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| 1 |  | To Be or Not to Be (1942) |  3.1971 29 reviews | NA | Drama, War, Comedy |
$8.68
| In occupied Poland during WWII, a troupe of ham stage actors (led by Joseph Tura and his wife ...more about To Be or Not to Be starring Carole Lombard and Jack Benny |
| 2 |  | Mrs. Miniver (1942) | 2.8713 31 reviews | NA | Drama, War, Romance |
$7.99
| The Minivers, an English "middle-class" family experience life in the first months of World War II. ...more about Mrs. Miniver starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon |
| 3 |  | Invisible Agent (1942) |  2.7031 5 reviews | NA | Adventure, War, Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi, Comedy |
$19.60
| Frank Raymond, grandson of the original Invisible Man, still has the old formula but considers it ...more about Invisible Agent starring Peter Lorre and Cedric Hardwicke |
| 4 |  | In Which We Serve (1942) | 2.6939 12 reviews | NA | Drama, War |
$7.99
| ...more about In Which We Serve starring Noel Coward and Celia Johnson |
| 5 |  | Wake Island (1942) | 2.6711 9 reviews | NA | Drama, War |
$8.89
| In November 1941, Major Caton takes command of the small Marine garrison on Wake Island. His ...more about Wake Island starring Brian Donlevy and Robert Preston |
| 6 |  | Across the Pacific (1942) | 2.6468 9 reviews | NA | Adventure, War, Romance |
$39.98
| Rick Leland makes no secret of the fact he has no loyalty to his home country after he is ...more about Across the Pacific starring Humphrey Bogart and Mary Astor |
| 7 |  | Flying Tigers (1942) | 2.4748 5 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, War, Romance |
$4.02
| Jim Gordon commands a unit of the famed Flying Tigers, the American Volunteer Group which fought ...more about Flying Tigers starring John Wayne and John Carroll |
| 8 |  | Captains of the Clouds (1942) | 2.3652 4 reviews | NA | Drama, War |
$8.68
| Brian McLean is a ruthless bush-pilot in Canada. He offers some other pilots an opportunity of ...more about Captains of the Clouds starring James Cagney and Brenda Marshall |
| 9 | | Desperate Journey (1942) | 2.2967 6 reviews | NA | Drama, War | N/A | When Flight Lt Forbes and his crew are shot down after bombing their target, they discover valuable ...more about Desperate Journey starring Errol Flynn and Ronald Reagan |
| 10 | | Foreman Went to France, The (1942) |  2.1186 4 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, War | N/A | Based on the true story of Melbourne Johns, an aircraft factory foreman sent to France to prevent ...more about Foreman Went to France starring Tommy Trinder and Constance Cummings |
| 11 |  | Went the Day Well? (1942) | 2.0973 4 reviews | NA | War, Thriller |
$54.01
| The residents of a British village during WWII welcome a platoon of soldiers who are to be billeted ...more about Went the Day Well? starring Leslie Banks and C.V. France |
| 12 | | First of the Few, The (1942) | 2.0821 1 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, War, Biography | N/A | By the late 1920's aircraft designer R.J. Mitchell feels he has achieved all he wants with his ...more about First of the Few starring Leslie Howard and Rosamund John |
| 13 | | Joan of Paris (1942) | 2.0547 1 reviews | NA | Drama, War | N/A | An RAF squadron is brought down over occupied France. The flyers get to Paris in spite of the fact ...more about Joan of Paris starring Paul Henreid and Laird Cregar |
| 14 | | Lady from Chungking (1942) | 2.0547 1 reviews | NA | War | N/A | In Japanese-occupied China, Madame Kwan Mei is the leader of a resistance organization based in a ...more about Lady from Chungking starring Anna May Wong and Harold Huber |
| 15 | | Japoteurs (1942) | 1.9086 1 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, War, Sci-Fi, Animation, Short |
$15.52
| American industry builds a gigantic new bomber and Lois Lane stows away on the test flight; little ...more about Japoteurs |
| 16 |  | Stand by for Action (1942) | 1.8173 1 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, War | N/A | ...more about Stand by for Action starring Robert Taylor and Brian Donlevy |
| 17 | | Kokoda Front Line! (1942) | 1.8127 1 reviews | NA | War, Documentary, Short | N/A | Cameraman 'Damien Parer (II)' (qv) has just returned from the front in New Guinea, where he's ...more about Kokoda Front Line! |
| 18 | | Uncensored (1942) |  1.7259 1 reviews | NA | War | N/A | ...more about Uncensored starring Eric Portman and Phyllis Calvert |
| 19 | | Day Will Dawn, The (1942) | 1.6894 1 reviews | NA | Drama, War | N/A | Horse race tipster and journalist Metcalfe is picked for the job of foreign correspondent in Norway ...more about Day Will Dawn starring Hugh Williams and Deborah Kerr |
| 20 | | Ships with Wings (1942) | 1.5250 1 reviews | NA | Drama, War | N/A | Lt. Dick Stacey is dismissed from the Fleet Air Arm for poor discipline. He joins the Aircraft ...more about Ships with Wings starring John Clements and Leslie Banks |
| 21 | | Manila Calling (1942) |  No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, War | N/A | When the Japanese capture the principal radio station of the American Radio Communications Company ...more about Manila Calling starring Carole Landis and Cornel Wilde |
| 22 | | Take My Life (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, War | N/A | ...more about Take My Life |
