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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 Left Hand of God
1955 · Adventure
The Miracle Man
1932
Mandy
1952 · Drama
The Heart of the Matter
1953 · Drama
It Happened to Jane
1959 · Romance
Blue of the Night
1931 · Comedy
Throne of Blood
1957 · History
The Little Orphan
1948 · Comedy
High Pressure
1932 · Comedy
One Third of a Nation
1939 · Drama
Sing, You Sinners
1938 · Music
The Art of Getting Along
1954 · Comedy
La Habanera
1937 · Drama
The Black Arrow
1948 · History
The Dolly Sisters
1945 · Music
I Shot Jesse James
1949 · Western
Betty Boop and Little Jimmy
1936 · Comedy
The Hilarious Posters
1906 · Fantasy
Professional Soldier
1935 · Adventure
Mother Is a Freshman
1949 · Comedy
The Thirteenth Chair
1937 · Mystery
Rendezvous
1935 · War
A Letter for Evie
1946 · Comedy
Key to the City
1950 · Comedy
The Lower Depths
1957 · Drama
The Big Operator
1959 · Crime
Fire Down Below
1957 · Romance
Among the Living
1941 · Thriller
The Great McGinty
1940 · Comedy
Frisco Kid
1935 · Romance
Mussorgsky
1950 · History
The Bridal Path
1959 · Comedy
Violent Playground
1958 · Drama
Conflagration
1958 · Drama
The Perfect Clue
1935 · Comedy
Hell’s Horizon
1955 · Drama
Calling Dr. Kildare
1939 · Drama
Conspiracy
1939 · Romance
That Wonderful Urge
1948 · Comedy
Vagabond Lady
1935 · Drama
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