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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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Mr. Muggs Rides Again
1945 · Comedy
The Goalkeeper
1936 · Comedy
Aerial Gunner
1943 · Drama
A Song to Remember
1945 · Romance
These Three
1936 · Romance
Buchanan Rides Alone
1958 · Western
A King in New York
1957 · Comedy
Who Killed Cock Robin?
1935 · Family
Outer Space Jitters
1957 · Comedy
Canyon Passage
1946 · Western
Alexander the Great
1956 · Drama
The Strange One
1957 · Drama
South of St. Louis
1949 · Western
Madame Butterfly
1932 · Drama
Cheyenne
1947 · Western
Dog Tales
1958 · Comedy
Five Came Back
1939 · Adventure
Wife, Husband and Friend
1939 · Comedy
Those Were the Days!
1940 · Comedy
Guilty Bystander
1950 · Drama
The Door with Seven Locks
1940 · Mystery
Father Noah’s Ark
1933 · Animation
The Late Edwina Black
1951 · Mystery
The Lost Tribe
1949 · Adventure
Bully for Bugs
1953 · Comedy
Steamboat Round the Bend
1935 · Drama
Punishment
1948 · Drama
Bury Me Dead
1947 · Crime
The Red Stallion
1947 · Western
Land Beyond the Law
1937
Against All
1957 · War
Waikiki Wedding
1937 · Comedy
Strange Holiday
1945 · Fantasy
The Vampire
1957 · Horror
The Winning Team
1952 · Romance
When the Daltons Rode
1940 · Western
Beauty and the Beast
1946 · Fantasy
Never Say Goodbye
1956 · Romance
Feather Dusted
1955 · Animation
The 49th Man
1953 · Thriller
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