Best 29 Drama Movies Releases from 1931

With the aid of a wealthy erratic tippler, a dewy-eyed tramp who has fallen in love with a sightless flower girl accumulates money to be able to help her medically. Find out about City Lights / IMDB / YouTube

When the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals join in the manhunt. Explore M / IMDB / YouTube

Dr Henry Frankenstein is obsessed with assembling a living being from parts of several exhumed corpses. Info on Frankenstein / IMDB / YouTube

Transylvanian vampire Count Dracula bends a naive real estate agent to his will, then takes up residence at a London estate where he sleeps in his coffin by day and searches for potential victims by night. Check out Dracula / IMDB / YouTube

An Irish-American street punk tries to make it big in the world of organized crime. Learn about The Public Enemy / IMDB / YouTube

A small-time criminal moves to a big city to seek bigger fortune. Info on Little Caesar / IMDB / YouTube

A newspaper editor settles in an Oklahoma boom town with his reluctant wife at the end of the nineteenth century. Find out about Cimarron / IMDB / YouTube

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. See more about Tabu: A Story of the South Seas / IMDB / YouTube

Maurice Legrand, a meek cashier married to a nagging wife, has a secret passion: he's a Sunday painter. He falls in love with Lulu, a young woman dominated by Dédé, the pimp who she works for. Dédé pushes Lulu into a relationship with him. Get info on The Bitch / IMDB / YouTube

A nurse enlists the help of a petty criminal to foil a sinister plot to murder two children. Look into Night Nurse / IMDB / YouTube

A semi-fictionalized account of the life of Mata Hari, an exotic dancer who was accused of spying for Germany during World War I. Details on Mata Hari / IMDB / YouTube

A tenacious scientist blasts off for the moon in hopes of riches that may be found there. Look into Woman in the Moon / IMDB / YouTube

At an all-girls boarding school, Manuela falls in love with a teacher, to terrific consequences. Info on Mädchen in Uniform / IMDB / YouTube

An old traditional family and a modern family battle over land in a small English village and almost destroy each other. Get info on The Skin Game / IMDB / YouTube

An alcoholic ex-boxer struggles to provide a good living for his son. Details on The Champ / IMDB / YouTube

A crusading newspaper editor tricks his retiring star reporter into covering one last case. Get info on The Front Page / IMDB / YouTube

A lovely dame with dangerous lies employs the services of a private detective, who is quickly caught up in the mystery and intrigue of a statuette known as the Maltese Falcon. Get info on The Maltese Falcon / IMDB / YouTube

The Austrian Secret Service sends its most seductive agent to spy on the Russians. Read about Dishonored / IMDB / YouTube

A prostitute's self-loathing makes her reluctant to marry an idealistic soldier during World War I. More about Waterloo Bridge / IMDB / YouTube

Three castaways - a man and two women - adrift in the vast expanse of the ocean find solace in recounting the tales of their lives to one another, reminiscing about the circumstances that led them to their desolate predicament. Explore Limit / IMDB / YouTube

An alcoholic lawyer who successfully defended a notorious gambler on a murder charge objects when his free-spirited daughter becomes romantically involved with him. Info on A Free Soul / IMDB / YouTube

Two guys end up in prison after attempting to sell beer to a policeman during Prohibition. Learn about Pardon Us / IMDB / YouTube

Through hypnotism and telepathic mind control, a sinister music maestro controls the singing voice, but not the heart, of the woman he loves. More about Svengali / IMDB / YouTube

The City Editor of a sleazy tabloid goes against his own journalistic ethics to resurrect a twenty year old murder case - with tragic results. Explore Five Star Final / IMDB / YouTube

After an unappreciated minister dies, his daughter loses her faith in God, prompting her to open a phony temple with a con man. Can the love of a blind aviator restore her faith and happiness? See more about The Miracle Woman / IMDB / YouTube

The adventures of an egoistic con man and his glamorous accomplice. Info on Blonde Crazy / IMDB / YouTube

An ambitious factory girl meets a handsome, wealthy lawyer, but he's interested in her as a mistress, not a wife. Explore Possessed / IMDB / YouTube

A Greek barber has uncommon skills in playing poker and soon rises in the seedy world of illegal gambling, but pretty blondes remain his Achilles' heel. Look into Smart Money / IMDB / YouTube

After accidentally killing the man who raped her and forced her into prostitution, a New Orleans woman flees to a Caribbean island. While she awaits her fiancé, the vicious local police chief sets his sights on her. Find out about Safe in Hell / IMDB / YouTube