1943 (Features/Shorts) Best to Worst
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- DirectorWilliam A. WellmanStarsHenry FondaDana AndrewsMary Beth HughesWhen a posse captures three men suspected of killing a local farmer, they become strongly divided over whether or not to lynch the men.10/10
(debuted halfway thru 1943, even according to IMDb's own "release date" data... but the site still tags it as "1942", for some reason?) - DirectorMichael PowellEmeric PressburgerStarsRoger LiveseyDeborah KerrAnton WalbrookFrom the Boer War through World War II, a soldier rises through the ranks in the British military.10/10
- DirectorAndrew L. StoneStarsLena HorneBill RobinsonCab Calloway and His Cotton Club OrchestraThe relationship between an aspiring dancer and a popular songstress provides a retrospective of the great African-American entertainers of the early 1900s.10/10
- DirectorRobert ClampettStarsIvie AndersonMel BlancRuby DandridgeSo White flees from the wicked Queenie, wins over the thugs from Murder Inc. and meets her overrated Prince Chawmin'.10/10
- DirectorTex AveryStarsElvia AllmanSara BernerDaws ButlerThe characters of the traditional fairy tale demand a new approach to the story as a sexy urban comedy with Red as a nightclub singer.10/10
- DirectorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsWilliam HannaIn honor of the U.S. military during WWII, Tom and Jerry do battle in the basement, using household items as war weapons and vehicles.10/10
- DirectorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsWilliam HannaHarry LangLillian RandolphJerry crashes a vase onto Tom's head, which gets Mammy to throw Tom out. Jerry revels in his freedom, among other things turning Tom's picture into a Hitler caricature then spitting on it. But he soon tires of this, and under a flag of truce, hatches a plan with Tom. The abnormally talkative duo stage a grand chase, but whenever they're out of sight of Mammy, they fake it, pausing for patty-cake, a turkey leg, and a drum jam session. Eventually, Tom chases Jerry under a rug, then swaps in a tomato, which Mammy crushes. With Jerry apparently vanquished, Tom is rewarded with a pie, but when Jerry tries to claim his share, Tom shuts him out.10/10
- DirectorMitsuyo SeoFeaturing the "Peach Boy", character of Japanese folklore, the film is aimed at children, telling the story of a naval unit consisting of the human Momotarô and several animal species representing the Far Eastern races fighting together for a common goal. In a dramatization of the attack on Pearl Harbor, this force attacks the demons at the island of Onigashima (representing the Americans and British demonized in Japanese propaganda), and the film also utilizes actual footage of the Pearl Harbor attack.9/10
- DirectorJacques TourneurStarsFrances DeeTom ConwayJames EllisonA nurse is hired to care for the wife of a sugar plantation owner, who has been acting strangely, on a Caribbean island.9/10*
- DirectorJames AlgarClyde GeronimiJack KinneyStarsAlexander de SeverskyArt BakerBilly MitchellAn animated documentary promoting of the soundness of strategic aerial bombing in World War II.9/10*
- DirectorTex AveryStarsBill ThompsonFrank GrahamThe Wolf escapes from prison but is hounded by the police dog named Droopy. Wherever The Wolf goes, the little fellow is there, too.9/10
- DirectorChuck JonesStarsMel BlancIn an African jungle strange enough to have a roaring butterfly, Inki the boy hunter, a lion with false teeth and a magical minah bird match wits.9/10
- DirectorFrank TashlinStarsMel BlancPorky Pig and Daffy Duck owe an outrageous sum to the Broken Arms Hotel. The manager thwarts their efforts to escape without paying their bill.9/10
- DirectorClyde GeronimiStarsEileen CarlisleRobert A. DavisLisa GolmA young German boy is indoctrinated into conforming with the Nazi social mindset.9/10
- DirectorChuck JonesStarsMel BlancAugie GoupilMichael MalteseOn a tropical island a pair of castaways look to Bugs as a source of food.9/10
