List of French films of 1930

A list of films produced in France in 1930:

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Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
À mi-chemin du ciel	Alberto Cavalcanti	Marguerite Moreno, Jean Mercanton	Drama	[1]
Accused, Stand Up!	Maurice Tourneur	Charles Vanel, Gaby Morlay, André Roanne	Mystery	[2]
Adieu, Les Copains!	Leo Joannon	Joe Hamman, Leo Joannon		[3]
Amours Viennoises		Lyne Clevers, Maurice de Canonge	Comedy drama	[4]
Atlantis	Jean Kemm	Alice Field, Maxime des Jardins, Constant Rémy	Drama	Filmed in Britain [5]
Barcarolle d'amour	Henry Roussell	Simone Cerdan, Charles Boyer, Jim Gérald	Comedy-drama	[6]
The Blood of a Poet	Jean Cocteau	Lee Miller, Pauline Carton, Féral Benga	Surrealist film	[7]
Cain: Aventures des mers exotiques	Léon Poirier	Thomy Bourdelle	Adventure	[8]
Cendrillon de Paris	Jean Hémard	Colette Darfeuil, Alice Tissot, André Roanne	Comedy	[9]
Chérie	Louis Mercanton	Mona Goya, Saint-Granier, Marguerite Moreno	Musical comedy	Co-production with US [10]
Counter Investigation	Jean Daumery	Suzy Vernon, Jeanne Helbling, Daniel Mendaille	Crime	Filmed in United States [11]
Dans Une Ile Perdue	Alberto Cavalcanti	Danièle Parola, Marguerite Moreno		[12]
Deux Fois Vingt Ans	Charles-Félix Tavano	Paul Ollivier, Annabella	Comedy-drama	[13]
Everybody Wins	Hans Steinhoff	Jean Gabin, Renée Héribel, Gaby Basset	Comedy	[14]
A Hole in the Wall	René Barberis	Marguerite Moreno, Pierre Brasseur	Comedy	[15]
Illusions	Lucien Mayrargue	Pierre Batcheff, Mary Serta	Comedy	[16]
Instinct	André Liabel	Léon Mathot, Madeleine Carroll	Drama	[17]
Jimmy	Jean Benoît-Lévy, Marie Epstein			[ citation needed ]
Jour de noces	Maurice Gleize			[ citation needed ]
The King of Paris	Leo Mittler	Iván Petrovich, Marie Glory	Comedy	Co-production with Germany [18]
L'Âge d'Or	Luis Buñuel	Gaston Modot, Lya Lys	Surrealist	[19]
L' anglais tel qu' on le parle		Vera Engels, Félicien Tramel	Comedy	[20]
L'Arlesienne	Jacques de Baroncelli	Blanche Montel, Germaine Dermoz		[21]
L'aviateur	William A. Seiter, Jean Daumery	Jeanne Helbling, Douglas Fairbanks		French/US co-production [22]
L'Enfant de l'amour	Marcel L'Herbier	Jaque Catelain, Michel Simon	Comedy drama	[23]
L’étrange fiancée	Georges Pallu	Lilian Constantini, Henri Baudin		[24]
L’étrangère	Konstantin Eggert		Drama	[25]
L'homme qui assassina	Kurt Bernhardt, Jean Tarride	Jean Angelo, Marie Bell		[26]
L'Opéra de Quat'sous	Georg Wilhelm Pabst	Margo Lion, Albert Préjean	Musical comedy	[27]
La Bodega	Benito Perojo	Conchita Piquer, Gabriel Gabrio		[28]
La chanson des nations	Rudolf Meinert, Maurice Gleize	André Roanne, Dolly Davis	Drama	[29]
La douceur d'aimer	René Hervil	Victor Boucher, Renee Devillers		[30]
La Femme d'une Nuit	Marcel L'Herbier	Francesca Bertini, Marion Gerth		[31]
La Femme et le Rossignol	André Hugon	Jean Marconi, Marcelle Praince		[32]
La folle aventure	Carl Froelich, André-Paul Antoine	Marie Bell, Jean Murat		[33]
La lettre	Louis Mercanton	Marcelle Romee, Huang Thi The		[34]
La Maison de la Fléche	Henri Fescourt	Annabella, Alice Field	Mystery
La maison jaune de Rio	Karl Grune, Robert Péguy	Renée Héribel, Hélène Robert		[35]
La nuit est a nous	Henry Roussell, Carl Froelich	Vony Myriame, Jean Murat		[36]
La piste des géants	Pierre Couderc
La Prison en folie	Henry Wulschleger	Helene Hallier, Noël-Noël		[37]
La Reve	Jacques de Baroncelli
La ronde des heures	Alexandre Ryder	André Baugé, Paule Andral		[38]
La Servante	Jean Choux	Therese Reignier, Robert Hommet		[39]
La Tendresse	André Hugon	Marcelle Chantal, Jean Toulout		[40]
La vie miraculeuse de Thérèse Martin	Julien Duvivier	Simone Bourday, Andre Marnay	Drama	[41]
Le Blanc et le noir	Robert Florey, Marc Allégret	Raimu, Suzanne Dantes	Comedy	[42]
Le chanteur de Séville	Yvan Noé, Ramon Novarro	Ramon Novarro, Suzy Vernon		[43]
Le chemin du paradis	Wilhelm Thiele, Max de Vaucorbeil	Lilian Harvey, Henri Garat	Musical
Le Défenseur	Alexandre Ryder	Louise Lagrange, Max Maxudian		[44]
Le Poignard Malais	Roger Goupillières	Gaby Basset, Charlotte Barbier-Krauss		[45]
Le procès de Mary Dugan	Marcel De Sano	Huguette Duflos, Charles Boyer	Drama	[46]
Le Refuge	Léon Mathot	Andre Burgere, Alice Field		[47]
Le roi des aulnes	Marie-Louise Iribe	Mary Costes, Rosa Bertens		[48]
Le Spectre vert	Jacques Feyder, Lionel Barrymore	André Luguet, Jetta Goudal	Drama	French/US co-production [49]
Le Tampon du capiston	Joe Francis  ( fr ), Jean Toulout	Helene Hallier, Henry Laverne	Comedy	[50]
Les Deux Mondes	Ewald André Dupont	Marie Glory, Max Maxudian		[51]
Les Vacances du diable	Alberto Cavalcanti	Marcelle Chantal, Jeanne Fusier-Gir		[52]
Levy and Company	André Hugon	Leon Belieres, Marie Glory	Comedy	[53]
Little Lise	Jean Grémillon	Pierre Alcover, Joe Alex	Drama
Lopez, le bandit	Jean Daumery	Jeanne Helbling, Suzy Vernon		[54]
Love Songs	Robert Florey	Yolande Laffon, Pierre Bertin	Comedy	[55]

