The year of 1942 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest of all time, ''

Casablanca Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's econom ...

''.

Top-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1942 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Events

* January 16 – Actress

Carole Lombard Carole Lombard (born Jane Alice Peters; October 6, 1908 – January 16, 1942) was an American actress, particularly noted for her energetic, often off-beat roles in screwball comedies. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Lombard 2 ...

is killed in a plane crash west of

Las Vegas Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Veg ...

while returning home to Los Angeles from a War Bond tour. * June 4 – '' Mrs. Miniver'', starring

Greer Garson Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson (29 September 1904 – 6 April 1996) was an English-American actress and singer. She was a major star at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer who became popular during the Second World War for her portrayal of strong women on the hom ...

and Walter Pidgeon, opens at

Radio City Music Hall Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue and theater at 1260 Avenue of the Americas, within Rockefeller Center, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. Nicknamed "The Showplace of the Nation", it is the headquarters for ...

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

, in what will become a record-breaking 10-week run. The film becomes MGM's highest-grossing film of the 1940s. At the 15th Academy Awards, ''Mrs. Miniver'' wins six awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (for

William Wyler William Wyler (; born Willi Wyler (); July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a Swiss-German-American film director and producer who won the Academy Award for Best Director three times, those being for '' Mrs. Miniver'' (1942), '' The Best Years o ...

Best Actress Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress aw ...

(for

) and Best Supporting Actress (for Teresa Wright). * August 8 –

Walt Disney Walter Elias Disney (; December 5, 1901December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film p ...

's animated film ''

Bambi ''Bambi'' is a 1942 American animated drama film directed by David Hand (supervising a team of sequence directors), produced by Walt Disney and based on the 1923 book ''Bambi, a Life in the Woods'' by Austrian author and hunter Felix Salten ...

'' opens in United Kingdom. * November 11 – '' Road to Morocco'', starring

Bob Hope Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was a British-American comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer and dancer. With a career that spanned nearly 80 years, Hope appeared in more than 70 short and feature films, with ...

Bing Crosby Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, musician and actor. The first multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwide. He was a ...

, and

Dorothy Lamour Dorothy Lamour (born Mary Leta Dorothy Slaton; December 10, 1914 – September 22, 1996) was an American actress and singer. She is best remembered for having appeared in the '' Road to...'' movies, a series of successful comedies starring Bing ...

, premieres. * November 26 – The film ''

'' premieres at the Hollywood Theatre in New York City. Released nationally in the United States on January 23, 1943, it becomes one of the top-grossing pictures of 1943 and goes on to win the Best Picture and Best Director awards at the

16th Academy Awards The 16th Academy Awards were held on March 2, 1944, to honor the films of 1943. This was the first Oscar ceremony held at a large public venue, Grauman's Chinese Theatre. The ceremony was broadcast locally on KFWB, and internationally by CBS ...

Academy Awards

* Best Picture: '' Mrs. Miniver'' –

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and abbreviated as MGM, is an American film, television production, distribution and media company owned by amazon (company), Amazon through MGM Holdings, founded o ...

* Best Director:

– '' Mrs. Miniver'' *

Best Actor Best Actor is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actors in a film, television series, television film or play. The term most often refers to the ...

James Cagney James Francis Cagney Jr. (; July 17, 1899March 30, 1986) was an American actor, dancer and film director. On stage and in film, Cagney was known for his consistently energetic performances, distinctive vocal style, and deadpan comic timing. He ...

– ''

Yankee Doodle Dandy ''Yankee Doodle Dandy'' is a 1942 American biographical musical film about George M. Cohan, known as "The Man Who Owned Broadway". It stars James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, and Richard Whorf, and features Irene Manning, George To ...

'' *

– '' Mrs. Miniver'' * Best Supporting Actor:

Van Heflin Emmett Evan "Van" Heflin Jr. (December 13, 1908 – July 23, 1971) was an American theatre, radio and film actor. He played mostly character parts over the course of his film career, but during the 1940s had a string of roles as a leading man. H ...

– '' Johnny Eager'' * Best Supporting Actress: Teresa Wright – '' Mrs. Miniver'' * Special Academy Award: ''

In Which We Serve ''In Which We Serve'' is a 1942 British patriotic war film directed by Noël Coward and David Lean. It was made during the Second World War with the assistance of the Ministry of Information (United Kingdom), Ministry of Information. The scree ...

1942 film releases

U.S.A unless stated

January–March

*January 1942 **1 January ***''

The Man Who Came to Dinner ''The Man Who Came to Dinner'' is a comedy play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. It debuted on October 16, 1939, at the Music Box Theatre in New York City, where it ran until 1941, closing after 739 performances. It then enjoyed a number of N ...

'' **6 January ***'' Blue, White and Perfect'' **8 January ***'' The Black Sheep of Whitehall'' ( GB) **10 January ***'' All Through the Night'' **18 January ***''

Babes on Broadway ''Babes on Broadway'' is a 1941 American musical film starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland and directed by Busby Berkeley, with Vincente Minnelli directing Garland's big solo numbers. The film, which features Fay Bainter and Virginia Weidler, ...

'' **19 January ***'' The Big Blockade'' **23 January ***''

O Pátio das Cantigas ''O Pátio das Cantigas'' (in English, ''The Courtyard of Songs'') is a Portuguese film from 1942, directed by Francisco Ribeiro, "Ribeirinho", that takes place in a typical Lisbon neighbourhood during the Popular Saints festivals, through a maz ...

'' (

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of th ...

) **24 January ***'' The Fleet's In'' **29 January ***'' Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake'' *February 1942 **2 February ***''

Kings Row ''Kings Row'' is a 1942 film starring Ann Sheridan, Robert Cummings, Ronald Reagan and Betty Field that tells a story of young people growing up in a small American town at the turn of the twentieth century. The picture was directed by Sam Wood ...

'' **6 February ***''

Valley of the Sun A valley is an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains, which will typically contain a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers or streams over ...

