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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from 1959 and Earlier
4,692 movies from 1959 and earlier, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Seven Doors to Death
1944 · Romance
The Gold Ghost
1934 · Western
Riot in Cell Block 11
1954 · Drama
Blue Scar
1949 · Drama
The Windblown Hare
1949 · Animation
Destination Gobi
1953 · Drama
The Viking
1931 · Romance
Beyond Tomorrow
1940 · Romance
Scared to Death
1946 · Thriller
Woman Hater
1948 · Romance
Germany, Year Zero
1948 · Drama
Boom in the Moon
1946 · War
Ramrod
1947 · Western
Anna Lucasta
1949 · Drama
Payment Deferred
1932 · Crime
One Way Passage
1932 · Romance
Caught in the Draft
1941 · Comedy
The Scarlet Pimpernel
1934 · Adventure
Silver Dollar
1932 · Drama
Five Star Final
1931 · Drama
Born to Love
1931 · War
Arctic Flight
1952 · Adventure
Dreaming Out Loud
1940 · Comedy
And Now Tomorrow
1944 · Drama
Undercover
1943 · War
Reprisal!
1956 · Western
The Falcon Strikes Back
1943 · Crime
Long Live the Mistress!
1947 · Comedy
Dopey Dicks
1950 · Comedy
The Crash
1932 · Drama
The Bespoke Overcoat
1955 · Drama
Pekka ja Pätkä lumimiehen jäljillä
1954 · Comedy
Golden Eggs
1941 · Comedy
Deadline at Dawn
1946 · Romance
Farewell, America!
1951 · Comedy
Soldiers Three
1951 · Comedy
What’s Buzzin’ Buzzard?
1943 · Family
There Was a Young Lady
1953 · Comedy
The Spider Woman
1943 · Thriller
Unconquered
1947 · Adventure
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