| 1930/04/21 |
Universal Pictures |
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"All Quiet on the Western Front" premieres at the 1,500-seat Carthay Circle (lost) in Los Angeles. |
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| 1930/04/29 |
Lewis Milestone |
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Directed by Lewis Milestone, a sound version with dialogue of "All Quiet on the Western Front" opens at the 1,100-seat Central Theater (lost) located at 1567 Broadway in New York City. |
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| 1930/11/24 |
Universal Pictures |
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After the Supreme Film Censor Board in Berlin, Germany initially bans "All Quiet on the Western Front", Universal appeals the decision and is granted permission to exhibit the film. |
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| 1930/12/04 |
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"All Quiet on the Western Front" opens, without incident, at the Mozartsaal (lost), a large Art Nouveau-style theater and concert hall in Berlin. |
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| 1930/12/05 |
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NSDAP district leader of Berlin, Joseph Goebbels, screams "Out Jews! A dirty film made in America!" from the front row of the balcony at Berlin's Mozartsaal theater (lost) as he leads a riot to disrupt the showing of "All Quiet on the Western Front". |
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| 1930/12/05 |
Leni Riefenstahl |
Audience member |
Future Nazi film, Leni Riefenstahl, attends a showing of "All Quiet on the Western Front" at the Mozartsaal (lost). As Nazi brownshirts force the patrons out, it is the first time she lays eyes on Goebbels. |
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| 1930/12/05 |
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At the public premiere of "All Quiet on the Western Front", dozens of brown shirted thugs scream "Jews out! Hitler is at the gates!", release white mice and throw stink bombs. Several patrons are assaulted. The planned second showing is cancelled. |
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| 1930/12/12 |
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Sighting security reasons, the Supreme Censorship Board in Berlin revokes the distributor's screening license for "All Quiet on the Western Front". It is the first act of capitulation in the face of NAZI terror. |
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