'' **16 February ***''

The Man Who Wanted to Kill Himself ''Man Who Wanted to Kill Himself'' ( es, El hombre que se quiso matar) is a 1942 Spanish comedy film directed by Rafael Gil and starring Antonio Casal and Rosita Yarza. It is based on a short story by Wenceslao Fernández Flórez. It was remade in ...

'' (

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , ...

) **19 February ***''

To Be or Not to Be To Be or Not to Be may refer to: * ''To be, or not to be'', the soliloquy from ''Hamlet''. Films and TV, theatre and books * ''To Be or Not to Be'' (1942 film), directed by Ernst Lubitsch * ''To Be or Not to Be'' (1983 film), a remake produced ...

'' ***'' Woman of the Year'' **20 February ***'' Ride 'Em Cowboy'' ***'' Roxie Hart'' **21 February ***''

Captains of the Clouds ''Captains of the Clouds'' ( ''Shadows of Their Wings'') is a 1942 American war film in Technicolor, directed by Michael Curtiz and starring James Cagney. It was produced by William Cagney (Cagney's brother), with Hal B. Wallis as executive p ...

'' *March 1942 **3 March ***''

The Great King ''The Great King'' (german: Der große König) is a 1942 German drama film directed by Veit Harlan and starring Otto Gebühr. It depicts the life of Frederick the Great, who ruled Prussia from 1740 to 1786. It received the rare "Film of the Nat ...

'' (

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwee ...

) **7 March ***'' Bullet Scars'' **10 March ***'' Un Garibaldino al Convento'' (Italy) **11 March ***'' Rio Rita'' **13 March ***'' The Ghost of Frankenstein'' ***'' Song of the Islands'' **18 March ***'' Reap the Wild Wind'' **20 March ***''

Rings on Her Fingers ''Rings on Her Fingers'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Rouben Mamoulian and starring Henry Fonda and Gene Tierney. The screenplay concerns a poor man who gets mistaken for a millionaire and is swindled out of his life savings. Plot ...

'' **21 March ***''

This Was Paris ''This Was Paris'' is a 1942 British Second World War spy film directed by John Harlow and starring Ann Dvorak, Ben Lyon and Griffith Jones. It was shot at Teddington Studios. Plot British Captain Bill Hamilton meets and is attracted to Ame ...

'' ( GB) **27 March ***''

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine ''The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine'' is a 1942 American comedy crime film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring Dennis O'Keefe, Ruth Terry, and Gloria Dickson. The film is also known as ''Unforgotten Crime'' (American TV title) and ''Find Jimmy ...

April–June

*April 1942 **1 April ***'' There Was a Father'' (

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...

) **2 April ***'' Alias Boston Blackie'' ***'' My Favorite Blonde'' **3 April ***'' Jungle Book'' **4 April ***'' The Male Animal'' **19 April ***''

Hatter's Castle ''Hatter's Castle'' (1931) is the first novel of author A. J. Cronin. The story is set in 1879, in the fictional town of Levenford, on the Firth of Clyde. The plot revolves around many characters and has many subplots, all of which relate to t ...

'' ( GB) **22 April ***'' Saboteur'' **24 April ***'' Larceny, Inc.'' **29 April ***'' The Great Man's Lady'' **30 April ***'' My Gal Sal'' *May 1942 **8 May ***'' The Corpse Vanishes'' ***''

In This Our Life ''In This Our Life'' is a 1942 American drama film, the second to be directed by John Huston. The screenplay by Howard Koch is based on the 1941 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same title by Ellen Glasgow. The cast included the establishe ...

'' ***'' The Spoilers'' **12 May ***'' This Above All'' **13 May ***''

This Gun for Hire ''This Gun for Hire'' is a 1942 American film noir crime film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Veronica Lake, Robert Preston (actor), Robert Preston, Laird Cregar, and Alan Ladd. It is based on the 1936 novel ''A Gun for Sale'' by Graham Gr ...

'' **21 May ***'' Pacific Rendezvous'' ***''

Tortilla Flat ''Tortilla Flat'' (1935) is an early John Steinbeck novel set in Monterey, California. The novel was the author's first clear critical and commercial success. The book portrays a group of 'paisanos'—literally, countrymen—a small band of er ...

'' **22 May ***''

Syncopation In music, syncopation is a variety of rhythms played together to make a piece of music, making part or all of a tune or piece of music off-beat. More simply, syncopation is "a disturbance or interruption of the regular flow of rhythm": a "place ...

'' **29 May ***''

The Falcon Takes Over ''The Falcon Takes Over'' (also known as ''The Falcon Steps Out''), is a 1942 black-and-white mystery film directed by Irving Reis. The B film was the third, following '' The Gay Falcon'' and '' A Date with the Falcon'' (1941), to star George ...

'' ***'' Miss Annie Rooney'' ***''

'' **31 May ***'' In Old California'' *June 1942 **13 June ***'' The Big Shot'' ***'' Flying Fortress'' ( GB) ***'' Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die'' **15 June ***'' The Next of Kin'' ( GB) **16 June ***'' Eagle Squadron'' **22 June ***'' The Foreman Went to France''( GB) **26 June ***''

Ten Gentlemen from West Point ''Ten Gentlemen from West Point'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring George Montgomery, Maureen O'Hara and John Sutton. Its cinematography was nominated for an Academy Award in 1943. George Montgomery replac ...

'' ***'' There's One Born Every Minute'' **27 June ***'' One of Our Aircraft is Missing''

July–September

*July 1942 **2 July ***''

Sons of the Pioneers The Sons of the Pioneers are one of the United States' earliest Western singing groups. Known for their vocal performances, their musicianship, and their songwriting, they produced innovative recordings that have inspired many Western music perf ...

'' **8 July ***''

The Murderer Lives at Number 21 ''The Murderer Lives at Number 21'' (french: L'Assassin habite au 21) is a 1942 French comedy thriller film by director Henri-Georges Clouzot. Adapted by Belgian writer Stanislas-André Steeman and Clouzot from Steeman's 1939 book of the same t ...

