1930 with the cinema

Events

January 1st: 80 children perish in the fire of a cinema with Paisley, close to Glasgow, in Scotland.
March 31st: The “code of production” or “Hays code” (of the name of its craftsman William H. Hays), resulting from the mediations between associations, the churches and American cinema industry is ratified by the Board of management of Motion Picture Producers and Distributers off America (MPPDA). This code prohibits employment in American films of certain words, of dialogs, situations being able to attack the moralities. These texts will govern the profession until 1966.
December 11th: Jean Chiappe, prefect of police prohibits the projection of the Golden age of Luis Buñuel and orders the seizure of all the copies.

: the night is with us of Henry Roussell, this first sound film and speaking the poster of the Marivaux cinema leaves after sixteen weeks.
February 4th, Berlin: men Sunday (Menschen amndt Sonntag) of Robert Siodmak, Billy Wilder and Fred Zinnemann.
August 22nd: Parade of love with Maurice Knight and Sleeve-board Mac Donald.
August 29th: Animal Crackers , film of Victor Heerman with the Marx Brothers.
March 14th, the United States: Anna Christie of Clarence Brown, first talking film about Greta Garbo.
April 1st, Berlin: the blue Angel (DER blaue engel) of Josef von Sternberg with Marlène Dietrich and Emil Jannings, drawn from the novel of Heinrich Mann.
April 27th: the Cameraman of and with Buster Keaton.
April: Under the roofs of Paris of Clear Rene, Marcel Carné is assistant-realizer, with Albert Préjean.
May 27th, Los Angeles: Angels of the hell (Hell' S angels) of Howard Hugues with Jean Harlow
May: the mask of iron of Douglas Fairbanks.
November 4th, Hollywood: Hearts flarings (Morocco) of Josef von Sternberg with Marlène Dietrich and Gary Cooper.
Anna Christie of Clarence Brown with Greta Garbo.
the Blood of a poet of Jean Cocteau.
the explorer in madness : American comedy of Victor Heeman.
the Golden age realized by Shine Buñuel with Gaston Modot, Lya Lys and max Ernst.

Better film : In the West, nothing again ( Calm All one the Western Face ) realized by Lewis Milestone with Louis Wolheim and Lew Ayres.
Better actress : Normalized Shearer, Divorced the (The Divorcee)
Meilleur actor : George Arliss, Disraeli
Better realizer : Lewis Milestone, In the West nothing again (Calm All one the Western Face)

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