Secret Service is a 1931 American Pre-Code drama film directed by J. Walter Ruben and written by Bernard Schubert. The film based on a play by William Gillette, stars Richard Dix, William Post Jr., Shirley Grey, and Nance O'Neil. The film was...
M is a 1931 German mystery thriller film directed by Fritz Lang and starring Peter Lorre as Hans Beckert, a serial killer who targets children, in his third screen role. Both Lang's first sound film and an early example of a procedural drama, M...
Secret Service is a lost 1919 American silent American Civil War drama film starring Robert Warwick and directed by Hugh Ford. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Based on the play Secret Service by William...
The following is an overview of 1931 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.
The Drums of Jeopardy is a 1931 American pre-Code horror film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Warner Oland, June Collyer and Lloyd Hughes. It is the second film adaptation of Harold McGrath's novel of the same name, and stars Oland as Dr....
Dishonored is a 1931 American pre-Code Paramount Pictures romantic spy film directed and edited by Josef von Sternberg, who also cowrote the film with Daniel N. Rubin. The film stars Marlene Dietrich, Victor McLaglen, Gustav von Seyffertitz and...
In the Employ of the Secret Service (German: Im Geheimdienst) is a 1931 German drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Brigitte Helm, Willy Fritsch, and Oskar Homolka. It concerns espionage between Germany and Russia during the First World...
The Skin Game is a 1931 British drama film by Alfred Hitchcock, based on the 1920 play by John Galsworthy and produced by British International Pictures. The plot concerns a feud between the long-established (upper class) Hillcrists, played by C.V....
More than 500 American feature films were released in 1931. All had at least a synchronized musical score. Cimarron won Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
