Events
Top grossing films
- Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff
- Ingagi, starring Sir Hubert Winstead
- Mata Hari, starring Greta Garbo and Lionel Barrymore
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.
Movies released
Movies released in 1931 include:
- The Champ, starring Wallace Beery
- Cimarron, starring Richard Dix and Irene Dunne
- City Lights, starring Charlie Chaplin
- Dracula, starring Bela Lugosi and Dwight Frye
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, starring Fredric March
- Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff
- A Free Soul, starring Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard, Lionel Barrymore and Clark Gable
- Ingagi, starring Sir Hubert Winstead
- Indiscreet, starring Gloria Swanson
- Little Caesar, starring Edward G. Robinson and Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
- M, starring Peter Lorre
- Mata Hari, starring Greta Garbo and Lionel Barrymore
- Min and Bill - starring Marie Dressler and Wallace Beery. Director: George W. Hill.
- Monkey Business, starring Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Zeppo Marx
- 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
- Tabu, directed by F.W. Murnau
- This Modern Age, starring Joan Crawford
- Waterloo Bridge, directed by James Whale
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