Drama Movies

Mrs. Miniver (1942)

Mrs. Miniver (1942)

Mrs. Miniver (1942)
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134

Middle-class housewife Kay Miniver deals with petty problems. She and her husband Clem watch her Oxford-educated son Vin court Carol Beldon, the charming granddaughter of the local nobility as represented…

Genre: Drama, Romance, War
The Foreman Went to France (1942)

The Foreman Went to France (1942)

The Foreman Went to France (1942)
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87

Based on the true story of Melbourne Johns, an aircraft factory foreman sent to France to prevent the Nazis getting hold of some vital equipment.

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Genre: Drama, War
They Raid by Night (1942)

They Raid by Night (1942)

They Raid by Night (1942)
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73

The British Commandos send Bob Owen to Norway to prepare for a raid. His mission also includes freeing General Heden who is being held by the Nazis. His aides include…

Genre: Drama, War
The Next of Kin (1942)

The Next of Kin (1942)

The Next of Kin (1942)
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102

Lots of slogans such as “Be like Dad, Keep Mum” and “Keep it under your Hat” are visible on the walls in various scenes to reinforce the plot of this…

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The Big Shot (1942)

The Big Shot (1942)

The Big Shot (1942)
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Duke Berne, former big shot but now a three-time loser, fears returning to crime because a fourth conviction will mean a life sentence. Finally, haunted by his past and goaded…

Genre: Crime, Drama
The Spoilers (1942)

The Spoilers (1942)

The Spoilers (1942)
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87

When honest ship captain Roy Glennister gets swindled out of his mine claim, he turns to saloon singer Cherry Malotte for assistance in his battle with no-good town kingpin Alexander…

Genre: Drama, Western
The Day Will Dawn (1942)

The Day Will Dawn (1942)

The Day Will Dawn (1942)
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98

Sports journalist Colin Metcalfe is picked for the job of foreign correspondent in Norway when Hitler invades Poland. On the way to Langedal his boat is attacked by a German…

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Genre: Drama, War
Suspected Person (1942)

Suspected Person (1942)

Suspected Person (1942)
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73

After a $50,000 heist in New York, two of the suspected robbers walk free from the courtroom and they waste no time in heading to London in search of the…

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Genre: Crime, Drama
Maisie Gets Her Man (1942)

Maisie Gets Her Man (1942)

Maisie Gets Her Man (1942)
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85

Struggling performers, Sothern and Skelton’s lives are thrown off gear when they are caught with a bagful of hard cash robbed by a goon. With Skelton in prison, how will…

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Juke Girl (1942)

Juke Girl (1942)

Juke Girl (1942)
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90

During the depths of the Great Depression a hitch-hiker Steve Talbot and jukebox-joint hostess Lola Mears stumble into Cat-Tail Florida where farmers and pickers struggle under the buyer who rules…

Genre: Crime, Drama
Miss Annie Rooney (1942)

Miss Annie Rooney (1942)

Miss Annie Rooney (1942)
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82

A poor girl falls for a wealthy young man. He invites her to his gala birthday party, but she doesn’t have the right kind of dress to wear, so her…

Genre: Drama
Moontide (1942)

Moontide (1942)

Moontide (1942)
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94

After a drunken night out, a longshoreman thinks he may have killed a man.

Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
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126

A film of the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer George M. Cohan.

Genre: Drama, Music
Tortilla Flat (1942)

Tortilla Flat (1942)

Tortilla Flat (1942)
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105

Danny, a poor northern Californian Mexican-American, inherits two houses from his grandfather and is quickly taken advantage of by his vagabond friends.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Strangers in the House (1942)

Strangers in the House (1942)

Strangers in the House (1942)
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95

Loursat, a lawyer, lives with his daughter Nicole in a sinister and vast bourgeois residence. Abandoned for nearly twenty years by his wife, the brilliant lawyer has sunk into alcoholism…

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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
This Above All (1942)

This Above All (1942)

This Above All (1942)
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110

In 1940 England, aristocratic Prudence Cathaway alarms her snobbish parents by joining the WAF service branch. She soon meets and falls in love with the brooding Clive Briggs, despite his…

Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Native Land (1942)

Native Land (1942)

Native Land (1942)
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89

By the start of World War II, Paul Robeson had given up his lucrative mainstream work to participate in more socially progressive film and stage productions. Robeson committed his support…

Genre: Drama, History
Dr. Broadway (1942)

Dr. Broadway (1942)

Dr. Broadway (1942)
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68

A New York doctor saves a chorus girl from a window ledge, twice, and rounds up racketeers.

In This Our Life (1942)

In This Our Life (1942)

In This Our Life (1942)
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97

An unhappy, self-centered woman runs off with her sister’s husband, wreaking havoc and ruining the lives of those around her.

