War Movies

Northwest Passage (1940)

Northwest Passage (1940)

Northwest Passage (1940)
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126

Based on the Kenneth Roberts novel of the same name, this film tells the story of two friends who join Rogers’ Rangers, as the legendary elite force engages the enemy…

The Fighting 69th (1940)

The Fighting 69th (1940)

The Fighting 69th (1940)
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90

Although loudmouthed braggart Jerry Plunkett alienates his comrades and officers, Father Duffy, the regimental chaplain, has faith that he’ll prove himself in the end.

Genre: Action, Drama, War
Gone with the Wind (1939)

Gone with the Wind (1939)

Gone with the Wind (1939)
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233

The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical profiteer during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era.

Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Peace on Earth (1939)

Peace on Earth (1939)

Peace on Earth (1939)
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9

Two baby squirrels ask grandpa to explain what “men” are when he comes in singing “peace on earth, goodwill to men”. Grandpa tells the story of man’s last war. This…

Genre: Animation, War
Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)

Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)

Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
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100

Albany, New York, 1776. After marrying, Gil and Lana travel north to settle on a small farm in the Mohawk River Valley, but soon their growing prosperity and happiness are…

Genre: Drama, History, War
The Flying Deuces (1939)

The Flying Deuces (1939)

The Flying Deuces (1939)
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69

Ollie falls in love with a woman. When he discovers she’s already married, he unsuccessfully attempts suicide but he and Stan then decide to join the Foreign Legion to get…

Genre: Comedy, War
Four Flights to Love (1939)

Four Flights to Love (1939)

Four Flights to Love (1939)
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91

In pre-World Ward I in Paris, a budding artist, Pierre LeBlanc, falls in love and marries Janine, a dressmaker’s assistant. Pierre has a flair for designing clothes, and he and…

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Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Disputed Passage (1939)

Disputed Passage (1939)

Disputed Passage (1939)
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91

A doctor’s medical studies are threatened by his infatuation with a Chinese girl. The girl returns to China, but complications ensue when she runs into him in Nanking during a…

Genre: Drama, War
The Real Glory (1939)

The Real Glory (1939)

The Real Glory (1939)
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97

Fort Mysang, southern Philippine Islands, under US rule, 1906. A small group of army officers and native troops resist the fierce and treacherous attacks of the ruthless Alisang and his…

Genre: Drama, War
The Spy in Black (1939)

The Spy in Black (1939)

The Spy in Black (1939)
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82

A German submarine is sent to the Orkney Isles in 1917 to sink the British fleet.

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Genre: Thriller, War
Beau Geste (1939)

Beau Geste (1939)

Beau Geste (1939)
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112

When three brothers join the Foreign Legion to escape a troubled past, they find themselves trapped under the command of a sadistic sergeant deep in the scorching Sahara. Now the…

Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)

Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)

Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)
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104

FBI agent Ed Renard investigates the pre-War espionage activities of the German-American Bund.

Genre: Drama, War
The Four Feathers (1939)

The Four Feathers (1939)

The Four Feathers (1939)
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129

A disgraced officer risks his life to help his childhood friends in battle.

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Gunga Din (1939)

Gunga Din (1939)

Gunga Din (1939)
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117

British army sergeants Ballantine, Cutter and MacChesney serve in India during the 1880s, along with their native water-bearer, Gunga Din. While completing a dangerous telegraph-repair mission, they unearth evidence of…

The Dawn Patrol (1938)

The Dawn Patrol (1938)

The Dawn Patrol (1938)
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103

In 1915 France, Major Brand commands the 39th Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. The young airmen go up in bullet-riddled “crates” and the casualty rate is appalling, but Brand…

Genre: Action, Drama, War
Alexander Nevsky (1938)

Alexander Nevsky (1938)

Alexander Nevsky (1938)
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109

When German knights invade Russia, Prince Alexander Nevsky must rally his people to resist the formidable force. After the Teutonic soldiers take over an eastern Russian city, Alexander stages his…

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Genre: Drama, History, War
The Drum (1938)

The Drum (1938)

The Drum (1938)
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104

Set in the India of the British Raj, the evil and untrustworthy Prince Guhl (Raymond Massey) plans to wipe out the British troops as they enjoy the hospitality of Guhl’s…

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Genre: Adventure, War
Block-Heads (1938)

Block-Heads (1938)

Block-Heads (1938)
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57

It’s 1938, but Stan doesn’t know the war is over; he’s still patrolling the trenches in France, and shoots down a French aviator. Oliver sees his old chum’s picture in…

Genre: Comedy, War
The Shopworn Angel (1938)

The Shopworn Angel (1938)

The Shopworn Angel (1938)
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85

During WWI Bill Pettigrew, a naive young Texan soldier is sent to New York for basic training. He meets worldly wise actress Daisy Heath when her car nearly runs him…

Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Blockade (1938)

Blockade (1938)

Blockade (1938)
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85

A simple peasant is forced to take up arms to defend his farm during the Spanish Civil War. Along the way he falls in love with a Russian girl whose…

Genre: Drama, War
Yellow Jack (1938)

Yellow Jack (1938)

Yellow Jack (1938)
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83

A fairly accurate historical account of Walter Reed’s search for the cause of “Yellow Jack” or Yellow Fever and those who risked their lives in the pursuit.

