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. Werker	Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Dante the Magician	Comedy	Laurel and Hardy
Across the Pacific	John Huston	Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Sydney Greenstreet, Charles Halton	Thriller	Warner 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 Propaganda	Warner Bros.
Arabian Nights	John 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		Animated	RKO, Disney
The Battle of Midway	John Ford		Propaganda	Academy 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 Dragons	William 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 Fox	Bela Lugosi, John Archer	Horror	Monogram
The Bowling Alley Cat	Hanna Barbera		Animated Short	Warner Bros.
Broadway	William A. Seiter	George Raft, Pat O'Brien, Janet Blair	Crime musical	Universal
The Bugle Sounds	S. Sylvan Simon	Wallace Beery, Marjorie Main, Donna Reed	War
Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid	Robert Clampett		Animated short	Warner Bros.
Bullet Scars	D. Ross Lederman	Regis Toomey, Howard Da Silva, Adele Longmire	Crime drama
Campus on the March			Propaganda
Captains of the Clouds	Michael Curtiz	James Cagney, Dennis Morgan	War	Warner Bros.
Casablanca	Michael Curtiz	Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman	Drama, Romance	Warner Bros.; Academy Award Best Picture in 1943
Cat People	Jacques 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 Vanishes	Wallace Fox	Bela Lugosi, Luana Walters	Horror	Monogram
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 Walsh	Errol Flynn, Ronald Reagan	War	Warner Bros.
Dog Trouble	Hanna Barbera		Animated Short	MGM
Don Winslow of the Navy		Don Terry	Serial	Universal
Donald Gets Drafted		Donald Duck	Animated Short	RKO, Disney
The Dover Boys	Charles M. Jones		Animated Short	Warner Bros.
The Draft Horse			Animated Short	Warner Bros.
Eagle Squadron	Arthur Lubin	Robert Stack, Diana Barrymore	War	Universal
Eyes in the Night	Fred Zinneman	Edward Arnold, Ann Harding	Mystery	MGM
Fine Feathered Friend	Hanna Barbera	Tom and Jerry	Animated Short	MGM
The Fleet's In	Victor Schertzinger	Dorothy Lamour, William Holden	Musical	Paramount
Flight Lieutenant	Sidney Salkow	Pat O'Brien, Glenn Ford	Drama	Columbia
Fly-by-Night	Robert Siodmak	Richard Carlson, Nancy Kelly	Thriller
Flying Tigers	David Miller	John Wayne	War	Republic
Foreign Agent	William Beaudine	John Shelton, Gale Storm, Ivan Lebedeff	Crime drama
For Me and My Gal	Busby Berkeley	Judy Garland, Gene Kelly	Musical	MGM
Fraidy Cat	Hanna Barbera	Tom and Jerry	Animated Short	MGM
Fresh Hare	I. Freleng		Animated Short	Warner Bros.
Friendly Enemies	Allan Dwan	Charles Winninger, Charles Ruggles	Drama	United Artists
Gallant Lady	William Beaudine	Rose Hobart, Sidney Blackmer	Drama
Gang Busters	Noel M. Smith, Ray Taylor		Serial	Universal
The Gay Sisters	Irving Rapper	Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Geraldine Fitzgerald	Drama	Warner Bros.
Gentleman Jim	Raoul Walsh	Errol Flynn	Bio-pic
George Washington Slept Here	William Keighley	Jack Benny, Ann Sheridan, Charles Coburn	Comedy	Warner Bros.
The Ghost of Frankenstein	Erle C. Kenton	Lon Chaney, Jr., Cedric Hardwicke	Horror	Universal
The Glass Key	Stuart 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 Impersonation	John Rawlins	Ralph Bellamy, Evelyn Ankers	Drama	Universal
Hemp for Victory	Raymond Evans		Propaganda
Henry Browne, Farmer	Canada Lee		Propaganda Short
Hold the Lion, Please	Chuck Jones		Animated Short	Warner Bros.
Holiday Inn	Mark Sandrich	Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire	Christmas Musical	Paramount
How to Play Baseball	Jack Kinney		Animated Short	RKO
How to Swim	Jack Kinney		Animated Short	RKO, Disney

