East Is West (1930 film)

{{short description|1930 film by Monta Bell}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2020}}

{{infobox film

| name = East is West

| image = Poster - East is West.jpg

| caption = Promotional poster

| director = Monta Bell

| producer = Carl Laemmle
Carl Laemmle, Jr.
Monta Bell
E. M. Asher

| writer = Tom Reed (screenplay, dialogue)
Winnifred Eaton

| based_on = {{based on|East Is West|John B. Hymer and Samuel Shipman}}

| starring = Lupe Vélez
Lew Ayres
Edward G. Robinson

| music = Heinz Roemheld
Sam Perry

| cinematography = Jerome Ash

| editing = Harry Marker

| distributor = Universal Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1930|10|23}}

| runtime = 75 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

}}

East Is West is a 1930 American pre-Code crime drama film produced and distributed by Universal. It was directed by Monta Bell and stars Lupe Vélez, 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.{{AFI film|id=778|title=East is West}}

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