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    Tonight or Never 1931 POSTER

    Tonight or Never

    1931

    English

    6.5

    8

    33%

    33%

    Action

    Comedy

    opera singer

    pre-code

    Romance

    Mervyn LeRoy Mervyn LeRoy Director Melvyn Douglas Melvyn Douglas as Jim Fletcher Alison Skipworth Alison Skipworth as Marchesa Bianca San Giovanni Gloria Swanson Gloria Swanson as Nella Vago Boris Karloff Boris Karloff as Waiter
    A young opera singer finds her career stalled because of her cold and passionless performances, until she finds romance with a handsome admirer.
    The Road to Singapore 1931 POSTER

    The Road to Singapore

    1931

    English

    6.4

    3

    doctor

    Drama

    pre-code

    Romance

    tropics

    Alfred E. Green Alfred E. Green Director May Beatty May Beatty as Bridge Player on Ship William Powell William Powell as Hugh Dawltry Alison Skipworth Alison Skipworth as Mrs. Wey-Smith Marian Marsh Marian Marsh as Rene March
    A woman's life falls to pieces when she's caught cheating on her husband.
    East of Shanghai 1931 POSTER

    East of Shanghai

    1931

    English

    5.7

    3

    Action

    black and white

    Comedy

    Drama

    inheritance

    Romance

    Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock Director Aubrey Dexter Aubrey Dexter as Colonel Percy Marmont Percy Marmont as Commander Gordon Bill Shine Bill Shine as Man Eating on London Underground Elsie Randolph Elsie Randolph as The Old Maid
    After receiving an advance inheritance, a bored London couple set off on a world cruise hoping to rejuvenate their marriage and escape their dull routine. But newfound wealth and freedom only expose deeper cracks in their relationship, as each becomes infatuated with someone else. Their journey through exotic ports and mounting disillusionment ultimately brings them face to face with the fragility—and resilience—of love.
    Tabu: A Story of the South Seas 1931 POSTER

    Tabu: A Story of the South Seas

    1931

    English

    7.4

    31

    92%

    77%

    Action

    Adventure

    civilization

    Drama

    escape

    exotic island

    love of one's life

    Romance

    sacrifice

    south seas

    F.W. Murnau F.W. Murnau Director Matahi Matahi as The Boy Anne Chevalier Anne Chevalier as The Girl Hitu Hitu as The Old Warrior Bill Bambridge Bill Bambridge as The Policeman
    On the South Pacific island of Bora Bora, a young couple's love is threatened when the tribal chief declares the girl a sacred virgin.
    Palmy Days 1931 POSTER

    Palmy Days

    1931

    English

    6.8

    2

    33%

    33%

    Action

    Comedy

    Music

    Musical

    pre-code

    Romance

    A. Edward Sutherland A. Edward Sutherland Director Dorothy Coonan Wellman Dorothy Coonan Wellman as Goldwyn Girl Mary Halsey Mary Halsey as Jane George Raft George Raft as Joe - Yolando's Henchman Bill Elliott Bill Elliott as Party Guest
    Musical comedy antics in an art deco bakery (motto: "Glorifying the American Doughnut") where Eddie Cantor, the overworked assistant to a phony psychic, is mistaken for an efficiency expert and placed in charge. Complications ensue when the psychic and his gang attempt to rob the payroll.
    Safe in Hell 1931 POSTER

    Safe in Hell

    1931

    English

    6.9

    6

    100%

    44%

    arbitrary law

    call girl

    Crime

    Drama

    exotic island

    fictitious marriage

    new orleans, louisiana

    Romance

    shot to death

    William A. Wellman William A. Wellman Director Noble Johnson Noble Johnson as Bobo - a Caribbean Policeman Dorothy Mackaill Dorothy Mackaill as Gilda Carlson - aka Gilda Erickson Nina Mae McKinney Nina Mae McKinney as Leonie - the Hotel Manager Kenneth MacDonald Kenneth MacDonald as Wireless Operator
    To avoid the rigors of the law, Gilda flees New Orleans and hides on a Caribbean island where the worst criminals can ask for asylum. Besieged by the scum of the earth, Gilda will soon find out that she has found refuge in hell.
    Monkey Business 1931 POSTER

    Monkey Business

    1931

    English

    7.4

    13

    90%

    84%

    Action

    black and white

    Comedy

    Family

    marx brothers

    Musical

    pre-code

    ship

    stowaway

    Norman Z. McLeod Norman Z. McLeod Director Billy Barty Billy Barty as Child Bobby Barber Bobby Barber as Hoarse Barber Customer Thelma Todd Thelma Todd as Lucille Maurice Chevalier Maurice Chevalier as Maurice Chevalier
    Four stowaways get mixed up with gangsters while running riot on an ocean liner.
    Mädchen in Uniform 1931 POSTER

