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A list of British films released in 1930.

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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 [3]
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 [3]
The Cockney Spirit in the War No. 3 Castleton Knight Donald Calthrop, Alexander Field Comedy short [3]
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 Basil Dean Gerald du Maurier, Edna Best, Madeleine Carroll Drama
Eve's Fall Monty Banks John Stuart, Muriel Angelus, Donald Stuart 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]

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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 Robin Irvine, Dorothy Seacombe 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 [21]
The Message of the Drum Walter Creighton
The Middle Watch Norman Walker Owen Nares, Jacqueline Logan 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 [18]
Naughty Husbands Geoffrey Benstead Patrick Ludlow, Nigel Cope Comedy [42]
The New Waiter Monty Banks Leonard Henry, Albert Rebla, Barrie Oliver Musical comedy short [18]
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 [3]
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 [42]
Suspense Walter Summers Mickey Brantford, Cyril McLaglen War [60]
Thread O'Scarlet Peter Godfrey Ben Field, William Freshman, Wally Patch, Norman Shelley Crime Short [47]
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

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References

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  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. ^ a b c d e 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. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Lost Then Found". Screenonline. British Film Institute. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  7. ^ Brian McFarlane; Anthony Slide, eds. (2013). The Encyclopedia of British Film (4th ed.). Manchester University Press. p. 597. ISBN 978-07190-9139-1.
  8. ^ "Beyond the Cities". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 10, 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  9. ^ "Birds of Prey". British Film Institute. archive.is. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Borderline". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on February 22, 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  11. ^ Brian McFarlane, Anthony Slide, ed. (2013). The Encyclopedia of British Film (4th ed.). Manchester University Press. p. 464. ISBN 978-07190-9139-1.
  12. ^ Brian McFarlane, Anthony Slide, ed. (2013). The Encyclopedia of British Film (4th ed.). p. 547. ISBN 978-07190-9139-1.
  13. ^ Brian McFarlane, Anthony Slide, ed. (2013). The Encyclopedia of British Film (4th ed.). Manchester University Press. p. 325. ISBN 978-07190-9139-1.
  14. ^ "The Compulsory Husband". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 23, 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  15. ^ "Downstream". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 10, 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  16. ^ "Elstree Calling". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on June 30, 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  17. ^ "Enter the Queen". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 10, 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  18. ^ a b c John Mundy (2007). The British Musical Film. Manchester University Press. p. 276. ISBN 9780719063213.
  19. ^ "The Flame of Love". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on June 30, 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  20. ^ Denis Gifford, ed. (2001) [1973]. British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set - The Fiction Film/The Non Fiction Film. Vol. 2 (3rd ed.). Routledge. p. 357. ISBN 978-1-57958-171-8.
  21. ^ a b Brian McFarlane, Anthony Slide, ed. (2013). The Encyclopedia of British Film (4th ed.). Manchester University Press. p. 415. ISBN 978-07190-9139-1.
  22. ^ Alan Burton; Steve Chibnall (2013). Historical Dictionary of British Cinema. The Scarecrow Press. p. 205. ISBN 978-0-8108-6794-9.
  23. ^ Brian McFarlane, Anthony Slide, ed. (2013). The Encyclopedia of British Film (4th ed.). Manchester University Press. p. 496. ISBN 978-07190-9139-1.
  24. ^ "Harmony Heaven". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 26, 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  25. ^ "The Hate Ship". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on November 24, 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  26. ^ Brian McFarlane, Anthony Slide, ed. (2013). The Encyclopedia of British Film (4th ed.). p. 48. ISBN 978-07190-9139-1.
  27. ^ "The House of the Arrow". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  28. ^ "Infatuation". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 10, 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  29. ^ Brian McFarlane, Anthony Slide, ed. (2013). The Encyclopedia of British Film (4th ed.). p. 303. ISBN 978-07190-9139-1.
  30. ^ "Journey's End". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 4, 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  31. ^ "Juno and the Paycock". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  32. ^ "Kissing Cup's Race". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 10, 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  33. ^ "Knowing Men". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on June 8, 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  34. ^ "The Last Hour". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on June 1, 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  35. ^ "The Last Post". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  36. ^ "Leave It to Me" (in Polish). Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  37. ^ "Les Deux Mondes". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on July 30, 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  38. ^ Brian McFarlane, Anthony Slide, ed. (2013). The Encyclopedia of British Film (4th ed.). Manchester University Press. p. 1958. ISBN 978-07190-9139-1.
  39. ^ "The Loves of Robert Burns". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on June 3, 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  40. ^ Brian McFarlane, Anthony Slide, ed. (2013). The Encyclopedia of British Film (4th ed.). Manchester University Press. p. 850. ISBN 978-07190-9139-1.
  41. ^ "Murder!". Screenonline. British Film Institute. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
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  43. ^ "The Night Porter". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  44. ^ "The Nipper". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  45. ^ "No Exit". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 7, 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  46. ^ "Not So Quiet on the Western Front". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 7, 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  47. ^ a b Denis Gifford, ed. (2001) [1973]. British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set - The Fiction Film/The Non Fiction Film. Vol. 2 (3rd ed.). Routledge. p. 359. ISBN 978-1-57958-171-8.
  48. ^ "An Obvious Situation". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 10, 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  49. ^ Brian McFarlane, ed. (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Manchester University Press. p. 433. ISBN 9781526111975.
  50. ^ "Raise the Roof". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 10, 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  51. ^ Denis Gifford, ed. (2001) [1973]. British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set - The Fiction Film/The Non Fiction Film. Vol. 2 (3rd ed.). Routledge. p. 346. ISBN 978-1-57958-171-8.
  52. ^ Brian McFarlane, Anthony Slide, ed. (2013). The Encyclopedia of British Film (4th ed.). Manchester University Press. p. 1960. ISBN 978-07190-9139-1.
  53. ^ "Rookery Nook". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  54. ^ Brian McFarlane, Anthony Slide, ed. (2013). The Encyclopedia of British Film (4th ed.). Manchester University Press. p. 1967. ISBN 978-07190-9139-1.
  55. ^ "A Sister to Assist 'Er". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 10, 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  56. ^ "Song of Soho". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 10, 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  57. ^ "Spanish Eyes". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 10, 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  58. ^ "Splinters". British Film Institute. 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. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  65. ^ "Windjammer". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on January 5, 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  66. ^ "White Cargo". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 10, 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  67. ^ Brian McFarlane, Anthony Slide, ed. (2013). The Encyclopedia of British Film (4th ed.). Manchester University Press. p. 1968. ISBN 978-07190-9139-1.
  68. ^ Brian McFarlane, Anthony Slide, ed. (2013). The Encyclopedia of British Film (4th ed.). Manchester University Press. p. 349. ISBN 978-07190-9139-1.
  69. ^ "Wolves". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on January 12, 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  70. ^ "You'd Be Surprised". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
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