3b491. dead. September 10, 2018. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
9. Web site: Birds of Prey. https://archive.today/20140820002734/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6a537bcf. dead. 20 August 2014. British Film Institute. archive.is. 11 September 2018.
10. Web site: Borderline. https://web.archive.org/web/20160222212344/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6bc5b9e4. dead. February 22, 2016. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
11. Book: The Encyclopedia of British Film. Manchester University Press. Brian McFarlane, Anthony Slide. 2013. 4th. 464. 978-07190-9139-1.
12. Book: The Encyclopedia of British Film. Brian McFarlane, Anthony Slide. 4th. 2013. 547. 978-07190-9139-1.
13. Book: The Encyclopedia of British Film. Manchester University Press. Brian McFarlane, Anthony Slide. 2013. 4th. 325. 978-07190-9139-1.
14. Web site: The Compulsory Husband. https://web.archive.org/web/20170423131335/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a7d8711. dead. April 23, 2017. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
15. Web site: Downstream. https://web.archive.org/web/20180910061102/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6bd09bf3. dead. September 10, 2018. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
16. Web site: Elstree Calling. https://web.archive.org/web/20160630022446/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a97371f. dead. June 30, 2016. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
17. Web site: Enter the Queen. https://web.archive.org/web/20180910094649/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a98be73. dead. September 10, 2018. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
18. Book: The British Musical Film. John Mundy. Manchester University Press. 2007. 276. 9780719063213.
19. Web site: The Flame of Love. https://web.archive.org/web/20160630021826/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6bdb8225. dead. June 30, 2016. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
20. Book: British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set - The Fiction Film/The Non Fiction Film. Denis Gifford. Routledge. 1973. 2001. 357. 3rd. 2. 978-1-57958-171-8.
21. Book: The Encyclopedia of British Film. Manchester University Press. Brian McFarlane, Anthony Slide. 2013. 4th. 415. 978-07190-9139-1.
22. Book: Historical Dictionary of British Cinema. Alan Burton. Steve Chibnall. The Scarecrow Press. 2013. 205. 978-0-8108-6794-9.
23. Book: The Encyclopedia of British Film. Manchester University Press. Brian McFarlane, Anthony Slide. 2013. 4th. 496. 978-07190-9139-1.
24. Web site: Harmony Heaven. https://web.archive.org/web/20200926101111/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6abd9506. dead. September 26, 2020. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
25. Web site: The Hate Ship. https://web.archive.org/web/20171124143456/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6bdbef21. dead. November 24, 2017. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
26. Book: The Encyclopedia of British Film. Brian McFarlane, Anthony Slide. 4th. 2013. 48. 978-07190-9139-1.
27. Web site: The House of the Arrow. https://web.archive.org/web/20160310192931/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6bdeb1f1. dead. March 10, 2016. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
28. Web site: Infatuation. https://web.archive.org/web/20180910094506/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6be09332. dead. September 10, 2018. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
29. Book: The Encyclopedia of British Film. Brian McFarlane, Anthony Slide. 4th. 2013. 303. 978-07190-9139-1.
30. Web site: Journey's End. https://web.archive.org/web/20180904230124/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6adaf0d3. dead. September 4, 2018. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
31. Web site: Juno and the Paycock. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306194508/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6adc392f. dead. March 6, 2016. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
32. Web site: Kissing Cup's Race. https://web.archive.org/web/20180910061147/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6ae2892e. dead. September 10, 2018. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
33. Web site: Knowing Men. https://web.archive.org/web/20180608025207/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6be3c51e. dead. June 8, 2018. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
34. Web site: The Last Hour. https://web.archive.org/web/20180601183510/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6ae8b28b. dead. June 1, 2018. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
35. Web site: The Last Post. https://web.archive.org/web/20160309023724/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b737a6daf. dead. March 9, 2016. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
36. Web site: Leave It to Me. pl. 11 September 2018.
37. Web site: Les Deux Mondes. https://web.archive.org/web/20180730021426/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b693ac983. dead. July 30, 2018. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
38. Book: The Encyclopedia of British Film. Manchester University Press. Brian McFarlane, Anthony Slide. 2013. 4th. 1958. 978-07190-9139-1.
