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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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Once Upon a Honeymoon
1942 · Comedy
Stand by for Action
1942 · Action
Bullet Scars
1942 · Crime
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
1942 · Comedy
Reunion in France
1942 · War
The Palm Beach Story
1942 · Romance
Joan of Paris
1942 · Romance
The Magnificent Dope
1942 · Comedy
Blondie for Victory
1942 · Comedy
The Tuttles of Tahiti
1942 · Comedy
Matri-Phony
1942 · Comedy
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
1942 · Mystery
All Through the Night
1942 · Comedy
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942 · Thriller
Jesusita en Chihuahua
1942
Invisible Agent
1942 · War
The Man Who Wouldn’t Die
1942 · Mystery
Sock-a-Bye Baby
1942 · Comedy
Madame Spy
1942 · Drama
Tarzan’s New York Adventure
1942 · Action
What’s Cookin’?
1942 · Comedy
Somewhere I’ll Find You
1942 · Romance
Loco Boy Makes Good
1942 · Comedy
Heart of the Golden West
1942 · Western
The Big Street
1942 · Romance
Three Smart Saps
1942 · Comedy
Powder Town
1942 · Comedy
The Talk of the Town
1942 · Drama
Desperate Journey
1942 · War
The Gay Sisters
1942 · Romance
The Pride of the Yankees
1942 · Drama
Lady in a Jam
1942 · Western
A Gentleman at Heart
1942 · Comedy
The Mystery of Marie Roget
1942 · Crime
Red River Robin Hood
1942 · Western
My Sister Eileen
1942 · Comedy
Gentleman Jim
1942 · Comedy
The Ducktators
1942 · Animation
Girl Trouble
1942 · Comedy
Hitler- Dead or Alive
1942 · Comedy
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