Showing posts with label 1942. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1942. Show all posts

August 13, 2016

Allied (2016) Trailer

Allied


Allied is American romantic thriller film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Steven Knight.

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ALLIED is the story of intelligence officer Max Vatan (Pitt), who in 1942 North Africa encounters French Resistance fighter Marianne Beausejour (Cotillard) on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Reunited in London, their relationship is threatened by the extreme pressures of the war.

September 05, 2015

Black Dragons (1942) Trailer

Black Dragons


It's the picture that has the whole town shivering!

Black Dragons is a 1942 American film directed by William Nigh and starring Bela Lugosi, Joan Barclay, and George Pembroke.

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It is prior to the commencement of World War II, and Japan's fiendish Black Dragon Society is hatching an evil plot with the Nazis. They instruct a brilliant scientist, Dr. Melcher, to travel to Japan on a secret mission. There he operates on six Japanese conspirators, transforming them to resemble six American leaders. The actual leaders are murdered and replaced with their likenesses. Dr. Melcher is condemned to a lifetime of imprisonment so the secret may die with him.
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May 03, 2015

The Mad Doctor of Market Street (1942) Trailer

The Mad Doctor of Market Street


Genius -- or fiend?

The Mad Doctor of Market Street is a 1942 American horror film produced by Universal Pictures starring Lionel Atwill.

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A fugitive doctor (Lionel Atwill) tries to raise the dead for South Sea Islanders.

January 14, 2015

Eyes in the Night (1942) Trailer

Eyes in the Night


Startling as a Scream!


Eyes in the Night is a 1942 American mystery film directed by Fred Zinnemann, based on Baynard Kendrick's 1941 novel The Odor of Violets and starring Edward ArnoldAnn Harding and Donna Reed.

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Blind detective Duncan Maclain is visited by old friend Norma Lawry, looking for help in getting rid of one of her old beaus, who is courting Norma's 17-year old step-daughter. When the old beau is found murdered, Norma is the chief suspect until Duncan (aided by his guide-dog Friday) pays a visit to her home and uncovers a plot to steal her husband's military secrets for the enemy. Written by Ron Kerrigan <mvg@whidbey.com>

Kings Row (1942) Trailer

Kings Row


THE TOWN THEY TALK OF IN WHISPERS



Kings Row is a 1942 film starring Ann Sheridan, Robert Cummings, and Ronald Reagan that tells a story of young people growing up in a small American town at the turn of the twentieth century, beset by social pressure, dark secrets, and the challenges and tragedies one must face as a result of these hard facts. 


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Five children in an apparently ideal American small town find their lives changing as the years pass near the turn of the century in 1900. Parris and Drake, both of whom have lost their parents, are best friends; Parris dreams of becoming a doctor, studying under the father of his sweetheart Cassie, while Drake plans on becoming a local businessman when he receives his full inheritance - juggling girlfriends in the meantime. As they become adults, the revelations of local secrets threaten to ruin their hopes and dreams.Written by scgary66

January 09, 2015

The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942)

The Boogie Man Will Get You


IT'S A CHILLER-DILLER OF A MAYHEM-AND-MERRIMENT SHOW!


The Boogie Man Will Get You is a 1942 comedy horror film, directed by Lew Landers and starring Boris Karloff and Peter Lorre.

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Winnie Slade, a young divorcee, buys an old historic house from nutty Professor Billings, who lives there with his daffy housekeeper and bizarre neighbors, in order to convert it into a hotel. She allows them to continue to live on the property - unaware that the Professor continues to experiment unsuccessfully on traveling salesmen, the bodies of whom have filled the cellar. They are joined by a variety of eccentric characters including a quack doctor who doubles as the town's sheriff, Winnie's frenetic ex-husband, an oddball choreographer, a punchdrunk traveling salesman, and a lunatic escapee from the Italian army. 

November 26, 2014

Flying Tigers (1942) Trailer

Flying Tigers


SEE These Sky-Devils Revenge Pearl Harbor and Strike Terror To Tokyo!

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The Flying Tigers stars John Wayne, who is fightin' mad as the squadron leader of a group of American pilots-for-hire in World War II China. Not only are they wildly outnumbered by the Japanese, but they have plenty of problems within their own ranks. Things really heat up after the Duke's best friend gets a couple of pilots killed thanks to his pointless hotdogging. Wayne stands by his friend, helps the Chinese people, and manages to pitch a little woo with one of the British nurses on the scene; all in all, not a bad day's work.

November 07, 2014

Rembrandt (1942)

Rembrandt


Rembrandt is a 1942 German historical drama film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Ewald BalserHertha FeilerGisela Uhlen and Aribert Wäscher.

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It was based on the novel Zwischen Hell und Dunkel by V. Tornius and depicts the life of the Dutch painter Rembrandt.

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe (1942)

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe


Surpassing his startling stories of dark emotions, comes the true drama of his own life and tempestuous loves!

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe is a 1942 Drama directed by Harry Lachman, starring Linda Darnell and Shepperd Strudwick.

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Edgar Allan Poe led an unhappy childhood, broken only by the unceasing devotion of his foster mother, Mrs. Frances Allan, whose loving ministrations gave him courage to carry out his desire to write. His first love was Elmira Royster, and though she married another while he was at the University of Virginia, he could never purge his thoughts of her and, under the influence of her spell, he poured out the deepest passions of his heart. After a discouraging period during which he was disowned by his foster father and lost his appointment to West Point, he found the love that tamed his restless heart with Virginia Clemm. After he and Virginia married, Poe did his greatest creative work, writing for the Southern Literary Messenger and Graham's Magazine.Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>

Gentleman Jim (1942) Trailer

Gentleman Jim


 The grandest story of the Naughty "Nineties" becomes the gayest picture of the Fighting "Forties!"

Gentleman Jim is a 1942 film starring Errol Flynn as heavyweight boxing champion 
James J. Corbett (1866-1933).

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Errol Flynn as heavyweight boxing champion James J. Corbett (1866-1933). The supporting cast includes Alexis Smith, Jack Carson, Alan Hale, William Frawley, and Ward Bond. The movie was based upon Corbett's autobiography, The Roar of the Crowd, and directed by Raoul Walsh. James John Corbett became world heavyweight boxing champion on March 17, 1897 when he knocked out John L. Sullivan in twenty-one rounds. He was the first successful fighter to use the Marquis of Queensberry rules.

Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) Trailer

Yankee Doodle Dandy


The Yankee Doodle Dandiest Entertainment of 'em all!


Yankee Doodle Dandy is a 1942 American biographical musical film about George M. Cohan,
known as "The Man Who Owned Broadway".

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A film of the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer George M. Cohan.

November 06, 2014

The First of the Few (1942)

The First of the Few


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By the late 1920's aircraft designer R.J. Mitchell feels he has achieved all he wants with his revolutionary mono-planes winning trophy after trophy. But a holiday in Germany shortly after Hitler assumes power convinces him that it is vital to design a completely new type of fighter plane and that sooner or later Britain's very survival may depend on what he comes to call the Spitfire. Written by Jeremy Perkins <jwp@aber.ac.uk>

October 16, 2014

Across the Pacific (1942) Trailer

Across the Pacific


Across the Pacific is a 1942 American spy film set on the eve of the entry of the United States into World War II.

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Rick Leland makes no secret of the fact he has no loyalty to his home country after he is court-marshaled out of the army and boards a Japanese ship for the Orient in late 1941. But has Leland really been booted out, or is there some other motive for his getting close to fellow passenger Doctor Lorenz? Any motive for getting close to attractive traveller Alberta Marlow would however seem pretty obvious. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}

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