List of French films of 1931

A list of films produced in France in 1931:

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
À nous la liberté	René Clair	Henri Marchand, Raymond Cordy,	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 Gael, Mady Berry, Marcel Lévesque	Comedy-drama	^[3]
Alone	Henri Diamant-Berger	Marie-Louise Damien, Henri Rollan	Drama
American Love	Claude Heymann, Pál Fejös	André Luguet, Suzet Maïs	Comedy
Ariane, jeune fille russe	Paul Czinner	Gaby Morlay, Victor Francen	Drama	Co-production with Germany
	Marc Allégret	Fernandel, Julien Carette, Madeleine Guitty		^[4]
Le Bal	Wilhelm Thiele	Germaine Dermoz, André Lefaur	Comedy	Co-production with Germany
Black and White	Marc Allégret, Robert Florey	Raimu, André Alerme, Fernandel	Comedy
Calais-Dover	Anatole Litvak	Lilian Harvey, Andre Roanne	Comedy	Co-production with Germany
A Caprice of Pompadour	Willi Wolff	André Baugé, Gaston Dupray	Musical	^[5]
Caught in the Act	Hanns Schwarz, Georges Tréville	Blanche Montel, Henri Garat	Comedy	Co-production with Germany^[6]
Dance Hall	Maurice Tourneur	Gaby Morlay, Charles Vanel	Comedy	^[7]
David Golder	Julien Duvivier	Harry Baur, Paule Andral	Drama	^[8]
The Darling of Paris	Augusto Genina	, Jean Gabin	Drama
Delphine	Roger Capellani	Henri Garat, Alice Cocéa	Comedy	^[9]
Departure	Maurice Tourneur	Jean Marchat, Simone Cerdan	Drama
The Dream	Jacques de Baroncelli	Simone Genevois, Jaque Catelain, Jean Joffre	Drama
Durand Versus Durand	, Léo Joannon	Roger Tréville, , Jeanne Helbling	Comedy	Co-production with Germany^[10]
The Eaglet	Viktor Tourjansky	Jean Weber, Victor Francen	Historical
End of the World	Abel Gance	Abel Gance, Colette Darfeuil,	Science fiction	^[11]
La Femme d'une nuit	Marcel L'Herbier	Francesca Bertini, Jean Murat	Drama
For an Evening	Jean Godard	Jean Gabin, Colette Darfeuil, Georges Melchior	Drama
The Fortune		Alice Tissot, Claude Dauphin	Drama
The Girl and the Boy	Wilhelm Thiele, Roger Le Bon	Lilian Harvey, Henri Garat, Lucien Baroux	Comedy	Co-production with Germany^[6]
Gloria	Hans Behrendt, Yvan Noé	Brigitte Helm, André Luguet, Jean Gabin	Drama	Co-production with Germany
Holiday	Robert Boudrioz	Florelle, Lucien Gallas	Comedy
J'ai quelque chose à vous dire	Marc Allégret	Fernandel	Drama	short film^{[citation needed]}
Kameradschaft	G.W. Pabst	, Ernst Busch, Helena Manson	Drama	German-French co-production^[12]
La Chienne	Jean Renoir	Michel Simon, , Georges Flamant	Drama	^[13]
	Robert Florey	Fernandel, Raimu, Pauline Carton	Comedy-drama	^[14]
Le Million	René Clair	Annabella, René Lefèvre,	Musical	^[15]
	Augusto Genina, Marc Allégret	Daniele Parola, Pierre Batcheff	Crime drama	^[16]
Les cinq gentlemen maudits	Julien Duvivier	Harry Baur, René Lefèvre	Mystery	^[17]
Let's Get Married	Louis Mercanton	Alice Cocéa, Fernand Gravey	Comedy	^[18]
Luck	René Guissart	Marie Bell, Marcel André, Françoise Rosay	Drama
The Man at Midnight	Harry Lachman	Jean Weber, Josseline Gaël	Comedy	^[19]
Marius	Alexander Korda Marc Allegret	Raimu, Pierre Fresnay, Orane Demazis Charpin	Romantic drama	^[20]
Mistigri	Harry Lachman	Madeleine Renaud, Jean Debucourt	Drama	^[21]
Montmartre	Raymond Bernard	Gaby Morlay, Line Noro	Drama	^[7]
Moon Over Morocco	Julien Duvivier	Harry Baur, René Lefèvre	Mystery	^[22]
My Aunt from Honfleur	André Gillois	Florelle, Jim Gérald, Jeanne Cheirel	Comedy
My Cousin from Warsaw	Carmine Gallone	Elvire Popesco, André Roanne	Comedy	Co-production with Germany^[23]
My Friend Victor	André Berthomieu	Simone Bourday, Pierre Brasseur	Comedy	^[24]
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	Comedy	^[25]
Princess, At Your Orders!	Hanns Schwarz, Max de Vaucorbeil	Lilian Harvey, Henri Garat, Jean Mercanton	Comedy	Co-production with Germany^[6]
The Rebel	Adelqui Migliar	Suzy Vernon, Thomy Bourdelle	Drama	^{[citation needed]}
Ronny	Reinhold Schünzel, Roger Le Bon	Käthe von Nagy, Lucien Baroux	Comedy	Co production with Germany^[26]
Salto Mortale	Ewald André Dupont	Gina Manès, Daniel Mendaille	Drama	Co-production with Germany^[27]
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	^[28]
The Voice of Happiness	Léo Joannon	Pauline Carton, René Ferté, Simone Bourday	Comedy	^[29]
When Love Is Over	Léonce Perret	Gaby Morlay, Victor Francen, Tania Fédor	Drama	^[30]

