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Classic Adventure

Remember those moments where the main character finds himself in a difficult or precarious dilemma, or confronted with a shocking revelation, those thrill-a-minute extravaganzas, those rip-roaring spectacles, swashbuckling and derring-do action, cliff-hanger endings .... that was what Saturday Matinees were made of. Below is a compilation of the 'essence' of this wonderful genre. See also 'Cliff-Hanger Serials'

Gaucho Serenade (1940)

6.9/10
Director: Frank McDonald
Starring: Gene Autry

A bunch of businessmen are out to kidnap a former partner's son so he won't squeal on them. Guess who must stop them. Read more

Gold Mine in the Sky (1938)

6.6/10
Director: William Morgan
Starring: Gene Autry

As executor of the owner's will, singing ranch foreman Gene must see that the daughter/heiress doesn't marry without his approval. Read more

Gorilla ( aka Nabonga ) (1944)

6.7/10
Director: Sam Newfield
Starring: Julie London, Larry 'Buster' Crabbe

In this campy jungle adventure, a gorilla named Nabonga warms up to a teenage girl whose plane, which was also carrying a bundle of embezzled cash, cr... Read more

Gunga Din (1939)

7.5/10
Director: George Stevens
Starring: Cary Grant, Victor McLaglen, Douglas Fairbanks Jr

The Rudyard Kipling story of the Indian boy who helps the British put down a colonial revolt. Stars Cary Grant and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Read more

Guns And Guitars (1936)

6.5/10
Director: George Sherman
Starring: Gene Autry

After being framed for murdering the sheriff, Gene proves his innocence, then gets elected sheriff to go after the baddie who framed him. Read more

Hannibal (1959)

5.3/10
Director: Edgar G Ulmer
Starring: Rita Gam, Victor Mature

Victor Mature strains his breastplate as the Carthaginian general who drove an armada of elephants over the Alps as part of his campaign against the l... Read more

Hatari! (1961)

7.2/10
Director: Howard Hawks
Starring: Red Buttons, Elsa Martinelli, John Wayne, Hardy Kruger

It's adventure African style in this classic look at big game hunters. The great cast also includes Red Buttons, Elsa Martinelli and Hardy Kruger. Read more

Hatari! ( Blu-ray ) (1961)

7.2/10
Director: Howard Hawks
Starring: Elsa Martinelli, Hardy Kruger, John Wayne, Red Buttons, Gerard Blain

It's adventure African style in this classic look at big game hunters. The great cast also includes Red Buttons, Elsa Martinelli and Hardy Kruger. Read more

Heart Of The Rio Grande (1942)

6.2/10
Director: William Morgan
Starring: Gene Autry

As foreman of a dude ranch, Gene has two problems. One is a guest, the spoiled daughter of a millioniare, and the other is the disgruntled ex-foreman... Read more

Hercules (1959)

4.4/10
Director: Pietro Francisci
Starring: Steve Reeves, Sylva Koscina, Fabrizio Mioni

The original "swords, sandals and sweat" number stars the former Mr Universe Steve Reeves as Herc. On his quest for the Golden Fleece, Hercules just f... Read more