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1. Maurice Tourneur, tisseur de rêve

67 min | Documentary | Post-production

Franco-American film pioneer Maurice Tourneur is a forgotten name in film history. This film retraces the incredible journey of this crucial innovator from Paris to Hollywood. He inspired ... See full summary »

Director: Pierre Filmon | Stars: Lon Chaney, David O. Selznick, Mary Pickford, Jean Gabin

2. The Clock (1945)

Passed | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

In 1945, during a 48-hour leave, a soldier accidentally meets a girl at Pennsylvania Station and spends his leave with her, eventually falling in love with the lovely New Yorker.

Directors: Vincente Minnelli, Fred Zinnemann | Stars: Judy Garland, Robert Walker, James Gleason, Keenan Wynn

Votes: 4,048 | Gross: $2.78M

3. Girls of the Big House (1945)

Passed | 68 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A college professor's well-bred daughter assumes the name of Jeanne Crail to date Earl Williams, a slick con artist who frames her for robbery. Rather than have her father find out about ... See full synopsis »

Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Lynne Roberts, Virginia Christine, Marion Martin, Adele Mara

Votes: 29

4. Meet the People (1944)

Passed | 100 min | Comedy, Musical

An idealistic shipyard worker interests a beautiful Hollywood star in staging a musical tribute to the war industry, but they disagree on some important issues.

Director: Charles Reisner | Stars: Lucille Ball, Dick Powell, Virginia O'Brien, Bert Lahr

Votes: 488

5. Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944)

Passed | 107 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

Andy starts freshman life at Wainwright College and gets caught up with helping blonde twin sisters.

Director: George B. Seitz | Stars: Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Fay Holden, Sara Haden

Votes: 633

6. An American Romance (1944)

Passed | 151 min | Drama

Stefan Dangos immigrates to America and works his way up from the iron mines and steel mills to become a great American success story as an industrialist.

Director: King Vidor | Stars: Brian Donlevy, Ann Richards, Walter Abel, John Qualen

Votes: 574

7. Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)

Passed | 101 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

A nightclub's coatroom attendant who's in love with the club's singer accidentally sips a drugged drink that makes him dream he's French King Louis XV, courting the infamous Madame Du Barry.

Director: Roy Del Ruth | Stars: Red Skelton, Lucille Ball, Gene Kelly, Virginia O'Brien

Votes: 1,724

8. The Human Comedy (1943)

Passed | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Teenager Homer Macauley stays at home in small-town Ithaca to support his family while his older brother Marcus prepares to go to war.

Director: Clarence Brown | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Frank Morgan, James Craig, Marsha Hunt

Votes: 2,453

9. Presenting Lily Mars (1943)

Passed | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

Small-town Indiana girl Lily Mars dreams to be a stage actress. She begs visiting Broadway producer John Thornway for a role but he dismisses her as an amateur. She follows him to New York and worms her way into his show, and his heart.

Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Judy Garland, Van Heflin, Fay Bainter, Richard Carlson

Votes: 1,271

10. Best Foot Forward (1943)

Passed | 94 min | Musical, Comedy

Lucille Ball accepts a cadet's invitation to a military academy's senior prom in order to boost her career.

Director: Edward Buzzell | Stars: Lucille Ball, William Gaxton, Virginia Weidler, Tommy Dix

Votes: 1,017

11. Lost Angel (1943)

Passed | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Alpha's been raised along scientific principles, and will make Mike Regan a great human interest story for his paper. But when his interview prompts Alpha to run away from the institute and... See full summary »

Director: Roy Rowland | Stars: Margaret O'Brien, James Craig, Marsha Hunt, Philip Merivale

Votes: 614

12. The Cross of Lorraine (1943)

Approved | 90 min | War, Drama

A group of French soldiers during WWII are captured by German troops and sent to a POW camp. There they have to make use of his best resources to stay alive - and sane, while at the same time scheming a way out.

