Greatest 17 Family Movies Must-Watch Released in 1931

On a transatlantic crossing, The Marx Brothers get up to their usual antics and manage to annoy just about everyone on board the ship. Get info on Monkey Business / IMDB / YouTube

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

Jilted by his girlfriend, Jeanie-Weenie, Oliver joins the Foreign Legion to forget, bringing Stanley along with him. They wilt under the scorching desert sun and under the harsh discipline of the Commandant. On a long march to reinforce remote Fort Arid, the boys get lost in the sands, finally reaching the Fort only to find it besieged by the fearsome Riffs. Details on Beau Hunks / IMDB / YouTube

Bimbo the dog is initiated into a secret society in a sadistic 'fun house'; then Betty Boop (with dog's ears) takes a hand. Check out Bimbo's Initiation / IMDB / YouTube

Mr. Hardy is running for mayor but an old flame of ill repute shows up to blackmail him with an old naughty photograph. Details on Chickens Come Home / IMDB / YouTube

In order to secretly attend a stag party in their honor, the boys urge their wives to travel ahead alone on a jointly-planned Atlantic City vacation by invoking Oliver's fake migraine as an excuse to remain behind. Check out Be Big! / IMDB / YouTube

Oliver's plans to marry his hefty sweetheart go awry when the girl's father gets a load of her intended groom. They then elope in a tiny car much too small for their combined dimensions, not to mention the accompanying Stan. They find a Justice of the Peace to perform he ceremony, but the official's cross-eyed condition results in unintended consequences. Check out Our Wife / IMDB / YouTube

A black duckling is rejected by its mother, a hen, but manages to prove his worth when a tornado threatens the hen's chicks. See more about The Ugly Duckling / IMDB / YouTube

Skippy, the mischievous son of a wealthy doctor, meets Sooky in poverty-ridden Shantytown, and together they try to save Sooky's pet from a cruel dogcatcher. Explore Skippy / IMDB / YouTube

At Christmastime, Mickey Mouse, Minnie and Pluto are beset by an enormous litter of bratty orphan cats. Info on Mickey's Orphans / IMDB / YouTube

Emil goes to Berlin to see his grandmother with a large amount of money and is offered sweets by a strange man that make him sleep. He wakes up at his stop with no money. It is up to him and a group of children to save the day. See more about Emil and the Detectives / IMDB / YouTube

Mickey's friends throw him a wild surprise birthday party. Details on The Birthday Party / IMDB / YouTube

Mickey heads over to see Minnie, but Pluto won't leave him alone. He gets there and watches through the window, standing on Pluto, while Minnie plays piano. Pluto runs off to chase a cat and leaves Mickey stuck in the window. Minnie has him in, and he dances to her playing. Pluto chases the cat into the house and causes havoc. The chase leads into the piano, where Plu. See more about Mickey Steps Out / IMDB / YouTube

A fun day at the beach. While Mickey, Horace, and Clarabelle go swimming, or try to, Minnie lays out a picnic. Pluto discovers why you shouldn't chase a crab. Everyone digs in to lunch. Mickey throws Pluto a string of sausages; he dives after them, and comes up with an angry octopus instead, who crashes into the picnic. See more about The Beach Party / IMDB / YouTube

A radio salesman finds himself transported back in time to King Arthur's court. Check out A Connecticut Yankee / IMDB / YouTube

Mickey and Minnie are next-door neighbors tending their yards. When Minnie is captured by a bird's song, Mickey hides in his bird-house and pretends to be a bird himself, until a cat attacks and blows his cover. Then he does a dance while wearing the house; their song attracts more birds, and again the cat. Pluto chases, but he's still pulling the lawnmower, and it ca. Look into Mickey Cuts Up / IMDB / YouTube

Mickey plays a bluesy tune on a piano on a stage. Minnie sings. Then an unseen band plays while both sing and dance. Mickey then leads the 9-piece band in an uptempo number, with Pluto on trombone, Horace on percussion, and Clarabelle on bass, among others. Mickey steps out for a clarinet solo. Explore Blue Rhythm / IMDB / YouTube