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Pardon Us (1931) on 15 august 1931
Directed by James Gibbons Parrott
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Prison films, Buddy films
Actors Oliver Hardy, Stan Laurel, Walter Long, June Marlowe, James Finlayson, Wilfred Lucas
Rating67%
During Prohibition, beer barons Laurel and Hardy are sent to prison for concocting their own home brew. They are put in a cell with "Tiger" Long, the roughest, toughest and meanest of all inmates. Stan has a loose tooth that causes him to emit a razzberry at the end of every sentence; the inmate interprets this as a coolly defiant attitude and is impressed — nobody else ever stood up to him like that. He and Stan and Ollie become fast friends.
Lady, Play Your Mandolin! (1931) on 13 august 1931
, 7minutesDirected by Rudolf Ising
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about foxes, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Rating56%
Le dessin animé met en scène Foxy le renard en gaucho, qui décide de visiter un saloon local. Son cheval se retrouve bientôt en état d'ébriété après avoir consommé de la tequila et commence à avoir des hallucinations. Formé sur le même modèle que Foxy, il apparaît dans ce cartoon un personnage de renarde (qui rappelle par plusieurs aspects celui de Minnie Mouse).
The Reckless Hour (1931) on 15 august 1931
, 1h11Directed by John Francis Dillon
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Dorothy Mackaill, Conrad Nagel, H. B. Warner, Joan Blondell, Walter Byron, Dorothy Peterson
Rating61%
Bad Girl (1931) on 13 august 1931
, 1h30Directed by Frank Borzage
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films based on plays, Children's films
Actors Sally Eilers, James Dunn, Minna Gombell, Frank Austin, Irving Bacon, Paul Fix
Rating63%
Dot (Haley), une jeune fille sollicitée par la gente masculine qui "ne pense qu'à ça" fait le pari, alors qu'elle se promène avec sa meilleure amie Edna (Gombell) à Coney Island, qu'un certain jeune homme qui ne semble pas s’intéresser aux femmes lui adressera la parole. Eddie, le jeune homme en question qui dit d'abord s'appeler Joe (Dunn) est sérieux, bourru, et économise sou par sou pour ouvrir sa propre entreprise. Dot et Eddie tombent amoureux et Eddie finit par proposer le mariage à Dot, un peu pour lui éviter d'affronter son frère lorsqu'il la raccompagne à quatre heures du matin. Très vite le jeune couple doit faire face à son passé : Dot a perdu sa maman à sa naissance et Eddie vient d'une famille très pauvre. Lorsque Dot se rend compte qu'elle est enceinte elle n'ose le dire à Eddie persuadée qu'il ne désire pas d'enfant car il soutient que les parents sont fous de mettre des enfants au monde.
Traveling Husbands (1931) on 15 august 1931
, 1h13Directed by Paul Sloane
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime
Actors Evelyn Brent, Frank Albertson, Constance Cummings, Hugh Herbert, Dorothy Peterson, Gwen Lee
Rating60%
While waiting to see the owner of the store who is potentially a new big client, Barry Greene, a traveling salesman, practices his sales pitch on Ellen Wilson. Unbeknownst to Barry, Ellen is the daughter of his potential client, J.C. Wilson. Her father, obsessed with business, has neglected his daughter. When she goes in to speak with her father, his usual lack of interest in her life causes her to decide to teach him a lesson by living a wild life. Angered by his daughter, when J.C. meets with Barry, he has no desire to listen to the salesman, and has him thrown out of the building. On his way out, Ellen offers him a ride to his hotel. En route, the two make a date for dinner that night.