'' (

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

) **9 July ***'' I Married an Angel'' **10 July ***''

The Magnificent Ambersons ''The Magnificent Ambersons'' is a 1918 novel by Booth Tarkington, the second in his ''Growth'' trilogy after ''The Turmoil'' (1915) and before ''The Midlander'' (1923, retitled ''National Avenue'' in 1927). It won the Pulitzer Prize for ficti ...

'' **16 July ***'' Her Cardboard Lover'' **22 July ***'' Mrs. Miniver'' **29 July ***''

The Kids Grow Up ''The Kids Grow Up'' ( es, Los chicos crecen) is a 1942 Argentine film directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen and starring Arturo García Buhr, Santiago Gómez Cou and María Duval. At the 1943 Argentine Film Critics Association Awards, Arturo Gar ...

'' (

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest ...

) **31 July ***''

Invisible Agent ''Invisible Agent'' is a 1942 American action and spy film directed by Edwin L. Marin with a screenplay written by Curt Siodmak. The invisible agent is played by Jon Hall, with Peter Lorre and Sir Cedric Hardwicke as members of the Axis, and ...

'' *August 1942 **4 August ***''

Holiday Inn Holiday Inn is an American chain of hotels based in Atlanta, Georgia. and a brand of IHG Hotels & Resorts. The chain was founded in 1952 by Kemmons Wilson, who opened the first location in Memphis, Tennessee that year. The chain was a division ...

'' **5 August ***''

Tales of Manhattan ''Tales of Manhattan'' is a 1942 American anthology film directed by Julien Duvivier. Thirteen writers, including Ben Hecht, Alan Campbell, Ferenc Molnár, Samuel Hoffenstein, and Donald Ogden Stewart, worked on the six stories in this film. Ba ...

'' **7 August ***'' A-Haunting We Will Go'' ***'' Pardon My Sarong'' **10 August ***''

Alibi An alibi (from the Latin, '' alibī'', meaning "somewhere else") is a statement by a person, who is a possible perpetrator of a crime, of where they were at the time a particular offence was committed, which is somewhere other than where the crim ...

'' ( GB) **18 August ***''

Pride of the Yankees ''The Pride of the Yankees'' is a 1942 American film produced by Samuel Goldwyn, directed by Sam Wood, and starring Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, and Walter Brennan. It is a tribute to the legendary New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig, who die ...

'' **20 August ***'' The Talk of the Town'' **21 August ***''

'' ***''

The Pied Piper The Pied Piper of Hamelin (german: der Rattenfänger von Hameln, also known as the Pan Piper or the Rat-Catcher of Hamelin) is the title character of a legend from the town of Hamelin (Hameln), Lower Saxony, Germany. The legend dates back t ...

'' **24 August ***'' Uncensored'' ( GB) **25 August ***''

Attack on Baku ''Attack on Baku'' (german: Anschlag auf Baku) is a 1942 German thriller film directed by Fritz Kirchhoff and starring Willy Fritsch, René Deltgen, and Fritz Kampers. The film was intended as Anglophobia, anti-British propaganda during the Secon ...

'' (

) **27 August ***'' Somewhere I'll Find You'' **28 August ***'' The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe'' **31 August ***'' A Pistol Shot'' *September 1942 ***''

A Yank at Eton ''A Yank at Eton'' is an American comedy-drama film directed by Norman Taurog for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and starring Mickey Rooney, Ian Hunter, and Peter Lawford. Released in 1942, it is a kind of junior thematic sequel to MGM's British-made ...

'' **4 September ***''

Across the Pacific ''Across the Pacific'' is a 1942 American spy film set on the eve of the entry of the United States into World War II. It was directed first by John Huston, then by Vincent Sherman after Huston joined the United States Army Signal Corps. It sta ...

'' ***''

The Big Street ''The Big Street'' is a 1942 American drama film starring Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball, based on the 1940 short story "Little Pinks" by Damon Runyon, who also produced it. It was directed by Irving Reis from a screenplay by Leonard Spigelgass. ...

'' **14 September ***''

The First of the Few ''The First of the Few'' (US title ''Spitfire'') is a 1942 British black-and-white biographical film produced and directed by Leslie Howard, who stars as R. J. Mitchell, the designer of the Supermarine Spitfire fighter aircraft. David Niven co ...

'' ( GB) **15 September ***'' Ala-Arriba!'' (

) **16 September ***'' The Major and the Minor'' **17 September ***''

'' ( GB) **18 September ***'' Kokoda Front Line!'' (

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by ...

) ***''

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror ''Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror'' is a 1942 American mystery thriller film based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes detective stories. The film combines elements of Doyle's short story " His Last Bow", to which it is credited ...

'' **21 September ***'' The Young Mr. Pitt'' ( GB) **23 September ***''

Wake Island Wake Island ( mh, Ānen Kio, translation=island of the kio flower; also known as Wake Atoll) is a coral atoll in the western Pacific Ocean in the northeastern area of the Micronesia subregion, east of Guam, west of Honolulu, southeast of T ...

'' **25 September ***'' Desperate Journey''

October–December

*October 1942 **8 October ***''

Flying Tigers The First American Volunteer Group (AVG) of the Republic of China Air Force, nicknamed the Flying Tigers, was formed to help oppose the Japanese invasion of China. Operating in 1941–1942, it was composed of pilots from the United States ...

'' **16 October ***'' Eyes in the Night'' **23 October ***''

The Glass Key ''The Glass Key'' is a novel by American writer Dashiell Hammett. First published as a serial in '' Black Mask'' magazine in 1930, it then was collected in 1931 (in London; the American edition followed 3 months later). It tells the story of a ga ...

'' ***''

The Mummy's Tomb ''The Mummy's Tomb'' is a 1942 American horror film directed by Harold Young and starring Lon Chaney Jr. as Kharis the mummy. Taking place 30 years after the events of '' The Mummy's Hand'', where Andoheb (George Zucco) has survived and plans re ...

