All Films

The Bowling Alley-Cat

1942 • 8 min • United States of America

Tom and Jerry are in a bowling alley. Both spend a lot of time sliding on the well-polished lanes. Eventually, Jerry takes up residence among the pins and Tom tries to bowl him down.

Sabotage Squad

1942 • 60 min • United States of America

A police lieutenant and a patriotic professional gambler, rivals in life and love, combine efforts to corner a gang of Nazi saboteurs operating out of a barber shop, in which their mutual girlfriend works, and unmask its secret leader.

I've Got To Get Hot

1942 • 3 min • United States of America

Soundies short film in which Gracie Barrie sings "I've Got to Get Hot"

Barnyard Waac

1942 • 7 min • United States of America

A Rooster finds that none of the housework, cooking or chick-minding is going on when the hens join the WAACs. Throwing themselves into a first-aid course, they manage to tie up the Rooster with bandages and nearly run him down with a jeep.

Lights Out

1942 • 7 min • United States of America

Gandy Goose reads a scary story just before lights out, and suddenly finds himself escorted to a house full of ghosts.

Dudes Are Pretty People

1942 • 43 min • United States of America

Western comedy about a cowhand falling in love with the pretty guest at a local dude ranch.

The District Nurse

1942 • 12 min • United Kingdom

The diary of a typical non-stop working day of a wartime district nurse.

The Draft Horse

1942 • 7 min • United States of America

In a burst of patriotism, a farm horse tries to join the army but finds out he's not really soldier material.

Henry Browne, Farmer

1942 • 11 min • United States of America

Henry Browne, an African American farmer, and his family are profiled in this film. The important job of a farmer during times of war is highlighted, specifically his efforts growing peanuts and cotton. This role is made even more poingnant when they visit the eldest son who is a cadet in the 99th Pursuit Squadron.

Conrad the Sailor

1942 • 7 min • United States of America

Conrad, a sailor aboard a Navy battleship, is swabbing the deck when he is interrupted and tormented by Daffy Duck.

New Year Tree

1942 • 9 min • Soviet Union

An early Soviet New Year cartoon with Grandpa Frost celebrating the holiday in the woods with other forest critters. But the wolves try to steal the presents for themselves and eat his reindeer.

Wacky Blackout

1942 • 8 min • United States of America

We tour a farm and see how the various animals are preparing for the war, in a series of blackout skits.

Crazy Cruise

1942 • 6 min • United States of America

A collection of various gags in the form of a travelogue.

Eat Me Kitty, Eight to the Bar

1942 • 5 min • United States of America

A bulldog, shocked by the friendship between a cat and mouse, decides to take their lead and become friends with the whole world.

Mexican Moods

1942 • 11 min • United States of America

This 1942 travelogue film, directed by Aldo Ermini and sponsored by the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs, showcases Mexican culture during World War II, focusing on various cultural activities and popular entertainers of the time. The film features notable figures like Puerto Rican actress and singer Mapy Cortés, Mexican comedian Cantinflas, and a re-enactment of Aztec traditions.

Speaking of Animals and Their Families

1942 • 8 min • United States of America

Speaking of Animals and Their Families is a 1942 American short comedy film directed by Robert Carlisle and Jerry Fairbanks. In 1943, at the 15th Academy Awards, it won an Oscar for Best Short Subject. It is part of a series of Speaking of Animals short films featuring animals given voice via special effects.

Paper Doll

1942 • 3 min • United States of America

In this Soundie, the Mills Brothers sing the title song to a cut-out image of Dorothy Dandridge, which then comes to life and dances for them.

The Yankee Doodler

1942 • 3 min

Ancestors of music videos, YANKEE DOODLER, ROSIE THE RIVETER, and DEAR ARABELLA were made during World War II for coin-operated jukebox devices found in restaurants, bars and train stations. On built-in glass screens, they projected 16mm films of artists performing popular tunes. These examples, although not in perfect condition, are time capsules of their era. William Frawley was a vaudevillian and musical comedy performer decades before he played Fred Mertz on I Love Lucy.

100,000,000 Women

1942 • 8 min • United Kingdom

A documentary edited by Jiří Weiss on the role of Soviet women in the Second World War

Case of the Missing Hare

1942 • 8 min • United States of America

After a traveling magician puts a poster over the entrance to his home, Bugs visits his act to get revenge.

Loco Boy Makes Good

1942 • 18 min • United States of America

After being thrown out of their apartment, the Stooges try a scam to get some money: find a hotel, slip on a cake of soap, and sue the owners to get a huge settlement. In their attempts they come across an old lady who is on the brink of losing her hotel if she doesn't pay the interest on her note. Taking pity on her, they immediately start fixing up the place, turn it into a swanky nightclub, and go all out to impress important columnist Waldo Twitchell on opening night.

Why We Fight: Prelude to War

1942 • 53 min • United States of America

Prelude to War was the first film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series, commissioned by the Pentagon and George C. Marshall. It was made to convince American troops of the necessity of combating the Axis Powers during World War II. This film examines the differences between democratic and fascist states.

Pluto at the Zoo

1942 • 8 min • United States of America

Pluto walks past the zoo and sees the huge bone the sleeping lion has but getting it out is easier said than done. He gets it out of the lion's cage, but then has to face the kangaroo and its playful joey. Next is the gorilla, then the crocodiles.

Bli-Blip

1942 • 3 min • United States of America

Duke Ellington and His Orchestra perform "Bli-Blip" with Marie Bryant and Paul White