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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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Good Day for a Hanging
1959 · Western
The Spanish Gardener
1956 · Drama
The Woman I Love
1937 · Drama
Morena clara
1954 · Romance
Five
1951 · Drama
Prison Break
1938 · Crime
Nazarin
1959 · Drama
The Hunters
1957 · Documentary
Captain Scarlett
1953 · Action
Chase a Crooked Shadow
1958 · Drama
The Fabulous Dorseys
1947 · Romance
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
1951 · Comedy
Edge of Darkness
1943 · Drama
The Killer That Stalked New York
1950 · Thriller
The Smallest Show on Earth
1957 · Comedy
A Hole in the Head
1959 · Comedy
Playing Around
1930 · Music
The Woman on the Beach
1947 · Romance
Nurse Edith Cavell
1939 · Drama
Hellzapoppin’
1941 · Comedy
A Southern Yankee
1948 · History
Virtue
1932 · Crime
The Girl from 10th Avenue
1935 · Drama
They Were Five
1936 · Drama
Tokyo File 212
1951 · Crime
Mandalay
1934 · Drama
Stage Door
1937 · Drama
Hammer the Toff
1952 · Crime
Five Graves to Cairo
1943 · Thriller
Pals and Gals
1954 · Western
Stand-In
1937 · Romance
Tip on a Dead Jockey
1957 · Drama
Where’s That Fire
1939 · Comedy
Marjorie Morningstar
1958 · Drama
The Hatchet Man
1932 · Drama
Golden Boy
1939 · Drama
Air Cadet
1951 · War
Johnny Frenchman
1945 · Drama
The Pied Piper
1942 · Drama
Green for Danger
1946 · Mystery
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