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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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Unpublished Story
1942 · Drama
Take My Life
1947 · Thriller
Street of Chance
1942 · Drama
The Navy Way
1944 · War
Lucky Jordan
1942 · Comedy
So’s Your Aunt Emma!
1942 · Comedy
Portrait of Jennie
1948 · Drama
Phantom Lady
1944 · Thriller
The Loves of Carmen
1948 · Drama
Tom, Dick and Harry
1941 · Comedy
The Beginning or the End
1947 · Documentary
Confessions of Boston Blackie
1941 · Mystery
Crossroads
1942 · Drama
Tennessee Johnson
1942 · History
The Murderers Are Coming
1942 · Drama
Three Pests in a Mess
1945 · Comedy
An American Romance
1944 · Romance
Donald’s Double Trouble
1946 · Comedy
Martin Roumagnac
1946 · Crime
Whisky Galore!
1949 · Comedy
Johnny Doughboy
1942 · Music
Blind Spot
1947 · Mystery
The Lady Takes a Sailor
1949 · Romance
Wise Quackers
1949 · Animation
Neptune’s Daughter
1949 · Music
I Know Where I’m Going!
1945 · Drama
The Fallen Sparrow
1943 · Thriller
Killer McCoy
1947 · Drama
South of Suez
1940 · Drama
Calcutta
1946 · Crime
Across the Pacific
1942 · Drama
Scarlet Street
1945 · Crime
All-American Co-Ed
1941 · Comedy
The Sea of Grass
1947 · Drama
Knock on Any Door
1949 · Drama
Difficult Years
1948 · Drama
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942 · Comedy
Tomorrow Is Forever
1946 · Romance
The Barkleys of Broadway
1949 · Comedy
This Happy Breed
1944 · Drama
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