Cinematic Era: 1942 Vintage

American training film, made by the OSS (Office of Strategic Services), about what a body search may entail, and advice on how an agent could avoid detection.

A description of Lloyd’s services to world shipping and the story of a voyage from Valparaiso to Hull. The S.S. Armadillo, ‘100 A 1’ at Lloyd’s sets out with a valuable cargo on her adventurous voyage; she is reported missing; her safe arrival is announced by the ringing of the famous Lutine Bell at Lloyd’s.

An Italian documentary.

Fishing during Finland's Continuation War

Soundie in which Noro Morales and his orchestra play while "Dolores and Nino and Lenora" perform.

The Mills Brothers perform "Caravan" with a variety of dancers with cutting-edge moves of their time.

The second of Castle Films' Christmas Cartoons released for home projection. Contains a family talking about Santa, the Frank Moser directed Terrytown cartoon "Toyland", and carolers.

A Marathi film by Pendharkar.

It was released in 1942 directed by Gajanan Jagirdar.

tells the story of Dhananjay, who belongs to a conventional family, and his modern wife Chitra. Chitra’s sister Banu and her husband are birth-control zealots. When Chitra and Dhananjay settle down in his ancestral home in the village, a series of vignettes on the theme of married life show Chitra’s efforts to change things greatly resisted by the family.

To hasten the harvest of the first fruits and force the land to produce early, the farmer uses warm layers (Les couches chaudes) which have become a necessary complement to modern agricultural operations. Here we explain this technique by illustrating the different steps.

Claude Thornhill and his orchestra adaptation of "America, I Love You" during war times.

South African Film

A Soundie with Jean Porter and Larry Stewart.

A Soundie with Gayle Mellott and Ralph Young.

A Soundie with Marian Lawrence and Her Dancers.

A Soundie with Mary Jane Walsh.

A Soundie with Mary Jane Walsh.

A Soundie with Jackie Gately.

A Soundie with Frances Faye.

R.C.M. Soundie

This is a 1942 United States Navy Training Film, designated as MN-324A-D. Walt Disney Studios provides animation depicting a German gas attack.

Documentary on the annual report, between 1941 and 1942, of Winter Aid, a national-socialist organisation that took over all social assistance works during World War Two.

1941 Soundies musical short starring Louis Armstrong

A friend of the surgeon Bøhmer has to have his appendix removed, but during the anesthesia he reveals he loves the doctor's wife, which makes Bøhmer want to kill him. Three days later the patient dies. Did Bøhmer kill him?

Travelogue sponsored by a railroad company serving New York City. Approaching the metropolis by rail, the film covers major tourist destinations such as Coney Island, Times Square, celebrated nightclubs, and Rockefeller Center, where NBC provides an experimental television demonstration.

Discussion on the need for unity between labor and management as the U.S. mobilizes for World War II.

Describes the effects and treatment of gonorrhea. Advises possible victims of the disease to consult qualified physicians for an adequate diagnosis and to avoid self-treatment and the use of "quack" remedies.

Documentary short film demonstrating methods used by the War Manpower Commission to resolve problems in worker shortages.

A dog who works as an air raid warden is all prepared for a good night's sleep. He is just starting to doze when the "dripping" noise of a leaky kitchen faucet awakens him. At first, he tries to ignore the problem by counting sheep (but the sheep turn into drips). He then tries to drown out the noise but this doesn't work either. Determined to stop the dripping, the dog puts a sponge in the sink to absorb the water. It absorbs too much water and expands tenfold. He then tries turning the faucet upside down. It "drips" upside down to the ceiling! He tries stopping it up with a cork but the tap inflates and spews it back out. Finally, the dog has had enough and pulls at the faucet until he's uprooted the plumbing of nearly the entire street! At last, the dog can get to sleep, his house on top of a water geyser!

The story of Zaccheus as recorded in Luke 19 shows him as an impoverished potter with great ambition who takes advantage of circumstances to gain the exalted position of tax collector in Jericho. Zaccheus uses his wealth and power to further his own selfish ends, but everything changes when Jesus comes to supper. The film was shot by veteran cinematographer John Alton (Elmer Gantry) and is notable for its effective use of light and shadow, most notably when Jesus is strongly back-lit giving a halo effect. Adapted from the story of Zaccheus as told in the Gospel according to St. Luke: Chapter 19: Verses 1-10.

"Bicycle Polo at San Mateo features the Stauffacher brothers, Frank and Jack, and others playing the lost sport of bicycle polo on the lawn of San Mateo Park. The film reveals a profound sense of place that would permeate Stauffacher’s later experimental films” -Dominic Angerame.

World War II propaganda film that shows the war-time agricultural work of women from the Women's Institute.

A travelogue/documentary parody,where we look at different breeds at a dog show, and see that the humans resemble the dogs, and the canines do all the predictable gags.

The circus comes to a small boy's town.

1942, 3 minutes, 16mm, color, silent. A self-portrait.

1942 Oscar nominated documentary that explains just how a bomber is made and staffed as it races to attack an enemy submarine

In this Columbia cartoon version of The Three Little Pigs, the wolf and the pigs have joined the army with the pigs becoming sergeants and the wolf's superior.

The first film produced by Daiei.

Shot on location in the war zone of Liuyuankou in the suburbs of Kaifeng, Henan Province.

Mussert opens a new district house for the ISVB in Maastricht. After the arrival and inspection of the guard of honor, Mussert gives a speech.

NSB children's home Westerhelling, located in a park between Nijmegen and Berg en Dal. In the home, groups of Dutch and German children are fed supplementary food and receive recreation.

This Norwegian propaganda film for Nazism draws on references to both the Viking Age and rural idylls. The film was commissioned by Nasjonal Samling and encourages people to join the ranks of Vidkun Quisling's party, which ruled Norway according to Nazi ideology during World War II.

A large public aid collection for those affected by the war, money is collected for boxes in shops, among other places.

A Secrets of Life short.

A German Nazi Kulturfilm made by the UFA Studios, Warsaw branch, in 1942. It was made to show "how good" the village life is under the new occupiers. It is also showing the romantic village life in Ukraine similar to the Soviet korenizatsiia films of the 1930s.

A feature-length wartime documentary compiled by Nihon Eigasha, Malayan War Record: A Record of the Onward March chronicles Japan’s 1941–42 campaign from the Malayan Peninsula to the fall of Singapore. Built from Japanese newsreels and confiscated British material, the film depicts key operations and ceremonies surrounding the British capitulation at the Ford Factory, functioning as morale-boosting propaganda for home and occupied audiences. First part of the two-film Mare Senki series; the companion title is Birth of Syonan-to.

A comprehensive overview of the life and times of Robert Burns, including places he lived and worked, from Alloway to Dumfries.

There Won't Be a Shortage of Love from Teddy Powell's Orchestra.

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 these you can judge weights by other means. Several shots follow that show how much water in a pint glass weighs, and in an enamel bucket. The woman drops three pennies into the scale dish. C/U of the scales reading 1 ounce.

Redd Harper and his Minnie the Mermaid.