Mr. Washington Goes to Town (1942)
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…
The Tuttles of Tahiti (1942)
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…
We Were Dancing (1942)
A penniless former princess weds an equally cash-strapped baron, so they support themselves by becoming houseguests at the homes of wealthy American socialites.
Donald’s Snow Fight (1942)
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…
Mexican Spitfire at Sea (1942)
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.
The Male Animal (1942)
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…
Roxie Hart (1942)
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…
Whims (1942)
The Lady Is Willing (1942)
Bold, eccentric Broadway performer Elizabeth Madden befuddles her handlers by coming home with a baby she picked up on the street. She wants to keep the baby but has to…
Pardon My Stripes (1942)
Football player Henry Platt (William Henry)mistakes a helmet for the football in his zeal to make a touchdown during a critical game, his error earns him the accolade of “Dope…
Playmates (1941)
Lulu Monahan, the press agent for John Barrymore, is attempting to get a sponsor for a radio program. To that end, she and the agent for bandleader Kay Kyser, plant…
Kathleen (1941)
Kathleen is a twelve-year-old who lives in a big house with a nanny, a butler, maids, no mother and a father who is working most of the time. She dreams…
Design for Scandal (1941)
A newsman (Walter Pidgeon) falls in love on Cape Cod with the judge (Rosalind Russell) his angry boss (Edward Arnold) expects him to discredit.
The Mexican Spitfire’s Baby (1941)
An advertising executive and his temperamental wife adopt a war orphan who turns out to be a beautiful woman.
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
High society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles run into a variety of shady characters while investigating a race-track murder.
Unexpected Uncle (1941)
An elderly gentleman comes to a young woman’s aid by pretending to be her uncle. Comedy.
You Belong to Me (1941)
A playboy marries a woman doctor then grows jealous of her male patients.
Honky Tonk (1941)
Fast-talking con-man and grifter Candy Johnson rises to be the corrupt boss of Yellow Creek, but his wife’s alcoholic father tries to set things right.
We Go Fast (1941)
A waitress falls for a foreign businessman (Mohr), while receiving attention from a pair of motorcycle cops, Curtis and Defore. She soon realizes that Mohr is actually a crook and…
Lady Be Good (1941)
Married songwriters almost split up while putting on a big show.
The Smiling Ghost (1941)
Elinor Bentley Fairchild’s previous three grooms-to-be have either died or been maimed. Her aunt hires Lucky Downing to become engaged to her for a month to break the curse. But…
Reg’lar Fellers (1941)
Based on the comic strip by Gene Byrnes, the “Reg’lar Fellers”, and one girl-feller, tinker with building a land/water machine, form a kid-band and go on the radio, celebrate a…
Sport Chumpions (1941)
A series of unrelated sports gags. Archery: The bullseyes make sense when we see where the archer is standing. Billiards: A trick shot: All the balls move together. Ping pong:…
The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941)
A financially-strapped charter pilot hires himself to an oil tycoon to kidnap his madcap daughter and prevent her from marrying a vapid band leader.
Meet John Doughboy (1941)
Porky introduces a newsreel of wartime spot gags, including a spoof of the RKO Pictures logo, and caricatures of Jack Benny and Rochester.
Murder by Invitation (1941)
The relatives of a rich old woman unsuccessfully try to have her declared insane, so they can divide up her money. To show them that there are no hard feelings,…
Tom Dick and Harry (1941)
Janie is a telephone operator who is caught up in the lines of love of three men: car salesman Tom, Chicago millionaire Dick and auto mechanic Harry. But Janie just…
The Ghost Train (1941)
Mismatched travellers are stranded overnight at a lonely rural railway station. They soon learn of local superstition about a phantom train which is said to travel these parts at dead…
That Uncertain Feeling (1941)
A happily married woman sees a psychoanalyst and develops doubts about her husband.
Sis Hopkins (1941)
An unsophisticated farm girl enrolls in college and stars in the campus musical.
Pot o’ Gold (1941)
Jimmy, the owner of a failed music shop, goes to work with his uncle, the owner of a food factory. Before he gets there, he befriends an Irish family who…
The Ghost of St. Michael’s (1941)
Will Hay, back in his role as a hapless teacher, is hired by a grim school in remotest Scotland. The school soon starts to be haunted by a legendary ghost,…
Las Vegas Nights (1941)
A vaudeville act inherits an old, beat-up building and decides to try to turn it into a hip new nightclub. Frank Sinatra’s first screen appearance.
Porky’s Bear Facts (1941)
Porky Pig works hard on his farm all year. On a neighboring farm, a bear lazes around and allows his animals to be idle. The winter comes, and he has…
The Bad Man (1941)
Lopez is a bandit who has stolen the herd at Gil’s ranch, so Hardy is about to foreclose. But Lucia has come back from New York and Gil is happy…
Dead Men Tell (1941)
When the elderly woman sponsoring a treasure hunt is murdered on board her docked ship, Charlie Chan must deal with a treasure map in four pieces, the ghost of a…
Mr. District Attorney (1941)
An assistant prosecutor and his spunky friend investigate a suddenly hot case.
Meet John Doe (1941)
As a parting shot, fired reporter Ann Mitchell prints a fake letter from unemployed “John Doe,” who threatens suicide in protest of social ills. The paper is forced to rehire…
Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941)
Ella Bishop is an inhibited girl whose frustrations grow as she approaches womanhood. As a women, her ambitions to teach cause her to lose her only opportunity for true love….
Nice Girl? (1941)
Jane is a nice girl and has had her eyes on a young man who seems more interested in his hand-built car than in Jane. She decides to shed her…