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Date de fondation 1 janvier 1917
First National was an association of independent theater owners in the United States that expanded from exhibiting movies to distributing them and eventually to producing them as a movie studio called First National Pictures, Inc. (1917−1936). In 1928, it merged with Warner Bros., but preserved its corporate identity until its dissolution in 1936.
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Sally (1930)
, 1h43Réalisé par John Francis Dillon
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Musical
Thèmes La musique, Musique, Adaptation d'une pièce de théâtre, Adaptation d'une comédie musicale
Acteurs Marilyn Miller, Alexander Gray, Joe E. Brown, Ford Sterling, Pert Kelton, T. Roy Barnes
Sally (Marilyn Miller) plays the part of an orphan who had been abandoned as a baby at the Bowling Green telephone exchange. While growing up in an orphanage, she discovered the joy of dancing. In an attempt to save money enough to become a dancer, Sally began working at odd jobs. While working as a waitress, a man named Blair (Alexander Gray) begins coming to her work regularly to see her. They both soon fall for each other.
College Lovers (1930)
, 1h1Réalisé par John G. Adolfi
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Romance
Acteurs Marian Nixon, Frank McHugh, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Russell Hopton, Wade Boteler, Phyllis Crane
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, a star football player, decides to leave Sanford college after he has found that his girlfriend has eloped with another man. He is drive to the train station by Russell Hopton, his best friend, and also a football player for the same college. Jack Whiting, who plays the part of the student manager of the Sanford college athletic association as well as part of the president of the student body, knows that the college needs Williams to win the important game against Colton college.
The Flirting Widow (1930)
, 1h12Réalisé par William A. Seiter
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Comédie, Romance
Acteurs Dorothy Mackaill, Basil Rathbone, Leila Hyams, Claude Gillingwater, William Austin, Emily Fitzroy
William Faraday refuses to let his youngest daughter, Evelyn, get married before her older sister, Celia, finds a husband. Faraday is afraid that people will call Celia an old maid. Celia, who has no interest in getting married, attempts to fool her father by pretending to be engaged. After a short vacation away from home she makes the announcement to her family and informs everyone that he has gone to Arabia but that they will be married upon his return to England. When her father receives this news, he finally consents to Evelyn's marriage. At Evelyn's insistence, Celia writes a love letter to her fiancé.
The Bad Man (1930)
, 1h17Réalisé par Clarence G. Badger
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Western
Acteurs Walter Huston, Dorothy Revier, Erville Alderson, James Rennie, O. P. Heggie, Sidney Blackmer
Walter Huston plays the part of a notorious Mexican bandit. James Rennie plays as the man who once saved his life. When Rennie is unable to pay the mortgage on his ranch and is in risk of losing everything, Huston determines to help him. Sidney Blackmer, who has reason to believe that there is oil on Rennie's property, attempts to swindle Rennie and buy the property from him for a low price. Huston soon discovers that Rennie is in love with Blackmer's wife, played by Dorothy Revier, and consequently has Blackmer shot so that they can pursue their romance. Huston then robs a bank and uses the money to pay off Rennie's mortgage. Having the ranch securely in his hands, Rennie is now free to marry Revier. As Huston says goodbye to the couple, he is overtaken by the Texas Rangers and shot.
Bride of the Regiment (1930)
, 1h17Réalisé par John Francis Dillon
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Musical, Romance
Thèmes La musique, Théâtre, Musique, Adaptation d'une pièce de théâtre
Acteurs Walter Pidgeon, Myrna Loy, Allan Prior, Ford Sterling, Louise Fazenda, Lupino Lane
The film takes place during a period in which Austria controlled Italy during the Austro-Italian War of 1830. Colonel Vultow, played by Walter Pidgeon, leader of Austrian cavalry regiment, is sent to Italy to put down a revolt led by the Lombardian aristocracy. Vultow decides to go to the castle of Count Adrian Beltrami, played by Allan Prior, one of the leaders of the revolution. This happens to be Beltrami's wedding day. As he is emerging from the church following his wedding to Countess Anna-Marie (Vivienne Segal), Beltrami learns that Colonel Vultow is quickly approaching the town in search of him. At the behest of his bride, Beltrami flees the castle, but he asks Tangy, a silhouette cutter, to impersonate him and protect Anna-Marie. When Adrian returns in disguise, he is introduced to Vultow as a singer and silhouette cutter, and when the count demands he create a silhouette, he enlists Tangy's aid. The deception is discovered, and Vultow sentences Adrian to death by a firing squad unless Anna-Marie submits to his sexual demands.
