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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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Dr. Cyclops
1940 · Horror
Colorado
1940 · Western
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942 · Thriller
The Lodger
1944 · Horror
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
1947 · Comedy
The Arnelo Affair
1947 · Crime
No Room at the Inn
1948 · Drama
Crook’s Tour
1940 · Comedy
The Fighting 69th
1940 · Action
Together Again
1944 · Comedy
Goldilocks and the Jivin’ Bears
1944 · Animation
Primrose Path
1940 · Drama
The Falcon in Hollywood
1944 · Crime
Maisie Goes to Reno
1944 · Comedy
While I Live
1947 · Thriller
The Princess and the Pirate
1944 · Adventure
Jesusita en Chihuahua
1942
Pinky
1949 · Drama
They Came to a City
1944 · Fantasy
The Big Sombrero
1949 · Western
Mysterious Intruder
1946 · Crime
O Costa do Castelo
1943 · Comedy
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1945 · Horror
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
1945 · Drama
The Invisible Man’s Revenge
1944 · Horror
China Sky
1945 · Adventure
The Ghost of St. Michael’s
1941 · Comedy
Charlie Chan’s Murder Cruise
1940 · Crime
Frenchman’s Creek
1944 · Romance
The Falcon and the Co-Eds
1943 · Mystery
Fighter Squadron
1948 · Action
Cloak and Dagger
1946 · War
Invisible Agent
1942 · War
A Chump at Oxford
1940 · Comedy
The Man Who Wouldn’t Die
1942 · Mystery
Sock-a-Bye Baby
1942 · Comedy
The Senator Was Indiscreet
1947 · Comedy
Shivering Sherlocks
1948 · Comedy
Cluny Brown
1946 · Comedy
The Keys of the Kingdom
1944 · Drama
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