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    The Talk of the Town 1942 POSTER

    The Talk of the Town

    1942

    English

    7.5

    11

    89%

    84%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    factory

    fire

    love triangle

    Romance

    romantic comedy

    romcom

    Thriller

    trial

    George Stevens George Stevens Director Don Beddoe Don Beddoe as Police Chief Frank Sully Frank Sully as Policeman in Station Wagon Edgar Buchanan Edgar Buchanan as Sam Yates Cy Schindell Cy Schindell as Townsman at Ballgame
    Hilarity ensues when a falsely accused fugitive from justice hides at the house of his childhood friend, which she has recently rented to a high-principled law teacher.
    The Palm Beach Story 1942 POSTER

    The Palm Beach Story

    1942

    English

    7.4

    11

    97%

    81%

    Action

    airport

    Comedy

    florida

    love

    marriage

    money

    Romance

    yacht

    Preston Sturges Preston Sturges Director Fred 'Snowflake' Toones Fred 'Snowflake' Toones as Colored Bartender William Demarest William Demarest as First Member Ale and Quail Club Monte Blue Monte Blue as Mike the Doorman Frank Faylen Frank Faylen as Taxi Driver
    A New York inventor, Tom Jeffers, needs cash to develop his big idea, so his adoring wife, Gerry, decides to raise it by divorcing him and marrying an eccentric Florida millionaire, J. D. Hackensacker III.
    Tortilla Flat 1942 POSTER

    Tortilla Flat

    1942

    English

    6.2

    5

    43%

    43%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    fisherman

    Romance

    Victor Fleming Victor Fleming Director John Qualen John Qualen as Jose Maria Corcoran Connie Gilchrist Connie Gilchrist as Mrs. Torrelli Sheldon Leonard Sheldon Leonard as Tito Ralph Louis Jean Heydt Louis Jean Heydt as Young Doctor
    Danny, a poor northern Californian Mexican-American, inherits two houses from his grandfather and is quickly taken advantage of by his vagabond friends.
    Superman: Showdown 1942 POSTER

    Superman: Showdown

    1942

    English

    6.8

    4

    Action

    Adventure

    Animation

    Crime

    Family

    Fantasy

    frame up

    short film

    stolen identity

    superhero

    superman

    super power

    Dave Fleischer Dave Fleischer Director Lee Royce Lee Royce as Clark Kent / Superman Joan Alexander Joan Alexander as Lois Lane Jackson Beck Jackson Beck as Narrator Jack Mercer Jack Mercer as Office Boy / Fake Superman
    Superman's reputation is tarnished when a crook begins committing crimes in a Superman costume.
    Gentleman Jim 1942 POSTER

    Gentleman Jim

    1942

    English

    7.5

    1

    100%

    84%

    Action

    bank

    bare knuckle boxing

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    irish-american

    new orleans, louisiana

    Romance

    salt lake city, utah

    Sport

    Raoul Walsh Raoul Walsh Director John Roy John Roy as Boxing Match Spectator Errol Flynn Errol Flynn as James J. Corbett Jean Del Val Jean Del Val as Renaud William Hopper William Hopper as Undetermined Role
    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.
    Spitfire 1942 POSTER

    Spitfire

    1942

    English

    14

    60%

    60%

    Action

    Adventure

    aviation

    biography

    Biography

    black and white

    Drama

    History

    spitfire

    War

    world war ii

    Leslie Howard Leslie Howard Director Peter Gawthorne Peter Gawthorne as Board Member Roland Culver Roland Culver as Commander Bride David Niven David Niven as Geoffrey Crisp Peter Hammond Peter Hammond as Marching German Youth
    This 1942 fictionalized biopic chronicles the true story of how two of the most remarkable men in aviation history - visionary Spitfire designer R.J. Mitchell and his test pilot Geoffrey Crisp - designed a streamlined monoplane that led to the development of the Spitfire.
    Gang Busters 1942 POSTER

