Subgenre Sampler
Classics: 3634 Films to Buy & Rent
Sergeant York (1941)
- Dir. Howard Hawks
Feat. Gary Cooper
- A wartime classic about a real–life pacifist turned WW1 hero. Gary Cooper won an Oscar for his vivid portrayal.
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
- Dir. W.S. Van Dyke
Feat. William Powell, Myrna Loy, Donna Reed…
- Yet another relaxing weekend for sweethearts Nick and Nora turns into a head–scratcher, as the crime–stopping couple divert from a day at…
Strawberry Blonde (1941)
- Dir. Raoul Walsh
Feat. James Cagney, Olivia de Havilland, Rita Hayworth…
- Winning 40's rom–com based on the play "One Sunday Afternoon" by James Hagan. Set in 1890's New York City, with James Cagney playing a…
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
- Dir. Preston Sturges
Feat. Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, Robert Warwick…
- Hailed as dir. Sturges most reflective statement on his comic art, this finds lightweight Hollywood director Joel McCrea dressing as a tramp in order…
Sun Valley Serenade (1941)
- Dir. H. Bruce Humberstone
Feat. Sonja Henie, John Payne, Milton Berle…
- Winter wonderland musical sets the stage for the Glenn Miller Orchestra and skating star Sonja Henie, here playing a Norwegian refugee turned…
Suspicion (1941)
- Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine
- One of Hitch's first American films uses the artificial charms of Cary Grant to strangely sinister effect, as a manipulative playboy whom wife Joan…
Swamp Water (1941)
- Dir. Jean Renoir
Feat. Walter Brennan, Walter Huston, Anne Baxter…
- An interesting melodrama, dank with the regional atmosphere of the Florida Everglades, about the problems undergone by a youthful fur trapper…
Tarzan's Secret Treasure / Tarzan's New York Adventure (1941-1942)
- Dir. Richard Thorpe
Feat. Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan
- Double feature of the 5th and 6th TARZAN films from Johnny Weissmuller.
TARZAN'S SECRET TREASURE (1941) – Here Tarzan fights…
That Hamilton Woman (1941)
- Dir. Alexander Korda
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh
- Star–chemistry between Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh ignites this portrayal of the infamous romance between Lord Horatio Nelson and Emma…
They Died With Their Boots On (1941)
- Dir. Raoul Walsh
Feat. Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland
- Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland lead a great cast for the life and times of General Custer. Part romantic comedy, part tragedy, done in grandest…