Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Classics: 3554 Films to Rent
Jamaica Inn (1939)
- Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara
- Minor Hitchcock item about pirates and smuggling in Olde England.
Jesse James (1939)
- Dir. Henry King
Feat. Tyrone Power, Henry Fonda, Nancy Kelly
- Tyrone Power and Henry Fonda play the legendary James brothers in this somewhat romanticised version of their fable. Sequel: THE RETURN OF FRANK…
Jour Se Leve, Le (Daybreak) (1939)
- Dir. Marcel Carne
Feat. Jean Gabin, Arletty
- A renowned example of 'poetic realism', Jean Gabin gives another consummate performance as a doomed anti–hero. His tragic story is told in…
La Regle Du Jeu (Rules of the Game) (1939)
- Dir. Jean Renoir
Feat. Marcel Dalio, Nora Gregor, Roland Toutain…
- Considered one the greatest films in history, this downbeat yet incisive satire centres around weekend shooting party that results in a myriad of…
Man in the Iron Mask, The (1939)
- Dir. James Whale
Feat. Louis Hayward, Joan Bennett, Warren William…
- Early, often imitated adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' musketeer legend, with Louis Hayward as the eponymous man in the mask.
Midnight (1939)
- Dir. Mitchell Leisen
Feat. Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche, John Barrymore…
- Vintage romantic comedy, with a glamorous Claudette Colbert stranded in Paris and chased by two potential suitors: a modest taxi driver who's really…
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
- Dir. Frank Capra
Feat. James Stewart, Jean Arthur
- Another brilliant comic parable from Frank Capra, in the wake of MR. DEEDS. The endearing Jimmy Stewart plays a young idealist who discovers the…
Nancy Drew...Reporter (1939)
- Dir. William Clemens
Feat. Bonita Granville
- One of the very first screen adaptations of Edward Stratemeyer’s series of "Nancy Drew" mystery stories, Bonita Granville stars as the youthful…
Ninotchka (1939)
- Dir. Ernst Lubitsch
Feat. Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas, Ina Claire…
- “Garbo laughs!” proclaimed the ads for this sparkling romantic comedy, a first for its legendary star, Greta Garbo. She plays a Soviet agent who…
Of Mice and Men (1939)
- Dir. Lewis Milestone
Feat. Lon Jr. Chaney, Burgess Meredith, Betty Field…
- A mentally–challenged giant and his level–headed guardian find work at a sadistic cowboy's ranch in this adaptation of John Steinbeck's…