(Friday, November 18, 1932) — Grand Hotel, a film about guests at a posh Berlin hotel, was named Best Picture of 1931-32 tonight at the 5th Academy Awards at The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.

Fredric March (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde) and Wallace Beery (The Champ) tied for Best Actor and Helen Hayes (The Sin of Madelon Claudet) won Best Actress.

Best Director went to Frank Borzage (Bad Girl).

Video: 'Smilin' Through' clip

(Saturday, September 24, 1932) — Smilin’ Through, a romantic drama film about a young woman who falls in love with the son of an old family enemy, opened today in the U.S.

Directed by Sidney Franklin, the film stars Norma Shearer, Fredric March and Leslie Howard.

Video: 'Horse Feathers' trailer

(Wednesday, August 10, 1932) — Horse Feathers, a Marx Brothers film comedy about a college president who mistakenly recruits two loonies to beef up his school’s football team, premiered tonight at the Rialto Theatre in New York City.

Directed by Norman Z. McLeod, the film stars Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx, Thelma Todd and Reginald Barlow.

Video: 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' clip

(Saturday, August 6, 1932) — The first Venice Film Festival opened today with a screening of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde starring Fredric March.

Video: 'Grand Hotel' trailer

(Tuesday, April 12, 1932) — Grand Hotel , a film about guests at a posh Berlin hotel who struggle through scandal and heartache, premiered tonight at the Astor in New York. Continue reading ‘Grand Hotel ‘ premieres in New York 80 years ago today (1932) →

(Thursday, March 31, 1932) — Scarface, a film about gang warfare and police intervention when rival gangs fight over control of a city, premiered today in the U.S.

Directed by Howard Hawks and Richard Rosson, the film stars Ann Dvorak, Karen Morley, Osgood Perkins, C. Henry Gordon, Vince Barnett, Edwin Maxwell, and Boris Karloff.

Video: 'One Hour With You' clip

(Tuesday, March 22, 1932) — One Hour with You, a musical comedy about a married couple who find themselves attracted to other people, premiered today in the U.S.

Directed by Ernst Lubitsch (“with the assistance of” George Cukor), the film stars Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, Genevieve Tobin and Charles Ruggles.

In 1932, it was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture (click here to watch the complete film).

'Shanghai Express' clip

(Tuesday, February 2, 1932) — A beautiful temptress re-kindles an old romance while trying to escape her past during a tension-packed train journey in Shanghai Express, which opened today in New York City.

Directed by Josef von Sternberg, the film stars Marlene Dietrich, Clive Brook, Anna May Wong, and Warner Oland (click here to watch the entire film).

(Saturday, September 19, 1931) — Monkey Business, the third Marx Brothers’ comedy film, opened today in the U.S. The story takes place in large part on an ocean liner crossing the Atlantic Ocean.

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(Thursday, April 23, 1931) — The Public Enemy, a film about a young hoodlum who rises up through the ranks of the Chicago underworld, opens in the U.S.