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Classics: 3626 Films to Buy & Rent

 
Sands of Iwo JimaSands of Iwo Jima (1949)
Dir. Allan Dwan
Feat. John Wayne
Popular WWII saga with John Wayne as a tough Sarg, spurring his troops on in the Pacific.
Secret Garden, TheSecret Garden, The (1949)
Dir. Fred M. Wilcox
Feat. Margaret O'Brien, Herbert Marshall, Dean Stockwell…
Story about an orphan who discovers a secret garden at her Uncle's Victorian manor continues to fascinate young and old. Colour sequences give the…
She Wore a Yellow RibbonShe Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
Dir. John Ford
Feat. John Wayne, Joanne Dru, John Agar…
Cavalry officer John Wayne is about to retire on the eve of impending war with Indians. Followed by RIO GRANDE.
ShockproofShockproof (1949)
Dir. Douglas Sirk
Feat. Cornel Wilde
Written by Samuel Fuller. A parole officer falls in love with a beautiful parolee, and tries to keep her away from her gambling ex–boyfriend.…
Small Back Room, TheSmall Back Room, The (Hour of Glory, The) (1949) Recommended
Dir. Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Feat. David Farrar, Kathleen Byron, Jack Hawkins…
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Sorrowful JonesSorrowful Jones (1949)
Dir. Sidney Lanfield
Feat. Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, William Demarest…
Buddy comedy with Bob Hope as an inveterate gambler who fins himself the guardian for a young girl.
Story of Seabiscuit, TheStory of Seabiscuit, The (1949)
Dir. David Butler
Feat. Shirley Temple, Barry Fitzgerald, Lon McCallister
Shirley Temple stars in this version of the Seabiscuit racehorse story in which the 1930s 'underdog' triumphed against the thoroughbred champions of…
Stray DogStray Dog (Nora Inu) (1949) Recommended
Dir. Akira Kurosawa
Feat. Toshiro Mifune
An early film noir from Japan’s best–known director tracks police detective Toshiro Mifune into the underbelly of Tokyo in search of a pistol…
Streets of LaredoStreets of Laredo (1949)
Dir. Leslie Fenton
Feat. William Holden, Macdonald Carey, Mona Freeman…
Middling western with Holden as an outlaw who separates from his two partners in crime when they join the Texas Rangers, and he continues to commit…
Take Me Out To The Ball GameTake Me Out To The Ball Game (Everybody's Cheering) (1949)
Dir. Busby Berkeley
Feat. Frank Sinatra, Esther Williams, Gene Kelly
An excellent warm–up for ON THE TOWN with Sinatra and Kelly playing vaudeville buddies in the early–1900s who yuck it up in variety…

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