List of French films of 1931

French films released in 1931

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A list of films produced in France in 1931:

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Title  | Director  | Cast  | Genre  | Notes

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À nous la liberté | René Clair | Henri Marchand, Raymond Cordy, Germaine Aussey | Comedy | Nominated for 1932 Oscar[1]
About an Inquest | Henri Chomette, Robert Siodmak | Annabella, Jean Périer, Colette Darfeuil | Crime | Co-production with Germany[2]
All That's Not Worth Love | Jacques Tourneur | Josseline Gaël, Mady Berry, Marcel Lévesque | Comedy drama | [3]
Alone | Henri Diamant-Berger | Marie-Louise Damien, Henri Rollan, Ginette Maddie | Drama |
American Love | Claude Heymann, Pál Fejös | André Luguet, Suzet Maïs, Pauline Carton | Comedy |
Ariane | Paul Czinner | Gaby Morlay, Victor Francen, Rachel Devirys | Drama | Co-production with Germany
Azaïs | René Hervil | Max Dearly, Simone Rouvière, Gaston Dupray | Comedy |
Le Bal | Wilhelm Thiele | Germaine Dermoz, André Lefaur, Danielle Darrieux | Comedy | Co-production with Germany
Black and White | Marc Allégret, Robert Florey | Raimu, André Alerme, Fernandel | Comedy |
The Brothers Karamazov | Fedor Ozep | Fritz Kortner, Anna Sten, Aimé Clariond | Drama |
Calais-Dover | Anatole Litvak | Lilian Harvey, André Roanne, Armand Bernard | Comedy | Co-production with Germany
A Caprice of Pompadour | Willi Wolff | André Baugé, Gaston Dupray, Suzy Delair | Musical | [4]
Caught in the Act | Hanns Schwarz, Georges Tréville | Blanche Montel, Henri Garat, Charles Dechamps | Comedy | Co-production with Germany[5]
Checkmate | Roger Goupillières | Dolly Davis, Jean Marchat, Jean-Pierre Aumont | Mystery |
Comradeship | G.W. Pabst | Alex Bernard, Ernst Busch, Helena Manson | Drama | Co-production with Germany[6]
Coquecigrole | André Berthomieu | Max Dearly, Danielle Darrieux, Gabrielle Fontan | Comedy drama |
Dance Hall | Maurice Tourneur | Gaby Morlay, Charles Vanel, José Noguero | Comedy | [7]
David Golder | Julien Duvivier | Harry Baur, Paule Andral, Gaston Jacquet | Drama | [8]
The Darling of Paris | Augusto Genina | Jane Marnac, Jean Gabin, Jean-Max | Drama |
Delphine | Roger Capellani | Henri Garat, Alice Cocéa, Jacques Louvigny | Comedy | [9]
Departure | Maurice Tourneur | Jean Marchat, Simone Cerdan, Gaby Basset | Drama |
The Dream | Jacques de Baroncelli | Simone Genevois, Jaque Catelain, Jean Joffre | Drama |
Durand Versus Durand | Eugen Thiele, Léo Joannon | Roger Tréville, Paul Asselin, Jeanne Helbling | Comedy | Co-production with Germany[10]
The Eaglet | Viktor Tourjansky | Jean Weber, Victor Francen, Simone Vaudry | Historical |
End of the World | Abel Gance | Abel Gance, Colette Darfeuil, Jeanne Brindeau | Science fiction | [11]
English As It Is Spoken | Robert Boudrioz | Félicien Tramel, Wera Engels, Gustave Hamilton | Comedy | [12]
La Femme d'une nuit | Marcel L'Herbier | Francesca Bertini, Jean Murat, Andrews Engelmann | Drama |
For an Evening | Jean Godard | Jean Gabin, Colette Darfeuil, Georges Melchior | Drama |
The Foreigner | Gaston Ravel | Fernand Fabre, Elvire Popesco, Henri Debain | Drama |
The Fortune | Jean Hémard | Alice Tissot, Claude Dauphin, Daniel Lecourtois | Drama |
The Girl and the Boy | Wilhelm Thiele, Roger Le Bon | Lilian Harvey, Henri Garat, Lucien Baroux | Comedy | Co-production with Germany[5]
Gloria | Hans Behrendt, Yvan Noé | Brigitte Helm, André Luguet, Jean Gabin | Drama | Co-production with Germany
Holiday | Robert Boudrioz | Florelle, Lucien Gallas, Pierre Juvenet | Comedy |
I'll Be Alone After Midnight | Jacques de Baroncelli | Mireille Perrey, Pierre Bertin, Vanah Yami | Comedy |
La Chienne | Jean Renoir | Michel Simon, Janie Marèse, Georges Flamant | Drama | [13]
Le Blanc et le Noir | Robert Florey | Fernandel, Raimu, Pauline Carton | Comedy drama | [14]
Le Million | René Clair | Annabella, René Lefèvre, Jean-Louis Allibert | Musical | [15]
Let's Get Married | Louis Mercanton | Alice Cocéa, Fernand Gravey, Marguerite Moreno | Comedy | [16]
The Lovers of Midnight | Augusto Genina, Marc Allégret | Danièle Parola, Pierre Batcheff, Josseline Gaël | Crime drama | [17]
Luck | René Guissart | Marie Bell, Marcel André, Françoise Rosay | Drama |

