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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from 1941
144 movies from 1941, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Billy the Kid
1941 · Drama
Emergency Landing
1941 · Romance
That Night in Rio
1941 · Music
Dutiful But Dumb
1941 · Comedy
The Girl from Leningrad
1941 · War
The Black Cat
1941 · Comedy
Timber
1941 · Comedy
I Killed That Man
1941 · Mystery
Porky’s Bear Facts
1941 · Animation
All the World’s a Stooge
1941 · Comedy
Washington Melodrama
1941 · Drama
Hellzapoppin’
1941 · Comedy
Louisiana Purchase
1941 · Comedy
Three Girls About Town
1941 · Comedy
Barnacle Bill
1941 · Comedy
My Life for Ireland
1941 · Drama
That Uncertain Feeling
1941 · Comedy
I’ll Never Heil Again
1941 · Comedy
Cottage to Let
1941 · Thriller
In the Sweet Pie and Pie
1941 · Comedy
Moon Over Miami
1941 · Comedy
Cyclone on Horseback
1941 · Western
Western Union
1941 · Western
I Wanted Wings
1941 · War
That Hamilton Woman
1941 · Romance
Among the Living
1941 · Thriller
Mr. Bug Goes to Town
1941 · Comedy
Thieves Fall Out
1941 · Comedy
Robbers of the Range
1941 · Western
Man-Made Monster
1941 · Horror
The Great Man’s Lady
1941 · Western
No Hands on the Clock
1941 · Crime
Orphans’ Benefit
1941 · Animation
Carl Peters
1941 · History
A Good Time for a Dime
1941 · Animation
Charlie Chan in Rio
1941 · Thriller
Tom, Dick and Harry
1941 · Comedy
Confessions of Boston Blackie
1941 · Mystery
All-American Co-Ed
1941 · Comedy
The Saint In Palm Springs
1941 · Crime
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