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    David Golder 1931 POSTER

    David Golder

    1931

    French

    7.0

    3

    Drama

    Julien Duvivier Julien Duvivier Director Gaston Jacquet Gaston Jacquet as Graf Hoyos Jacques Grétillat Jacques Grétillat as Marcus, Golders früherer Sozius Paul Franceschi Paul Franceschi as Soifer, Golders Freund Camille Bert Camille Bert as Tübingen, Golders Berliner Geschäftsfreund
    David is a poor but ambitious Polish Jew who reinvents himself as a powerful New York business magnate. After gaining wealth, he relocates to Paris, only to have his selfish and demanding wife squander his fortune.
    The Front Page 1931 POSTER

    The Front Page

    1931

    English

    6.7

    11

    88%

    59%

    Action

    Comedy

    Crime

    Drama

    escaped convict

    Mystery

    newspaper

    newspaper editor

    pre-code

    reporter

    Romance

    screwball comedy

    Lewis Milestone Lewis Milestone Director Herman J. Mankiewicz Herman J. Mankiewicz as Bit George E. Stone George E. Stone as Earl Williams Pat O'Brien Pat O'Brien as Hildy Johnson Mary Brian Mary Brian as Peggy Grant
    Hildy Johnson is an investigative reporter looking for a bigger paycheck. When an accused murderer escapes from custody, Hildy sees an opportunity for the story of a lifetime. But when he finds the criminal, he learns that the man may not be guilty. With the help of his editor, Hildy attempts to hide the convict, uncover the conspiracy and write the scoop of his career.
    Sidewalks of New York 1931 POSTER

    Sidewalks of New York

    1931

    English

    5.6

    2

    31%

    31%

    Action

    boxing

    Comedy

    Crime

    Romance

    slumlord

    Jules White Jules White Director Buster Keaton Buster Keaton as Harmon Anita Page Anita Page as Margie Cliff Edwards Cliff Edwards as Poggle Clifton Young Clifton Young as Street Gang Member
    A dim-witted slumlord tries to reform a gang of urban boys (and impress an attractive young woman) by transforming their rough neighborhood into a more decent place.
    Congress Dances 1931 POSTER

    Congress Dances

    1931

    German

    7.0

    1

    96%

    Action

    Comedy

    History

    musical

    Musical

    Erik Charell Erik Charell Director Paul Hörbiger Paul Hörbiger as Heurigen Singer Conrad Veidt Conrad Veidt as Prince Metternich Sergius Sax Sergius Sax as Russischer diener Eugen Rex Eugen Rex as The Saxon Envoy
    Vienna glove-sales-lady Christel falls in love with Russian Czar Alexander. Austrian Prince Metternich tries to use this and other pleasant diversions to keep him out of the negotiation conferences of the 1815 Vienna Congress.
    The Criminal Code 1931 POSTER

    The Criminal Code

    1931

    English

    6.9

    7

    50%

    50%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    pre-code

    Romance

    warden

    Howard Hawks Howard Hawks Director Walter Huston Walter Huston as Mark Brady Constance Cummings Constance Cummings as Mary Brady Frank Hagney Frank Hagney as Prison Guard in Yard Paul Porcasi Paul Porcasi as Tony Spelvin
    After young Robert Graham commits a murder while drunk and defending his girlfriend, he is prosecuted by ambitious Mark Brady and sentenced to 10 years. Six years later, Brady becomes the prison warden and offers the beleaguered Robert a job as his chauffeur. Robert cleans up his act, but, on the eve of his pardon, his cellmate drags him back into the world of violence, and he faces a difficult choice that could return him to prison.
    The Cheat 1931 POSTER

    The Cheat

    1931

    English

    6.3

    3

    58%

    58%

    addiction

    Drama

    gambler

    infidelity

    lust

    money

    pre-code

    Romance

    George Abbott George Abbott Director Millard Mitchell Millard Mitchell as Courtroom Spectator Bess Flowers Bess Flowers as Minor Role Ethelreda Leopold Ethelreda Leopold as Minor Role Jack Gargan Jack Gargan as Minor Role
    Elsa Carlyle is impulsive and a gambler. Though loved by her husband Jeff, she's spoiled and selfish, concerned with social standing. Meanwhile, Jeff wants to stop spending while he completes business deals that could make them rich. One night, on a hunch, she bets and loses big at a casino, and then she doubles her problems with more impulsive decisions. Hardy Livingstone, a wealthy Casanova just back from the Orient, makes a play for her. Elsa dallies with Hardy, but soon, his insistence and her dire financial affairs seem destined to lead to adultery. Who's the cheat?
    Sherlock Holmes' Fatal Hour 1931 POSTER

