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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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Birds of Prey
1930 · Drama
Angels One Five
1952 · War
The Merry Widow
1952 · Music
Submarine Alert
1943 · War
Adventures of Don Juan
1948 · Action
Raffles
1930 · Romance
Convicted Woman
1940 · Crime
The Mummy’s Hand
1940 · Horror
The Woman in Green
1945 · Crime
Obsession
1949 · Mystery
Angels in Disguise
1949 · Comedy
The Halfway House
1944 · Fantasy
Waltz War
1933 · Comedy
Sylvia and the Ghost
1946 · Fantasy
Fort Yuma
1955 · Western
Dumb-Hounded
1943 · Comedy
Going Bye-Bye!
1934 · Comedy
The Barber of Seville
1944 · Animation
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1956 · Drama
Foreign Intrigue
1956 · Thriller
The Old-Fashioned Way
1934 · Comedy
Casanova Brown
1944 · Comedy
The New Spirit
1942 · Animation
Baby Sitters Jitters
1951 · Comedy
Hangman’s Knot
1952 · Action
Police Dog
1955
That Lady in Ermine
1948 · Comedy
Hue and Cry
1947 · Comedy
Time Table
1956 · Crime
Black Magic
1949 · Horror
Rasputin and the Empress
1932 · History
The Wolf Man
1941 · Horror
My Man and I
1952 · Drama
The Secret Garden
1949 · Family
The Live Ghost
1934 · Comedy
The Desert Song
1943 · Romance
Three Coins in the Fountain
1954 · Romance
Colorado Territory
1949 · Crime
Stone Age Romeos
1955 · Comedy
Scene of the Crime
1949 · Crime
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