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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from the 1940s
1,556 movies from the 1940s, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Road House
1948 · Thriller
Dixie
1943 · Comedy
Tall in the Saddle
1944 · Western
Jassy
1947 · Adventure
Andy Hardy’s Private Secretary
1941 · Romance
London Belongs to Me
1948 · Drama
Birth of the Blues
1941 · Romance
Millions Like Us
1943 · War
13 Lead Soldiers
1948 · Crime
The Pearl of Death
1944 · Mystery
High Sierra
1941 · Action
Campus Rhythm
1943 · Music
Men Without Wings
1946 · War
Dead Man’s Eyes
1944 · Mystery
Daybreak
1948 · Drama
The Girl from Manhattan
1948 · Comedy
Green Grass of Wyoming
1948 · Drama
My Gal Sal
1942 · Comedy
The Phantom Baron
1943 · Drama
’Neath Brooklyn Bridge
1942 · Romance
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
1947 · Drama
Double Cross
1941 · Crime
Johnny Eager
1941 · Drama
Gigi
1949 · Comedy
To the Shores of Tripoli
1942 · Romance
I Can Hardly Wait
1943 · Comedy
Stormy Waters
1941 · Drama
Roughshod
1949 · Western
First Yank into Tokyo
1945 · War
Phantom of Chinatown
1940 · Crime
Uncertain Glory
1944 · Drama
Black Angel
1946 · Thriller
Blitz Wolf
1942 · Comedy
Buck Privates
1941 · Comedy
One Last Fling
1949 · Comedy
Slick Hare
1947 · Comedy
This Time for Keeps
1947 · Romance
Happy Land
1943 · Fantasy
Stagecoach Kid
1949 · Western
My Foolish Heart
1949 · Romance
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