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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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A Close Call for Boston Blackie
1946 · Crime
The Lineup
1958 · Crime
Steel Against the Sky
1941 · Adventure
Blonde Crazy
1931 · Comedy
Beau Ideal
1931 · Adventure
Good Bad Boys
1940 · Family
Mr. Muggs Steps Out
1943 · Comedy
Superman and the Mole Men
1951 · Adventure
The Gunman From Bodie
1941 · Western
So Well Remembered
1947 · Drama
Criss Cross
1949 · Crime
A Successful Calamity
1932 · Comedy
The Gene Krupa Story
1959 · Drama
Don’t Panic Chaps!
1959 · War
The Seventh Cross
1944 · Drama
Something to Sing About
1937 · Comedy
The Tingler
1959 · Horror
A Shot in the Dark
1941 · Drama
Vigil in the Night
1940 · Drama
Don’t Take It to Heart
1944 · Comedy
Battle Stations
1956 · War
The Million Pound Note
1954 · Comedy
It Happens Every Thursday
1953 · Comedy
The Yellow Mountain
1954 · Western
The Ranger and the Lady
1940 · Western
Beyond the Forest
1949 · Thriller
Passage to Marseille
1944 · Adventure
Lord Jeff
1938 · Crime
The Admirable Crichton
1957 · Comedy
The Big Lift
1950 · Romance
Wings in the Dark
1935 · Romance
What’s Cookin’?
1942 · Comedy
Jaal
1952 · Crime
The Big Broadcast
1932 · Music
Kiss and Tell
1945 · Comedy
The Country Girl
1954 · Drama
Madhumati
1958 · Mystery
Champagne for Caesar
1950 · Comedy
Of Cash and Hash
1955 · Comedy
Angels with Dirty Faces
1938 · Drama
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