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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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Liliom
1934 · Drama
Kongo
1932 · Drama
The Circus Clown
1934 · Comedy
The Women in His Life
1933 · Crime
We Live Again
1934 · Drama
The Finger Points
1931 · Crime
I Haven’t Got a Hat
1935 · Animation
Fugitive Lovers
1934 · Crime
The Conquerors
1932 · Drama
The Famous Ferguson Case
1932 · Drama
Waltzes from Vienna
1934 · Romance
After Tonight
1933 · War
Murder at the Vanities
1934 · Music
The Witching Hour
1934 · Drama
Berkeley Square
1933 · Romance
The Man with Two Faces
1934 · Drama
The Champ
1931 · Drama
The Right to Live
1935 · Drama
Murder on the Blackboard
1934 · Thriller
The Phantom Express
1932 · Romance
Ye Olden Days
1933 · Animation
Kid Millions
1934 · Drama
The Fixer Uppers
1935 · Comedy
F.P.1
1933 · Crime
Boop-Oop-A-Doop
1932 · Comedy
Party Wire
1935 · Comedy
The King’s Vacation
1933 · Comedy
Cleopatra
1934 · Romance
Mickey’s Good Deed
1932 · Comedy
Uncivil Warriors
1935 · Comedy
I Like Your Nerve
1931 · Romance
The Phantom of Crestwood
1932 · Mystery
Ariane
1931 · Comedy
The False Madonna
1931 · Drama
The World Changes
1933 · Drama
Forgotten Babies
1933 · Comedy
Way Out West
1930 · Drama
The Beast of the City
1932 · Crime
Never the Twain Shall Meet
1931 · Drama
The Devil’s Brother
1933 · Music
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