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The Fraeon Archive · The 1930s
19301932

1931

Sound found its footing and the movies found their myths: monsters, musicals and screwball wit against the Depression.

The films everyone saw

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City Lights

A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor.

4.1

City Lights

1931

M

In this classic German thriller, Hans Beckert, a serial killer who preys on children, becomes the focus of a massive Berlin police manhunt. Beckert's heinous crimes are so repellant and disruptive to city life that he is even targeted by others in the seedy underworld network. With both cops and criminals in pursuit, the murderer soon realizes that people are on his trail, sending him into a tense, panicked attempt to escape justice.

4.0

M

1931

Dracula

A British estate agent travels to Transylvania to meet the mysterious Count Dracula, who is interested in leasing a London castle. After Dracula enslaves the agent and drives him to insanity, the pair return to London together, where Dracula, a secret bloodsucker, begins preying on socialites.

3.6

Dracula

1931

Frankenstein

Henry Frankenstein pieces together body parts in the hope of bringing a human-like creature to life. The mad scientist’s dreams are shattered by his monstrous creation awakening with rage to a world that hates and fears him.

3.7

Frankenstein

1931

Dishonored

The Austrian Secret Service sends its most seductive agent to spy on the Russians.

3.5

Dishonored

1931

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Henry Jekyll believes that there are two distinct sides to men: one that is good and one that is evil. He believes that by separating the two, man can become liberated. He succeeds in his experiments with chemicals to accomplish this and transforms into Hyde to commit horrendous crimes. When he discontinues use of the drug, it is already too late.

3.6

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1931

The Public Enemy

Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-blooded killers. But with street notoriety and newfound wealth, the duo feels the heat from the cops and rival gangsters both. Despite his ruthless criminal reputation, Tom tries to remain connected to his family, however, gang warfare and the need for revenge eventually pull him away.

3.6

The Public Enemy

1931

Beau Hunks

Stan and Ollie join the French Foreign Legion after Ollie's sweetheart rejects him.

3.4

Beau Hunks

1931

Mata Hari

A semi-fictionalized account of the life of Mata Hari, an exotic dancer who was accused of spying for Germany during World War I.

3.1

Mata Hari

1931

Pardon Us

It's Prohibition, and the boys wind up behind bars after Stan sells some of their home-brew beer to a policeman.

3.2

Pardon Us

1931

Laughing Gravy

Stan and Ollie try to hide their pet dog Laughing Gravy from their exasperated, mean tempered landlord, who has a "No Pets" policy.

3.6

Laughing Gravy

1931

Tabu: A Story of the South Seas

On the South Pacific island of Bora Bora, a young couple's love is threatened when the tribal chief declares the girl a sacred virgin.

3.6

Tabu: A Story of the South Seas

1931

The Miracle Woman

After an unappreciated minister dies, his daughter loses her faith in God, prompting her to open a phony temple with a con man. Can the love of a blind former aviator restore her faith and happiness?

3.4

The Miracle Woman

1931

Mädchen in Uniform

A sensitive girl is sent to an all-girls boarding school and develops a romantic attachment to one of her teachers.

3.6

Mädchen in Uniform

1931

Drácula

A British estate agent travels to Transylvania to meet the mysterious Count Dracula, who is interested in leasing a London castle. After Dracula enslaves the agent and drives him to insanity, the pair return to London together, where Dracula, a secret bloodsucker, begins preying on socialites.

3.4

Drácula

1931

Little Caesar

A small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?

3.5

Little Caesar

1931

Cimarron

When the government opens up the Oklahoma territory for settlement, restless Yancey Cravat claims a plot of the free land for himself and moves his family there from Wichita. A newspaperman, lawyer, and just about everything else, Cravat soon becomes a leading citizen of the boom town of Osage. Once the town is established, however, he begins to feel confined once again, and heads for the Cherokee Strip, leaving his family behind. During this and other absences, his wife Sabra must learn to take care of herself and soon becomes prominent in her own right.

2.8

Cimarron

1931

La Chienne

Cashier Maurice Legrand is married to the wretched Adele. By chance, he meets Lucienne, 'Lulu', and makes her his mistress. He thinks he has finally found love, but Lulu is a streetwalker, still in love with her pimp.

3.7

La Chienne

1931

Hidden gems of 1931loved by the few who found them

Marius

César runs a bar along Marseilles' port, assisted by his 23-year-old son, Marius. Friends since childhood, Fanny and Marius love each other, but Marius has a secret wanderlust: every ship's whistle stirs a longing for foreign lands. When M. Panisse seeks Fanny's hand in marriage and when a departing clipper needs a deckhand, Marius and Fanny must decide who and what they love most. César, with his generous, wise spirit, tries to guide his son.

3.7

Marius

1931

The Champ

A broken-down alcoholic prizefighter struggles to keep custody of his adoring son.

