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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…
Glass Key, TheGlass Key, The (1942)
Dir. Stuart Heisler
Feat. Veronica Lake, Alan Ladd, Brian Donlevy
Alan Ladd re–teams with blonde siren Veronica Lake in this almighty film noir of divided loyalties, crooked politicians, and underworld snares.…
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…
Hitchcock Collection Volume 1Hitchcock Collection Volume 1 (Saboteur, Shadow of a Doubt, Rope, Rear Window, The Trouble With Harry, The Man Who Knew Too Much (1955), Psycho) (1942-1960)
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Excellently–presented box–set with eight of Hitch's best early suspensers.
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…
Journey into FearJourney into Fear (1942)
Dir. Norman Foster
Feat. Joseph Cotten, Dolores Del Rio, Orson Welles
Hitchcockian suspenser set around an American engineer's adventures in WW2 Turkey. Loaded down with a maze–like plot (written by star Joseph…

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