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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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Tight Spot
1955 · Crime
Serpent of the Nile
1953 · History
Homecoming
1948 · Romance
Another Shore
1948 · Romance
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
1930 · Romance
Undertow
1949 · Thriller
Atlantic Ferry
1941 · Romance
Earth
1930 · Drama
Torch Song
1953 · Music
Thunder Rock
1942 · War
Paigham
1959 · Drama
Playing the Ponies
1937 · Comedy
Cowboy
1958 · Western
The Jackpot
1950 · Comedy
The Desperate Hours
1955 · Thriller
Pillow to Post
1945 · Comedy
Broken Journey
1948 · Drama
Tarzan Triumphs
1943 · Adventure
The Cosmic Man
1959 · Adventure
Saddle the Wind
1958 · Western
Sinner Take All
1936 · Mystery
Interlude
1957 · Drama
Three Orphan Kittens
1935 · Animation
Murder on a Bridle Path
1936 · Mystery
Thunder Bay
1953 · Adventure
You Are My Adventure
1958 · Comedy
Dimples
1936 · Family
No Dough Boys
1944 · Comedy
Paris Holiday
1958 · Comedy
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944 · Mystery
Whispering City
1947 · Drama
Melody
1953 · Animation
The First Texan
1956 · Western
Pirates of the Prairie
1942 · Western
Road House
1948 · Thriller
The Phantom Light
1935 · Mystery
Two Cents Worth of Hope
1952 · Comedy
Dixie
1943 · Comedy
Campbell’s Kingdom
1957 · Drama
Man in the Dark
1953 · Thriller
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