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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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Bowery Blitzkrieg
1941 · Comedy
Tweetie Pie
1947 · Animation
East Side Kids
1940 · Thriller
The Easiest Way
1931 · Drama
The Night Angel
1931 · Crime
Always Leave Them Laughing
1949 · Drama
Different Fortunes
1956 · Drama
Spinach Fer Britain
1943 · Comedy
The Hour Before the Dawn
1944 · Drama
The Ghost of Frankenstein
1942 · Horror
Vanity Fair
1932 · Drama
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
1943 · Horror
Katariina ja Munkkiniemen kreivi
1943 · Romance
Heidi und Peter
1955 · Drama
Caravan
1946 · Adventure
Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie
1952 · Drama
The Night Before Christmas
1951 · Animation
Betty Boop’s Ups and Downs
1932 · Comedy
Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs
1943 · Music
The Tip-Off
1931 · Comedy
Action in Arabia
1944 · Drama
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1952 · Comedy
The Dark Avenger
1955 · History
The Verdict
1946 · Crime
The Last Man to Hang
1956 · Drama
Young Bess
1953 · Drama
Friends for Life
1955 · Family
Lady from Louisiana
1941 · Drama
Paris Underground
1945 · Drama
John and Julie
1955 · Family
Mystery Junction
1951 · Crime
Dive Bomber
1941 · Drama
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
1956 · Action
Pretty Baby
1950 · Comedy
Off Limits
1952 · Comedy
Son of Lassie
1945 · Drama
This Man’s Navy
1945 · Adventure
Mummy’s Dummies
1948 · Comedy
Scent-imental Romeo
1951 · Romance
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
1931 · Drama
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