    Mädchen in Uniform

    1931

    German

    7.5

    11

    100%

    86%

    Action

    based on play or musical

    coming out

    Drama

    female friendship

    girls' boarding school

    pre-code

    Romance

    suicide attempt

    Leontine Sagan Leontine Sagan Director Miriam Lehmann-Haupt Miriam Lehmann-Haupt as Erzieherin Lisi Scheerbach Lisi Scheerbach as Mademoiselle Qeuillet Hertha Thiele Hertha Thiele as Manuela von Meinhardis Barbara Pirk Barbara Pirk as Mia von Wollin
    A sensitive girl is sent to an all-girls boarding school and develops a romantic attachment to one of her teachers.
    An American Tragedy 1931 POSTER

    An American Tragedy

    1931

    English

    6.4

    6

    50%

    50%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Crime

    Drama

    murder

    pre-code

    Romance

    snob

    social climbing

    trial

    Josef von Sternberg Josef von Sternberg Director Sidney D'Albrook Sidney D'Albrook as Courtroom Policeman Nella Walker Nella Walker as Hotel Guest Sylvia Sidney Sylvia Sidney as Roberta Alden Matty Roubert Matty Roubert as Vendor Outside of Courtroom
    A social climber charms a debutante, seduces a factory worker and commits murder.
    Dance, Fools, Dance 1931 POSTER

    Dance, Fools, Dance

    1931

    English

    6.3

    4

    43%

    43%

    Action

    bootlegger

    chicago, illinois

    Crime

    Drama

    gangster

    marriage proposal

    Romance

    self sacrifice

    upper class

    Harry Beaumont Harry Beaumont Director Sidney Bracey Sidney Bracey as Albert Ann Dvorak Ann Dvorak as Chorus Girl Clark Gable Clark Gable as Jake Luva William Bakewell William Bakewell as Rodney
    When misfortune hits hard on the Jordan family of Chicago's upper class, Bonnie Jordan, a dazzling and witty girl, finds a job as an aspiring reporter; however, his naive younger brother Rodney takes a twisted path and gets involved with the wrong people.
    Comradeship 1931 POSTER

    Comradeship

    1931

    German

    7.5

    4

    Action

    cooperation

    Drama

    mine

    Thriller

    Georg Wilhelm Pabst Georg Wilhelm Pabst Director Fritz Wendhausen Fritz Wendhausen as Direktor des deutschen Bergwerks Gustav Püttjer Gustav Püttjer as Kaplan Georges Tourreil Georges Tourreil as L'ingénieur Fritz Kampers Fritz Kampers as Wilderer
    At a mine on the shared edge of France and Germany, an underground explosion leads to the entrapment of a group of French miners. In an effort to save the trapped Frenchmen, German miners Wittkopp and Kasper take it upon themselves to traverse a crumbling war tunnel leading down into the mines. Yet, though the workers harbor no political biases against one another, their callous, less tolerant bosses hope to halt this cross-cultural rescue mission.
    Frankenstein 1931 POSTER

    Frankenstein

    1931

    English

    7.7

    48

    94%

    87%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    experiment

    fire

    halloween

    Horror

    loose adaptation

    monster

    Romance

    Sci-Fi

    Thriller

    James Whale James Whale Director Edward Van Sloan Edward Van Sloan as Doctor Waldman Mae Clarke Mae Clarke as Elizabeth Colin Clive Colin Clive as Henry Frankenstein John Boles John Boles as Victor Moritz
    Henry Frankenstein pieces together body parts in the hope of bringing a human-like creature to life. The mad scientist’s dreams are shattered by his monstrous creation awakening with rage to a world that hates and fears him.
    Millie 1931 POSTER

    Millie

    1931

    English

    6.2

    6

    30%

    30%

    cabaret

    Drama

    gold digger

    infidelity

    love affair

    pre-code

    Romance

    unfaithful boyfriend

    John Francis Dillon John Francis Dillon Director Edmund Breese Edmund Breese as Defense Attorney Carmelita Geraghty Carmelita Geraghty as Miss Vall Franklin Parker Franklin Parker as Spring Aggie Herring Aggie Herring as Tommy's Landlady
    After a tumultuous first marriage, Millie Blake learns to love her newfound independence and drags her feet on the possibility of remarriage. The years pass, and now Millie's daughter garners the attentions of men - men who once devoted their time to her mother.
    The Painted Desert 1931 POSTER

