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Subgenre Sampler

 
Horse FeathersHorse Feathers (1932)
Dir. Norman Z. McLeod
Feat. Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx
Marxist malarkey in which the crazy quartet engage in a college football conspiracy. Their wildest screen outing.
Trouble in ParadiseTrouble in Paradise (1932) Recommended
Dir. Ernst Lubitsch
Feat. Herbert Marshall, Miriam Hopkins, Kay Francis
Perhaps dir. Lubitsch's most celebrated comedy, this concerns a pair of endearing swindlers (Marshall and Hopkins) whose partnership in romance and…
A Nous la LiberteA Nous la Liberte (1931) Recommended
Dir. Rene Clair
Feat. Henri Marchand, Raymond Cordy
Pre–dating – and disputedly influencing – Chaplin’s MODERN TIMES by some years, this is both more lyrical and whimsical in its…
City LightsCity Lights (1931) Aro Favourite
Dir. Charles Chaplin
Feat. Charles Chaplin, Hank Mann, Jean Harlow
Chaplin's most melancholy and beautiful film revolves around his love for a blind flower girl and his on–off relationship with a drunkard…
Le MillionLe Million (1931) Aro Favourite
Dir. Rene Clair
Feat. Annabella, Rene Lefevre, Louis Allibert
An early French musical, so delightful it was to inspire the likes of the Marx Brothers and Charlie Chaplin and even the American Musical as a…
MariusMarius (1931)
Dir. Alexander Korda
Feat. Raimu, Pierre Fresnay, Orane Demazis
Based on the play by revered French writer Marcel Pagnol, this is the first film in the Marseille Trilogy featuring the characters of Marius (Pierre…
Monkey BusinessMonkey Business (1931)
Dir. Norman Z. McLeod
Feat. Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx
The four Marx Brothers stowaway, crash a society party and manage to hatch a few crooks in the process. Another exercise in breathlessly sustained…
Parlour, Bedroom & Bath (1931)
Dir. Edward Sedgewick
Feat. Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton is mistaken for a rich playboy in one of his rare 'talkies'. Not in the same league as his silent classics, but an interesting curio.
Platinum BlondePlatinum Blonde (1931)
Dir. Frank Capra
Feat. Jean Harlow, Loretta Young, Robert Williams
Breezy comedy about a young woman from a very rich family impulsively marries a reporter, but each assumes the other is the one whose lifestyle must…
Sally in Our AlleySally in Our Alley (1931)
Dir. Maurice Elvey
Feat. Gracie Fields
Gracie Fields debuted in this lightweight English comedy as a heartbroke girl who, on moving to London, hits it off splendid with the Cockneys.…

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