1942 Movies

Experimental documentary about recycling.

A film by the RAF Film Production Unit, giving a dramatised account of the work of RAF barrage balloons flown at sea in the Thames Estuary.

Manoj is from the aristocratic class but has some sort retrograde amnesia; he belongs to the upper-class but is also an outsider, something that enabl...

In this Puppetoon, a wicked witch guards a sleeping beauty in her cloud castle; but while she's away a violin-playing prince sails up in his sky-ship.

Paola (Tito Gobbi) is a successful, but lonely and aging opera singer in post-war Italy. His thoughts flash back to Florence in the days when he was a...

Sally Rand performs her famous fan dance in this 1942 soundie.

Smoke' Wells sings "I Got Her in the Mail."

Ibrahim believed that his upbringing in the Pasha's palace would make him a member of the family, but his dreams were shattered after the Pasha's daug...

About the defense of Moscow in the winter of 1941-1942.

In December 1941 shortly after the United States entered World War II, Chicago’s mayor, Edward Kelly, appointed Moholy-Nagy to a committee to investig...

This film profiles the history, culture, and farm produce of the Caribbean territory of Puerto Rico. The film emphasizes the self-reliant nature of Pu...

Terry and the gang put on a boxing exhibition in order to sell war bonds.

A father worries for his younger son and asks his elder son to promise that he will do everthing in his power to ensure Arun does not go astray, educa...

The Hollywood Theater presents Movies of Local People. Photographed in and around Chapel Hill, N.C. April 16-17 1941

Naval instruction film about the Chariot or Human Torpedo.

NSB propaganda film from 1942 about the members of the Fifth Mussert Company marching through Utrecht. On the eve of their departure to the Luftwaffe...

A documentary showcasing the various ways gondolas are used in Venice.

Aankh Micholi is a 1942 hindi movie directed by R. S. Choudhary, Starring Nalini Jaywant and Satish.

An idealistic theatre owner discovers a captivating dancer, sparking a passionate romance destined for the stage and beyond. But when tragedy strikes...