Drama Movies of 1931
Smart Money
Edward G. Robinson and James Cagney were teamed for the only time in their careers in Smart Money. Robinson has ... [ Drama movie - 1931 ]
The Champ
Wallace Beery won an Academy Award for his tour de force performance as a washed-up boxer. The bibulous Beery ... [ Drama movie - 1931 ]
Svengali
The George du Maurier novel Trilby, about a hypnotist who ... [ Drama movie - 1931 ]
Arrowsmith
One of the more prestigious films of its time, John Ford's film adaptation of Sinclair Lewis' Pulitzer Prize-winning novel has a sleek Art Deco look strangely out of tune with its tale of moral struggle. Ronald ... [ Drama movie - 1931 ]
Millie
Yet another variation on the already then-ancient Madame X theme, ... [ Drama movie - 1931 ]
Kept Husbands
In this drama, a blue collar steelworker marries a wealthy socialite. It all begins ... [ Drama movie - 1931 ]
East of Borneo
One of the most frequently telecast films of the 1950s and 1960s, East of Borneo stars Rose Hobart as Linda, the wife of African missionary Dr. Clark (Charles Bickford). Feeling stifled by her unfamiliar surroundings, Linda is further ... [ Drama movie - 1931 ]
Street Scene
Elmer Rice's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Street Scene was purchased for the screen by producer Samuel Goldwyn in 1931. The entire story takes place on the street in front of a foreboding old New York brownstone, ... [ Drama movie - 1931 ]
The Skin Game
This uncharacteristic Alfred Hitchcock endeavor was adapted by Hitch and his wife, Alma Reville, from a play by John Galsworthy. The British countryside turns into an ... [ Drama movie - 1931 ]
Chinatown After Dark
Chinatown After Dark is where you'll find Madame Ying Su (Carmel Myers), a "dragon lady" type who'll stop at nothing to get her ... [ Drama movie - 1931 ]
