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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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Scarlet River
1933 · Western
The Germans Strike Again
1948 · Comedy
A Private’s Affair
1959 · Comedy
Lust for Gold
1949 · Western
Devotion
1946 · Drama
Nights of Cabiria
1957 · Drama
Fortune Is a Woman
1957 · Thriller
Bordertown
1935 · Drama
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
1944 · Drama
Toto and Carolina
1955 · Comedy
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
1946 · Thriller
Wallflower
1948 · Comedy
The Solid Gold Cadillac
1956 · Romance
Gidget
1959 · Comedy
Tarzan’s New York Adventure
1942 · Action
Shock
1946 · Thriller
It’s All Yours
1937 · Comedy
Accidents Will Happen
1938 · Drama
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953 · Comedy
The Perfect Snob
1941 · Comedy
Penny Wisdom
1937 · Comedy
Fortunella
1958 · Comedy
Hell Drivers
1957 · Crime
Oliver Twist
1948 · Crime
The Rocking Horse Winner
1949 · Drama
Helping Grandma
1931 · Comedy
The Mad Genius
1931 · Romance
Isle of Fury
1936 · Drama
It Had to Be You
1947 · Comedy
Imitation General
1958 · War
Fabiola
1949 · History
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
1958 · Horror
The Emperor Waltz
1948 · Romance
Song of China
1935 · Drama
In Society
1944 · Comedy
The Man Who Changed His Mind
1936 · Horror
Out West
1947 · Comedy
This Could Be the Night
1957 · Drama
The Passionate Stranger
1957 · Romance
Suicide Fleet
1931 · War
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