List of American films of 1942 explained
A list of American films released in 1942.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.
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| A-Haunting We Will Go | Alfred L. Werker | | Comedy | 20th Century Fox |
| Across the Pacific | John Huston | Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Sydney Greenstreet, Charles Halton | Thriller | Warner Bros. |
| The Adventures of Martin Eden | | | Drama | Columbia |
| The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine | | | Mystery | Republic |
| The Affairs of Martha | | Marsha Hunt, Richard Carlson, Marjorie Main | Romance | MGM |
| Alias Boston Blackie | | | Mystery | Columbia |
| All Through the Night | | | Thriller | Warner Bros. |
| Almost Married | | | Comedy | Universal |
| Along the Sundown Trail | | | Western | PRC |
| Always in My Heart | Jo Graham | | Drama | Warner Bros. |
| American Empire | | Richard Dix, Leo Carrillo, Preston Foster, Frances Gifford | Western | Paramount |
| Andy Hardy's Double Life | | | Comedy | MGM |
| Apache Trail | | | Western | MGM |
| Arabian Nights | | | Adventure | Universal |
| Are Husbands Necessary? | | | Comedy | Paramount |
| Arizona Roundup | | | Western | Monogram |
| Arizona Stage Coach | | | Western | Monogram |
| Arizona Terrors | | | Western | Republic |
| Army Surgeon | | | Drama | RKO |
| Atlantic Convoy | | | War | Columbia |
| Baby Face Morgan | | | Comedy crime | PRC |
| Bad Men of the Hills | | | Western | Columbia |
| Bambi | David Hand | | Animated | RKO, Disney |
| Bandit Ranger | | | Western | RKO |
| The Bashful Bachelor | | | Comedy | RKO |
| Behind the Eight Ball | | | Comedy | Universal Pictures |
| Bells of Capistrano | | | Western | Republic |
| Below the Border | | | Western | Monogram |
| Berlin Correspondent | | | Thriller | 20th Century Fox |
| Between Us Girls | | | Comedy | Universal |
| Beyond the Blue Horizon | | | Adventure | Paramount |
| The Big Shot | | | Crime | Warner Bros. |
| The Big Street | | | Drama | RKO |
| Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns | | | Western | PRC |
| Billy the Kid Trapped | | | Western | PRC |
| Black Dragons | | | Thriller | Monogram |
| The Black Swan | Henry King | | Adventure | 20th Century Fox |
| Blondie's Blessed Event | | | Comedy | Columbia |
| Blondie Goes to College | | | Comedy | Columbia |
| Blondie for Victory | | | Comedy | Columbia |
| Blue, White and Perfect | | | Mystery | 20th Century Fox |
| Bombay Clipper | | | Thriller | Universal |
| Bombs Over Burma | | | War | PRC |
| The Boogie Man Will Get You | | | Comedy
Horror | Columbia |
| Boot Hill Bandits | | | Western | Monogram |
| Border Roundup | | | Western | PRC |
| Born to Sing | | | Musical | MGM |
| The Boss of Big Town | | | Crime | PRC |
| Boss of Hangtown Mesa | | | Western | Universal |
| Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood | | | Mystery | Columbia |
| Bowery at Midnight | Wallace Fox | | Horror | Monogram |
| Broadway | William A. Seiter | | Crime musical | Universal |
| Broadway Big Shot | | | Drama | PRC |
| Brooklyn Orchid | | | Comedy | United Artists |
| The Bugle Sounds | S. Sylvan Simon | | War | MGM |
| Bullet Scars | | | Crime drama | Warner Bros. |
| Bullets for Bandits | | | Western | Columbia |
| Busses Roar | | | Crime drama | Warner Bros. |
| Butch Minds the Baby | | | Comedy | Universal |
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| The Mad Doctor of Market Street | | | Horror | Universal |
| The Mad Martindales | | | Comedy | 20th Century Fox |
| The Mad Monster | Sam Newfield | | Horror | PRC |
| Madame Spy | Roy William Neill | Constance Bennett, Don Porter, John Litel | Spy | Universal |
