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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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He Walked by Night
1948 · Crime
The Mask of Dimitrios
1944 · Mystery
Badman’s Territory
1946 · Action
Keep ’Em Flying
1941 · Comedy
Adventure
1945 · Romance
Swing Shift Cinderella
1945 · Animation
The Mystery of Marie Roget
1942 · Crime
The Mummy’s Ghost
1944 · Horror
Champion Without Crown
1946 · Drama
The House Across the Bay
1940 · Drama
Dressed to Kill
1941 · Thriller
Red River Robin Hood
1942 · Western
Sinbad the Sailor
1947 · Adventure
My Sister Eileen
1942 · Comedy
The Red House
1947 · Drama
13 Rue Madeleine
1947 · War
Little Giant
1946 · Comedy
Niagara Falls
1941 · Comedy
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
1940 · Comedy
The Years Between
1946 · Romance
The Man from Colorado
1948 · Drama
Fort Apache
1948 · Western
If Winter Comes
1947 · Drama
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
1949 · Comedy
Duffy’s Tavern
1945 · Music
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
1945 · Thriller
Outpost
1944 · Animation
Arctic Fury
1949 · Adventure
The Madonna’s Secret
1946 · Drama
The Man in Grey
1943 · Romance
Kismet
1944 · Romance
Voodoo Man
1944 · Mystery
Freedom Radio
1941 · War
God Is My Co-Pilot
1945 · Adventure
Chicago Deadline
1949 · Drama
The Cross of Lorraine
1943 · Drama
Gentleman Jim
1942 · Comedy
Impact
1949 · Mystery
The Ducktators
1942 · Animation
Piccadilly Incident
1946 · Drama
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