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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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The Red Shoes
1948 · Drama
Marine Raiders
1944 · Drama
Union Depot
1932 · Romance
The Solitaire Man
1933 · Romance
Two Guys from Milwaukee
1946 · Comedy
Violence
1947 · Drama
Bright Eyes
1934 · Drama
A Cottage on Dartmoor
1929 · Crime
Hunted
1952 · Crime
There’s Always Tomorrow
1934 · Romance
High Lonesome
1950 · Mystery
Working Girls
1931 · Comedy
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
1942 · Adventure
So Long Mr. Chumps
1941 · Comedy
Mr. B Natural
1956 · Fantasy
Caught
1949 · Drama
Murder in the Private Car
1934 · Mystery
Now I’ll Tell
1934 · Drama
Ride Him, Bosko
1932 · Western
The Beach Nut
1944 · Animation
Tricky Dicks
1953 · Comedy
Crack-Up
1946 · Thriller
The Trial of Donald Duck
1948 · Animation
Damaged Lives
1933 · Drama
Tribute to a Bad Man
1956 · Western
Lost in a Harem
1944 · Comedy
Mohawk
1956 · Western
Look for the Silver Lining
1949 · Romance
The Spider and the Fly
1949 · Crime
She-Wolf of London
1946 · Thriller
Immortal Sergeant
1943 · Drama
Across the Wide Missouri
1951 · Western
The Three Musketeers
1932 · Adventure
Cry Danger
1951 · Crime
China Girl
1942 · War
Dance with Me, Henry
1956 · Comedy
Above Us the Waves
1955 · War
The Strange Door
1951 · Thriller
Side Street
1949 · Crime
The Kissing Bandit
1948 · Comedy
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