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Subgenre Sampler
Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)- Dir. John Ford
Feat. Henry Fonda, Alice Brady, Marjorie Weaver… - A fresh–faced Henry Fonda gives credence to the formative years of Abraham Lincoln, seen here as a country boy–turned–lawyer…
Alexander Nevsky (1938)- Dir. Sergei Eisenstein
Feat. Nikolai Cherkassov, Nikolai Okhlopkov - Eisenstein's first sound film is a patriotic epic about the 13th century hero who led his people against the Teutonic Knights. Monumental battle…
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
- Dir. Henry King
Feat. Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Don Ameche… - Irving Berlin contributes over two dozen songs as well as the screenplay for this rousing story of the history of (white) jazz music from ragtime to…
Algiers (1938)- Dir. John Cromwell
Feat. Hedy Lamarr, Charles Boyer, Sigrid Gurie… - Remake of a PEPE LE MOKO, in which a dashing jewel thief who has been hiding out for two years in the mysterious, murky Casbah, falls madly in love…
Bank Holiday (Three on a Weekend) (1938)- Dir. Carol Reed
Feat. Margaret Lockwood, John Lodge, Hugh Williams… - Minor drama with nurse Lockwood heading to the seaside for an illicit weekend only to have her enjoyment tempered by her job.
Beachcomber, The (Vessel of Wrath) (1938)- Dir. Erich Pommer
Feat. Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester - Drama based on the short story by Somerset Maughamet, set in a remote tropical Dutch colony, where the sister of a missionary attempts to reform a…
Good Earth, The (1938)- 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, 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.
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…
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…
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