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Make a Living | André Berthomieu | Victor Boucher, Dolly Davis, André Dubosc | Comedy | [18]
The Malay Dagger | Roger Goupillières | Jean Marchat, Gaby Basset, Jean Toulout | Crime |
The Man at Midnight | Harry Lachman | Jean Weber, Josseline Gaël, Odette Talazac | Comedy | [19]
Marius | Alexander Korda Marc Allégret | Raimu, Pierre Fresnay, Orane Demazis Charpin | Romantic drama | [20]
Mistigri | Harry Lachman | Madeleine Renaud, Jean Debucourt, Noël-Noël | Drama | [21]
Monsieur the Duke | Jean de Limur | Henri Defreyn, Alice Field, Stella Arbenina | Comedy | [22]
Montmartre | Raymond Bernard | Gaby Morlay, Line Noro, Pauline Carton | Drama | [7]
Moon Over Morocco | Julien Duvivier | Harry Baur, René Lefèvre, Robert Le Vigan | Mystery | [23][24]
My Aunt from Honfleur | André Gillois | Florelle, Jim Gérald, Jeanne Cheirel | Comedy |
My Cousin from Warsaw | Carmine Gallone  | Elvire Popesco, André Roanne, Madeleine Lambert | Comedy | Co-production with Germany[25]
My Friend Victor | André Berthomieu | René Lefèvre, Simone Bourday, Pierre Brasseur | Comedy | [26]
Passport 13.444 | Léon Mathot | Léon Mathot, Tania Fédor, René Ferté | Adventure | [27]
The Perfume of the Lady in Black | Marcel L'Herbier | Roland Toutain, Huguette Duflos, Wera Engels | Mystery |
On purge bébé | Jean Renoir | Michel Simon, Marguerite Pierry, Fernandel | Comedy | [28]
Princess, At Your Orders! | Hanns Schwarz, Max de Vaucorbeil | Lilian Harvey, Henri Garat, Jean Mercanton | Comedy | Co-production with Germany[5]
The Rebel | Adelqui Migliar | Suzy Vernon, Thomy Bourdelle, Pierre Batcheff | Drama | [citation needed]
Ronny | Reinhold Schünzel, Roger Le Bon | Käthe von Nagy, Lucien Baroux, Georges Deneubourg | Comedy | Co production with Germany[29]
Salto Mortale | Ewald André Dupont | Gina Manès, Daniel Mendaille, Alfred Machard | Drama | Co-production with Germany[30]
The Train of Suicides | Edmond T. Gréville | Vanda Gréville, Georges Colin, Simone Bourday | Thriller |
The Typist | Wilhelm Thiele | Marie Glory, Jean Murat, Armand Bernard | Comedy |
The Unknown Singer | Viktor Tourjansky | Lucien Muratore, Simone Cerdan, Jim Gérald | Drama | [31]
The Voice of Happiness | Léo Joannon | Pauline Carton, René Ferté, Simone Bourday | Comedy | [32]
When Love Is Over | Léonce Perret | Gaby Morlay, Victor Francen, Tania Fédor | Drama | [33]
The Yellow House of Rio | Karl Grune, Robert Péguy | Charles Vanel, Renée Héribel, Jacques Maury | Thriller | [34] Co-production with Germany

## Short films

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Title  | Director  | Cast  | Genre  | Notes

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Attaque nocturne | Marc Allégret | Fernandel, Julien Carette, Madeleine Guitty | Comedy | [35]
Bouif's Daughter | René Bussy | Félicien Tramel | Comedy | [36]
J'ai quelque chose à vous dire | Marc Allégret | Fernandel | Drama | short film[citation needed]

## See also

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* 1931 in France

## Notes

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1. ^ "À nous la liberté". AllMovie. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
2. ^ Deborah Lazaroff Alpi. Robert Siodmak: A Biography, with Critical Analyses of His Films Noirs and a Filmography of All His Works. p.51
3. ^ "Tout Ça Ne Vaut Pas L'Amour". AllMovie. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
4. ^ Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. The A to Z of French Cinema. p.202.
5. ^ a b c Crisp, Colin. French Cinema—A Critical Filmography: Volume 1, 1929–1939, Volume 1; Volumes 1929–1939. p.26.
6. ^ Erickson, Hal. "Kameradschaft". AllMovie. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
7. ^ a b Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. The A to Z of French Cinema. p.306.
8. ^ "David Golder". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
9. ^ Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929–1939. p.391.
10. ^ Philippe Rège. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009. p.537
11. ^ "End of the World". AllMovie. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
12. ^ "L'Anglais tel qu'on le parle de Robert Boudrioz (1930) - Unifrance".
13. ^ "La Chienne". AllMovie. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
14. ^ "Le Blanc et le Noir". AllMovie. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
15. ^ "Le Million". AllMovie. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
16. ^ Waldman, Harry & Slide, Anthony. Hollywood and the Foreign Touch: A Dictionary of Foreign Filmmakers and Their Films from America, 1910–1995. p.51
17. ^ "Les Amours de Minuit", FrenchFilms.org. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
18. ^ * Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002. p.391
19. ^ Cook, Samantha. Writers and production artists. p.546.
20. ^ "Marius". AllMovie. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
21. ^ Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. The A to Z of French Cinema. p.366.
22. ^ Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. p.643
23. ^ Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. p.358
24. ^ "Les Cinq gentlemen maudits (1931)", FrenchFilms.org. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
25. ^ Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. p.848.
26. ^ "My Friend Victor" (in French). UniFrance. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
27. ^ Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1929-1934. Pygmalion, 1986. p.207
28. ^ "On purge bébé". AllMovie. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
29. ^ Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. p.23.
30. ^ Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929–1939. p.310
31. ^ Christopher Lloyd. Henri-Georges Clouzot. p.183
32. ^ Parish, James Robert. Film Actors Guide. p.94.
33. ^ Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. The A to Z of French Cinema. p.339.
34. ^ Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009. p.175
35. ^ "Overview:Attaque nocturne". AllMovie. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
36. ^ Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002. p.383

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