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Don Winslow of the Navy
Don Winslow of the Navy (1942) on 6 january 1942

Directed by Ray Taylor, Ford Beebe
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Spy
Themes Spy films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Anne Nagel, John Litel, Walter Sande, John Holland, Samuel S. Hinds, Ethan Allen Laidlaw
Rating64% 3.232783.232783.232783.232783.23278
Commander Don Winslow is returned to the Office of Naval Intelligence from his command of his cruiser to investigate strange events on the Pacific island of Tangita, noticeably a ship being torpedoed. He discovers that there is a ring of saboteurs and enemy agents who are trying to destroy ships carrying supplies to the troops stationed in the islands and sabotage the war effort. Though the US Navy is preparing to build a naval base on Tangita, an unknown foreign power secretly has a subterranean submarine base beneath the island with the goal of preventing the American base from being completed'
All Through the Night
All Through the Night (1942) on 10 january 1942
, 1h47
Directed by Vincent Sherman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Spy films, Political films, Gangster films
Actors Humphrey Bogart, Conrad Veidt, Kaaren Verne, Jane Darwell, Peter Lorre, Frank McHugh
Rating70% 3.5476153.5476153.5476153.5476153.547615
An elderly baker named Miller (Ludwig Stossel) is murdered by a sinister stranger (Peter Lorre). A trail leads on to a nightclub singer, Leda Hamilton (Kaaren Verne) who reveals that she and Miller have been in thrall to an organization of Nazi fifth columnists led by Ebbing (Conrad Veidt). She is helped by a well-meaning sports promoter, Alfred "Gloves" Donahue (Humphrey Bogart), who himself is suspected of murdering a nightclub owner (Edward Brophy), and has to track down those responsible to prove his innocence.
The Gay Parisian
The Gay Parisian (1942) on 10 january 1942
, 20minutes
Directed by Jean Negulesco
Origin USA
Genres Musical, Romance
Actors Cyd Charisse, Marc Platt
Rating56% 2.8005852.8005852.8005852.8005852.800585
Lady for a Night
Lady for a Night (1942) on 5 january 1942
, 1h27
Directed by Leigh Jason
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors John Wayne, Joan Blondell, Montagu Love, Ray Middleton, Philip Merivale, Carmel Myers
Rating59% 2.9987952.9987952.9987952.9987952.998795
Social climber Jenny Blake owns of the casino steam boat Memphis Belle, together with the influential Jack Morgan. Most of the customers are from the upper layers of the city's social life, but they have little respect for Jenny and her - in their opinion - vulgar occupation.
Ball of Fire
Ball of Fire (1942) on 9 january 1942
, 1h51
Directed by Howard Hawks, Arthur Rosson, John Sherwood
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Crime, Romance
Actors Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Oskar Homolka, Henry Travers, S.Z. Sakall, Richard Haydn
Rating76% 3.8467453.8467453.8467453.8467453.846745
A group of (mainly bachelor) professors have lived together for some years in a New York City residence, compiling an encyclopedia of all human knowledge. The youngest, Professor Bertram Potts (Gary Cooper), is a grammarian who is researching modern American slang. The professors are accustomed to working in relative seclusion at a leisurely pace with a prim housekeeper named Miss Bragg (Kathleen Howard) keeping watch over them. Their impatient financial backer Miss Totten (Mary Field) suddenly demands that they finish their work soon.
Loco Boy Makes Good
Loco Boy Makes Good (1942) on 8 january 1942

Directed by Jules White
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Buddy films
Actors Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Vernon Dent, John Tyrrell, Dorothy Appleby
Rating75% 3.76723.76723.76723.76723.7672
The Stooges are thrown out of their apartment (literally) and the Landlord will not allow them to get their belongings until they pay 8 months of back rent. Desperate to make money Moe reads an article in the newspaper about a man who slipped on a bar of soap in a hotel lobby and successfully sued the hotel. The Stooges find a bar of soap in the street and arrived at a hotel in an attempt to stage an accidental slip and sue. Before carrying out their plan the Stooges find out the hotel is run by an old lady who is about to lose the hotel to the landlord as she owes him money and can't attract new customers because the hotel is run down and she can't afford the repairs. The trio then decide to help her fix up the place and start by beating up the landlord and stealing his watch and the small amount of money the lady just paid him.
Donald's Decision
Donald's Decision (1942) on 10 january 1942
, 4minutes
Directed by Ford Beebe
Origin USA
Genres Animation
Themes Films about animals, Politique, Films about birds, Political films, Mise en scène d'un canard, Children's films
Actors Clarence Nash
Rating54% 2.7113852.7113852.7113852.7113852.711385
Donald's Decision dépeint la lutte entre le côté angélique et démoniaque du personnage de Donald lorsqu'il doit choisir entre acheter des bons de guerre avec ses économies ou de les dépenser en ayant du bon de temps.
Blue, White, and Perfect
Blue, White, and Perfect (1942) on 6 january 1942
, 1h14
Directed by Herbert I. Leeds
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Children's films
Actors Lloyd Nolan, Mary Beth Hughes, George Reeves, Helene Whitney, Steven Geray, Henry Victor
Rating64% 3.243293.243293.243293.243293.24329
Le détective privé Michael Shayne (Lloyd Nolan) annonce à sa petite amie Merle Garland (Mary Beth Hughes) qu'il quitte son métier pour un travail à l'usine, moins dangereux pour lui. En réalité, il s'agit d'une couverture pour une nouvelle enquête. Lors de son premier jour à l'usine, des diamants sont dérobés et Shayne doit suivre leurs traces sur un bateau de croisière qui le mêne vers le Panama à la poursuite d'espions allemands ...