The Fighting Lady

1944

The Fighting Lady

The Fighting Lady

The Fighting Lady

IMDb: 7.1
1944
61min

Oscar winner William Wyler directed this 1944 “newsdrama,” narrated by Lieut. Robert Taylor, USNR (Bataan), and photographed in zones of combat by the U.S. Navy. The film follows one of the many new aircraft carriers built since Pearl Harbor, known as THE FIGHTING LADY in honor of all American carriers, as it goes into action against the Japanese in the Pacific Ocean in 1943. See the ship and its pilots undergo their baptism of fire, attacking the Japanese base on Marcus Island. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation.

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Dragon Seed

Dragon Seed

Dragon Seed

IMDb: 5.9
1944
145min

The lives of a small Chinese village are turned Upside down when the Japanese invade it. An heroic young Chinese woman leads her fellow villagers in an uprising against Japanese Invaders.

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Tall in the Saddle

Tall in the Saddle

Tall in the Saddle

IMDb: 6.9
1944
87min

When Rocklin arrives in a western town he finds that the rancher who hired him as a foreman has been murdered. He is out to solve the murder and thwart the scheming to take the ranch from its rightful owner.

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Battle Troop

Battle Troop

Battle Troop

IMDb: 5.3
1944
95min

Three IJN flyers Mikami (Susumu Fujita), Kawakami (Masayuki Mori) and Murakami (Akitake Kono) are good friends, and they are all renowned for their torpedo techniques. Mikami is posted as a staff officer at a base on an island in the Pacific. Kawakami and Murakami later joins him as the base squardron is reinforced. The enemy task force approaches the island and all three of them attack the fleet, killing themselves in the process.

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The Falcon Out West

The Falcon Out West

The Falcon Out West

IMDb: 6.1
1944
64min

When a Texas playboy is murdered in a New York City nightclub the Falcon investigates. When he learns that the victim was slipped rattlesnake venom, the trail leads to Texas, his own kidnapping and near death.

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On Approval

On Approval

On Approval

IMDb: 7.2
1944
80min

Two wealthy Victorian widows are courted tentatively by two impoverished British aristocrats. When one of the dowagers suggests that her beau go away with her for a month to see if they are compatible, the fireworks begin.

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Belle of the Yukon

Belle of the Yukon

Belle of the Yukon

IMDb: 5.3
1944
83min

Left by a con man, Belle De Valle, a dancer, finds him again in gold-rush Alaska running an honest casino/dance hall.

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Dark Waters

Dark Waters

Dark Waters

IMDb: 6.5
1944
90min

Leslie Calvin, the sole survivor of a submarine accident, goes to her relatives in order to recover emotionally. Unfortunately, she encounters various scam artists led by Mr. Sydney who intend to kill her and steal the family assets. Dr. George Grover helps Leslie to defeat Sydney.

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Gildersleeve’s Ghost

Gildersleeve’s Ghost

Gildersleeve’s Ghost

IMDb: 5.5
1944
63min

Gildersleeve, running for office, is aided by two ghosts and hindered by a mad scientist and an invisible woman.

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The Very Thought of You

The Very Thought of You

The Very Thought of You

IMDb: 7
1944
99min

Army sergeants Dave and “Fixit” spend a three-day pass in Pasadena, where they meet Janet and Cora, two young women who work in a parachute factory.

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3 Men in White

3 Men in White

3 Men in White

IMDb: 6.1
1944
85min

Gillespie has to finally choose his official assistant, or Red and Lee are going to kill themselves in competition. So, it’s another diagnosis competition. Lee’s assignment is a small girl who falls ill whenever she eats candy. Red has to cure a girl’s mother of a debilitating case of arthritis. But when Red needs Lee’s help, will either one live with Gillespie’s choice?

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Men on Her Mind

Men on Her Mind

Men on Her Mind

IMDb: 5.6
1944
67min

A famous singer reflects on her life, including her journey from being an orphan to her fame as a singer, as she tries to decide which of her three suitors she will choose.

