Most Popular Feature Films Released In 1931
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City Lights
(1931) With the aid of a wealthy erratic tippler, a dewy-eyed tramp who has fallen in love with a sightless flower girl accumulates money to be able to help her medically. Dir: Charles Chaplin With: Charles Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Florence Lee Comedy | Drama | Romance United States-PASSED 87 mins. |
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(1931) When the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals join in the manhunt. Dir: Fritz Lang With: Peter Lorre, Ellen Widmann, Inge Landgut Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller 117 mins. |
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Frankenstein
(1931) An obsessed scientist assembles a living being from parts of exhumed corpses. Dir: James Whale With: Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, Boris Karloff Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi 70 mins. |
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Dracula
(1931) The ancient vampire Count Dracula arrives in England and begins to prey upon the virtuous young Mina. Dir: Tod Browning With: Bela Lugosi, Helen Chandler, David Manners Fantasy | Horror 85 mins. |
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Cimarron
(1931) A newspaper editor settles in an Oklahoma boom town with his reluctant wife at the end of the nineteenth century. With: Richard Dix, Irene Dunne, Estelle Taylor Drama | Western 123 mins. |
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The Public Enemy
(1931) A young hoodlum rises up through the ranks of the Chicago underworld, even as a gangster's accidental death threatens to spark a bloody mob war. Dir: William A. Wellman With: James Cagney, Jean Harlow, Edward Woods Action | Crime | Drama 83 mins. |
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
(1931) Dr. Jekyll faces horrible consequences when he lets his dark side run wild with a potion that transforms him into the animalistic Mr. Hyde. Dir: Rouben Mamoulian With: Fredric March, Miriam Hopkins, Rose Hobart Horror | Sci-Fi United States-PASSED 98 mins. |
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Little Caesar
(1931) A small-time criminal moves to a big city to seek bigger fortune. Dir: Mervyn LeRoy With: Edward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Glenda Farrell Action | Crime | Drama | Romance 79 mins. |
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The Great Lover
(1931) Jean Paurel is a womanizing opera star, who agrees to help Diana Page her career in order to take advantage of her... Dir: Harry Beaumont With: Adolphe Menjou, Irene Dunne, Ernest Torrence Drama | Romance United States-PASSED 71 mins. |
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Monkey Business
(1931) On a transatlantic crossing, the Marx brothers get up to their usual antics and manage to annoy just about everyone on board the ship. Dir: Norman Z. McLeod With: Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, The Marx Brothers Comedy | Musical United States-PASSED 77 mins. |