Director: Tay Garnett | Stars: Jean-Pierre Aumont, Gene Kelly, Cedric Hardwicke, Richard Whorf

Votes: 960

13. Slightly Dangerous (1943)

Passed | 94 min | Comedy, Romance

Peggy is 21 and bored. She has just been awarded a certificate for starting work on time for 1000 days. She decides that she needs a change so she leaves a note, which is taken to be ... See full summary »

Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Lana Turner, Robert Young, Walter Brennan, May Whitty

Votes: 882

14. Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (1943)

Approved | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When Roy, a homicidal maniac was put away for murder, Gillespie tried to get him committed to an insane asylum instead. Now the guy's ex-fiancee wants to marry a soldier, and she goes to ... See full summary »

Director: Willis Goldbeck | Stars: Lionel Barrymore, Van Johnson, Keye Luke, Alma Kruger

Votes: 373

15. Assignment in Brittany (1943)

Approved | 96 min | Drama, Romance, War

A French captain (Jean-Pierre Aumont) poses as a Nazi to pinpoint a U-boat base off the coast of France, while assuming the identity of a look-a-like French citizen.

Director: Jack Conway | Stars: Jean-Pierre Aumont, Susan Peters, Margaret Wycherly, Signe Hasso

Votes: 288

16. Inflation (1943)

Approved | 17 min | Short, Drama, Romance

In this wartime MGM short, the Devil makes mischief with the U.S. economy. It's 5 months since the U.S. entered World War II and Adolf Hitler telephones the Devil for his help. No problem, ... See full summary »

Director: Cy Endfield | Stars: Edward Arnold, Stephen McNally, Esther Williams, Vicky Lane

Votes: 290

17. Sucker Bait (1943)

40 min | Documentary, Short

Military training film exposing the means used by Nazi agents to extract military information from talkative soldiers.

Stars: Richard Carlson, Stephen McNally, Morris Ankrum, Barbara Bedford

Votes: 21

18. Benjamin Franklin, Jr. (1943)

11 min | Family, Comedy, Short

The gang gripe about the inconveniences caused by wartime rationing. They find the insight they are seeking by putting on a show based upon Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanac.

Director: Bert Glazer | Stars: Robert Blake, Janet Burston, Billy 'Froggy' Laughlin, Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas

Votes: 46

19. Seeing Hands (1943)

Passed | 11 min | Short, War, Drama

Tells the story of Ben Helwig and his important contribution to the American war effort. Ben's story starts in the Great Depression when he, a young teen, is separated from his parents ... See full summary »

Director: Gunther von Fritsch | Stars: Barbara Bedford, William Bishop, Robert Frazer, Russell Gleason

Votes: 183

20. Family Troubles (1943)

10 min | Family, Short, Comedy

Janet finds herself being treated unfairly by her family; her sister, Aurelia, receives all the attention, and she is constantly being scolded when she tries to obtain some attention. ... See full summary »

Director: Bert Glazer | Stars: Robert Blake, Janet Burston, Billy 'Froggy' Laughlin, Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas

Votes: 64

21. Who's Superstitious? (1943)

Approved | 11 min | Short

This short film examines the origins of several superstitions including crossing your fingers, knocking on wood, rabbit's feet, and breaking champagne bottles to christen ships, plus the role of superstitions in the Flying Dutchman tale.

Director: Sammy Lee | Stars: John Nesbitt, Ernie Alexander, Barbara Bedford, Margaret Bert

Votes: 113

22. Brief Interval (1943)

Approved | 11 min | Short, Drama

On a movie set, a visiting doctor tells Carey Wilson a more mysterious and supernatural tale than the one Hollywood is filming. Two brothers, whose mother has died young, grow up best ... See full summary »

Director: Sammy Lee | Stars: Carey Wilson, William Bishop, Roger Moore, Barbara Bedford

Votes: 33

23. Tortilla Flat (1942)

Passed | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

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

Director: Victor Fleming | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Hedy Lamarr, John Garfield, Frank Morgan

Votes: 2,047

24. We Were Dancing (1942)

Passed | 95 min | Comedy, Romance

Two titled aristocrats support themselves by being professional house guests in the homes of star-struck American nouveau riche.

Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Norma Shearer, Melvyn Douglas, Gail Patrick, Lee Bowman

Votes: 528

25. Ship Ahoy (1942)

Passed | 95 min | Comedy, Musical, Mystery

Miss Winters is a dancer with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and is asked to secretly transport a prototype magnetic mine to Puerto Rico. She thinks that she is working for the US Government, but fails to see why she would be involved.

