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The Single Sin
The Single Sin (1931) on 23 february 1931
, 1h13
Directed by William Nigh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Kay Johnson, Matthew Betz, Bert Lytell, Paul Hurst, Geneva Mitchell, Holmes Herbert

Kate Adams, une actrice ratée, travaille pour le contrebandier Frank Bowman. Il est tellement furieux que Kate lui préfère Joe Strickland, un ivrogne, qu'il tire sur Joe. En enquêtant sur la fusillade, la police découvre l'opération de contrebande et Kate et Bowman sont envoyés en prison. Trois mois plus tard, Kate est libérée. Pour fêter cela, elle et Joe se soûlent. En sortant de la fête, elle annonce son intention d'aller dans le droit chemin.
King of the Wild
King of the Wild (1931) on 1 march 1931
, 4h8
Directed by Richard Thorpe, B. Reeves Eason
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Horror
Actors Walter Miller, Dorothy Christy, Tom Santschi, Nora Lane, Boris Karloff, Carroll Nye
Rating59% 2.988122.988122.988122.988122.98812
Robert Grant, framed for a coup in the Indian country of Ranjapur, escapes from prison to Africa in search of the real villains. Here he meets Sheik Mustapha, who has evidence to clear him, and the location of a secret diamond mine.
Politics
Politics (1931) on 26 february 1931
, 1h13
Directed by Charles Reisner
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime, Romance
Actors Marie Dressler, Polly Moran, Roscoe Ates, Karen Morley, William Bakewell, John Miljan
Rating62% 3.1450353.1450353.1450353.1450353.145035
The Adventures of Prince Achmed
The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926) on 26 february 1931
, 1h5
Directed by Lotte Reiniger, Carl Koch
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation, Romance
Themes Children's films
Rating77% 3.893813.893813.893813.893813.89381
An African magician (der afrikanische Zauberer) conjures up a flying horse, which he shows to the Caliph. When the magician refuses to sell it for any amount of gold, the Caliph offers any treasure he has. The magician chooses Dinarsade, the Caliph's daughter, to her great distress. Prince Achmed, Dinarsade's brother, objects, but the magician persuades him to try out the horse. It carries the prince away, higher and higher into the sky, as he does not know how to control it. The Caliph has the magician imprisoned.
Pete and Repeat
Pete and Repeat (1931) on 1 march 1931
, 21minutes
Directed by Roscoe Arbuckle
Origin USA
Genres Comedy

Sit Tight
Sit Tight (1931) on 28 february 1931
, 1h14
Directed by Lloyd Bacon
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Romance
Actors Winnie Lightner, Joe E. Brown, Hobart Bosworth, Claudia Dell, Snitz Edwards, Frank Hagney
Rating50% 2.5347352.5347352.5347352.5347352.534735
Winnie is the head of a health clinic and has Jojo (played by Joe E. Brown) as one of her employees. Jojo is a wrestler forced to enter the ring and face down a musclebound masked opponent Olaf (played by Frank Hagney). Making matters worse, the masked marauder is convinced his wife has been fooling around with JoJo. JoJo is knocked out early in the proceedings, whereupon he dreams he is a sultan surrounded by harem girls.
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath (1931) on 28 february 1931
, 1h13
Directed by Edward Brophy, Edward Sedgwick, Claude Autant-Lara
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Buster Keaton, Charlotte Greenwood, Jeanne Helbling, Reginald Denny, André Luguet, Françoise Rosay
Rating60% 3.0431953.0431953.0431953.0431953.043195
Jeffrey Haywood (Reginald Denny) wants to get married to Virginia Embrey (Sally Eilers). However, Virginia refused to marry unless her older sister, the hard-to-please Angelica (Dorothy Christy) gets married first. Angelica, in turn, finds every man she knows too dull and predictable, and for this reason prefers to stay single. Jeff then tries to make Angelica interested in the mild-mannered and timid Reggie Irving (played by Keaton) passing him off as a notorious playboy to intrigue her. He asks his friend Polly to teach Reggie "how to treat a woman right", but he turns out to be a disastrous learner.
The Drums of Jeopardy
The Drums of Jeopardy (1931) on 1 march 1931
, 1h15
Directed by George B. Seitz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Horror
Actors Warner Oland, June Collyer, Lloyd Hughes, Clara Blandick, Hale Hamilton, Wallace MacDonald
Rating56% 2.806382.806382.806382.806382.80638
Un médecin fou est déterminé à se venger de la famille qu'il croit responsable de la mort de sa fille.
East Lynne
East Lynne (1931) on 1 march 1931
, 1h42
Directed by Frank Lloyd
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality
Actors Ann Harding, Conrad Nagel, Clive Brook, Cecilia Loftus, Beryl Mercer, O. P. Heggie
Rating58% 2.907212.907212.907212.907212.90721
The trophy wife of a stodgy man of wealth yearns for a more interesting life.