All Films

Pierre of the Plains

1942 • 57 min • United States of America

A French-Canadian trapper's adventures jeopardize his romance with an innkeeper.

Hold the Lion, Please

1942 • 8 min • United States of America

A lion wants to prove he's still "King of the Jungle" and, to prove it, he hunts rabbit.

Shine

1942 • 3 min

Louis Armstrong performs with Nicodemus on this Soundie from 1942.

The Magnetic Telescope

1942 • 8 min • United States of America

When police interfere with a reckless scientist's experiment, it creates a deadly meteor shower only Superman can stop.

The Magic Alphabet

1942 • 11 min • United States of America

This MGM John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series short dramatizes how the work of Dutch physician Christiaan Eijkman, who searched for a cure for beri-beri on the island of Java in the 1890s, led to the discovery of vitamins.

Raiders of the Range

1942 • 54 min • United States of America

Daggett is out to stop the completion of an oil well. He cheats Foster at poker and then forces him to delay the drilling. But the Mesquiteers are on the job with Lulaby posing as a cleaning lady to get evidence.

Breakdowns of 1942

1942 • 14 min • United States of America

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1942.

Arizona Round-Up

1942 • 56 min • United States of America

Tom Kenyon and his sidekick Pierre La Farge are hired by rancher Mike O'Day who, with his daughters Toni and Sugar, provides wild horses for the government remount station.

Riding Through Nevada

1942 • 58 min • United States of America

Riding Through Nevada is a western starring Charles Starrett

Mickey's Birthday Party

1942 • 8 min • United States of America

The gang throws Mickey a surprise birthday party; his present is an electric organ, which Minnie plays while Mickey does a jazzy dance. Goofy bakes the cake, but keeps having trouble with it falling. The gang does a conga line to a Latin tune.

Strictly in the Groove

1942 • 60 min • United States of America

College student, cattle baron, confused love story.

Tito's Guitar

1942 • 7 min • United States of America

Tito comes on his trusty burro to sing to his lady love, but his singing and guitar playing disturbs the girl's father. The father peppers Tito with a load of buckshot and Tito takes off in a cloud of dust.

Shadows on the Sage

1942 • 55 min • United States of America

Shadows on the Sage is a 1942 American Western "Three Mesquiteers" B-movie directed by Lester Orlebeck. The Three Mesquiteers, Tucson, Stony, and Lullaby arrive to help Sheriff Lippy fight the outlaws. But when the gang leader Curly Joe captures Tucson and notices the resemblance, he assumes Tucson's identity.

Fall In

1942 • 45 min • United States of America

An Army sergeant's photographic memory puts him in conflict with a Nazi spy.

Below the Border

1942 • 57 min • United States of America

Scully has forced Joe Collins who works on the Garcia ranch to give him information so his men can steal the family jewels. But the Rough Riders are on the job. Buck poses as a wanted outlaw to get into the gang, Tim as a cattle buyer, and Sandy is collecting information as the saloon janitor. As usual they pretend not to know each other. Written by Maurice Van Auken

The Arctic Giant

1942 • 9 min • United States of America

A frozen Tyrannosaurus rex is found and put on display in a museum, but when he thaws out and revives, Superman has to stop his rampage!

Stagecoach Express

1942 • 57 min • United States of America

Ellen has the contract for the South West Stage Line through the panhandle. Her father had the run for years and Haney, who runs the office, worked for him. But Ellen does not know that Haney is in league with Elkins and they want the stage line so they can rob the gold shipments. All they need do is stop the stage and end her contract, but that is not easy with Dave driving for Ellen.

The Lady or the Tiger?

1942 • 10 min • United States of America

Author Frank R. Stockton, often asked the question, finally decides to divulge the untold ending of his story, The Lady or the Tiger?

Pirates of the Prairie

1942 • 57 min • United States of America

In one of his better early Westerns, Tim Holt, as Deputy Marshal Larry Durant, is sent to Spencerville where a gang of vigilantes has been terrorizing the citizenry. Going undercover as a gunsmith, Larry quickly learns that the leader of the vigilantes, John Spencer (John Elliott), is an honest man who only seeks to establish law and order. The real brains behind the crimes, meanwhile, are revealed to be Spencer's brother-in-law, Lou Harmon (Roy Barcroft), and his chief henchman, Leighton (Charles King), who speculate in the coming of the railroad by forcing the townspeople to relinquish their land.

Aquarela do Brasil

1942 • 7 min • United States of America

José Carioca, showing Donald Duck around South America and introducing him to the samba

How to Play Baseball

1942 • 8 min • United States of America

Goofy shows us the national pastime. After a brief overview, we have a demonstration of the many possible pitches. On to the World Series, where we go through an eventful inning, culminating in a baseball that disintegrates when being hit.

A Child Went Forth

1942 • 20 min • United States of America

A line from Whitman, "There was a child went forth every day," starts this film: a visit to a farm that's a summer camp and progressive school for exploration and discovery. The children, as young as two or three, have room and time to question, wonder, and learn. We build a wading pool, use tools, climb and swing, bath a dog - and learn to live together. There are spats, and little adult interference. A tree house sparks children's imagination. They visit a neighboring farm, play with the animals and ride on a tractor that's plowing. They eat and nap. There's story time, easels for art, and a lollipop. It's the perfect place for city children to be safe from bombardment, says the narrator.

Ferry Pilot

1942 • 31 min • United Kingdom

Focuses on the work of the Air Transport Auxiliary or ATA. By 1941, literally hundreds of RAF fighters and bombers needed to be flown each day between aircraft factories, maintenance depots and RAF aerodromes. This vital task was carried out by the men and women of the ATA, a civilian air force operating from their own pools and stations all over Britain. Essentially a dramatised account of typical ATA deliveries, the film features coverage of the ATA's own fleet of Ansons, as well as being notable for some excellent Spitfire film and very rare footage of the Whitley bomber, including take off and in-cockpit sequences.

Flag of Mercy

1942 • 10 min • United States of America

The 1939 dramatic short "Angel of Mercy," about Red Cross founder Clara Barton, is reedited to relate the story to America's involvement in World War II. Edited from Angel of Mercy (1939)