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Miracle Woman, TheMiracle Woman, The (1931)
Dir. Frank Capra
Feat. Barbara Stanwyck, David Manners, Sam Hardy
Barbara Stanwyck teams with dir. Frank Capra for this captivating pre–Code film about a preacher's daughter who becomes disillusioned by the…
Monkey BusinessMonkey Business (1931)
Dir. Norman Z. McLeod
Feat. Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx
The four Marx Brothers stowaway, crash a society party and manage to hatch a few crooks in the process. Another exercise in breathlessly sustained…
Parlour, Bedroom & Bath (1931)
Dir. Edward Sedgewick
Feat. Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton is mistaken for a rich playboy in one of his rare 'talkies'. Not in the same league as his silent classics, but an interesting curio.
Platinum BlondePlatinum Blonde (1931)
Dir. Frank Capra
Feat. Jean Harlow, Loretta Young, Robert Williams
Breezy comedy about a young woman from a very rich family impulsively marries a reporter, but each assumes the other is the one whose lifestyle must…
Possessed (1931)
Dir. Clarence Brown
Feat. Joan Crawford, Clark Gable
Vivid and detailed early drama about a rich NYC lawyer and his mistress, made when its lead performers were both on the verge of stardom. Centred…
Public Enemy, ThePublic Enemy, The (1931)
Dir. William A. Wellman
Feat. James Cagney, Jean Harlow
The most influential of early crime films exhibits an unglorified depiction of the American underworld, but James Cagney makes a hoodlum sure worth…
Range Feud, The (1931)
Dir. D.Ross Lederman
Feat. John Wayne, Buck Jones
A better than B–Western with a young, gangly John Wayne as a ten–galloned Romeo framed for murder while entangled in a feud with his…
Red Headed Woman / Waterloo BridgeRed Headed Woman / Waterloo Bridge (1931-1932)
Dir. Jack Conway, James Whale
Feat. Jean Harlow, Chester Morris, Lewis Stone
RED HEADED WOMAN: A snappy comedy from the pre–code Hollywood era with Jean Harlow playing a woman from Ohio who manipulates men in order to…
Sally in Our AlleySally in Our Alley (1931)
Dir. Maurice Elvey
Feat. Gracie Fields
Gracie Fields debuted in this lightweight English comedy as a heartbroke girl who, on moving to London, hits it off splendid with the Cockneys.…
Silent NaruseSilent Naruse (Flunky, Work Hard; No Blood Relation; Apart From You; Every-Night Dreams; Street Without End) (1931-1934)
Dir. Mikio Naruse
A collection of silent era films from renowned Japanese director Mikio Naruse, the only five from the 1930's that still exist today, featuring new…

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