1931 Movies

On October 8, 1573, the Relief of Alkmaar took place. Alkmaar was one of the first Dutch cities to successfully withstand the Spanish siege. Alkmaar s...

This short film provides a glimpse at famous art galleries of Rome, Florence, and the Vatican.

A Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon from Walter Lantz.

A Toby the Pup short.

Premiere in March 8.

A group of animals want to end the violence of the wolf.

A crime film directed by Edward Dryhurst.

Krazy sends off for mail-order music lessons; he gets back a saxophone and an instruction book (we actually follow the mail going both ways) . His fir...

Marty the Monk(ey) takes a trip the Parade Grounds where he performs a duet with his girlfriend Millie.

Like most Fleischer cartoons from the early '30s, there are lots of stream-of-conscious gags here. They are related by Bimbo's adventures as a mailman...

A menagerie of animals in Western gear converges at the Red Gulch Cafe for an old-fashioned hoedown. The performers include a goofy barbershop quartet...

A Walter Lantz/Bill Nolan Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon released April 20, 1931.

“Propaganda film outlining the achievements of the Weimar Republic” - BFI.

A Japanese legend about a fisherman who rescues a turtle and is rewarded for this with a visit to Ryūgū-jō, the palace of Ryūjin, the Dragon God, unde...

The labor movement's emerging in Sweden. Welfare evolving. A young couple rents a modern apartment.

A Walter Lantz/Bill Nolan Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon released July 15, 1931.

Launch of a competition, organized by the newspaper O Século, entitled Statues of Portugal.