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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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A Lady Takes a Chance
1943 · Comedy
To the Ends of the Earth
1948 · Thriller
Champion
1949 · Drama
The Great Way
1947 · Drama
Gallant Journey
1946 · History
Murder in the Big House
1942 · Action
The Falcon Out West
1944 · Crime
Killer Dill
1947 · Comedy
Captains of the Clouds
1942 · War
Early to Bed
1941 · Comedy
Get Hep to Love
1942 · Music
The Invisible Man Returns
1940 · Horror
Bon Voyage
1944 · War
Northwest Hounded Police
1946 · Comedy
The Night of January 16th
1941 · Crime
Behind the News
1940 · Crime
King-Size Canary
1947 · Comedy
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
1942 · Drama
Apartment for Peggy
1948 · Comedy
Ma and Pa Kettle
1949 · Comedy
The Unseen
1945 · Mystery
Quax in Afrika
1947 · Comedy
Take One False Step
1949 · Thriller
Kid Glove Killer
1942 · Crime
The Interrupted Journey
1949 · Thriller
Out of the Blue
1947 · Comedy
A Double Life
1947 · Drama
Passport to Pimlico
1949 · Comedy
Here Come the Waves
1944 · Romance
Cynthia
1947 · Comedy
A Stolen Life
1946 · Drama
Beyond Glory
1948 · Drama
Fear in the Night
1947 · Mystery
Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip
1940 · Animation
The Villain Still Pursued Her
1940 · Romance
Once More, My Darling
1949 · Comedy
I Love a Mystery
1945 · Mystery
Queen of the Amazons
1947 · Adventure
Midnight Manhunt
1945 · Comedy
Sky Murder
1940 · Comedy
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