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; King's 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.

A-C

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
A-Haunting We Will Go Alfred L. WerkerStan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Dante the Magician ComedyLaurel and Hardy
Across the Pacific John Huston Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Sydney Greenstreet, Charles HaltonThrillerWarner Bros.; filmed as America entered World War II
Alias Boston Blackie Lew Landers Chester Morris, Adele Mara, George E. Stone Crime drama Columbia
American Empire William C. McGann Richard Dix, Leo Carrillo, Preston Foster Western Paramount
Andy Hardy's Double Life George B. Seitz Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Fay Holden Comedy MGM
Any Bonds Today? Bob Clampett Animated PropagandaWarner Bros.
Arabian NightsJohn Rawlins Maria Montez, Jon Hall, Sabu, Leif Erickson, Billy Gilbert, Turhan Bey, Shemp Howard Adventure Universal
Are Husbands Necessary? Norman Taurog Ray Milland, Betty Field, Patricia Morison Comedy Paramount
The Arm Behind the Army Propaganda Short
Bambi David Hand AnimatedRKO, Disney
The Battle of Midway John Ford PropagandaAcademy Award
The Big Shot Lewis Seiler Humphrey Bogart, Irene Manning Crime Warner Bros.
The Big Street Irving Reis Henry Fonda, Lucille Ball, Barton MacLane Drama RKO
Black DragonsWilliam Nigh Bela Lugosi Sci-fi Monogram
The Black Swan Henry King Tyrone Power, Maureen O'Hara Adventure 20th Century Fox
The Boogie Man Will Get You Lew Landers Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre Horror comedy Columbia
Bowery at Midnight Wallace FoxBela Lugosi, John Archer HorrorMonogram
The Bowling Alley CatHanna Barbera Animated ShortWarner Bros.
Broadway William A. Seiter George Raft, Pat O'Brien, Janet Blair Crime musicalUniversal
The Bugle Sounds S. Sylvan SimonWallace Beery, Marjorie Main, Donna Reed War
Bugs Bunny Gets the BoidRobert Clampett Animated shortWarner Bros.
Bullet Scars D. Ross Lederman Regis Toomey, Howard Da Silva, Adele Longmire Crime drama
Campus on the March Propaganda
Captains of the CloudsMichael Curtiz James Cagney, Dennis Morgan WarWarner Bros.
CasablancaMichael Curtiz Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid BergmanDrama, Romance Warner Bros.; Academy Award Best Picture in 1943
Cat PeopleJacques Tourneur Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Jane Randolph Horror RKO
Commandos Strike at Dawn John Farrow Paul Muni, Anna Lee, Lillian Gish War Columbia
The Corpse VanishesWallace Fox Bela Lugosi, Luana Walters HorrorMonogram
The Courtship of Andy Hardy George B. Seitz Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker Comedy MGM

