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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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The Terror of Tiny Town
1938 · Music
I Married a Monster from Outer Space
1958 · Horror
Girls on Probation
1938 · Crime
Whiplash
1948 · Drama
The Shadow of Silk Lennox
1935 · Crime
The Man with a Cloak
1951 · Thriller
Baseball Bugs
1946 · Comedy
Cattle Empire
1958 · Western
Pekka ja Pätkä sammakkomiehinä
1957 · Comedy
Damn Yankees
1958 · Comedy
The Girl on the Bridge
1951 · Drama
Fire Maidens of Outer Space
1956
Central Airport
1933 · Drama
Storm in a Teacup
1937 · Comedy
Wings of Danger
1952 · Drama
Blind Spot
1958 · Thriller
Miami Exposé
1956 · Drama
Alias Nick Beal
1949 · Fantasy
Three on a Match
1932 · Drama
The Mating Game
1959 · Comedy
Nutty But Nice
1940 · Comedy
The Captain’s Table
1959 · Comedy
The Stranger’s Return
1933 · Drama
The Misleading Lady
1932 · Comedy
Conspiracy of the Doomed
1950 · Drama
They Came to Cordura
1959 · Western
Ladies of Leisure
1930 · Romance
The Lovable Cheat
1949 · Comedy
Alias Jesse James
1959 · Comedy
Stingaree
1934 · Adventure
Cheaper by the Dozen
1950 · Drama
The Boogie Man Will Get You
1942 · Horror
Mr. Wise Guy
1942 · Drama
One Touch of Venus
1948 · Music
Colleen
1936 · Romance
The Racket
1951 · Crime
Sujata
1959 · Drama
Three of a Kind
1936 · Comedy
The Great Consoler
1933 · Drama
Mesa of Lost Women
1953 · Horror
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