More than 488 American feature films were released in 1942.Andrus, Winfield (1943) Distribution Year Book of Motion Pictures The Film Daily p45Feature Year Book of Motion Pictures The Film Daily p254–309
Bob Hope hosted the 15th Academy Awards ceremony at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. The winner of the Outstanding Motion Picture (later: Best Picture) category was MGM's Mrs. Miniver.
The other nine nominated pictures were 49th Parallel; Kings Row; The Magnificent Ambersons; The Pied Piper; The Pride of the Yankees; Random Harvest; The Talk of the Town; Wake Island; and Yankee Doodle Dandy.
Casablanca was released in 1942, but won its three Oscars in 1944.
A-B Title Director Cast Genre NotesA-Haunting We Will Go Alfred L. WerkerStan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Dante the Magician, Sheila Ryan Comedy20th Century FoxAcross the Pacific John Huston Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Sydney Greenstreet, Charles HaltonThrillerWarner Bros.The Adventures of Martin Eden Sidney Salkow Glenn Ford, Claire Trevor, Evelyn Keyes Drama ColumbiaThe Affairs of Jimmy Valentine Bernard Vorhaus Dennis O'Keefe, Ruth Terry, Gloria Dickson Mystery RepublicThe Affairs of Martha Jules Dassin Marsha Hunt, Richard Carlson, Marjorie Main Romance MGMAlias Boston Blackie Lew Landers Chester Morris, Adele Mara, George E. Stone Mystery Columbia All Through the Night Vincent Sherman Humphrey Bogart, Conrad Veidt, Kaaren Verne Thriller Warner Bros.Almost Married Charles Lamont Jane Frazee, Robert Paige, Eugene Pallette Comedy Universal Along the Sundown Trail Sam Newfield Bill Boyd, Lee Powell, Julie Duncan Western PRCAlways in My Heart Jo Graham Kay Francis, Walter Huston, Gloria Warren Drama Warner Bros.American Empire William C. McGann Richard Dix, Leo Carrillo, Preston Foster, Frances Gifford Western ParamountAndy Hardy's Double Life George B. Seitz Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Fay Holden Comedy MGMApache Trail Richard Thorpe Lloyd Nolan, Donna Reed, Ann Ayars Western MGMArabian NightsJohn Rawlins Maria Montez, Jon Hall, Sabu Adventure UniversalAre Husbands Necessary? Norman Taurog Ray Milland, Betty Field, Patricia Morison Comedy Paramount Arizona Roundup Robert Emmett Tansey Tom Keene, Frank Yaconelli Western Monogram Arizona Stage Coach S. Roy Luby Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Nell O'Day Western Monogram Arizona Terrors George Sherman Don "Red" Barry, Lynn Merrick Western RepublicArmy Surgeon A. Edward Sutherland Jane Wyatt, James Ellison, Kent Taylor Drama RKOAtlantic Convoy Lew Landers Bruce Bennett, Virginia Field, Larry Parks, Lloyd Bridges War Columbia Baby Face Morgan Arthur Dreifuss Mary Carlisle, Richard Cromwell, Robert Armstrong Comedy crime PRC Bad Men of the Hills William Berke Charles Starrett, Russell Hayden, Luana Walters Western ColumbiaBambi David Hand AnimatedRKO, Disney Bandit Ranger Lesley Selander Tim Holt, Joan Barclay Western RKOThe Bashful Bachelor Malcolm St. Clair Lum and Abner, ZaSu Pitts Comedy RKO Behind the Eight Ball Edward F. Cline Carol Bruce, Dick Foran Comedy Universal PicturesBells of Capistrano William Morgan Gene Autry, Virginia Grey Western Republic Below the Border Howard Bretherton Buck Jones, Tim McCoy, Raymond Hatton Western Monogram Berlin Correspondent Eugene Forde Virginia Gilmore, Dana Andrews, Mona Maris Thriller 20th Century FoxBetween Us Girls Henry Koster Diana Barrymore, Robert Cummings, Kay Francis Comedy UniversalBeyond the Blue Horizon Alfred Santell Dorothy Lamour, Richard Denning, Patricia Morison Adventure ParamountThe Big Shot Lewis Seiler Humphrey Bogart, Irene Manning Crime Warner Bros.The Big Street Irving Reis Henry Fonda, Lucille Ball, Barton MacLane Drama RKO Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns Sam Newfield Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Joan Barclay Western PRCBilly the Kid Trapped Sam Newfield Buster Crabbe, Anne Jeffreys Western PRCBlack DragonsWilliam Nigh Bela Lugosi, Joan Barclay, Robert Frazer Thriller MonogramThe Black Swan Henry King Tyrone Power, Maureen O'Hara, Laird