Subgenre Sampler
Classics: 3626 Films to Buy & Rent
Five Graves to Cairo (1943)
- Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Franchot Tone, Anne Baxter, Erich von Stroheim…
- Rousing early outing for Billy Wilder; a nimble, well–executed piece of WWII propaganda exaggerating the exploits of a British corporal officer…
Flemish Farm, The (1943)
- Dir. Jeffrey Dell
Feat. Clive Brook, Clifford Evans, Jane Baxter
- Low budget WW2 aviation drama focused on a regiment of Belgian pilots who use a Flemish farm as an airstrip with one of the injured men becoming…
For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
- Dir. Sam Wood
Feat. Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman
- Splendidly mounted Spanish civil–war drama, in which International Brigade–er Gary Cooper leads local guerillas, including Ingrid…
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
- Dir. Roy Neill
Feat. Lon Jr. Chaney, Patric Knowles, Ilona Massey…
- Unique 'dual sequel', following both THE WOLF MAN and GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN. In this episode, the hairy Chaney seeks out the Doctor for a cure, but…
Gang's All Here, The (1943)
- Dir. Busby Berkeley
Feat. Alice Faye, Carmen Miranda
- Exhibitionist Fox musical combines some sensational talent (Miranda, in particular) with wildly innovative visuals from the great Busby Berkeley. The…
Ghost on the Loose (1943)
- Dir. William Beaudine
Feat. Bela Lugosi, Ava Gardner, Leo Gorcey
- At the 'Ed Wood' end of the horror–comedy canon, this has Lugosi haunting the suburban house of some newlyweds. Also stars screen…
Guadalcanal Diary (1943)
- Dir. Lewis Seiler
Feat. Anthony Quinn, Lloyd Nolan, Preston Foster…
- Filmed just after US victory in the Solomon Islands during WW2, this standard issue war–film is a reasonably solid account of a grueling…
Hangmen Also Die (1943)
- Dir. Fritz Lang
Feat. Brian Donlevy, Walter Brennan, Anna Lee…
- Moody political thriller with Donlevy on the run after assassinating a prominent Nazi and finding shelter with a Czech family as the manhunt consumes…
Hard Way, The (1943)
- Dir. Vincent Sherman
Feat. Ida Lupino, Dennis Morgan, Joan Leslie
- Musical drama based on a story by Irwin Shaw, which was reportedly inspired by Ginger Rogers' first marriage to Jack Pepper.
Joan Leslie plays a…
Heat's On, The (Tropicana) (1943)
- Dir. Gregory Ratoff
Feat. Mae West
- Famous Mae West flop, with the screen vamp playing a Broadway star torn between rival producers. Once the talk of the town, she wouldn't make another…