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Mademoiselle Fifi

Mademoiselle Fifi

Mademoiselle Fifi

IMDb: 6.3
1944
69min

In occupied France during the Franco-Prussian War, a young French laundress shares a coach ride with several of her condescending social superiors. But when a Prussian officer holds the coach over, social standings are leveled and integrity and spirit are put to the test.

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Home in Indiana

Home in Indiana

Home in Indiana

IMDb: 6.5
1944
104min

‘Sparke’ Thorton, a lad with a penchant for trouble, is sent to live with his Uncle and Aunt Bolt in Indiana after his Aunt Henrietta Bolt dies. Though he’s not happy about the arrangement at first, his love of horses and his affection for a young filly that he plans to race make life bearable. He also finds romance with tomboyish ‘Char’ Bruce who shares his love for horses.

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And Now Tomorrow

And Now Tomorrow

And Now Tomorrow

IMDb: 6.8
1944
86min

Emily Blair is rich and deaf. Doctor Vance, who grew up poor in Blairtown, is working on a serum to cure deafness which he tries on Emily. It doesn’t work. Her sister is carrying on an affair with her fiance Jeff. Vance tries a new serum which causes Emily to faint… Will it work this time?

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Ghost Guns

Ghost Guns

Ghost Guns

IMDb: 5.4
1944
61min

Supernatural events on the range prompt an investigation by cowboy Brown in this western.

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Music for Millions

Music for Millions

Music for Millions

IMDb: 6.7
1944
117min

Six-year-old “Mike” goes to live with her pregnant older sister, Babs, who plays string bass in José Iturbi’s orchestra. And the orchestra is rapidly turning completely female, what with the draft. As the orchestra travels around the country, Babs’ fellow orchestra members intercept and hide her War Office telegram to protect the baby.

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The Soul of a Monster

The Soul of a Monster

The Soul of a Monster

IMDb: 5
1944
62min

A man recovers on his death bed after his wife makes a mysterious pact with a strange woman. But is he really alive?

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The Monster Maker

The Monster Maker

The Monster Maker

IMDb: 4.8
1944
62min

Mad scientist injects his enemies with acromegaly virus, causing them to become hideously deformed.

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The Rats of Tobruk

The Rats of Tobruk

The Rats of Tobruk

IMDb: 5.4
1944
96min

Three friends enlist in the Australian Army and serve in North Africa, holding the city of Tobruk against Rommel’s forces.

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Two Thousand Women

Two Thousand Women

Two Thousand Women

IMDb: 6.5
1944
97min

During the Second World War, three downed English airmen hide out with women’s internment camp in France.

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Black Magic

Black Magic

Black Magic

IMDb: 6.3
1944
67min

Chinese detective Charlie Chan solves a murder linked to the occult.

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Charlie Chan in the Secret Service

Charlie Chan in the Secret Service

Charlie Chan in the Secret Service

IMDb: 6.2
1944
63min

Charlie Chan is an agent of the US government working in Washington DC and he is assigned to investigate the murder of the inventor of a highly advanced torpedo. Aiding Chan is his overeager but dull-witted son Tommy and his daughter Iris.

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Fuzzy Settles Down

Fuzzy Settles Down

Fuzzy Settles Down

IMDb: 6
1944
60min

Billy Carson and Fuzzy Jones have just collected a reward and Fuzzy indulges in a dream of getting away from the hectic life he has been leading and wants to settle down. They arrive in Red Rock just as the newspaper is being sold at foreclosure and, despite the attempts by Lafe Barlow to intimidate him from bidding. Fuzzy finds himself the owner of a newspaper. Fuzzy meets Edith Martin, daughter of the former owner, and unthinkingly commits himself to carrying on her father’s policy of bringing a telegraph line to Red Rock. For reason of his own, Barlow is against this and has his henchmen wage a campaign of terror against the ranchers and citizens. Before long, Billy who had been lazily indifferent to everything connected to Fuzzy and his newspaper, decides to take a hand on the side of the good guys.

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In the Meantime, Darling

In the Meantime, Darling

In the Meantime, Darling

IMDb: 5.5
1944
72min

A young bride who comes from a rich family has a hard time adjusting to life in a boarding house with other soldiers and their wives. Her spoiled ways cause resentment from the other wives and problems with her husband.

