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Rental > Classics: 3559 Films to Rent
Wuthering Heights (1939)
- Dir. William Wyler
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Merle Oberon
- Emily Bronte's passionate romantic classic is immortalised in celluloid with Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon unforgettable as doomed lovers Kathy…
Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
- Dir. John Ford
Feat. Henry Fonda, Alice Brady, Marjorie Weaver…
- A fresh–faced Henry Fonda gives credence to the formative years of Abraham Lincoln, seen here as a country boy–turned–lawyer…
Adventure in Sahara (1938)
- Dir. D. Ross Lederman
Feat. C. Henry Gordon, Paul Kelly
- Based on a story by Samuel Fuller. Following the death of his brother, Jim Wilson joins the French Foreign Legion and is stationed in Northern…
Adventures of Marco Polo, The (1938)
- Dir. Archie Mayo
Feat. Gary Cooper, Basil Rathbone, George Barbier…
- Chronicles the numerous exploits of the famed explorer, played by Gary Cooper. More light–hearted than the usual swashbuckler.
Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938)
- Dir. Michael Curtiz, William Keighley
Feat. Errol Flynn, Claude Rains, Olivia de Havilland…
- The remakes look stodgy next to this stirring and vibrant original which basks in breakthrough technicolour and the definitive presence of Errol…
Alexander Nevsky (1938)
- Dir. Sergei Eisenstein
Feat. Nikolai Cherkassov, Nikolai Okhlopkov
- Eisenstein's first sound film is a patriotic epic about the 13th century hero who led his people against the Teutonic Knights. Monumental battle…
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
- Dir. Henry King
Feat. Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Don Ameche…
- Irving Berlin contributes over two dozen songs as well as the screenplay for this rousing story of the history of (white) jazz music from ragtime to…
Algiers (1938)
- Dir. John Cromwell
Feat. Hedy Lamarr, Charles Boyer, Sigrid Gurie…
- Remake of a PEPE LE MOKO, in which a dashing jewel thief who has been hiding out for two years in the mysterious, murky Casbah, falls madly in love…
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
- Dir. Michael Curtiz
Feat. Pat O'Brien, James Cagney
- Childhood pals Pat O'Brien and James Cagney end up as adult enemies, in the priesthood and underworld respectively. Pleasing mix of comedy and…
Bank Holiday (Three on a Weekend) (1938)
- Dir. Carol Reed
Feat. Margaret Lockwood, John Lodge, Hugh Williams…
- Minor drama with nurse Lockwood heading to the seaside for an illicit weekend only to have her enjoyment tempered by her job.