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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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Thundering Hoofs
1942 · Western
In Which We Serve
1942 · Drama
Sunset Serenade
1942 · Action
Arabian Nights
1942 · Action
Roxie Hart
1942 · Comedy
Submarine Raider
1942 · Drama
Rings on Her Fingers
1942 · Romance
Lucky Ghost
1942 · Comedy
Sky Trooper
1942 · Animation
Murder in the Big House
1942 · Action
Captains of the Clouds
1942 · War
Get Hep to Love
1942 · Music
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
1942 · Drama
Kid Glove Killer
1942 · Crime
Grand Central Murder
1942 · Comedy
Mashenka
1942 · Romance
The Falcon’s Brother
1942 · Mystery
Between Us Girls
1942 · Romance
Beyond the Line of Duty
1942 · War
You Were Never Lovelier
1942 · Romance
The Undying Monster
1942 · Mystery
Calling Dr. Gillespie
1942 · Drama
Juke Girl
1942 · Crime
This Above All
1942 · War
Back-Room Boy
1942 · Comedy
Friendly Enemies
1942 · Drama
Joe Smith, American
1942 · Thriller
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
1942 · Adventure
China Girl
1942 · War
The Ghost of Frankenstein
1942 · Horror
The New Spirit
1942 · Animation
You Can’t Escape Forever
1942 · Thriller
Alias Boston Blackie
1942 · Mystery
Went the Day Well?
1942 · War
A-Haunting We Will Go
1942 · Crime
The Next of Kin
1942 · Mystery
Fingers at the Window
1942 · Thriller
There’s One Born Every Minute
1942 · Comedy
The Living Ghost
1942 · Thriller
Flying Tigers
1942 · Action
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