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East Is West (1930 film)

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East is West
Promotional poster for the film.
Directed byMonta Bell
Written bySamuel Shipman (play)
John B. Hymer (play)
Tom Reed (screenplay, dialogue)
Winifred Reeve
Produced byCarl Laemmle
Carl Laemmle, Jr.
Monta Bell
E. M. Asher
StarringLupe Velez
Lew Ayres
Edward G. Robinson
CinematographyJerome Ash
Edited byHarry Marker
Music byHeinz Roemheld
Sam Perry
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • October 23, 1930 (1930-10-23)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

East Is West is a 1930 American pre-Code crime drama film produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. It was directed by Monta Bell and stars Lupe Velez, Lew Ayres and Edward G. Robinson. It is based on a 1918 Broadway play, East is West, which starred Fay Bainter. A silent film version from 1922, also titled East Is West, starred Constance Talmadge.[1][2]

E. Alyn Warren reprises his role from the silent version.

Cast

References

  1. ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c. 1971
  2. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: East Is West details, afi.com; accessed September 16, 2015.