Best 27 Action Movies Fan Favorites from 1942

In December 1941, ex-army captain Rick Leland boards a Japanese ship heading to Asia via the Panama Canal where his Japanese hosts show interest in the American defense plans for the canal zone. Check out Across the Pacific / IMDB / YouTube

Runyonesque Broadway gamblers turn patriotic when they stumble onto a cell of Nazi saboteurs. More about All Through the Night / IMDB / YouTube

A boy raised by wild animals tries to adapt to human village life. More about The Jungle Book / IMDB / YouTube

Capt. Jim Gordon's command of the famed American volunteer fighter group in China is complicated by the recruitment of an old friend who is a reckless hotshot. More about Flying Tigers / IMDB / YouTube

Florida ship salvager Loxi falls for Jack, captain of a ship wrecked on the Key West shore. However, their romance is complicated by the arrival of another suitor. Info on Reap the Wild Wind / IMDB / YouTube

Tarzan and Jane go to New York to rescue Boy after he is kidnapped into a circus. Look into Tarzan's New York Adventure / IMDB / YouTube

When the crew of a downed British bomber escape from their Nazi captors with Top Secret intelligence, they make a desperate journey to get out of Germany alive. Get info on Desperate Journey / IMDB / YouTube

December, 1941. With no hope of relief or re-supply, a small band of United States Marines tries to keep the Japanese Navy from capturing their island base. Find out about Wake Island / IMDB / YouTube

Inspired by Churchill's Dunkirk speech, brash, undisciplined bush pilot Brian MacLean and three friends enlist in the RCAF but are deemed too old to be fliers. Check out Captains of the Clouds / IMDB / YouTube

During the California Gold Rush, Boston pharmacist Tom Craig sets up shop in Sacramento where he clashes with local town crook Britt Dawson. Explore In Old California / IMDB / YouTube

Charles 'Pittsburgh' Markham rides roughshod over his friends, his lovers, and his ideals in his trek toward financial success in the Pittsburgh steel industry, only to find himself deserted and lonely at the top. When his crash comes, he finds that fate has dealt him a second chance. Explore Pittsburgh / IMDB / YouTube

An American pilot impulsively joins His Majesty's Royal Air Force in Britain in an attempt to impress his ex-girlfriend. Check out A Yank in the RAF / IMDB / YouTube

Kindly soup kitchen operator and professor of criminology Bela Lugosi uses his soup kitchen as a front for a criminal gang who commit a series of daring robberies and murders. Details on Bowery at Midnight / IMDB / YouTube

Superman versus a thawed-out Tyrannosaurus. See more about Superman: The Arctic Giant / IMDB / YouTube

Superman battles train robbers seeking to steal a billion dollars worth of gold. Look into Superman: Billion Dollar Limited / IMDB / YouTube

When police interfere with a reckless scientist's experiment, it creates a deadly meteor shower only Superman can stop. Find out about Superman: The Magnetic Telescope / IMDB / YouTube

Superman versus extortionists with a super-powerful rocket car. More about Superman: The Bulleteers / IMDB / YouTube

Superman versus a fanatical extortionist with an earthquake machine. Info on Superman: Electric Earthquake / IMDB / YouTube

Superman must face the threat of an erupting volcano. Learn about Superman: Volcano / IMDB / YouTube

When the circus' animals escape and threaten disaster, Superman must take action. Read about Superman: Terror on the Midway / IMDB / YouTube

Superman vs. Japanese spies hijacking a new super-bomber. More about Superman: Japoteurs / IMDB / YouTube

A crook dressed as Superman commits a series of robberies. The real Superman must work fast to counter the bad publicity. Details on Superman: Showdown / IMDB / YouTube

Superman versus saboteurs at the Metropolis Munitions Plant. See more about Superman: Destruction Inc. / IMDB / YouTube

While Clark Kent is in wartime Japan, Superman becomes a saboteur. Find out about Superman: Eleventh Hour / IMDB / YouTube

Alan Armstrong, aka Spy Smasher, battles a Nazi villain known as The Mask, who heads a gang of saboteurs determined to spread destruction across America. See more about Spy Smasher / IMDB / YouTube

Private detective Michael Shayne is serving on jury trying Lillian Hubbard for the murder of Harley Forsythe. A witness is killed, Shayne investigates, leading to nightclub singer Rita Darling and club owner George Dolphin as suspects. More about Just Off Broadway / IMDB / YouTube

In 1942, rubber is a valuable commodity during WWII. Eddie Delaney is a second lieutenant in the Army, but also a private detective. Eddie swings into action, when his father, police-sergeant Timothy J. Delaney, is gunned down by rubber racketeers. With the help of his brave friend and radio disc-jockey Linda Ward and police-lieutenant William 'Bill' Decker, Eddie goe. Get info on X Marks the Spot / IMDB / YouTube