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Hail the Conquering Hero

Hail the Conquering Hero

Hail the Conquering Hero

IMDb: 7.6
1944
101min

Having been discharged from the Marines for a hayfever condition before ever seeing action, Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith delays the return to his hometown, feeling that he is a failure. While in a moment of melancholy, he meets up with a group of Marines who befriend him and encourage him to return home to his mother by fabricating a story that he was wounded in battle with honorable discharge.

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Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines

Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines

Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines

IMDb: 6.1
1944
61min

A training film for OSS agents who are to be dropped behind enemy lines.

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A Night of Adventure

A Night of Adventure

A Night of Adventure

IMDb: 6.2
1944
65min

A lawyer tries to clear his wife’s lover of murder charges.

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Cry of the Werewolf

Cry of the Werewolf

Cry of the Werewolf

IMDb: 5.3
1944
63min

A young gypsy girl turns into a wolf to destroy her enemies.

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Marine Raiders

Marine Raiders

Marine Raiders

IMDb: 5.8
1944
90min

A Marine major (Pat O’Brien) looks out for his captain (Robert Ryan) on Guadalcanal and in Australia.

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The Punch Bowl

The Punch Bowl

The Punch Bowl

IMDb: 7.7
1944
97min

Die Feuerzangenbowle from Director Helmut Weiss is based on the novel by the same name from Heinrich Spoerl and Hans Reimann that has turned into a cult German film. The film tells the story of a writer Johannes Pfeiffer who goes undercover as a student in a high school after his friends told him that he missed out on a great life experience since he was home schooled.

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Bon Voyage

Bon Voyage

Bon Voyage

IMDb: 6.1
1944
26min

A young, Scottish RAF gunner is debriefed by French officials about his escape from Nazi-occupied territory. They are particularly interested in one person who may or may not have been a German agent.

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The Man in Half Moon Street

The Man in Half Moon Street

The Man in Half Moon Street

IMDb: 6
1944
92min

A British doctor and painter must kill for the glands he needs to stop the aging process.

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The Volunteer

The Volunteer

The Volunteer

IMDb: 6
1944
44min

World War II propaganda film.

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From Hand to Mouse

From Hand to Mouse

From Hand to Mouse

IMDb: 6.2
1944
8min

“Spare me!” pleads the mouse to the dumb lion who just caught him, “And some day I’ll save your life.” Once out of the lion’s clutches, though, the mouse taunts, “Sucker!”

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Madagascar Landing

Madagascar Landing

Madagascar Landing

IMDb: 5.3
1944
31min

A former leader of the French Resistance finds that one of his fellow actors looks like a detestable official he knew in Madagascar during the war. He tells about his time, operating an illegal radio station while evading the Nazis.

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Enter Arsène Lupin

Enter Arsène Lupin

Enter Arsène Lupin

IMDb: 6
1944
72min

A rich but naive young woman is in possession of some priceless jewels. She herself doesn’t know it, but a gang of jewel thieves does.

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The Mark of the Whistler

The Mark of the Whistler

The Mark of the Whistler

IMDb: 6.5
1944
62min

A drifter claims the money in an old bank account. Soon he finds himself the target of two men who turn out to be the sons of the man’s old partner, who is now in prison because of a conflict with him over the money in that account.

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Can’t Help Singing

Can’t Help Singing

Can’t Help Singing

IMDb: 6.2
1944
90min

With the California Gold Rush beginning, Senator Frost’s singing daughter Caroline loves a young army officer; the Senator can’t stand him, and has him sent to California. Headstrong Caroline follows him by train, riverboat, and covered wagon, gaining companions en route: a vagrant Russian prince and gambler Johnny Lawlor, who just might take her mind off the army.

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Frenchman’s Creek

Frenchman’s Creek

Frenchman’s Creek

IMDb: 6.1
1944
112min

An English lady falls in love with a French pirate after he kidnaps her from her ancestral home on the coast of Cornwall and sweeps her off her feet into a world of adventure.

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