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsTeresa WrightJoseph CottenMacdonald CareyA teenage girl, overjoyed when her favorite uncle comes to visit the family in their quiet California town, slowly begins to suspect that he is in fact the "Merry Widow" killer sought by the authorities.8/10
- DirectorChuck JonesStarsMel BlancTedd PierceKent RogersBugs Bunny becomes a superhero who does battle with a rabbit-hating cowboy and his horse.8/10
- DirectorRobert ClampettStarsMel BlancRobert ClampettBugs encounters wartime sabotage and takes to the air to do battle.8/10
- DirectorRobert ClampettTex AveryStarsMel BlancKent RogersMichael MalteseBugs challenges Cecil Turtle to race, only this time he's wearing an aerodynamic suit like Cecil's. Unfortunately, the gambling ring has bet everything on the rabbit, and Bugs now looks like a tortoise.8/10
- DirectorRobert ClampettStarsMel BlancThe Four DreamersFour Spirits of RhythmA jazz cartoon involving a "Fats Waller"-like cat who leaves the "Uncle Tomcat Mission" for the local jazz club.8/10
- DirectorTex AveryStarsKent RogersTex AverySara BernerA man is murdered in an isolated mansion, and the detective tries to find out whodunit. But the house he's investigating is decidedly haunted, and he never knows just what's 'round the next corner.8/10
- DirectorRobert ClampettStarsSara BernerMel BlancArthur Q. BryanElmer threatens to give his dog a bath if he doesn't stop scratching, but the poor pooch is the victim of a hungry flea whose tools of the trade include pickaxes and dynamite.8/10
- DirectorRobert ClampettStarsArthur Q. BryanRobert ClampettBea BenaderetElmer Fudd introduces two pieces of classical music: "Tales of the Vienna Woods" and "The Blue Danube", and acted out by Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Laramore the Hound Dog, a family of swans, and a juvenile Daffy Duck.8/10
- DirectorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsSara BernerWilliam HannaThe King's MenTom is dressed up and treated like a baby by the little girl of the house, and he hates it aside from the bottle of milk, that is. Jerry brings in some alley cats, who tease Tom.8/10
- DirectorFritz LangStarsBrian DonlevyWalter BrennanAnna LeeAfter the German administrator of Czechoslovakia is shot, his assassin tries to elude the Gestapo and struggles with his impulse to give himself up as hostages are executed.7/10
- DirectorBusby BerkeleyStarsAlice FayeCarmen MirandaPhil BakerA soldier falls for a chorus girl and then experiences trouble when he is posted to the Pacific.7/10
- DirectorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsFrank GrahamWilliam HannaHarry LangTom and another cat fight over Jerry.7/10
- DirectorFriz FrelengStarsMel BlancBugs fights the legendary giant. In the historical context of World War II much fun is made of the giant's claimed superiority over the more clever and fun-loving rabbit.7/10
- DirectorIzzy SparberJames TyerStarsJack MercerA German sub destroys a rowboat, a buoy, and another German sub (obviously, not the pride of the fleet). Meanwhile, Popeye, with a boat full of "spinach fer Britain", rams into the sub by accident. The sub cuts Popeye's ship in half with machine-gun fire, separating him from the spinach; it then sends a torpedo into the remains, which Popeye collects in a rowboat. Popeye spins the sub upside down, then ends up in a mine field (again barely saving the spinach). After another run-in, the spinach lands in the sub, and Popeye ends up underwater, where he opens his own can and smashes the Nazis into the mine field. He rows the sub full of spinach into the fog and, ultimately, right to #10 Downing Street.7/10
- DirectorFrank TashlinStarsMel BlancDorothy LloydTedd PierceDaffy takes on a goat sent by Hitler to eat up his scrap pile.7/10
- DirectorJack KingStarsHank KetchamClarence NashPrivate Donald Duck has a tough time during training march.7/10
