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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from 1939
126 movies from 1939, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Jamaica Inn
1939 · Thriller
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939 · Drama
Frontier Pony Express
1939 · Western
Ask a Policeman
1939 · Comedy
Officer Duck
1939 · Comedy
The Housekeeper’s Daughter
1939 · Comedy
Juarez
1939 · History
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
1939 · Mystery
The Great Commandment
1939 · Drama
On Borrowed Time
1939 · Comedy
Wyoming Outlaw
1939 · Western
Miracle on Main Street
1939 · Drama
Three Little Sew and Sews
1939 · Comedy
When Tomorrow Comes
1939 · Romance
The Great Man Votes
1939 · Comedy
Man of Conquest
1939 · History
First Love
1939 · Comedy
Beach Picnic
1939 · Comedy
Porky’s Picnic
1939 · Animation
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939 · Drama
Saved by the Belle
1939 · Comedy
The End of the Day
1939 · Drama
Mexicali Rose
1939 · Western
The Saint Strikes Back
1939 · Crime
Hell’s Kitchen
1939 · Drama
Frontier Marshal
1939 · Western
Calling All Curs
1939 · Comedy
Allegheny Uprising
1939 · Action
The Pointer
1939 · Comedy
We Want Our Mummy
1939 · Comedy
Society Dog Show
1939 · Comedy
Porky’s Movie Mystery
1939 · Animation
Women in the Wind
1939 · Adventure
The Kid from Kokomo
1939 · Romance
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939 · Comedy
The Cowboy Quarterback
1939 · Comedy
Coral Reefs
1939 · Adventure
You Can’t Get Away with Murder
1939 · Crime
Nurse Edith Cavell
1939 · Drama
Where’s That Fire
1939 · Comedy
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