American films of 1931

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A list of American films released in 1931.
Cimarron won Best Picture at the Academy Awards.















[edit] A-F

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1931
Arrowsmith John Ford Ronald Colman, Helen Hayes, Richard Bennett Melodrama Academy Award
The Bachelor Father Robert Z. Leonard Marion Davies, Ralph Forbes, C. Aubrey Smith, Ray Milland, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams Comedy drama MGM
The Back Page Fatty Arbuckle Fatty Arbuckle Short Comedy
Be Big! James W. Horne, James Parrott Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Anita Garvin , Charlie Hall Comedy
Beach Pajamas Fatty Arbuckle
Beau Hunks James W. Horne Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy Comedy
The Champ King Vidor Wallace Beery Drama
Chickens Come Home James W. Horne Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy Comedy short
Cimarron Wesley Ruggles Richard Dix, Irene Dunne Western
City Lights Charles Chaplin Charlie Chaplin Comedy drama, Romance
Crashing Hollywood Fatty Arbuckle
Dishonored Josef von Sternberg Marlene Dietrich, Victor McLaglen Spy film, Romantic drama Paramount Pictures
Dracula Tod Browning Bela Lugosi, Dwight Frye Horror
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Rouben Mamoulian Fredric March, Miriam Hopkins Horror
Ex-Plumber Fatty Arbuckle
Five and Ten Robert Z. Leonard Comedy drama
Five Star Final Mervyn LeRoy Edward G. Robinson, Marian Marsh, Aline McMahon Drama Academy Award nomination
Frankenstein James Whale Boris Karloff, Colin Clive Horror, Science fiction
The Front Page Lewis Milestone Adolphe Menjou, Pat O'Brien, Mary Brian Comedy
A Free Soul Clarence Brown Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard, Lionel Barrymore, Clark Gable Melodrama

[edit] G-Z

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Honeymoon Trio Fatty Arbuckle
Idle Roomers Fatty Arbuckle
Indiscreet Leo McCarey Gloria Swanson
Laughing Gravy James W. Horne Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Charlie Hall , Harry Bernard Comedy
Little Caesar Mervyn LeRoy Edward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Crime
The Lure of Hollywood Fatty Arbuckle
The Maltese Falcon Roy Del Ruth Bebe Daniels, Ricardo Cortez Mystery, Drama Warner Bros.
Marriage Rows Fatty Arbuckle
Mata Hari George Fitzmaurice Greta Garbo, Lionel Barrymore Thriller, Spy film
The Miracle Woman Frank Capra Barbara Stanwyck, David Manners, Sam Hardy Drama
Monkey Business Norman Z. McLeod The Marx Brothers Comedy
Night Nurse William A. Wellman Barbara Stanwyck, Clark Gable Drama
Once a Hero Fatty Arbuckle
Pardon Us James Parrott Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy Comedy
Pete and Repeat Fatty Arbuckle
Platinum Blonde Frank Capra Loretta Young, Robert Williams, Jean Harlow Romantic comedy
Possessed Clarence Brown Joan Crawford, Clark Gable Melodrama
Private Lives Sidney Franklin Noël Coward, Gertrude Lawrence, and Laurence Olivier Romantic comedy
The Public Enemy William A. Wellman James Cagney, Jean Harlow, Joan Blondell Crime
Queenie of Hollywood Fatty Arbuckle
The Sin of Madelon Claudet Edgar Selwyn Helen Hayes Melodrama
Smart Money Alfred E. Green Edward G. Robinson, James Cagney Crime
Smart Work Fatty Arbuckle
The Smiling Lieutenant Ernst Lubitsch Maurice Chevalier, Claudette Colbert Comedy
The Stolen Jools William McGann Gary Cooper, Laurel and Hardy, Norma Shearer Comedy short
Svengali Archie Mayo John Barrymore, Marian Marsh, Donald Crisp, Bramwell Fletcher Drama Warner Bros.
Tabu Robert Flaherty, F.W. Murnau - Documentary, Romance
Take 'em and Shake 'em Fatty Arbuckle
The Tamale Vendor Fatty Arbuckle
That's My Line Fatty Arbuckle
That's My Meat Fatty Arbuckle
This Modern Age Nick Grinde Joan Crawford Melodrama
Three Hollywood Girls Fatty Arbuckle
Up Pops the Duke Fatty Arbuckle
Waterloo Bridge James Whale Mae Clarke, Douglass Montgomery, Bette Davis Drama Universal Pictures
Windy Riley Goes Hollywood Fatty Arbuckle Louise Brooks Brooks' first talkie
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