L'aviateur (1930)
, 1h8Réalisé par William A. Seiter
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Comédie, Musical, Romance
Thèmes La musique, Transport, Aviation, Musique
Acteurs Joe E. Brown, Lawrence Gray, Ona Munson, Walter Pidgeon, Frank McHugh, Johnny Arthur
Rollo Smith (Joe E. Brown) and his friend Jack Lane (Lawrence Gray) are down on their luck and have stowed away on a train, finding a place in the compartment of ace pilot and writer Robert Story (Arthur Hoyt). The conductor (Fred Kelsey) tosses the pair off the train just where the famous writer is supposed to arrive, with Rollo being mistaken for Story.
Adios (1930)
, 1h17Réalisé par Frank Lloyd
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Western
Acteurs Richard Barthelmess, Mary Astor, Fred Kohler, Marian Nixon, James Rennie, Robert Edeson
When Richard Barthelmess goes off to study for four years at a university in Mexico, his home in California is a part of Mexico. By the time he returns (around the year 1850), however, California has been overrun by Americans. Barthelmess finds his family living in fear of unscrupulous Americans and he finds the family estate is in shambles. Although the land deeds granted by the Spanish throne are supposed to be recognized by the United States government as proof of ownership, some crooked California land commissioners are attempting to rook the old owners. Barthelmess becomes embroiled in an argument with a federal official. He has brought 3000 head of cattle from his uncle to deliver to this official, played by Fred Kohler. Barthelmess flirts with a girl that Kohler considers to be his girlfriend and this leads the official to try up Barthelmess and lash him across the face. Barthelmess is eventually saved from further assault by the sheriff, played by James Rennie.
Lilies of the Field (1930)
, 1hRéalisé par Alexander Korda
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Mélodrame, Romance
Thèmes Théâtre, Adaptation d'une pièce de théâtre
Acteurs Corinne Griffith, Ralph Forbes, John Loder, Eve Southern, Tyler Brooke, Freeman Wood
Mildred Harker est poussée au divorce par son mari Walter et perd la garde de son enfant. Sans illusions, le cœur brisé, elle prend une chambre dans un hôtel bon marché, puis devient une danseuse au New York Winter Palace Roof. Ted Willing, un homme riche, devient son admirateur, mais elle hésite à accepter son aide pécuniaire. Plus tard, elle découvre que son enfant l'a oubliée et finit par accepter la demande en mariage de Willing. Pendant une fête, elle apprend la mort de son enfant et, prise par le remords, sort dans la rue. Elle est arrêtée pour trouble à l'ordre public, mais Willing arrive au poste de police et elle trouve le réconfort dans ses bras.
Murder Will Out (1930)
, 1h9Réalisé par Clarence G. Badger
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Policier
Acteurs Jack Mulhall, Lila Lee, Noah Beery Sr., Malcolm McGregor, Tully Marshall, Alec B. Francis
Leonard Staunton (Mulhall), a young wealthy New York club-man is engaged to Jeanne Baldwin (Lee), daughter of a U.S. Senator (Francis). Mulhall is preparing to spend a weekend at the Senator's estate. He becomes involved in the affairs of a gang of blackmailers through his efforts to help a fellow club member. When Alan Fitzhugh (Allister), a fellow club-member, arrives with a note, imprinted with a purple hieroglyph, in which he, Fitzhugh, is threatened with a horrible death. Since Fitzhugh is nervous and terrified, Leonard agrees to stay with him at his apartment that night.
No, No, Nanette (1930)
, 1h38Réalisé par Clarence G. Badger
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Comédie, Musical
Thèmes Musique, Adaptation d'une pièce de théâtre, Adaptation d'une comédie musicale
Acteurs Bernice Claire, Louise Fazenda, Lilyan Tashman, Alexander Gray, Zasu Pitts, Lucien Littlefield
Jim Smith (Lucien Littlefield), a millionaire due to his Bible publishing business, is married to the overly frugal Sue (Louise Fazenda). They desire to teach their ward Nanette (Bernice Claire), who has an untapped wild side, wants to have some fun in Atlantic City, and is being pursued by Tom Trainor (Alexander Gray), to be a respectable young lady.
