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Steady-Paced Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Cairo
1963 · Crime
Prince Valiant
1954 · Romance
Take My Life
1947 · Thriller
Goodbye Charlie
1964 · Fantasy
The Bottom of the Bottle
1956 · Drama
Alakazam the Great!
1960 · Adventure
The Navy Way
1944 · War
Phantom Lady
1944 · Thriller
Two Flags West
1950 · War
Tom, Dick and Harry
1941 · Comedy
The Beginning or the End
1947 · Documentary
Before Winter Comes
1969 · Comedy
Crossroads
1942 · Drama
Tennessee Johnson
1942 · History
School for Tramps
1955 · Music
The Hawks and the Sparrows
1966 · Comedy
The Barber Shop
1933 · Comedy
Brainstorm
1965 · Thriller
Destination Moon
1950 · Adventure
An American Romance
1944 · Romance
Singing Guns
1950 · Western
Lilacs in the Spring
1954 · Comedy
Martin Roumagnac
1946 · Crime
Casque d’Or
1952 · Drama
Whisky Galore!
1949 · Comedy
13 West Street
1962 · Crime
Johnny Doughboy
1942 · Music
Flirtation Walk
1934 · Romance
The Gorgon
1964 · Fantasy
The Bed Sitting Room
1969 · Comedy
Beau Brummell
1954 · Drama
Close to My Heart
1951 · Drama
The Petty Girl
1950 · Comedy
The House on Telegraph Hill
1951 · Drama
A Man’s Neck
1933 · Mystery
Die, Monster, Die!
1965 · Horror
Neptune’s Daughter
1949 · Music
The Violent Men
1955 · Western
Housewife
1934 · Drama
The Golden Coach
1952 · Comedy
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