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Intense Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Scandal Sheet
1952 · Thriller
Pursued
1947 · Western
The Champagne Murders
1967 · Crime
Child Bride
1938 · Drama
Murder in the Clouds
1934 · Adventure
Red Zone Cuba
1966 · Action
Suddenly
1954 · Crime
Man of Conquest
1939 · History
Rapture
1965 · Romance
Men in War
1957 · Drama
Kansas City Confidential
1952 · Crime
Address Unknown
1944 · Drama
Baby Face Nelson
1957 · Crime
Sympathy for the Devil
1968 · Music
Fiend Without a Face
1958 · Horror
Pitfall
1962 · Crime
Thunder on the Hill
1951 · Drama
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939 · Drama
Blowing Wild
1953 · Action
Rancho Notorious
1952 · Western
Hold Back Tomorrow
1955 · Drama
Mr. Freedom
1968 · Drama
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1936 · Drama
Station West
1948 · Western
The Flying Scot
1957 · Crime
Sound of Horror
1966 · Horror
The Big Cube
1969 · Thriller
Escape from East Berlin
1962 · Drama
Stella
1955 · Drama
Blood on the Sun
1945 · Action
Hold Back The Night
1956 · War
The Lost Squadron
1932 · War
Escape from Fort Bravo
1953 · Western
Sea of Sand
1958 · Drama
Pressure Point
1962 · Drama
Crime in the Streets
1955 · Drama
The Girl Hunters
1963 · Crime
A Gentleman After Dark
1942 · Adventure
Yellowneck
1955 · Drama
Quatermass 2
1957 · Horror
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