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Arabian Nights Arabian Nights (1942)
Dir. John Rawlins
Feat. Jon Hall, Maria Montez, Sabu
Lavish sets and costumes distinguish this story of two brothers competing for the throne of Turkey and the hand of the fiery dancing girl played by…
Black Swan, TheBlack Swan, The (1942)
Dir. Henry King
Feat. Tyrone Power, Maureen O'Hara
Premium pirate hokum with a spirited assortment of heroes and villains and a plot that never lulls.
CasablancaCasablanca (1942) Aro Favourite
Dir. Michael Curtiz
Feat. Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman
The role that immortalised Bogart is that of Rick, the laconic cafe–owner who assists old flame Ingrid Bergman to escape the Nazis with her…
Cat PeopleCat People (1942) Recommended
Dir. Jacques Tourneur
Feat. Simone Simon, Jack Holt, Kent Smith
Producer Val Lewton's most celebrated low–budget horror evokes a disturbing atmosphere of repression and menace with shadows, music and the…
Day Will Dawn, TheDay Will Dawn, The (1942)
Dir. Harold French
Feat. Hugh Williams, Griffith Jones, Deborah Kerr
Propaganda fuelled WW2 drama about a foreign journalist reporting on German U–Boats attacking Norwegian ships who finds himself up against the…
Desperate JourneyDesperate Journey (1942)
Dir. Raoul Walsh
Feat. Errol Flynn, Ronald Reagan
Errol Flynn and Ronald Reagan are stranded Allied pilots who flee the clutches of the Nazis in Boy's Own WW2 propaganda film.
Dr Seuss (TV Series)Dr Seuss (TV Series) (1942-1994) Recommended
Dir. Various
The classic children's books in their animated television versions. On tape and disc: "Best of..." containing three Dr Seuss tales – ‘Horton…
Eternel Retour, L' (1942)
Dir. Jean Delannoy
Feat. Jean Marais, Madeleine Sologney, Yvonne de Bray
(Love Eternal) A contemporary take on the legend of Tristan and Isolde, lovers united after death. Jean Cocteau's script is realised with the…
First of the FewFirst of the Few (Spitfire) (1942)
Dir. Leslie Howard
Feat. Leslie Howard, David Niven, Rosamund John
Rousing true life tale of aircraft designer R.J. Mitchell and his streamlined monoplane that led to the devolpment of the spitfire. Released with…
For Me and My GalFor Me and My Gal (1942) Recommended
Dir. Busby Berkeley
Feat. Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, George Murphy
A Busby Berkeley–directed musical that provided the first real "adult" role for a nineteen–year–old Judy Garland. Gene Kelly…

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