Classic Drama
Classic Drama is where you will find most of those great films you either grew up with or have heard of but never got round to seeing. Generally dramatic productions made between 1928 and 1965 fill this section. "Silents" and contempory "Drama" (post 1965) can be found under their respective headings..
Right: Charlton Heston and Stephen Boyd gaze into one another's eyes in "Ben Hur"
Born to Be Bad (1934)
6.3/10
Director: Lowell Sherman
Starring: Loretta Young, Cary Grant, Henry Travers, Marion Burns
Cary Grant stars as a dairy farmer whose kindness towards an unmarried woman (Loretta Young), and her son results in betrayal. Malcolm Trevor (Grant)... Read more
The Thin Man (1934)
8.1/10
Director: W S Van Dyke
Starring: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O'Sullivan
This madcap blend of screwball comedy and murder mystery marked the first pairing of what was to become one of the movies great romantic teams, Willia... Read more
Of Human Bondage (1934)
7.3/10
Director: John Cromwell
Starring: Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, Frances Dee
Based on the novel by W Somerset Maugham, this is a poignant story of self-destructive love, starring Leslie Howard as a young clubfooted medical stud... Read more
Tarzan the Fearless (1933)
5.3/10
Director: Robert Hill
Starring: Larry 'Buster' Crabbe, Jacqueline Wells, Edward Woods
Buster Crabbe dons the loincloth this time as the Lord of the Jungle, helping a young girl find her father and discover a lost city. This delightful,... Read more
The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933)
7.1/10
Director: Frank Capra
Starring: Barbara Stanwyck, Nils Asther
This exotic melodrama may be Frank Capra's finest achievement. Barbara Stanwyck, subtly radiant, is the American missionary in Shanghai who is abducte... Read more
Queen Christina (1933)
7.8/10
Director: Rouben Mamoulian
Starring: Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Ian Keith, Lewis Stone, C Aubrey Smith, Elizabeth You...
One of Garbo's finest performances is as the 17th century Swedish queen, fiercely devoted to her country and prepared to wear men's clothing if it mea... Read more
Three Musketeers: The Serial 1-6 (1933)
6.7/10
Director: Armand Schaefer
Starring: John Wayne, Francis X Bushman, Ruth Hall, Lon Chaney Jr
'One for all and all for one!' Daredevil thrills and spills abound, as John Wayne and the men of the Foreign Legion battle villainous El Shaitan and h... Read more
Little Women (1933)
7.4/10
Director: George Cukor
Starring: Katharine Hepburn, Joan Bennett, Paul Lucas
'Endless pleasure no matter how many times you've seen it' (Leonard Maltin). The Louisa M Alcott novel is portrayed on film featuring Katharine Hepbur... Read more
The Private Life Of Henry VIII (1933)
7.2/10
Director: Alexander Korda
Starring: Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, Merle Oberon
Charles Laughton is brilliant as the British monarch, set amid the indulgent atmosphere of the 16th century. Politics, statesmanship and international... Read more
Red Dust (1932)
7.4/10
Director: Victor Fleming
Starring: Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Mary Astor
Clark Gable runs a rubber plantation in Indo-China and finds he is attracted to both of his female visitors. Will he stick with the brazen bad girl Je... Read more