Subgenre Sampler
Classics: 3628 Films to Buy & Rent
I'm No Angel (1933)
- Dir. Wesley Ruggles
Feat. Mae West, Cary Grant
- Man–eater and circus performer Mae West digs for gold, settling on (and suing!) the loaded Cary Grant, only to fall in love for…
Island of Lost Souls (1933)
- Dir. Erle C. Kenton
Feat. Charles Laughton, Bela Lugosi, Richard Arlen…
- First screen version of H.G. Wells' fascinating novel features the delightfully loony Charles Laughton as Dr. Moreau, the exiled scientist obsessed…
Kennel Murder Case, The (1933)
- Dir. Michael Curtiz
Feat. William Powell, Mary Astor
- Stylish murder mystery from the pre code era with William Powell playing detective and Scottish Terrier owner Philo Vance, popularised in the novels…
King Kong (1933)
- Dir. Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack
Feat. Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong
- An iconic classic of cinema that literally smashed new ground in terms of special effects, and must have had unwitting audiences of the day…
Liebelei (1933)
- Dir. Max Ophuls
Feat. Arthur Schnitzler
- An early work from the German maestro of the tracking shot, whose tale of doomed romance between a young soldier and fraulein (taken from a play by…
Little Women (1933)
- Dir. George Cukor
Feat. Katharine Hepburn
- Constantly enjoyable version of Louisa Alcott's novel about four sisters and their mother coping while their father fights in the Civil War. Splendid…
Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)
- Dir. Michael Curtiz
Feat. Fay Wray, Glenda Farrell, Frank McHugh
- An early horror which formed the basis of Vincent Price's HOUSE OF WAX. Containing its own grisly twists on the 'waxing' process, this is well worth…
Private Life of Henry VIII, The (1933)
- Dir. Alexander Korda
Feat. Charles Laughton, Robert Donat, Merle Oberon
- The signature role for actor–extraordinaire Charles Laughton was this portrayal of England's notorious, much–married monarch.
His…
Queen Christina (1933)
- Dir. Rouben Mamoulian
Feat. Greta Garbo, John Gilbert
- Historical costume drama with Greta Garbo appropriately cast as the Swedish Queen.
She Done Him Wrong (1933)
- Dir. Lowell Sherman
Feat. Mae West, Cary Grant
- A raucous comedy success, debuting Mae West as a bawdy bar room entertainer with a penchant for vulnerable men (namely, Cary Grant).…