    Sherlock Holmes' Fatal Hour

    1931

    English

    5.8

    3

    56%

    56%

    Action

    based on short story

    Crime

    detective

    Mystery

    sherlock holmes

    Leslie S. Hiscott Leslie S. Hiscott Director Ian Fleming Ian Fleming as Dr. John Watson Jane Welsh Jane Welsh as Kathleen Adair Leslie Perrins Leslie Perrins as Ronald Adair Arthur Wontner Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes
    A card cheat is threatened with exposure into joining a criminal enterprise that Sherlock Holmes believes is controlled by Professor Moriarity.
    The Threepenny Opera 1931 POSTER

    The Threepenny Opera

    1931

    German

    7.2

    6

    83%

    86%

    Action

    Comedy

    corruption

    Crime

    criminal underworld

    Drama

    musical

    Musical

    prostitute

    social satire

    victorian england

    Georg Wilhelm Pabst Georg Wilhelm Pabst Director Lotte Lenya Lotte Lenya as Jenny Gustav Püttjer Gustav Püttjer as Mackie Messers Platte Vladimir Sokoloff Vladimir Sokoloff as Smith Reinhold Schünzel Reinhold Schünzel as Tiger-Brown
    In London at the turn of the century, underworld kingpin Mack the Knife marries Polly Peachum without the knowledge of her father, the equally enterprising 'king of the beggars'.
    One Good Turn 1931 POSTER

    One Good Turn

    1931

    English

    7.1

    6

    56%

    56%

    Action

    black and white

    Comedy

    short film

    James W. Horne James W. Horne Director Gordon Douglas Gordon Douglas as A Community Player Baldwin Cooke Baldwin Cooke as Bit Part Oliver Hardy Oliver Hardy as Ollie Stan Laurel Stan Laurel as Stan
    Down and out Stan and Ollie beg for food from a friendly old lady who provides them with sandwiches. While eating, they overhear the lady's landlord tell her he's going to throw her out because she can't pay her mortgage. They don't realize that the old lady is really rehearsing for a play. Stan and Ollie decide to help the old lady by selling their car. During the auction a drunk puts a wallet in Stan's pocket. Ollie accuses Stan of robbing the old lady, but when the truth is revealed Stan takes revenge on Ollie.
    Man of the World 1931 POSTER

    Man of the World

    1931

    English

    6.1

    7

    29%

    29%

    Action

    american abroad

    con trick

    Drama

    jealousy

    melancholy

    paris, france

    Romance

    unrequited love

    Richard Wallace Richard Wallace Director George Chandler George Chandler as Fred Rolfe Sedan Rolfe Sedan as Hotel Desk Clerk Carole Lombard Carole Lombard as Mary Kendall William Powell William Powell as Michael Trevor
    A young American girl visits Paris accompanied by her fiancee and her wealthy uncle. There she meets and is romanced by a worldly novelist; what she doesn't know is that he is a blackmailer who is using her to get to her uncle.
    Ladies' Man 1931 POSTER

    Ladies' Man

    1931

    English

    5.7

    6

    96%

    Action

    Drama

    gigolo

    pre-code

    Lothar Mendes Lothar Mendes Director William Powell William Powell as Jamie Darricott Edward Hearn Edward Hearn as Maitre D' Olive Tell Olive Tell as Mrs. Fendley Kay Francis Kay Francis as Norma Page
    A society gigolo goes after a rich mother and her daughter, but tries to find true happiness with his girlfriend, who is neither rich nor in "society."
    The Range Feud 1931 POSTER

    The Range Feud

    1931

    English

    5.6

    5

    20%

    20%

    Action

    Drama

    frame up

    murder

    Mystery

    rustling

    sheriff

    Western

    D. Ross Lederman D. Ross Lederman Director Will Walling Will Walling as Dad Turner Frank Austin Frank Austin as Jed Biggers Susan Fleming Susan Fleming as Judy Walton Archie Ricks Archie Ricks as Turner Cowhand
    Clint Turner is arrested for the murder of his girlfriend Judy's father, a rival rancher who was an enemy of his own father, and his best friend, Sheriff Buck Gordon sets out to find the real killer in the face of pressure for a quick lynching of Clint.
    The Exile 1931 POSTER

    The Exile

    1931

    English

    4.8

    4

    1930s

    african american

    chicago, illinois

    Crime

    Drama

    jazz club

    musical

    Romance

    south dakota

    Oscar Micheaux Oscar Micheaux Director Donald Heywood Donald Heywood as Bandleader Louise Cook Louise Cook as Dancer Carl Mahon Carl Mahon as Jango Roland Holder Roland Holder as Tap Dancer
    An idealistic young man is torn between a sultry Chicago nightclub owner and a Scottish South Dakotan farmgirl.
    Marius 1931 POSTER