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Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Maison de Danses	Maurice Tourneur	Gaby Morlay, Charles Vanel		[56]
Méphisto	Henri Debain	Janine Ronceray, Jean Gabin	Drama	[ citation needed ]
Miss Europe	Augusto Genina	Louise Brooks, Georges Charlia, Gaston Jacquet	Romantic drama
Mon cœur incognito	Manfred Noa, André-Paul Antoine	Mady Christians, Marthe Sarbel		[57]
Monsieur le Duc	Jean de Limur	Alice Field, Guy Favieres		[58]
Monsieur le Maréchal	Carl Lamac	Hélène Robert, Edith Mera		[59]
My Childish Father	Jean de Limur	Adolphe Menjou, Roger Tréville, Alice Cocéa	Drama
The Mystery of the Villa Rose	René Hervil, Louis Mercanton	Léon Mathot, Simone Vaudry	Mystery	[60]
The Mystery of the Yellow Room	Marcel L'Herbier	Roland Toutain, Huguette Duflos, Léon Belières	Mystery	[61]
Nights of Princes	Marcel L'Herbier	Gina Manès, Jaque Catelain, Harry Nestor	Drama
Our Masters, the Servants	Hewitt Grantham-Hayes	Henri Garat, René Ferté	Comedy	[62]
Paramount en parade	Charles de Rochefort			French-language version of Paramount on Parade
Paris by Night	Henri Diamant-Berger	Armand Bernard, Marguerite Moreno, Suzet Maïs	Comedy	[63]
The Prosecutor Hallers	Robert Wiene	Jean-Max, Colette Darfeuil	Drama	French version of the German film The Other
The Road Is Fine	Robert Florey	André Baugé, Léon Bary	Musical
Le Roi des resquilleurs	Pierre Colombier	Hélène Perdrière, Pierre Nay	Comedy	[64]
Romance À l'Inconnue	René Barberis	Annabella, Charles Lamy		[65]
The Shark	Henri Chomette	Albert Préjean, Gina Manès	Drama	[66]
Sirocco	Jacques Séverac	Leila Atouna, Pierre Geay		[67]
The Sweetness of Loving	René Hervil	Victor Boucher, Renée Devillers, Henri Bosc	Comedy	[68]
Tarakanova	Raymond Bernard	Edith Jehanne, Paule Andral	Historical
Tenderness	André Hugon	Marcelle Chantal, Jean Toulout, André Dubosc	Drama
Toute sa Vie	Alberto Cavalcanti	Marcelle Chantal, Elmire Vautier		[69]
Tu m'oublieras	Henri Diamant-Berger	Damia, Jean d'yd	Comedy	[70]
Un caprice de la Pompadour	Willi Wolff, Joe Hamman	Fernand Baer, André Baugé		[71]
Under the Roofs of Paris	René Clair	Albert Préjean, Pola Illéry	Romantic drama	[72]
Une belle garce	Marco de Gastyne	Gina Manès, Simone Genevois		[73]
Une femme a menti	Charles de Rochefort	Louise Lagrange, Jeanne Helbling		[74]

