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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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Girl Trouble
1942 · Comedy
Tarzan and the Huntress
1947 · Adventure
The Judge Steps Out
1947 · Drama
On an Island with You
1948 · Comedy
Bees in Paradise
1944 · Music
Hitler- Dead or Alive
1942 · Comedy
The Bird Came C.O.D.
1942 · Animation
The Adventures of Mark Twain
1944 · Drama
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943 · Comedy
Old MacDonald Duck
1941 · Comedy
Andy Hardy’s Blonde Trouble
1944 · Comedy
Dear Ruth
1947 · Romance
The Stratton Story
1949 · Drama
Suspense
1946 · Drama
Contraband
1940 · Thriller
The White Cliffs of Dover
1944 · War
Tarzan and the Leopard Woman
1946 · Adventure
Diamond City
1949 · Drama
Nothing But the Truth
1941 · Comedy
Bowery Champs
1944 · Action
Over 21
1945 · Comedy
We Dive at Dawn
1943 · Drama
The Younger Brothers
1949 · Western
Yolanda and the Thief
1945 · Fantasy
The Phantom Speaks
1945 · Mystery
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940 · Western
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
1943 · Music
The Inspector General
1949 · Romance
Heaven Can Wait
1943 · Comedy
The Art of Self Defense
1941 · Comedy
The Time of Your Life
1948 · Comedy
Manhandled
1949 · Drama
Prince of Foxes
1949 · History
Booby Dupes
1945 · Comedy
Brighton Rock
1948 · Drama
The Small Back Room
1949 · Romance
Mission to Moscow
1943 · Drama
King of the Zombies
1941 · Comedy
Spook Louder
1943 · Comedy
Pursued
1947 · Western
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