    Marius

    1931

    French

    7.8

    5

    100%

    91%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    love

    Romance

    Alexander Korda Alexander Korda Director Zé Digiovanni Zé Digiovanni as Innocent Mangiapan Édouard Delmont Édouard Delmont as Le Goelec Milly Mathis Milly Mathis as Tante Claudine Foulon Giovanni Giovanni as (uncredited)
    César runs a bar along Marseilles' port, assisted by his 23-year-old son, Marius. Friends since childhood, Fanny and Marius love each other, but Marius has a secret wanderlust: every ship's whistle stirs a longing for foreign lands. When M. Panisse seeks Fanny's hand in marriage and when a departing clipper needs a deckhand, Marius and Fanny must decide who and what they love most. César, with his generous, wise spirit, tries to guide his son.
    Love and Duty 1931 POSTER

    Love and Duty

    1931

    Chinese

    7.2

    6

    Action

    Drama

    Family

    pre-code

    Romance

    Wancang Bu Wancang Bu Director Bolu Ouyang Bolu Ouyang as Guan Eng Wei-Lien Kao Wei-Lien Kao as Guan Kesheng Yiwen Wang Yiwen Wang as Ma-li, Guanxiong's lover Lili Zhou Lili Zhou as Zhang Ying
    The film tells the story of Yang Naifan (Ruan Lingyu) who runs from her arranged marriage to be with her true love, Li Zuyi (Jin Yan). The film details the poverty she must endure for breaking with tradition.
    Honor Among Lovers 1931 POSTER

    Honor Among Lovers

    1931

    English

    6.4

    2

    Action

    Drama

    pre-code

    Romance

    secretary

    woman director

    Dorothy Arzner Dorothy Arzner Director Pat O'Brien Pat O'Brien as Conroy Fredric March Fredric March as Jerry Stafford Charles Ruggles Charles Ruggles as Monty Dunn Elisha Cook Jr. Elisha Cook Jr. as Office Boy
    Jerry Stafford falls for his secretary, Julia Traynor, but instead she marries a shady character who causes trouble for both of them.
    À nous la liberté 1931 POSTER

    À nous la liberté

    1931

    French

    7.4

    3

    Action

    assembly line

    automation

    Comedy

    escaped convict

    factory

    Musical

    social satire

    René Clair René Clair Director Rolla France Rolla France as Jeanne André Michaud André Michaud as Le contremaitre Léon Lorin Léon Lorin as Le vieux monsieur sourd Jacques Shelly Jacques Shelly as Paul
    In this classic French satire, Louis, a convict, escapes from prison and takes on legitimate work, making his way up in the business world. Eventually becoming the head of a successful factory, Louis opts to modernize his company with mechanical innovations. But when his friend Émile finally leaves jail years later and reunites with Louis, the past catches up with them. The two, worried about being apprehended by police, long to flee the confines of industry.
    Daughter of the Dragon 1931 POSTER

    Daughter of the Dragon

    1931

    English

    5.6

    2

    71%

    31%

    Action

    Crime

    detective

    Drama

    murder

    poison

    pre-code

    revenge

    torture

    Lloyd Corrigan Lloyd Corrigan Director Frances Dade Frances Dade as Joan Marshall Nella Walker Nella Walker as Lady Petrie E. Alyn Warren E. Alyn Warren as Lu Chung Bramwell Fletcher Bramwell Fletcher as Ronald Petrie
    At her Chinese father's bidding, a woman goes to murder an enemy and meets a Scotland Yard detective.
    Come Clean 1931 POSTER

    Come Clean

    1931

    English

    7.2

    7

    33%

    33%

    Action

    bath tub

    bedroom

    black and white

    Comedy

    detective

    diner

    neighbor

    James W. Horne James W. Horne Director Gordon Douglas Gordon Douglas as Hotel desk clerk Charlie Hall Charlie Hall as Ice Cream Attendant Mae Busch Mae Busch as Kate Oliver Hardy Oliver Hardy as Ollie
    The Hardys wish to have a quiet evening in their apartment, but are interrupted when the Laurels pay a visit. Stan and Ollie go out for ice cream, and manage to prevent a shrewish woman from committing suicide on the way back home. The woman is ungrateful and makes threats against the them unless they look after her. They spend a chaotic evening trying to keep her hidden from their wives.
    Chickens Come Home 1931 POSTER

    Chickens Come Home

    1931

    English

    7.3

    9

    73%

    73%

    Action

    automobile

    black and white

    blackmail

    Comedy

    dinner party

    fainting

    Family

    slapstick comedy

    James W. Horne James W. Horne Director Frank Rice Frank Rice as Hardy's Dinner Servant Thelma Todd Thelma Todd as Mrs. Hardy Baldwin Cooke Baldwin Cooke as Office Worker Gordon Douglas Gordon Douglas as Passerby Outside Apartment
    Ollie is running for mayor when an old flame tries to blackmail him with a old photo.
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