- DirectorDick LundyStarsClarence NashDonald drives too fast and blows out a tire. Of course, with this clown, changing it is not a simple operation. First he has to fight the jack, then the heavily patched inner tube, then the adhesive on the patch, then the pump, then the hassle of putting the tire back together. Finally, he's all done, and ... well, let's just say he's not going anywhere too quickly.7/10
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsGene TierneyDon AmecheCharles CoburnAn old roué arrives in Hades to review his life with Satan, who will rule on his eligibility to enter the Underworld.6/10
- DirectorWallace FoxStarsLeo GorceyHuntz HallBobby JordanWhen gamblers kidnap Muggs to throw a fight, friend Danny steps in and wins the scheduled boxing bout, leaving Mugs jealous, resentful and wrongfully suspicious.6/10
- DirectorAlex LovyStarsMel BlancKent RogersA local crowd gathers at a baseball park for a game between the Droops and the Drips. A lone policeman stands at the park gate discouraging spectators who have not paid to see the game.6/10
- DirectorTex AveryStarsDaws ButlerWilliam HannaPat McGeehanTwo buzzards suffer from acute food shortage and make up for it by cooking each other, or at least trying to.6/10
- DirectorFriz FrelengStarsMel BlancCommando Daffy Duck goes behind enemy lines and causes havoc for a Nazi German officer and his troops.6/10
- DirectorDick LundyStarsClarence NashNestor PaivaBen Buzzard runs a "used" (broken) plane lot. Donald takes one of the junkers out for a test fly after signing a life insurance policy payable to Buzzard. Buzzard then tries several schemes to get Donald to wreck.6/10
- DirectorFriz FrelengStarsBea BenaderetSara BernerMel BlancThe story of the three little pigs and the big bad wolf, this time performed as pantomime to the Hungarian Dances by Johannes Brahms.5/10
- DirectorFriz FrelengStarsMel BlancMichael MalteseThe Sportsmen QuartetThe mice of a house prepare for war when their appeasement policy fails to end the menace of a cat.5/10
- DirectorJack KingStarsClarence NashDonald is manning a listening post and falls asleep; he blows trumpet calls in his sleep and wakes his nephews. For their revenge, they send up a model airplane filled with gingerbread men with parachutes; Donald shoots it down, and cowers in fear when he sees the parachutes (and hears a simulated battle), until one lands on his beak. Donald kicks his nephews out until he mistakes a bee for an airplane, and calls them back to fight this menace.5/10
- DirectorJack KingStarsBilly BletcherClarence NashPrivate Donald is caught going AWOL and Sgt. Pete is waiting in his barraks for him.5/10
- DirectorWilliam A. WellmanStarsBarbara StanwyckMichael O'SheaJ. Edward BrombergAfter one member of their group is murdered, the performers at a burlesque house must work together to find out who the killer is before he strikes again.4/10
- DirectorFriz FrelengStarsMel BlancKen BennettDaffy is an agent representing Sleepy Lagoon trying to sell him to talent scout Porky. Daffy spends a great deal of time and energy explaining and demonstrating what the kid can do, while the kid sits on a couch licking a giant sucker.4/10
- DirectorNorm McCabeStarsMel BlancPorky and his bloodhound that has sneezing problems trying to track down a Nazi spy caricature in the form of a lynx. Their goal is to stop him from blowing up a critical railroad bridge.4/10
- DirectorFriz FrelengStarsMel BlancTedd PiercePrivate Snafu learns the hard way about the need for military dicipline and procedures to maintain an effective army.4/10
- DirectorSeymour KneitelDave FleischerSteve MuffatiStarsJoan AlexanderJackson BeckJack MercerSuperman battles saboteurs determined to stop a lady double agent from getting important documents to Washington D.C.3/10
- DirectorChuck JonesStarsMel BlancFrank GrahamIntroducing Private Snafu, the nation's worst soldier and his various versions in different branches of the armed forces.3/10