1931 OSCARS
by flash_cwalka | created - 10 Jul 2015 | updated - 13 Aug 2015 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Cimarron (1931)
Passed | 123 min | Drama, Western
A newspaper editor settles in an Oklahoma boom town with his reluctant wife at the end of the nineteenth century.
Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Richard Dix, Irene Dunne, Estelle Taylor, Nance O'Neil
Votes: 6,935
Outstanding Production
William LeBaron for RKO Pictures
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Art Direction
My Personal comments: This is the second American Western full-movie I've seen. The previous one was with Warner Baxtor as the star of the movie. This movie was different because it turned out more political. At first this guy Yancey Cravat was fighting for honesty and against the rebells of the Osage town. Yancey went to some other town when he had the chance and left his wife alone. He came back and got involved ina trial when he heard that his wife had a case against some woman called Dixie Lee. Mrs. Cravat was racist and did not like Indians, but Yancey wanted to give them vote. Finally Mrs Cravat became a governor, and some lady said to her husband - look, women are actually good in politics. I understand that the story of this movie is to give rights to everyone. Yancey is the guy who everyone likes except the crooked and the rebels. Yancey portrays honesty.
2. Skippy (1931)
Passed | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
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.
Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Jackie Cooper, Robert Coogan, Mitzi Green, Jackie Searl
Votes: 1,001
Best Director - Norman Taurog
3. A Free Soul (1931)
Passed | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
An alcoholic lawyer who successfully defended a notorious gambler on a murder charge objects when his free-spirited daughter becomes romantically involved with him.
Director: Clarence Brown | Stars: Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard, Lionel Barrymore, Clark Gable
Votes: 2,936
Best Actor: Lionel Barrymore
4. Min and Bill (1930)
Passed | 69 min | Comedy, Drama
Min, the owner of a dockside hotel, is forced to make difficult decisions about the future of Nancy, the young woman she took in as an infant.
Director: George W. Hill | Stars: Marie Dressler, Wallace Beery, Dorothy Jordan, Marjorie Rambeau
Votes: 1,900
Best Actress: Marie Dressler
Personal comments: It's like drama with a little hint of comedy. Marie Dressler plays Min, an old granny who can kick anyone's butt. It was interesting to watch how Min became more defensive of the girl as the movie progressed.
5. The Dawn Patrol (1930)
Passed | 108 min | Action, Drama, War
World War I ace Dick Courtney derides the leadership of his superior officer, but Courtney is soon promoted to squadron commander and learns harsh lessons about sending subordinates to their deaths.
Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: Richard Barthelmess, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Neil Hamilton, Frank McHugh
Votes: 2,034
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