Subgenre Sampler
Classics: 3628 Films to Buy & Rent
Meet John Doe (1941)
- Dir. Frank Capra
Feat. Barbara Stanwyck, Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan…
- Always partial to a ripe political parable, dir. Capra has Barbara Stanwyck leading hickster Gary Cooper around by the nose on a national goodwill…
Moon Over Miami (1941)
- Dir. Walter Lang
Feat. Betty Grable, Don Ameche, Robert Cummings
- One of Betty Grable's better musical outings, it's a bright and breezy story of two sisters who attempt to ensnare a pair of Miami millionaires when…
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)
- Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Carole Lombard, Robert Montgomery, Gene Raymond…
- An interesting departure for Alfred Hitchcock, this airy screwball comedy follows a happily married couple in New York who are shocked to learn that…
Penny Serenade (1941)
- Dir. George Stevens
Feat. Cary Grant, Irene Dunne
- Cary Grant and Irene Dunne adopt a infant, then lose it, in a brilliantly crafted tear–jerker.
Road to Zanzibar (1941)
- Dir. Victor Schertzinger
Feat. Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour
- The second in the 'Road to...' series sees the classic trio (Hope, Crosby and Lamour) down Africa–way in darkest Zanzibar.
Sergeant York (1941)
- Dir. Howard Hawks
Feat. Gary Cooper
- A wartime classic about a real–life pacifist turned WW1 hero. Gary Cooper won an Oscar for his vivid portrayal.
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
- Dir. W.S. Van Dyke
Feat. William Powell, Myrna Loy, Donna Reed…
- Yet another relaxing weekend for sweethearts Nick and Nora turns into a head–scratcher, as the crime–stopping couple divert from a day at…
Strawberry Blonde (1941)
- Dir. Raoul Walsh
Feat. James Cagney, Olivia de Havilland, Rita Hayworth…
- Winning 40's rom–com based on the play "One Sunday Afternoon" by James Hagan. Set in 1890's New York City, with James Cagney playing a…
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
- Dir. Preston Sturges
Feat. Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, Robert Warwick…
- Hailed as dir. Sturges most reflective statement on his comic art, this finds lightweight Hollywood director Joel McCrea dressing as a tramp in order…
Sun Valley Serenade (1941)
- Dir. H. Bruce Humberstone
Feat. Sonja Henie, John Payne, Milton Berle…
- Winter wonderland musical sets the stage for the Glenn Miller Orchestra and skating star Sonja Henie, here playing a Norwegian refugee turned…