Subgenre Sampler
Comedy > Romance: 697 Films to Buy & Rent
Philadelphia Story, The (1940)
- Dir. George Cukor
Feat. Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, James Stewart
- A second marriage for a stuffy heiress is threatened by scandal. A witty, sparkling romantic farce with golden trio – Katharine Hepburn, Cary…
Remember the Night (1940)
- Dir. Mitchell Leisen
Feat. Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Beulah Bondi…
- Preston Sturges scripted this forgotten yuletide gem, about an assistant D.A. (MacMurray) who, feeling sorry for a glamorous jewel thief (Stanwyck),…
Eternally Yours (1939)
- Dir. Tay Garnett
Feat. Loretta Young, David Niven, Broderick Crawford…
- A woman leaves stability and a wealthy fiancĂ©e behind to travel the globe as a magician's assistant after she is swept off her feet. However 'The…
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…
Bank Holiday (Three on a Weekend) (1938)
- Dir. Carol Reed
Feat. Margaret Lockwood, John Lodge, Hugh Williams…
- Minor drama with nurse Lockwood heading to the seaside for an illicit weekend only to have her enjoyment tempered by her job.
Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)
- Dir. George B. Seitz
Feat. Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Judy Garland…
- Mickey Rooney stars in this early teenage rom–com as a ruddy–faced youth who becomes entangled with three different girls (Garland,…
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…
Damsel in Distress, A (1937)
- Dir. George Stevens
Feat. Fred Astaire, George Burns, Joan Fontaine…
- A wealthy American entertainer (Astaire) must win the heart of a lovely English lady (Fontaine). His efforts to woo are drastically hindered by her…
Desire (1936)
- Dir. Frank Borzage
Feat. Marlene Dietrich, Gary Cooper
- Cooper and Dietrich make a spellbinding duo in this highly entertaining tale of an automotive engineer bound for a holiday in Spain who becomes…
Klondike Annie (1936)
- Dir. Raoul Walsh
Feat. Mae West, Victor McLaglen
- Star–centric comedy based on the play by Mae West with the steamy starlet taking the lead role as a club entertainer dabbling in romantic…