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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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One Body Too Many
1944 · Comedy
The Lady Gambles
1949 · Drama
It’s Not Cricket
1949 · Comedy
Edward, My Son
1949 · Drama
I Wanted Wings
1941 · War
Marriage Is a Private Affair
1944 · War
Too Many Winners
1947 · Mystery
Trapped
1949 · Mystery
Fall Guy
1947 · Crime
Humoresque
1946 · Romance
House of Frankenstein
1944 · Horror
The Late George Apley
1947 · Comedy
Malaya
1949 · Adventure
That Hamilton Woman
1941 · Romance
The Little Orphan
1948 · Comedy
The Black Arrow
1948 · History
The Dolly Sisters
1945 · Music
I Shot Jesse James
1949 · Western
Mother Is a Freshman
1949 · Comedy
A Letter for Evie
1946 · Comedy
Among the Living
1941 · Thriller
The Great McGinty
1940 · Comedy
That Wonderful Urge
1948 · Comedy
Two Soldiers
1943 · War
Miss Tatlock’s Millions
1948 · Romance
Voice in the Wind
1944 · Drama
Fighting Frontier
1943 · Western
River’s End
1940 · Action
Berlin Express
1948 · Thriller
Moontide
1942 · Romance
The Lamp Still Burns
1943 · Drama
Gang Busters
1942 · Crime
Days of Glory
1944 · Drama
My Little Chickadee
1940 · Western
Nasreddin in Bukhara
1943 · Comedy
Jack London
1943 · Drama
Singapore
1947 · Crime
A Song Is Born
1948 · Comedy
The Ghost Breakers
1940 · Horror
So Dear to My Heart
1948 · Family
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