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First 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…
Kings Row (1942)
- Dir. Sam Wood
Feat. Robert Cummings, Ronald Reagan, Ann Sheridan… - Celebrated and infamous melodrama of the titular smalltown, a seemingly placid American community, around which insanity, poverty and sadism hover…
Les Visiteurs Du Soir (1942)
- Dir. Marcel Carne
Feat. Arletty, Marie Dea, Fernand Ledoux… - Two of the Devil's henchmen are dispatched to a fairytale–like 15th century castle with an eye to corrupting its inhabitants, especially a pair…
Magnificent Ambersons, The (1942)- 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…
Mrs. Miniver (1942)- 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…
Once Upon A Honeymoon (1942)- Dir. Leo McCarey
Feat. Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers, Walter Slezak… - Wartime romance between foreign correspondent Cary Grant and burlesque dancer Ginger Rogers, complicated by Rogers' betrothal to a Baron with…
Orchestra 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…
Ossessione (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…
Pittsburgh (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…
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