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Subgenre Sampler

 
Torrid ZoneTorrid Zone (1940)
Dir. William Keighley
Feat. James Cagney, Ann Sheridan, Pat O'Brien
Caribbean–set adventure–comedy in which a fruit company executive (Pat O'Brien) has his plantation plagued by revolutionaries so he…
Man in the Iron Mask, TheMan in the Iron Mask, The (1939)
Dir. James Whale
Feat. Louis Hayward, Joan Bennett, Warren William
Early, often imitated adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' musketeer legend, with Louis Hayward as the eponymous man in the mask.
Tarzan Finds a Son (1939)
Dir. Richard Thorpe
Feat. Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Johnny Sheffield
Tarzan and Jane raise a boy – the only survivor of a jungle plane crash – in their vine–swinging style. Later, his relatives search…
Adventure in SaharaAdventure in Sahara (1938)
Dir. D. Ross Lederman
Feat. C. Henry Gordon, Paul Kelly
Based on a story by Samuel Fuller. Following the death of his brother, Jim Wilson joins the French Foreign Legion and is stationed in Northern…
New Adventures Of Tarzan, TheNew Adventures Of Tarzan, The (1938)
Dir. Edward Kull
Feat. Herman Brix (Bruce Bennett)
Surprisingly gutsy version of the Edgar Rice Burroughs character, originally presented as a 12–part movie serial in competition to the…
King Solomon's MinesKing Solomon's Mines (1937)
Dir. Robert Stevenson
Feat. Paul Robeson, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Roland Young
Stirring original film version of this well–known novel based African adventure about a group of intrepid explorers on a life–changing…
Tarzan EscapesTarzan Escapes (1936)
Dir. Richard Thorpe
Feat. Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Benita Hume
One of the best Weissmuller TARZAN sequels, has the jungleman kidnapped by hunters and taken back to England. Excitingly action–packed.
Lives of a Bengal Lancer, TheLives of a Bengal Lancer, The (1935)
Dir. Henry Hathaway
Feat. Gary Cooper, Franchot Tone, Richard Cromwell
Set in India during the British Raj, this rousing literary adaptation follows a British regiment struggling to retain it's stronghold in the…
Sanders Of The RiverSanders Of The River (1935)
Dir. Zoltan Korda
Feat. Leslie Banks, Paul Robeson
Fascinatingly skewed epic set in a colonial protectorate in West Africa, where the British Commissioner (Banks) tries to cultivate 'civilized'…
Count of Monte Cristo, TheCount of Monte Cristo, The (1934)
Dir. Rowland V Lee
Feat. Robert Donat, Louis Calhern, Sidney Blackmer
Exemplary version of Alexandre Dumas' classic swashbuckler. Robert Donat plays the imprisoned officer seeking revenge with steel and panache.

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