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  • Randolph Scott, Noah Beery Jr., Alan Curtis, Sam Levene, and J. Carrol Naish in 'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders (1943)

    1. 'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders

    19431h 28mApproved
    6.0 (1.8K)
    The true story of Carlson's Raiders and their World War II attack on Makin Island.
    DirectorRay EnrightStarsRandolph ScottAlan CurtisNoah Beery Jr.
  • Noah Beery Jr., Gabriel Dell, Ann Gillis, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, and Dave O'Brien in 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge (1942)

    2. 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge

    19421h 1mApproved
    5.9 (728)
    The East Side Kids uncover the body of a murder victim, but must protect the innocent girl accused of the crime.
    DirectorWallace FoxStarsLeo GorceyHuntz HallBobby Jordan
  • Leslie Howard and Mary Morris in Mister V (1941)

    3. Mister V

    19412hApproved
    7.2 (2K)
    Professor Horatio Smith, while seeming very unassuming, rescues victims of Nazi persecution during World War II.
    DirectorLeslie HowardStarsLeslie HowardFrancis L. SullivanAllan Jeayes
  • John Wayne, Pedro Armendáriz, Harry Carey Jr., and Dorothy Ford in 3 Godfathers (1948)

    4. 3 Godfathers

    19481h 46mApproved82Metascore
    7.0 (11K)
    Three outlaws on the run risk their freedom and their lives to return a newborn to civilization.
    DirectorJohn FordStarsJohn WaynePedro ArmendárizHarry Carey Jr.
  • Laurence Olivier, Leslie Howard, and Raymond Massey in The Invaders (1941)

    5. The Invaders

    19412h 3mApproved
    7.3 (8.2K)
    A World War II U-boat crew are stranded in northern Canada. To avoid internment, they must make their way to the border and get into the still-neutral U.S.
    DirectorMichael PowellStarsLeslie HowardLaurence OlivierRichard George
  • A Chump at Oxford (1940)

    6. A Chump at Oxford

    19401h 2mApproved
    7.2 (4.6K)
    As a reward for capturing a bank robber, Stan and Ollie get scholarships to Oxford, but are met with resentment by other students.
    DirectorAlfred J. GouldingStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyForrester Harvey
  • Lynn Merrick and Chester Morris in A Close Call for Boston Blackie (1946)

    7. A Close Call for Boston Blackie

    19461hApproved
    6.0 (424)
    Sleuth Blackie is framed for murder but manages to catch the culprit.
    DirectorLew LandersStarsChester MorrisLynn MerrickRichard Lane
  • Bing Crosby, Rhonda Fleming, and Cedric Hardwicke in A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949)

    8. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

    19491h 46mApproved
    6.5 (2.9K)
    A singing mechanic from 1912 finds himself in Arthurian Britain.
    DirectorTay GarnettStarsBing CrosbyRhonda FlemingCedric Hardwicke
  • A Date with Judy (1948)

    9. A Date with Judy

    19481h 53mApproved
    6.5 (1.5K)
    Hyperactive teenager Judy Foster (Jane Powell) challenges, and is challenged by, her overly-proper parents, pesky brother Randolph (Jerry Hunter), and boyfriend Ogden "Oogie" Pringle (Scotty Beckett).
    DirectorRichard ThorpeStarsWallace BeeryJane PowellElizabeth Taylor
  • George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, and Mona Maris in A Date with the Falcon (1942)

    10. A Date with the Falcon

    19421h 3mApproved
    6.4 (1.1K)
    A scientist has discovered how to make synthetic diamonds and a criminal gang (closely pursued by the Falcon) are out to discover the formula.
    DirectorIrving ReisStarsGeorge SandersWendy BarrieJames Gleason
  • Marlene Dietrich, Jean Arthur, and John Lund in A Foreign Affair (1948)

    11. A Foreign Affair

    19481h 56mApproved75Metascore
    7.3 (9.1K)
    In occupied Berlin, an army captain is torn between an ex-Nazi café singer and the U.S. congresswoman investigating her.
    DirectorBilly WilderStarsJean ArthurMarlene DietrichJohn Lund
  • Milton Berle, Cesar Romero, and Carole Landis in A Gentleman at Heart (1942)

    12. A Gentleman at Heart

    19421h 10mApproved
    6.7 (155)
    A bookie (Cesar Romero) takes over a bankrupt art gallery and falls in love with a beautiful blonde (Carole Landis)
    DirectorRay McCareyStarsCesar RomeroCarole LandisMilton Berle
  • Lucille Ball, George Murphy, and Edmond O'Brien in A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (1941)

    13. A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

    19411h 30mApproved
    6.5 (592)
    Shy executive Stephen meets Dot at opera and as temp secretary. Her boyfriend Coffee visits from Navy. Life's dull with fiancée Cecilia but exciting with Dot and Coffee. Stephen falls for Dot, but Coffee plans to marry her soon.
    DirectorRichard WallaceStarsGeorge MurphyLucille BallEdmond O'Brien
  • Spencer Tracy and Irene Dunne in A Guy Named Joe (1943)

