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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from 1940
149 movies from 1940, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Little Old New York
1940 · History
Beyond Tomorrow
1940 · Romance
Dreaming Out Loud
1940 · Comedy
Hudson’s Bay
1940 · History
Junior G-Men
1940 · Adventure
Too Many Girls
1940 · Music
Boys of the City
1940 · Mystery
East Side Kids
1940 · Thriller
Convicted Woman
1940 · Crime
The Mummy’s Hand
1940 · Horror
Flight Command
1940 · War
It All Came True
1940 · Comedy
The Long Voyage Home
1940 · Drama
Donald’s Dog Laundry
1940 · Animation
A Plumbing We Will Go
1940 · Comedy
Son of Ingagi
1940 · Horror
Road to Singapore
1940 · Comedy
Remember the Night
1940 · Drama
Pride and Prejudice
1940 · Drama
Waterloo Bridge
1940 · Drama
The Grapes of Wrath
1940 · Drama
The Shop Around the Corner
1940 · Drama
Fantasia
1940 · Fantasy
Swiss Family Robinson
1940 · Adventure
Pinocchio
1940 · Fantasy
Rebecca
1940 · Drama
Of Mice and Men
1940 · Drama
The Westerner
1940 · Drama
Foreign Correspondent
1940 · Mystery
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