Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Drama: 7936 Films to Rent
Fanny (1932)
- Dir. Marc Allegret
Feat. Raimu, Orane Demazis, Pierre Fresnay…
- Leisurely French romantic drama based on the play by Marcel Pagnol that marks the second part in the Marseille film trilogy that started with Marius…
Grand Hotel (1932)
- Dir. Edmund Goulding
Feat. Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, John Barrymore…
- The granddaddy of extravagent soap–opera, this pre–eminent, Oscar–winning Hollywood affair glitters with stars. Weekend guests'…
I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang (1932)
- Dir. Mervyn LeRoy
Feat. Paul Muni, Glenda Farrell, Helen Vinson…
- Minor American classic unravels Paul Muni's plight an as innocent man subjected to the brutality of prison life. With fierce conviction, the film…
Rain (1932)
- Dir. Lewis Milestone
Feat. Joan Crawford, Walter Huston
- A turbulent adaptation of Somerset Maugham's short story 'Miss Thompson' set on a Samoan island quarantine station during the rainy season.
When a…
Shanghai Express (1932)
- Dir. Josef von Sternberg
Feat. Marlene Dietrich, Clive Brook, Warner Oland
- Hollywood's version of pre–revolutionary Shanghai is a lavish parallel universe of sin and oriental treachery with Marlene Dietrich (as…
Marius (1931)
- Dir. Alexander Korda
Feat. Raimu, Pierre Fresnay, Orane Demazis…
- Based on the play by revered French writer Marcel Pagnol, this is the first film in the Marseille Trilogy featuring the characters of Marius (Pierre…
Mata Hari (1931)
- Dir. George Fitzmaurice
Feat. Greta Garbo, Ramon Novarro, Lionel Barrymore…
- Heavily fictionalized account of the life of Mata Hari, the exotic dancer who was accused of spying for Germany during World War I. Garbo is magnetic…
Miracle Woman, The (1931)
- Dir. Frank Capra
Feat. Barbara Stanwyck, David Manners, Sam Hardy
- Barbara Stanwyck teams with dir. Frank Capra for this captivating pre–Code film about a preacher's daughter who becomes disillusioned by the…
Possessed (1931)
- Dir. Clarence Brown
Feat. Joan Crawford, Clark Gable
- Vivid and detailed early drama about a rich NYC lawyer and his mistress, made when its lead performers were both on the verge of stardom.
Centred…
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…