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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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Drango
1957 · Western
Fugitive in the Sky
1936 · Action
The Angel with the Trumpet
1950 · Drama
The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes
1937 · Crime
Green Grass of Wyoming
1948 · Drama
My Gal Sal
1942 · Comedy
The Clouded Yellow
1950 · Thriller
They Were Not Divided
1950 · War
Don’s Fountain of Youth
1953 · Animation
Fair Wind to Java
1953 · Adventure
Other Men’s Women
1931 · Romance
The Moose Hunt
1931 · Animation
It Came from Beneath the Sea
1955 · Adventure
The Phantom Baron
1943 · Drama
Casino Royale
1954 · Drama
Don’t Go Near the Water
1957 · Adventure
Wide Boy
1952 · Drama
’Neath Brooklyn Bridge
1942 · Romance
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
1947 · Drama
Three Faces East
1930 · Drama
Double Cross
1941 · Crime
Johnny Eager
1941 · Drama
The Apaches of Athens
1930 · Drama
The Saint Strikes Back
1939 · Crime
The Man in the White Suit
1951 · Comedy
Gigi
1949 · Comedy
To the Shores of Tripoli
1942 · Romance
I Can Hardly Wait
1943 · Comedy
Flight from Glory
1937 · Drama
Stormy Waters
1941 · Drama
The Casino Murder Case
1935 · Action
Powder River
1953 · Western
Conquest of Space
1955
The Young Lions
1958 · Action
Fly Away Baby
1937 · Adventure
Golden Dawn
1930 · Drama
The Second Face
1950 · Drama
Roughshod
1949 · Western
First Yank into Tokyo
1945 · War
Men Must Fight
1933 · Drama
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