Romance Movies
The Devil Plays (1931)
A mystery novelist’s detective skills are put to the test when he attends a party where a murder is committed.
Private Lives (1931)
Amanda and Elyot are one another’s former spouse. Elyot is remarried to Sibyl and Amanda married Victor. Unexpectedly, both honeymooning couples arrive at a hotel on the same day and…
Rich and Strange (1931)
Believing that an unexpected inheritance will bring them happiness, a married couple instead finds their relationship strained to the breaking point.
West of Broadway (1931)
A wealthy soldier returns home after WWI, discovers his socialite fiancee no longer wants to marry him, and weds an admitted gold-digger he’s just met after a night of drinking…
Local Boy Makes Good (1931)
John is a timid student who works at the University Book Store. He is studying to be a botanist and has a secret crush on the lovely Julia. One day,…
Consolation Marriage (1931)
A sportswriter jilted by his globe-trotting girlfriend marries a woman jilted by her boyfriend.
Platinum Blonde (1931)
Anne Schuyler is an upper-crust socialite who bullies her reporter husband into conforming to her highfalutin ways. The husband chafes at the confinement of high society, though, and yearns for…
The Range Feud (1931)
Clint Turner is arrested for the murder of his girlfriend Judy’s father, a rival rancher who was an enemy of his own father, and his best friend, Sheriff Buck Gordon…
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) (1931)
A young woman runs away from an abusive home and pre-arranged marriage only to be frustrated in her attempts to find happiness with a handsome engineer.
The Mad Genius (1931)
A crippled puppeteer rescues an abused young boy and turns the boy into a great ballet dancer. Complications ensue when, as a young man, the dancer falls in love with…
Sidewalks of New York (1931)
A dim-witted slumlord tries to reform a gang of urban boys (and impress an attractive young woman) by transforming their rough neighborhood into a more decent place.
Palmy Days (1931)
Musical comedy antics in an art deco bakery (motto: “Glorifying the American Doughnut”) where Eddie Cantor, the overworked assistant to a phony psychic, is mistaken for an efficiency expert and…
Blonde Crazy (1931)
Adventures of a cocky con man and his beautiful accomplice.
Street Scene (1931)
The setting is a city block during a sweltering summer, where the residents serve as representatives of the not-very-idealized American melting pot. There is idle chitchat, gossip, jealousy, racism, adultery,…
The Road to Singapore (1931)
A woman’s life falls to pieces when she’s caught cheating on her husband.
Waterloo Bridge (1931)
In World War I London, Myra is an American out-of-work chorus girl making ends meet by picking up men on Waterloo Bridge. During a Zeppelin air raid she meets Roy,…
An American Tragedy (1931)
A social climber charms a debutante, seduces a factory worker and commits murder.
Bad Girl (1931)
A man and woman, skeptical about romance, nonetheless fall in love and are wed, but their lack of confidence in the opposite sex haunts their marriage.
The Smiling Lieutenant (1931)
An amorous lieutenant is forced to marry a socially awkward princess, though he tries to keep his violin-playing girlfriend on the side.
Tabu: A Story of the South Seas (1931)
On the South Pacific island of Bora Bora, a young couple’s love is threatened when the tribal chief declares the girl a sacred virgin.
Too Many Cooks (1931)
A young couple, soon to wed, begin building their dreamhouse, but their interfering relatives cause no end of trouble. Comedy.
Chances (1931)
Two brothers, Jack and Tom, are in love with the same woman, Molly. While the two brothers go off to war and Molly does her part in the effort, Tom…
Five and Ten (1931)
John owns the largest chain of five and ten cent stores in the country. He moves his family to New York from Kansas City and their life, though grand, is…
A Free Soul (1931)
An alcoholic lawyer who successfully defended a notorious gambler on a murder charge objects when his free-spirited daughter becomes romantically involved with him.
Laughing Sinners (1931)
Ivy Stevens is a cafe entertainer in love with a shifty salesman who deserts her. In attempting to commit suicide, she is saved by Carl, a Salvation Army officer. Encouraged…
Shipmates (1931)
A sailor falls in love with the admiral’s daughter but finds they can’t marry because of his lowly rank.
Cracked Nuts (1931)
To impress his fiancee’s aunt, a young man tries to become king in a small kingdom, but the people there have already crowned one, who has won this honor by…
City Streets (1931)
A mobster’s daughter leads her boyfriend from the circus into bootlegging.
God’s Gift to Women (1931)
A notorious womanizer sets his sights on a pretty American tourist, only to be told by his doctor that he must give up all romance for his health.
Dishonored (1931)
The Austrian Secret Service sends its most seductive agent to spy on the Russians.
The Front Page (1931)
Hildy Johnson is an investigative reporter looking for a bigger paycheck. When an accused murderer escapes from custody, Hildy sees an opportunity for the story of a lifetime. But when…
Strangers May Kiss (1931)
After years of fighting off the advances of her old flame Steve, Lisbeth settles into a steamy, casual romance with journalist Alan. Against the advice of her happily married aunt…
The Hot Heiress (1931)
Classes clash when a poor riveter and wealthy society woman fall in love with each other, much to the shock of her friends and family.
Man of the World (1931)
A young American girl visits Paris accompanied by her fiancee and her wealthy uncle. There she meets and is romanced by a worldly novelist; what she doesn’t know is that…
Honor Among Lovers (1931)
Jerry Stafford falls for his secretary, Julia Traynor, but instead she marries a shady character who causes trouble for both of them.
The Lady Refuses (1931)
A wealthy London nobleman hires a pretty but poor young woman to distract his playboy son from marrying a golddigger. Complications ensue when the girl and the father begin to…
The Avenger (1931)
Goss, Mason, and Kelly force Joaquin Murieta to watch as they hang his brother Juan for a crime he did not commit. To exact his revenge on the three, Joaquin…
Stolen Heaven (1931)
A hooker gets followed home by a man she thinks is drunk, but it turns out he’s been wounded in a robbery of a radio factory where he used to…