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Subgenre Sampler

 
Sea Hawk, TheSea Hawk, The (1940)
Dir. Michael Curtiz
Feat. Errol Flynn
Adventure on the high seas with Errol Flynn at the height of his popularity. Magnificent swordplay and battle scenes.
Thief of Bagdad, TheThief of Bagdad, The (1940) Aro Favourite
Dir. Michael Powell, Ludwig Berger, Tim Whelan
Feat. Sabu, Conrad Veidt, June Duprez
Sabu stars in this magical, intoxicating vision of the Arabian Nights, some twenty years before the genre was revived in SINBAD. Romance, tragedy,…
Beau GesteBeau Geste (1939) Recommended
Dir. William A. Wellman
Feat. Gary Cooper, Ray Milland, Robert Preston
Classic Hollywood gallantry with, Gary Cooper as the eldest of three brothers who run away to join the French Foreign Legion, only to clash bayonets…
Gunga DinGunga Din (1939) Recommended
Dir. George Stevens
Feat. Cary Grant, Douglas Jr. Fairbanks, Victor McLaglen
Brilliant, wildly nonsensical adventure yarn has a carousing trio of soldiers let loose in colonial India, then ganging together to defeat the…
Jamaica InnJamaica Inn (1939)
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara
Minor Hitchcock item about pirates and smuggling in Olde England.
Man in the Iron Mask, TheMan 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.
Adventures of Marco Polo, TheAdventures of Marco Polo, The (1938)
Dir. Archie Mayo
Feat. Gary Cooper, Basil Rathbone, George Barbier
Chronicles the numerous exploits of the famed explorer, played by Gary Cooper. More light–hearted than the usual swashbuckler.
Captains CourageousCaptains Courageous (1937) Recommended
Dir. Victor Fleming
Feat. Freddie Bartholomew, Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney
Classic 'boys own' adventure from the pages of Rudyard Kipling, sees Freddie Bartholomew falling off an ocean liner for more rugged sea–faring…
Elephant BoyElephant Boy (1937)
Dir. Zoltan Korda, Robert Flaherty
Feat. Sabu, Walter Hudd, Allan Jeayes
Docu–drama based on Rudyard Kipling's novel about government elephant hunters in the British Raj, helped by an Indian boy (debut for Sabu).…
Lost HorizonLost Horizon (1937) Recommended
Dir. Frank Capra
Feat. Ronald Colman, Jane Wyatt, Edward Everett Horton
Wonderful fantasy adventure about five people who find sanctuary in a Tibetan Valley where good health, peace and longevity reign. A haunting and…

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