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| … 1921 . 1922 . 1923 . 1924 . 1925 . 1926 . 1927 … 1928 1929 1930 -1931- 1932 1933 1934 … 1935 . 1936 . 1937 . 1938 . 1939 . 1940 . 1941 … In television: 1928 1929 1930 -1931- 1932 1933 1934 In radio: 1928 1929 1930 -1931- 1932 1933 1934 |
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Contents |
Events
Top grossing films
- Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff
- Ingagi, starring Sir Hubert Winstead
- Palmy Days
- Trader Horn
- City Lights
- Daddy Long Legs
- The Man Who Came Back
- Mata Hari
- The Champ
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- Arrowsmith (film)
- A Connecticut Yankee
- Merely Mary Ann
- Cimarron starring Richard Dix and Irene Dunne
- Bad Girl
- Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
- Inspiration
- Kiki
- Dracula, starring Bela Lugosi and Dwight Frye
- The Sin of Madelon Claudet, starring Helen Hayes and Lewis Stone
- The Public Enemy starring James Cagney
Academy Awards
- Best Picture: Cimarron - MGM
- Best Actor: Lionel Barrymore - A Free Soul
- Best Actor: Wallace Beery - The Champ
- Best Actor: Fredric March - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- Best Actress: Marie Dressler - Min and Bill
- Best Actress: Helen Hayes - The Sin of Madelon Claudet
Note: Prior to 1933, awards were not based on calendar years. And there were two awards given in 1932 for 'Best Actor'. That's how there are 3 'Best Actor', 2 'Best Actress' awards for 1931 films.
Films released in 1931
- À nous la liberté
- The Champ, starring Wallace Beery
- Cimarron, starring Richard Dix and Irene Dunne
- City Lights, starring Charlie Chaplin
- Daughter of the Dragon
- Dracula, starring Bela Lugosi and Dwight Frye
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, starring Fredric March and Miriam Hopkins
- Emil und die Detektive, starring Rolf Wenkhaus, Käthe Haack and Fritz Rasp
- Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff and Colin Clive
- A Free Soul, starring Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard, Lionel Barrymore and Clark Gable
- Honor Among Lovers
- Indiscreet, starring Gloria Swanson
- Ingagi
- I Take This Woman, starring Gary Cooper and Carole Lombard
- Little Caesar, starring Edward G. Robinson and Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
- Mädchen in Uniform
- M, starring Peter Lorre
- Mata Hari, starring Greta Garbo and Lionel Barrymore
- The Millionaire, starring George Arliss
- Monkey Business, starring Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Zeppo Marx
- Night Nurse starring Barbara Stanwyck
- No Limit starring Clara Bow and Norman Foster
- Pardon Us, starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy
- Platinum Blonde, starring Loretta Young, Robert Williams and Jean Harlow
- Possessed, starring Joan Crawford and Clark Gable
- The Public Enemy, starring James Cagney, Jean Harlow and Joan Blondell
- The Sin of Madelon Claudet, starring Helen Hayes
- Smart Money, starring Edward G. Robinson and James Cagney
- The Smiling Lieutenant, starring Maurice Chevalier and Claudette Colbert
- The Stolen Jools, starring Gary Cooper, Laurel and Hardy, and Norma Shearer
- Tabu, directed by F.W. Murnau
- This Modern Age, starring Joan Crawford
- Waterloo Bridge, directed by James Whale
Serials
- Battling with Buffalo Bill
- Danger Island
- Finger Prints
- The Galloping Ghost, starring Harold Grange
- Heroes of the Flames
- King of the Wild
- The Lightning Warrior, starring Rin Tin Tin
- The Mystery Trooper
- The Phantom of the West
- The Sign of the Wolf
- The Spell of the Circus
- The Vanishing Legion
Short film series
- Buster Keaton (1917-1941)
- Our Gang (1922-1944)
- Laurel and Hardy (1921-1943)
Animated short film series
- Aesop's Film Fables (1921-1933)
- Krazy Kat (1925-1940)
- Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (1927-1938)
- Mickey Mouse (1928-1953)
- Silly Symphonies (1929-1939)
- Screen Songs (1929-1938)
- Talkartoons (1929-1932)
- Looney Tunes (1930-1969)
- Flip the Frog (1930-1933)
- Terrytoons (1930-1964)
- Toby the Pup (1930-1931)
- Merrie Melodies (1931-1969)
- Scrappy (1931-1941)
- Tom and Jerry (Van Beuren) (1931-1933)
Births
- January 5 - Robert Duvall, actor and director
- January 14 - Caterina Valente, singer, actress
- January 17 - James Earl Jones, actor
- January 19 - Tippi Hedren, actress
- February 6 - Mamie Van Doren
- February 8 - James Dean, actor
- March 22 - William Shatner, actor
- July 1 - Leslie Caron, French actress
- September 17 - Anne Bancroft, actress (d. 2005)
- Sylvia Lopez, European actress († 1959)
Film Debuts
- Bruce Cabot
- Otto Preminger director, producer
Deaths
- November 27 - Lya De Putti, Hungarian actress (b. 1899)