Search results for "1942"
Spy Smasher

Spy Smasher

Spy Smasher
IMDb: 7
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…

Junior G-Men of the Air

Junior G-Men of the Air

Junior G-Men of the Air
IMDb: 6
225

A group of street kids battle a terrorist gang led by a Japanese spy.

Genre: Action, Adventure, War
Tarzan’s New York Adventure

Tarzan’s New York Adventure

Tarzan’s New York Adventure
IMDb: 6.5
71

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
Lucky Jordan

Lucky Jordan

Lucky Jordan
IMDb: 6.4
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
There Was a Father

There Was a Father

There Was a Father
IMDb: 7.6
88

Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.

Genre: Drama
The Note Seller

The Note Seller

The Note Seller
IMDb: 6
11

The note seller Bicornu is annoyed by a troubadour named Niglo.

Genre: Animation
Whims

Whims

Whims
IMDb: 5.8
80

Caprices tells the story of two young rich people. A famous actress poses as a poor florist, and a distinguished society man camouflages himself as forger and swindler. This game…

Genre: Comedy
Wicked Duchess

Wicked Duchess

Wicked Duchess
IMDb: 6.4
99

Edwige Feuillère and Pierre Richard-Willm star in director Jacques de Baroncelli’s adaptation of the Balzac novella The Duchesse de Langeais, which tells the tale of a Parisian socialite who is…

Genre: Drama
Fantastic Night

Fantastic Night

Fantastic Night
IMDb: 6.7
90

Denis, a poor student in philosophy, works as a night porter in the Paris market of Les Halles in order to pay for his studies. Constantly weary, he falls asleep…

The Tree in a Test Tube

The Tree in a Test Tube

The Tree in a Test Tube
IMDb: 4.6
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
Tennessee Johnson

Tennessee Johnson

Tennessee Johnson
IMDb: 6.5
103

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
Suspected Person

Suspected Person

Suspected Person
IMDb: 5.6
73

After a $50,000 heist in New York, two of the suspected robbers walk free from the courtroom and they waste no time in heading to London in search of the…

Genre: Crime, Drama
Stand by for Action

Stand by for Action

Stand by for Action
IMDb: 6.5
109

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
Saludos Amigos

Saludos Amigos

Saludos Amigos
IMDb: 6
42

A whimsical blend of live action and animation, “Saludos Amigos” is a colorful kaleidoscope of art, adventure and music set to a toe-tapping samba beat. From high Andes peaks and…

Red River Robin Hood

Red River Robin Hood

Red River Robin Hood
IMDb: 5.6
57

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
The Old Chisholm Trail

The Old Chisholm Trail

The Old Chisholm Trail
IMDb: 5.8
61

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
A Night to Remember

A Night to Remember

A Night to Remember
IMDb: 6.6
88

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…

Commandos Strike at Dawn

Commandos Strike at Dawn

Commandos Strike at Dawn
IMDb: 6.6
98

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
The Young Mr. Pitt

The Young Mr. Pitt

The Young Mr. Pitt
IMDb: 6.8
118

This biopic tells the story of the life of Pitt The Younger, who became Prime Minister of Great Britain at the age of 24.

Genre: Drama, History
You Were Never Lovelier

You Were Never Lovelier

You Were Never Lovelier
IMDb: 7.2
97

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

Genre: Comedy, Romance
You Can’t Escape Forever

You Can’t Escape Forever

You Can’t Escape Forever
IMDb: 6.1
77

A demoted reporter (George Brent) and his girlfriend (Brenda Marshall) seek to expose a crime kingpin.

Genre: Thriller
Yokel Boy

Yokel Boy

Yokel Boy
IMDb: 5.4
69

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
Yankee Doodle Dandy

Yankee Doodle Dandy

Yankee Doodle Dandy
IMDb: 7.6
126

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

Genre: Drama, Music
A Yank on the Burma Road

A Yank on the Burma Road

A Yank on the Burma Road
IMDb: 5.5
67

A celebrated New York cabbie is pressed into service for a perilous journey through World War II China.

Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
A Yank at Eton

A Yank at Eton

A Yank at Eton
IMDb: 6.1
88

An American playboy is sent to a British boarding school to learn discipline.

Genre: Comedy, Family
Wings for the Eagle

Wings for the Eagle

Wings for the Eagle
IMDb: 5.8
84

Aircraft workers during during World War II become involved in a love triangle.

Woman of the Year

Woman of the Year

Woman of the Year
IMDb: 7.1
114

Rival reporters Sam and Tess fall in love and get married, only to find their relationship strained when Sam comes to resent Tess’ hectic lifestyle.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Who Done It?

Who Done It?

Who Done It?
IMDb: 7.3
77

Two dumb soda jerks dream of writing radio mysteries. When they try to pitch an idea at a radio station, they end up in the middle of a real murder…

Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Who’s Who in the Zoo

Who’s Who in the Zoo

Who’s Who in the Zoo
IMDb: 6.2
7

A wacky travelogue takes us to the zoo, where Porky Pig is the keeper and goofy animals provide the basis for a series of black-out gags.

Genre: Animation
White Cargo

White Cargo

White Cargo
IMDb: 6
88

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
We Were Dancing

We Were Dancing

We Were Dancing
IMDb: 6.1
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 War Against Mrs. Hadley

The War Against Mrs. Hadley

The War Against Mrs. Hadley
IMDb: 6.6
86

Wealthy American society matron, Stella Hadley refuses to sacrifice her material comforts to aid the war effort until she realizes that her selfishness is cheating the boys overseas who are…

Genre: Drama
Volcano

Volcano

Volcano
IMDb: 7
8

Superman comes to the rescue when a volcano erupts.

Genre: Animation
Wake Island

Wake Island

Wake Island
IMDb: 6.6
87

In late 1941, with no hope of relief or re-supply, a small band of United States Marines tries to keep the Japanese Navy from capturing their island base.

Genre: Action, Drama, War
The Devil’s Envoys

The Devil’s Envoys

The Devil’s Envoys
IMDb: 7.3
116

At the end of the 15th century, two traveling minstrels Gilles and Dominique come to the castle of Baron Hugues. Gilles charms Anne, Hugues’ daughter, while Dominique charms both Hugues…

The Undying Monster

The Undying Monster

The Undying Monster
IMDb: 6.1
64

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
The Vanishing Virginian

The Vanishing Virginian

The Vanishing Virginian
IMDb: 6.8
97

The perineal District Attorney and conservative southern patriarch cherishes the old ways and does his best to adjust to change.

Genre: Comedy, Drama
The Tuttles of Tahiti

The Tuttles of Tahiti

The Tuttles of Tahiti
IMDb: 6
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
Tortilla Flat

Tortilla Flat

Tortilla Flat
IMDb: 6.2
105

Danny, a poor northern Californian Mexican-American, inherits two houses from his grandfather and is quickly taken advantage of by his vagabond friends.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die

Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die

Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
IMDb: 6.1
79

Uneven version of Wyatt Earp vs. the Clanton Gang with a little romance thrown in haphazardly.

Genre: Western