D-H

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Desperate Journey Raoul WalshErrol Flynn, Ronald Reagan WarWarner Bros.
Dog TroubleHanna Barbera Animated ShortMGM
Don Winslow of the Navy Don Terry SerialUniversal
Donald Gets Drafted Donald Duck Animated ShortRKO, Disney
The Dover BoysCharles M. Jones Animated ShortWarner Bros.
The Draft Horse Animated ShortWarner Bros.
Eagle Squadron Arthur Lubin Robert Stack, Diana Barrymore WarUniversal
Eyes in the Night Fred Zinneman Edward Arnold, Ann Harding Mystery MGM
Fine Feathered FriendHanna Barbera Tom and Jerry Animated ShortMGM
The Fleet's InVictor Schertzinger Dorothy Lamour, William Holden MusicalParamount
Flight Lieutenant Sidney Salkow Pat O'Brien, Glenn Ford DramaColumbia
Fly-by-Night Robert SiodmakRichard Carlson, Nancy Kelly Thriller
Flying TigersDavid Miller John Wayne WarRepublic
Foreign AgentWilliam Beaudine John Shelton, Gale Storm, Ivan Lebedeff Crime drama
For Me and My Gal Busby BerkeleyJudy Garland, Gene Kelly MusicalMGM
Fraidy CatHanna Barbera Tom and JerryAnimated ShortMGM
Fresh Hare I. Freleng Animated ShortWarner Bros.
Friendly Enemies Allan DwanCharles Winninger, Charles Ruggles DramaUnited Artists
Gallant LadyWilliam Beaudine Rose Hobart, Sidney Blackmer Drama
Gang BustersNoel M. Smith, Ray Taylor SerialUniversal
The Gay SistersIrving Rapper Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Geraldine Fitzgerald Drama Warner Bros.
Gentleman JimRaoul Walsh Errol Flynn Bio-pic
George Washington Slept Here William Keighley Jack Benny, Ann Sheridan, Charles Coburn Comedy Warner Bros.
The Ghost of FrankensteinErle C. Kenton Lon Chaney, Jr., Cedric Hardwicke HorrorUniversal
The Glass KeyStuart Heisler Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake Film noir Paramount
The Great Man's Lady William A. Wellman Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Brian Donlevy Western Paramount
The Great ImpersonationJohn RawlinsRalph Bellamy, Evelyn AnkersDramaUniversal
Hemp for VictoryRaymond Evans Propaganda
Henry Browne, Farmer Canada Lee Propaganda Short
Hold the Lion, PleaseChuck Jones Animated ShortWarner Bros.
Holiday InnMark Sandrich Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire Christmas MusicalParamount
How to Play BaseballJack Kinney Animated Short RKO
How to Swim Jack Kinney Animated ShortRKO, Disney

I-N

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
I Married a WitchRené ClairVeronica Lake, Fredric MarchRomantic comedy United Artists
I Married an AngelW. S. Van Dyke Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy MusicalMGM
In Old California William C. McGann John Wayne, Binnie Barnes Western Republic
In This Our LifeJohn Huston Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland Drama Warner Bros.
Invisible Agent Edwin L. MarinIlona Massey, Jon Hall WarUniversal
It's All TrueOrson Welles, Norman Foster shot in South America
It's Everybody's War Propaganda short
Jackass Mail Norman Z. McLeodWallace Beery Western
Jam Session Duke Ellington and orchestra Short performing C Jam Blues
Japanese Relocation Short war propaganda produced by Office of War Information
Joan of OzarkJoseph SantleyJudy Canova, Joe E. BrownComedyRepublic
Johnny EagerMervyn LeRoy Robert Taylor, Lana Turner Film noirMGM
Jungle Book Zoltan KordaSabu Adventure United Artists
Junior G-Men action serialUniversal
Junior G-Men of the Air Dead End Kids and the Little Tough Guysaction serialUniversal
Kid Glove Killer Fred Zinnemann Van Heflin, Marsha Hunt Crime MGM
King of the Mounties William Witney Allan Lane, Gilbert Emery Action adventure Republic
Kings Row Sam WoodAnn Sheridan, Ronald Reagan, Robert Cummings B movie drama Warner Bros.
Larceny, Inc. Lloyd Bacon Edward G. Robinson, Jane Wyman, Broderick Crawford Crime Comedy Warner Bros.
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe Harry Lachman Linda Darnell, Shepperd Strudwick Drama 20th Century Fox
The Mad Monster Sam Newfield George Zucco, Anne Nagel Horror
Madame Spy Roy William NeillConstance Bennett, Don PorterSpy Universal
The Magnificent AmbersonsOrson Welles Joseph Cotten, Anne Baxter Drama Romance RKO
The Magnificent Dope Walter Lang Henry Fonda, Don Ameche Comedy
The Major and the Minor Billy WilderGinger Rogers, Ray Milland Comedy Paramount
The Male AnimalElliott Nugent Henry Fonda, Olivia de Havilland Romantic comedy Warner Bros.
The Man Who Came to DinnerWilliam Keighley Monty Woolley, Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan, Billie Burke, Mary Wickes, Jimmy Durante Comedy Warner Bros.; based on the play
Manpower Propaganda short produced by Office of War Information
Miss Annie Rooney Edwin L. Marin Shirley Temple, Dickie Moore, Guy Kibbee Drama United Artists
Moontide Archie Mayo Jean Gabin, Ida Lupino, Claude Rains Drama 20th Century Fox
Mrs. MiniverWilliam Wyler Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Teresa Wright War drama MGM; won 6 Oscars including Garson, Wright and Best Picture
The Mummy's TombHarold Young Lon Chaney, Jr., Dick Foran Horror Universal
My Favorite Blonde Sidney Lanfield Bob Hope, Madeleine Carroll Comedy Paramount
My Favorite Duck Porky Pig and Daffy Duck Animated comedy
My Gal Sal Irving CummingsRita Hayworth, Victor Mature, Phil Silvers Musical biopic 20th Century Fox
My Sister EileenAlexander Hall Rosalind Russell, Janet Blair Musical Columbia
'Neath Brooklyn BridgeWallace Fox Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall ComedyMonogram
The News Parade of the Year 1942 Eugene W. Castle Short documentary
Night MonsterFord Beebe Bela Lugosi Mystery horror Universal
Night Plane from Chungking Ralph MurphyRobert Preston War drama Paramount
Now, VoyagerIrving Rapper Bette Davis, Claude Rains, Gladys Cooper Drama Warner Bros.; won Oscar for Music Score

