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Stardust on the Sage
Stardust on the Sage (1942) on 25 may 1942
, 1h5
Directed by Betty Burbridge, William Morgan
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, William Henry, Edith Fellows, Louise Currie, Emmett Vogan
Rating63% 3.1770453.1770453.1770453.1770453.177045
The Rawhide Mining Company is looking for investors to support their hydraulic mining operations in the area. Radio promotions have drawn the interest of local ranchers. Singing cowboy and cattleman Gene Autry (Gene Autry) opposes the company and warns his fellow ranchers not to invest in it—too many local mines have already failed. After saving teenager Judy Drew (Edith Fellows) by stopping her runaway carriage, Gene meets her sister, Nancy Drew (Louise Currie), who runs the local radio station which features a show sponsored by the mining company. Nancy is pleased to see "progressive ranchers" supporting the mining company and tries to elicit Gene's endorsement, but he remains unimpressed.
The Falcon Takes Over
The Falcon Takes Over (1942) on 29 may 1942
, 1h5
Directed by Irving Reis
Origin USA
Genres Crime
Actors George Sanders, Lynn Bari, James Gleason, Allen Jenkins, Ward Bond, Edward Gargan
Rating63% 3.1946153.1946153.1946153.1946153.194615
Brutish prison escapee Moose Malloy (Ward Bond) forces Goldie Locke (Allen Jenkins) to drive him to a posh nightclub, where Moose hopes to be reunited with his old girlfriend
Surprised Parties
Surprised Parties (1942) on 30 may 1942

Directed by Edward L. Cahn
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Children's films
Actors Billy Laughlin, George McFarland, Janet Burston, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Robert Blake
Rating55% 2.7842452.7842452.7842452.7842452.784245
Upset because, as a leap year baby (he only has a birthday every four years), Froggy bemoans the fact that he has almost never had a birthday party. The gang decides to throw a surprise party in Froggy's honor, but they pretend to throw him out of the clubhouse in order to keep it a secret. Vengefully, Froggy sneaks back and sets all sorts of booby-traps for the other gang members and then shows up at the party disguised as a new girl in town. But when Froggy discovers that the party was for him, he becomes guilty and sets off all the traps by himself.
In Old California
In Old California (1942) on 31 may 1942
, 1h28
Directed by William C. McGann
Origin USA
Genres Action, Romance, Western
Actors John Wayne, Binnie Barnes, Albert Dekker, Edgar Kennedy, Helen Parrish, Patsy Kelly
Rating62% 3.141933.141933.141933.141933.14193
À la fin des années 1840, Tom Craig, un pharmacien originaire de Boston, décide de tenter sa chance en Californie. Il est confronté à Britt Dawson, qui veut l'empêcher de s'installer à Sacramento, mais il reçoit l'aide de la propre fiancée de Dawson, la chanteuse Lacey Miller. Après qu'un filon est découvert dans la région, la ville se vide. Mais le camp des mineurs est frappé par la typhoïde, Tom organise le transport des médicaments nécessaires. Dawson va tenter de voler le chargement.
Juke Girl
Juke Girl (1942) on 30 may 1942
, 1h30
Directed by Curtis Bernhardt
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films about the labor movement
Actors Ann Sheridan, Ronald Reagan, Richard Whorf, George Tobias, Gene Lockhart, Alan Hale
Rating62% 3.14753.14753.14753.14753.1475
This script must be run from the command line
Let's Get Tough
Let's Get Tough (1942) on 29 may 1942
, 1h2
Directed by Wallace Fox
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, Gabriel Dell, David Gorcey, Ernie Morrison
Rating52% 2.610772.610772.610772.610772.61077
Watching a military parade (stock footage from World War I), the gang decides to enlist in order to "kill a million Japs". Rejected by the Army, Marines, and Navy for being too young, the punks help the war effort by throwing fruit at a shop they believe is owned by a Japanese American. Confronted by him wielding a short sword, the gang decides to come back at night but find him dead. Their father figure Police Lieutenant "Pops" Stevens tell them they should be ashamed of themselves as Keno, the owner of the shop, was Chinese, an ally of America and that Danny should be especially ashamed as his brother is in the service.
Puss n' Toots
Puss n' Toots (1942) on 30 may 1942