| 23 | | Men of the Sky (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | War, Short |
$39.98
| ...more about Men of the Sky starring Eleanor Parker and Don DeFore |
| 24 | | Salute John Citizen (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, War | N/A | ...more about Salute John Citizen starring Edward Rigby and Mabel Constanduros |
| 25 |  | Army Surgeon (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, War | N/A | ...more about Army Surgeon starring James Ellison and Jane Wyatt |
| 26 | | Battle of Midway, The (1942) | No Score 1 reviews | NA | War, Documentary, Short |
$2.99
| On June 4-6, 1942, a large Japanese force attempted to capture Midway Island in the North Pacific, ...more about Battle of Midway |
| 27 | | RKO Victory Special No. 34-201: Conquer by the Clock (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | War, Documentary, Short |
$7.99
| ...more about RKO Victory Special No. 34-201: Conquer by the Clock |
| 28 | | Defense Review No. 3 (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | War, Documentary, Short | N/A | Documentary short film comprised of three stories, depicting the use of inland waterways for ...more about Defense Review No. 3 |
| 29 | | Winning Your Wings (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | War, Documentary, Short | N/A | ...more about Winning Your Wings |
| 30 | | Secret Mission (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | War | N/A | ...more about Secret Mission starring Hugh Williams and Carla Lehmann |
| 31 | | Owner Goes Aloft, The (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | War, Short | N/A | ...more about Owner Goes Aloft |
| 32 | | Song of Victory (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | War, Animation, Short | N/A | Three ruthless animals (a vulture, gorilla and hyena) who strongly resemble familiar figures ...more about Song of Victory |
| 33 | | Texas to Bataan (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | War, Western | N/A | In the 17th of the 24 films in Monogram's "Range Buster" series, Texas ranch owner Conroy (Steve ...more about Texas to Bataan starring John 'Dusty' King and David Sharpe |
| 34 | | Torpedo Squadron (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | War, Documentary, Short | N/A | ...more about Torpedo Squadron |
| 35 | | Gochin (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | War | N/A | ...more about Gochin |
| 36 | | Eagle Squadron (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, War | N/A | ...more about Eagle Squadron starring Robert Stack and Diana Barrymore |
| 37 | | Pacific Rendezvous (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, War | N/A | Anxious to see some naval action in the Pacific during WWII, Lt. Bill Gordon makes the mistake of ...more about Pacific Rendezvous starring Lee Bowman and Jean Rogers |
| 38 | | Coastal Command (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | War, Documentary | N/A | ...more about Coastal Command |
| 39 | | This Above All (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, War | N/A | Aristocratic Prudence Cathaway shocks her family by enlisting in the WAFs. After enlisting, a ...more about This Above All starring Tyrone Power and Joan Fontaine |
| 40 |  | Reunion in France (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Drama, War, Romance | N/A | Frenchwoman Michele de la Becque, an opponent of the Nazis in German-occupied Paris, hides a downed ...more about Reunion in France starring Joan Crawford and John Wayne |
| 41 | | Wife Takes a Flyer, The (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | War, Comedy | N/A | ...more about Wife Takes a Flyer starring Joan Bennett and Franchot Tone |
| 42 | | Moresby Under the Blitz (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | War, Documentary, Short | N/A | ...more about Moresby Under the Blitz |
| 43 | | Sabotage at Sea (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | War | N/A | ...more about Sabotage at Sea starring David Hutcheson and Margaretta Scott |
| 44 | | This Is America Series No. 33-101: Private Smith of the U.S.A. (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | War, Documentary, Short | N/A | ...more about This Is America Series No. 33-101: Private Smith of the U.S.A. |
| 45 |  | Yank in Libya, A (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, War |
$3.48
| American correspondent Mike Malone (Walter Woolf King) uncovers a Nazi plot for an uprising of the ...more about Yank in Libya starring H.B. Warner and Walter Woolf King |
| 46 | | Inside Fighting China (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | War, Documentary, Short | N/A | ...more about Inside Fighting China |
| 47 | | Tanks (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | War, Documentary, Short | N/A | ...more about Tanks |
| 48 | | Sabotage Squad (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, War | N/A | ...more about Sabotage Squad starring Bruce Bennett and Kay Harris |
| 49 | | Secrets of the Underground (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | War, Crime | N/A | ...more about Secrets of the Underground starring John Hubbard and Virginia Grey |
| 50 | | Prisoner of Japan (1942) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, War | N/A | ...more about Prisoner of Japan starring Alan Baxter and Gertrude Michael |
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