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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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Two Men in Manhattan
1959 · Crime
French Cancan
1955 · Music
Trouble in Store
1953 · Comedy
The Lonesome Mouse
1943 · Comedy
Adam and Evelyne
1949 · Comedy
Mickey and the Seal
1948 · Comedy
Horses’ Collars
1935 · Comedy
The Magic Box
1951 · Drama
Verboten!
1959 · War
Within Our Gates
1920 · Romance
The Square Peg
1958 · War
The Woman of the Port
1934 · Drama
Flight to Mars
1951 · Thriller
Seven Days to Noon
1950 · Thriller
Merrily We Go to Hell
1932 · Romance
Return of the Fly
1959 · Horror
The Twonky
1953 · Comedy
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
1940 · Comedy
Lighthouse Keeping
1946 · Animation
The Crimson Pirate
1952 · Comedy
Sailor’s Lady
1940 · Comedy
Man with the Gun
1955 · Western
The Tall Men
1955 · Western
Small Town Story
1953 · Drama
Porky’s Bear Facts
1941 · Animation
Peter Ibbetson
1935 · Romance
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939 · Comedy
The Cowboy Quarterback
1939 · Comedy
Chain of Events
1958 · Drama
Back to the Woods
1937 · Comedy
Mine Own Executioner
1947 · Drama
Donald’s Gold Mine
1942 · Animation
The Crosspatch
1935 · Romance
The Crimson Ghost
1946 · Adventure
The Fuller Brush Girl
1950 · Comedy
Teenage Zombies
1959 · Horror
Crashout
1955 · Crime
Coral Reefs
1939 · Adventure
Cash and Carry
1937 · Comedy
Sapphire
1959 · Thriller
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