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The Moose Hunt (1931) on 2 may 1931
, 7minutesDirected by Burton Gillett
Origin USA
Genres Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about dogs, Mise en scène d'un rongeur, Mise en scène d'une souris, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Pinto Colvig, Walt Disney
Rating61%
C'est l'automne et Mickey décide d'aller chasser l'élan. Il emmène avec lui son chien de chasse Pluto. Ce dernier casse des branches qui se retrouvent sur sa tête. Mickey pense voir l'élan tant recherché et tire. Il rate Pluto. Plus tard il rencontre un vrai élan mais c'est le fusil qui ne fonctionne plus. Dans la folle course qui s'ensuit Mickey monte sur Pluto et parvient ainsi à s'échapper.
The Millionaire (1931) on 1 may 1931
, 1h20Directed by John G. Adolfi
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy
Actors George Arliss, David Manners, Evalyn Knapp, James Cagney, Bramwell Fletcher, Noah Beery Sr.
Rating71%
Wealthy car manufacturer James Alden (George Arliss) is forced to retire by his physician, Dr. Harvey (J. C. Nugent). However, idleness soon bores him. He takes the advice of brash life insurance salesman Schofield (James Cagney) and buys half interest in a gas station from Peterson (Noah Beery) without telling his wife Laura (real-life spouse Florence Arliss) or socialite daughter Barbara 'Babs' Alden (Evalyn Knapp). As he is known nationwide, he uses the alias Charles Miller.
Too Young to Marry (1931) on 3 may 1931
, 1h7Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Loretta Young, Grant Withers, O. P. Heggie, Emma Dunn, J. Farrell MacDonald, Richard Tucker
Rating60%
Quick Millions (1931) on 3 may 1931
, 1h12Directed by Rowland Brown
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Spencer Tracy, Marguerite Churchill, Sally Eilers, Bob Burns, Bob Burns, John Wray
Rating63%
Devenu riche après avoir participé à quelques rackets, Daniel Raymond, un chauffeur de camion, désire alors épouser Dorothy Stone, une jeune femme riche dont il est amoureux. Mais elle le repousse car elle en aime un autre. Il projette alors l’enlèvement de Dorothy.
Alibi (1931) on 28 april 1931
, 1h15Directed by Leslie S. Hiscott
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Austin Trevor, Franklin Dyall, Elizabeth Allan, Ronald Ward, Mary Jerrold, Harvey Braban
Rating67%
Tarnished Lady (1931) on 1 may 1931
, 1h23Directed by George Cukor
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Tallulah Bankhead, Clive Brook, Alexander Kirkland, Phoebe Foster, Eric Blore, Osgood Perkins
Rating59%
Nancy Courtney, a once wealthy socialite, has had to struggle to maintain a facade of prosperity ever since her father's death. Although she loves writer DeWitt Taylor, who is indifferent to amassing a fortune, her mother urges her to marry stockbroker Norman Cravath instead. Nancy acquiesces to her mother's wishes but, despite the fact her new husband does everything he can to please her, she is miserable in her marriage.
Bargain Day (1931) on 1 may 1931
Directed by Robert F. McGowan
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Children's films
Actors Stymie Beard, Bobby Hutchins, Shirley Jean Rickert, Allen Hoskins, Jackie Cooper, Norman Chaney
Rating68%
Jackie notices that the Gang's baseball equipment is missing and discovers Wheezer and Stymie were peddling it, along with other items, from door to door. Wheezer, Stymie, and Bologna arrive at a rich family's home and try to sell a bunch of junk to a little girl named Shirley. Stymie wanders off playing with a pet monkey and a toy lion, and sets off a burglar alarm.
Black Coffee (1931) on 1 may 1931
, 1h18Directed by Leslie S. Hiscott
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Crime
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Austin Trevor, Adrianne Allen, Richard Cooper, Elizabeth Allan, C.V. France, Dino Galvani
Rating65%
Windy Riley Goes Hollywood (1931) on 2 may 1931
, 18minutesDirected by Roscoe Arbuckle
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Louise Brooks, William B. Davidson, Dell Henderson, Wilbur Mack
Rating44%
Nearing the end of a solo self-promotional cross-country road trip from New York to San Francisco, Windy Riley ends up in Hollywood by mistake due to an inadvertently turned-around sign. His car is repossessed, but the repo man gets into a car accident with a movie mogul. The repo man blames Windy, and as Windy has no money, the mogul puts him to work in his studio's publicity department.
Daybreak (1931) on 2 may 1931
, 1h25Directed by Jacques Feyder
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Ramón Novarro, Helen Chandler, Jean Hersholt, C. Aubrey Smith, William Bakewell, Karen Morley
Rating60%
My Past (1931) on 3 may 1931
Directed by Roy Del Ruth
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Bebe Daniels, Lewis Stone, Joan Blondell, Ben Lyon, Natalie Moorhead, Albert Gran
Rating56%
Hell Bound (1931) on 1 may 1931
, 1h21Directed by Walter Lang
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Leo Carrillo, Lloyd Hughes, Ralph Ince, Lola Lane, Helene Chadwick, Richard Tucker
Rating54%
Iron Man (1931) on 29 april 1931
, 1h13Directed by Tod Browning
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films, Boxing films
Actors Lew Ayres, Robert Armstrong, Jean Harlow, John Miljan, Edward Dillon, Mary Doran
Rating57%
After lightweight prizefighter Kid Mason (Ayres) loses his opening fight, golddigging wife Rose (Harlow) leaves him for Hollywood. Without her around, Mason trains seriously and starts winning. Naturally, Rose returns and worms her way back into his life, despite the misgivings of manager George Regan (Armstrong). Eventually, she cons Mason into dumping Regan and replacing him with her secret lover Lewis (Miljan), even though he has almost no experience in the fight game. To make matters worse, Mason's high living and neglect of his training threatens his latest title defense.