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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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Cuckoo on a Choo Choo
1952 · Comedy
Alias Boston Blackie
1942 · Mystery
Merry Mavericks
1951 · Comedy
The Admiral Was a Lady
1950 · Comedy
The Last Chance
1945 · Drama
A Day of Fury
1956 · Western
Miss Robin Crusoe
1953 · Comedy
Hare Splitter
1948 · Animation
Red-Headed Woman
1932 · Comedy
Went the Day Well?
1942 · War
A Day to Remember
1953 · Romance
Bad Ol’ Putty Tat
1949 · Comedy
Are You With It?
1948 · Music
The Magnet
1950 · Comedy
The Blue Dahlia
1946 · Mystery
Our Very Own
1950 · Drama
A-Haunting We Will Go
1942 · Crime
Camilla
1954 · Comedy
Cast a Dark Shadow
1955 · Thriller
I’ll Be Yours
1947 · Romance
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
1941 · Music
A Lost Lady
1934 · Drama
Titanic
1943 · Drama
Donald’s Dog Laundry
1940 · Animation
The Personality Kid
1934 · Crime
The Unfinished Dance
1947 · Drama
The Tattooed Stranger
1950 · Drama
The Unsuspected
1947 · Thriller
Pack Up Your Troubles
1932 · War
For Heaven’s Sake
1950 · Comedy
So Goes My Love
1946 · Drama
Buck Privates Come Home
1947 · Action
Contrary Condor
1944 · Animation
Mouse Cleaning
1948 · Animation
Hollywood or Bust
1956 · Comedy
Thrill of a Romance
1945 · Music
Valentino
1951 · Romance
War Arrow
1953 · Western
The Next of Kin
1942 · Mystery
The Dam Busters
1955 · War
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