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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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Malliswari
1951 · Romance
The Lemon Drop Kid
1951 · Crime
Terror at Midnight
1956 · Drama
No Man of Her Own
1950 · Crime
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Drama
Streets of Laredo
1949 · Western
The Crowded Day
1954 · Drama
Mammy
1930 · Music
Laxdale Hall
1953 · Comedy
Appointment in London
1953 · War
All the World’s a Stooge
1941 · Comedy
Time Without Pity
1957 · Crime
Operation Amsterdam
1959 · War
Julia Misbehaves
1948 · Comedy
The Buccaneer
1938 · Adventure
Nujum Pak Belalang
1959 · Comedy
Mon Oncle
1958 · Comedy
Woman on the Run
1950 · Thriller
Slippery Silks
1936 · Comedy
The Breaking Point
1950 · Drama
River’s End
1930 · Drama
Unfaithfully Yours
1948 · Romance
Sinners in the Sun
1932 · Romance
Not of This Earth
1957 · Horror
Lost Boundaries
1949 · Drama
Wine, Women and Horses
1937 · Drama
The Sea Chase
1955 · War
Carousel
1956 · Music
A Millionaire for Christy
1951 · Romance
Don’t Bet on Blondes
1935 · Comedy
Mystery Street
1950 · Thriller
The Restless Years
1958 · Drama
One Thrilling Night
1942 · Comedy
You Can’t Get Away with Murder
1939 · Crime
Two-Buldi-Two
1929 · Drama
Hugs and Mugs
1950 · Comedy
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955 · Comedy
The Black Tent
1956 · Action
Crime in the Streets
1956 · Crime
The Dark Angel
1935 · Drama
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