Directed by Joseph Barbera, William Hanna
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about cats, Mise en scène d'un rongeur, Mise en scène d'une souris, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Lillian Randolph
Rating72% 3.633533.633533.633533.633533.63353
Tom joue avec Jerry quand quelqu'un offre une mignonne chatte à Mammy pour prendre soin d'elle. Tom est à première vue amoureux et se pomponne un peu. Il lui propose un poisson et un canari, mais elle n'est pas intéressée. Il récupère ensuite Jerry, pour prouver encore une fois son exceptionnelle compétence. Il fait plusieurs tours de magie avec Jerry, le sortant dans une boîte de chocolats et de l'Arc de sifflet et finalement en mettant Jerry derrière lui. Bien qu'il y soit piégé, Jerry attrape un chapeau et utilise l'épingle à chapeau pour égaliser le score un peu. Il s'enfuit dans un changeur de disques, et attrappe Tom dans la machine. Avec Tom complètement vaincu (et la machine soigneusement cassée), Jerry se pomponne un peu, embrasse Toots et entrant en se déhanchant dans son trou.
Miss Annie Rooney
Miss Annie Rooney (1942) on 29 may 1942
, 1h22
Directed by Edwin L. Marin
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Shirley Temple, Dickie Moore, Gloria Holden, William Gargan, Jonathan Hale, Guy Kibbee
Rating62% 3.147573.147573.147573.147573.14757
Annie Rooney, the 14-year-old daughter of a struggling salesman, falls in love with rich, 16-year-old Marty White. While at first Marty's snobbish friends give Annie the cold shoulder, her jitterbug dancing skills impress, and soon she is a welcome addition to their circle. Marty's wealthy mother and father, who own a rubber-making business, are not as easily persuaded of Annie's worth. But when her father manages to invent a new form of synthetic rubber, her triumph is complete.
Moontide
Moontide (1942) on 29 may 1942
, 1h35
Directed by Fritz Lang, Archie Mayo
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Jean Gabin, Ida Lupino, Thomas Mitchell, Claude Rains, Jerome Cowan, Ralph Byrd
Rating67% 3.3949853.3949853.3949853.3949853.394985
The film tells about a man who fears he has committed a murder when he was drunk.
Perils of the Royal Mounted
Perils of the Royal Mounted (1942) on 29 may 1942

Directed by James W. Horne
Origin USA
Genres Action, Crime, Western
Actors Robert Kellard, Nell O'Day, Kenneth MacDonald, Herbert Rawlinson, Richard Fiske, John Elliott
Rating66% 3.3259553.3259553.3259553.3259553.325955
This serial shows as the trading post of Sitkawan, Canada is taken by surprise when an Indian tribe attack and massacre the settlers aboard a fur-bearing wagon train. Sergeant MacLane of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is assigned to investigate the case. MacLane soon realise that the attackers were led by Mort Ransome, a nasty renegade, who had been conspiring with Black Bear, medicine man of the tribe, to incite the heretofore friendly tribe for his own gain. He also learns that two white renegades have kidnapped Diana Blake, daughter of the local post factor, and saves her from a runaway wagon just before it plunges over a cliff. Perils of the Royal Mounted also features stereotypically Northern genre elements including trappers, lumberjacks, trading posts, rebellious braves, forest fires, avalanches, and a wide range of dangerous wildlife.
Prelude to War
Prelude to War (1942) on 27 may 1942
, 53minutes
Directed by Frank Capra, Anatole Litvak
Origin USA
Genres War, Documentary, Historical
Themes Politique, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Actors Walter Huston
Rating69% 3.4896253.4896253.4896253.4896253.489625
In an edit added to the film before public release, a comment by Henry L. Stimson, the Secretary of War at the time, was quoted to create trust with the audience, “the purpose of these films is to give factual information as to the causes, the events leading up to our entry into the war and the principles for which we are fighting.”