39. Web site: The Loves of Robert Burns. https://web.archive.org/web/20180603030443/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6ad7f425. dead. June 3, 2018. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
40. Book: The Encyclopedia of British Film. Manchester University Press. Brian McFarlane, Anthony Slide. 2013. 4th. 850. 978-07190-9139-1.
41. Web site: Murder!. Screenonline. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
42. Book: British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set - The Fiction Film/The Non Fiction Film. Denis Gifford. Routledge. 1973. 2001. 351. 3rd. 2. 978-1-57958-171-8.
43. Web site: The Night Porter. https://web.archive.org/web/20170425090532/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b74ce2cc6. dead. April 25, 2017. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
44. Web site: The Nipper. https://web.archive.org/web/20200807233829/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b195bfb. dead. August 7, 2020. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
45. Web site: No Exit. https://web.archive.org/web/20230907000807/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b1a0ccb. dead. September 7, 2023. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
46. Web site: Not So Quiet on the Western Front. https://web.archive.org/web/20230907000808/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a627dcc. dead. September 7, 2023. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
47. Book: British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set - The Fiction Film/The Non Fiction Film. Denis Gifford. Routledge. 1973. 2001. 359. 3rd. 2. 978-1-57958-171-8.
48. Web site: An Obvious Situation. https://web.archive.org/web/20180910094542/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6beced9c. dead. September 10, 2018. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
49. Book: The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. 16 May 2016. Brian McFarlane. Manchester University Press. 433. 9781526111975.
50. Web site: Raise the Roof. https://web.archive.org/web/20180910094543/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b3e1022. dead. September 10, 2018. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
51. Book: British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set - The Fiction Film/The Non Fiction Film. Denis Gifford. Routledge. 1973. 2001. 346. 3rd. 2. 978-1-57958-171-8.
52. Book: The Encyclopedia of British Film. Manchester University Press. Brian McFarlane, Anthony Slide. 2013. 4th. 1960. 978-07190-9139-1.
53. Web site: Rookery Nook. https://web.archive.org/web/20160309133545/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b49d9a6. dead. March 9, 2016. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
54. Book: The Encyclopedia of British Film. Manchester University Press. Brian McFarlane, Anthony Slide. 2013. 4th. 1967. 978-07190-9139-1.
55. Web site: A Sister to Assist 'Er. https://web.archive.org/web/20180910094605/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b76c87200. dead. September 10, 2018. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
56. Web site: Song of Soho. https://web.archive.org/web/20180910094530/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b670323. dead. September 10, 2018. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
57. Web site: Spanish Eyes. https://web.archive.org/web/20180910061025/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7709286c. dead. September 10, 2018. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
58. Web site: Splinters. https://web.archive.org/web/20171102112402/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6bf9ae62. dead. November 2, 2017. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
59. Web site: The Squeaker. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417105133/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b723a34. dead. April 17, 2020. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
60. Web site: Suspense. https://web.archive.org/web/20210226110731/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b77573047. dead. February 26, 2021. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
61. Web site: Three Men in a Cart. https://web.archive.org/web/20180910061123/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7db5941d. dead. September 10, 2018. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
62. Web site: Too Many Crooks. https://web.archive.org/web/20160309060217/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b8a5968. dead. March 9, 2016. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
63. Web site: Warned Off. https://web.archive.org/web/20160309071126/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6ba3b1d4. dead. March 9, 2016. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
64. Web site: Why Sailors Leave Home. https://archive.today/20120716030420/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/58030. dead. 16 July 2012. archive.is. 11 September 2018.
65. Web site: Windjammer. https://web.archive.org/web/20180105152237/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6baddc09. dead. January 5, 2018. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
66. Web site: White Cargo. https://web.archive.org/web/20180910094637/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8bf2e8aa. dead. September 10, 2018. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
67. Book: The Encyclopedia of British Film. Manchester University Press. Brian McFarlane, Anthony Slide. 2013. 4th. 1968. 978-07190-9139-1.
68. Book: The Encyclopedia of British Film. Manchester University Press. Brian McFarlane, Anthony Slide. 2013. 4th. 349. 978-07190-9139-1.
69. Web site: Wolves. https://web.archive.org/web/20180112073449/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b79ac33a9. dead. January 12, 2018. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.
70. Web site: You'd Be Surprised. https://web.archive.org/web/20160310185146/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6bb603d5. dead. March 10, 2016. British Film Institute. 11 September 2018.