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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from 1949
172 movies from 1949, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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The Bribe
1949 · Drama
Flaxy Martin
1949 · Drama
Bitter Rice
1949 · Crime
The Crooked Way
1949 · Crime
Donald’s Happy Birthday
1949 · Animation
Rebel Rabbit
1949 · Animation
Manon
1949 · Drama
Fuelin’ Around
1949 · Comedy
The Threat
1949 · Thriller
Riders of the Whistling Pines
1949 · Action
Hokus Pokus
1949 · Comedy
A Letter to Three Wives
1949 · Romance
Adventure in Baltimore
1949 · Romance
Easy Living
1949 · Drama
Chains
1949 · Drama
Blue Scar
1949 · Drama
The Windblown Hare
1949 · Animation
Anna Lucasta
1949 · Drama
Come to the Stable
1949 · Comedy
Caught
1949 · Drama
Look for the Silver Lining
1949 · Romance
The Spider and the Fly
1949 · Crime
Side Street
1949 · Crime
Always Leave Them Laughing
1949 · Drama
Obsession
1949 · Mystery
Angels in Disguise
1949 · Comedy
Black Magic
1949 · Horror
The Secret Garden
1949 · Family
Colorado Territory
1949 · Crime
Scene of the Crime
1949 · Crime
Rustlers
1949 · Western
Little Rural Riding Hood
1949 · Animation
The Passionate Friends
1949 · Drama
Stop Press Girl
1949 · Comedy
Bad Ol’ Putty Tat
1949 · Comedy
Reign of Terror
1949 · History
Fighting Man of the Plains
1949 · Romance
A Ham in a Role
1949 · Comedy
Rotation
1949 · Drama
The Bad Lord Byron
1949 · Drama
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