    Gang Busters

    1942

    English

    6.9

    3

    Drama

    Ray Taylor Ray Taylor Director Eddie Dean Eddie Dean as Blair - Police Lab Technician [Ch. 1] Carleton Young Carleton Young as Highway Patrolman [Chs. 8, 11] William Haade William Haade as Mike Taboni Irene Hervey Irene Hervey as Vicki Logan
    Police detectives battle the League of Murdered Men, a gang of resurrected dead criminals.
    Reap the Wild Wind 1942 POSTER

    Reap the Wild Wind

    1942

    English

    6.6

    7

    80%

    56%

    19th century

    Action

    Adventure

    clipper ship

    Drama

    florida keys

    key west

    Romance

    romantic rivalry

    shipwreck

    Cecil B. DeMille Cecil B. DeMille Director Walter Hampden Walter Hampden as Commodre Devereaux Frank Richards Frank Richards as Cutler Man in Barrel Room Paulette Goddard Paulette Goddard as Loxi Claiborne Raymond Hatton Raymond Hatton as Master Shipwright
    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, aboard frail schooners, the harvest of the wild wind, facing the shark teeth of the reefs to rescue the sailors and the cargo from the shipwrecks caused by the scavengers of the sea.
    Superman: The Arctic Giant 1942 POSTER

    Superman: The Arctic Giant

    1942

    English

    6.8

    4

    Action

    Adventure

    Animation

    based on comic

    Family

    Fantasy

    save the day

    Sci-Fi

    short film

    superhero

    super power

    tyrannosaurus rex

    Dave Fleischer Dave Fleischer Director Bud Collyer Bud Collyer as Clark Kent / Superman / Reactor Worker #1 / Police Officer #1 / Police Dispatcher Joan Alexander Joan Alexander as Lois Lane / Female Pedestrian Jackson Beck Jackson Beck as Narrator / Reactor Worker #2 Julian Noa Julian Noa as Perry White / Male Pedestrian / Police Officer #2
    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!
    Across the Pacific 1942 POSTER

    Across the Pacific

    1942

    English

    6.8

    9

    80%

    60%

    Action

    Adventure

    assassination attempt

    double agent

    Drama

    panama canal

    passenger

    Romance

    steamboat

    War

    world war ii

    John Huston John Huston Director Victor Sen Yung Victor Sen Yung as Joe Totsuiko Philip Ahn Philip Ahn as Man in Theatre William Hopper William Hopper as Orderly Frank Faylen Frank Faylen as Sidewalk Toy Vendor
    Rick Leland makes no secret of the fact he has no loyalty to his home country after he is court-martialed out of the army and boards a Japanese ship for the Orient in late 1941. But has Leland really been booted out, or is there some other motive for his getting close to fellow passenger Doctor Lorenz? Any motive for getting close to attractive traveler Alberta Marlow would however seem pretty obvious.
    Bambi 1942 POSTER

    Bambi

    1942

    English

    7.3

    94

    91%

    73%

    Action

    Adventure

    Animation

    best friend

    cartoon

    coming of age

    deer

    Drama

    Family

    forest

    loss of loved one

    Clyde Geronimi Clyde Geronimi Director Jack Horner Jack Horner as Sterling Holloway Sterling Holloway as Adult Flower Will Wright Will Wright as Friend Owl Margaret Lee Margaret Lee as Thumper's Mother
    Bambi's tale unfolds from season to season as the young prince of the forest learns about life, love, and friends.
    The Pride of the Yankees 1942 POSTER

    The Pride of the Yankees

    1942

    English

    7.6

    10

    94%

    89%

    Action

    baseball

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    historical figure

    new york yankees

    Romance

    Sport

    sports

    yankee stadium

    Sam Wood Sam Wood Director Addison Richards Addison Richards as Coach Dane Clark Dane Clark as Fraternity Boy Dan Duryea Dan Duryea as Hank Hanneman Harry Harvey Harry Harvey as Joe McCarthy
    The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.
    Dr. Broadway 1942 POSTER