I Accuse (1938)

I Accuse (1938)

I Accuse (1938)
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119

After serving in the trenches of World War I, Jean Diaz recoils with such horror that he renounces love and personal pleasure to immerse himself in scientific research, seeking a…

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Genre: Drama, Horror, War
I Cover the War! (1937)

I Cover the War! (1937)

I Cover the War! (1937)
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68

Bob Adams, ace newsreel cameraman, is told by his boss, “Get the picture—we can’t screen alibis.” He heads for Samari, a desert hot-bed of tribal unrest in Africa, to do…

Genre: War
Dark Journey (1937)

Dark Journey (1937)

Dark Journey (1937)
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77

Madeline Goddard, is a British double agent who meets and falls in love with a German spy Baron Karl Von Marwitz during World War I. This tale of espionage blends…

Another Dawn (1937)

Another Dawn (1937)

Another Dawn (1937)
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73

Colonel John Wister, on duty with the British army in the desert region of Dubik, returns to England on leave. There he falls in love with Julia Ashton, who cares…

The Last Train from Madrid (1937)

The Last Train from Madrid (1937)

The Last Train from Madrid (1937)
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78

The story of seven people: their lives and love affairs in Madrid during the Civil War.

Grand Illusion (1937)

Grand Illusion (1937)

Grand Illusion (1937)
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114

A group of French soldiers, including the patrician Captain de Boeldieu and the working-class Lieutenant Maréchal, grapple with their own class differences after being captured and held in a World…

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Genre: Drama, History, War
They Gave Him a Gun (1937)

They Gave Him a Gun (1937)

They Gave Him a Gun (1937)
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94

With no other prospects, a World War I veteran puts the skills they taught him in the War to use.

Genre: Crime, Drama, War
Let’s Go with Pancho Villa! (1936)

Let’s Go with Pancho Villa! (1936)

Let’s Go with Pancho Villa! (1936)
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92

The 1910 Mexican Revolution is on its way when six brave peasants, known as “Los Leones de San Pablo”, decide to join Pancho Villa’s army and help end the suffering…

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Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
General Spanky (1936)

General Spanky (1936)

General Spanky (1936)
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71

Orphaned shoeshine boy Spanky is working on a Mississippi riverboat during the Civil War. There he befriends young runaway slave Buckwheat. After wronging a vicious gambler, Spanky and Buckwheat are…

Genre: Comedy, War
The Plainsman (1936)

The Plainsman (1936)

The Plainsman (1936)
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113

Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane and Buffalo Bill go up against Indians and a gunrunner.

Genre: Romance, War, Western
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)

The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)

The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)
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111

In 1853, as the British and Russian empires compete to gain and maintain their place in the dreadful Great Game of political intrigues and alliances whose greatest prize is the…

Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
The Last of the Mohicans (1936)

The Last of the Mohicans (1936)

The Last of the Mohicans (1936)
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91

The story is set in the British province of New York during the French and Indian War, and concerns—in part—a Huron massacre (with passive French acquiescence) of between 500 to…

Till We Meet Again (1936)

Till We Meet Again (1936)

Till We Meet Again (1936)
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72

In London, August 1914, Austrian star Elsa Duranyi (Gertrude Michael) and English matinee idol Alan Barclay (Herbert Marshall) are in love and plan an immediate marriage. But the War comes…

Genre: Drama, Romance, War
The Littlest Rebel (1935)

The Littlest Rebel (1935)

The Littlest Rebel (1935)
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70

Virgie Cary’s father, a rebel officer, sneaks back to his rundown plantation to see his dying wife and is arrested. A Yankee officer takes pity and sets up an escape….

The Last Outpost (1935)

The Last Outpost (1935)

The Last Outpost (1935)
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76

During WW1, the destinies of British officers Michael Andrews and John Stevenson seem intertwined on the battle front as much as on a more personal level.

The Crusades (1935)

The Crusades (1935)

The Crusades (1935)
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125

King Richard the Lionhearted launches a crusade to preserve Christianity in Jerusalem.

Clive of India (1935)

Clive of India (1935)

Clive of India (1935)
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94

Fort St. David, Cuddalore, southern India, 1748. While colonial empires battle to seize an enormous territory, rich in spices and precious metals beyond the wildest dreams, and try to gain…

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935)

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935)

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935)
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109

In the Northwest Frontier of India, the 41st Bengal Lancers leaded by the harsh Colonel Tom Stone are having trouble with the rebellious leader Mohammed Khan. After two casualties, the…

Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
The Marines Are Coming (1934)

The Marines Are Coming (1934)

The Marines Are Coming (1934)
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74

Expelled from his lieutenancy in the Marine Corps, Bill Traylor reenlists as a private. His unit is sent to a Latin American country where a rebel leader called The Torch…

Genre: Action, War