misswonderly3 Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Not an earth-shaking thread topic, but I just realized the other day that I have never seen a film's release date listed as 1930. 1929, yes. 1931, yup. Nothin' in 1930. At first I thought this had something to do with the transition to sound, but that of course happened in 1927. So...duh, I figured it out. Stock Market crash, October, 1929. I just never put it together before (I said "duh" ! ). I know this event had profound and far-reaching effects on every aspect of life but it had never occurred to me before that one of its ( perhaps less catastrophic) ramifications was that no movies were made in the following year. It's just funny, though...I've never seen even one movie with the date 1930 beside its title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Too many to list, but here are some that have a 1930 release date. 1. *Min and Bill* 2. *The Divorcee* 3.*Animal Crackers* 4.*All Quiet On The Western Front* 5. *Abraham Lincoln* 6. *Anna Christie* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted October 5, 2012 Author Share Posted October 5, 2012 Really? ok, I'm sueing Leonard Maltin. It's his book I always refer to for dates. On the other hand, I could just say "duh" again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithin Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 *Outward Bound* is another. Here's a list: http://www.imdb.com/search/title?year=1930,1930&title_type=feature&sort=moviemeter,asc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblue19 Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 forgot to add *Raffles* - Ronald Colman and Kay Francis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted October 5, 2012 Author Share Posted October 5, 2012 I have made myself look incredibly dumb and ignorant. Why oh why did I not look up "films made in 1930" before hitting that "post" button? All I can say is, whenever I look up a date on a film that's clearly from the early 30s, it never says "1930". Of course, the 30s ( and, uh, 20s) are the film eras I am least familiar with. But that's no excuse. I am seriously embarrassed. Can I "delete" the whole thread, or is it too late? The moral of the story is, don't go posting a thread on impulse. Save yourself from looking like an idiot by checking a few facts first. I am now going into the garden to eat worms. And read about the year 1930 in film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM108 Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Just in the past three years, I've recorded 39 features and 26 shorts from 1930, and that's not counting the DVDs that I've bought from that year. I'd be surprised if TCM hasn't shown at least twice that many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted October 5, 2012 Author Share Posted October 5, 2012 :8} i'm an idiot. sorry for posting a thread without checking just a few facts first. Can we talk about the weather? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM108 Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 If it's any consolation, I've read that worms are an excellent source of protein. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted October 5, 2012 Author Share Posted October 5, 2012 And hey, apparently worms were around in the year 1930. ( Thanks for not making me feel any more ridiculous than I do already.) Ok, I've been "outed". Or I've inadvertently "outed" myself: I am a disgraceful ignoramous when it comes to anything made before 1939. And maybe after that, too. And I make comments without always checking the facts, first. Still, maybe something good can come of this. I now have quite a few suggestions for interesting films made in 1930. Now all I have to do is find a way to watch them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithin Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Please don't eat worms, Miss W.! In another thread, I've already referred to the Canadian chef who wanted to introduce horse meat to NYC, if you eat worms, you'll reinforce the idea of strange Canadian culinary habits! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM108 Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 According to my highly self-acclaimed strictly objective rating system, these are the best films from 1930, taken from my list of recordings. Obvious bias towards crime and pre-code sex duly acknowledged, though there are a few exceptions: The Blue Angel (Dietrich) Paid (Crawford) The Widow From Chicago (Edward G. Robinson) The Big House (Chester Morris, Robert Montgomery, Wallace Beery) Little Caesar The Truth About Youth (Loretta Young, Myrna Loy) The Divorcee (Shearer, Montgomery) All Quiet on the Western Front The Unholy Three (Lon Chaney) (the sound version) Min and Bill (Dressler and Beery) Passion Flower (Kay Francis, Charles Bickford) Morocco (Cooper, Dietrich) Plus a zillion shorts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasterryjr Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Take it easy on yourself Miss Wonderly. We all make mistakes on threads in some kind of way. I made a mistake on a thread just this past week when I misidentified Joan Bennent who was in the film "Me and My Gal" by calling her Constance Bennent. They are sisters but I was thinking of Constance when I was writing because she made more movies. My most egregious error which I have made on the TCM Message Board was when I started a thread about Turner Classic Movies going on the air on April 14, 1992. The correct date is April 14, 1994. Luckily TCM Administrator showed mercy on my blunder in historical dates by correcting the gaffe in the subject heading on my behalf and for that I am grateful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted October 5, 2012 Author Share Posted October 5, 2012 Thank you, thomas, you and the others who've responded to this horribly misinformed thread topic I started have been very kind and gracious about my blunder. It's understandable you've mix up the two Bennett sisters. I've always liked Joan better, she kind of sparkles. I liked the chemistry between her and Spence in "Me and My Gal". I thought the film sort of picked up about a half hour into it- before that, it was, as others have said, a tedious bore, with that dumb drunk hanging around too much. Joan was so good in so many films, but my favourite is probably her gold-digging art-stealing "tart" in *Scarlet Street* ( and I did check to make sure she was in it.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 'Nuff said about it, MissW. I clicked into this thread because I thought it a good question. I mean, I KNEW there were movies made that year, but really haven't seen too many broadcast lately. And for many movie buffs, 1930 DOES seem to be the "forgotten" year. Sepiatone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted October 5, 2012 Author Share Posted October 5, 2012 :x What would we do without emoticons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 I think there may be something in that production slowed somewhat after the stock market crash. 1945 is another year where there are fewer released films. It was the end of the war, the bomb had just been dropped, and there was all the fall-out (literal and metaphoric) from that...and movies were not necessarily a priority. Plus, a lot of our leading men who were in the military would really not get back to work until 1946. I always find it a significant accomplishment when a performer or director has two or more credits from 1945. Most had just one, and many none at all. It's the year of the gap, as I call it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SansFin Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 There was a definite downturn at that time. Our personal collection has nineteen movies from 1929, nine movies from 1930, twenty-seven movies from 1931 and forty-two movies from 1932. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredCDobbs Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Maybe this will help. http://www.myvideostore.com/content/movies/year.html?client=&year=1930 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SansFin Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 > {quote:title=FredCDobbs wrote:}{quote} > Maybe this will help. > http://www.myvideostore.com/content/movies/year.html?client=&year=1930 The site shows 20% more movies for 1931 and 40% more for 1932. That indicates that movies worthy of note were thin on the ground in 1930. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fedya Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 [This|http://www.imdb.com/search/title?countries=ca&release_date=1930,1930] might be a more relevant list for Miss Wonderly. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SansFin Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 I must wonder if the William J. Oliver and Grey Owl collaboration of *Strange Doings in Beaverland* (1930) was a remake of *Beaver People* (1930) or if it was the other way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted October 5, 2012 Author Share Posted October 5, 2012 That is just too funny ! At first I thought the list had to be fake, the movie titles are so ridiculously "Canadian". But I looked a couple of them up, and they appear to be for real. I think this is the one that made me suspicious - the plot outline sounds like a parody of Canadians' love for hockey ( and we're hurtin' these days, what with the NHL lock-out and all...) Here's the hilarious description of *The Battered Mug*. I dunno, maybe you have to be a Canadian ( and one over the age of 30) to get it. "THE BATTERED MUG (Canada, 1930) A hockey game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montreal Maroons is broadcast over the radio with commentary from Foster Hewitt. The teams are competing for the Stanley Cup, "that ancient trophy which is affectionately known all over Canada as The Battered Mug". " Apologies to FredCDobbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 I would be Mr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Apparently filmmakers were easing their way into sound films by making shorts. Good idea. You've got to crawl before you can walk. Edited by: finance on Oct 6, 2012 11:37 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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