O-S

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Orchestra Wives Archie MayoAnn Rutherford, George Montgomery Musical 20th Century Fox
Overland MailFord Beebe Noah Beery, Jr. Western Universal
The Palm Beach Story Preston SturgesClaudette Colbert, Joel McCrea, Mary Astor, Rudy ValléeScrewball comedyParamount
Panama Hattie Norman Z. McLeodRed Skelton, Ann Sothern MusicalMGM
Pardon My SarongErle C. Kenton Abbott and Costello Comedy Universal
Perils of NyokaWilliam Witney Kay Aldridge Action adventure Republic
Phantom KillerWilliam Beaudine Dick Purcell, Joan Woodbury Romantic mystery Monogram
The Pied Piper Irving PichelMonty Woolley, Roddy McDowall War 20th Century Fox
PittsburghLewis Seiler John Wayne, Marlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott Drama Universal
The Pride of the YankeesSam Wood Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright Baseball biopic RKO; story of Lou Gehrig
Puss 'n' TootsWilliam Hanna, Joseph Barbera Short animation MGM
Random HarvestMervyn LeRoy Ronald Colman, Greer Garson Drama MGM; 7 Oscar nominations
Reap the Wild WindCecil B. DeMille John Wayne, Paulette Goddard, Ray Milland Adventure Paramount
Reunion in France Jules Dassin Joan Crawford, John Wayne, Philip Dorn Drama MGM
Ride 'Em CowboyArthur Lubin Abbott and Costello Comedy Universal
Rings on Her Fingers Rouben Mamoulian Henry Fonda, Gene Tierney Comedy 20th Century Fox
Rio Rita S. Sylvan Simon Abbott and Costello Comedy MGM
Road to MoroccoDavid Butler Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour Musical comedy Paramount; third in Road series
Roxie Hart William A. WellmanGinger Rogers Comedy adaptation of play Chicago
SaboteurAlfred Hitchcock Robert Cummings Thriller Paramount
Safeguarding Military InformationJohn Huston Propaganda short
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of TerrorJohn Rawlins Basil Rathbone Mystery 20th Century Fox
Ship AhoyEdward Buzzell Eleanor Powell Musical comedy MGM
Sin TownRay EnrightConstance Bennett, Broderick CrawfordWesternUniversal
Somewhere I'll Find You Wesley Ruggles Clark Gable, Lana Turner Romance MGM
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake John Cromwell Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney Adventure 20th Century Fox
Song of the Islands Walter Lang Betty Grable, Victor Mature, Jack Oakie Musical 20th Century Fox
Sons of the Pioneers Joseph Kane Roy Rogers, George 'Gabby' Hayes Western Republic
The Spoilers Ray Enright John Wayne, Marlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott WesternUniversal
Springtime in the RockiesIrving Cummings Betty Grable, John Payne, Cesar Romero Musical 20th Century Fox
Spy SmasherWilliam Witney Kane Richmond, Marguerite Chapman Spy serial Republic
The Squawkin' HawkChuck Jones Animated shortWarner Bros.
Street of Chance Jack HivelyBurgess Meredith, Claire Trevor Crime Paramount
Sweater Girl William Clemens Eddie Bracken, June Preisser Musical Paramount

