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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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Four Mothers
1941 · Romance
Highway 13
1948 · Mystery
Immensee
1943 · Drama
D.O.A.
1949 · Crime
Up in Mabel’s Room
1944 · Comedy
Son of Dracula
1943 · Horror
Walky Talky Hawky
1946 · Animation
The Bear’s Tale
1940 · Animation
The Fuller Brush Man
1948 · Adventure
Winged Victory
1944 · War
Madame Spy
1942 · Drama
The Germans Strike Again
1948 · Comedy
Lust for Gold
1949 · Western
Devotion
1946 · Drama
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
1944 · Drama
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
1946 · Thriller
Wallflower
1948 · Comedy
Tarzan’s New York Adventure
1942 · Action
Shock
1946 · Thriller
The Perfect Snob
1941 · Comedy
Oliver Twist
1948 · Crime
The Rocking Horse Winner
1949 · Drama
It Had to Be You
1947 · Comedy
Fabiola
1949 · History
The Emperor Waltz
1948 · Romance
In Society
1944 · Comedy
Out West
1947 · Comedy
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
1946 · Crime
Steel Against the Sky
1941 · Adventure
Good Bad Boys
1940 · Family
Mr. Muggs Steps Out
1943 · Comedy
The Gunman From Bodie
1941 · Western
So Well Remembered
1947 · Drama
Criss Cross
1949 · Crime
The Seventh Cross
1944 · Drama
A Shot in the Dark
1941 · Drama
Vigil in the Night
1940 · Drama
Don’t Take It to Heart
1944 · Comedy
The Ranger and the Lady
1940 · Western
Beyond the Forest
1949 · Thriller
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