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  2. List of 1940s films based on actual events - Wikipedia

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    The Stratton Story (1949) – biographical drama film telling the true story of Monty Stratton, a Major League Baseball pitcher who pitched for the Chicago White Sox from 1934 to 1938 [294] Twelve O'Clock High (1949) – war drama film based on the novel of the same name by Sy Bartlett and Beirne Lay Jr. , who drew deeply on their own wartime ...

  3. List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1938

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    Acts passed before 1963 are cited using this number, preceded by the year(s) of the reign during which the relevant parliamentary session was held; thus the Union with Ireland Act 1800 is cited as "39 & 40 Geo. 3 c. 67", meaning the 67th act passed during the session that started in the 39th year of the reign of George III and which finished in ...

  4. List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 2019

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    An Act to authorise the use of resources for the year ending with 31 March 2020; to authorise both the issue of sums out of the Consolidated Fund and the application of income for that year; and to appropriate the supply authorised for that year by this Act and by the Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Act 2019. [i]

  5. List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1940

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    An Act to empower the Minister of Labour and National Service, during the present emergency, to modify or suspend the operation of any of the provisions of the Trade Boards Acts, 1909 and 1918, and the Road Haulage Wages Act, 1938, and to make provision with respect to any of the matters to which the said provisions relate; and to make a ...

  6. Hays Code - Wikipedia

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    Thou Shalt Not, a 1940 photo by Whitey Schafer deliberately subverting some of the Code's strictures. In the 1920s, Hollywood was rocked by a number of notorious scandals, such as the murder of William Desmond Taylor and the alleged rape of Virginia Rappe by popular movie star Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, which brought widespread condemnation from religious, civic and political organizations.

  7. List of 2019 films based on actual events - Wikipedia

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    Breakthrough (2019) – religious drama film about St. Louis author Joyce Smith's son John who slipped through an icy lake in January 2015 and was underwater for 15 minutes before resuscitative efforts were started [46] Brecht (2019) – German biographical drama television film dealing with the life and work of the German playwright Bertolt ...

  8. List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

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    For acts passed up until 1707, see the list of acts of the Parliament of England and the list of acts of the Parliament of Scotland. For acts passed from 1707 to 1800, see the list of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain. See also the list of acts of the Parliament of Ireland.

  9. List of American films of 1938 - Wikipedia

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    Title Director Cast Genre Notes Accidents Will Happen: William Clemens: Ronald Reagan, Gloria Blondell, Dick Purcell: Drama: Warner Bros. Adventure in Sahara: D. Ross Lederman: Paul Kelly, Lorna Gray, C. Henry Gordon