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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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Show Them No Mercy!
1935 · Action
Heartbeat
1938 · Comedy
American Madness
1932 · Drama
Uncle Moses
1932 · Romance
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
1930 · Romance
Earth
1930 · Drama
Playing the Ponies
1937 · Comedy
Sinner Take All
1936 · Mystery
Three Orphan Kittens
1935 · Animation
Murder on a Bridle Path
1936 · Mystery
Dimples
1936 · Family
The Phantom Light
1935 · Mystery
A Cartoonist’s Nightmare
1935 · Animation
Tarzan Escapes
1936 · Adventure
The Chain Gang
1930 · Animation
Quick Millions
1931 · Drama
Don Donald
1937 · Comedy
Fly My Kite
1931 · Comedy
Crime School
1938 · Drama
Black Legion
1937 · Crime
The Whole Town’s Talking
1935 · Crime
Devil Dogs of the Air
1935 · Romance
The Kennel Murder Case
1933 · Crime
Fugitive in the Sky
1936 · Action
The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes
1937 · Crime
Other Men’s Women
1931 · Romance
The Moose Hunt
1931 · Animation
Three Faces East
1930 · Drama
The Apaches of Athens
1930 · Drama
The Saint Strikes Back
1939 · Crime
Flight from Glory
1937 · Drama
The Casino Murder Case
1935 · Action
Fly Away Baby
1937 · Adventure
Golden Dawn
1930 · Drama
Men Must Fight
1933 · Drama
Hell’s Kitchen
1939 · Drama
Frontier Marshal
1939 · Western
The Scoundrel
1935 · Drama
Public Wedding
1937 · Comedy
Stars Over Broadway
1935 · Romance
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