Subgenre Sampler
Classics: 3634 Films to Buy & Rent
Jezebel (1938)
- 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, The (1938)
- 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…
Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)
- Dir. George B. Seitz
Feat. Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Judy Garland…
- Mickey Rooney stars in this early teenage rom–com as a ruddy–faced youth who becomes entangled with three different girls (Garland,…
Made for Each Other (1938)
- Dir. John Cromwell
Feat. James Stewart, Carole Lombard
- Couple James Stewart and Carole Lombard test their marriage vows through a patch of misfortune in this finely acted soap.
Marseillaise, La (1938)
- Dir. Jean Renoir
Feat. Pierre Renoir, Lisa Delamare, Leon Larive…
- Renoir's classic depicts events leading up to the French revolution in the 18th Century, electing to extract history from the heart of the common…
New Adventures Of Tarzan, The (1938)
- Dir. Edward Kull
Feat. Herman Brix (Bruce Bennett)
- Surprisingly gutsy version of the Edgar Rice Burroughs character, originally presented as a 12–part movie serial in competition to the…
Pygmalion (1938)
- Dir. Anthony Asquith, Leslie Howard
Feat. Leslie Howard, Dame Wendy Hiller
- Leslie Howard trains Wendy Hiller to be a lady, in an excellent version of the G B Shaw play.
Room Service (1938)
- Dir. William Seiter
Feat. Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx…
- Marx Bros cause chaos in a hotel frequented by Broadway producers.
St Martin's Lane (Sidewalks of London) (1938)
- Dir. Tim Whelan
Feat. Vivien Leigh, Charles Laughton, Rex Harrison…
- Vivien Leigh stars in this oddball comedy–drama as a talented pickpocket who forms an alliance with street performer Laughton.
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
- Dir. Frank Capra
Feat. James Stewart, Jean Arthur
- Sentimental comedy from the James Stewart/Frank Capra camp, and something of a classic. Wealthy, straight–laced Jimmy falls for Jean Arthur,…