1942 Movies

Made by Paul Rotha Productions for the Ministry of Information. Wartime documentary about agriculture made to bolster morale on the “home front."

We see a woman in an apron standing beside a greengrocer's scale. C/U of the lady's legs. Commentator says if you don't have a set of scales like th...

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...

Soundie with Marc Platt wondering Who Calls.

A tour of Southern Brazil in the 1940's.

Soundie with Ginger Harmon singing "Tica Ti Tica Ta."

A comic short featuring Whitey's Lindy Hoppers.

The Charioteers perform the classic title song in this early music video format.

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...

Detailed training film describing preflight and airborne operations of Consolidated B-24D heavy bomber.

Louis Armstrong and his Sleepy Time Down South.

A Soundie from Reg Kehoe and his Marimba Queens.

Redd Harper and his Minnie the Mermaid.

Horror over the Pacific in the form of Japanese perfidy is the theme of this special two reel. The amazing story of the Jap double-cross from the nava...

As an overworked farmer insists that wartime food demands be managed, a woman is confronted by her conscience about the need to obey the food rationin...

Battle training for Canadian soldiers.

Training film for military pilots of the Bell P-39 Airacobra pursuit aircraft, examining flight techniques, cockpit layout, and armament.

This film depicts scenarios of how house searches are conducted. It also demonstrates the proper way to go about it.

A short film portrait of Småland landscapes, with countryside views of lakes, forests, bridges and a rocky beach.

Erskine Hawkins and his jiving Sepia Scorchers are "Hot in the Groove."