Search results for "1942"

Stand by for Action (1942)

Stand by for Action (1942)

Stand by for Action (1942)
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U. S. Navy Lieutenant Gregg Masterman, of The Harvard and Boston Back Bay Mastermans, learned about the sea while winning silver cups sailing his yacht. He climbs swiftly in rank,…

Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, War
Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942)

Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942)

Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942)
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A gentle widower, enraged at Nazi atrocities against his peaceful Norwegian fishing village, escapes to Britain and returns leading a commando force against the oppressors.

Genre: Drama, War
Destruction Inc. (1942)

Destruction Inc. (1942)

Destruction Inc. (1942)
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Superman has to thwart wartime saboteurs tampering with things at the Metropolis Munitions Plant…who have captured Lois Lane and loaded her into a torpedo!

Arabian Nights (1942)

Arabian Nights (1942)

Arabian Nights (1942)
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86

Two half brothers battle each other for the power of the throne and the love of sensual, gorgeous dancing girl Scheherazade.

Genre: Action, Adventure
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)
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In the midst of World War II, Sherlock Holmes rescues the Swiss inventor of a new bomb-sight from the Gestapo and brings him to England, where he quickly falls into…

Journey for Margaret (1942)

Journey for Margaret (1942)

Journey for Margaret (1942)
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An American newspaperman and his wife, end up in London after several retreats in the opening days of WWII. After a shrapnel wound and loss of her baby she returns…

Genre: Drama, War
White Cargo (1942)

White Cargo (1942)

White Cargo (1942)
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In Africa early in World War II, a British rubber plantation executive reminisces about his arrival in the Congo in 1910. He tells the story of a love-hate triangle involving…

Genre: Adventure, Drama
The Old Chisholm Trail (1942)

The Old Chisholm Trail (1942)

The Old Chisholm Trail (1942)
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Dusty Gardner, and other Texas ranchers, are driving a herd of cattle to Abilene, Kansas along the Chisholm Trail. Desperate need of water takes them to the Turner ranch, where…

Genre: Action, Music, Western
American Empire (1942)

American Empire (1942)

American Empire (1942)
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82

Richard Dix as Dan Taylor and Preston S. Foster as Paxton Bryce are two longtime friends seeking their fortune in Texas after the war. The two men decide, not without…

Genre: Western
Pittsburgh (1942)

Pittsburgh (1942)

Pittsburgh (1942)
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91

Charles ‘Pittsburgh’ Markham rides roughshod over his friends, his lovers, and his ideals in his trek toward financial success in the Pittsburgh steel industry, only to find himself deserted and…

Genre: Drama
A Night to Remember (1942)

A Night to Remember (1942)

A Night to Remember (1942)
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A woman rents a gloomy basement apartment in Greenwich Village thinking it will provide the perfect atmosphere for her mystery writer husband to create his next book. They soon find…

Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty (1942)

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty (1942)

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty (1942)
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Kathy lives in a cramped New York flat with her father Madden Thomas, a celebrated actor brought down by drink. Lame from an early age and feeling trapped with her…

Genre: Drama
Went the Day Well? (1942)

Went the Day Well? (1942)

Went the Day Well? (1942)
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92

The quiet village of Bramley End is taken over by German troops posing as Royal Engineers. Their task is to disrupt England’s radar network in preparation for a full scale…

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Genre: Thriller, War
Cat People (1942)

Cat People (1942)

Cat People (1942)
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73

A Serbian émigré in Manhattan believes that, because of an ancient curse, any physical intimacy with the man she loves will turn her into a feline predator.

The Devil’s Envoys (1942)

The Devil’s Envoys (1942)

The Devil’s Envoys (1942)
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At the end of the 15th century, a man and a woman, posing as traveling minstrels, are sent by the Devil to a castle to seduce its inhabitants.

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Behind the Eight Ball (1942)

Behind the Eight Ball (1942)

Behind the Eight Ball (1942)
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The story takes place at a summer theater in the Berkshire Mountains, where heroine Joan Barry (Carol Bruce) is staging a Broadway-bound musical comedy. Only one problem: two guest stars…

Genre: Comedy, Music
How to Fish (1942)

How to Fish (1942)

How to Fish (1942)
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7

Goofy’s demonstration of fishing is fouled up by his clumsy casting and fly fishing, and problems with his boat.

Thunder Rock (1942)

Thunder Rock (1942)

Thunder Rock (1942)
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David Charleston, once a world renowned journalist, now lives alone maintaining the Thunder Rock lighthouse in Lake Michigan. He doesn’t cash his paychecks and has no contact other than the…

Genre: Drama, Fantasy, War
The Black Swan (1942)

The Black Swan (1942)

The Black Swan (1942)
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When notorious pirate Henry Morgan is made governor of Jamaica, he enlists the help of some of his former partners in ridding the Caribbean of buccaneers. When one of them…

Andy Hardy’s Double Life (1942)

Andy Hardy’s Double Life (1942)

Andy Hardy’s Double Life (1942)
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92

Andy is about to head off to college but he’s got a few things to take care of before leaving. For starters, he must try and sell his junk car…

Tennessee Johnson (1942)

