Subgenre Sampler
Classics: 3626 Films to Buy & Rent
Devil and Daniel Webster, The (1941)
- Dir. William Dieterle
Feat. Edward Arnold, Walter Huston, James Craig…
- Originally released in a heavily edited version as "All That Money Can Buy", this recently restored version can now be fully appreciated as a true…
Devil and Miss Jones, The (1941)
- Dir. Sam Wood
Feat. Charles Coburn, Jean Arthur
- Tycoon Charles Coburn goes undercover to investigate union activities, and instead falls for shopgirl Jean Arthur. Well–regarded social comedy.
Dive Bomber (1941)
- Dir. Michael Curtiz
Feat. Errol Flynn
- The life and duties of a navy doctor turned flight surgeon entering WW2 with a dashing Errol Flynn. Notable for top–flight aerial sequences.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
- Dir. Victor Fleming
Feat. Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman, Lana Turner…
- Handsomely produced version of the Robert Louis Stevenson's classic, in which a mild doctor transforms himself by night into a murderous maniac.
Face Behind the Mask, The (1941)
- Dir. Robert Florey
Feat. Peter Lorre, Evelyn Keyes
- Film noir following the descent of a kind watch maker whose face is disfigured in a fire shortly after immigrating to America, and despite being a…
Hellzapoppin' (1941)
- Dir. H.C. Potter
Feat. Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson
- Batty and rambunctious comedy classic runs a gamut of slight gags and inspired slapstick lunacy, with wild pair Olsen and Johnson guiding the…
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
- Dir. Alexander Hall
Feat. Claude Rains
- Memorable romantic fantasy in which a none–too–bright boxer is killed in a plane crash before arch–angel Claude Rains sends him…
High Sierra (1941)
- Dir. Raoul Walsh
Feat. Humphrey Bogart, Ida Lupino
- Crucial role that steered Humphrey Bogart towards more sympathetic anti–heroes, here playing a prison escapee/gangster facing the end with Ida…
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
- Dir. John Ford
Feat. Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O'Hara
- Memories of childhood in a Welsh mining village are vividly portrayed in this highly emotive drama. Winner of 5 Oscars including Best Picture.
I Wake Up Screaming (1941)
- Dir. Bruce Humberstone
Feat. Betty Grable
- Betty Grable tackles a dramatic role for this exciting whodunnit surrounding the murder of her sister. Quality film noir with a surprise twist in its…