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Tense Movies: Summaries & Endings Explained
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The Spider and the Fly
1949 · Crime
Guns for San Sebastian
1968 · Western
She-Wolf of London
1946 · Thriller
Immortal Sergeant
1943 · Drama
The Three Musketeers
1932 · Adventure
Cry Danger
1951 · Crime
Above Us the Waves
1955 · War
Side Street
1949 · Crime
Ittefaq
1969 · Mystery
East Side Kids
1940 · Thriller
Brainwashed
1960 · Drama
The Night Angel
1931 · Crime
Lenin in Poland
1966 · Drama
The Hour Before the Dawn
1944 · Drama
Action in Arabia
1944 · Drama
The Dark Avenger
1955 · History
The Last Man to Hang
1956 · Drama
Young Bess
1953 · Drama
Lady from Louisiana
1941 · Drama
Paris Underground
1945 · Drama
Mystery Junction
1951 · Crime
Dive Bomber
1941 · Drama
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
1956 · Action
Birds of Prey
1930 · Drama
Angels One Five
1952 · War
Submarine Alert
1943 · War
The Mummy’s Hand
1940 · Horror
Obsession
1949 · Mystery
The Boston Strangler
1968 · Crime
Fort Yuma
1955 · Western
Foreign Intrigue
1956 · Thriller
Hangman’s Knot
1952 · Action
The Horror of Party Beach
1964 · Horror
Time Table
1956 · Crime
My Man and I
1952 · Drama
The Vulture
1966 · Horror
Colorado Territory
1949 · Crime
Dr. Who and the Daleks
1965 · Family
Minesweeper
1943 · Drama
Stronghold
1951 · Romance
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