Subgenre Sampler
Classics: 3631 Films to Buy & Rent
Wolf Man, The (Wolfman) (1941)
- Dir. George Waggner
Feat. Lon Jr. Chaney, Bela Lugosi, Claude Rains
- Universal horror classic has Lon Chaney Jnr. bitten by werewolf Bela Lugosi among the foggy glades of Alpine–set English villages.
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…
You'll Never Get Rich (1941)
- Dir. Sidney Lanfield
Feat. Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth, John Hubbard…
- Generally amusing showbiz comedy has Fred Astaire play a star Broadway dancer who helps his boss (Benchley) out of trouble with his wife over a…
Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
- Dir. Robert Z. Leonard
Feat. James Stewart, Judy Garland, Hedy Lamarr…
- A star–sudded MGM musical melodrama featuring musical numbers staged by Busby Berkeley, highlighted by "You Stepped Out of a Dream". Set in the…
Angels Over Broadway (1940)
- Dir. Ben Hecht, Lee Garmes
Feat. Douglas Jr. Fairbanks, Rita Hayworth
- Off–beat melodrama about three of life's failures who redeem themselves in one night's gambling in a New York cafe.
Arizona (1940)
- Dir. Wesley Ruggles
Feat. Jean Arthur, William Holden, Warren William
- Epic frontier Western set in Tuscon, Arizona in early 1860's, where an independent, tough–as–nails pioneer woman aspires to be a cattle…
Bank Dick, The (1940)
- Dir. Edward Cline
Feat. W.C. Fields, Una Merkel, Cora Witherspoon
- W.C. Fields last great outburst of lunatic humour, playing a not–particularly–interested–in–the–job bank–guard,…
Best of Abbott and Costello, The - Volume 1 (One Night in the Tropics, Buck Privates, In the Navy, Hold that Ghost, Keep 'Em Flying, Ride 'Em Cowboy, Who Done It?, Pardon My Sarong) (1940-1942)
- Dir. A. Edward Sutherland, Arthur Lubin, Erle C. Kenton
Feat. Bud Abbott, Lou Costello
- The first eight movie comedies with duo Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in their patented roles. After careers in variety, silent films and radio, they…
Bob Hope Collector Box Set (Road to Singapore, Road to Zanzibar, Road to Morocco, Road to Utopia) (1940-1946)
- Feat. Bob Hope
- Droll comedian Bob Hope's four "ROAD TO..." comedies.
Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)
- Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Fred Astaire, Eleanor Powell, George Murphy…
- The final of the loosely connected BROADWAY MELODY quartet is unusually plot–heavy, but still features glittery dance numbers and a lovely Cole…