'' **24 October ***'' Northwest Rangers'' **30 October ***''

I Married a Witch ''I Married a Witch'' is a 1942 American fantasy romantic comedy film, directed by René Clair, and starring Veronica Lake as a witch whose plan for revenge goes comically awry, with Fredric March as her foil. The film also features Robert Benchl ...

'' **31 October ***''

Now, Voyager ''Now, Voyager'' is a 1942 American drama film starring Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, and Claude Rains, and directed by Irving Rapper. The screenplay by Casey Robinson is based on the 1941 novel of the same name by Olive Higgins Prouty. Prouty ...

'' *November 1942 **6 November ***'' Springtime in the Rockies'' ***'' Who Done It?'' **9 November ***''

The Great Mr. Handel ''The Great Mr. Handel'' is a 1942 British Technicolor historical film directed by Norman Walker and starring Wilfrid Lawson, Elizabeth Allan and Malcolm Keen. The film is a biopic of the 18th-century German-British composer Georg Friedrich H� ...

'' (GB) **10 November ***'' Road to Morocco'' **19 November ***'' You Were Never Lovelier'' **20 November ***''

The Gaucho War ''The Gaucho War'' (''La guerra gaucha'') is a 1942 Argentine historical drama and epic film directed by Lucas Demare and starring Enrique Muiño, Francisco Petrone, Ángel Magaña, and Amelia Bence. The film's script, written by Homero Manz ...

'' (

) ***'' 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge'' **25 November ***'' Gentleman Jim'' **26 November ***'' For Me and My Gal'' **27 November ***'' The Undying Monster'' **28 November ***''

George Washington Slept Here ''George Washington Slept Here'' is a 1942 comedy film starring Jack Benny, Ann Sheridan, Charles Coburn, Percy Kilbride, and Hattie McDaniel. It was based on the 1940 play of the same name by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, adapted by Everet ...

'' *December 1942 **4 December ***'' The Black Swan'' ***'' Thunder Rock'' ( GB) **5 December ***'' Whom the Gods Love'' (Germany-Austria) **6 December ***'' Cat People'' **7 December ***'' Went the Day Well?'' ( GB) **9 December ***'' Johnny Eager'' **11 December ***'' American Empire'' ***''

Pittsburgh Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...

'' **17 December ***'' Random Harvest'' **18 December ***''

Aniki-Bóbó ''Aniki-Bóbó'' is a 1942 Portuguese film directed by Manoel de Oliveira. It is his first feature-length film. The actors are mostly children from Oliveira's hometown, Porto. The script was adapted by Manoel de Oliveira from a short story by Jo ...

'' (

) ***'' The Great Impersonation'' **23 December ***'' Four Steps in the Clouds'' (

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

) **24 December ***'' Time to Kill'' **25 December ***''

Arabian Nights ''One Thousand and One Nights'' ( ar, أَلْفُ لَيْلَةٍ وَلَيْلَةٌ, italic=yes, ) is a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age. It is often known in English as the ''Arabian ...

'' ***'' Reunion in France'' **30 December ***'' Commandos Strike at Dawn''

Notable films released in 1942

U.S.A unless stated

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'', starring

Humphrey Bogart Humphrey DeForest Bogart (; December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957), nicknamed Bogie, was an American film and stage actor. His performances in Classical Hollywood cinema films made him an American cultural icon. In 1999, the American Film In ...

and

Mary Astor Mary Astor (born Lucile Vasconcellos Langhanke; May 3, 1906 – September 25, 1987) was an American actress. Although her career spanned several decades, she may be best remembered for her performance as Brigid O'Shaughnessy in '' The Maltese ...

*''

'', starring

Dennis O'Keefe Dennis O'Keefe (born Edward Vanes Flanagan, Jr., March 29, 1908 – August 31, 1968) was an American actor and writer. Early years Born in Fort Madison, Iowa, O'Keefe was the son of Edward Flanagan and Charlotte Flanagan, Irish vaudevill ...

and

Ruth Terry Ruth Mae Terry (born Ruth Mae McMahon, October 21, 1920 – March 11, 2016) was an American singer and actress in film and television from the 1930s to the 1960s. She claimed her stage name came from Walter Winchell, who combined the names ...

*'' A-Haunting We Will Go'', starring

Laurel and Hardy Laurel and Hardy were a British-American comedy duo act during the early Classical Hollywood era of American cinema, consisting of Englishman Stan Laurel (1890–1965) and American Oliver Hardy (1892–1957). Starting their career as a duo in t ...

*'' Ala-Arriba!'' – (

) *'' Alias Boston Blackie'', Starring

Chester Morris John Chester Brooks Morris (February 16, 1901 – September 11, 1970) was an American stage, film, television, and radio actor. He had some prestigious film roles early in his career, and received an Academy Award nomination for ''Alibi'' ( ...

Adele Mara Adele Mara (born Adelaida Delgado; April 28, 1923 – May 7, 2010) was an American actress, singer, and dancer, who appeared in films during the 1940s and 1950s and on television in the 1950s and 1960s. Early years Mara was born in Highland P ...

, and Richard Lane *''

'', starring

Margaret Lockwood Margaret Mary Day Lockwood, CBE (15 September 1916 – 15 July 1990), was an English actress. One of Britain's most popular film stars of the 1930s and 1940s, her film appearances included ''The Lady Vanishes'' (1938), ''Night Train to Munich' ...

and

James Mason James Neville Mason (; 15 May 190927 July 1984) was an English actor. He achieved considerable success in British cinema before becoming a star in Hollywood. He was the top box-office attraction in the UK in 1944 and 1945; his British films inc ...

– ( GB) *'' All Through the Night'', starring

*'' American Empire'', starring

Richard Dix Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stron ...

*''

Andy Hardy's Double Life ''Andy Hardy's Double Life'' is a 1942 comedy film directed by George B. Seitz. It was the thirteenth installment of MGM's enormously popular Andy Hardy film series starring Mickey Rooney as the title character. It was the feature film debut o ...

'', starring Lewis Stone,

Mickey Rooney Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule Jr.; other pseudonym Mickey Maguire; September 23, 1920 – April 6, 2014) was an American actor. In a career spanning nine decades, he appeared in more than 300 films and was among the last surviving stars of the ...

