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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 File on Thelma Jordon
1949 · Thriller
Hay Foot
1942 · Romance
Ivy
1947 · Drama
Appointment with Crime
1946 · Drama
Corregidor
1943 · War
The Falcon Takes Over
1942 · Mystery
None Shall Escape
1944 · War
A Royal Scandal
1945 · Drama
The Girl from Jones Beach
1949 · Comedy
Mexicanos al Grito de Guerra
1943 · Drama
Somewhere in the Night
1946 · Thriller
The Navy Comes Through
1942 · War
Kitty Foyle
1940 · Romance
Night in Paradise
1946 · Drama
Saps at Sea
1940 · Comedy
Gran Casino
1947 · Music
The Eyes Have It
1945 · Animation
The Cat That Hated People
1948 · Animation
The Purple Heart
1944 · Drama
Framed
1947 · Crime
First Comes Courage
1943 · War
Aag
1948 · Drama
They Got Me Covered
1943 · Comedy
Tulsa
1949 · Drama
Alice in Wonderland
1949 · Animation
Rope of Sand
1949 · Thriller
The Brute Man
1946 · Crime
Paris After Dark
1943 · War
Key Largo
1948 · Thriller
Bone Trouble
1940 · Animation
Barnacle Bill
1941 · Comedy
My Life for Ireland
1941 · Drama
Circumstantial Evidence
1945 · Drama
Seven Were Saved
1947 · Drama
The Locket
1946 · Crime
The Silent Village
1943 · War
Tension
1949 · Crime
You’re a Sap, Mr. Jap
1942 · Animation
Three Loan Wolves
1946 · Comedy
Magic Town
1947 · Romance
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