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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 Kid from Brooklyn
1946 · Comedy
The Bride Came C.O.D.
1941 · Comedy
Woody Woodpecker
1941 · Comedy
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941 · Comedy
Three Faces West
1940 · Drama
Inferior Decorator
1948 · Animation
Heaven Only Knows
1947 · Comedy
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
1941 · Comedy
Secret Mission
1942 · Drama
Secret Enemies
1942 · Drama
Counter-Espionage
1942 · Romance
My Reputation
1946 · Drama
Stagecoach to Denver
1946 · Western
A Yank in the R.A.F.
1941 · Drama
Krakatit
1948 · Drama
The Shanghai Gesture
1941 · Drama
Blondie’s Holiday
1947 · Comedy
Dead of Night
1945 · Thriller
The Desperadoes
1943 · Western
Conrad the Sailor
1942 · Animation
Know Your Enemy: Japan
1945 · History
Donald’s Decision
1942 · Animation
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948 · Comedy
Wake Island
1942 · Drama
A Man About the House
1947 · Drama
Bedelia
1946 · Drama
Dr. Ehrlich’s Magic Bullet
1940 · Drama
The Search
1948 · Drama
Back in the Saddle Again
1942 · Music
House of Strangers
1949 · Drama
The Time of Their Lives
1946 · Comedy
Easy to Wed
1946 · Music
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
1947 · Fantasy
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
1940 · Mystery
Family Troubles
1943 · Family
Belle of the Yukon
1944 · Comedy
Flamingo Road
1949 · Romance
The Blue Lagoon
1949 · Romance
Air Force
1943 · War
Pursuit to Algiers
1945 · Mystery
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