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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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Tomorrow at Seven
1933 · Crime
Porky’s Movie Mystery
1939 · Animation
Air Hostess
1933 · Drama
San Francisco
1936 · Drama
César
1936 · Drama
Women in the Wind
1939 · Adventure
Viennese Nights
1930 · Romance
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Mystery
Penthouse
1933 · Mystery
Conquest
1937 · History
The Great Waltz
1938 · Romance
The Kid from Kokomo
1939 · Romance
Expensive Husbands
1937 · Comedy
Prairie Moon
1938 · Western
Here Comes Cookie
1935 · Comedy
Just Around the Corner
1938 · Music
The First Round-Up
1934 · Comedy
Vampyr
1932 · Mystery
Night Owls
1930 · Comedy
Horses’ Collars
1935 · Comedy
The Woman of the Port
1934 · Drama
Merrily We Go to Hell
1932 · Romance
Peter Ibbetson
1935 · Romance
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939 · Comedy
The Cowboy Quarterback
1939 · Comedy
Back to the Woods
1937 · Comedy
The Crosspatch
1935 · Romance
Coral Reefs
1939 · Adventure
Cash and Carry
1937 · Comedy
Mammy
1930 · Music
The Buccaneer
1938 · Adventure
Slippery Silks
1936 · Comedy
River’s End
1930 · Drama
Sinners in the Sun
1932 · Romance
Wine, Women and Horses
1937 · Drama
Don’t Bet on Blondes
1935 · Comedy
You Can’t Get Away with Murder
1939 · Crime
The Dark Angel
1935 · Drama
Moving Day
1936 · Animation
We’re Not Dressing
1934 · Comedy
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