Action
The enduring popularity of the action movie has drenched the genre in cliche yet glorious invention abounds around the globe - fighting is the international language. Fashionable styles of film-making come and go but action movies just change their shoes and remain centre-stage.
Great glittering galaxies of genre from across the Alice universe have been gleaned to assemble a suitably kick-ass selection of ballistic ballet and poetic pugilism to scintillate the delicate senses of our discerning clientele. Are you ready to rumble? Are you feeling lucky, Sir/Madame? Our suggestions for a hearty evening of action are listed below.
Pictured: Mr Kiss Kiss Bang Bang springs into action. Sean Connery as agent 007 in "Diamonds are Forever" (1971).
Adventures Of Red Ryder (1940)
7.2/10
Director: William Witney, John English
Starring: Noah Beery
Mesquite banker Calvin Drake plans to profit from the Santa Fe Railroad's acquisition of right-of-way by gaining control of the land in the territory.... Read more
The Green Hornet (1940)
7.1/10
Director: Ray Taylor, Ford Beebe
Starring: Keye Luke, Wade Boteler, Gordon Jones, Anne Nagel
George W. Trendle's original masked crime fighter explodes onto the screen in this exciting 1940s serial presentation - gripping from one nail-biting... Read more
The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1940)
7.2/10
Director: John Rawlins, Ford Beebe
Starring: Keye Luke, Warren Hull, Wade Boteler, Anne Nagel
George W. Trendle's original masked crime fighter returns to the screen in this exciting follow-up to the 1940 serial presentation - gripping from one... Read more
The Son of Monte Cristo (1940)
6.3/10
Director: Rowland V Lee
Starring: Louis Hayward, Joan Bennett, George Sanders, Lionel Royce, Florence Bates
Louis Hayward stars as the sword-slinging hero, Edmond Dantes Jr., in this swashbuckling adventure from director Rowland V Lee. Masquerading as a fopp... Read more
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
7.6/10
Director: Rouben Mamoulian
Starring: Tyrone Power, Basil Rathbone, Linda Darnell
This classic romantic swashbuckler stars dashing Tyrone Power as the son of a powerful nobleman in 1820s California who returns home from Europe to fi... Read more
The Thief of Bagdad (Sabu) (1940)
7.6/10
Director: Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell, Tim Whelan
Starring: Sabu, John Justin, June Duprez, Conrad Veidt
This multiple Oscar-winning film is a magical, atmospheric, epic - its sumptuous art direction and beguiling special effects making this the definitiv... Read more
Mr Wong In Chinatown (1939)
5.8/10
Director: William Nigh
Starring: Boris Karloff, Marjorie Reynolds, Grant Withers
A pretty Chinese woman, seeking help from San Francisco detective James Lee Wong, is killed by a poisoned dart in his front hall, having time only to... Read more
The Phantom Creep (1939)
Director: Harry Revier
Starring: Bela Lugosi, Robert Kent
A military intelligence officer and a pretty reporter try to find a scientist whose inventions can destroy the world. Read more
Dodge City (1939)
7.2/10
Director: Michael Curtiz
Starring: Olivia de Havilland, Errol Flynn, Ann Sheridan, Bruce Cabot, Frank McHugh, Alan...
A big scale western from director Michael Curtiz, inspired by the exploits of Wyatt Earp, and telling the story of an ex-soldier who rides into the wi... 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