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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from 1942
173 movies from 1942, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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In This Our Life
1942 · Drama
Springtime in the Rockies
1942 · Music
The Affairs of Martha
1942 · Comedy
The Murderer Lives at Number 21
1942 · Thriller
The Spoilers
1942 · Western
Let’s Get Tough
1942 · Comedy
Moontide
1942 · Romance
Gang Busters
1942 · Crime
Kings Row
1942 · Romance
What’s the Matador?
1942 · Comedy
The Mummy’s Tomb
1942 · Horror
The Goose Steps Out
1942 · Comedy
Cactus Makes Perfect
1942 · Comedy
The Young Mr. Pitt
1942 · Drama
Unpublished Story
1942 · Drama
Street of Chance
1942 · Drama
Lucky Jordan
1942 · Comedy
So’s Your Aunt Emma!
1942 · Comedy
Crossroads
1942 · Drama
Tennessee Johnson
1942 · History
The Murderers Are Coming
1942 · Drama
Johnny Doughboy
1942 · Music
Across the Pacific
1942 · Drama
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942 · Comedy
Horton Hatches the Egg
1942 · Comedy
Food Will Win the War
1942 · Documentary
Pittsburgh
1942 · Drama
The Wife Takes a Flyer
1942 · Romance
The Black Sheep of Whitehall
1942 · Comedy
Secret Mission
1942 · Drama
Secret Enemies
1942 · Drama
Counter-Espionage
1942 · Romance
Conrad the Sailor
1942 · Animation
Donald’s Decision
1942 · Animation
Wake Island
1942 · Drama
Back in the Saddle Again
1942 · Music
Baby Face Morgan
1942 · Comedy
Four Steps in the Clouds
1942 · Comedy
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
1942 · Drama
Daffy’s Southern Exposure
1942 · Animation
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