Best 23 Romance Movies Highly Recommended Released in 1938

Exiled into the dangerous forest by her wicked stepmother, a princess is rescued by seven dwarf miners who make her part of their household. Look into Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs / IMDB / YouTube

While trying to secure a $1 million donation for his museum, a befuddled paleontologist is pursued by a flighty and often irritating heiress and her pet leopard, Baby. Find out about Bringing Up Baby / IMDB / YouTube

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. Get info on The Adventures of Robin Hood / IMDB / YouTube

The son of a snobbish Wall Street banker becomes engaged to a woman from a good-natured but decidedly eccentric family not realizing that his father is trying to force her family from their home for a real estate development. Explore You Can't Take It with You / IMDB / YouTube

A young man in love with a girl from a rich family finds his unorthodox plan to go on holiday for the early years of his life met with skepticism by everyone except for his fiancée's eccentric sister and long-suffering brother. Get info on Holiday / IMDB / YouTube

In 1850s Louisiana, a free-spirited Southern belle loses her fiancé due to her stubborn vanity and pride, and vows to win him back. Details on Jezebel / IMDB / YouTube

After learning her multi-millionaire fiancé has already been married seven times, the daughter of a penniless marquis decides to tame him. Read about Bluebeard's Eighth Wife / IMDB / YouTube

A psychiatrist falls in love with the woman he's supposed to be nudging into marriage with someone else. Read about Carefree / IMDB / YouTube

A professor marries a nightclub singer, much to the consternation of his family and friends back home. Get info on Vivacious Lady / IMDB / YouTube

On the meandering Canal St. Martin, at the Parisian Hôtel du Nord, a nearly fatal gunshot separates a dejected young couple. But, amid a sad but beautiful panorama of lively characters, love has the final say. Can life be a fairy tale? Look into Hotel du Nord / IMDB / YouTube

The tragic life of Marie Antoinette, who became queen of France in her late teens. Find out about Marie Antoinette / IMDB / YouTube

A wanted jewel thief ensconced in the Casbah meets a beautiful woman who makes him long for an escape. Explore Algiers / 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

After the murdered body discovered by beautiful, vivacious socialite Melsa Manton disappears, police and press label her a prankster until she proves them wrong. Look into The Mad Miss Manton / IMDB / YouTube

Jim is a test pilot. His wife Ann and best friend Gunner try their best to keep him sober. But the life of a test pilot is anything but safe. Details on Test Pilot / 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. Details on In Old Chicago / IMDB / YouTube

An enthusiastic young doctor happily embarks on his career, but it isn't long before he finds out what being a doctor really entails. See more about The Citadel / IMDB / YouTube

This send-up of ragtime song and dance begins in 1915 San Francisco when society boy Roger Grant decides to pursue popular rather than serious music. Details on Alexander's Ragtime Band / IMDB / YouTube

Dizzy society matron Emily Kilbourne has a habit of hiring ex-cons and hobos as servants. Her latest find is a handsome tramp who shows up at her doorstep and soon ends up in a chauffeur's uniform. He also catches the eye of her pretty Geraldine. More about Merrily We Live / IMDB / YouTube

Tom Sawyer and his pal Huckleberry Finn have great adventures on the Mississippi River, pretending to be pirates, attending their own funeral and witnessing a murder. Explore The Adventures of Tom Sawyer / IMDB / YouTube

A musician is blessed with four musical prodigies, all girls, and cursed when a troubled young composer enters the lives of his daughters. Details on Four Daughters / IMDB / YouTube

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

The close friendship of three German soldiers is strengthened by their shared love for the same woman, who is dying of tuberculosis. Find out about Three Comrades / IMDB / YouTube