List of American films of 1942
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A list of American films released in 1942. Bob Hope hosted the 15th Academy Awards ceremony at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. The winner of the Outstanding Motion Picture (later: Best Picture) category was MGM's Mrs. Miniver.
The other nine nominated pictures were 49th Parallel; Kings Row; The Magnificent Ambersons; The Pied Piper; The Pride of the Yankees; Random Harvest; The Talk of the Town; Wake Island; and Yankee Doodle Dandy.
Casablanca was released in 1942, but won its three Oscars in 1944.
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Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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Undercover Man | Lesley Selander | William Boyd, Antonio Moreno, Nora Lane | Western | United Artists |
Underground Agent | Michael Gordon | Bruce Bennett, Leslie Brooks, Frank Albertson | Thriller | Columbia |
The Undying Monster | John Brahm | James Ellison, Heather Angel, Bramwell Fletcher | Horror | 20th Century Fox |
Unseen Enemy | John Rawlins | Don Terry, Irene Hervey | War | Universal |
Valley of Hunted Men | John English | Bob Steele, Tom Tyler | Western | Republic |
Valley of the Sun | George Marshall | Lucille Ball, James Craig, Cedric Hardwicke | Western | RKO |
The Vanishing Virginian | Frank Borzage | Kathryn Grayson, Frank Morgan | Musical | MGM |
Vengeance of the West | Lambert Hillyer | Wild Bill Elliott, Tex Ritter, Adele Mara | Western | Universal |
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Documentaries
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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The Battle of Midway | John Ford | Propaganda | Academy Award | |
December 7th: The Movie | John Ford, Gregg Toland | Walter Huston, Dana Andrews | Propaganda film | Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject |
The News Parade of the Year 1942 | Eugene W. Castle | Short documentary | ||
Prelude to War | Frank Capra | Documentary | The first of Capra's Why We Fight film series | |
Sex Hygiene | Otto Brower, John Ford | George Reeves, Richard Derr | Docudrama | |
We Are the Marines | Louis de Rochemont | War documentary | 20th Century Fox |
Serials
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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Don Winslow of the Navy | Ray Taylor | Don Terry | Serial | Universal |
Gang Busters | Noel M. Smith, Ray Taylor | Kent Taylor, Irene Hervey | Serial | Universal |
Junior G-Men of the Air | Dead End Kids, Little Tough Guys | Serial | Universal | |
Overland Mail | Ford Beebe | Noah Beery Jr., Don Terry | Serial | Universal |
Spy Smasher | William Witney | Kane Richmond, Marguerite Chapman | Spy serial | Republic |
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See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1942 films of the United States.
- 1942 films at the Internet Movie Database