Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Classics: 3554 Films to Rent
Marseillaise, La (1938)
- Dir. Jean Renoir
Feat. Pierre Renoir, Lisa Delamare, Leon Larive…
- Renoir's classic depicts events leading up to the French revolution in the 18th Century, electing to extract history from the heart of the common…
New Adventures Of Tarzan, The (1938)
- Dir. Edward Kull
Feat. Herman Brix (Bruce Bennett)
- Surprisingly gutsy version of the Edgar Rice Burroughs character, originally presented as a 12–part movie serial in competition to the…
Pygmalion (1938)
- Dir. Anthony Asquith, Leslie Howard
Feat. Leslie Howard, Dame Wendy Hiller
- Leslie Howard trains Wendy Hiller to be a lady, in an excellent version of the G B Shaw play.
Room Service (1938)
- Dir. William Seiter
Feat. Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx…
- Marx Bros cause chaos in a hotel frequented by Broadway producers.
St Martin's Lane (Sidewalks of London) (1938)
- Dir. Tim Whelan
Feat. Vivien Leigh, Charles Laughton, Rex Harrison…
- Vivien Leigh stars in this oddball comedy–drama as a talented pickpocket who forms an alliance with street performer Laughton.
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
- Dir. Frank Capra
Feat. James Stewart, Jean Arthur
- Sentimental comedy from the James Stewart/Frank Capra camp, and something of a classic. Wealthy, straight–laced Jimmy falls for Jean Arthur,…
Young In Heart (1938)
- Dir. Richard Wallace
Feat. Janet Gaynor, Paulette Goddard
- Comedy about a family of con artists who travel from the French Riviera to London with the police on their tail. They befriend an elderly widow with…
A Star Is Born (1937)
- Dir. William A. Wellman
Feat. Fredric March, Janet Gaynor
- The first version of this since twice–remade tale of Hollywood tragedy is non–musical, developing a more critical edge to accompany the…
Angel (1937)
- Dir. Ernst Lubitsch
Feat. Marlene Dietrich, Herbert Marshall, Melvyn Douglas
- Love triangle between a distracted husband, a neglected wife and an ardent suitor set amid the rigid social norms of the…
Awful Truth, The (1937)
- Dir. Leo McCarey
Feat. Cary Grant, Irene Dunne
- Cary Grant stars in this delightful screwball comedy about a divorced couple who, through misadventure, decide they are best for each other.