All Films

Benares: The Hindu Heaven

1931 • 9 min

Fitzpatrick Traveltalks

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 2: 'Chip Shots'

1931 • 9 min • United States of America

Bobby Jones teaches a group of truant businessman how to improve their chip shots.

The Black Spider

1931 • 6 min • United States of America

The Spider is a terrifying creature who invades the castle, imprisons the king, and disguises himself in his clothes so he can pursue his designs upon the king's fair daughter.

In Line of Duty

1931 • 59 min • United States of America

A Canadian Mountie officer pursuing a fugitive from the law, is left in a moral conundrum when the fugitive saves his life.

Stars of Yesterday

1931 • 11 min

Stars of Yesterday documentary film.

Hold 'er Sheriff

1931 • 21 min • United States of America

A sheriff's daughter, and deputy sheriff, falls for a handsome stranger. who cracks a joke about robbing a bank. When a robbery then takes place, he must be the bandit--right?

The Hurricane Horseman

1931 • 59 min • United States of America

Gomex has kidnapped Don Roberto and is holding him for ransom. Hoping to rescue Roberto and his daughter, Smith gets a job in Gomez's camp supposedly to repair their guns, instead he fixes them so they will misfire. When Gomez refuses to let him go, he sends his horse for the Sheriff.

Bubble Gum

1931 • 45 min • France

Boule de Gomme is a child actor. On the set of the film he is shooting he gets on the nerves of the director and of the all crew by being off the beat when he is asked to cry or to laugh. Nobody manages to reason with him, with the exception of a grip who uses the rough way. A good beating and everything comes right in the end. The grip is promoted to the rank of production manager.

2000 B.c.

1931 • 6 min • United States of America

Part of the Paul Terry Toons series

The Pip from Pittsburg

1931 • 21 min • United States of America

Charley agrees to go on a blind date to help out his roommate. But because his last such date turned out badly, he goes all out trying to make himself look bad. He refuses to shave, wears his friend's old suit and even eats garlic. Unfortunately for him, however, his date turns out to be the lovely Thelma Todd.

Down South

1931 • 6 min

Toby the Pup is a steamboat skipper and there are lots of strange and wildly animated animals like always. There are inspirations from the early days of Mickey Mouse, especially Steamboat Willie and Plane Crazy.

The Lure of Hollywood

1931 • 20 min • United States of America

Two aspiring actresses encounter mishaps during a shoot.

Alice in Wonderland

1931 • 55 min • United States of America

A young girl named Alice falls down a rabbit-hole and wanders into the strange world of Wonderland. The first "talking" movie version of "Alice in Wonderland," produced in Fort Lee, New Jersey, in 1931, two years before Paramount's all-star production. Ruth Gilbert stars as Lewis Carroll's heroine in this black and white featurette (running under an hour) directed by Bud Pollard.

The Fly Guy

1931 • 7 min • United States of America

An Aesop's Fables cartoon about a musical fly.

The Animal Fair

1931 • 9 min • United States of America

An ordinary fair, but run by animals.

What a Bozo!

1931 • 21 min • United States of America

A bandleader ignores a pretty dancer who fancies him in order to chase after a beautiful, snooty high-society dame.

Hot News Margie

1931 • 7 min • United States of America

Margie is a reporter on a tabloid newspaper. Her assignment is to find out whether there is any truth to the rumor that college football star Babe Booth is secretly married. To get her story, she goes to the stadium where Booth is playing and gets involved in the game, with unexpected results.

Freshman Love

1931 • 16 min • United States of America

In this 100% fictional-plot short a fictional freshman, played by an actor named Don Tomkins), becomes smitten with and writes letters to a singer, Ruth Etting (Ruth Etting), on a fictional radio station. His fictional 1930s nerdy friends take her answering letters in return and torment him about no response. The fictional Ruth Etting (played by the real Ruth Etting) meets him and helps him turn the tables on his tormentors.

The Stone Age

1931 • 6 min • United States of America

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

Clowning

1931 • 6 min • United States of America

A Terrytoons short.

Blood and Thunder

1931 • 20 min

Mickey overhears the gang rehearsing a play and thinks it's real.

God's Country and the Man

1931 • 59 min • United States of America

A government agent is sent to a tough frontier town to arrest & bring back one of the most ruthless criminals in the region.

How to Tell

1931 • 20 min

How To Tell was produced to advise parents on how to equip their children with the truth about reproduction, without the worry of putting the family off their dinner. The title cards encourage parents to explain the process openly and scientifically by reinforcing the school's biology lessons with the assistance of plants and pet rabbits.

The Fighting Marshal

1931 • 58 min • United States of America

Not knowing he has just been pardoned, Tim Benton (Tim McCoy, Texas Cyclone) escapes from prison with his cellmate, Red Larkin (Matthew Betz, The Wedding March), a dangerous killer. Disguised as the town's lawman, Tim sets off for Silver City to take back money that's rightfully his and hopefully clear his name. But Red has plans of his own and wants the money for himself. Newly remastered.