Search results for "United States of America"
Maisie Gets Her Man (1942)

Maisie Gets Her Man (1942)

Maisie Gets Her Man (1942)
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Struggling performers, Sothern and Skelton’s lives are thrown off gear when they are caught with a bagful of hard cash robbed by a goon. With Skelton in prison, how will…

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
In Old California (1942)

In Old California (1942)

In Old California (1942)
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91

Boston pharmacist Tom Craig comes to Sacramento, where he runs afoul of local political boss Britt Dawson, who exacts protection payment from the citizenry. Dawson frames Craig with poisoned medicine,…

Juke Girl (1942)

Juke Girl (1942)

Juke Girl (1942)
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During the depths of the Great Depression a hitch-hiker Steve Talbot and jukebox-joint hostess Lola Mears stumble into Cat-Tail Florida where farmers and pickers struggle under the buyer who rules…

Genre: Crime, Drama
Miss Annie Rooney (1942)

Miss Annie Rooney (1942)

Miss Annie Rooney (1942)
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A poor girl falls for a wealthy young man. He invites her to his gala birthday party, but she doesn’t have the right kind of dress to wear, so her…

Genre: Drama
Moontide (1942)

Moontide (1942)

Moontide (1942)
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94

After a drunken night out, a longshoreman thinks he may have killed a man.

The Falcon Takes Over (1942)

The Falcon Takes Over (1942)

The Falcon Takes Over (1942)
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65

While an escaped convict, Moose Malloy, goes in search of his ex-girlfriend Velma, police inspector Michael O’Hara attempts to track him assuming him to be a prime suspect for a…

Genre: Crime, Mystery
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
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126

A film of the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer George M. Cohan.

Genre: Drama, Music
Why We Fight: Prelude to War (1942)

Why We Fight: Prelude to War (1942)

Why We Fight: Prelude to War (1942)
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Prelude to War was the first film of Frank Capra’s Why We Fight propaganda film series, commissioned by the Pentagon and George C. Marshall. It was made to convince American…

Genre: Documentary, War
Electric Earthquake (1942)

Electric Earthquake (1942)

Electric Earthquake (1942)
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9

A scientist uses an earthquake machine to threaten the city, and only Superman can stop his extortion plan!

This Above All (1942)

This Above All (1942)

This Above All (1942)
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110

In 1940 England, aristocratic Prudence Cathaway alarms her snobbish parents by joining the WAF service branch. She soon meets and falls in love with the brooding Clive Briggs, despite his…

Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Native Land (1942)

Native Land (1942)

Native Land (1942)
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By the start of World War II, Paul Robeson had given up his lucrative mainstream work to participate in more socially progressive film and stage productions. Robeson committed his support…

Genre: Drama, History
Mr. Washington Goes to Town (1942)

Mr. Washington Goes to Town (1942)

Mr. Washington Goes to Town (1942)
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While serving time in county prison, Wallingford sees a story in the newspaper that his cellmate, Schenectady, has inherited a mansionfrom his recently deceased uncle. Hearing this, Schenectady dreams of…

Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Tarzan’s New York Adventure (1942)

Tarzan’s New York Adventure (1942)

Tarzan’s New York Adventure (1942)
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Circus owner Buck Rand kidnaps Boy to perform in his show. He forces a pilot to fly him, Boy and his animal trainer out of the jungle. Tarzan and Jane…

Genre: Action, Adventure
The Tuttles of Tahiti (1942)

The Tuttles of Tahiti (1942)

The Tuttles of Tahiti (1942)
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91

After a long absense from the island, Chester Tuttle returns to Tahiti to find that little has changed. His large family, particularly his scheming Uncle Jonas, would rather dance and…

Genre: Comedy
We Were Dancing (1942)

We Were Dancing (1942)

We Were Dancing (1942)
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95

A penniless former princess weds an equally cash-strapped baron, so they support themselves by becoming houseguests at the homes of wealthy American socialites.

Genre: Comedy, Romance
The Man Who Wouldn’t Die (1942)

The Man Who Wouldn’t Die (1942)

The Man Who Wouldn’t Die (1942)
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65

A man believed to be dead and buried escapes from his grave and returns to the scene of the crime seeking revenge.

Genre: Crime, Mystery
The Magnetic Telescope (1942)

The Magnetic Telescope (1942)

The Magnetic Telescope (1942)
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8

When police interfere with a reckless scientist’s experiment, it creates a deadly meteor shower only Superman can stop.

The Mystery of Marie Roget (1942)

The Mystery of Marie Roget (1942)

The Mystery of Marie Roget (1942)
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61

A detective investigates the mysterious death of a young actress.

Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery
Land of the Open Range (1942)

Land of the Open Range (1942)

Land of the Open Range (1942)
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60

A land owner’s will leaves his ranch to anyone who has served at least two years in prison.

