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The following is an overview of 1930 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

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The top ten 1930 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1930
Rank Title Distributor Domestic rentals
1 Whoopee! United Artists $2,655,000[1]
2 Check and Double Check RKO $1,751,000[2]
3 All Quiet on the Western Front Universal $1,634,000[3]
4 Hell's Angels United Artists $1,600,000[4]
5 The Big House MGM $1,279,000[5]
6 Common Clay Fox Film $1,246,000[3]
7 Min and Bill MGM $1,223,000[5]
8 Song o' My Heart Fox Film $1,200,000[6]
9 Son of the Gods First National $1,069,000[7]
10 The Dawn Patrol $1,061,000[7]

Events

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Academy Awards

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Notable films released in 1930

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United States unless stated

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C

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D

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F

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G

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H

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I

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J

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K

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L

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M

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N

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O

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P

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Q

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R

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S

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T

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U

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V

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W

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Y

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Z

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Serials

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Short film series

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Animated short film series

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Births

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Deaths

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Film debuts

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References

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  1. ^ Jones, Lon (March 4, 1944). "Which Cinema Films Have Earned the Most Money Since 1914?". The Argus. Melbourne. p. 3 Supplement: The Argus Weekend magazine. Retrieved August 6, 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ Richard Jewel, 'RKO Film Grosses: 1931-1951', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 14 No 1, 1994 p56
  3. ^ a b "All-Time Film Rental Champs". Variety. October 15, 1990. p. M150.
  4. ^ Eyman, Scott (1997). The Speed of Sound: Hollywood and the Talkie Revolution 1926-1930. ISBN 978-0-6848-1162-8. Hell's Angels was a financial disaster, grossing $1.6 million domestically, with another million coming in from foreign markets.
  5. ^ a b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles, California: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
  6. ^ Finler, Joel Waldo (2003). The Hollywood Story. Wallflower Press. pp. 356–357. ISBN 978-1-903364-66-6.
  7. ^ a b Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 10 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
  8. ^ "Fox Controversy is Settled". The Film Daily. April 7, 1930. p. 1. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  9. ^ "The Fox Reorganization". Variety. April 9, 1930. p. 3. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  10. ^ "UPI Almanac for Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019". United Press International. January 3, 2019. Archived from the original on January 3, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019. actor Robert Loggia in 1930
  11. ^ Chmielewski, Dawn C.; Bates, James (December 17, 2009). "Roy Edward Disney dies at 79; nephew of Walt helped revive animation". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 12, 2018. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  12. ^ Chase's Calendar of Events 2005. McGraw Hill Professional. 30 September 2004. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-07-146002-6.
  13. ^ Tippi Hedren (1 November 2016). Tippi: A Memoir. William Morrow. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-06-246905-2.
  14. ^ Allan Hunter (1987). Gene Hackman. W.H. Allen. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-491-03247-6.
  15. ^ Bardia Afshin (31 May 2018). "Naser Malek Motiee: Actor from Iran's golden age of cinema whose career stopped when the Ayatollah arrived". The Independent. Archived from the original on May 1, 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  16. ^ McFadden, Robert D. (22 December 2021). "Sally Ann Howes, Star of 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,' Dies at 91". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
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