Movies released in 1942

On the Sunny Side

66/100

Because of the war, a 12-year-old boy from England, Hugh, is sent to live with the Andrews family in Ohio. Don, the Andrews' 11-year-old son, eagerly accepts the English boy, and is happy ... See full summary »

Pacific Rendezvous

56/100

Anxious to see some naval action in the Pacific during WWII, Lt. Bill Gordon makes the mistake of telling his new girlfriend, ditzy Elaine Carter, that he was an expert in deciphering codes... See full summary »

Private Snuffy Smith

50/100

Snuffy Smith, moonshining hillbilly, grows tired of dodging revenue agents, headed by Cooper, and decides to take the army up on their offer of free clothes, food and $21.00 a month. Once ... See full summary »

Manila Calling

73/100

When the Japanese capture the principal radio station of the American Radio Communications Company in the Philippines, the staff manages to escape into the jungle, tie up with a band of ... See full summary »

Odessa in Flammen

67/100

The occupation of Bessarabia by the Russians in 1940 separates an opera singer from her family, leaving her under Bolshevik rule until Romanian troops enter Odessa.

Murder in the Big House

64/100

When a prisoner on Death Row is "accidentally" killed just before his execution, a reporter smells something fishy. His investigation reveals that the condemned man was about to reveal some... See full summary »

El baisano Jalil

71/100

The Mayor of 44th Street

58/100

Joe Jonathan tries to keep his business on the level after some shady dealings but will his cronies let him?

Whispering Ghosts

63/100

An actor who plays a detective on a radio show and his sidekick get it into their heads to try to solve a murder that had been committed several years previously.

Busses Roar

61/100

A saboteur tries to place a bomb on a bus.

Rojo y negro

64/100

From early childhood, Luisa and Miguel have always been close. But several years later, as adults and being Spain at the beginning of the civil war, the two young persons give their support... See full summary »

Non ti pago!

73/100

Below the Border

67/100

A gang of rustlers blackmails young Joe Collins into helping them, Sandy poses undercover as a janitor in the leader's saloon, and Buck impersonates a well-known crooked fence.

Broken Strings

58/100

After noted violinist Arthur Williams suffers a hand injury which ends his playing career, his hopes are transferred to his son, who prefers swing music to classical.

Call Out the Marines

50/100

Two veteran U. S. Marines master sergeants vie for the affection of a hostess at the Shore Leave café. They also suspect the owner of the café of operating a Nazi spy ring that has been ... See full summary »

Mlle. Desiree

64/100

Red River Robin Hood

60/100

A crime boss uses a corrupt judge and fake land grant to steal ranchers properties, but is met with strong resistance organized by two cowboys and the town's newspaper editor.

Hay Foot

59/100

Colonel Barkley is very proud of his assistant, Sergeant Doubleday, who has a photographic memory. Doubleday...

Un garibaldino al convento

68/100

An old woman's poignant reminiscence of her youth in a convent school, the happy moments and the sad, and her tragic love for a Garibaldian.

Undercover Man

70/100

A bandit who robs both Americans and Mexicans is causing each side of the border to blame the other. Hoppy has to settle matters.