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.
^ "Overview:Attaque nocturne". Allmovie. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
^ Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. The A to Z of French Cinema. p.202.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Crisp, Colin. French Cinema—A Critical Filmography: Volume 1, 1929–1939, Volume 1; Volumes 1929–1939. p.26.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. The A to Z of French Cinema. p.306.
^ "David Golder". British Film Institute. 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.
^ Erickson, Hal. "Kameradschaft". Allmovie. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
^ "La Chienne". Allmovie. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
^ "Le Blanc et le Noir". Allmovie. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
^ "Le Million". Allmovie. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
^ "Les Amours de Minuit", FrenchFilms.org. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
^ "Les Cinq gentlemen maudits (1931)", FrenchFilms.org. 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
^ 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.358
^ Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. p.848.
^ "My Friend Victor" (in French). UniFrance. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
^ "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.

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] "Overview:Attaque nocturne". Allmovie. Retrieved 4 August 2018.

[5] Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. The A to Z of French Cinema. p.202.

[Crisp_p.26-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Crisp, Colin. French Cinema—A Critical Filmography: Volume 1, 1929–1939, Volume 1; Volumes 1929–1939. p.26.

[A_to_Z_p.306-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. The A to Z of French Cinema. p.306.

[8] "David Golder". British Film Institute. 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] Erickson, Hal. "Kameradschaft". Allmovie. Retrieved 4 August 2018.

[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] "Les Amours de Minuit", FrenchFilms.org. Retrieved 4 August 2018.

[17] "Les Cinq gentlemen maudits (1931)", FrenchFilms.org. Retrieved 4 August 2018.

[18] Waldman, Harry & Slide, Anthony. Hollywood and the Foreign Touch: A Dictionary of Foreign Filmmakers and Their Films from America, 1910-1995. p.51

[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.358

[23] Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. p.848.

[24] "My Friend Victor" (in French). UniFrance. Retrieved 4 August 2018.

[25] "On purge bébé". Allmovie. Retrieved 4 August 2018.

[26] Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. p.23.

[27] Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929–1939. p.310

[28] Christopher Lloyd. Henri-Georges Clouzot. p.183

[29] Parish, James Robert. Film Actors Guide. p.94.

[30] Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. The A to Z of French Cinema. p.339.

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