Subgenre Sampler
Family: 1843 Films to Buy & Rent
Jungle Book (1942)
- Dir. Zoltan Korda
Feat. Sabu
- Live–action version of Rudyard Kipling's novel with Sabu as Mowgli, the boy raised by wolves who attempts to adapt to human custom.
Dumbo (1941)
- Dir. Ben Sharpsteen
- The elephant with oversized ears learns to overcome his apparent handicap.
This classic Disney cartoon is often sighted by non–animation…
Superman (TV Series) (1941-1943)
- After being invented by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, then debuting as an 'Action Comics' superhero, Superman went on to become an animated movie…
Woody Woodpecker and Friends (1941)
- Classic cartoons from the Walter Lantz archive, featuring the iconic woodpecker and stablemates Chilly Willy, Andy Panda, Swing Symphonies and Oswald…
Casper and Friends (TV Series) (1940)
- Collection of classic episodes from the 40s and 50s originally appearing as part of the 'Harveytoon' show, following Casper the friendly ghost as he…
Fantasia (1940)
- Dir. Ben Sharpsteen
- Glorious Disney musical fantasy set to a rousing classical score.
Highlights include Mickey Mouse as the Sorcerer's apprentice and the hippos and…
Little Nellie Kelly (1940)
- Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Judy Garland, George Murphy
- Filmed version of the hit Broadway musical comedy from 1922 about Irish–American immigrants starring Judy Garland, who was fresh to…
Pinocchio (1940)
- Dir. Hamilton Luske, Ben Sharpsteen
- One of Disney's crowning achievements is this triumphant animated rendition of the Italian fable.
Technically outstanding and emotionally…
Thief of Bagdad, The (1940)
- 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,…
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1939)
- Disney's first animated feature is a milestone in cinema history, with the artistic heights matched by characters, songs and storytelling. As fresh…