Director: Edward Buzzell | Stars: Eleanor Powell, Red Skelton, Bert Lahr, Virginia O'Brien

Votes: 717

26. Reunion in France (1942)

Passed | 104 min | Drama, Romance, War

In German-occupied Paris, a Frenchwoman tries to help smuggle a downed RAF pilot into Portugal despite strict surveillance by suspicious Gestapo officers.

Director: Jules Dassin | Stars: Joan Crawford, John Wayne, Philip Dorn, Reginald Owen

Votes: 1,891

27. Mr. and Mrs. North (1942)

Passed | 67 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Jerry North (William Post Jr.) and his wife, Pam (Gracie Allen) return home after a night away in a holiday spirit. That soon vanishes when the body of a man falls out of the liquor closet.... See full summary »

Director: Robert B. Sinclair | Stars: Gracie Allen, William Post Jr., Paul Kelly, Rose Hobart

Votes: 338

28. The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942)

Passed | 95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

While Judge Hardy handles a couple's divorce, Andy takes a shine to their shy daughter.

Director: George B. Seitz | Stars: Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker, Fay Holden

Votes: 641

29. Nazi Agent (1942)

Approved | 83 min | Crime, Drama

A story of German-born identical twins (both played by Conrad Veidt), one a loyal American, and the other, a Nazi official.

Director: Jules Dassin | Stars: Conrad Veidt, Ann Ayars, Frank Reicher, Dorothy Tree

Votes: 803

30. The Vanishing Virginian (1942)

Passed | 97 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

Biography of Robert Yancey, long-term district attorney in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Frank Morgan, Kathryn Grayson, Spring Byington, Natalie Thompson

Votes: 323

31. Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942)

Passed | 84 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Dr. Gillespie is called in to investigate when a young man suffering from mental problems disappears on a killing spree.

Director: Harold S. Bucquet | Stars: Lionel Barrymore, Donna Reed, Philip Dorn, Phil Brown

Votes: 470

32. Born to Sing (1942)

Approved | 82 min | Action, Crime, Musical

Show promoter Cartwright has stolen the songs that Frank wrote while he was in the big house. The boys go to Cartwright to get Frank credit for his work, and Cartwright has them arrested ... See full summary »

Director: Edward Ludwig | Stars: Virginia Weidler, Ray McDonald, Leo Gorcey, Douglas McPhail

Votes: 222

33. The Lady or the Tiger? (1942)

10 min | Short

Author Frank R. Stockton, often asked the question, finally decides to divulge the untold ending of his story, The Lady or the Tiger?. The story itself... In olden times, a barbaric king ... See full summary »

Director: Fred Zinnemann | Stars: Carey Wilson, Johnny Mitchell, William Bailey, John Baragrey

Votes: 47

34. Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942)

Passed | 92 min | Crime, Drama

Dr. Jimmy Kildare is back at work at Blair General hospital, though several people admit that he is not himself since suffering his loss. He's taken a liking to a young intern, Don Winthrop... See full summary »

Director: W.S. Van Dyke | Stars: Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Ann Ayars, Robert Sterling

Votes: 336

35. Don't Talk (1942)

Approved | 22 min | Drama, Short

This MGM short, part of the Crime does not Pay series, focuses on industrial sabotage during wartime. After a valuable shipment of manganese is blown up at a plant, the FBI try to find out ... See full summary »

Director: Joseph M. Newman | Stars: Donald Douglas, Gloria Holden, Barry Nelson, Harry Worth

Votes: 291

36. Mr. Blabbermouth! (1942)

Approved | 19 min | Documentary, Short

Following Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, America was rife with rumors about the size of Japan's armed forces and how well-equipped they were to wage war against the U.S. Using animation, ... See full summary »

Director: Basil Wrangell | Stars: John Nesbitt, Kai-Shek Chiang, Adolf Hitler, Stanley Andrews

Votes: 307

37. Rover's Big Chance (1942)

11 min | Comedy, Family, Short

The car carrying a casting director for Mammoth Picture Studios has a flat tire next to a baseball field where Our Gang are playing. Bill Patterson, the movie director, notices Rover, the ... See full summary »

Director: Bert Glazer | Stars: Robert Blake, Janet Burston, Billy 'Froggy' Laughlin, George 'Spanky' McFarland

Votes: 44

38. Love Crazy (1941)

Passed | 99 min | Comedy, Romance

A wife suspecting infidelity starts divorce proceedings, so the husband pretends to be insane in order to delay the divorce and clear up the misunderstanding.

