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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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Dumbo
1941 · Animation
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
1941 · Comedy
A Coy Decoy
1941 · Comedy
Belle Starr
1941 · Western
Nice Girl?
1941 · Music
Swamp Water
1941 · Mystery
Charley’s Aunt
1941 · Comedy
Truant Officer Donald
1941 · Animation
The Ghost of St. Michael’s
1941 · Comedy
Four Mothers
1941 · Romance
The Perfect Snob
1941 · Comedy
Steel Against the Sky
1941 · Adventure
The Gunman From Bodie
1941 · Western
A Shot in the Dark
1941 · Drama
I Wake Up Screaming
1941 · Mystery
The Flame of New Orleans
1941 · Comedy
Meet Boston Blackie
1941 · Crime
Chef Donald
1941 · Comedy
The Great Lie
1941 · Drama
Keep ’Em Flying
1941 · Comedy
Dressed to Kill
1941 · Thriller
Niagara Falls
1941 · Comedy
Freedom Radio
1941 · War
Old MacDonald Duck
1941 · Comedy
Nothing But the Truth
1941 · Comedy
The Art of Self Defense
1941 · Comedy
King of the Zombies
1941 · Comedy
The Nifty Nineties
1941 · Family
Time Out for Rhythm
1941 · Music
Skylark
1941 · Comedy
The Face Behind the Mask
1941 · Crime
Atlantic Ferry
1941 · Romance
Andy Hardy’s Private Secretary
1941 · Romance
Birth of the Blues
1941 · Romance
High Sierra
1941 · Action
Double Cross
1941 · Crime
Johnny Eager
1941 · Drama
Stormy Waters
1941 · Drama
Buck Privates
1941 · Comedy
Pot o’ Gold
1941 · Romance
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