Cecilia Parker Cecilia Parker (April 26, 1914 – July 25, 1993) was a Canadian-born American film actress. She was best known for portraying Marian Hardy, the sister of Andy Hardy in eleven of the Andy Hardy film series. Early life and career Cecilia ...

, Fay Holden *''

'' – (

) *''

'', starring Sabu, Jon Hall,

Maria Montez María África Gracia Vidal (6 June 1912 – 7 September 1951), known professionally as Maria Montez, was a Dominican motion picture actress who gained fame and popularity in the 1940s starring in a series of filmed-in-Technicolor costume ...

*''

'', starring

Willy Fritsch Willy Fritsch (27 January 1901 – 13 July 1973) was a German theater and film actor, a popular leading man and character actor from the silent-film era to the early 1960s. Biography Early life He was born Wilhelm Egon Fritz Fritsch, the only s ...

René Deltgen Renatus Heinrich Deltgen born 30 April 1909 in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg; died 29 January 1979 in Cologne, West Germany) was a Luxembourgian stage and film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performan ...

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)

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Mexico Mexico (Spanish language, Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a List of sovereign states, country in the southern portion of North America. It is borders of Mexico, bordered to the north by the United States; to the so ...

) *''

'', directed by David Hand, starring Bobby Stewart, Donnie Dunagan,

Hardie Albright Hardie Hunter Albright (born Hardie Hunter Albrecht; December 16, 1903 – December 7, 1975) was an American actor. Early years Albright was born on December 16, 1903, in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, to traveling vaudeville performers. He made his ...

and John Sutherland *'' Basant'', directed by Amiya Chakravorty and starring

Madhubala Madhubala (born Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi; 14 February 1933 – 23 February 1969) was an Indian actress and producer who worked in Hindi-language films. She ranked as one of the highest-paid entertainers in India in the post-independence era ...

and Mumtaz Shanti – (India) *''The Battle of Midway'', documentary directed by John Ford *'' The Big Blockade'', starring Leslie Banks, Michael Redgrave and Will Hay – (British films of 1940, UK) *'' The Big Shot'', starring

*''

'', starring Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball *'' The Black Sheep of Whitehall'', starring Will Hay and John Mills – ( GB) *'' The Black Swan'', starring Tyrone Power *'' Blue, White and Perfect'', starring Lloyd Nolan *'' Bullet Scars'', starring Regis Toomey

C

*''

'', starring

*''

'', directed by Michael Curtiz (16th Academy Awards, Oscar winner), starring

, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Peter Lorre, Claude Rains *'' Cat People'', starring Simone Simon and Tom Conway *'' Commandos Strike at Dawn'', starring Paul Muni *'' The Corpse Vanishes'', starring Bela Lugosi *''The Courtship of Andy Hardy'', starring Lewis Stone,

, Fay Holden

D

*''Afsporet, Derailed'' (Afsporet) – (Danish films of the 1940s, Denmark) *'' Desperate Journey'', starring Errol Flynn and Ronald Reagan *''The Devil's Envoys'' (Les Visiteurs du Soir), directed by Marcel Carné, starring Arletty – (

)

E

*'' Eagle Squadron'', directed by Arthur Lubin *''Escape from Hong Kong'', starring Marjorie Lord *'' Eyes in the Night'', directed by Fred Zinneman, starring Edward Arnold (actor), Edward Arnold, Ann Harding, Donna Reed

F

*''

'', starring George Sanders *''

'', directed by Leslie Howard (actor), Leslie Howard, starring Howard and David Niven – ( GB) *'' The Fleet's In'', starring

and William Holden *'' Flying Fortress'', starring Richard Greene (GB) *''

'', starring John Wayne *'' The Foreman Went to France'', starring Clifford Evans (actor), Clifford Evans and Tommy Trinder – ( GB) *'' For Me and My Gal'', starring Judy Garland and Gene Kelly *'' Four Steps in the Clouds'' (Quattro passi fra le nuvole) – (

)

G

*'' Un Garibaldino al Convento'', directed by Vittorio De Sica – (Italy) *''

'' (La guerra gaucha) – (

) *'' Gentleman Jim'', a biopic of boxer James J. Corbett, starring Errol Flynn *''

'', starring Jack Benny *'' The Ghost of Frankenstein'' starring Lon Chaney Jr. *''

'', starring Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake *''The Goose Steps Out'', starring Will Hay – ( GB) *'' The Great Impersonation'', directed by John Rawlins (director), John Rawlins, starring Ralph Bellamy *''

'' (Der große König) – (

) *'' The Great Man's Lady'', directed by William A. Wellman, and starring Barbara Stanwyck *''

'', directed by Norman Walker (director), Norman Walker, starring Wilfrid Lawson (actor), Wilfrid Lawson (GB)

H

*''

'', starring Robert Newton, Deborah Kerr,

– ( GB) *'' Her Cardboard Lover'', starring Robert Taylor (American actor), Robert Taylor and Norma Shearer *''

'', starring

and Fred Astaire *''Historia de un gran amor'' (A Great Love Story) – (

)

I

*'' I Married an Angel'', starring Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald *''

'', starring Veronica Lake and Fredric March *''Ibn El-balad'', directed by Stephan Rosti, starring Mahmoud Zulfikar and Aziza Amir – (List of Egyptian films of 1942, Egypt) *'' In Old California'', starring John Wayne *''

'', starring Bette Davis and Olivia de Havilland *''

'', directed by David Lean and Noël Coward, starring Coward and John Mills – ( GB) *''

'', starring Jon Hall

J

*''Jackass Mail'', starring Wallace Beery and Marjorie Main *'' Johnny Eager'', starring Robert Taylor (American actor), Robert Taylor and Lana Turner *'' Jungle Book'', directed by Zoltan Korda, starring Sabu

K

*''Kid Glove Killer'', the directorial debut of Fred Zinnemann *''

'' (Los Chicos crecen) – (

) *''

