Search results for "United States of America"

In Old California (1942)

In Old California (1942)

In Old California (1942)
IMDb: N/A
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)
IMDb: N/A
90

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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82

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)
IMDb: N/A
126

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

Genre: Drama, Music
It Happened in Flatbush (1942)

It Happened in Flatbush (1942)

It Happened in Flatbush (1942)
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80

A washed up baseball player returns to Brooklyn to manage his old team but an old sports reporter is eager to prove that he is a loser.

Genre: Comedy
Why We Fight: Prelude to War (1942)

Why We Fight: Prelude to War (1942)

Why We Fight: Prelude to War (1942)
IMDb: N/A
53

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
Tortilla Flat (1942)

Tortilla Flat (1942)

Tortilla Flat (1942)
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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
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!

The Mad Monster (1942)

The Mad Monster (1942)

The Mad Monster (1942)
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77

A mad scientist changes his simple-minded handyman into a werewolf in order to prove his supposedly crazy scientific theories – and exact revenge.

Genre: Horror
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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89

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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64

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
Dr. Broadway (1942)

Dr. Broadway (1942)

Dr. Broadway (1942)
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68

A New York doctor saves a chorus girl from a window ledge, twice, and rounds up racketeers.

In This Our Life (1942)

In This Our Life (1942)

In This Our Life (1942)
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97

An unhappy, self-centered woman runs off with her sister’s husband, wreaking havoc and ruining the lives of those around her.

Genre: Drama, Romance
The Corpse Vanishes (1942)

The Corpse Vanishes (1942)

The Corpse Vanishes (1942)
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63

A scientist keeps his wife young by killing, stealing the bodies of, and taking the gland fluid from virgin brides.

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen (1942)

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen (1942)

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen (1942)
IMDb: N/A
70

A man is framed for embezzlement and runs off to San Francisco. His wife hires Ellery Queen to try and track him down before the police get to him.

Genre: Mystery
The Wacky Wabbit (1942)

The Wacky Wabbit (1942)

The Wacky Wabbit (1942)
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7

While seeking gold in the desert, prospector Elmer Fudd stumbles across mischievous Bugs Bunny.

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

Tarzan’s New York Adventure (1942)

Tarzan’s New York Adventure (1942)
IMDb: N/A
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
The Tuttles of Tahiti (1942)

The Tuttles of Tahiti (1942)

The Tuttles of Tahiti (1942)
IMDb: N/A
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
Grand Central Murder (1942)

Grand Central Murder (1942)

Grand Central Murder (1942)
IMDb: N/A
73

Conniving Broadway starlet Mida King has plenty of enemies, so when she’s found murdered at Grand Central Station, Inspector Gunther calls together a slew of suspects for questioning. Mida’s shady…

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
We Were Dancing (1942)

We Were Dancing (1942)

We Were Dancing (1942)
IMDb: N/A
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
My Gal Sal (1942)

My Gal Sal (1942)

My Gal Sal (1942)
IMDb: N/A
103

Biopic chronicling the early life of gay nineties-era songwriter Paul Dresser as he outgrows his job as carnival entertainer and moves up into New York society, writing one hit song…

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

The Man Who Wouldn’t Die (1942)

The Man Who Wouldn’t Die (1942)
IMDb: N/A
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.

Larceny Inc. (1942)

Larceny Inc. (1942)

Larceny Inc. (1942)
IMDb: N/A
96

Three ex-cons buy a luggage shop to tunnel into the bank vault next door. But despite all they can do, the shop prospers…

Genre: Comedy, Crime
Saboteur (1942)

Saboteur (1942)

Saboteur (1942)
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109

Aircraft factory worker Barry Kane flees across the United States after he is wrongly accused of starting the fire that killed his best friend.

Genre: Thriller
This Gun for Hire (1942)

This Gun for Hire (1942)

This Gun for Hire (1942)
IMDb: N/A
81

Sadistic killer-for-hire Philip Raven becomes enraged when his latest job is paid off in marked bills. Vowing to track down his double-crossing boss, nightclub executive Gates, Raven sits beside Gates’…

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)
IMDb: N/A
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)
IMDb: N/A
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
Ship Ahoy (1942)

Ship Ahoy (1942)

Ship Ahoy (1942)
IMDb: N/A
95

Miss Winters is a dancer with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and is asked to secretly transport a prototype magnetic mine to Puerto Rico. She thinks that she is working for…

Genre: Comedy, Romance
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)
IMDb: N/A
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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106

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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78

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)
IMDb: N/A
62

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)
IMDb: N/A
251

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

Genre: Crime