    14. A Guy Named Joe

    19432hApproved
    6.9 (3.1K)
    A dead World War II bomber pilot, Pete Sandidge becomes the guardian angel of another pilot, Ted Randall. He guides Ted through battle and helping him to romance his old girlfriend, despite her excessive devotion to Sandidge's memory.
    DirectorVictor FlemingStarsSpencer TracyIrene DunneVan Johnson
  • David Niven and Shirley Temple in A Kiss for Corliss (1949)

    15. A Kiss for Corliss

    19491h 28mApproved
    5.8 (566)
    A teenage girl who has a crush on an older, more sophisticated man tells all her friends that the man is her boyfriend. Soon that story starts making its way around the town.
    DirectorRichard WallaceStarsShirley TempleDavid NivenTom Tully
  • John Wayne and Jean Arthur in A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)

    16. A Lady Takes a Chance

    19431h 26mApproved
    6.3 (1.6K)
    Facing forty, a NYC spinster on a bus tour of the West encounters a handsome rodeo cowboy who helps her forget her unsuitable city suitors.
    DirectorWilliam A. SeiterStarsJean ArthurJohn WayneCharles Winninger
  • Kirk Douglas, Linda Darnell, Jeanne Crain, Paul Douglas, Jeffrey Lynn, and Ann Sothern in A Letter to Three Wives (1949)

    17. A Letter to Three Wives

    19491h 43mApproved
    7.7 (11K)
    A letter is addressed to three wives from their "best friend" Addie Ross, announcing that she is running away with one of their husbands - but she does not say which one.
    DirectorJoseph L. MankiewiczStarsJeanne CrainLinda DarnellAnn Sothern
  • David Niven and Kim Hunter in A Matter of Life and Death (1946)

    18. A Matter of Life and Death

    19461h 44mPG
    8.0 (27K)
    A British wartime aviator who cheats death must argue for his life before a celestial court, hoping to prolong his fledgling romance with an American girl.
    DirectorsMichael PowellEmeric PressburgerStarsDavid NivenKim HunterRobert Coote
  • Groucho Marx, Lois Collier, Chico Marx, and Harpo Marx in A Night in Casablanca (1946)

    19. A Night in Casablanca

    19461h 25mApproved
    6.9 (7.8K)
    The Marx Brothers are employed at a hotel in postwar Casablanca, where a ring of Nazis is trying to recover a cache of stolen treasure.
    DirectorArchie MayoStarsGroucho MarxHarpo MarxChico Marx
  • A Night to Remember (1942)

    20. A Night to Remember

    19421h 31mApproved
    6.6 (1.5K)
    A mystery writer and his newlywed wife move into a Greenwich Village apartment and find themselves with a corpse and a half dozen red herrings.
    DirectorRichard WallaceStarsLoretta YoungBrian AherneJeff Donnell
  • Tallulah Bankhead, Anne Baxter, Charles Coburn, and William Eythe in A Royal Scandal (1945)

    21. A Royal Scandal

    19451h 34mApproved
    6.7 (1.3K)
    In 18th century Russia, the naive and idealistic lieutenant Chernov meets Empress Catherine the Great who becomes infatuated with him and appoints him Chief of the Imperial Guard.
    DirectorsOtto PremingerErnst LubitschStarsTallulah BankheadCharles CoburnAnne Baxter
  • Richard Carlson, Frank Morgan, and Jean Rogers in A Stranger in Town (1943)

    22. A Stranger in Town

    19431h 7mApproved
    7.1 (1.1K)
    In a small corrupt town, an honest crusading lawyer running for mayor gets unexpected help from a tourist who happens to be a Supreme Court judge.
    DirectorRoy RowlandStarsFrank MorganRichard CarlsonJean Rogers
  • Dana Andrews and Richard Conte in A Walk in the Sun (1945)

    23. A Walk in the Sun

    19451h 57mApproved
    6.9 (4.4K)
    During WWII, a platoon of American soldiers trudge through the Italian countryside in search of a bridge they have been ordered to blow up, encountering danger and destruction along the way.
    DirectorLewis MilestoneStarsDana AndrewsRichard ConteGeorge Tyne
  • Tyrone Power and Betty Grable in A Yank in the RAF (1941)

    24. A Yank in the RAF

    19411h 38mApproved
    6.3 (1.6K)
    An American pilot impulsively joins His Majesty's Royal Air Force in Britain in an attempt to impress his ex-girlfriend.
    DirectorHenry KingStarsTyrone PowerBetty GrableJohn Sutton
  • Boris Karloff, Bud Abbott, Lenore Aubert, Lou Costello, and Donna Martell in Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff (1949)

    25. Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff

    19491h 24mApproved
    6.7 (4.4K)
    Two employees of a secluded hotel investigate a murder on the premises in which the goofy bellboy is the prime suspect.
    DirectorCharles BartonStarsBud AbbottLou CostelloBoris Karloff

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