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1. Wings for the Eagle (1942)
Approved | 84 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Aircraft workers during during World War II become involved in a love triangle.
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Ann Sheridan, Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson, George Tobias
Votes: 344
2. Swing Shift (1984)
PG | 100 min | Drama, Romance, War
A woman finds romance when she takes a job at an aircraft plant to help make ends meet after her husband goes off to war.
Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Christine Lahti, Fred Ward
Votes: 5,424 | Gross: $6.65M
3. Saboteur (1942)
Passed | 109 min | Thriller, War
A young man accused of sabotage goes on the run to prove his innocence.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Priscilla Lane, Robert Cummings, Otto Kruger, Alan Baxter
Votes: 28,073
4. Batman (1943)
Approved | 260 min | Action, Crime, Family
The very first serial to adapt the comic book character of the Batman. In it, the Batman is a secret U.S. government agent, attempting to defeat the schemes of Japanese agent Dr. Daka operating in Los Angeles at the height of World War II.
Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Lewis Wilson, Douglas Croft, J. Carrol Naish, Shirley Patterson
Votes: 2,482
5. Blonde (2001)
TV-14 | 165 min | Biography, Drama
A fictional biography of Marilyn Monroe mixed with series of real events in her life.
Stars: Poppy Montgomery, Patricia Richardson, Patrick Dempsey, Wallace Shawn
Votes: 1,243
6. The Life of Riley (1953–1958)
30 min | Comedy
Riley worked in an aircraft plant in California, but viewers usually saw him at home, cheerfully disrupting life with his malapropisms and ill timed intervention into minor problems.
Stars: William Bendix, Marjorie Reynolds, Wesley Morgan, Tom D'Andrea
Votes: 452
7. Tender Comrade (1943)
Passed | 102 min | Drama, Romance, War
Jo Jones, a young defense plant worker whose husband is in the military during World War II, shares a house with three other women in the same situation.
Director: Edward Dmytryk | Stars: Ginger Rogers, Robert Ryan, Ruth Hussey, Patricia Collinge
Votes: 1,011
8. The Next Voice You Hear... (1950)
83 min | Drama, Fantasy
Over a period of a week the voice of God is heard on radios all over the world.
Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: James Whitmore, Nancy Reagan, Gary Gray, Lillian Bronson
Votes: 935
9. Winning Your Wings (1942)
Approved | 18 min | Short, History, War
Inspirational short film designed to encourage recruits for the American Army Air Forces.
Directors: Owen Crump, John Huston | Stars: James Stewart, Jean Ames, Leah Baird, Don DeFore
Votes: 387
10. We Who Are About to Die (1936)
Approved | 81 min | Crime, Drama
An innocent man (John Beal) sits on death row in colorful company, as friends race to save his life.
Director: Christy Cabanne | Stars: Preston Foster, Ann Dvorak, John Beal, Ray Mayer
Votes: 238
11. Nick Carter, Master Detective (1939)
Passed | 59 min | Mystery
Detective Nick Carter is brought in to foil spies at the Radex Airplane Factory, where a new fighter plane is under manufacture.
Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Walter Pidgeon, Rita Johnson, Henry Hull, Stanley Ridges
Votes: 519
12. Tick Tock Tuckered (1944)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Short
Porky and Daffy are roommates who have a problem getting to work on time. When their boss gives them an ultimatum, they decide to go to bed early and be on time for work. But things never seem to work as planned.
Director: Robert Clampett | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 441
13. Howard Hughes: The Man and the Madness (1999 TV Movie)
Documentary, Biography
Documentary on the idiosyncratic, eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes utilizes rare archive footage and interviews with associates to shed light on the Hughes enigma.
Director: Nick Millard | Stars: Shannon Bollinger, Brett Brinkhoff, Jan Dicken, Howard Hughes
Votes: 40
14. Listen to Britain (1942)
Not Rated | 20 min | Documentary, Short
A depiction of life in wartime England during the Second World War. Director Humphrey Jennings visits many aspects of civilian life and of the turmoil and privation caused by the war, all without narration.
Directors: Humphrey Jennings, Stewart McAllister | Stars: Leonard Brockington, Joseph Macleod, Bud Flanagan, Chesney Allen
Votes: 1,856
15. Junge Adler (1944)
107 min | Drama
Propagandist coming-of-age drama from Nazi Germany. The head of an aircraft factory sends his irresponsible son Theo, who crashed his car, to the factory's apprentice school, where he bonds with fellow student Baumchen and teacher Roth.
Director: Alfred Weidenmann | Stars: Willy Fritsch, Herbert Hübner, Dietmar Schönherr, Gerta Böttcher
Votes: 53
16. Meet John Doughboy (1941)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Porky introduces a newsreel of wartime spot gags, including a spoof of the RKO Pictures logo, and caricatures of Jack Benny and Rochester.
Director: Robert Clampett | Stars: Mel Blanc, Billy Bletcher, Robert C. Bruce, Robert Clampett
Votes: 402
17. Jet Job (1952)
Passed | 63 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Joe Kovak is a test pilot for military-aircraft designer Sam Bentley, who thinks of Joe as a son. A competing plane company is seeking the same Army contract as Bentley, and offers a $500 ... See full summary »
Director: William Beaudine | Stars: Stanley Clements, Elena Verdugo, John Litel, Robert Nichols
Votes: 22
18. Thumbs Up (1943)
Approved | 67 min | Musical
A young American girl sings in an American style night club in London. She's about to quit when she hears about a West End show to be made up of talent culled from war factory workers. She ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Santley | Stars: Brenda Joyce, Richard Fraser, Elsa Lanchester, Arthur Margetson
Votes: 78
19. The Broadway Drifter (1927)
Passed
Bob Stafford, the wastrel son of a wealthy businessman, is disowned by his father for his reckless and irresponsible ways. He changes his name and opens a gym for wealthy young girls, ... See full summary »
Director: Bernard McEveety | Stars: George Walsh, Dorothy Hall, Bigelow Cooper, Arthur Donaldson
Votes: 19
20. Tomorrow's Airplane Today: The Story of the Stratocruiser (1946)
19 min | Documentary, Short
Promotional film for Boeing's new commercial transport, the 4-engine double-decker Model 377 Stratocruiser.
Star: Gayne Whitman
21. Angel in Overalls (1945)
15 min | Documentary, Short
The revolutionary P-38 Lightning was invaluable in the American war effort in World War Two, serving with distinction in all theaters. This War Department film shows American factory workers the results of their hard work.
Stars: Richard Bong, George C. Kenney
22.
Cold Case (2003–2010)
Episode:
Factory Girls
(2004)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The detectives reopen a World War II era case of a female factory worker who died at work from what was believed to be an accidental fall.
Director: David Von Ancken | Stars: Kathryn Morris, Danny Pino, John Finn, Jeremy Ratchford
Votes: 509
23.
DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016–2022)
Episode:
A Woman's Place Is in the War Effort!
(2021)
TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The Legends crash land in 1940s Seattle in the middle of World War II and find themselves working in an airplane factory alongside "Rosies". Behrad teaches Nate about Persian culture and etiquette.
Director: Glen Winter | Stars: Caity Lotz, Tala Ashe, Jes Macallan, Olivia Swann
Votes: 830