'', starring Ann Sheridan, Ronald Reagan, Claude Rains *'' Kokoda Front Line!'', an Academy Award winning documentary film – (

)

L

*'' Larceny, Inc.'', starring Edward G. Robinson, Jane Wyman, Broderick Crawford *''Listen to Britain'', propaganda film directed by Humphrey Jennings – ( GB) *'' The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe'', starring Linda Darnell

M

*''

'', directed by Orson Welles, starring Joseph Cotten and Dolores Costello *'' The Major and the Minor'', directed by Billy Wilder, starring Ginger Rogers and Ray Milland *'' The Male Animal'', starring Henry Fonda and Olivia de Havilland *''

'', starring Bette Davis, Monty Woolley, Jimmy Durante *''

'' (El hombre que se quiso matar) – (

) *'' Miss Annie Rooney'', starring Shirley Temple *''Moontide'', starring Jean Gabin and Ida Lupino *'' Mrs. Miniver'', directed by

, starring

and Walter Pidgeon *''

'', starring Lon Chaney Jr. *''

'' (L'Assassin habite au 21), directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, starring Pierre Fresnay – (

) *'' My Favorite Blonde'', starring

and Madeleine Carroll *'' My Gal Sal'', starring Rita Hayworth *''My Sister Eileen'', starring Rosalind Russell

N

*'' 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge'', starring East Side Kids, The East Side Kids *'' The Next of Kin'', starring Mervyn Johns – ( GB) *'' Northwest Rangers'' *''

'', starring Bette Davis and Paul Henreid

O

*'' One of Our Aircraft is Missing'', directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger – ( GB) *''Overland Mail (film), Overland Mail'', starring Lon Chaney, Jr., Noah Beery, Jr., Noah Beery, Sr.

P

*'' Pacific Rendezvous'', starring Lee Bowman *''The Palm Beach Story'', directed by Preston Sturges, starring Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea, Rudy Vallée *''Panama Hattie (film), Panama Hattie'', starring Ann Sothern and Lena Horne *'' Pardon My Sarong'', starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello *''

'' (The Courtyard of Songs) – (

) *''People of the Mountains'', directed by István Szőts – (List of Hungarian films 1901–1947#1940s, Hungary) *''

'', starring Monty Woolley and Roddy McDowall *'' A Pistol Shot'', starring Assia Noris, Fosco Giachetti (Italy) *''

'', starring John Wayne, Marlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott, Shemp Howard *''The Pride of the Yankees'', starring Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, Walter Brennan, Babe Ruth

R

*'' Random Harvest'', starring Ronald Colman and

*'' Reap the Wild Wind'', starring John Wayne, Paulette Goddard, Ray Milland *'' Reunion in France'', starring Joan Crawford *'' Ride 'Em Cowboy'', starring Abbott and Costello *''

'', starring Henry Fonda and Gene Tierney *'' Rio Rita'', starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello *'' Road to Morocco'', starring

*''El Peñón de las Ánimas, The Rock of the Souls'' (El Peñón de las Ánimas) – (

) *''Roti (1942 film), Roti'' (Bread) – (List of Bollywood films of 1942, India) *'' Roxie Hart'', starring Ginger Rogers

S

*'' Saboteur'', directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Priscilla Lane and Robert Cummings *''Saludos Amigos'', a

animated film starring Donald Duck and Goofy (released in South America in 1942 and in the U.S. in 1943) * ''Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon'' - directed by Roy William Neill, starring Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Watson, co-starring Lionel Atwill as Moriarty * ''

'' - directed by John Rawlins, starring Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Watson, also featuring Evelyn Ankers and Henry Daniell *'' Somewhere I'll Find You'', starring Clark Gable and Lana Turner *'' Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake'', starring Tyrone Power and Gene Tierney *'' Song of the Islands'', a Darryl F. Zanuck production starring Betty Grable and Victor Mature *''Sons of the Pioneers (1942 film), Sons of the Pioneers'', starring Roy Rogers and George 'Gabby' Hayes *'' The Spoilers'', starring Marlene Dietrich and John Wayne *'' Springtime in the Rockies'', starring Betty Grable, John Payne (actor), John Payne, Carmen Miranda and Cesar Romero *''Star Spangled Rhythm'', featuring an all-star cast *''Sweater Girl (film), Sweater Girl'', starring Eddie Bracken, June Preisser, and Betty Jane Rhodes *''

'', starring Adolphe Menjou

T

*''

'', directed by Julien Duvivier with an all-star cast *'' The Talk of the Town'', starring Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Ronald Colman *''Tarzan's New York Adventure'', starring Johnny Weissmuller *''

'', starring George Montgomery (actor), George Montgomery and Maureen O'Hara *''Tennessee Johnson'', starring

and Ruth Hussey *'' There Was a Father'' (chichi ariki), directed by Yasujirō Ozu (

) *'' There's One Born Every Minute'', starring Hugh Herbert and Peggy Moran *'' This Above All'', starring Tyrone Power *''

'', starring Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd *''

'', starring Ann Dvorak – ( GB) *'' Time to Kill'', starring Lloyd Nolan *'' Thunder Rock'', starring Michael Redgrave and

– ( GB) *''

'', directed by Ernst Lubitsch, starring Jack Benny and (in her last film)

*'' Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die'', starring

*''

'', starring Spencer Tracy, Hedy Lamarr, John Garfield

U

*'' Uncensored'', directed by Anthony Asquith – ( GB) *'' The Undying Monster'', starring James Ellison (actor), James Ellison

V

*''Valentin the Good'' (Valentin Dobrotivý), directed by Martin Frič – (Czech films of the 1940s, Czechoslovakia) *''

'', starring Lucille Ball and James Craig (actor), James Craig

W

*''

'', starring Brian Donlevy and Robert Preston (actor), Robert Preston *'' Went the Day Well?'', directed by Alberto Cavalcanti, Cavalcanti, starring Leslie Banks and Mervyn Johns – ( GB) *'' Who Done It?'', starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello *'' Whom the Gods Love'', directed by Karl Hartl (Germany-Austria) *'' Woman of the Year'', starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn

