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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 Falcon in Hollywood
1944 · Crime
The Secret Bride
1934 · Drama
Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi
1958 · Comedy
Maisie Goes to Reno
1944 · Comedy
Two Weeks with Love
1950 · Music
Rebellious Daughters
1938 · Drama
Little Boy Boo
1954 · Animation
Many Rivers to Cross
1955 · Western
While I Live
1947 · Thriller
Our Relations
1936 · Comedy
Mutts to You
1938 · Comedy
Black Tuesday
1954 · Crime
The Princess and the Pirate
1944 · Adventure
Captain Fury
1939 · Action
Anniversary Trouble
1935 · Comedy
Bedlam in Paradise
1955 · Comedy
The Burmese Harp
1956 · War
Elena and Her Men
1956 · Comedy
Jesusita en Chihuahua
1942
Oil for the Lamps of China
1935 · Drama
Edge of Eternity
1959 · Thriller
The Prince Who Was a Thief
1951 · Adventure
Thunder Afloat
1939 · Drama
Morning’s Tree-Lined Street
1936 · Drama
Hooked Bear
1956 · Animation
Texas Carnival
1951 · Romance
Grand Exit
1935 · Mystery
Pinky
1949 · Drama
Shrimps for a Day
1934 · Comedy
They Came to a City
1944 · Fantasy
Father Is a Bachelor
1950 · Comedy
The Big Sombrero
1949 · Western
Mysterious Intruder
1946 · Crime
O Costa do Castelo
1943 · Comedy
Top Secret Affair
1957 · Comedy
The Life of Vergie Winters
1934 · Drama
Boy Meets Girl
1938 · Comedy
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1945 · Horror
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka
1945 · Drama
The Invisible Man’s Revenge
1944 · Horror
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