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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…
Native LandNative Land (1942) Recommended
Dir. Leo Hurwitz, Paul Strand
Impassioned and authentic, this landmark film call for social revolution in Depression–era America blends vivid re–anactments with actual…
Now, VoyagerNow, Voyager (1942) Recommended
Dir. Irving Rapper
Feat. Bette Davis, Claude Rains, Paul Henreid
Compelling story of unrequited passion with Bette Davis radiant as the repressed spinster turned elegant socialite who falls in love with a married…
One of Our Aircraft is MissingOne of Our Aircraft is Missing (1942)
Dir. Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Feat. Eric Portman, Bernard Miles, Hugh Williams
Brisk war–thriller about how a six man British aircrew must find their way back to England across the Occupied Netherlands. Raised above the…
Orchestra WivesOrchestra Wives (1942)
Dir. Archie Mayo
Feat. Ann Rutherford, George Montgomery, Lynn Bari
Swing–era musical featuring the Glenn Miller orchestra, with Miller himself playing the leader of a band. When the trumpet player…
OssessioneOssessione (1942)
Dir. Luchino Visconti
Feat. Clara Calamai, Massimo Girotti, Dhia Cristiani
Visconti's awesome debut interprets James Cain's novel of lust, greed, murder and recrimination, The Postman Always Rings Twice. Its stark rendering…
Palm Beach Story, ThePalm Beach Story, The (1942) Recommended
Dir. Preston Sturges
Feat. Joel McCrea, Claudette Colbert, Mary Astor
Another fine Preston Sturges comedy, this concerns a gifted but struggling architect (McCrea), whose wife (Colbert) abandons him for the hope of…
PittsburghPittsburgh (1942)
Dir. Lewis Seiler
Feat. Marlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott, John Wayne
Marlene Dietrich – striking as always – is courted by John Wayne and Randolph Scott as coalminers–turned–millionaires. A…

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