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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 Girl in Black Stockings
1957 · Crime
San Francisco
1936 · Drama
We Were Dancing
1942 · Comedy
The Miracle of the Bells
1948 · Drama
Rusty Romeos
1957 · Comedy
Jail Bait
1954 · Crime
The Sun Shines Bright
1953 · Drama
The Mad Magician
1954 · Horror
César
1936 · Drama
Springfield Rifle
1952 · Western
Beast from Haunted Cave
1959 · Horror
Barnacle Bill
1957 · Comedy
Dicen que soy mujeriego
1949 · Comedy
The Student Prince
1954 · Romance
Grounds for Marriage
1951 · Comedy
Lulu Belle
1948 · Drama
Women in the Wind
1939 · Adventure
Tempest
1958 · History
Tell It to the Judge
1949 · Romance
The Wild and the Innocent
1959 · Western
Two Thousand Women
1944 · Comedy
Viennese Nights
1930 · Romance
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Mystery
Violent Summer
1959 · War
Penthouse
1933 · Mystery
The Vampire’s Ghost
1945 · Horror
I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now
1947 · Music
I Killed That Man
1941 · Mystery
Conquest
1937 · History
Night Into Morning
1951 · Drama
A Bird in a Guilty Cage
1952 · Animation
Black Bart
1948 · Western
Night Monster
1942 · Horror
Ten Wanted Men
1955 · Western
Men of the Fighting Lady
1954 · Drama
Olivia
1951 · Drama
The Great Waltz
1938 · Romance
Umberto D.
1952 · Drama
Bad for Each Other
1953 · Drama
Before I Hang
1940 · Crime
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