A list of British films released in 1931. By this point the British film industry had completed the conversion from silent to sound films. Prominent British production companies included British International Pictures and Gainsborough Pictures. The requirements of the 1927 Film Act led a number of American companies to produce or distribute films in Britain, including a growing number of quota quickies.
A-L Title Director Cast Genre Notes77 Park LaneAlbert de CourvilleDennis Neilson-Terry, Betty Stockfeld, Malcolm KeenCrimeAlibiLeslie S. HiscottAustin Trevor, Elizabeth Allan, Franklin DyallDramaAlmost a DivorceJack Raymond, Arthur VarneyMargery Binner, Sydney Howard, Kay HammondComedyThe Beggar StudentVictor Hanbury, John Harvel Margaret Halstan, Frederick Lloyd, Jerry VernoMusicalThe BellsOscar Werndorff, Harcourt TemplemanDonald Calthrop, Jane Welsh, Edward SinclairDrama Bill's Legacy Harry Revier Leslie Fuller, Mary Clare, Syd Courtenay Comedy Black CoffeeLeslie S. HiscottAustin Trevor, Elizabeth Allan, Richard CooperCrimeBraceletsSewell Collins Bert Coote, Joyce Kennedy, Stella ArbeninaDramaBrown SugarLeslie S. HiscottConstance Carpenter, Francis Lister, Chili BouchierDramaCape ForlornE. A. DupontFay Compton, Frank Harvey, Ian Hunter, Donald CalthropDramaCaptivationJohn HarvelBetty Stockfeld, Conway Tearle, Violet VanbrughRomantic comedyCarmenCecil LewisMarguerite Namara, Lester Matthews, Mary ClareMusical CarnivalHerbert WilcoxMatheson Lang, Chili Bouchier, Joseph Schildkraut, Kay Hammond DramaThe Chance of a Night TimeHerbert Wilcox, Ralph LynnRalph Lynn, Winifred Shotter, Sunday WilshinComedyChin Chin ChinamanGuy NewallLeon M. Lion, Elizabeth Allan, George CurzonRomantic dramaCity of SongCarmine GalloneJan Kiepura, Betty Stockfeld, Heather AngelMusicalContraband LoveSidney MorganC. Aubrey Smith, Haddon Mason, Rosalinde FullerRomantic drama Creeping Shadows John Orton Franklin Dyall, Margot Grahame, Jeanne Stuart Crime Dance Pretty Lady Anthony Asquith Ann Casson, Carl Harbord, Moore Marriott Drama Dangerous SeasEdward Dryhurst Julie Suedo, Gerald Rawlinson, Wallace BoscoDramaDeadlockGeorge KingStewart Rome, Marjorie Hume, Esmond KnightThrillerDr. Josser K.C.Norman Lee Ernie Lotinga, Molly Lamont, Binnie BarnesComedyDown RiverPeter GodfreyCharles Laughton, Jane Baxter, Harold HuthCrimeDreyfusMilton RosmerCedric Hardwicke, George Merritt, Garry Marsh DramaEast Lynne on the Western FrontGeorge Pearson Herbert Mundin, Alf Goddard, Mark DalyComedyThe Eternal FeminineArthur VarneyTerence De Marney, Guy Newall, Jill EsmondRomantic comedyFascinationMiles ManderMadeleine Carroll, Carl Harbord, Kay HammondDramaThe Flying FoolWalter SummersHenry Kendall, Benita Hume, Wallace GeoffreyThrillerA Gentleman of ParisSinclair HillArthur Wontner, Vanda Gréville, Hugh WilliamsCrimeThe Ghost TrainWalter FordeJack Hulbert, Cicely Courtneidge, Ann ToddComedy/mysteryAdapted from Arnold Ridley's The Ghost Train The Girl in the Night Henry Edwards Henry Edwards, Dorothy Boyd, Sam Livesey Crime GlamourSeymour Hicks, Harry HughesSeymour Hicks, Ellaline Terriss, Margot GrahameRomantic dramaThe Great Gay RoadSinclair HillStewart Rome, Frank Stanmore, Pat PatersonDramaGuiltReginald FogwellJames Carew, Anne Grey, Harold HuthRomanceThe Happy EndingMillard