    Dr. Broadway

    1942

    English

    6.3

    3

    Crime

    Drama

    gangster

    money

    Mystery

    new york city

    prison

    Romance

    suicide attempt

    times square

    Anthony Mann Anthony Mann Director Edward Earle Edward Earle as Assistant District Attorney Hayes William Haade William Haade as Dynamo Harry Harvey Harry Harvey as Pedestrian Lester Dorr Lester Dorr as Pickpocket
    A New York doctor saves a chorus girl from a window ledge, twice, and rounds up racketeers.
    The Mummy's Tomb 1942 POSTER

    The Mummy's Tomb

    1942

    English

    5.5

    10

    29%

    23%

    Action

    Drama

    egypt

    Fantasy

    Horror

    massachusetts

    monster

    mummy

    Mystery

    princess

    sequel

    Thriller

    Harold Young Harold Young Director John Hubbard John Hubbard as John Banning Turhan Bey Turhan Bey as Mehemet Bey Virginia Brissac Virginia Brissac as Mrs. Ella Evans Cliff Clark Cliff Clark as Sheriff
    A high priest of Karnak travels to America with the living mummy Kharis (Lon Chaney Jr.) to kill all those who had desecrated the tomb of the Egyptian princess Ananka thirty years earlier.
    Casablanca 1942 POSTER

    Casablanca

    1942

    English

    8.5

    214

    99%

    95%

    Action

    concentration camp

    corruption

    Drama

    emigration

    escape

    nazi

    noir

    Romance

    War

    Michael Curtiz Michael Curtiz Director Martin Garralaga Martin Garralaga as Headwaiter at Rick's Ingrid Bergman Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund Jean Del Val Jean Del Val as Police Officer Norma Varden Norma Varden as Wife of Pickpocketed Englishman
    In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.
    Szíriusz 1942 POSTER

    Szíriusz

    1942

    Hungarian

    5.7

    3

    based on novel or book

    History

    Romance

    Sci-Fi

    Tibor Ákos, an intrepid and dreamy Hungarian count, embarks on an incredible adventure when he accepts the inconceivable challenge set by the eccentric Professor Sirius, who has invented a peculiar machine.
    Arabian Nights 1942 POSTER

    Arabian Nights

    1942

    English

    6.1

    28

    75%

    79%

    Action

    Adventure

    bagdad

    Comedy

    dancer

    escape

    poison

    Romance

    slavery

    technicolor

    John Rawlins John Rawlins Director Thomas Gomez Thomas Gomez as Hakim Amzie Strickland Amzie Strickland as Harem Girl Acquanetta Acquanetta as Ishya Maria Montez Maria Montez as Scheherazade
    Two half brothers battle each other for the power of the throne and the love of sensual, gorgeous dancing girl Scheherazade.
    The Boogie Man Will Get You 1942 POSTER

    The Boogie Man Will Get You

    1942

    English

    5.8

    4

    58%

    58%

    Action

    cellar

    Comedy

    divorcee

    Horror

    hotel

    murder

    screwball comedy

    Lew Landers Lew Landers Director Peter Lorre Peter Lorre as Dr. Arthur Lorencz Don Beddoe Don Beddoe as J. Gilbert Brampton Maxie Rosenbloom Maxie Rosenbloom as Maxie - the Powder Puff Salesman Frank Sully Frank Sully as Police Officer Joe Starrett
    A young divorcee tries to convert a historic house into a hotel despite its oddball inhabitants and dead bodies in the cellar.
    Holiday Inn 1942 POSTER

    Holiday Inn

    1942

    English

    7.3

    18

    100%

    86%

    Action

    Comedy

    connecticut

    dancing

    Drama

    holiday

    Music

    musical

    Musical

    new year's eve

    Romance

    show business

    Mark Sandrich Mark Sandrich Director Amzie Strickland Amzie Strickland as Girl Jane Novak Jane Novak as Guest at Inn Irving Bacon Irving Bacon as Gus Marjorie Reynolds Marjorie Reynolds as Linda Mason
    Lovely Linda Mason has crooner Jim Hardy head over heels, but suave stepper Ted Hanover wants her for his new dance partner after fickle Lila Dixon gives him the brush. Jim's supper club, Holiday Inn, is the setting for the chase by Hanover and his manager.
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