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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from the 1930s
1,149 movies from the 1930s, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb
1938 · Comedy
King Solomon’s Mines
1937 · Adventure
By the Bluest of Seas
1936 · Romance
Secret Agent
1936 · Romance
Follow the Fleet
1936 · Romance
Miracle on Main Street
1939 · Drama
The Wet Parade
1932 · History
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
1938 · Drama
La Marseillaise
1938 · Drama
Three Little Sew and Sews
1939 · Comedy
Paradise Island
1930 · Romance
When Tomorrow Comes
1939 · Romance
Dizzy Doctors
1937 · Comedy
Afraid to Talk
1932 · Crime
The Great Man Votes
1939 · Comedy
Gambling Lady
1934 · Mystery
Child Bride
1938 · Drama
Captain Applejack
1930
Love Business
1931 · Comedy
The Age of Consent
1932 · Drama
Murder in the Clouds
1934 · Adventure
Lost in the Stratosphere
1934 · Action
Man of Conquest
1939 · History
Maid’s Night Out
1938 · Comedy
First Love
1939 · Comedy
Smart Blonde
1937 · Crime
Beach Picnic
1939 · Comedy
Porky’s Picnic
1939 · Animation
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939 · Drama
One Rainy Afternoon
1936 · Comedy
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1936 · Drama
Saved by the Belle
1939 · Comedy
The End of the Day
1939 · Drama
His Double Life
1933 · Drama
Mexicali Rose
1939 · Western
Professional Sweetheart
1933 · Romance
That Certain Age
1938 · Music
The Lost Squadron
1932 · War
Song of Freedom
1936 · Drama
Werewolf of London
1935 · Horror
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