Greatest 22 Action Movies Highly Rated Released in 1938

When Prince John and the Norman Lords begin oppressing the Saxon masses in King Richard's absence in 1190s England, a Saxon lord fights back as the outlaw leader of a resistance movement. Look into The Adventures of Robin Hood / IMDB / YouTube

British flying aces in World War I contend with the harsh realities of war. Explore The Dawn Patrol / IMDB / YouTube

A Polynesian sailor unjustly imprisoned after defending himself against a colonial bully is relentlessly persecuted by his island's martinet French governor. More about The Hurricane / IMDB / YouTube

The O'Leary brothers--honest Jack and roguish Dion--become powerful figures, and eventually rivals, in Chicago on the eve of its Great Fire. Check out In Old Chicago / IMDB / YouTube

When a deadly Nitron ray strikes Earth, Flash Gordon and his friends travel to Mars to battle Ming the Merciless and his new ally Queen Azura. Read about Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars / IMDB / YouTube

Eleanor and her parents are hunting big game, accompanied by her wimpish fiance. Ben Alleu Bey wants to add her to his 100-woman harem. Tarzan wants her too. See more about Tarzan's Revenge / IMDB / YouTube

Drummond, his girlfriend and his butler set out to rescue a high-ranking Scotland Yard officer who has been kidnapped. Read about Bulldog Drummond in Africa / IMDB / YouTube

Captain Drummond tries to find the killer of various people. All assassinations were provoked by a diamond of great value, but Drummond will face the danger. Info on Bulldog Drummond's Peril / IMDB / YouTube

Flash Gordon, Dale Arden and Dr. Alexis Zarkov visit the planet Mongo to thwart the evil schemes of Emperor Ming the Merciless, who has set his planet on a collision course with Earth. More about Rocket Ship / IMDB / YouTube

Friends since childhood, two men are on opposite sides in a salmon fishing conflict. Details on Spawn of the North / IMDB / YouTube

This is an edited version of the 1935 serial The New Adventures of Tarzan. Read about Tarzan and the Green Goddess / IMDB / YouTube

Story of three buddies at the Virginia Military Institute. Cadet Bing Edwards is secretly married and soon to be a father. Find out about Brother Rat / IMDB / YouTube

The invention of an atomic weapon - a long-range ray that can detonate explosions - sends Scotland Yard and Captain Drummond into action. Check out Arrest Bulldog Drummond / IMDB / YouTube

Agadez is a lonely French outpost baking under the desert sun and commanded by the cruel and oppressive Captain Savatt (C. Henry Gordon). To it comes, at his own request, Legionnaire Jim Wilson (Paul Kelly soon followed by his fiancée, Carla Preston (Lorna Gray), who has been tracing him from post to post. Legionnaires seize the fort and turn Savitt loose in the Arab-. Find out about Adventure in Sahara / IMDB / YouTube

Very organized cattle rustlers are operating with portable slaughterhouses and refrigerator vans. The governor asks the Three Mesquiteers to go undercover to investigate. More about Red River Range / IMDB / YouTube

Roy is elected to Congress to bring the misery of the dustbowl of the 1930s to the attention of Washington politicians. Learn about Under Western Stars / IMDB / YouTube

Dick Tracy battles spies and saboteurs in his efforts to bring to justice the Stark gang, a criminal family led by the vicious Pa Stark. Get info on Dick Tracy Returns / IMDB / YouTube

Foreign agents are smuggling monium (a chemical used in producing poison gas) into Mexico. The three Mesquiteers get involved when they ride to save a girl (really a government agent) on a runaway horse. Learn about Pals of the Saddle / IMDB / YouTube

Paris is Burning. Under the iron fist of Robespierre, hundreds are executed, by the swift and bloodstained guillotine. Through these acts of injustice a new heroism is born - the League of The Scarlet Pimpernel. Find out about The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel / IMDB / YouTube

Rogers plays a lookalike to the dead Billy The Kid and restores the tranquility of Lincoln County after subduing the criminal element. See more about Billy the Kid Returns / IMDB / YouTube

A ruthless but clever gangster who knows every loophole in the law has the tables turned by a dedicated District Attorney and his assistant. More about Gang Bullets / IMDB / YouTube

Baseball superstar Gehrig is one of several ranchers being coerced by a bunch of bandits. His sister and her lawyer/lover organize the ranchers. Get info on Rawhide / IMDB / YouTube