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Hopeful Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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The Weaker Sex
1948 · Drama
According to Mrs. Hoyle
1951 · Drama
Pittsburgh
1942 · Drama
The Green Promise
1949 · Drama
Lili
1953 · Drama
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
1948 · Drama
Billie
1965 · Music
Possessed
1931 · Romance
The Woman in Red
1935 · Drama
The Feminine Touch
1956 · Drama
English Without Tears
1944 · Comedy
My Side of the Mountain
1969 · Drama
Three Faces West
1940 · Drama
The Man Who Played God
1932 · Romance
Stagecoach to Denver
1946 · Western
A Yank in the R.A.F.
1941 · Drama
Princess Knight
1967 · Animation
Hamlet
1964 · Drama
The Desperadoes
1943 · Western
The Mudlark
1950 · Drama
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October (Ten Days that Shook the World)
1927 · Drama
The Hoodlum Priest
1967 · History
Sabar Uparey
1955 · Mystery
The Search
1948 · Drama
Back in the Saddle Again
1942 · Music
Lady by Choice
1934 · Comedy
Since You Went Away
1944 · War
Zoo in Budapest
1933 · Drama
The Secret of Santa Vittoria
1969 · Comedy
Four Steps in the Clouds
1942 · Comedy
Bright Road
1953 · Music
A Man Called Peter
1955 · Family
Strategic Air Command
1955 · War
Johnny Dark
1954 · Drama
The Pride of St. Louis
1952 · Drama
A Blonde Dream
1932 · Comedy
The One-Armed Swordsman
1967 · Action
Carnival Boat
1932 · Drama
The Lion of St. Mark
1963 · Action
Dersu Uzala
1961 · Adventure
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