Genre: Western
Kid Glove Killer (1942)

Kid Glove Killer (1942)

Kid Glove Killer (1942)
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74

Van Heflin stars as the head of a city crime lab who tries to solve the murder of the town mayor by scientifically analyzing evidence.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Donald’s Snow Fight (1942)

Donald’s Snow Fight (1942)

Donald’s Snow Fight (1942)
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7

It’s snowed, and Donald Duck is going sledding. Meanwhile, his nephews have built a snowman at the bottom of the hill. Donald aims his sled at their snowman and demolishes…

Genre: Animation, Comedy
Spy Smasher (1942)

Spy Smasher (1942)

Spy Smasher (1942)
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215

Prior to the United States’ involvement in World War II, the masked vigilante Spy Smasher fights Nazi agents operating within the US, led by the treacherous sabotage leader codenamed The…

Jungle Book (1942)

Jungle Book (1942)

Jungle Book (1942)
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Mowgli, lost in the jungle when a toddler, raised by wolves, years later happens upon his human village and reconnects with its inhabitants, including his widowed mother. Continuing to maintain…

My Favorite Blonde (1942)

My Favorite Blonde (1942)

My Favorite Blonde (1942)
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Larry Haines, a mediocre vaudeville entertainer, boards a train for Los Angeles. Aboard, he meets an attractive, blonde British agent carrying a coded message hidden in a brooch—and is being…

Genre: Comedy
Lady Gangster (1942)

Lady Gangster (1942)

Lady Gangster (1942)
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An actress gets involved with a criminal gang and winds up taking the rap for a $40,000 robbery. Before being sent to prison, she steals the money from her partners…

Genre: Crime, Drama
Mokey (1942)

Mokey (1942)

Mokey (1942)
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88

A newlywed tries to deal with her troubled stepchild.

Genre: Drama
Gang Busters (1942)

Gang Busters (1942)

Gang Busters (1942)
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251

Police detectives battle the League of Murdered Men, a gang of resurrected dead criminals.

Genre: Crime
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx (1942)

The Strange Case of Doctor Rx (1942)

The Strange Case of Doctor Rx (1942)
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66

Private eye Jerry Church is hired by a criminal defense lawyer after five mobsters he has gotten acquitted are apparently strangled by a serial killer.

Genre: Horror, Mystery
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)

Reap the Wild Wind (1942)

Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
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The Florida Keys in 1840, where the implacable hurricanes of the Caribbean scream, where the salvagers of Key West, like the intrepid and beautiful Loxi Claiborne and her crew, reap,…

Rings on Her Fingers (1942)

Rings on Her Fingers (1942)

Rings on Her Fingers (1942)
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86

Susan Miller works behind the girdle counter in a department store and dreams about the beautiful clothes and glamour she can never hope to have. Enter May Worthington and Warren,…

Genre: Comedy, Romance
The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)

The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)

The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
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Frankenstein’s unscrupulous colleague, Dr. Bohmer, plans to transplant Ygor’s brain so he can rule the world using the monster’s body, but the plan goes sour when he turns malevolent and…

Mexican Spitfire at Sea (1942)

Mexican Spitfire at Sea (1942)

Mexican Spitfire at Sea (1942)
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72

An advertising executive and his temperamental wife sail to Hawaii in search of business. The fifth entry (of eight) in the “Mexican Spitfire” comedy series.

Genre: Comedy
Yokel Boy (1942)

Yokel Boy (1942)

Yokel Boy (1942)
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A film company hires a gangster to mock himself holding up a bank, but he succeeds too well and makes off with the money. But all ends well.

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
The Male Animal (1942)

The Male Animal (1942)

The Male Animal (1942)
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The trustees of Midwestern University have forced three teachers out of their jobs for being suspected communists. Trustee Ed Keller has also threatened mild mannered English Professor Tommy Turner, because…

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Black Dragons (1942)

Black Dragons (1942)

Black Dragons (1942)
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64

It is prior to the commencement of World War II, and Japan’s fiendish Black Dragon Society is hatching an evil plot with the Nazis. They instruct a brilliant scientist, Dr….

The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942)

The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942)

The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942)
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95

While Judge Hardy handles a couple’s divorce, Andy takes a shine to their shy daughter.

Genre: Comedy
Nazi Agent (1942)

Nazi Agent (1942)

Nazi Agent (1942)
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83

Humble stamp dealer Otto Becker has little to do with international politics, so when he receives a surprise visit from his estranged twin brother and Nazi spy, Baron Hugo von…

Genre: Crime, Drama
The Arctic Giant (1942)

The Arctic Giant (1942)

The Arctic Giant (1942)
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9

A frozen Tyrannosaurus rex is found and put on display in a museum, but when he thaws out and revives, Superman has to stop his rampage!

Riding the Wind (1942)

Riding the Wind (1942)

Riding the Wind (1942)
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60

It’s the ranchers whose cattle are dying of thirst versus Henry Dodge whose dam holds all the water. When windmills are built and they start pumping water, Dodge has them…

Genre: Western
Roxie Hart (1942)

Roxie Hart (1942)

Roxie Hart (1942)
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A café in Chicago, 1942. On a rainy night, veteran reporter Homer Howard tells an increasing audience the story of Roxie Hart and the crime she was judged for in…

Genre: Comedy, Romance