See also

• 1930 in France

Notes

1. Erickson, Hal. "Overview:À mi-chemin du ciel". AllMovie . Retrieved 29 July 2018.
2. Erickson, Hal. "Overview:Accusee, Levez-Vous!". AllMovie. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
3. "Adieu, Les Copains!" (in French). UniFrance. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
4. "Overview:Amours Viennoises". AllMovie. Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
5. "Overview:Atlantis". AllMovie. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
6. "Overview:Barcarolle d'amour". AllMovie. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
7. Kristel, Todd. "Overview:The Blood of a Poet". AllMovie. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
8. "Overview:Cain: Aventures des mers exotiques". AllMovie. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
9. "Overview:Cendrillon de Paris". AllMovie. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
10. "Cherie". UniFrance . Retrieved 4 August 2018.
11. Erickson, Hal. "Overview:Contre-enquête". AllMovie. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
12. "Dans Une Ile Perdue". UniFrance. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
13. "Overview:Deux Fois Vingt Ans". AllMovie. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
14. "Overview:Chacun Sa Chance". AllMovie. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
15. "Trou dans le mur (Un)" (in French). UniFrance. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
16. • Powrie, Phil & Rebillard, Éric. Pierre Batcheff and stardom in 1920s French cinema. p.172.
17. James Monaco. The Encyclopedia of Film. p.101.
18. • Murphy, Robert. Directors in British and Irish Cinema: A Reference Companion. p.437.
19. Lewis, David. "Overview:L'Âge d'Or". AllMovie. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
20. "Overview:L'Anglais Tel Qu' On Le Parle". AllMovie. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
21. Nath, Al (2000). "L'Arlésienne". Orion: Zeitschrift für Amateur-Astronomie. 301: 29. Bibcode:2000Orion..58Q..29N . Retrieved 4 August 2018.
22. "L'aviateur". UniFrance. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
23. "L'Enfant de l'amour" (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2018.
24. "L'étrange fiancée". UniFrance. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
25. "L'étrangère" (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2018.
26. "L'homme qui assassina". UniFrance. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
27. "L'Opéra de Quat'sous" (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2018.
28. "La Bodega". UniFrance. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
29. "La chanson des nations". UniFrance. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
30. "La douceur d'aimer". UniFrance. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
31. "La Femme d'une Nuit". UniFrance. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
32. La Femme et le Rossignol Retrieved 4 August 2018.
33. "La folle aventure". UniFrance. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
34. "La lettre". UniFrance. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
35. "La maison jaune de Rio". UniFrance. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
36. "La nuit est à nous" (in French). UniFrance. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
37. "La Prison en folie". UniFrance. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
38. "La ronde des heures". UniFrance. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
39. "La Servante". UniFrance. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
40. "La Tendresse". UniFrance. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
41. "La vie miraculeuse de Thérèse Martin" (in French). UniFrance. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
42. "Le Blanc et le noir". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
43. "Le chanteur de Seville" (in French). UniFrance. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
44. "Le Défenseur". UniFrance. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
45. "Le Poignard Malais". UniFrance. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
46. "Le procès de Mary Dugan". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
47. "Le refuge". UniFrance. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
48. "Le roi des aulnes". UniFrance. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
49. "Le Spectre vert" (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2018.
50. Le Tampon du capiston Retrieved 4 August 2018.
51. "Les Deux Mondes". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on July 30, 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
52. "Les Vacances du diable". UniFrance. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
53. "Levy and Company". UniFrance. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
54. "Lopez, le bandit". UniFrance. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
55. Erickson, Hal. "Overview:L'amour qui chante". AllMovie. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
56. "Maison de Danses". UniFrance. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
57. "Mon cœur incognito". UniFrance. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
58. "Monsieur le Duc". UniFrance. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
59. "Monsieur le Maréchal". UniFrance. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
60. Crisp, C.G. The Classic French Cinema, 1930–1960. p.104.
61. Le Mystère de la chambre jaune Retrieved 4 August 2018.
62. Maurice Bessy & Raymond Chirat. Histoire du cinéma français: 1929–1934. p.206.
63. "Paris la Nuit" (in French). UniFrance. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
64. "Le Roi des resquilleurs" (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2018.
65. "Romance À l'Inconnue". UniFrance. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
66. Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. p.248.
67. "Sirocco". UniFrance. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
68. Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. p.328
69. "Toute sa Vie". UniFrance. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
70. Tu m'oublieras Retrieved 4 August 2018.
71. "Un caprice de la Pompadour" (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2018.
72. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Overview:Under the Roofs of Paris". AllMovie. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
73. "Une belle grace". UniFrance. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
74. "Une femme a menti". UniFrance. Retrieved 4 August 2018.

External links

• French films of 1930 at IMDb
• French films of 1930 at Cinema-francais.fr