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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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Black Fury
1935 · Drama
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
1939 · History
County Hospital
1932 · Comedy
13 Hours by Air
1936 · Mystery
Loose Ankles
1930 · Comedy
There’s That Woman Again
1938 · Crime
The Private Life of Don Juan
1934 · Comedy
Varsity Show
1937 · Music
Wise Girl
1937 · Comedy
Non-Stop New York
1937 · Romance
More Than a Secretary
1936 · Romance
Dummy Ache
1936 · Comedy
The Saint in London
1939 · Mystery
These Glamour Girls
1939 · Comedy
Dead End
1937 · Drama
Clive of India
1935 · Adventure
The Secret Bride
1934 · Drama
Rebellious Daughters
1938 · Drama
Our Relations
1936 · Comedy
Mutts to You
1938 · Comedy
Captain Fury
1939 · Action
Anniversary Trouble
1935 · Comedy
Oil for the Lamps of China
1935 · Drama
Thunder Afloat
1939 · Drama
Morning’s Tree-Lined Street
1936 · Drama
Grand Exit
1935 · Mystery
Shrimps for a Day
1934 · Comedy
The Life of Vergie Winters
1934 · Drama
Boy Meets Girl
1938 · Comedy
Sing, Baby, Sing
1936 · Music
The Adventurous Blonde
1937 · Romance
Doctor Syn
1937 · Adventure
The Shadow of the Eagle
1932 · Action
The Preview Murder Mystery
1936 · Thriller
Elmer, the Great
1933 · Comedy
I Stole a Million
1939 · Drama
Wake Up and Live
1937 · Music
The Little Princess
1939 · Family
Port of Shadows
1938 · Drama
One Man’s Journey
1933 · Drama
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