I-N

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
I Married a Witch	René Clair	Veronica Lake, Fredric March	Romantic comedy	United Artists
I Married an Angel	W. S. Van Dyke	Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy	Musical	MGM
In Old California	William C. McGann	John Wayne, Binnie Barnes	Western	Republic
In This Our Life	John Huston	Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland	Drama	Warner Bros.
Invisible Agent	Edwin L. Marin	Ilona Massey, Jon Hall	War	Universal
It's All True	Orson Welles, Norman Foster			shot in South America
It's Everybody's War			Propaganda short
Jackass Mail	Norman Z. McLeod	Wallace 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 Ozark	Joseph Santley	Judy Canova, Joe E. Brown	Comedy	Republic
Johnny Eager	Mervyn LeRoy	Robert Taylor, Lana Turner	Film noir	MGM
Jungle Book	Zoltan Korda	Sabu	Adventure	United Artists
Junior G-Men			action serial	Universal
Junior G-Men of the Air		Dead End Kids and the Little Tough Guys	action serial	Universal
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 Wood	Ann 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 Neill	Constance Bennett, Don Porter	Spy	Universal
The Magnificent Ambersons	Orson Welles	Joseph Cotten, Anne Baxter	Drama Romance	RKO
The Magnificent Dope	Walter Lang	Henry Fonda, Don Ameche	Comedy
The Major and the Minor	Billy Wilder	Ginger Rogers, Ray Milland	Comedy	Paramount
The Male Animal	Elliott Nugent	Henry Fonda, Olivia de Havilland	Romantic comedy	Warner Bros.
The Man Who Came to Dinner	William 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. Miniver	William Wyler	Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Teresa Wright	War drama	MGM; won 6 Oscars including Garson, Wright and Best Picture
The Mummy's Tomb	Harold 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 Cummings	Rita Hayworth, Victor Mature, Phil Silvers	Musical biopic	20th Century Fox
My Sister Eileen	Alexander Hall	Rosalind Russell, Janet Blair	Musical	Columbia
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge	Wallace Fox	Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall	Comedy	Monogram
The News Parade of the Year 1942	Eugene W. Castle		Short documentary
Night Monster	Ford Beebe	Bela Lugosi	Mystery horror	Universal
Night Plane from Chungking	Ralph Murphy	Robert Preston	War drama	Paramount
Now, Voyager	Irving 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 Mayo	Ann Rutherford, George Montgomery	Musical	20th Century Fox
Overland Mail	Ford Beebe	Noah Beery, Jr.	Western	Universal
The Palm Beach Story	Preston Sturges	Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea, Mary Astor, Rudy Vallée	Screwball comedy	Paramount
Panama Hattie	Norman Z. McLeod	Red Skelton, Ann Sothern	Musical	MGM
Pardon My Sarong	Erle C. Kenton	Abbott and Costello	Comedy	Universal
Perils of Nyoka	William Witney	Kay Aldridge	Action adventure	Republic
Phantom Killer	William Beaudine	Dick Purcell, Joan Woodbury	Romantic mystery	Monogram
The Pied Piper	Irving Pichel	Monty Woolley, Roddy McDowall	War	20th Century Fox
Pittsburgh	Lewis Seiler	John Wayne, Marlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott	Drama	Universal
The Pride of the Yankees	Sam Wood	Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright	Baseball biopic	RKO; story of Lou Gehrig
Puss 'n' Toots	William Hanna, Joseph Barbera		Short animation	MGM
Random Harvest	Mervyn LeRoy	Ronald Colman, Greer Garson	Drama	MGM; 7 Oscar nominations
Reap the Wild Wind	Cecil 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 Cowboy	Arthur 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 Morocco	David Butler	Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour	Musical comedy	Paramount; third in Road series
Roxie Hart	William A. Wellman	Ginger Rogers	Comedy	adaptation of play Chicago
Saboteur	Alfred Hitchcock	Robert Cummings	Thriller	Paramount
Safeguarding Military Information	John Huston		Propaganda short
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror	John Rawlins	Basil Rathbone	Mystery	20th Century Fox
Ship Ahoy	Edward Buzzell	Eleanor Powell	Musical comedy	MGM
Sin Town	Ray Enright	Constance Bennett, Broderick Crawford	Western	Universal
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	Western	Universal
Springtime in the Rockies	Irving Cummings	Betty Grable, John Payne, Cesar Romero	Musical	20th Century Fox
Spy Smasher	William Witney	Kane Richmond, Marguerite Chapman	Spy serial	Republic
The Squawkin' Hawk	Chuck Jones		Animated short	Warner Bros.
Street of Chance	Jack Hively	Burgess 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 Duvivier	Charles 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 comedy	Columbia
Tarzan's New York Adventure	Richard 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 Hire	Frank Tuttle	Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake	Crime thriller	Paramount
To Be or Not to Be	Ernst Lubitsch	Carole Lombard, Jack Benny	Screwball comedy	United Artists; remade in 1983
To the Shores of Tripoli	H. Bruce Humberstone	Maureen O'Hara, John Payne	Romantic drama	20th Century Fox
Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die	William McGann	Richard Dix	Western	story of Wyatt Earp
Tortilla Flat	Victor Fleming	Spencer Tracy, Hedy Lamarr, John Garfield	Comedy drama	MGM; based on John Steinbeck book
Treat 'Em Rough	Ray Taylor	Eddie Albert	Boxing drama
Two Yanks in Trinidad	Gregory Ratoff	Pat O'Brien, Brian Donlevy	Comedy/Spy	Columbia
Tulips Shall Grow			Animated short	nominated for Academy Award
The Undying Monster	John Brahm	James Ellison	Horror	20th Century Fox
The Wabbit Who Came to Supper	I. Freleng		Animated	Warner Bros.
Wake Island	John Farrow	Brian Donlevy, Robert Preston	War drama	Paramount
We Are the Marines	Louis de Rochemont		War documentary	20th Century Fox
White Cargo	Richard Thorpe	Hedy Lamarr, Walter Pidgeon, Richard Carlson	Romantic melodrama	MGM
Who Done It?	Erle C. Kenton	Abbott and Costello	Comedy	Universal
Winning Your Wings	John Huston		Propaganda short
Wild Bill Hickok Rides	Ray Enright	Constance Bennett, Bruce Cabot	Western	Warner Bros.
Woman of the Year	George 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 Dandy	Michael Curtiz	James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston	Biography	Warner Bros.; 9 Academy Award nominations, Oscar for Cagney
You Were Never Lovelier	William A. Seiter	Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth	Musical comedy	Columbia
X Marks the Spot	George Sherman	Dick Purcell, Anne Jeffreys	Drama

See also

• List of American films of 1941
• List of American films of 1943

External links

• 1942 films at the Internet Movie Database