Most Popular Feature Films Released In 1931
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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 Film-Noir | Thriller |
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City Lights
(1931) The Tramp struggles to help a blind flower girl he has fallen in love with. Dir: Charles Chaplin With: Charles Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Florence Lee Comedy | Drama | Romance United States-PASSED 87 mins. |
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Frankenstein
(1931) Horror classic in which an obsessed scientist assembles a living being from parts of exhumed corpses. Dir: James Whale With: Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, Boris Karloff Horror | Sci-Fi |
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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 |
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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 changes him into the animalistic Mr. Hyde. Dir: Rouben Mamoulian With: Fredric March, Miriam Hopkins, Rose Hobart Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi United States-PASSED 98 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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Little Caesar
(1931) The ambitious criminal Rico moves from the country to the big city in the east and joins Sam Vettori's gang with his friend Joe Massara... Dir: Mervyn LeRoy With: Edward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Glenda Farrell Crime | Drama | Film-Noir 79 mins. |
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The Miracle Woman
(1931) After Florence Fallon's father is fired from the church where he preached for many years, she becomes embittered and loses faith... Dir: Frank R. Capra With: Barbara Stanwyck, David Manners, Sam Hardy Drama United States-PASSED 90 mins. |
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The Common Law
(1931) Dir: Paul L. Stein With: Constance Bennett, Joel McCrea, Lew Cody Romance | Drama |
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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 United States-PASSED 123 mins. |










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