    The Painted Desert

    1931

    English

    5.2

    3

    8%

    8%

    baby

    Drama

    feud

    foundling

    mining

    Western

    Howard Higgin Howard Higgin Director Edgar Dearing Edgar Dearing as Buck's Partner Edmund Breese Edmund Breese as Judge Matthews Will Walling Will Walling as Kirby Edward Hearn Edward Hearn as Tex
    Western pardners Jeff and Cash find a baby boy in an otherwise deserted emigrants' camp, and clash over which is to be "father." They are still bitterly feuding years later when they own adjacent ranches. Bill, the foundling whom Cash has raised to young manhood, wants to end the feud and extends an olive branch toward Jeff, who now has a lovely daughter. But during a mining venture, the bitterness escalates. Is Bill to be set against his own adoptive father?
    Kept Husbands 1931 POSTER

    Kept Husbands

    1931

    English

    5.8

    5

    23%

    23%

    allowance

    daughter of the boss

    Drama

    hero

    new jersey

    pre-code

    Romance

    steel mill

    Lloyd Bacon Lloyd Bacon Director Bryant Washburn Bryant Washburn as Charlie Bates Dorothy Mackaill Dorothy Mackaill as Dorothea 'Dot' Parker Brunton Mary Carr Mary Carr as Mrs. Brunton Joel McCrea Joel McCrea as Richard 'Dick' Brunton
    A former All-American football star, now working as a steel mill supervisor in New Jersey, falls in love with the mill owner's wealthy, very spoiled daughter.
    Bad Girl 1931 POSTER

    Bad Girl

    1931

    English

    6.4

    2

    39%

    39%

    Drama

    misunderstanding

    pre-code

    Romance

    Frank Borzage Frank Borzage Director Sally Eilers Sally Eilers as Dorothy Haley Irving Bacon Irving Bacon as Expectant Father Jesse De Vorska Jesse De Vorska as Expectant Father Aggie Herring Aggie Herring as Seamstress
    A man and woman, skeptical about romance, nonetheless fall in love and are wed, but their lack of confidence in the opposite sex haunts their marriage.
    Street Scene 1931 POSTER

    Street Scene

    1931

    English

    7.6

    7

    89%

    72%

    Drama

    gossip

    infidelity

    neighbor

    new york city

    Romance

    summer

    tenement

    King Vidor King Vidor Director Beulah Bondi Beulah Bondi as Emma Jones John Qualen John Qualen as Karl Olsen Sylvia Sidney Sylvia Sidney as Rose Maurrant William Collier Jr. William Collier Jr. as Sam Kaplan
    The setting is a city block during a sweltering summer, where the residents serve as representatives of the not-very-idealized American melting pot. There is idle chitchat, gossip, jealousy, racism, adultery, and suddenly but not unexpectedly, a murder.
    Dracula 1931 POSTER

    Dracula

    1931

    English

    7.3

    53

    96%

    82%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    Fantasy

    halloween

    Horror

    monster

    spider

    transylvania

    vampire

    Tod Browning Tod Browning Director William A. Boardway William A. Boardway as Concertgoer Outside Theatre Bela Lugosi Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula Frances Dade Frances Dade as Lucy Edward Van Sloan Edward Van Sloan as Van Helsing
    British estate agent Renfield travels to Transylvania to meet the mysterious Count Dracula, who is interested in leasing a castle in London. After Dracula enslaves Renfield and drives him to insanity, the pair sail to London together and Dracula, a secret vampire, begins preying on London socialites.
    The Bitch 1931 POSTER

    The Bitch

    1931

    French

    7.5

    12

    100%

    87%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    black and white

    Crime

    Drama

    Romance

    unrequited love

    Jean Renoir Jean Renoir Director Henri Guisol Henri Guisol as Amédée - le garçon de café Georges Flamant Georges Flamant as André Jauguin dit Dédé Sylvain Itkine Sylvain Itkine as L'avocat de Dédé Michel Simon Michel Simon as Maurice Legrand
    Cashier Maurice Legrand is married to Adele, a terror. By chance, he meets Lucienne, "Lulu", and make her his mistress. He thinks he finally met love, but Lulu is nothing but a streetwalker, in love with Dede, her pimp. She only accepts Legrand to satisfy Dede's needs of money.
    Little Caesar 1931 POSTER

    Little Caesar

    1931

    English

    7.2

    26

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Crime

    crime boss

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    gangster

    murder

    rise and fall

    robbery

    Romance

    Mervyn LeRoy Mervyn LeRoy Director Sidney Blackmer Sidney Blackmer as Big Boy Armand Kaliz Armand Kaliz as De Voss Edward G. Robinson Edward G. Robinson as Little Caesar - Alias 'Rico' William Collier Jr. William Collier Jr. as Tony Passa
    A small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?
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