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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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Chicago Deadline
1949 · Drama
A Dog’s Life
1950 · Comedy
The Flame Within
1935 · Drama
The Cross of Lorraine
1943 · Drama
Frankenstein 1970
1958 · Horror
Monte Carlo
1930 · Comedy
Gentleman Jim
1942 · Comedy
Paula
1952 · Drama
Pleasure Cruise
1933 · Comedy
Act of Love
1953 · Drama
Impact
1949 · Mystery
Waterloo Bridge
1931 · War
The Ducktators
1942 · Animation
To Please a Lady
1950 · Romance
A Farewell to Arms
1957 · War
Quiz Whizz
1958 · Comedy
Maksim Perepelitsa
1955 · Comedy
Piccadilly Incident
1946 · Drama
Girl Trouble
1942 · Comedy
Force of Arms
1951 · Drama
A Page of Madness
1926 · Horror
Juarez
1939 · History
The True Story of Lynn Stuart
1958 · Drama
Town on Trial
1957 · Mystery
The Miracle
1959 · Drama
I Live My Life
1935 · Drama
God’s Gift to Women
1931 · Romance
Rock Around the Clock
1956 · Music
The Silk Express
1933 · Thriller
Tarzan and the Huntress
1947 · Adventure
Red Mountain
1951 · Western
Alice Adams
1935 · Drama
A Home for Tanya
1959 · Drama
Lost Horizon
1937 · Adventure
Somebody Up There Likes Me
1956 · Drama
The Texas Rangers
1936 · Western
Two in a Crowd
1936 · Comedy
Bujang Lapok
1957 · Comedy
Goofs and Saddles
1937 · Comedy
The Killer Shrews
1959 · Horror
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