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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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The Vampire’s Ghost
1945 · Horror
I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now
1947 · Music
I Killed That Man
1941 · Mystery
Black Bart
1948 · Western
Night Monster
1942 · Horror
Before I Hang
1940 · Crime
Madame Bovary
1949 · Drama
Murder, He Says
1945 · Comedy
Smart Alecks
1942 · Comedy
Murder Over New York
1940 · Comedy
Busy Buddies
1944 · Comedy
The Perils of Pauline
1947 · Comedy
The Great Lover
1949 · Comedy
A Pest in the House
1947 · Comedy
The Three Musketeers
1948 · Adventure
That Gang of Mine
1940 · Comedy
The Scarlet Claw
1944 · Mystery
Blanche Fury
1948 · Drama
They Flew Alone
1942 · Drama
Decoy
1946 · Crime
Back Alley Oproar
1948 · Animation
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
1942 · Mystery
Shooting High
1940 · Western
The Lonesome Mouse
1943 · Comedy
Adam and Evelyne
1949 · Comedy
Mickey and the Seal
1948 · Comedy
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
1940 · Comedy
Lighthouse Keeping
1946 · Animation
Sailor’s Lady
1940 · Comedy
Porky’s Bear Facts
1941 · Animation
Mine Own Executioner
1947 · Drama
Donald’s Gold Mine
1942 · Animation
The Crimson Ghost
1946 · Adventure
Streets of Laredo
1949 · Western
All the World’s a Stooge
1941 · Comedy
Julia Misbehaves
1948 · Comedy
Unfaithfully Yours
1948 · Romance
Lost Boundaries
1949 · Drama
One Thrilling Night
1942 · Comedy
The Iron Curtain
1948 · Thriller
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