WebbBenita Hume, George Barraud, Anne GreyDramaHer ReputationSidney Morgan Iris Hoey, Frank Cellier, Lillian Hall-DavisComedy drama Hindle WakesVictor SavilleBelle Chrystall, John Stuart, Norman McKinnelDrama Hobson's Choice Thomas Bentley James Harcourt, Viola Lyel, Frank Pettingell Comedy The House of UnrestLeslie Howard GordonDorothy Boyd, Malcolm Keen, Leslie Perrins ThrillerThe House OppositeWalter SummersHenry Kendall, Frank Stanmore, Arthur MacraeCrimeIn a Lotus GardenFred PaulH. Agar Lyons, Roy Galloway, Jocelyn YeoMusical comedyInquestG. B. SamuelsonCampbell Gullan, Mary Glynne, Sidney Morgan Crime Jealousy G.B. Samuelson Lilian Oldland, Malcolm Keen, Harold French Drama Let's Love and LaughRichard EichbergGene Gerrard, Muriel Angelus, Frank StanmoreComedyThe Love HabitHarry LachmanSeymour Hicks, Margot Grahame, Edmund BreonComedyLove LiesLupino LaneStanley Lupino, Dorothy Boyd, Binnie BarnesComedyThe Love RaceLupino LaneStanley Lupino, Jack Hobbs, Dorothy BoydComedyThe Loves of ArianePaul CzinnerElisabeth Bergner, Percy Marmont, Warwick WardDramaThe Lyons MailArthur MaudeJohn Martin Harvey, Norah Baring Ben WebsterMystery
M-Z Title Director Cast Genre NotesMadame GuillotineReginald FogwellMadeleine Carroll, Brian Aherne, Henry HewittHistorical romanceThe Man at SixHarry HughesAnne Grey, Lester Matthews, Gerald RawlinsonCrime The Man They Couldn't Arrest T. Hayes Hunter Hugh Wakefield, Gordon Harker, Garry Marsh Crime Many WatersMilton RosmerLillian Hall-Davis, Arthur Margetson, Elizabeth AllanRomanceMaryAlfred HitchcockAlfred Abel, Olga Chekhova, Paul GraetzMysteryThe German-language version of Hitchcock's Murder!Michael and MaryVictor SavilleHerbert Marshall, Edna Best, Elizabeth AllanDrama Mischief Jack Raymond Ralph Lynn, Winifred Shotter, Jeanne Stuart Comedy Never Trouble TroubleLupino LaneLupino Lane, Renee Clama, Jack HobbsComedy A Night in Montmartre Leslie S. Hiscott Hugh Williams, Heather Angel, Austin Trevor Mystery No LadyLupino LaneLupino Lane, Sari Maritza, Renee ClamaComedyThe Officers' MessManning HaynesRichard Cooper, Elsa Lanchester, Harold FrenchComedyThe Old ManH. Manning HaynesMaisie Gay, Anne Grey, Lester MatthewsMysteryOld Soldiers Never DieMonty BanksLeslie Fuller, Molly Lamont, Alf GoddardComedyOther People's SinsSinclair HillHorace Hodges, Anne Grey, Stewart RomeCrimeThe Other WomanG.B. SamuelsonIsobel Elsom, David Hawthorne, Eva MooreDramaOut of the BlueGene GerrardGene Gerrard, Jessie Matthews, Kay HammondComedyThe OutsiderHarry LachmanJoan Barry, Norman McKinnel, Harold Huth DramaP.C. JosserMilton RosmerErnie Lotinga, Robert Douglas, Garry MarshComedy The Perfect Lady Milton Rosmer Moira Lynd, Henry Wilcoxon, Reginald Gardiner Comedy PlunderTom WallsRalph Lynn, Winifred Shotter, Robertson HareComedyPoor Old BillMonty BanksLeslie Fuller, Iris Ashley, Syd CourtenayComedyPotiphar's WifeMaurice ElveyNora Swinburne, Laurence Olivier, Norman McKinnelDrama Rich and Strange Alfred Hitchcock Henry Kendall, Joan Barry, Percy Marmont Comedy The RingerWalter FordePatrick Curwen, Esmond Knight, Carol GoodnerCrimeRomany LoveFred PaulEsmond Knight, Roy Travers, Florence McHughMusicalThe RosaryGuy NewallMargot Grahame, Elizabeth Allan, Leslie Perrins DramaRynoxMichael PowellStewart Rome, John