Y

*''

'', starring

*''

'', starring

*'' The Young Mr. Pitt'', directed by Carol Reed, starring Robert Donat – biopic of William Pitt the Younger – ( GB) *'' You Were Never Lovelier'', starring Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth

Serials

*''Captain Midnight (serial), Captain Midnight'', starring Dave O'Brien (actor), Dave O'Brien, directed by James W. Horne *''Don Winslow of the Navy'' *''Gang Busters (serial), Gang Busters'' *''Junior G-Men of the Air'', starring the Dead End Kids *''King of the Mounties'', starring Allan Lane, directed by William Witney *''Overland Mail (film), Overland Mail'' *''Perils of Nyoka'', starring Kay Aldridge & Clayton Moore, directed by William Witney *''Perils of the Royal Mounted'', directed by James W. Horne *''The Secret Code (serial), The Secret Code'', directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet *''Spy Smasher (serial), Spy Smasher'', starring Kane Richmond, directed by William Witney *''The Valley of Vanishing Men'', directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet

Short film series

*''

'' (1921 in film, 1921–1943 in film, 1943) *''Our Gang'' (1922 in film, 1922–1944 in film, 1944) *''The Three Stooges'' (1934 in film, 1934–1959 in film, 1959)

Animated short film series

*''Mickey Mouse'' (1928 in film, 1928–1953 in film, 1953) *''Looney Tunes'' (1930 in film, 1930–1969 in film, 1969) *''Terrytoons'' (1930 in film, 1930–1964 in film, 1964) *''Merrie Melodies'' (1931 in film, 1931–1969 in film, 1969) *''Scrappy'' (1931 in film, 1931–1941 in film, 1941) *''Popeye'' (1933 in film, 1933–1957 in film, 1957) *''Color Rhapsodies'' (1934 in film, 1934–1949 in film, 1949) *''Donald Duck'' (1937 in film, 1937–1956 in film, 1956) *''Pluto (Disney), Pluto'' (1937 in film, 1937–1951 in film, 1951) *''Walter Lantz Cartune (also known as New Universal Cartoons or Cartune Comedies)'' (1938 in film, 1938-1942) *''Goofy'' (1939 in film, 1939–1955 in film, 1955) *''Andy Panda'' (1939 in film, 1939–1949 in film, 1949) *''Tom and Jerry'' (1940 in film, 1940–1958 in film, 1958) *''Woody Woodpecker'' (1941 in film, 1941–1949 in film, 1949) *''Swing Symphonies'' (1941 in film, 1941–1945 in film, 1945) *''The Fox and the Crow (animated characters), The Fox and the Crow'' (1941 in film, 1941–1950 in film, 1950)

Births

*January 3 – John Thaw, English actor (d. 2002) *January 7 - Danny Steinmann, American director (d. 2012) *January 8 – Yvette Mimieux, American actress (d. 2022) *January 10 – Walter Hill (director), Walter Hill, American director, producer and screenwriter *January 11 - Joel Zwick, American director *January 19 – Michael Crawford, English actor and singer *January 21 - Michael G. Wilson, American-British screenwriter and producer *January 27 - John Witherspoon (actor), American actor and comedian (d. 2019) *January 31 – Daniela Bianchi, Italian actress *February 1 **Bibi Besch, Austrian-American actress (d. 1996) **Terry Jones, Welsh comedic actor, director and screenwriter (d. 2020) *February 8 – Robert Klein, American actor and comedian *February 9 **Marianna Hill, retired American actress **Ada Lundver, Estonian actress and singer (d. 2011) *February 13 - Carol Lynley, American actress, child model (died 2019 in film, 2019) *February 14 - Andrew Robinson (actor), Andrew Robinson, American character actor *February 21 – Margarethe von Trotta, German director *March 9 - Ralph Peduto, American actor, playwright, writer and director (died 2014) *March 15 - Molly Peters, English actress and model (died 2017) *March 25 – Richard O'Brien, English actor and writer *March 27 **Art Evans (actor), American actor **Michael York, English actor *March 28 – Mike Newell (director), Mike Newell, English director and producer *March 30 - Kenneth Welsh, Canadian actor (died 2022) *April 2 - Roshan Seth, British-Indian actor, writer and director *April 3 – Marsha Mason, American actress *April 6 – Barry Levinson, American director, producer and screenwriter *April 11 - Matthew Walker (Canadian actor), English-Canadian actor *April 17 - David Bradley (English actor), David Bradley, English actor *April 23 – Sandra Dee, American actress (d. 2005) *April 24 – Barbra Streisand, American actress, singer, director and producer *April 27 - John Shrapnel, English actor (d. 2020) *May 19 - Flemming Quist Møller, Danish director, cartoonist, screenwriter and actor (d. 2022) *May 29 - Kevin Conway (actor), American actor and director (d. 2020) *June 7 - Elizabeth Counsell, English actress *June 18 **Roger Ebert, American film critic of the ''Chicago Sun Times'' (d. 2013) **Paul McCartney, English musician and composer (The Beatles) *June 29 - Tony Vogel, English actor (d. 2015) *July 1 – Geneviève Bujold, Canadian actress *July 9 – Richard Roundtree, American actor *July 10 - Tam White, Scottish musician and actor (d. 2010) *July 13 – Harrison Ford, American actor and producer *July 22 - Anthony James (actor), American character actor (d. 2020) *July 23 - Allen Danziger, American former actor *July 24 – Chris Sarandon, American actor *July 29 - Tony Sirico, American actor (d. 2022) *August 1 - Giancarlo Giannini, Italian actor, director and screenwriter *August 4 - Don S. Davis, American character actor (d. 2008) *August 7 – Tobin Bell, actor *August 18 - Lauro António, Portuguese director (d. 2022) *August 19 - Fred Thompson, American politician, attorney, actor and radio personality (d. 2015) *August 28 - Peter Bartlett (actor), Peter Bartlett, American actor and voice actor *August 29 - Gottfried John, German actor (d. 2014) *September 5 - Werner Herzog, German director, screenwriter and actor *September 11 - Patricia Franklin, English actress *September 17 - Lupe Ontiveros, American actress (d. 2012) *September 19 - Victor Brandt, American actor *September 24 - Kenneth Tigar, American actor *September 26 - Kent McCord, American actor *September 28 - Marshall Bell, American character actor *September 29 **Madeline Kahn, American actress (d. 1999) **Ian McShane, English actor *October 3 - Steve Susskind, American actor (d. 2005) *October 4 – Christopher Stone (actor), Christopher Stone, American actor (d. 1995) *October 6 – Britt Ekland, Swedish actress *October 7 - Melinda O. Fee, American actress (d. 2020) *October 11 – Amitabh Bachchan, Indian actor *October 13 – Suzzanna, Indonesian actress (d. 2008) *October 20 - Robert Costanzo, American actor *October 22 – Annette Funicello, American actress and singer (d. 2013) *October 25 - Orso Maria Guerrini, Italian actor *October 26 **Bob Hoskins, English actor and director (d. 2014) **Eili Sild, Estonian actress *October 28 - Terence Donovan (actor), English-Australian actor *October 31 – David Ogden Stiers, American actor (d. 2018) *November 1 **Marcia Wallace, American actress and comedian (d. 2013) **Michael Zaslow, American actor (d. 1998) *November 17 – Martin Scorsese, American director, producer, screenwriter and actor *November 21 - Michael Cavanaugh (actor), American actor *November 24 – Billy Connolly, Scottish comedian and actor *December 3 - Lynn Farleigh, English actress *December 4 – Gemma Jones, English actress *December 12 - Fatma Girik, Turkish actress (d. 2022) *December 14 - Juan Diego (actor), Spanish actor (d. 2022) *December 27 - Charmian Carr, American actress and singer (d. 2016) *December 30 - Fred Ward, American actor and producer (d. 2022)

