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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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Donald’s Ostrich
1937 · Comedy
Knight Without Armour
1937 · Adventure
Life Dances On
1937 · Romance
Going Hollywood
1933 · Music
The Song of the Scarlet Flower
1938 · Drama
The Bachelor Father
1931 · Drama
Racket Busters
1938 · Crime
Exclusive Story
1936 · Crime
No Place to Go
1939 · Drama
Git Along Little Dogies
1937 · Romance
False Alarms
1936 · Comedy
Hoosier Schoolboy
1937 · Drama
Porky in Wackyland
1938 · Comedy
Yodelin’ Kid from Pine Ridge
1937 · Western
State’s Attorney
1932 · Drama
Western Jamboree
1938 · Adventure
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1939 · Mystery
Ladies in Love
1936 · Romance
Girls’ Dormitory
1936 · Romance
The Keyhole
1933 · Romance
Port of Seven Seas
1938 · Drama
That Man’s Here Again
1937 · Comedy
She Was an Acrobat’s Daughter
1937 · Comedy
Seekers of Happiness
1936 · Drama
Half Shot Shooters
1936 · Comedy
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
1937 · Mystery
Special Investigator
1936 · Romance
Are You Listening?
1932 · Drama
Blondie of the Follies
1932 · Drama
Merry Dog
1933 · Animation
The Pied Piper
1933 · Music
Romance in Manhattan
1935 · Romance
Secret Service of the Air
1939 · Thriller
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939 · Drama
Scarlet River
1933 · Western
Bordertown
1935 · Drama
It’s All Yours
1937 · Comedy
Accidents Will Happen
1938 · Drama
Penny Wisdom
1937 · Comedy
Helping Grandma
1931 · Comedy
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