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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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Golden Salamander
1950 · Adventure
Moving Day
1936 · Animation
The Iron Curtain
1948 · Thriller
Cover Girl Killer
1959 · Drama
Let’s Live a Little
1948 · Comedy
The Golden Antelope
1954 · Animation
Until They Sail
1957 · Romance
Monkey on My Back
1957 · Drama
The Lone Wolf Strikes
1940 · Drama
The Incredible Petrified World
1959 · Adventure
Monkey Business
1952 · Comedy
Railroaded!
1947 · Thriller
Johnny O’Clock
1947 · Crime
The Happy Family
1952 · Comedy
Washington Melodrama
1941 · Drama
Wet Blanket Policy
1948 · Comedy
Hindle Wakes
1927 · Romance
Cuando Habla El Corazon
1943
We’re Not Dressing
1934 · Comedy
Blond Cheat
1938 · Music
The Roof
1956 · Drama
Beau James
1957 · Drama
Carefree
1938 · Comedy
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
1932 · Drama
Danger – Love at Work
1937 · Comedy
Bayou
1957 · Drama
Laughter in Paradise
1951 · Comedy
Blondes at Work
1938 · Crime
Veerapandiya Kattabomman
1959 · Drama
Sinners’ Holiday
1930 · Romance
Stampede
1949 · Western
Wagon Wheels
1934 · Drama
Rome Express
1932 · Thriller
Westward Ho
1935 · History
The Flame of Love
1930 · Drama
Palmy Days
1931 · Music
Tale of a Dog
1944 · Family
Three Comrades
1938 · Drama
Frankenstein’s Daughter
1958 · Horror
Mickey’s Polo Team
1936 · Comedy
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