Subgenre Sampler
Family > Classics: 138 Films to Buy & Rent
Thief of Bagdad, The (1940)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- Dir. Michael Powell, Ludwig Berger, Tim Whelan
Feat. Sabu, Conrad Veidt, June Duprez
- Sabu stars in this magical, intoxicating vision of the Arabian Nights, some twenty years before the genre was revived in SINBAD. Romance, tragedy,…
Wizard of Oz, The (1939)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- Dir. Victor Fleming, King Vidor
Feat. Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr…
- The world's best loved film down through and across the generations, and a key cultural icon.
MGM pulled out all the stops to realise L. Frank…
Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- Dir. Michael Curtiz, William Keighley
Feat. Errol Flynn, Claude Rains, Olivia de Havilland…
- The remakes look stodgy next to this stirring and vibrant original which basks in breakthrough technicolour and the definitive presence of Errol…
Heidi (1937)
- Dir. Allan Dwan
Feat. Shirley Temple, Jean Hersholt, Arthur Treacher…
- Ideal vehicle for Shirley Temple, who jerks the tears as the lovable orphan taken from her grandfather by her nasty Aunt in 1800's Switzerland.
Wee Willie Winkie (1937)
- Dir. John Ford
Feat. Shirley Temple, Victor McLaglen
- Charming adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's adventure story, with young Shirley negotiating between the British army and Afghani rebels.
Chronological Donald, The (1936-1941)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- An excellent archive collection of all the early shorts starring Walt Disney's most successful cartoon character – Donald Duck. Includes an…
Dimples (1936)
- Feat. Shirley Temple, Frank Morgan, Robert Kent
- Shirley Temple musical set in the New York Bowery, where the young lass helps her pickpocket grandfather., Soon however her musical talents come to…
Popeye - The Sailor Man (1936-1956)
- One of the longest–running cartoon sensations of all time, Popeye the Sailor Man burst into cinemas in 1933 in a BETTY BOOP cartoon and soon…
Little Colonel, The (1935)
- Dir. David Butler
Feat. Shirley Temple
- One of Shirley Temple's best vehicles is set in the Deep South, with young Shirl attempting to patch–up her grandparent's broken marriage.
Mickey Mouse in Living Color (1935-1995)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- The ultimate cartoon personification of Walt Disney's entertainment empire – Mickey Mouse – is presented in all his glory here, in two…