Subgenre Sampler
: 25144 Films to Buy & Rent
Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection, The (1939-1946)
- Feat. Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce
- Complete collection of all 14 SHERLOCK HOLMES films starring Basil Rathbone as the iconic detective and Nigel Bruce as his loyal sidekick Dr Watson.…
Dark Eyes of London (Human Monster; Dead Eyes of London) (1939)
- Dir. Walter Summers
Feat. Bela Lugosi, Hugh Williams, Greta Gynt
- Weirdly atmospheric chiller has Bela Lugosi using his blind disciples as pawns in an elaborate murder/insurance scam.
Dark Victory (1939)
- Dir. Edmund Goulding
Feat. Bette Davis, George Brent, Humphrey Bogart…
- Sleekly upholstered melodrama, with Davis as a willful, party–going Long Island millionairess who discovers she is dying. Great performances…
Destry Rides Again (1939)
- Dir. George Marshall
Feat. James Stewart, Marlene Dietrich, Una Merkel
- James Stewart is once again a mild–mannered law–man while Marlene Dietrich makes her most sensational Hollywood turn as exotic saloon…
Divorce Of Lady X (1939)
- Dir. Tim Whelan
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Merle Oberon, Ralph Richardson…
- Sprightly Technicolor story has Olivier playing a barrister who falls in love with the woman he thinks his client will soon be divorcing.
Dodge City (1939)
- Dir. Michael Curtiz
Feat. Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland
- Lusty western with Errol Flynn cutting the mustard as a cowboy hero. Olivia De Havilland is his gracious co–star once again.
Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
- Dir. John Ford
Feat. Henry Fonda, Claudette Colbert, Edna May Oliver…
- Minor Ford drama with Fonda and Colbert as newlyweds whose farming career gets stymied by the Revolutionary War and attacks from Native Americans.…
Eternally Yours (1939)
- Dir. Tay Garnett
Feat. Loretta Young, David Niven, Broderick Crawford…
- A woman leaves stability and a wealthy fiancĂ©e behind to travel the globe as a magician's assistant after she is swept off her feet. However 'The…
Four Feathers, The (1939)
- Dir. Zoltan Korda
Feat. John Clements, Ralph Richardson, Sir C. Aubrey Smith…
- Best version of the much–filmed, classic A E W Mason story, where a British civilian (John Clements), accused of cowardice, must prove himself…
Golden Boy (1939)
- Dir. Rouben Mamoulian
Feat. William Holden, Barbara Stanwyck
- William Holden, in his starring debut, plays a gifted youth who trades off a promising career as a musician to make it as a boxer.