Cregar Adventure 20th Century Fox Blondie's Blessed Event Frank R. Strayer Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Jonathan Hale Comedy ColumbiaBlondie Goes to College Frank R. Strayer Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Janet Blair Comedy Columbia Blondie for Victory Frank R. Strayer Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Stuart Erwin Comedy Columbia Blue, White and Perfect Herbert I. Leeds Lloyd Nolan, Mary Beth Hughes, Helene Reynolds Mystery 20th Century Fox Bombay Clipper John Rawlins William Gargan, Maria Montez, Irene Hervey Thriller UniversalBombs Over Burma Joseph H. Lewis Anna May Wong, Noel Madison War PRCThe Boogie Man Will Get You Lew Landers Boris Karloff ComedyHorror Columbia Boot Hill Bandits S. Roy Luby Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Jean Brooks Western Monogram Border Roundup Sam Newfield George F. Houston, Dennis Moore Western PRCBorn to Sing Edward Ludwig Virginia Weidler, Douglas McPhail Musical MGMThe Boss of Big Town Arthur Dreifuss Florence Rice, John Litel, H. B. Warner Crime PRC Boss of Hangtown Mesa Joseph H. Lewis Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, William Farnum Western UniversalBoston Blackie Goes Hollywood Michael Gordon Chester Morris, Constance Worth Mystery ColumbiaBowery at Midnight Wallace FoxBela Lugosi, John Archer, Wanda McKay HorrorMonogramBroadway William A. Seiter George Raft, Pat O'Brien, Janet Blair Crime musicalUniversal Broadway Big Shot William Beaudine Ralph Byrd, Virginia Vale, Herbert Rawlinson Drama PRCBrooklyn Orchid Kurt Neumann William Bendix, Grace Bradley Comedy United ArtistsThe Bugle Sounds S. Sylvan SimonWallace Beery, Marjorie Main, Donna Reed War MGMBullet Scars D. Ross Lederman Regis Toomey, Howard Da Silva, Adele Longmire Crime drama Warner Bros. Bullets for Bandits Wallace Fox Tex Ritter, Wild Bill Elliott Western ColumbiaBusses Roar D. Ross Lederman Richard Travis, Julie Bishop, Eleanor Parker Crime drama Warner Bros. Butch Minds the Baby Albert S. Rogell Virginia Bruce, Broderick Crawford, Dick Foran Comedy Universal
C-D Title Director Cast Genre Notes Cadets on Parade Lew Landers Freddie Bartholomew, Jimmy Lydon, Raymond Hatton Drama ColumbiaCairo W. S. Van Dyke Jeanette MacDonald, Robert Young, Lionel Atwill Comedy thriller MGM Call of the Canyon Joseph Santley Gene Autry, Ruth Terry Western RepublicCall Out the Marines Frank Ryan Victor McLaglen, Edmund Lowe, Binnie Barnes Comedy 20th Century FoxCalling Dr. Gillespie Harold S. Bucquet Lionel Barrymore, Donna Reed Drama MGM Canal Zone Lew Landers Chester Morris, Harriet Nelson, Larry Parks Action ColumbiaCaptains of the CloudsMichael Curtiz James Cagney, Dennis Morgan, Brenda Marshall WarWarner Bros.Careful, Soft Shoulders Oliver H. P. Garrett Virginia Bruce, James Ellison, Sheila Ryan Comedy 20th Century FoxCasablancaMichael Curtiz Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains, Paul Henreid, Dooley Wilson, Peter Lorre Drama, Romance Warner Bros.; Academy Award Best Picture in 1943Castle in the Desert Harry Lachman Sidney Toler, Arleen Whelan Mystery 20th Century FoxCat PeopleJacques Tourneur Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Jane Randolph Horror RKO; China Girl Henry Hathaway Gene Tierney, George Montgomery, Lynn Bari Drama 20th Century Fox City of Silent Men William Nigh Frank Albertson, June Lang, Jan Wiley Crime PRC A Close Call for Ellery Queen James P. Hogan William Gargan, Margaret Lindsay, Kay Linaker Mystery Columbia Code of the Outlaw John English Bob Steele, Tom Tyler Western Republic Come on Danger Edward Killy Tim Holt, Ray Whitley Western RKOCommandos Strike at Dawn John Farrow Paul Muni, Anna Lee, Lillian Gish War ColumbiaThe Corpse VanishesWallace Fox Bela Lugosi, Luana Walters HorrorMonogramCounter-Espionage Edward Dmytryk Warren William, Forrest Tucker, Hillary Brooke Mystery ColumbiaThe Courtship of Andy Hardy George B. Seitz Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker, Donna Reed Comedy MGMCowboy Serenade William Morgan Gene Autry, Fay McKenzie Western Republic Criminal Investigator Jean Yarbrough