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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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Obsession
1949 · Mystery
Angels in Disguise
1949 · Comedy
The Halfway House
1944 · Fantasy
Sylvia and the Ghost
1946 · Fantasy
Dumb-Hounded
1943 · Comedy
The Barber of Seville
1944 · Animation
Casanova Brown
1944 · Comedy
The New Spirit
1942 · Animation
That Lady in Ermine
1948 · Comedy
Hue and Cry
1947 · Comedy
Black Magic
1949 · Horror
The Wolf Man
1941 · Horror
The Secret Garden
1949 · Family
The Desert Song
1943 · Romance
Colorado Territory
1949 · Crime
Scene of the Crime
1949 · Crime
Flight Command
1940 · War
Minesweeper
1943 · Drama
Rustlers
1949 · Western
Tenth Avenue Angel
1948 · Drama
Intrigue
1947 · Crime
It All Came True
1940 · Comedy
Penny Serenade
1941 · Romance
You Can’t Escape Forever
1942 · Thriller
It Happened Tomorrow
1944 · Fantasy
The Corsican Brothers
1941 · Drama
Pitfall
1948 · Crime
Blonde Fever
1944 · Drama
Little Rural Riding Hood
1949 · Animation
The Passionate Friends
1949 · Drama
A Night for Crime
1943 · Crime
My Dear Secretary
1948 · Romance
Dangerous Passage
1944 · Crime
Chip an’ Dale
1947 · Animation
Four Faces West
1948 · Western
The Long Voyage Home
1940 · Drama
Stop Press Girl
1949 · Comedy
The Gay Falcon
1941 · Mystery
Alias Boston Blackie
1942 · Mystery
The Last Chance
1945 · Drama
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