Subgenre Sampler
Youth: 915 Films to Buy & Rent
Brighton Rock (1947)
- Dir. John Boulting
Feat. Richard Attenborough, Hermione Baddeley, William Hartnell
- One of the coolest British crime flicks sees Richard Attenborough give an attention–grabbing portrayal of a delinquent gang leader who wants…
Tom Brown's School Days (1940)
- Dir. Robert Stevenson
Feat. Freddie Bartholomew, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Jimmy Lydon
- Thomas Hughes' classic novel of life at the Victorian Boys public school of Rugby is given a generous, populist treatment. New boy Lydon finds…
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,…
Assassin of Youth (1937)
- Dir. Elmer Clifton
Feat. Luana Walters, Arthur Gardner
- Marijuana scare–movie from the 30s is an above–par exercise in hilarious establishment uptightness, following the sorry fate of several…
Marihuana (1936)
- Dir. Dwain Esper
Feat. Harlene Wood
- Perhaps second only to REEFER MADNESS in demonstrating the perils of dope with laughably straight–faced paranoia, this sees some unsuspecting…