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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from 1947
166 movies from 1947, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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The Lost Moment
1947 · Drama
Mourning Becomes Electra
1947 · Drama
Fright Night
1947 · Comedy
Pirates of Monterey
1947 · Western
Pluto’s Blue Note
1947 · Animation
The Gangster
1947 · Crime
Cheyenne
1947 · Western
Bury Me Dead
1947 · Crime
The Red Stallion
1947 · Western
Dear Murderer
1947 · Thriller
Desert Fury
1947 · Drama
The Courtneys of Curzon Street
1947 · Romance
Driftwood
1947 · Family
The Fugitive
1947 · Drama
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
1947 · Comedy
The Arnelo Affair
1947 · Crime
While I Live
1947 · Thriller
The Senator Was Indiscreet
1947 · Comedy
It Had to Be You
1947 · Comedy
Out West
1947 · Comedy
So Well Remembered
1947 · Drama
The Devil On Wheels
1947 · Drama
The Mark of Cain
1947 · Crime
It Happened in Brooklyn
1947 · Music
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947 · Drama
The Homestretch
1947 · Drama
Stallion Road
1947 · Western
Song of the Thin Man
1947 · Crime
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
1947 · Comedy
Down to Earth
1947 · Fantasy
Sinbad the Sailor
1947 · Adventure
The Red House
1947 · Drama
13 Rue Madeleine
1947 · War
If Winter Comes
1947 · Drama
Tarzan and the Huntress
1947 · Adventure
The Judge Steps Out
1947 · Drama
Dear Ruth
1947 · Romance
Pursued
1947 · Western
Cass Timberlane
1947 · Drama
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1947 · Mystery
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