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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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White Banners
1938 · Drama
Q Planes
1939 · Thriller
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
1939 · Mystery
West Point of the Air
1935 · Drama
Not So Dumb
1930 · Comedy
The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss
1936 · Romance
The Case of the Howling Dog
1934 · Mystery
Confessions of a Co-Ed
1931 · Drama
Confession
1937 · Crime
Over the Moon
1939 · Comedy
Shopworn
1932 · Drama
Thunderstorm
1934 · Drama
Breakfast for Two
1937 · Comedy
Swanee River
1939 · Drama
Spooky Hooky
1936 · Comedy
Private Detective
1939 · Mystery
Westfront 1918
1930 · Drama
Four Wives
1939 · Romance
The Lawless Nineties
1936 · Western
Charlie Chan in Reno
1939 · Thriller
Red Ensign
1934 · Drama
One Run Elmer
1935 · Comedy
The Dawn Patrol
1938 · War
Bizarre, Bizarre
1937 · Comedy
Wynken, Blynken & Nod
1938 · Animation
Mr. Skitch
1933 · Adventure
Rain or Shine
1930 · Comedy
Vessel of Wrath
1938 · Romance
Charlie Chan on Broadway
1937 · Crime
Code of the Secret Service
1939 · Drama
Boys Town
1938 · Drama
High Flyers
1937 · Comedy
The Amazing Mr. Williams
1939 · Comedy
The Man Who Found Himself
1937 · Drama
Only Yesterday
1933 · Romance
Sanders of the River
1935 · Adventure
Swing High, Swing Low
1937 · Romance
The Prizefighter and the Lady
1933 · Romance
Downstairs
1932 · Drama
Renfrew of the Royal Mounted
1937 · Western
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