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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 Pathfinder
1952 · Western
The Aztec Mummy
1957 · Horror
The Root of All Evil
1947 · Drama
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
1951 · Crime
King of the Khyber Rifles
1953 · Romance
The Royal Bed
1931 · Comedy
Night Boat to Dublin
1946 · Thriller
The Tooth Will Out
1951 · Comedy
The Great Gatsby
1926 · Drama
The Rats of Tobruk
1944 · War
Mr. Lucky
1943 · Romance
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
1937 · Thriller
Clancy Street Boys
1943 · Comedy
A Ducking They Did Go
1939 · Comedy
Lady on a Train
1945 · Romance
Whispering Smith
1948 · Western
Martin Luther
1953 · Drama
The Kidnappers
1953 · Drama
The Star Witness
1931 · Drama
Pardon My Past
1945 · Comedy
Anthony Adverse
1936 · Drama
Flame of Barbary Coast
1945 · Romance
Return to Paradise
1953 · Drama
Guns a Poppin!
1957 · Comedy
Toto the Third Man
1951 · Comedy
Attack of the Crab Monsters
1957 · Horror
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
1940 · Mystery
The Prisoner of Zenda
1937 · Adventure
Arbor Day
1936 · Comedy
Othello
1955 · Drama
Quack Shot
1954 · Animation
Carry On Sergeant
1958 · Comedy
Docks of New York
1945 · Adventure
The Walking Hills
1949 · Western
From the Earth to the Moon
1958 · Adventure
Ducking the Devil
1957 · Family
They Made Me a Fugitive
1947 · Thriller
Ice Cold in Alex
1958 · Adventure
Bellboy Donald
1942 · Comedy
Island in the Sun
1957 · Romance
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