Genre: Drama, Romance
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)
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102

On its way back from a raid on the city of Stuttgart, Germany, a British bomber is shot down over Nazi-held Holland. Parachuting into Dutch farmlands under cover of darkness,…

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Genre: Drama, War
Kid Glove Killer (1942)

Kid Glove Killer (1942)

Kid Glove Killer (1942)
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74

Van Heflin stars as the head of a city crime lab who tries to solve the murder of the town mayor by scientifically analyzing evidence.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Mokey (1942)

Mokey (1942)

Mokey (1942)
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88

A newlywed tries to deal with her troubled stepchild.

Genre: Drama
There Was a Father (1942)

There Was a Father (1942)

There Was a Father (1942)
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93

Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.

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Genre: Drama
Lady Gangster (1942)

Lady Gangster (1942)

Lady Gangster (1942)
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62

An actress gets involved with a criminal gang and winds up taking the rap for a $40,000 robbery. Before being sent to prison, she steals the money from her partners…

Genre: Crime, Drama
Wicked Duchess (1942)

Wicked Duchess (1942)

Wicked Duchess (1942)
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99

Edwige Feuillère and Pierre Richard-Willm star in director Jacques de Baroncelli’s adaptation of the Balzac novella The Duchesse de Langeais, which tells the tale of a Parisian socialite who is…

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Genre: Drama
A Garibaldian in the Convent (1942)

A Garibaldian in the Convent (1942)

A Garibaldian in the Convent (1942)
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83

An old woman’s poignant reminiscence of her youth in a convent school, the happy moments and the sad, and her tragic love for a Garibaldian.

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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Nazi Agent (1942)

Nazi Agent (1942)

Nazi Agent (1942)
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83

Humble stamp dealer Otto Becker has little to do with international politics, so when he receives a surprise visit from his estranged twin brother and Nazi spy, Baron Hugo von…

Genre: Crime, Drama
People of the Mountains (1942)

People of the Mountains (1942)

People of the Mountains (1942)
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88

A simple, religious Hungarian woodcutter lives with his wife and boy child with a small community of squatters among the peaceful mountains of Transylvania until a lumber company claims their…

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Genre: Drama
Woman of the Year (1942)

Woman of the Year (1942)

Woman of the Year (1942)
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114

Rival reporters Sam Craig and Tess Harding fall in love and get married, only to find their relationship strained when Sam comes to resent Tess’ hectic lifestyle.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Kings Row (1942)

Kings Row (1942)

Kings Row (1942)
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127

Five young adults in a small American town face the revelations of secrets that threaten to ruin their hopes and dreams.

The Vanishing Virginian (1942)

The Vanishing Virginian (1942)

The Vanishing Virginian (1942)
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97

The perineal District Attorney and conservative southern patriarch cherishes the old ways and does his best to adjust to change.

Genre: Comedy, Drama
The Bugle Sounds (1942)

The Bugle Sounds (1942)

The Bugle Sounds (1942)
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102

An old-time cavalry sergeant’s resistance to change could cost him his post.

Genre: Drama, War
A Yank on the Burma Road (1942)

A Yank on the Burma Road (1942)

A Yank on the Burma Road (1942)
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67

A celebrated New York cabbie is pressed into service for a perilous journey through World War II China.

Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942)

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942)

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942)
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98

Sir Arthur Blake has inherited title and lands from his brother. He also has his orphaned nephew Benjamin working for him as a bonded servant. While he believes the lad…

Joan of Paris (1942)

Joan of Paris (1942)

Joan of Paris (1942)
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91

An RAF squadron is brought down over occupied France. The flyers get to Paris in spite of the fact that the youngest, Baby, is injured. He must be hidden and…

Genre: Drama, Romance, War
The Big Blockade (1942)

The Big Blockade (1942)

The Big Blockade (1942)
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73

Wartime propaganda piece reporting on the success of the economic blockade of Germany in the early years of the war.

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Genre: Drama, War
Lady for a Night (1942)

Lady for a Night (1942)

Lady for a Night (1942)
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88

Gambling boat operator Jenny Blake throws over her gambler beau Jack Morgan in order to marry into high society.

Genre: Drama, Romance
Holiday Inn (1942)

Holiday Inn (1942)

Holiday Inn (1942)
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101

Lovely Linda Mason has crooner Jim Hardy head over heels, but suave stepper Ted Hanover wants her for his new dance partner after fickle Lila Dixon gives him the brush….

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Remember the Day (1941)

Remember the Day (1941)

Remember the Day (1941)
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86

Elderly schoolteacher Nora Trinell, waiting to meet presidential nominee Dewey Roberts, recalls him as her student back in 1916 and his relation to Dan Hopkins, the man she married and…

Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Dangerously They Live (1941)

Dangerously They Live (1941)

Dangerously They Live (1941)
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77

A New York City doctor tries to rescue a young woman from Nazi agents.