All Films

Daffy's Southern Exposure

1942 • 8 min • United States of America

It's the dead of winter, and Daffy Duck is starving. A fox and a weasel invite him into their cabin and feed him beans. But they have an ulterior motive--namely eating Daffy.

Juke Box Jamboree

1942 • 7 min • United States of America

A mouse, sleeping in the Zowie Cafe, has his sleep disturbed by the jukebox.

Blunder Below

1942 • 7 min • United States of America

Popeye's on a battleship, on which he's banished to the boiler room. A Japanese sub comes along. Can Popeye save his ship from the enemy?

Guerrieri

1942 • 11 min • Italy

A short Italian film from Luciano Emmer & Enrico Gras using paintings to tell a story of warriors.

A Hollywood Detour

1942 • 8 min • United States of America

This cartoon, featuring a running-gag throughout of a John Barrymore caricature being mobbed by fan for an autograph, is a burlesqued tour of Hollywood. The narrator conducts a tourist tour all around the town of Hollywood Boulvevard, Malibu Beach, Santa Anita Race Track, the Brown Derby, and Grauman's Chinese theatre.

Riding the Wind

1942 • 60 min • United States of America

It's the ranchers whose cattle are dying of thirst versus Henry Dodge whose dam holds all the water. When windmills are built and they start pumping water, Dodge has them blown up. When a court order forces him to release the water, he decides to blow up the dam and flood the valley.

Who Is Hope Schuyler?

1942 • 59 min • United States of America

A girl reporter is trying to tack down the lady-in-the-title, as a key witness in a graft trial, which involves three murder and that many failed attempts. A prosecuting attorney in the district attorneys office is aiding her in solving the mystery of the missing lady.

Many Tanks

1942 • 7 min • United States of America

Bluto's in the Army; he tries to sneak off base, but can't. Popeye passes by, Bluto invites him in, then swaps uniforms. Popeye ends up in a tank drill.

Ding Dog Daddy

1942 • 8 min • United States of America

A dumb mutt falls in love with the metal statue of a greyhound.

Japoteurs

1942 • 9 min • United States of America

Superman vs. Japanese spies hijacking a new super-bomber.

Acro-Batty

1942 • 9 min • United States of America

A humorous look at various circus and other acrobatic feats. One of the "Pete Smith Specialties" produced and narrated by "A Smith named Pete."

How to Swim

1942 • 8 min • United States of America

Goofy's plans to give a swimming lesson and enjoy a day at the beach go awry.

Concert for the Front

1942 • 57 min • Soviet Union

A musical film dedicated to the soldiers fighting at the front line.

Porky's Cafe

1942 • 7 min • United States of America

Porky uses his cafe's kitchen's mechanical gadgets to fix a meal for a diner, while cook Conrad Cat deals with an ant in the pancake mix.

The Gullible Canary

1942 • 7 min • United States of America

A hobo crow tricks a canary out of his comfortable cage with inflated promises of happiness in the outside world.

Blackbird Fantasy

1942 • 3 min

A Soundie with Dorothy Dandridge and Billy Mitchell.

Our Girls

1942 • 55 min • Soviet Union

One of the anthology films about Soviet citizens resisting the Nazi invaders during World War II, the feature consists of two stories, one about a teenage woman telephone operator who sacrifices herself, the other about a farm girl tending a sick pig who deals with two paratroopers seeking shelter.

Ever Since Eden

1942 • 37 min

A history of the tomato. Begins with the discovery of the plant by Cortes when he conquered Montezuma.

Jacaré

1942 • 58 min • United States of America

This documentary follows a group of adventurers into the Amazon jungle as they attempt to catch animals to be shipped to zoos in the USA.

Melodies Old and New

1942 • 11 min • United States of America

The gang prevails upon old-time minstrel impresario Walter Wills to help them stage a fund-raising musical show.

The Lone Prairie

1942 • 58 min • United States of America

Hayden enters the lawless prairie in which criminals have had free reign to manipulate the innocent settlers.

The Vanishing Private

1942 • 7 min • United States of America

Private Duck is a camouflage painter. He paints a giant cannon with some very gaudy colors, until Sergeant Pete explains that the point is to make it so the cannon can't be seen. Donald finds a bucket of experimental invisible paint and makes the cannon disappear. Pete isn't happy with this, and knocks Donald into the paint, then chases him, until he runs into the general. As Pete tries to explain, Donald prods him with a cactus, then goes off to steal some pies. Eventually, Pete goes berserk and starts throwing grenades willy-nilly and gets in more trouble with the general.

Picturesque Massachusetts

1942 • 9 min • United States of America

This Traveltalk series short takes the viewer to sites in Massachusetts. Places visited include Plymouth Rock and harbor; John and Priscilla Alden's 300 year-old house; and the birthplace of Clara Barton, founder of the U.S. Red Cross. We also see Cape Cod windmills and pay a visit to Provincetown, including its picturesque harbor and its artist community.

Deep in the Heart of Texas

1942 • 3 min • United States of America

Lew Hearn and Phyllis Kenny perform "Deep in the Heart of Texas"