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Full Confession
Full Confession (1939) on 8 september 1939
, 1h18
Directed by John Farrow
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Victor McLaglen, Sally Eilers, Barry Fitzgerald, Joseph Calleia, Elisabeth Risdon, Pamela Blake
Rating60% 3.043923.043923.043923.043923.04392
Pat McGinnis (Victor McLaglen) murders a policeman and escapes by committing a more minor crime, for which he is arrested and jailed. An innocent man, Michael O'Keefe (Barry Fitzgerald), is convicted of the murder and sentenced to death. While delirious after an injury, McGinnis confesses to priest Father Loma (Joseph Calleia). Loma, whose flock includes McGinnis's girlriend Molly Sullivan (Sally Eilers) as well as the O'Keefe clan, struggles to find a way to save O'Keefe without violating the sanctity of confession. He must convince McGinnis to give himself up.
Sioux Me
Sioux Me (1939) on 8 september 1939

Directed by Ben Hardaway, Cal Dalton
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Animation
Actors Mel Blanc, Billy Bletcher, Robert C. Bruce
Rating63% 3.1823953.1823953.1823953.1823953.182395
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (1939) on 9 september 1939
, 1h
Directed by William Clemens
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Bonita Granville, Frankie Thomas, John Litel, Frank Orth, Vera Lewis, Louise Carter
Rating65% 3.2958653.2958653.2958653.2958653.295865
The elderly Turnbull sisters want to donate their mansion for a children's hospital. However, their father's will states that at least one of them has to stay in the house every night for twenty years before they can inherit the estate; there are two weeks left to go.
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (1939) on 9 september 1939
, 1h
Directed by William Clemens
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Bonita Granville, Frankie Thomas, John Litel, Frank Orth, Renie Riano, Vera Lewis
Rating65% 3.2958653.2958653.2958653.2958653.295865
Les soeurs Turnbull désirent faire don de leur manoir à un hôpital pour les enfants, néanmoins, une clause dans le testament de leur père stipule que au moins l'une d'entre elles doit rester dans le manoir chaque nuit pendant vingt ans avant de pouvoir en hériter réellement.
Blackmail
Blackmail (1939) on 8 september 1939
, 1h21
Directed by H. C. Potter
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Edward G. Robinson, Ruth Hussey, Gene Lockhart, Bobs Watson, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, John Wray
Rating66% 3.344353.344353.344353.344353.34435
John Ingram is a very successful oil-field firefighter and a family man. All is going so well, he's even bought his own oil well in hope of striking it rich. His greatest fears are realized, however, when a man, William Ramey, from his secret past sees Ingram in a newsreel and shows up looking for a job.
Captain Spanky's Show Boat
Captain Spanky's Show Boat (1939) on 8 september 1939

Directed by Edward L. Cahn
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Children's films
Actors George McFarland, Tommy Bond, Carl Switzer, Sidney Kibrick, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Robert Blake
Rating62% 3.134733.134733.134733.134733.13473
Once again, the gang stages an elaborate musical show in Spanky's backyard. Angered over the fact that Alfalfa has been chosen as the show's singing star, bully Tommy Butch sneaks backstage with the intention of sabotaging the production. But Butch is hoisted on his own petard, and the show goes on as scheduled.