Son of the Gods (1930)
, 1h33Réalisé par Frank Lloyd
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Romance
Thèmes Le racisme
Acteurs Richard Barthelmess, Anders Randolf, Constance Bennett, Frank Albertson, E. Alyn Warren, Claude King
Sam Lee (Barthelmess) is the son of a Chinese merchant, Lee Ying, in San Francisco's Chinatown. He is tolerated in white dominated social circles because of his wealth. One day, he leaves college after being insulted by three racist white girls who thought they were too good to be seen going out with a "dirty yellow Chinaman". He takes a tour around the world and ends up in the Riviera where he is introduced to Allana Wagner (Bennett).
Strictly Modern (1930)
, 1h3Réalisé par William A. Seiter
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Comédie, Romance
Acteurs Dorothy Mackaill, Sidney Blackmer, Julanne Johnston, Warner Richmond
Kate is a novelist who writes "modern" novels about sex, romance and relationships. She thinks that since she is a strictly modern women she knows everything about men. When she falls in love, she plans to act exactly like the heroines in her novels and expects her future boyfriend to do likewise. Kate attempts to apply the methods that uses in his books to her own life and the lives of those around her. As the film begins, we find out that Mackaill's cousin, Aimee (Johnston) is about to be married to Heath Desmond (Blackmer).
The Furies (1930)
, 1h9Réalisé par Alan Crosland
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Policier
Acteurs Lois Wilson, H. B. Warner, Natalie Moorhead, Theodore von Eltz, Jane Winton, Carl Stockdale
Fifi Sands (Wilson) is married to Mr. Sands (Love), an unpleasant millionaire, who is constantly cheating on her. Being fed up with his affairs, Mrs. Wilson, who is in love with Owen McDonald (von Eltz), asks Love for a divorce but he constantly refuses. Mr. Sands's lawyer (Warner), manages to prevent Wilson from filing for divorce for a while.
The Gorilla (1930)
, 1h10Réalisé par Bryan Foy
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Comédie, Horreur, Policier
Acteurs Harry Gribbon, Walter Pidgeon, Lila Lee, Purnell Pratt, Edwin Maxwell, Roscoe Karns
The story opens with a murder that has supposedly been caused by a gorilla. Police are only able to catch a glimpse of his black shadow cast against a brick wall before he disappears. Garrity (Frisco) and Mulligan (Gribbon) are two detectives who are hired by Cyrus Stevens (Maxwell) to help protect him from the gorilla as he has just been threatened with a note that indicates that the gorilla will arrive at his home before midnight.
Numbered Men (1930)
, 1h10Réalisé par Mervyn LeRoy
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Policier
Acteurs Bernice Claire, Conrad Nagel, Raymond Hackett, Ralph Ince, Ivan Linow, George Cooper
Conrad Nagel plays Bertie "Duke" Gray, a counterfeiter who has been sentenced to prison for ten years. Seeing that there is no chance to escape, he accepts his fate and settles down into prison life to make the best of it. Gray is friends with Bud Leonard (played by Raymond Hackett), a young man who can not stand prison for he is in love with Mary Dane (played by Bernice Claire) and misses her terribly. To make matters worse, while Hackett is in prison, the man who framed him, played by Lou Rinaldo (played by Maurice Black), is making a play for Mary. When she tempts Bud to escape he is ready to run the risk although it may mean his death. The two plan to meet each other when Hackett discloses to her that he is being sent to work on the road gang. Mary manages to get work at a farmhouse where the convicts usually eat, hoping to thereby see Bud. Rinaldo traces her to the house and schemes to get Hackett out of the way so he can have her instead. Rinaldo convinces Hackett and yet another prisoner ("King Callahan", played by Ralph Ince) whom Rinaldo had framed that now is the time to escape in the hope that he can have them caught in the attempt. Mary prevents Hackett's escape but Callahan falls for the trick. Callahan later shoots Rinaldo and is himself killed. To save Bud, who is supposed to be released soon, Gray informs against Rinaldo, although the evidence he provides will lead to an extra prison term for him. Gray is happy to make the sacrifice, knowing that Mary will be with the man she truly loves.