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Hopeful Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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Wagon Wheels
1934 · Drama
Captain Scarlett
1953 · Action
The Fabulous Dorseys
1947 · Romance
A Hole in the Head
1959 · Comedy
The Girl from 10th Avenue
1935 · Drama
Stage Door
1937 · Drama
Johnny Frenchman
1945 · Drama
Lovers Courageous
1932 · Drama
Captain Eddie
1945 · Drama
Journey to the Center of the Earth
1959 · Family
People Will Talk
1951 · Drama
Glory
1956 · Drama
One Mile from Heaven
1937 · Drama
Jab Jab Phool Khile
1965 · Romance
One Million B.C.
1940 · Fantasy
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima
1952 · Drama
Ursus in the Valley of the Lions
1961 · Adventure
Hobson’s Choice
1954 · Comedy
Ivan Brovkin on the State Farm
1959 · Adventure
My Pal Gus
1952 · Drama
Johnny Shiloh
1963 · War
Trouble Along the Way
1953 · Comedy
Bountiful Summer
1951 · Music
Barnacle Bill
1941 · Comedy
What a Life
1939 · Drama
Magic Town
1947 · Romance
The Pathfinder
1952 · Western
From the Earth to the Moon
1958 · Adventure
Angels Over Broadway
1940 · Drama
Mister Scoutmaster
1953 · Comedy
Johnny Concho
1956 · Western
Riders to the Stars
1954 · Drama
The Big Land
1957 · Romance
The Story of Will Rogers
1952 · Drama
The Far Horizons
1955 · Western
Green Fields
1937 · Romance
The Babe Ruth Story
1948 · Drama
Dodge City
1939 · Western
The Girl in White
1952 · History
Morning Glory
1933 · Romance
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