1931 Movies
Take a nostalgic look back at the top movies of 1931, celebrating the films, directors and actors that defined the year and left a lasting legacy in the world of entertainment.
![Palmy Days]( "Palmy Days")
Palmy Days
Written by: Eddie Cantor, Morrie Ryskind, David Freedman
Directed by: A. Edward Sutherland
Starring: Eddie Cantor, Charlotte Greenwood, Paul Page, Barbara Weeks
Country: United States of America
Outline: The assistant of a phony psychic leaves the fraudulent business and becomes an efficiency expert.
source: imdb.com
![A Connecticut Yankee]( "A Connecticut Yankee")
A Connecticut Yankee
Written by: Mark Twain, Talbot Jennings, Grover Jones
Directed by: David Butler
Starring: Will Rogers, Myrna Loy, Frank Albertson, William Farnum
Country: United States of America
Outline: A radio salesman finds himself transported back in time to King Arthur's court.
source: imdb.com
![Trader Horn]( "Trader Horn")
Trader Horn
Written by: James Edward Grant, Charles B. DeVore, Edward E. Paramore Jr.
Directed by: W.S. Van Dyke
Starring: Harry Carey, Edwina Booth, Duncan Renaldo, Leila Hyams
Country: United States of America
Outline: A white trader and his companions search for a missing girl in the African jungle.
source: imdb.com
![Arrowsmith]( "Arrowsmith")
Arrowsmith
Written by: Sinclair Lewis, Sidney Howard, John Ford
Directed by: John Ford
Starring: Ronald Colman, Helen Hayes, Richard Bennett, Myrna Loy
Country: United States of America
Outline: A doctor in a small town faces moral dilemmas as he pursues medical research.
source: imdb.com
![M]( "M")
M
Written by: Fritz Lang, Thea von Harbou
Directed by: Fritz Lang
Starring: Peter Lorre, Ellen Widmann, Inge Landgut, Otto Wernicke, Gustaf Gründgens
Country: Germany
Outline: A serial killer of children is hunted by both the police and the criminal underworld.
source: en.wikipedia.org
![Frankenstein]( "Frankenstein")
Frankenstein
Written by: John L. Balderston, Garrett Fort, Mary Shelley
Directed by: James Whale
Starring: Colin Clive, Boris Karloff, Mae Clarke, John Boles, Edward Van Sloan
Country: United States of America
Outline: Dr. Frankenstein creates a living being from body parts, but the creature turns violent.
source: en.wikipedia.org
![Gentleman's Fate]( "Gentleman's Fate")
Gentleman's Fate
Written by: Leonard Praskins
Directed by: Mervyn LeRoy
Starring: John Gilbert, Louis Wolheim, Leila Hyams, Anita Page, Marie Prevost
Country: United States of America
Outline: A man discovers his true parentage and the implications it has on his life.
source: en.wikipedia.org
![Tonight or Never]( "Tonight or Never")
Tonight or Never
Written by: Fanny Hatton, Frederic Hatton, Lily Hatvany, Ernest Vajda
Directed by: Mervyn LeRoy
Starring: Gloria Swanson, Melvyn Douglas, Alison Skipworth, Ferdinand Gottschalk, Robert Greig
Country: United States of America
Outline: A Hungarian opera singer's love life becomes complicated when she hires a mysterious man.
source: en.wikipedia.org
![Indiscreet]( "Indiscreet")
Indiscreet
Written by: Buddy G. DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson, Leo McCarey
Directed by: Leo McCarey
Starring: Gloria Swanson, Ben Lyon, Monroe Owsley, Barbara Kent, Arthur Lake, Maude Eburne, Henry Kolker, Nella Walker
Country: United States of America
Outline: A fashion designer's attempt to break up her sister's affair with her former lover jeopardizes her own romance.
source: imdb.com
![The Public Enemy]( "The Public Enemy")
The Public Enemy
Written by: John Bright, Kubec Glasmon
Directed by: William A. Wellman
Starring: James Cagney, Jean Harlow, Edward Woods, Donald Cook, Robert Barrat, Beryl Mercer, Murray Kinnell, Leslie Fenton, Ray Gallagher, David Landau, Leila Bennett, William H. Strauss
Country: United States of America
Outline: A young man rises to power in a criminal organization, leading to his eventual downfall.
