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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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The Walking Dead
1936 · Crime
Adventure in Manhattan
1936 · Mystery
I Met My Love Again
1938 · Drama
The Sitter Downers
1937 · Comedy
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
1934 · Drama
Daredevils of the Red Circle
1939 · Action
The Country Doctor
1936 · Drama
Twin Husbands
1933 · Drama
Termites of 1938
1938 · Comedy
The Secret of Madame Blanche
1933 · Romance
Alexander Nevsky
1938 · War
Circus
1936 · Music
The Bohemian Girl
1936 · Comedy
The Lion Has Wings
1939 · War
The Cowboy and the Lady
1938 · Romance
Flat Foot Stooges
1938 · Comedy
Dirty Work
1933 · Comedy
Mickey’s Amateurs
1937 · Animation
One in a Million
1936 · Romance
Sarah and Son
1930 · Drama
Way Back Home
1931 · Drama
The Tortoise and the Hare
1935 · Fantasy
Let Us Live
1939 · Thriller
A Girl Must Live
1939 · Drama
The Great Garrick
1937 · Romance
Alexander Hamilton
1931 · Drama
Suez
1938 · History
Parole Girl
1933 · Drama
Shadows Over Shanghai
1938 · Drama
The Man in Possession
1931 · Comedy
Dangerous to Know
1938 · Drama
Love Is News
1937 · Romance
Judge Priest
1934 · Drama
Winds of the Wasteland
1936 · Western
Ride, Ranger, Ride
1936 · Action
The Old Maid
1939 · Drama
Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite
1939 · Comedy
Her Majesty Love
1931 · Comedy
Round-Up Time in Texas
1937 · Action
The E-Flat Man
1935 · Comedy
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