The Flood (1931)
The failure of a dam resolves complications in a sordid love-triangle.
Kept Husbands (1931)
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.
Secrets of a Secretary (1931)
Society girl becomes a social secretary when her father dies penniless. From a story by Charles Brackett.
The Hard Hombre (1931)
When Peaceful Patton goes to work at the Martini ranch he is mistaken for the notorious outlaw the Hard Hombre. This enables him to force the ranchers to divide up…
Strangers May Kiss (1931)
After years of fighting off the advances of her old flame Steve, Lisbeth settles into a steamy, casual romance with journalist Alan. Against the advice of her happily married aunt…
Politics (1931)
A widow’s decision to run for mayor kicks off a battle of the sexes in a small town.
On the Loose (1931)
Two young women, Zasu and Thelma, complain that all of their dates take them to Coney Island. The next day a car goes by and they are splashed with mud….
Three Who Loved (1931)
A bank teller’s love life falls apart when he’s accused of embezzling.
The Lady Refuses (1931)
A wealthy London nobleman hires a pretty but poor young girl to distract his playboy son from marrying a golddigger. Complications ensue when the girl and the father begin to…
The Sin Ship (1931)
A lecherous ship captain becomes spiritually changed by a female passenger, not realizing she and her “minister” husband are really bank robbers.
Arizona (1931)
A West Point graduate (John Wayne) jilts his girlfriend (Laura La Plante) but runs into her later at an Army outpost.
The Squaw Man (1931)
Jim Wyngate, an English aristocrat, comes to the American West under a cloud of suspicion for embezzlement actually committed by his cousin Lord Henry. In Wyoming, Wyngate runs afoul of…
Murder by the Clock (1931)
A policeman (William Boyd) investigates a woman’s (Lilyan Tashman) link to murders that are preceded by a shrilling horn inside a family mausoleum.
Taris (1931)
Short documentary directed by Jean Vigo about the French swimmer Jean Taris. The film is notable for the many innovative techniques that Vigo uses, including close ups and freeze frames…
Mickey Cuts Up (1931)
Mickey and Minnie are next-door neighbors tending their yards. When Minnie is captured by a bird’s song, Mickey hides in his bird-house and pretends to be a bird himself, until…
Be Big! (1931)
Stan and Ollie are on their way to Atlantic City with their wives, when Ollie gets a phone call from a lodge buddy telling him that a stag party is…
The Brat (1931)
A society novelist brings a brash young chorus girl home in order to study her for inspiration for his new novel. His family is distraught, but soon her behavior has…
One Good Turn (1931)
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…
Road to Life (1931)
Young hobos are brought to a new camp to become good Soviet citizens. This camp works without any guards, and it works well. But crooks kill one of the young…
Comradeship (1931)
The picture tells of a mine disaster where German miners rescue French miners from an undergound fire and explosion. The story takes place in the Lorraine/Saar region, along the border…
Strictly Dishonorable (1931)
A hopelessly silly young flibbertigibbet from Mississippi is faced with the choice of her poor, boorish New Jersey boyfriend or a dashing Opera star, a man of experience.
The Great Meadow (1931)
Pioneers and a family man (John Mack Brown) leave Virginia for Kentucky during the Revolutionary War.
God’s Gift to Women (1931)
Frank Fay stars in this 1931 Warner Bros. farce as a notorious womanizer who sets his sights on pretty American tourist Laura La Plante, only to be told by his…
The Easiest Way (1931)
Growing up in a poor working-class family, Laura decides not to marry the boy-next-door and instead accepts wealthy, older Will Brockton’s invitation to move in with him. After falling in…
A Holy Terror (1931)
Eastern millionaire’s son Bard finds his father murdered and flies west to see rancher Drew who may know something about it. En route he crashes his plane into Jerry’s bathroom;…
The Moose Hunt (1931)
Mickey’s hunting, along with a characteristically playful and distracted (and uncharacteristically talkative) Pluto. Pluto fetches a forked branch, and Mickey shoots, mistaking it for antlers, but Pluto is OK. Then…
The Phantom of Paris (1931)
Chéri-Bibi is a world class escape artist, but he cannot escape the false murder charge that is placed on him.
How I Play Golf by Bobby Jones No. 11: Practice Shots (1931)
Golf expert Bobby Jones arrives on the golf course to join actors James Cagney, Anthony Bushell, Donald Cook, Evalyn Knapp, and Louise Fazenda in shooting a golf instruction film. Louise…
Millie (1931)
Millie Blake is very careful about picking her husband, but that is no guarantee that a marriage will turn out well, nor that she will.
The Struggle (1931)
A young couple’s marriage is jeopardized by the husband’s descent into alcoholism.
The Painted Desert (1931)
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…