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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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Sea Wife
1957 · War
Cornered
1945 · Thriller
Ride Out for Revenge
1957 · Western
Gorilla at Large
1954 · Mystery
A Prize of Gold
1955 · Drama
Pardon My Sarong
1942 · Comedy
The Hurricane
1937 · Romance
Wings of the Hawk
1953 · Western
That Night in Rio
1941 · Music
The Lucky Corner
1936 · Comedy
Arsène Lupin
1932 · Romance
Gunsight Ridge
1957 · Action
Kill the Umpire
1950 · Comedy
Two for Tonight
1935 · Music
Dutiful But Dumb
1941 · Comedy
They Call It Sin
1932 · Drama
The Light in the Forest
1958 · Western
Captured!
1933 · War
The Girl from Leningrad
1941 · War
Nora Prentiss
1947 · Drama
Mickey’s Trailer
1938 · Animation
One Dangerous Night
1943 · Crime
Lelíček in the Services of Sherlock Holmes
1932 · Comedy
Little Miss Broadway
1938 · Music
Morning Departure
1950 · Drama
I Vitelloni
1953 · Comedy
Champagne Charlie
1944 · Drama
The Twelve Months
1956 · Family
Harriet Craig
1950 · Drama
No Sail
1945 · Animation
College Humor
1933 · Action
The Black Cat
1941 · Comedy
Magical Maestro
1952 · Animation
Bugs Bunny Rides Again
1948 · Animation
One Night at Susie’s
1930 · Drama
Stolen Holiday
1937 · Romance
Lisbon
1956 · Drama
Blonde Ice
1948 · Drama
Jumping Jacks
1952 · Comedy
Ten North Frederick
1958 · Drama
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