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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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Arizona
1940 · Western
Tizoc
1957 · Drama
Never Say Die
1939 · Comedy
The Purple Monster Strikes
1945 · Action
I Wake Up Screaming
1941 · Mystery
But Not for Me
1959 · Comedy
A Brother and His Younger Sister
1939 · Drama
From Hell to Texas
1958 · Western
La Bandera
1935 · Drama
Just Before Dawn
1946 · Mystery
1984
1956 · Drama
Rose of Washington Square
1939 · Drama
Anything Can Happen
1952 · Comedy
Easy to Love
1953 · Comedy
The Mark of Cain
1947 · Crime
Seven Chances
1925 · Comedy
Jerks of All Trades
1949 · Comedy
The Washington Masquerade
1932 · Romance
British Agent
1934 · Drama
Teenage Doll
1957 · Crime
Stars
1959 · Drama
The Train Goes East
1948 · Romance
Country Hotel
1957 · Comedy
The Tall Target
1951 · History
Ants in the Pantry
1936 · Comedy
Bride of the Regiment
1930 · Romance
Loco Boy Makes Good
1942 · Comedy
The Missouri Traveler
1958 · Family
Car of Dreams
1935 · Comedy
No Time to Be Young
1957 · Mystery
One Sunday Afternoon
1933 · Comedy
Down Three Dark Streets
1954 · Thriller
The Long, Long Trailer
1954 · Romance
The Flame of New Orleans
1941 · Comedy
George White’s Scandals
1945 · Music
Annie Oakley
1935 · Drama
Tomahawk Trail
1957 · Western
Heart of the Golden West
1942 · Western
Hans Christian Andersen
1952 · Family
Keep Your Powder Dry
1945 · Drama
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