24 October 1930 Factual 6 mins
The prelude to our picture is the record of an intimate conversation between Mr. D. W. Griffith and his friend Mr. Walter Huston, which occured on an evening in the Spring of 1930. Here for the first time, Mr. Griffith relates the colorful childhood experiences which led him to the making of "The Birth of a Nation."
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D.W. Griffith Director
United States 24 October 1930
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1930:
08 May 1930
Johann Strauss returns to Austria in 1848 after a visit to Russia.
07 July 1930
In this drama, a 50-year-old married man (played by John Halliday) goes with his wife (Belle Bennett) and son (Junior Durkin) to a nightclub in a fancy hotel in Detroit.
02 August 1930
In that "cute" beginning, we see some funny sight gags with our hero serenading his girl down south in Mexico, strumming his guitar in a unique matter and then literally getting "cold feet.
22 May 1930
'A woman reporter is blackmailed for knowledge of freed suspect's involvement in a murder.' (British)
01 August 1930
Con artists try to trick an old man out of his life savings.
05 September 1930
Charles, Joseph and Sir Benjamin are in love with Maria and Lady Sneerwell is in love with Charles.
15 November 1930
A radio announcer gets caught up with a fake clairvoyant and his gang of thieves.
01 December 1930
Two bored couples think they can find happiness if they exchange spouses for the evening.
04 July 1930
During the First World War a British unit take up a new position in a trench unaware that the Germans are laying a mine underneath it.
13 July 1930
Estrada, the chief government official of the region, has put a price on the head of José Savedra for causing the local people to rebel against his tax collectors.
13 February 1930
The wealthy Rodney Langford, who dreams of going on the stage, hopes to fulfil his ambitions by buying a failing revue called 'Raise the Roof', starring Maisie Grey.
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