T-Z

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Take a Letter, Darling Mitchell Leisen Rosalind Russell, Fred MacMurray Comedy Paramount
A Tale of Two Kitties Bob Clampett Animation
Tales of Manhattan Julien DuvivierCharles Boyer, Rita Hayworth, Ginger Rogers, Henry Fonda, Charles Laughton, Edward G. Robinson, Paul Robeson Drama, comedy; 6 separate stories 20th Century Fox
The Talk of the Town George Stevens Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Ronald Colman Screwball comedyColumbia
Tarzan's New York AdventureRichard Thorpe Johnny Weissmuller Action MGM
Tennessee Johnson William Dieterle Van Heflin, Lionel Barrymore Biography MGM
There's One Born Every Minute Devin Grady Hugh Herbert, Peggy Moran Comedy Universal
This Above All Anatole Litvak Tyrone Power, Joan Fontaine Romance 20th Century Fox
This Gun for HireFrank Tuttle Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake Crime thriller Paramount
To Be or Not to BeErnst Lubitsch Carole Lombard, Jack Benny Screwball comedyUnited Artists; remade in 1983
To the Shores of Tripoli H. Bruce HumberstoneMaureen O'Hara, John Payne Romantic drama20th Century Fox
Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to DieWilliam McGann Richard Dix Western story of Wyatt Earp
Tortilla FlatVictor Fleming Spencer Tracy, Hedy Lamarr, John Garfield Comedy dramaMGM; based on John Steinbeck book
Treat 'Em RoughRay Taylor Eddie Albert Boxing drama
Two Yanks in TrinidadGregory RatoffPat O'Brien, Brian DonlevyComedy/SpyColumbia
Tulips Shall Grow Animated short nominated for Academy Award
The Undying MonsterJohn Brahm James Ellison Horror 20th Century Fox
The Wabbit Who Came to SupperI. Freleng Animated Warner Bros.
Wake IslandJohn Farrow Brian Donlevy, Robert Preston War dramaParamount
We Are the MarinesLouis de Rochemont War documentary 20th Century Fox
White CargoRichard Thorpe Hedy Lamarr, Walter Pidgeon, Richard Carlson Romantic melodramaMGM
Who Done It?Erle C. Kenton Abbott and CostelloComedy Universal
Winning Your Wings John Huston Propaganda short
Wild Bill Hickok RidesRay EnrightConstance Bennett, Bruce CabotWestern Warner Bros.
Woman of the YearGeorge Stevens Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn Romantic comedy MGM; Oscar for screenplay
Wood for War Arthur H. Wolf Propaganda short
The World at War Frank Capra Propaganda short Produced by Office of War Information
Yankee Doodle DandyMichael Curtiz James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston Biography Warner Bros.; 9 Academy Award nominations, Oscar for Cagney
You Were Never Lovelier William A. SeiterFred Astaire, Rita Hayworth Musical comedyColumbia
X Marks the Spot George Sherman Dick Purcell, Anne Jeffreys Drama
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