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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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The Wizard of Oz
1939 · Adventure
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939 · Drama
Remember the Night
1939 · Comedy
The Marshal Of Mesa City
1939 · Western
Yes, We Have No Bonanza
1939 · Western
The Foundling
1939 · Comedy
They Shall Have Music
1939 · Family
Stanley and Livingstone
1939 · Adventure
The Man They Could Not Hang
1939 · Crime
Five Came Back
1939 · Adventure
Wife, Husband and Friend
1939 · Comedy
Dust Be My Destiny
1939 · Drama
Cafe Society
1939 · Comedy
Fifth Avenue Girl
1939 · Romance
Coast Guard
1939 · Drama
Mr. Moto’s Last Warning
1939 · Thriller
The Night Riders
1939 · History
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
1939 · History
The Saint in London
1939 · Mystery
These Glamour Girls
1939 · Comedy
Captain Fury
1939 · Action
Thunder Afloat
1939 · Drama
I Stole a Million
1939 · Drama
The Little Princess
1939 · Family
No Place to Go
1939 · Drama
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939 · Mystery
Secret Service of the Air
1939 · Thriller
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939 · Drama
Naughty Neighbors
1939 · Animation
Never Say Die
1939 · Comedy
A Brother and His Younger Sister
1939 · Drama
Rose of Washington Square
1939 · Drama
British Intelligence
1939 · Drama
Judge Hardy and Son
1939 · Comedy
Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise
1939 · Comedy
On the Night of the Fire
1939 · Drama
Time Out for Lessons
1939 · Comedy
Each Dawn I Die
1939 · Drama
Five Little Peppers And How They Grew
1939 · Family
Vihtori ja Klaara
1939 · Comedy
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