List of French films of 1931

A list of films produced in France in 1931:

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Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
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

M-Z

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
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

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
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]}

Notes

^ "À nous la liberté". AllMovie. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
^ Deborah Lazaroff Alpi. Robert Siodmak: A Biography, with Critical Analyses of His Films Noirs and a Filmography of All His Works. p.51
^ "Tout Ça Ne Vaut Pas L'Amour". AllMovie. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
^ Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. The A to Z of French Cinema. p.202.
^ ^a ^b ^c Crisp, Colin. French Cinema—A Critical Filmography: Volume 1, 1929–1939, Volume 1; Volumes 1929–1939. p.26.
^ Erickson, Hal. "Kameradschaft". AllMovie. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
^ ^a ^b Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. The A to Z of French Cinema. p.306.
^ "David Golder". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
^ Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929–1939. p.391.
^ Philippe Rège. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009. p.537
^ "End of the World". AllMovie. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
^ https://www.unifrance.org/film/9814/l-anglais-tel-qu-on-le-parle ^{[bare URL]}
^ "La Chienne". AllMovie. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
^ "Le Blanc et le Noir". AllMovie. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
^ "Le Million". AllMovie. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
^ Waldman, Harry & Slide, Anthony. Hollywood and the Foreign Touch: A Dictionary of Foreign Filmmakers and Their Films from America, 1910–1995. p.51
^ "Les Amours de Minuit", FrenchFilms.org. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
^ * Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002. p.391
^ Cook, Samantha. Writers and production artists. p.546.
^ "Marius". AllMovie. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
^ Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. The A to Z of French Cinema. p.366.
^ Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. p.643
^ Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. p.358
^ "Les Cinq gentlemen maudits (1931)", FrenchFilms.org. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
^ Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. p.848.
^ "My Friend Victor" (in French). UniFrance. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
^ Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1929-1934. Pygmalion, 1986. p.207
^ "On purge bébé". AllMovie. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
^ Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. p.23.
^ Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929–1939. p.310
^ Christopher Lloyd. Henri-Georges Clouzot. p.183
^ Parish, James Robert. Film Actors Guide. p.94.
^ Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. The A to Z of French Cinema. p.339.
^ Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009. p.175
^ "Overview:Attaque nocturne". AllMovie. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
^ Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002. p.383

External links

French films of 1931 on IMDb
French films of 1931 at Cinema-francais.fr

[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.

[Crisp_p.26-5] 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.

[A_to_Z_p.306-7] 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] ttps://www.unifrance.org/film/9814/l-anglais-tel-qu-on-le-parle ^{[bare URL]}

[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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