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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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Animal Crackers
1930 · Comedy
42nd Street
1933 · Comedy
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935 · Adventure
The Lady Vanishes
1938 · Mystery
A Christmas Carol
1938 · Drama
The Blue Angel
1930 · Drama
Safe in Hell
1931 · Drama
The Informer
1935 · Drama
Flying Down to Rio
1933 · Comedy
Cimarron
1931 · Drama
The Son of Kong
1933 · Adventure
The Gay Divorcee
1934 · Comedy
King Kong
1933 · Adventure
Love Affair
1939 · Drama
Top Hat
1935 · Comedy
The Big House
1930 · Drama
Special Agent
1935 · Drama
A Star Is Born
1937 · Drama
Nothing Sacred
1937 · Drama
Sabotage
1937 · Thriller
The Thin Man
1934 · Mystery
Captain Blood
1935 · Action
Scarface
1932 · Action
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1935 · Mystery
The 39 Steps
1935 · Mystery
The Front Page
1931 · Comedy
Intermezzo: A Love Story
1939 · Drama
Stagecoach
1939 · Adventure
City Lights
1931 · Drama
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