| The Magnificent Ambersons | | | | RKO |
| The Magnificent Dope | | | Comedy | 20th Century Fox |
| The Major and the Minor | Billy Wilder | | Comedy | Paramount |
| The Male Animal | | | Romantic comedy | Warner Bros. |
| Man from Cheyenne | | | Western | Republic |
| Man from Headquarters | | | Comedy crime | Monogram |
| The Man in the Trunk | | Lynne Roberts, Raymond Walburn, J. Carrol Naish | Comedy | 20th Century Fox |
| The Man Who Came to Dinner | | Monty Woolley, Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan, Billie Burke | Comedy | Warner Bros. |
| The Man Who Returned to Life | | | Drama | Columbia |
| The Man Who Wouldn't Die | | | Mystery | 20th Century Fox |
| Man with Two Lives | | | Fantasy thriller | Monogram |
| A Man's World | | | Thriller | Columbia |
| Manila Calling | | | Drama | 20th Century Fox |
| Maisie Gets Her Man | | | Comedy | MGM |
| The Mayor of 44th Street | | | Comedy | RKO |
| The McGuerins from Brooklyn | | | Comedy | United Artists |
| Meet the Stewarts | | | Comedy | Columbia[1] |
| Men of San Quentin | | | Crime drama | PRC |
| Men of Texas | | | Western | Universal |
| Mexican Spitfire at Sea | | | Comedy | RKO |
| Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost | | | Comedy | RKO |
| Mexican Spitfire's Elephant | | Lupe Vélez, Walter Reed, Elisabeth Risdon | Comedy | RKO |
| Miss Annie Rooney | | | Drama | United Artists |
| Miss V from Moscow | | | Spy drama | PRC |
| Mississippi Gambler | | | Crime | Universal |
| Mokey | | | Drama | MGM |
| Moonlight in Havana | | | Drama | Universal |
| Moonlight Masquerade | | | Comedy | Republic |
| The Moon and Sixpence | | | Drama | |
| Moontide | | | Drama | 20th Century Fox |
| Mr. and Mrs. North | | | Mystery | MGM |
| Mr. Wise Guy | | | Comedy | Monogram |
| Mrs. Miniver | | | War drama | MGM
- won 6 Oscars including Garson, Wright and Best Picture
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| Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch | | | Comedy | Paramount |
| Mug Town | | | Comedy | Universal |
| The Mummy's Tomb | | | Horror | Universal |
| Murder in the Big House | | | Crime | Warner Bros. |
| My Favorite Blonde | | | Comedy | Paramount |
| My Favorite Spy | | | Comedy | RKO |
| My Gal Sal | Irving Cummings | | | 20th Century Fox |
| My Heart Belongs to Daddy | | | Comedy | Paramount |
| My Sister Eileen | | | Comedy, Musical | Columbia
- Remade as 1955 film
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| The Mysterious Rider | | | Western | PRC |
| The Mystery of Marie Roget | | | Suspense | Universal |
| The Navy Comes Through | | | Drama | RKO |
| Nazi Agent | | | Spy thriller | MGM |
| 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge | | | Comedy | Monogram |
| The Night Before the Divorce | | | Comedy | 20th Century Fox |
| Night in New Orleans | William Clemens | | Mystery | Paramount |
| Night Monster | | | Mystery horror | Universal |
| Night Plane from Chungking | Ralph Murphy | | War drama | Paramount |
| A Night to Remember | | | Drama | Columbia |
| Nightmare | | | Crime | Universal Pictures |
| North of the Rockies | | | Western | Columbia |
| North to the Klondike | | | Western | Universal |
| Northwest Rangers | | | Drama | MGM |
| Not a Ladies' Man | | | Drama | Columbia |
| Now, Voyager | | | Drama | Warner Bros.
- won Oscar for Music Score
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Notes and References
- Web site: Meet the Stewarts.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0LWkPL0F04 YouTube
- Web site: Submarine Raider (1942). https://web.archive.org/web/20190224231457/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b77435fa5. dead. February 24, 2019.