source: imdb.com
![Street Scene]( "Street Scene")
Street Scene
Written by: Elmer Rice, Samuel Ornitz, Edgar Allan Woolf
Directed by: King Vidor
Starring: Sylvia Sidney, Beulah Bondi, Estelle Taylor, David Landau, William Collier Jr., Leonid Kinskey, John Qualen, Charles Middleton, William Holden, Frances Dee, John Miljan, John Wray
Country: United States of America
Outline: Residents of a New York City tenement building face personal and social challenges.
source: imdb.com
![Dracula]( "Dracula")
Dracula
Directed by: Tod Browning, Karl Freund
Starring: Bela Lugosi, Helen Chandler, David Mannes, Dwight Frye, Edward Van Sloan
Country: United States of America
Outline: Transylvanian vampire Count Dracula bends a naive real estate agent to his will, then takes up residence at a London estate where he sleeps in his coffin by day and searches for potential victims by night.
source: imdb.com
![Tabu: A Story of the South Seas]( "Tabu: A Story of the South Seas")
Tabu: A Story of the South Seas
Written by: F.W. Murnau, Robert J. Flaherty, Edgar G. Ulmer
Directed by: F.W. Murnau
Country: United States of America
Outline: 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.
source: imdb.com
![Monkey Business]( "Monkey Business")
Monkey Business
Written by: S. J. Perelman, Will B. Johnstone, Charles Lederer
Directed by: Norman Z. McLeod
Starring: Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Thelma Todd, Leonid Kinskey
Country: United States of America
Outline: A stowaway stirs up trouble aboard an ocean liner.
source: imdb.com
![Le Million]( "Le Million")
Le Million
Written by: René Clair, James O'Hanlon
Directed by: René Clair
Starring: René Lefèvre, Annabella, Louis Allibert, Michel Simon, Gaston Modot, Max Dearly, Armand Bernard, Georges Lannes, Léon Bary, Georges Bever, Paul Ollivier, Léon Barthélémy
Country: France
Outline: A penniless artist's search for a lost lottery ticket leads to comedic adventures.
source: imdb.com
![The Miracle Woman]( "The Miracle Woman")
The Miracle Woman
Written by: Robert Riskin
Directed by: Frank Capra
Starring: Barbara Stanwyck, David Manners, Sam Hardy
Country: United States of America
Outline: A preacher's daughter becomes a faith healer, leading to personal and professional challenges.
source: imdb.com
![Five Star Final]( "Five Star Final")
Five Star Final
Written by: Robert Lord
Directed by: Mervyn LeRoy
Starring: Edward G. Robinson, H.B. Warner, Aline MacMahon
Country: United States of America
Outline: A tabloid newspaper's sensationalist tactics lead to a series of tragic events, highlighting the moral compromises in the pursuit of profit.
source: imdb.com
![The Champ]( "The Champ")
The Champ
Written by: Frances Marion
Directed by: King Vidor
Starring: Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper, Irene Rich
Country: United States of America
Outline: A washed-up boxer, struggling to make a comeback, forms a bond with his young son, leading to a heartwarming and tragic tale of redemption and love.
source: imdb.com
![City Streets]( "City Streets")
City Streets
Written by: Maxwell Anderson
Directed by: Rouben Mamoulian
Starring: Gary Cooper, Sylvia Sidney, Paul Lukas
Country: United States of America
Outline: A young man returns to his hometown and becomes involved in the criminal underworld, leading to a tragic confrontation.
source: imdb.com
![Blonde Crazy]( "Blonde Crazy")
Blonde Crazy
Written by: Ben Markson, Earl Baldwin
Directed by: Roy Del Ruth
Starring: James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Louis Calhern
Country: United States of America
Outline: A charming con artist and a street-smart woman team up for a series of scams, but their partnership leads to unexpected complications.
source: imdb.com
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