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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 Lone Wolf in London
1947 · Mystery
The Guilty
1947 · Mystery
Horton Hatches the Egg
1942 · Comedy
An Act of Murder
1948 · Drama
The Meanest Man in the World
1943 · Comedy
Maria Candelaria
1944 · Romance
School for Secrets
1946 · War
Kiss of Death
1947 · Crime
Golden Earrings
1947 · Romance
Edison, the Man
1940 · Drama
The Hasty Heart
1949 · Drama
Food Will Win the War
1942 · Documentary
Window Cleaners
1940 · Animation
For the Love of Mary
1948 · Comedy
Slightly Dangerous
1943 · Comedy
The Weaker Sex
1948 · Drama
Pittsburgh
1942 · Drama
Dragonwyck
1946 · Drama
The Green Promise
1949 · Drama
Mr. Soft Touch
1949 · Crime
The Saint In Palm Springs
1941 · Crime
Manpower
1941 · Crime
Gambler’s Choice
1944 · Drama
So This Is Washington
1943 · Comedy
Cry of the City
1948 · Drama
The Wife Takes a Flyer
1942 · Romance
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
1948 · Drama
Sentimental Journey
1946 · Drama
The Doctor and the Girl
1949 · Drama
Tortoise Beats Hare
1941 · Animation
Terror by Night
1946 · Crime
Captain from Castile
1947 · Adventure
The Mating of Millie
1948 · Romance
Seven Days Ashore
1944 · Romance
The Black Sheep of Whitehall
1942 · Comedy
Bathing Beauty
1944 · Music
Lucky Partners
1940 · Drama
East Side, West Side
1949 · Romance
Intruder in the Dust
1949 · Crime
English Without Tears
1944 · Comedy
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