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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from 1938
121 movies from 1938, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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St. Martin’s Lane
1938 · Drama
A Woman’s Face
1938 · Crime
Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb
1938 · Comedy
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
1938 · Drama
La Marseillaise
1938 · Drama
Child Bride
1938 · Drama
Maid’s Night Out
1938 · Comedy
That Certain Age
1938 · Music
Heartbeat
1938 · Comedy
Crime School
1938 · Drama
Midnight Intruder
1938 · Crime
The Terror of Tiny Town
1938 · Music
Girls on Probation
1938 · Crime
The Beloved Brat
1938 · Comedy
Mickey’s Trailer
1938 · Animation
Little Miss Broadway
1938 · Music
There Goes My Heart
1938 · Romance
Santa Fe Stampede
1938 · Western
Joy of Living
1938 · Comedy
The Big Broadcast of 1938
1938 · Comedy
Arrest Bulldog Drummond
1938 · Mystery
Good Scouts
1938 · Animation
Ferdinand the Bull
1938 · Animation
The Great Waltz
1938 · Romance
Prairie Moon
1938 · Western
Just Around the Corner
1938 · Music
The Buccaneer
1938 · Adventure
Blond Cheat
1938 · Music
Carefree
1938 · Comedy
Blondes at Work
1938 · Crime
Three Comrades
1938 · Drama
Prison Break
1938 · Crime
Swiss Miss
1938 · Comedy
The Affairs of Annabel
1938 · Comedy
Hôtel du Nord
1938 · Romance
Held For Ransom
1938 · Crime
Pygmalion
1938 · Comedy
Storm Over Bengal
1938 · Adventure
Garden of the Moon
1938 · Romance
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938 · Crime
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