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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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Since You Went Away
1944 · War
Confidential Agent
1945 · Thriller
A Date with Judy
1948 · Comedy
Queen of the Mob
1940 · Drama
Baby Face Morgan
1942 · Comedy
I’ve Always Loved You
1946 · Drama
Cross-Country Romance
1940 · Romance
I Dood It
1943 · Music
Four Steps in the Clouds
1942 · Comedy
The Great Sinner
1949 · Romance
Red Light
1949 · Thriller
Passport to Destiny
1944 · Comedy
Allotment Wives
1945 · Drama
Corvette K-225
1943 · War
Rendezvous with Annie
1946 · Comedy
Casbah
1948 · Crime
The History of Mr. Polly
1949 · Drama
Dark Alibi
1946 · Crime
State of the Union
1948 · Comedy
The Sign of the Ram
1948 · Drama
Jolson Sings Again
1949 · Drama
Jinx Money
1948 · Crime
The Fatal Hour
1940 · Thriller
Flying Wild
1941 · Comedy
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
1942 · Drama
Last of the Redmen
1947 · Western
The Stars Look Down
1940 · Drama
Castle on the Hudson
1940 · Drama
Valley of the Zombies
1946 · Horror
The Two Orphans
1948 · Drama
An Ache in Every Stake
1941 · Comedy
The Reckless Moment
1949 · Thriller
The Son of Monte Cristo
1940 · Drama
Vice Versa
1948 · Comedy
The Falcon in San Francisco
1945 · Mystery
Bicycle Thieves
1948 · Drama
Ladies of the Chorus
1948 · Music
Salome, Where She Danced
1945 · Music
The Rothschilds
1940 · Drama
Call Northside 777
1948 · Drama
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