Top 21 History Movies Must-Watch 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. Details on The Adventures of Robin Hood / IMDB / YouTube

During WWI, two French soldiers are captured and imprisoned in a German P.O.W. camp. Several escape attempts follow until they are eventually sent to a seemingly inescapable fortress. Read about The Grand Illusion / IMDB / YouTube

The tragic life of Marie Antoinette, who became queen of France in her late teens. Check out Marie Antoinette / 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. Get info on In Old Chicago / IMDB / YouTube

A way of life is dying on a remote Scottish island, but some of the inhabitants resist evacuating to the mainland. Learn about The Edge of the World / IMDB / YouTube

A news-reel like movie about early part of the French Revolution, shown from the eyes of individual people, citizens of Marseille, counts in German exile and, of course the king Louis XVI, showing their own small problems. Explore La Marseillaise / IMDB / YouTube

Vagabond poet François Villon rises to high office in 1463 Paris. Details on If I Were King / IMDB / YouTube

Ferdinand de Lesseps, disappointed in love, is sent as a junior diplomat to the Isthmus of Suez, and realizes it's just the place for a canal. Look into Suez / IMDB / YouTube

Semi-fictional account of pirate Jean Lafitte's involvement in the War of 1812. Look into The Buccaneer / IMDB / YouTube

This documentary short film looks at the devastating and costly problems, including seasonal flooding and erosion of precious topsoil, associated with the Mississippi River system and promotes more Federal projects to remedy the situation. Check out The River / IMDB / YouTube

Hydraulic Mining versus Sacramento Valley Farming. See more about Gold Is Where You Find It / IMDB / YouTube

The beautiful, frivolous wife of a plantation owner in antebellum Louisiana proves unsatisfactory at running the household, leading her serious-minded husband to enlist the help of her unmarried sister. Check out The Toy Wife / 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. Learn about The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel / IMDB / YouTube

In the fever-stricken areas of Cuba, a brave band of scientists, doctors, and U.S. Marines fight a losing battle against the deadly plague of 'Yellow Jack' until the great heroic risk taken by an Irish sergeant brings victory. Look into Yellow Jack / IMDB / YouTube

A young man befriends the last surviving Civil War veteran, intending to rob him of $50,000. Check out Young Fugitives / IMDB / YouTube

Drifter Dobbie Dobson and his wife Kit leave Australia in the 1880s for South African gold fields. She discovers happiness is where her husband is. Info on We're Going to Be Rich / IMDB / YouTube