Arabian Nights
Theatrical Release Date: 12/25/1942
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Adventure
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: John Rawlins
Actors: Sabu, Jon Hall, Maria Montez, Leif Erickson, Shemp Howard, John Qualen
Plot: Dancer Sherazade was told by the stars that she will become wife of the kalif in Bagdad. She tells Kamar, brother of kalif Haroun. He planned a coup d'etat, which failed at first, but supported by the wasir he finally succeeds. Haroun is injured and gets help from Ahmad's actor troupe, where he is nursed by Sherazade, who doesn't recognize him. When she hears that Kamar is looking for her she goes to him, but is sold with the complete troupe of actors to slavery. They're able to escape, but Haroun is still in danger. To save him, Sherazade agrees to poison Kamar, but Haroun tries to establish his rulership first.
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
Theatrical Release Date: 12/25/1942
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Irving Pichel
Actors: Monty Woolley, Ida Lupino, Cornel Wilde, Sara Allgood, Melville Cooper, J. Edward Bromberg
The Rangers Take Over
Theatrical Release Date: 12/25/1942
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Western
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Albert Herman
Actors: Dave O'Brien, James Newill, Iris Meredith, Guy Wilkerson, Forrest Taylor, I. Stanford Jolley
Reunion in France
Theatrical Release Date: 12/25/1942
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jules Dassin
Actors: Joan Crawford, John Wayne, Philip Dorn, Reginald Owen, Albert Bassermann, John Carradine
In Which We Serve
Theatrical Release Date: 12/23/1942
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Noel Coward, David Lean
Actors: Noel Coward, Frederick Piper, John Mills, Bernard Miles, Geoffrey Hibbert, Franklyn Bennett
Plot: The story behind the HMS Torrin - from construction to destruction, and the men who served her valiantly - told in a series of flashbacks by survivors in a life raft.
Lettres d'amour
Theatrical Release Date: 12/23/1942
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Claude Autant-Lara
Actors: Odette Joyeux, François Périer, Simone Renant, Jacqueline Champi, Jean Parédès, Ariane Murator
Lady from Chunking
Theatrical Release Date: 12/21/1942
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: War
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: William Nigh
Actors: Anna May Wong, Harold Huber, Mae Clarke, Rick Vallin, Paul Bryar, Ted Hecht
