Subgenre Sampler
Rental > : 2572 Films to Rent on VHS
Secret Weapon, The (1942)
- Dir. Roy Neill
Feat. Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Lionel Atwill…
- Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce play the definitive Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, in this updated (to the 40s) version of the original Conan Doyle…
Spy Smasher (1942)
- Dir. William Whitney
Feat. Kane Richmond, Sam Flint, Marguerite Chapman
- Wartime serial adapted from the comic strip has twin brothers protecting democracy from the needle–nosed Nazi spys. 12 instalments on one…
Blood and Sand (1941)
- Dir. Rouben Mamoulian
Feat. Tyrone Power, Rita Hayworth
- Steamy romantic tragedy with Tyrone Power as an accomplished but naive matador whose bull–ring heroics take a back–seat for brazen Rita…
Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
- Dir. Mervyn LeRoy
Feat. Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Marsha Hunt
- Campaigner for orphans–rights Greer Garson frets and furrows her brow to perfection in this slick, high–minded weepie.
Devil and Miss Jones, The (1941)
- Dir. Sam Wood
Feat. Charles Coburn, Jean Arthur
- Tycoon Charles Coburn goes undercover to investigate union activities, and instead falls for shopgirl Jean Arthur. Well–regarded social comedy.
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
- Dir. Alexander Hall
Feat. Claude Rains
- Memorable romantic fantasy in which a none–too–bright boxer is killed in a plane crash before arch–angel Claude Rains sends him…
High Sierra (1941)
- Dir. Raoul Walsh
Feat. Humphrey Bogart, Ida Lupino
- Crucial role that steered Humphrey Bogart towards more sympathetic anti–heroes, here playing a prison escapee/gangster facing the end with Ida…
I Wake Up Screaming (1941)
- Dir. Bruce Humberstone
Feat. Betty Grable
- Betty Grable tackles a dramatic role for this exciting whodunnit surrounding the murder of her sister. Quality film noir with a surprise twist in its…
Little Foxes, The (1941)
- Dir. William Wyler
Feat. Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall
- Masterful period drama adapted from a stageplay by one the great directors. Bette Davis is in brilliant form as Regina, the scheming matron…
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…