1942 Movies

The film is a testament to puppet animation during the Nazi era. The story centers on Hohnsteiner Kasper, who no longer relies on a frying pan or a be...

Gandy Goose and Sourpuss, in army uniforms, man a far pacific advance station themselves. This day, Japanese planes try to bomb them, and are shot dow...

Exemplary social care by the state for Slovak workers in a convalescent home, with a beautiful Slovak backdrop.

This FitzPatrick Miniature visits the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR),the largest geographically unbroken political unit in the world, cov...

An educational film, created with the support of the Governor General of Colonial Korea to encourage ginseng's cultivation.

An idealistic theatre owner discovers a captivating dancer, sparking a passionate romance destined for the stage and beyond. But when tragedy strikes...

Presented by the U.S. Navy, this WWII-era color film "Your Ship in Action" shows the construction and launch of a Cleveland class light cruiser, USS D...

The diary of a typical non-stop working day of a wartime district nurse.

In this short documentary from 1942, Francesco Pasinetti guides us through a little-known, unprecedented Venice: the Venice of small canals, narrow st...

Excerpts from the 1942 propaganda film Toyo no Gaika celebrate the Japanese occupation of the Philippines during World War II. Named after a Japanese...

Women from a variety of professions sign up to join a volunteer group looking after barrage balloons. Working through all weathers and all hours, afte...

A Terrytoons cartoon released 21 August 1942.

A compilation of week journals made for Nazi-puppet regime in Croatia during WW II which show the warfare of Ustasha forces against Yugoslav partisans...

A hero named Anwar Chacha sacrifices his life to save the young couple, Kishnan and Shyamali, from a villain during their wedding. The heroes then uni...

A spoof of a popular radio program of the time called "Hobby Lobby", with blackout gags showcasing people's various hobbies and/or inventions.

This Traveltalk short visits southern Mexico.

The soundie begins with the guys in the bandbox playing nurdy stuff & the dancers in the street chanting "No, No, No!" until at long last Walter Fulle...