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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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Dunkirk
1958 · Drama
Anari
1959 · Drama
Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb
1938 · Comedy
King Solomon’s Mines
1937 · Adventure
Heaven Can Wait
1943 · Comedy
The Art of Self Defense
1941 · Comedy
Loving You
1957 · Drama
By the Bluest of Seas
1936 · Romance
Secret Agent
1936 · Romance
The Time of Your Life
1948 · Comedy
The Gambler and the Lady
1952 · Crime
The Bachelor Party
1957 · Drama
Manhandled
1949 · Drama
Follow the Fleet
1936 · Romance
Miracle on Main Street
1939 · Drama
3 Ring Circus
1954 · Comedy
Prince of Foxes
1949 · History
The Depraved
1957 · Thriller
The Indian Tomb
1959 · Romance
Booby Dupes
1945 · Comedy
Brighton Rock
1948 · Drama
War Drums
1957 · Western
So Young, So Bad
1950 · Drama
The Oregon Trail
1959 · Western
The Wet Parade
1932 · History
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
1938 · Drama
The Small Back Room
1949 · Romance
La Marseillaise
1938 · Drama
Three Little Sew and Sews
1939 · Comedy
The Legend of the White Serpent
1956 · Romance
Paradise Island
1930 · Romance
When Tomorrow Comes
1939 · Romance
The Jungle
1952 · Adventure
Let’s Stick Together
1952 · Comedy
Mission to Moscow
1943 · Drama
Boyhood Daze
1957 · Animation
The Monster That Challenged the World
1957 · Horror
King of the Zombies
1941 · Comedy
Four Girls in Town
1957 · Drama
5 Against the House
1955 · Crime
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