Tennessee Johnson (1942)

Tennessee Johnson (1942)
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The tumultuous presidency of 19th-president Andrew Johnson is chronicled in this biopic. The story begins with Johnson’s boyhood and covers his early life. During the Civil War, Johnson stays a…

Genre: Drama, History
Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942)

Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942)

Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942)
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115

A radio correspondent tries to rescue a burlesque queen from her marriage to a Nazi official.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
The Undying Monster (1942)

The Undying Monster (1942)

The Undying Monster (1942)
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A werewolf prowls around at night but only kills certain members of one family. It seems like just a coincidence, but the investigating Inspector soon finds out that this tradition…

Genre: Horror, Mystery
Ride Tonight! (1942)

Ride Tonight! (1942)

Ride Tonight! (1942)
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106

In the south of Sweden, some farmers get into trouble when the German Count is forcing them to perform day labor for him. But a man refuses to bow to…

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Genre: Drama, History
Miss V from Moscow (1942)

Miss V from Moscow (1942)

Miss V from Moscow (1942)
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73

Set in the shadows of wartime Paris, this 1940s drama directed by Albert Herman stars Lola Lane, Noel Madison and Howard Banks. When a Soviet secret agent discovers her uncanny…

Eleventh Hour (1942)

Eleventh Hour (1942)

Eleventh Hour (1942)
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8

Using Clark Kent as a cover, Superman travels to Japan as a saboteur during the war.

The Tree in a Test Tube (1942)

The Tree in a Test Tube (1942)

The Tree in a Test Tube (1942)
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6

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are stopped by narrator Pete Smith for the purpose of showing the audience how much wood and wood by-products the average person carries.

Genre: Documentary
You Were Never Lovelier (1942)

You Were Never Lovelier (1942)

You Were Never Lovelier (1942)
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97

An Argentine heiress thinks a penniless American dancer is her secret admirer.

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Lucky Jordan (1942)

Lucky Jordan (1942)

Lucky Jordan (1942)
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84

Lucky Jordan is a gangster living in New York City and when he’s drafted into the army, he tries to escape duty by using an old con woman named Annie…

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Gentleman Jim (1942)

Gentleman Jim (1942)

Gentleman Jim (1942)
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As bare-knuckled boxing enters the modern era, brash extrovert Jim Corbett uses new rules and dazzlingly innovative footwork to rise to the top of the boxing world.

Genre: Comedy, Drama
That Other Woman (1942)

That Other Woman (1942)

That Other Woman (1942)
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A secretary by the name of Emily Borden comes up with a convoluted plan to get her boss to marry her which backfires after some bad advice.

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Road to Morocco (1942)

Road to Morocco (1942)

Road to Morocco (1942)
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82

Two carefree castaways on a desert shore find an Arabian Nights city, where they compete for the luscious Princess Shalmar.

To the Shores of Tripoli (1942)

To the Shores of Tripoli (1942)

To the Shores of Tripoli (1942)
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86

Chronicle of a spoiled rich boy who joins the Marines with an off-handed attitude and finally becomes a battle-wise soldier.

Genre: Drama, Romance, War
The Great Mr Handel (1942)

The Great Mr Handel (1942)

The Great Mr Handel (1942)
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89

This classic film reveals how the great composer Georg Friedrich Handel rose above the personal anguish and difficulties in his life to create the sublime musical composition, The Messiah.

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Genre: Drama, Music
The Hidden Hand (1942)

The Hidden Hand (1942)

The Hidden Hand (1942)
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Eccentric wealthy old woman Lorinda Channing uses her insane brother, John Channing, to help her frighten their greedy relatives after her money.

Springtime in the Rockies (1942)

Springtime in the Rockies (1942)

Springtime in the Rockies (1942)
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91

Broadway partners Vicky Lane and Dan Christy have a tiff over Christy’s womanizing. Jealous Vicky takes up with her old flame and former dance partner, Victor Price, and Dan’s career…

Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Red River Robin Hood (1942)

Red River Robin Hood (1942)

Red River Robin Hood (1942)
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An honest cowpoke (Tim Holt) comes to the rescue when the ranchers of Red River, AZ have their property seized by a greedy businessman (Eddie Dew). This 1942 B-western, directed…

Genre: Western
Dr. Gillespie’s New Assistant (1942)

Dr. Gillespie’s New Assistant (1942)

Dr. Gillespie’s New Assistant (1942)
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87

The doctor (Lionel Barrymore) has a Kansan (Van Johnson), an Australian and an Asian from Brooklyn to choose from.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
The Hare-Brained Hypnotist (1942)

The Hare-Brained Hypnotist (1942)

The Hare-Brained Hypnotist (1942)
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7

Elmer Fudd goes after Bugs using hypnotism, only the plan backfires.

Genre: Animation, Comedy
George Washington Slept Here (1942)

George Washington Slept Here (1942)

George Washington Slept Here (1942)
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93

New Yorkers Bill and Connie Fuller have to move from their apartment. Without Bill’s knowledge, Connie purchases a delapidated old farmhouse in Pennsylvania, where George Washington was supposed to have…

Genre: Comedy