Deaths

*January 16 –

, 33, American actress, ''

'', ''My Man Godfrey'', ''Made for Each Other (1939 film), Made for Each Other'', ''Nothing Sacred (film), Nothing Sacred'' *January 31 – Rolf Wenkhaus, 24, German actor, ''Emil and the Detectives'', ''S.A.-Mann Brand'' *April 10 – Carl Schenstrøm, 60, Danish actor, ''Cocktails (film), Cocktails'', ''The Last Laugh (1924 film), The Last Laugh'' *May 19 – Hale Hamilton, 62, American actor, writer, director, ''The Great Lover (1931 film), The Great Lover'', ''Love Affair (1932 film), Love Affair'', ''Parole Girl'', ''The Girl from Missouri'' *May 29 – John Barrymore, 60, American actor, ''Grand Hotel (1932 film), Grand Hotel'', ''Twentieth Century (film), Twentieth Century'', ''Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920 film), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'', ''Dinner at Eight (1933 film), Dinner at Eight'' *June 4 – Virginia Lee Corbin, 31, American actress, ''Hands Up! (1926 film), Hands Up!'', ''X Marks the Spot (1931 film), X Marks the Spot'' *July 5 – Karin Swanström, 69, Swedish actress, director, ''His English Wife'', ''Black Roses (1932 film), Black Roses'' *August 12 – Phillips Holmes, 35, American actor, ''Night Court (film), Night Court'', ''Men Must Fight'' *August 18 – Rafaela Ottiano, 54, Italian-born American actress, ''Grand Hotel (1932 film), Grand Hotel'', ''She Done Him Wrong'', ''The Devil-Doll'', ''Curly Top'' *October 20 – May Robson, 84, Australian-born American stage & film actress, ''Bringing Up Baby'', ''A Star is Born (1937 film), A Star is Born'', ''Lady for a Day'', ''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938 film), The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' *October 22 – Olga Svendsen, 59, Danish actress, ''Kidnapped (1935 film), Kidnapped'' *October 24 – James C. Morton, 58, American actor, ''Public Cowboy No. 1'', ''Lucky Legs'' *November 5 – George M. Cohan, 64, American actor, songwriter, entertainer, ''The Phantom President'', ''Broadway Jones (film), Broadway Jones'', subject of ''

'' *November 9 – Edna May Oliver, 59, American stage & film actress, ''David Copperfield (1935 film), David Copperfield'', ''Drums Along the Mohawk'', ''Little Women (1933 film), Little Women'', ''A Tale of Two Cities (1935 film), A Tale of Two Cities'' *November 12 – Laura Hope Crews, 62, American stage & screen actress, ''Gone with the Wind (film), Gone with the Wind'', ''Camille (1936 film), Camille'', ''Angel (1937 film), Angel'', ''The Blue Bird (1940 film), The Blue Bird'' *November 15 – Sidney Fox, 30, American actress, ''Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932 film), Murders in the Rue Morgue'', ''Bad Sister (1931 film), Bad Sister'', ''Six Cylinder Love (1931 film), Six Cylinder Love'' *December 12 – Helen Westley, 67, American stage & screen actress, ''Heidi (1937 film), Heidi'', ''Roberta (1935 film), Roberta'', ''All This, and Heaven Too'', ''Alexander's Ragtime Band (film), Alexander's Ragtime Band''

Film debuts

*Richard Attenborough – ''

'' *

– '' Basant'' *Mumtaz Shanti – ''Basant'' *Betty Hutton – '' The Fleet's In'' *Anne Jeffreys – ''Billy the Kid Trapped'' *Gene Kelly – '' For Me and My Gal'' *Harry Morgan – ''To the Shores of Tripoli'' *Ricardo Montalbán – ''The Three Musketeers (1942 film), The Three Musketeers'' *Eleanor Parker – '' The Big Shot'' *Simone Signoret – ''Bolero (1942 film), Bolero'' *Elizabeth Taylor – '' There's One Born Every Minute'' *Peter Ustinov – ''One of Our Aircraft Is Missing'' *Esther Williams – ''

'' *Tweety Bird – ''A Tale of Two Kitties''

References

{{1942 films 1942 in film, Film by year