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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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St. Martin’s Lane
1938 · Drama
The Judge Steps Out
1947 · Drama
On an Island with You
1948 · Comedy
The Cobweb
1955 · Drama
The Wiser Sex
1932 · Drama
Man of the Moment
1935 · Comedy
Theodora Goes Wild
1936 · Romance
Bees in Paradise
1944 · Music
The Steel Trap
1952 · Crime
Lafayette Escadrille
1958 · War
Strangers May Kiss
1931 · Drama
Hitler- Dead or Alive
1942 · Comedy
…And God Created Woman
1956 · Romance
The Bird Came C.O.D.
1942 · Animation
Home, Tweet Home
1950 · Family
The Adventures of Mark Twain
1944 · Drama
Battle in Outer Space
1959 · Action
Wells Fargo
1937 · Western
Over the Hill
1931 · Drama
The Song of Songs
1933 · Drama
Do Ankhen Barah Haath
1957 · Thriller
Beachhead
1954 · War
Something to Live For
1952 · Drama
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943 · Comedy
Old MacDonald Duck
1941 · Comedy
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
1939 · Mystery
The Match King
1932 · Drama
Rose Marie
1954 · Music
The Great Commandment
1939 · Drama
The Yellow Tomahawk
1954 · Western
Flagpole Jitters
1956 · Comedy
Andy Hardy’s Blonde Trouble
1944 · Comedy
Dear Ruth
1947 · Romance
The Ugly Duckling
1931 · Family
The Unholy Wife
1957 · Thriller
One Minute to Zero
1952 · Drama
I Often Think of Piroschka
1955 · Comedy
Kid Galahad
1937 · Crime
Fraulein
1958 · War
On Borrowed Time
1939 · Comedy
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