List of French films of 1931 explained

A list of films produced in France in 1931:

A-L

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			Crime	Co-production with Germany[2]
All That's Not Worth Love	Jacques Tourneur	Josseline Gaël, Mady Berry, Marcel Lévesque	Comedy drama	[3]
Alone			Drama
American Love			Comedy
Ariane	Paul Czinner	Gaby Morlay, Victor Francen, Rachel Devirys	Drama	Co-production with Germany
Azaïs	René Hervil		Comedy
Le Bal	Wilhelm Thiele	Germaine Dermoz, André Lefaur, Danielle Darrieux	Comedy	Co-production with Germany
Black and White			Comedy
The Brothers Karamazov			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			Comedy	Co-production with Germany[5]
Checkmate			Mystery
Comradeship	G.W. Pabst	Alex Bernard, Ernst Busch, Helena Manson	Drama	Co-production with Germany[6]
Coquecigrole			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			Drama
Durand Versus Durand			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			Comedy	[12]
La Femme d'une nuit	Marcel L'Herbier	Francesca Bertini, Jean Murat, Andrews Engelmann	Drama
For an Evening	Jean Godard		Drama
The Foreigner			Drama
The Fortune	Jean Hémard	Alice Tissot, Claude Dauphin, Daniel Lecourtois	Drama
The Girl and the Boy			Comedy	Co-production with Germany
Gloria			Drama	Co-production with Germany
Holiday			Comedy
I'll Be Alone After Midnight			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			Comedy	[16]
The Lovers of Midnight	Augusto Genina, Marc Allégret	Danièle Parola, Pierre Batcheff, Josseline Gaël	Crime drama	[17]
Luck	René Guissart		Drama

M-Z

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Make a Living			Comedy	[18]
The Malay Dagger			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			Comedy	[22]
Montmartre	Raymond Bernard	Gaby Morlay, Line Noro, Pauline Carton	Drama
Moon Over Morocco			Mystery	[23] [24]
My Aunt from Honfleur			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			Adventure	[27]
The Perfume of the Lady in Black			Mystery
On purge bébé	Jean Renoir	Michel Simon, Marguerite Pierry, Fernandel	Comedy	[28]
Princess, At Your Orders!			Comedy	Co-production with Germany
The Rebel	Adelqui Migliar	Suzy Vernon, Thomy Bourdelle, Pierre Batcheff	Drama
Ronny			Comedy	Co production with Germany[29]
Salto Mortale			Drama	Co-production with Germany[30]
The Train of Suicides			Thriller
The Typist	Wilhelm Thiele	Marie Glory, Jean Murat, Armand Bernard	Comedy
The Unknown Singer			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			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			Comedy	[36]
J'ai quelque chose à vous dire	Marc Allégret	Fernandel	Drama	short film

See also

• 1931 in France

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: À nous la liberté. AllMovie. 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. Web site: Tout Ça Ne Vaut Pas L'Amour. AllMovie. 4 August 2018.
4. Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. The A to Z of French Cinema. p.202.
5. Crisp, Colin. French Cinema—A Critical Filmography: Volume 1, 1929–1939, Volume 1; Volumes 1929–1939. p.26.
6. Web site: Kameradschaft. AllMovie. 4 August 2018. Erickson, Hal.
7. Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. The A to Z of French Cinema. p.306.
8. Web site: David Golder. https://web.archive.org/web/20180210085304/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b708cc0c1. dead. February 10, 2018. British Film Institute. 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. Web site: End of the World. AllMovie. 4 August 2018.
12. Web site: L'Anglais tel qu'on le parle de Robert Boudrioz (1930) - Unifrance .
13. Web site: La Chienne. AllMovie. 4 August 2018.
14. Web site: Le Blanc et le Noir. AllMovie. 4 August 2018.
15. Web site: Le Million. AllMovie. 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. http://www.filmsdefrance.com/review/les-amours-de-minuit-1931.html "Les Amours de Minuit"
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. Web site: Marius. AllMovie. 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. http://www.filmsdefrance.com/review/les-cinq-gentlemen-maudits-1931.html "Les Cinq gentlemen maudits (1931)"
25. Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. p.848.
26. Web site: My Friend Victor. UniFrance. fr. 4 August 2018.
27. Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1929-1934. Pygmalion, 1986. p.207
28. Web site: On purge bébé. AllMovie. 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. Web site: Overview:Attaque nocturne. AllMovie. 4 August 2018.
36. Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002. p.383