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Broadway Melody of 1938Broadway Melody of 1938 (1938)
Dir. Roy Del Ruth
Feat. Judy Garland, Robert Taylor, Eleanor Powell
Splendidly lavish "Show Musical", where a flimsy storyline is but an excuse to launch the brilliant dancing talents of Eleanor Powell. Also included…
CarefreeCarefree (1938)
Dir. Mark Sandrich
Feat. Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Ralph Bellamy
The eighth of the ten films that Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers did together, this screwball comedy features only four musical numbers, and is…
Dawn Patrol, TheDawn Patrol, The (1938)
Dir. Edmund Goulding
Feat. Errol Flynn, David Niven
Errol Flynn and David Niven play ace fighter–pilots in a tense action/drama set during WWI.
Good Earth, TheGood Earth, The (1938) Recommended
Dir. Sidney Franklin
Feat. Paul Muni, Luise Rainer
Pearl S. Buck's epic novel is given the proud, grand and serious treatment by Hollywood. The tale told is about greed and gain amongst Chinese…
Great Waltz, TheGreat Waltz, The (The Life of Johann Strauss) (1938)
Dir. Julien Duvivier
Feat. Fernand Gravey, Luise Rainer, Lionel Atwill
The lIfe story of Johann Strauss is given a rich if somewhat corny treatment in this otherwise well–mounted musical biopic.
HolidayHoliday (1938) Recommended
Dir. George Cukor
Feat. Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn
Sparkling Cary Grant/Katharine Hepburn duet stands as tall as its famous successor, THE PHILADELPHIA STORY. The drawbacks of life in high society are…
Hurricane, TheHurricane, The (1938)
Dir. John Ford
Feat. Dorothy Lamour, Jon Hall
A doomed South Seas romance between islander natives, provides the melodramatic prelude to an awesome special f/x typhoon. Vintage Hollywood…
I Accuse (J'Accuse) (1938)
Dir. Abel Gance
Feat. Victor Francen, Line Noro, Marie Lou
Dir. Gance’s own remake of his 1919 silent classic, in which a soldier traumatised by the slaughter of WWI attempts to prevent future…
JezebelJezebel (1938) Recommended
Dir. William Wyler
Feat. Bette Davis, Henry Fonda
A classic, Oscar–winning role for Bette Davis, as a southern belle who defies the arch conventions of 19th century New Orleans high society…
Lady Vanishes, TheLady Vanishes, The (1938) Aro Favourite
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave, Dame May Whitty
Prime British Hitchcock, tracks a brilliantly–plotted mystery of an old lady's disappearance on a trans–Europe train, with…

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