3.6

The Champ

1931

The 3 Penny Opera

In London at the turn of the century, underworld kingpin Mack the Knife marries Polly Peachum without the knowledge of her father, the equally enterprising 'king of the beggars'.

3.6

The 3 Penny Opera

1931

Limite

Adrift in the vast expanse of the ocean, a solitary boat carries three castaways—a man and two women. Stranded and devoid of any glimmer of rescue, they find solace in recounting the tales of their lives to one another. As they delve into their personal narratives, reminiscing about the circumstances that led them to this desolate predicament, they navigate through the depths of three distinct destinies. Bound by the confines of their shared space, every aspect of their existence becomes a boundary, underscoring their plight.

3.6

Limite

1931

Bimbo's Initiation

Bimbo finds himself surrounded by a mysterious group of robed figures who invite him to become a member of their secret organisation. When he refuses, they fling him through a nightmarish sequence of terror and torture devices. Will our hapless hero make it out alive?

3.5

Bimbo's Initiation

1931

À Nous la Liberté

In this classic French satire, Louis, a convict, escapes from prison and takes on legitimate work, making his way up in the business world. Eventually becoming the head of a successful factory, Louis opts to modernize his company with mechanical innovations. But when his friend Émile finally leaves jail years later and reunites with Louis, the past catches up with them. The two, worried about being apprehended by police, long to flee the confines of industry.

3.5

À Nous la Liberté

1931

Monkey Business

Four stowaways get mixed up with gangsters while running riot on an ocean liner.

3.5

Monkey Business

1931

Le Million

Debt-ridden painter Michel is overcome with joy at discovering that he has just won 1 million florins in the Dutch lottery, but almost immediately, he discovers that his softhearted girlfriend, Béatrice, has given away his jacket containing the winning ticket to an elderly petty thief. Soon Michel, Beatrice and Michel's artistic rival, Prosper, are hurtling through the streets of Paris on the trail of the missing jacket.

3.4

Le Million

1931

The Smiling Lieutenant

An amorous lieutenant is forced to marry a socially awkward princess, though he tries to keep his violin-playing girlfriend on the side.

3.4

The Smiling Lieutenant

1931

Night Nurse

Lora Hart manages to land a job in a hospital as a trainee nurse. Upon completion of her training she goes to work as a night nurse for two small children who seem to be very sick, though something much more sinister is going on.

3.4

Night Nurse

1931

The Front Page

Hildy Johnson is an investigative reporter looking for a bigger paycheck. When an accused murderer escapes from custody, Hildy sees an opportunity for the story of a lifetime. But when he finds the criminal, he learns that the man may not be guilty. With the help of his editor, Hildy attempts to hide the convict, uncover the conspiracy and write the scoop of his career.

3.3

The Front Page

1931

On the page

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The Waves

British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author) · Fiction, psychological

The Waves

Virginia Woolf

1931

Shadows on the rock

Fiction · History

Shadows on the rock

Willa Cather

1931

The Good Earth

China, fiction · Fiction, historical, general

The Good Earth

Pearl S. Buck

1931

A Fighting Man Of Mars

Fiction · Science Fiction

A Fighting Man Of Mars

Edgar Rice Burroughs

1931

Vol de nuit

Air pilots · Fiction

Vol de nuit

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

1931

The face in the abyss

Fiction, science fiction, general

The face in the abyss

A. Merritt

1931

The Purloined Letter

Fiction · Mystery and detective stories

The Purloined Letter

Edgar Allan Poe

1931

Sanctuary

American Manuscripts · Crimes against

Sanctuary

William Faulkner

1931

The blanket of the dark

Fiction · Fiction, historical, general

The blanket of the dark

John Buchan

1931

Above the dark tumult, an adventure

Detective and mystery stories, English · Translations into Russian

Above the dark tumult, an adventure

Hugh Walpole

1931

Tarzan Triumphant

Fiction · Tarzan (Fictitious character)

Tarzan Triumphant

Edgar Rice Burroughs

1931

The Sittaford Mystery

English Detective and mystery stories · Detective and mystery stories

The Sittaford Mystery

Agatha Christie

1931

Star roses

Rose culture · Roses

Star roses

Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection

1931

The place of the lion

Fiction, fantasy, general · Fantasy fiction

The place of the lion

Charles Williams

1931

Sunset Pass

Popular Print Disabled Books · Large type books

Sunset Pass

Zane Grey

1931

Night Life of the Gods (Annotated)

Fiction, general · Greek Gods

Night Life of the Gods (Annotated)

Thorne Smith

1931

Judith Paris

Fiction · History

Judith Paris

Hugh Walpole

1931

Max Beckmann

Catalogues raisonnés · In art

Max Beckmann

Max Beckmann

1931

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