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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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Passage West
1951 · Western
One Body Too Many
1944 · Comedy
Only Yesterday
1933 · Romance
The Lady Gambles
1949 · Drama
Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?
1959 · War
Face of a Fugitive
1959 · Western
It’s Not Cricket
1949 · Comedy
Edward, My Son
1949 · Drama
Sanders of the River
1935 · Adventure
I Wanted Wings
1941 · War
Swing High, Swing Low
1937 · Romance
Jubilee Trail
1954 · Western
Marriage Is a Private Affair
1944 · War
Phantom
1922 · Fantasy
Too Many Winners
1947 · Mystery
Trapped
1949 · Mystery
Cosh Boy
1953 · Drama
Fall Guy
1947 · Crime
The Prizefighter and the Lady
1933 · Romance
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
1955 · Adventure
Humoresque
1946 · Romance
House of Frankenstein
1944 · Horror
Listen Judge
1952 · Comedy
Downstairs
1932 · Drama
The Dalton Girls
1957 · Western
Hell on Frisco Bay
1955 · Drama
The Late George Apley
1947 · Comedy
Malaya
1949 · Adventure
That Hamilton Woman
1941 · Romance
The Human Jungle
1954 · Crime
The Halliday Brand
1957 · Western
Renfrew of the Royal Mounted
1937 · Western
Guilty Hands
1931 · Drama
Lovely to Look At
1952 · Music
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes
1935 · Thriller
Operation Pacific
1951 · Action
The Strange World of Planet X
1958 · Horror
Escala en la ciudad
1935 · Romance
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
1939 · Thriller
That Certain Woman
1937 · Drama
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