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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…
Random Harvest (1942)
Dir. Mervyn LeRoy
Feat. Ronald Colman, Greer Garson
A shell–shocked WW1 officer marries and is contented until he remembers his past life in the aristocracy. Far–fetched but very enjoyable…
Reap the Wild WindReap the Wild Wind (1942)
Dir. Cecil B. DeMille
Feat. John Wayne, Raymond Massey, Paulette Goddard
Rugged ships captain John Wayne conducts hair–raising salvages off the 19th century Florida coast, in this spectacular sea–adventure,…
Road to Morocco (1942)
Dir. David Butler
Feat. Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour
Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour do their bit for the war effort by enchanting the public with mad–cap (rom)antics on the North African…
Roxie HartRoxie Hart (Chicago) (1942)
Dir. William A. Wellman
Feat. Ginger Rogers, Adolphe Menjou, George Montgomery
Comedy adapting the 1926 play Chicago by Maurine Dallas Watkins, which was the inspiration for the hit Broadway musical. Ginger Rogers plays the…
SaboteurSaboteur (1942) Recommended
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Robert Cummings, Priscilla Lane
Robert Cummings dodges shady conspirators and skeptical patriots as the wrong man thought to be responsible for some anti–American sabotage.…

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