Longden, Dorothy BoydCrime A Safe Affair Herbert Wynne Franklin Dyall, Connie Emerald, Douglas Jefferies Crime Sally in Our Alley Maurice Elvey Gracie Fields, Ian Hunter, Florence Desmond Drama The Shadow BetweenNorman WalkerGodfrey Tearle, Kathleen O'Regan, Ann CassonRomance/dramaShadowsAlexander EswayJacqueline Logan, Bernard Nedell, Gordon HarkerCrimeThe Skin GameAlfred HitchcockEdmund Gwenn, Helen Haye, Jill EsmondDramaThe Sleeping CardinalLeslie S. HiscottArthur Wontner, Ian Fleming, Jane WelshMystery dramaThe Speckled BandJack RaymondRaymond Massey, Lyn Harding, Angela BaddeleyMystery dramaSplinters in the NavyWalter FordeSydney Howard, Alf Goddard, Helena PickardComedyThe Sport of KingsVictor SavilleLeslie Henson, Hugh Wakefield, Gordon HarkerComedyStrangleholdHenry EdwardsIsobel Elsom, Garry Marsh, Derrick De MarneyDrama Strictly Business Jacqueline Logan Betty Amann, Carl Harbord, Molly Lamont Comedy The Stronger SexGareth GundreyColin Clive, Adrianne Allen, Gordon HarkerDrama Sunshine Susie Victor Saville Renate Müller, Jack Hulbert, Owen Nares Comedy Tell EnglandAnthony AsquithFay Compton, Carl Harbord, Dennis HoeyWorld War I dramaThird Time LuckyWalter FordeBobby Howes, Dorothy Boyd, Gordon HarkerComedyTilly of BloomsburyJack RaymondSydney Howard, Phyllis Konstam, Edward ChapmanComedyTo Oblige a LadyH. Manning HaynesMaisie Gay, Warwick Ward, Lilian OldlandComedyTwo Crowded HoursMichael PowellJohn Longden, Jane Welsh, Jerry VernoDramaUneasy VirtueNorman WalkerFay Compton, Edmund Breon, Margot Grahame ComedyUp for the CupJack RaymondSydney Howard, Joan Wyndham, Sam LiveseyComedyWhat a Night!Monty BanksLeslie Fuller, Molly Lamont, Charles PatonComedy The Wickham Mystery G.B. Samuelson Eve Gray, John Longden, Lester Matthews Mystery The Wife's FamilyMonty BanksGene Gerrard, Muriel Angelus, Molly LamontComedyThe Woman BetweenMiles ManderOwen Nares, Adrianne Allen, David HawthorneRomanceThe Written LawReginald FogwellMadeleine Carroll, Percy Marmont, Henry HewittDrama
Short films Title Director Cast Genre NotesAroma of the South SeasW. P. KellinoReginald Gardiner, Wyn Richmond, Wallace LupinoComedy Bill and Coo John Orton Billy Merson, Herman Darewski, Hal Gordon Comedy Bull RushesW. P. KellinoReginald Gardiner, Dorrie Deane, Wallace LupinoComedyHarry Lauder SongsGeorge PearsonShortHot HeirW. P. KellinoCharles Austin, Bobbie ComberComedyHow He Lied to Her HusbandCecil LewisEdmund Gwenn, Vera LennoxShortImmediate PossessionArthur Varney-SerraoHerbert Mundin, Dorothy BartlamComedyM'BlimeyJ. Elder WillsBernard Ansell, Kenneth KoveShortWatch M'Blimey 1931tracktvlinks.com MoritaFred PaulDaphne Lennard, Jean RomaineMusical ShortMy Old ChinaW. P. KellinoReginald Gardiner, Clifford Heatherley, Constance Carpenter, Gibb McLaughlinComedyThe Other Mrs. PhippsJulius HagenSydney Fairbrother, Richard Cooper, Jane WelshComedy shortRodney Steps InGuy NewallRichard Cooper, Elizabeth AllanComedyStepping StonesGeoffrey BensteadJade Hales, George BellamyMusicalWho Killed Doc Robin?W. P. KellinoClifford Heatherley, Dorrie DeaneComedyThe Wrong Mr. PerkinsArthur VarneyHerbert Mundin, Sonia BellamyComedy
See also 1931 in British music 1931 in British television 1931 in film 1931 in the United Kingdom
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