Robert Lowery, Edith Fellows, John Miljan Mystery MonogramCrossroads Jack Conway William Powell, Hedy Lamarr, Claire Trevor Mystery MGM The Cyclone Kid George Sherman Don "Red" Barry, Lynn Merrick Western RepublicDanger in the Pacific Lewis D. Collins Don Terry, Louise Allbritton Spy Universal Daring Young Man Frank R. Strayer Joe E. Brown, Marguerite Chapman, William Wright Comedy ColumbiaA Date with the Falcon Irving Reis George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, Allen Jenkins Mystery RKO The Dawn Express Albert Herman Michael Whalen, Anne Nagel, Constance Worth Thriller PRCDawn on the Great Divide Howard Bretherton Buck Jones, Mona Barrie, Raymond Hatton Western Monogram Deep in the Heart of Texas Elmer Clifton Johnny Mack Brown, Tex Ritter, Jennifer Holt Western Universal A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen James P. Hogan William Gargan, Margaret Lindsay, John Litel Mystery ColumbiaDesperate Journey Raoul WalshErrol Flynn, Ronald Reagan, Raymond Massey WarWarner Bros. Destination Unknown Ray Taylor William Gargan, Irene Hervey, Turhan Bey Thriller Universal The Devil's Trail Lambert Hillyer Wild Bill Elliott, Tex Ritter, Noah Beery Western MonogramDon't Get Personal Charles Lamont Jane Frazee, Anne Gwynne Comedy Universal Down Rio Grande Way William Berke Charles Starrett, Russell Hayden Western Columbia Down Texas Way Howard Bretherton Buck Jones, Tim McCoy, Luana Walters Western MonogramDr. Broadway Anthony Mann Macdonald Carey, Jean Phillips Mystery ParamountDr. Gillespie's New Assistant Willis Goldbeck Lionel Barrymore, Van Johnson, Susan Peters Drama MGMDr. Kildare's Victory W. S. Van Dyke Lew Ayres, Ann Ayars, Lionel Barrymore Drama MGMDr. Renault's Secret Harry Lachman J. Carrol Naish, George Zucco, Lynne Roberts Horror 20th Century Fox Drums of the Congo Christy Cabanne Ona Munson, Stuart Erwin, Peggy Moran Adventure Universal Duke of the Navy William Beaudine Ralph Byrd, Stubby Kruger, Veda Ann Borg Comedy PRC
E-F Title Director Cast Genre NotesEagle Squadron Arthur Lubin Robert Stack, Diana Barrymore WarUniversal Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen James P. Hogan William Gargan, Gale Sondergaard, Margaret Lindsay Mystery ColumbiaEscape from Crime D. Ross Lederman Richard Travis, Jackie Gleason, Julie Bishop Crime Warner Bros.Escape from Hong Kong William Nigh Marjorie Lord, Leo Carrillo Mystery UniversalEyes in the Night Fred Zinnemann Edward Arnold, Ann Harding, Donna Reed Mystery MGMEyes of the Underworld Roy William Neill Richard Dix, Wendy Barrie, Don Porter Drama UniversalThe Falcon's Brother Stanley Logan George Sanders, Tom Conway, Jane Randolph Mystery RKO The Falcon Takes Over Irving Reis George Sanders, Lynn Bari, Allen Jenkins Mystery RKO Fall In Kurt Neumann William Tracy, Jean Porter Comedy United ArtistsFingers at the Window Charles Lederer Lew Ayres, Laraine Day, Basil Rathbone Mystery MGMThe Fleet's InVictor Schertzinger Dorothy Lamour, William Holden, Betty Hutton MusicalParamountFlight Lieutenant Sidney Salkow Pat O'Brien, Glenn Ford, Evelyn Keyes DramaColumbiaFly-by-Night Robert SiodmakRichard Carlson, Nancy Kelly, Albert Bassermann Thriller ParamountFlying TigersDavid Miller John Wayne, John Carroll, Anna Lee WarRepublic Flying with Music George Archainbaud Marjorie Woodworth, George Givot Musical United ArtistsFootlight Serenade Gregory Ratoff Betty Grable, John Payne, Victor Mature Comedy 20th Century FoxForeign AgentWilliam Beaudine John Shelton, Gale Storm, Ivan Lebedeff Crime drama MonogramThe Forest Rangers George Marshall Fred MacMurray, Susan Hayward, Paulette Goddard Drama ParamountFor Me and My Gal Busby BerkeleyJudy Garland, Gene Kelly MusicalMGM Four Jacks and a Jill Jack Hively Ray Bolger, Desi Arnaz, June Havoc, Anne Shirley Musical RKOFreckles Comes Home Jean Yarbrough Gale Storm, Johnny Downs, Mantan Moreland Comedy MonogramFriendly Enemies Allan DwanCharles Winninger, Charles Ruggles, Nancy Kelly DramaUnited Artists Frisco Lil Erle C. Kenton Irene Hervey, Kent Taylor, Jerome Cowan Drama Universal
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