Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Classics: 3559 Films to Rent
Gone with the Wind (1939)
- Dir. Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Sam Wood
Feat. Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Olivia de Havilland…
- One of the greatest examples of story–telling on film, this maintains one's firm interest for nearly four hours with its romantic story, strong…
Goodbye Mr. Chips (1939)
- Dir. Sam Wood
Feat. Robert Donat, Greer Garson
- Slow–moving, heartfelt story of a devoted schoolteacher. Robert Donat won an Oscar in the lead role.
Gunga Din (1939)
- Dir. George Stevens
Feat. Cary Grant, Douglas Jr. Fairbanks, Victor McLaglen
- Brilliant, wildly nonsensical adventure yarn has a carousing trio of soldiers let loose in colonial India, then ganging together to defeat the…
Hunchback of Notre Dame, The (1939)
- Dir. William Dieterle
Feat. Charles Laughton
- Charles Laughton is perfectly cast in this beautifully expressionistic version of the classic.
Intermezzo (1939)
- Dir. Gregory Ratoff
Feat. Leslie Howard, Ingrid Bergman, John Halliday
- Sweetly sentimental love story sees unhappily married violinist Leslie Howard fall for his protegee Ingrid Bergman.
Jamaica Inn (1939)
- Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara
- Minor Hitchcock item about pirates and smuggling in Olde England.
Jesse James (1939)
- Dir. Henry King
Feat. Tyrone Power, Henry Fonda, Nancy Kelly
- Tyrone Power and Henry Fonda play the legendary James brothers in this somewhat romanticised version of their fable. Sequel: THE RETURN OF FRANK…
Jour Se Leve, Le (Daybreak) (1939)
- Dir. Marcel Carne
Feat. Jean Gabin, Arletty
- A renowned example of 'poetic realism', Jean Gabin gives another consummate performance as a doomed anti–hero. His tragic story is told in…
La Regle Du Jeu (Rules of the Game) (1939)
- Dir. Jean Renoir
Feat. Marcel Dalio, Nora Gregor, Roland Toutain…
- Considered one the greatest films in history, this downbeat yet incisive satire centres around weekend shooting party that results in a myriad of…
Man in the Iron Mask, The (1939)
- Dir. James Whale
Feat. Louis Hayward, Joan Bennett, Warren William…
- Early, often imitated adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' musketeer legend, with Louis Hayward as the eponymous man in the mask.