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The Gay Diplomat
The Gay Diplomat (1931) on 22 august 1931
, 1h7
Directed by Richard Boleslawski
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Ivan Lebedeff, Genevieve Tobin, Betty Compson, Ilka Chase, Purnell Pratt, Arthur Edmund Carewe
Rating50% 2.531762.531762.531762.531762.53176
Captain Orloff (Ivan Lebedeff) is a Russian military officer who is sent to Bucharest to discover and dispose of a female spy. The three suspected spies are Countess Diana Dorchy (Genevieve Tobin), Baroness Alma Corri (Betty Compson) and Madame Blinis (Ilka Chase). Before learning the identity of the spy, Orloff falls in love with Diana. In the course of events, the spy is revealed to be Alma who is ultimately tricked into confessing. Orloff returns with his prisoner to St. Petersburg and is joined on the train by Diana.
Egyptian Melodies
Egyptian Melodies (1931) on 21 august 1931
, 6minutes
Directed by Walt Disney, Wilfred Jackson
Origin USA
Genres Animation
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about animals, Films about spiders, Children's films
Rating64% 3.236153.236153.236153.236153.23615
Une araignée se promène à l'intérieur de la statue du Sphinx et nous fait découvrir la richesse de ses hiéroglyphes et de l'histoire égyptienne.
Guilty Hands
Guilty Hands (1931) on 22 august 1931

Directed by Lionel Barrymore, W. S. Van Dyke
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors Kay Francis, Lionel Barrymore, Madge Evans, William Bakewell, C. Aubrey Smith, Polly Moran
Rating67% 3.3920553.3920553.3920553.3920553.392055
On a train trip, lawyer Richard Grant (Lionel Barrymore) tells fellow passengers that, based on his long experience both prosecuting and defending murder cases, murder is sometimes justified and a clever man should be able to commit it undetected. He is traveling to the isolated estate of his wealthy client and friend, Gordon Rich (Alan Mowbray); his young adult daughter Barbara (Madge Evans) is also arriving there.
The Star Witness
The Star Witness (1931) on 22 august 1931
, 1h8
Directed by William A. Wellman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Walter Huston, Frances Starr, Grant Mitchell, Sally Blane, Leah Remini, Ralph Ince
Rating62% 3.1498653.1498653.1498653.1498653.149865
The Leeds family consists of two adult children, their two young brothers, their parents, and Grandpa Summerill, a feisty retired soldier visiting from the old soldiers' home. Hearing a commotion outside, most of them go to the windows and witness gangster "Maxey" Campo murdering two men. Campo enters the house, assaults Grandpa for confronting him, threatens the family with harm if they talk, and flees by the back exit.
Blue Rhythm
Blue Rhythm (1931) on 17 august 1931
, 7minutes
Directed by Burton Gillett
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about music and musicians, Films about dogs, Mise en scène d'un rongeur, Jazz films, Musical films, Mise en scène d'une souris, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Walt Disney, Marcellite Garner, Jack Mercer
Rating57% 2.895582.895582.895582.895582.89558
The concert opens with Mickey on piano. His shadow is cast dramatically on the curtain as he plays a classical interlude. Soon he transitions into a ragtime version of "St. Louis Blues." Minnie struts onstage and sings the verse "I hate to see that evening sun go down..." with Mickey accompanying. Soon an unseen band takes over the accompaniment and Mickey joins Minnie; the two mice dance and scat sing two more verses.
The Runaround
The Runaround (1931) on 21 august 1931
, 1h22
Directed by William James Craft
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Musical films
Actors Mary Brian, Geoffrey Kerr, Marie Prevost, Joseph Cawthorn, George Irving, Johnny Hines

Millionaire playboy Fred White is attempting to make chorus girl Evelyn his latest conquest. Evelyn, on to Fred's scheming, has some scheming of her own, attempting to maneuver Fred into marriage. In a last ditch effort to get Evelyn into bed, Fred purchases a diamond bracelet, to which he has attached a key to the apartment he has leased as their potential love nest. When he shows the bracelet to his friend, Howard, the friend warns Fred that Evelyn is simply a gold-digger, only interested in getting him to marry her so that she can gain access to his money. The two make a bet. If Fred wins by getting her to be his kept woman, Howard has to pay for the bracelet and the cost of the apartment, and if Howard wins, by rejecting Fred's non-marital advances, Fred will owe Howard the same amount of money.
Bimbo's Express
Bimbo's Express (1931) on 21 august 1931
, 7minutes
Directed by Dave Fleischer
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Musical films
Actors Mae Questel, Maurice Chevalier, Billy Murray
Rating60% 3.001433.001433.001433.001433.00143
Bimbo shows up at Betty's door with his assistant's to help Betty move from her house. Bimbo takes one glance at Betty, and falls in love with her. Bimbo then sing's "Hello Beautiful" to Betty in Maurice Chevalier's voice. They then load up the moving van with all of her belongings (even the stairs) and Betty sits up into the driver's seat with Bimbo. She then moves "around the corner".
Bought!
Bought! (1931) on 22 august 1931
, 1h32
Directed by Archie Mayo
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Constance Bennett, Ben Lyon, Richard Bennett, Dorothy Peterson, Ray Milland, Clara Blandick
Rating61% 3.091623.091623.091623.091623.09162
Stephanie Dale grows up as a poor girl and resents her mother's working class sensibilities. Bennett's mother, was never married and she raised her daughter as a single parent. Stephanie dreams of living a rich lifestyle and gets a job modelling at a modiste shop. David Meyer, an executive, notices her and immediately is attracted to Bennett. One day, Stephanie returns home to find her mother has died. She moves out and finds an apartment in a location where she hopes she will be able to meet socialites. Meyer develops a relationship with Stephanie, which allows her to begin indulging in luxuries as Meyer is wealthy. They share an interest in books. Stephanie is put off, however, by Meyer's age, clothes and manners.