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1. Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)

Approved | 68 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson must protect a Swiss inventor of an advanced bomb sight from falling into German hands.

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Lionel Atwill, Karen Verne

Votes: 6,640

2. Bombsight Stolen (1941)

Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller

Allied spies and Nazi Agents insinuate themselves at a Scottish cottage (converted to a wartime hospital) with interests on an inventor's nearly perfected bomb sight.

Director: Anthony Asquith | Stars: Leslie Banks, Alastair Sim, Jeanne De Casalis, Carla Lehmann

Votes: 1,365

3. The Password Is Courage (1962)

Approved | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, War

British N.C.O. Sergeant Major Charles Coward (Sir Dirk Bogarde) escapes from the Stalag VIII-B P.O.W. camp, and is mistakenly awarded with the Iron Cross by the Germans.

Director: Andrew L. Stone | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Maria Perschy, Alfred Lynch, Nigel Stock

Votes: 1,528

4. Meet Boston Blackie (1941)

Passed | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

When a murder occurs on an ocean liner docked in New York, the trail leads to Coney Island and a spy ring.

Director: Robert Florey | Stars: Chester Morris, Rochelle Hudson, Richard Lane, Charles Wagenheim

Votes: 684

5. Sky Raiders (1941)

Passed | 227 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Enemy spies try to steal a new fighter plane.

Directors: Ford Beebe, Ray Taylor | Stars: Donald Woods, Billy Halop, Robert Armstrong, Eduardo Ciannelli

Votes: 212

6. The Marines Come Thru (1938)

65 min | Action, War

Marine Lieutenant Steve Landers has perfected a new bomb-release for airplanes which he is testing with the aid of his mechanics,'Singapore' Stebbins and Jack Murray. Dick Weber, one of a ... See full summary »

Director: Louis J. Gasnier | Stars: Wallace Ford, Toby Wing, Grant Withers, Sheila Lynch

Votes: 42

7. Trifles That Win Wars (1943)

Passed | 11 min | Short

Part of MGM's John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series, this 1943 entry looks at how three inventions are making a major contribution to the U.S. war effort. The first is the invention of ... See full summary »

Director: Harold Daniels | Stars: John Nesbitt, Ernie Alexander, Margaret Bert, Edward McWade

Votes: 81

8. 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

9. Bombies (2001)

57 min | Documentary

When the United States dropped bombs on Laos, millions of cluster bombs failed to explode, leaving the country massively contaminated.

Director: Jack Silberman

Votes: 22

10. Hogan's Heroes (1965–1971)
Episode: Anchors Aweigh, Men of Stalag 13 (1965)

TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy, War

Hogan talks Klink into building an officers' club, whereby a boat can be built to sail away with an escaped British POW and the German gunsight he snagged while escaping.

Director: Howard Morris | Stars: Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, John Banner, Robert Clary

Votes: 239

11. Hogan's Heroes (1965–1971)
Episode: Hogan Gives a Birthday Party (1966)

TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, War

Hogan tricks Klink into calling forth a bomber for study, but it arrives with a complication - a German general familiar with Hogan's style.

Director: Gene Reynolds | Stars: Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, John Banner, Robert Clary

Votes: 208

12. The Dambusters (2020)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (2020)

Documentary, History

Barnes Wallis has to create an entirely new aiming device.

Director: Jamie Simpson | Stars: Gary Bainbridge, Graham Duff, Guy Gibson, Arthur Harris