Director: Jack Conway | Stars: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Gail Patrick, Jack Carson

Votes: 3,437

39. Babes on Broadway (1941)

Approved | 118 min | Comedy, Family, Musical

Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney star in a musical directed by Busby Berkeley as two talented teenagers dreaming of success as Babes on Broadway.

Director: Busby Berkeley | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Fay Bainter, Virginia Weidler

Votes: 1,653 | Gross: $3.85M

40. Honky Tonk (1941)

Passed | 105 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Fast-talking con-man and grifter Candy Johnson rises to be the corrupt boss of Yellow Creek, but his wife's alcoholic father tries to set things right.

Director: Jack Conway | Stars: Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Frank Morgan, Claire Trevor

Votes: 1,244 | Gross: $6.31M

41. Men of Boys Town (1941)

Not Rated | 106 min | Drama

Mickey Rooney and Spencer Tracy return in this sequel to the original Boys Town. This time the school faces financial trouble as Father Flanagan tries to help every little boy he meets. ... See full summary »

Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Bobs Watson, Larry Nunn

Votes: 1,236

42. Maisie Was a Lady (1941)

Approved | 79 min | Comedy, Drama

Showgirl Maisie Ravier finds herself once again out of work. She meets a wealthy playboy who hires her to be his family's new maid. Maisie soon finds herself trying to mend the family's many problems.

Director: Edwin L. Marin | Stars: Ann Sothern, Lew Ayres, Maureen O'Sullivan, C. Aubrey Smith

Votes: 649

43. When Ladies Meet (1941)

Passed | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A successful novelist falls in love with her married publisher, to the consternation of her boyfriend, who arranges for her to meet the publisher's wife.

Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Joan Crawford, Robert Taylor, Greer Garson, Herbert Marshall

Votes: 1,395

44. Whistling in the Dark (1941)

Passed | 78 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Radio crime show host 'The Fox' along with his fiancée and ex-girlfriend are kidnapped by a larcenous cult who demand that he help them plan a perfect murder.

Director: S. Sylvan Simon | Stars: Red Skelton, Conrad Veidt, Ann Rutherford, Virginia Grey

Votes: 1,098

45. 1-2-3-Go! (1941)

10 min | Short, Comedy, Family

While playing baseball, Mickey runs into the street to catch a fly ball and is struck by a car. When the gang visit him in the hospital they are appalled to find the ward populated by many ... See full summary »

Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Robert Blake, Billy 'Froggy' Laughlin, George 'Spanky' McFarland, Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas

Votes: 86

46. The People vs. Dr. Kildare (1941)

Passed | 78 min | Drama

Kildare saves the life of an ice skater who was in an auto accident. But even though her broken leg has knit, she can't walk, and she tries to sue Kildare for malpractice, and Kildare's ... See full summary »

Director: Harold S. Bucquet | Stars: Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day, Bonita Granville

Votes: 413

47. The Getaway (1941)

Passed | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A G-man is sent to prison to befriend a suspected robbery ringleader and then helps him break out to gain his confidence.

Directors: Edward Buzzell, Richard Rosson | Stars: Robert Sterling, Charles Winninger, Donna Reed, Henry O'Neill

Votes: 280

48. Main Street on the March! (1941)

Approved | 20 min | Short, History

The film begins in the spring of 1940, just before the Nazi occupation of the Benelux countries, and ends immediately after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It chronicles how the people... See full summary »

Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: John Nesbitt, Raymond Gram Swing, Neville Chamberlain, H.V. Kaltenborn

Votes: 177

49. Wedding Worries (1941)

Approved | 10 min | Comedy, Family, Short

After being invited to Darla's widowed father's wedding, Spanky, Froggy, Buckwheat and Mickey, believing Darla's new stepmother to be like the evil stepmothers in fairy tales, do everything... See full summary »

Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Our Gang, Barbara Bedford, Margaret Bert, Robert Blake

Votes: 92

50. Married Bachelor (1941)

Passed | 81 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance

A man's marriage suffers when he pretends to be a bachelor while promoting "his" best-selling book about married life (actually written by an eccentric professor) in order to pay off a debt to a gangster.

Directors: Edward Buzzell, Norman Taurog | Stars: Robert Young, Ruth Hussey, Felix Bressart, Lee Bowman

Votes: 292