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War YearsWar Years (1939-1945)
An excellent representative selection of wartime footage shot by the National Film Unit during WW2. Originally distributed as newsreels, this…
Adventures of Marco Polo, TheAdventures of Marco Polo, The (1938)
Dir. Archie Mayo
Feat. Gary Cooper, Basil Rathbone, George Barbier
Chronicles the numerous exploits of the famed explorer, played by Gary Cooper. More light–hearted than the usual swashbuckler.
Boys TownBoys Town (1938)
Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney
Bittersweet weepie in which Spencer Tracy won an Oscar as a priest who develops a school for delinquents with a knee–high Mickey Rooney as his…
Broadway Melody of 1938Broadway Melody of 1938 (1938)
Dir. Roy Del Ruth
Feat. Judy Garland, Robert Taylor, Eleanor Powell
Splendidly lavish "Show Musical", where a flimsy storyline is but an excuse to launch the brilliant dancing talents of Eleanor Powell. Also included…
Dawn Patrol, TheDawn Patrol, The (1938)
Dir. Edmund Goulding
Feat. Errol Flynn, David Niven
Errol Flynn and David Niven play ace fighter–pilots in a tense action/drama set during WWI.
Good Earth, TheGood Earth, The (1938) Recommended
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, TheGreat 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.
Hurricane, TheHurricane, The (1938)
Dir. John Ford
Feat. Dorothy Lamour, Jon Hall
A doomed South Seas romance between islander natives, provides the melodramatic prelude to an awesome special f/x typhoon. Vintage Hollywood…
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…
Marseillaise, LaMarseillaise, La (1938)
Dir. Jean Renoir
Feat. Pierre Renoir, Lisa Delamare, Leon Larive
Renoir's classic depicts events leading up to the French revolution in the 18th Century, electing to extract history from the heart of the common…

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