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Goose Steps Out, TheGoose Steps Out, The (1942)
Dir. Basil Dearden, Will Hay
Feat. Will Hay, Frank Pettingell, Charles Hawtrey
British war comedy with Hay as a bumbling teacher conveniently turns out to be the double of a German general. In the true spirit of wartime…
Holiday InnHoliday Inn (1942)
Dir. Mark Sandrich
Feat. Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby
Love–triangle musical scored by Irving Berlin has Astaire dancing without Rogers and Bing Crosby unleashing 'White Christmas'.
I Married A WitchI Married A Witch (1942)
Dir. Rene Clair
Feat. Veronica Lake, Fredric March, Robert Benchley
Charming screwball comedy sees a smoldering Veronica Lake play a reincarnated witch, who torments Fredric March's uptight politician for being a…
In Which We ServeIn Which We Serve (1942) Recommended
Dir. David Lean
Feat. Sir Noel Coward, John Mills, Bernard Miles
WW2 drama contrasts the service lives of a destroyer crew with their memories of back home. Powerful film won an Oscar for writer, director and star…
Jungle BookJungle Book (1942)
Dir. Zoltan Korda
Feat. Sabu
Live–action version of Rudyard Kipling's novel with Sabu as Mowgli, the boy raised by wolves who attempts to adapt to human custom.
Keeper of the FlameKeeper of the Flame (1942)
Dir. George Cukor
Feat. Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Richard Whorf
Spencer Tracy plays a top–notch reporter who falls in love with the widow of the deceased national hero he's assigned to investigate. A tight…
Les Visiteurs Du SoirLes Visiteurs Du Soir (1942) Recommended
Dir. Marcel Carne
Feat. Arletty, Marie Dea, Fernand Ledoux
Two of the Devil's henchmen are dispatched to a fairytale–like 15th century castle with an eye to corrupting its inhabitants, especially a pair…
Magnificent Ambersons, TheMagnificent Ambersons, The (1942) Recommended
Dir. Orson Welles
Feat. Joseph Cotten, Agnes Moorehead, Dolores Costello
Following up CITIZEN KANE, Orson Welles again drew a bead on the American rich, chronicling the dynastic squabbles of a…
Major and the Minor, TheMajor and the Minor, The (1942) Recommended
Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Ginger Rogers, Ray Milland, Rita Johnson
Billy Wilder’s first film is a dexterous screwball gem: the delectable Ginger Rogers plays a spunky woman posing as a child so she can afford a…
Mrs. MiniverMrs. Miniver (1942) Recommended
Dir. William Wyler
Feat. Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon
An unabashed patriotic war drama, so effective in that capacity it garnered political commendation as well as six Oscars, including Best Picture and…

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