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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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Punch Drunks
1934 · Comedy
Buried Loot
1935 · Drama
Our Betters
1933 · Romance
The Sea Ghost
1931 · Action
Seed
1931 · Drama
Ladies They Talk About
1933 · Crime
College Coach
1933 · Drama
Gentleman’s Fate
1931 · Drama
Numbered Men
1930 · Crime
Rainbow Valley
1935 · Western
Transgression
1931 · Drama
The Criminal Code
1930 · Crime
Murder on a Honeymoon
1935 · Comedy
The Texan
1930 · Western
As the Earth Turns
1934 · Drama
Stamboul Quest
1934 · Romance
Spanky
1932 · Comedy
The Gilded Lily
1935 · Comedy
Crimson Romance
1934 · War
Two Seconds
1932 · Drama
Looking for Trouble
1934 · Comedy
Follow Thru
1930 · Comedy
Gold
1934 · Crime
The Truth About Youth
1930 · Drama
Doctor X
1932 · Mystery
Liebelei
1933 · Drama
A Modern Hero
1934 · Romance
Holiday
1930 · Romance
The Circus Queen Murder
1933 · Drama
Framed
1930 · Crime
Fish Hooky
1933 · Family
L’Atalante
1934 · Romance
Sing, Bing, Sing
1933 · Music
The Gold Ghost
1934 · Western
The Viking
1931 · Romance
Payment Deferred
1932 · Crime
One Way Passage
1932 · Romance
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1934 · Adventure
Silver Dollar
1932 · Drama
Five Star Final
1931 · Drama
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