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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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Not So Dumb
1930 · Comedy
A Feather in His Hare
1948 · Family
High Flight
1957 · Drama
The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss
1936 · Romance
Double Exposure
1944 · Comedy
Quiet Weekend
1946 · Comedy
The Last Hunt
1956 · Western
The Heart of a Queen
1940 · Drama
Lonelyhearts
1958 · Drama
The Case of the Howling Dog
1934 · Mystery
The Golden Blade
1953 · Adventure
Confessions of a Co-Ed
1931 · Drama
Three Little Pirates
1946 · Comedy
The Pajama Game
1957 · Comedy
Watch the Birdie
1950 · Crime
Confession
1937 · Crime
Over the Moon
1939 · Comedy
San Antonio
1945 · Western
Northern Pursuit
1943 · Drama
Naked Alibi
1954 · Drama
Shopworn
1932 · Drama
The Big Steal
1949 · Thriller
Thunderstorm
1934 · Drama
Private Hell 36
1954 · Crime
Breakfast for Two
1937 · Comedy
An Ideal Husband
1947 · Drama
High Barbaree
1947 · War
Bewitched
1945 · Thriller
Swanee River
1939 · Drama
Spooky Hooky
1936 · Comedy
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
1947 · Comedy
The Turning Point
1945 · War
Private Detective
1939 · Mystery
The Tattered Dress
1957 · Drama
The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues
1955 · Horror
Holiday in Mexico
1946 · Music
Westfront 1918
1930 · Drama
The Turning Point
1952 · Drama
Four Wives
1939 · Romance
Lambert the Sheepish Lion
1952 · Animation
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