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Marius (1931)
, 2hDirected by Alexander Korda, Marcel Pagnol
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Melodrama, Romance
Themes La provence, Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Raimu, Pierre Fresnay, Orane Demazis, Fernand Charpin, Robert Vattier, Alida Rouffe
The film takes place mostly in the waterfront bar of César, Marius's father. Marius works in the bar and his good friend since childhood, Fanny, works outside the bar selling cockles. Marius has a hidden desire to travel to exotic places with the ship crews that depart from the docks of Marseilles. This desire becomes exposed when a rich older man (Panisse) proposes to Fanny and Marius gets jealous. Marius' jealousy of Panisse is the first indication of the secret feelings that he has for her, but much to his surprise, the feelings are reciprocated by Fanny. She confesses that she loves Marius prompting him to reveal his plans of traveling the world to her, noting that being the wife of a man at sea is not a desirable life. After a few nights, it is discovered that they have slept together and Marius's father and Fanny's mother convince him to marry her. Marius becomes noticeably melancholy after proposing to Fanny until a few days later, the date of departure of a boat on which Marius was supposed to crew. Fanny, realizing that Marius is not truly happy being with her, decides to encourage him to leave. She helps distract his father while Marius sneaks onto the boat.
On the Loose (1931)
, 20minutesDirected by Hal Roach
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Buddy films
Actors Zasu Pitts, Thelma Todd, John Loder, Claud Allister, Billy Gilbert, Otto Fries
ZaSu and Thelma are two young women at home complaining about all of the dates they have been on. In every case they have been taken to Coney Island. The next day they are walking in the street when a car goes by and they are splashed with mud and water. The driver stops and offers to buy them some new clothes. They accept the offer and later agree to go on a date. The date happens to be at Coney Island once again. The date doesn't go very well and they are glad to go home.
Politiquerías (1931)
, 56minutesDirected by James W. Horne
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Rina De Liguoro, James Finlayson, Charlie Hall
« En el pasado de todos los hombres existe una indiscrecion que quisieran ocultar. Los Sres. Laurel y Hardy tienen cerca de treinta o cuarenta que desearian sepultar. »
Her Grace Commands (1931)
, 1h36Origin German
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Monde imaginaire, Musical films
Actors Willy Fritsch, Käthe von Nagy, Paul Hörbiger, Michael von Newlinsky, Erich Kestin, Attila Hörbiger
The four legs (1931)
, 25minutesDirected by Marc Allégret
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Actors Julien Carette, Marcel Dalio, Monette Dinay, Micheline Bernard (actrice canadienne), Micheline Bernard (actrice française)
Le mari et l'amant vont se retrouver les quatre jambes d'un cheval lors d'un bal costumé.
Red-Headed Baby (1931)
, 6minutesDirected by Rudolf Ising
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Animation
Themes Children's films
Around Christmas Eve, a toymaker creates a red-haired doll, who, after he (the toymaker) departs, comes to life along with the other toys; she subsequently breaks into singing the titular song, in the process meeting a toy soldier (given the name 'Napoleon') who instantly falls for her; however, a massive and thuggish spider also has fallen for the doll. He kidnaps her, beating the sawdust out of Napoleon, but he fills his body up again and defeats the spider using a toy train, leading to all the toys rejoicing and the doll and Napoleon reuniting as the titular song reprises, ending the cartoon.
The King of Grease (1931)
, 1h43Directed by Pierre Colombier
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Actors Georges Milton, Henri Kerny, Marcel Carpentier, Suzanne Delvé, Anthony Gildès, Henry Houry
Cireur de chaussures dans une gare parisienne, Bouboule est sur le point de découvrir un cirage révolutionnaire. Malheureusement, par suite de quiproquos, il perd son emploi. Mais, dans le même temps, il gagne une somme fabuleuse à la loterie. Dès lors, le cirage revient sur le devant de la scène…
Pardon Us (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
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.
The Spider and the Fly (1931)
, 7minutesDirected by Wilfred Jackson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about spiders, Films about insects, Children's films
Une armée de mouches pénètrent dans la cuisine d'une ferme sous le regard inquiet d'une araignée.
This Modern Age (1931)
, 1h8Directed by Nick Grinde
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Joan Crawford, Pauline Frederick, Neil Hamilton, Emma Dunn, Monroe Owsley, Hobart Bosworth
Socialite Valentine "Val" Winters (Joan Crawford) is a child of divorced parents and has not seen her sophisticate mother, Diane, (Pauline Frederick), in years. Indeed, Diane had all but forgotten about Val, as the courts awarded sole custody of Val to her father, who had recently died. Val travels to Paris for a reunion where her mother is living as the mistress of André de Graignon (Albert Conti).
Chickens Come Home (1931)
, 30minutesDirected by James W. Horne
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Buddy films
Actors Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, Mae Busch, Baldwin Cooke, Thelma Todd
Fertilizer dealer and mayoral candidate Ollie is confronted by an old flame (Mae Busch) at his office, threatening to publish an old photograph of the woman and Ollie riding piggyback on the beach if she is not paid off. Ollie agrees to meet her that evening to make a settlement, but Mrs. Hardy (Thelma Todd) arrives to remind him of a dinner party taking place at that same moment. Ollie recruits employee Stan to go to the woman's apartment while Ollie attends the party, a maneuver which does not please the woman, who demands Ollie's telephone number, touching off a variety of misunderstandings and suspicions of unfaithfulness between the boys, their wives, Ollie's butler and Mrs. Laurel's gossipy friend.
Come Clean (1931)
, 20minutesDirected by James W. Horne
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Buddy films
Actors Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Gertrude Astor, Linda Loredo, Mae Busch, Eddie Baker
Carton d'introduction : « Mr. Hardy holds that every husband should tell his wife the whole truth... Mr. Laurel is crazy too ! »
The Tree's Knees (1931)
, 7minutesDirected by Rudolf Ising, Hugh Harman
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Animation
Ups 'n Downs (1931)
, 7minutesDirected by Rudolf Ising, Hugh Harman
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Animation
Actors Carman Maxwell
Bosko, vendeur de hot-dogs devant un champ de courses, a un rêve secret : devenir jockey. [..]
Private Lives (1931)
, 1h24Directed by Sidney Franklin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays, Films about marriage
Actors Norma Shearer, Robert Montgomery, Reginald Denny, Una Merkel, Jean Hersholt, George Davis
Elyot Chase and Amanda Prynne, divorced after a tempestuous marriage, are dismayed to discover they both have opted to honeymoon with their new spouses at the same hotel on the French Riviera. Elyot finds his bride Sybil's questions about Amanda annoying, while Amanda wishes her new husband Victor would stop referring to Elyot every chance he gets. When Elyot discovers Amanda on the terrace their adjoining suites share, he insists he and Sybil immediately depart for Paris, the same plan Amanda proposes to Victor. The two ex-spouses quarrel with their new mates, both of whom set off in search of peace and quiet.