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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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The Wizard of Oz
1939 · Adventure
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939 · Drama
All Quiet on the Western Front
1930 · Drama
Remember the Night
1939 · Comedy
Artists and Models Abroad
1938 · Comedy
A Message to Garcia
1936 · Romance
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
1932 · Drama
Westward Whoa
1936 · Comedy
Men in Fright
1938 · Comedy
Chickens Come Home
1931 · Comedy
Legion of Terror
1936 · Action
West of Shanghai
1937 · Adventure
The Littlest Rebel
1935 · Drama
Easy Living
1937 · Comedy
The Story of Louis Pasteur
1936 · History
Song of the Saddle
1936 · Comedy
The Miracle Woman
1931 · Drama
China Clipper
1936 · Drama
Newsboys’ Home
1938 · Crime
Them Thar Hills
1934 · Comedy
The Marshal Of Mesa City
1939 · Western
Public Cowboy No. 1
1937 · Western
Revolt of the Zombies
1936 · Horror
Yes, We Have No Bonanza
1939 · Western
Woman Haters
1934 · Comedy
Rootin’ Tootin’ Rhythm
1937 · Western
The Foundling
1939 · Comedy
Come and Get It
1936 · Romance
Whoops, I’m an Indian!
1936 · Western
Teacher’s Beau
1935 · Comedy
This Is My Affair
1937 · Crime
They Shall Have Music
1939 · Family
The Sap from Syracuse
1930 · Romance
The Road Back
1937 · War
Sky Giant
1938 · Romance
Smashing the Rackets
1938 · Drama
Stanley and Livingstone
1939 · Adventure
Exclusive
1937 · Drama
Comin’ ’Round the Mountain
1936 · Western
Satan Met a Lady
1936 · Mystery
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