Subgenre Sampler
Classics: 3628 Films to Buy & Rent
Range Feud, The (1931)
- Dir. D.Ross Lederman
Feat. John Wayne, Buck Jones
- A better than B–Western with a young, gangly John Wayne as a ten–galloned Romeo framed for murder while entangled in a feud with his…
Sally in Our Alley (1931)
- Dir. Maurice Elvey
Feat. Gracie Fields
- Gracie Fields debuted in this lightweight English comedy as a heartbroke girl who, on moving to London, hits it off splendid with the Cockneys.…
Silent Naruse (Flunky, Work Hard; No Blood Relation; Apart From You; Every-Night Dreams; Street Without End) (1931-1934)
- Dir. Mikio Naruse
- A collection of silent era films from renowned Japanese director Mikio Naruse, the only five from the 1930's that still exist today, featuring new…
Street Scene (1931)
- Dir. King Vidor
Feat. Sylvia Sidney, William Collier, Jr., Estelle Taylor…
- Drama set over a single 24 hours on a city block in Hell's Kitchen, New York City.
Describes a melting pot of gossip, jealousy, racism, adultery…
Svengali (1931)
- Dir. Archie Mayo
Feat. John Barrymore, Marian Marsh, Bramwell Fletcher…
- Adapted from the novel by George du Maurier, this has a hypnotic maniac (Barrymore) turning his evil gaze on a young model and forcing her to…
Tabu (1931)
- Dir. F.W. Murnau
Feat. Anna Chevalier
- A beautifully filmed romantic tragedy based on a simple Pacific island folk tale. Poetry and sensuality is startlingly evoked through the play of…
Vintage Mickey (1931-1933)
- Timeless collection of Mickey Mouse's more memorable cartoons, featuring the classic "Steamboat Willie", notable for being the very first appearance…
All Quiet On the Western Front (1930)
- Dir. Lewis Milestone
Feat. Louis Wolheim, Lew Ayres, John Wray…
- Landmark film looks at WW1 from the enemy's point of view. It remains brilliant and quite moving after all these years. Academy Award winner for Best…
Animal Crackers (1930)
- Dir. Victor Heerman
Feat. Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx…
- Pre–Hollywood Marx Brothers, a little stagey yet with a glorious abundance of gags.
Anna Christie (1930)
- Dir. Clarence Brown
Feat. Greta Garbo, Charles Bickford, Marie Dressler…
- Ayoung woman reunites with her estranged father and falls in love with a sailor, but struggles to tell them about her dark past. Garbo's first…