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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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Lovers and Lollipops
1956 · Romance
Miracles of Thursday
1957 · Comedy
The Walking Dead
1936 · Crime
Solva Saal
1958 · Drama
Kings Row
1942 · Romance
Bitter Victory
1957 · Drama
No Time for Love
1943 · Comedy
Adventure in Manhattan
1936 · Mystery
Task Force
1949 · War
Song of Arizona
1946 · Music
I Met My Love Again
1938 · Drama
Paris Model
1953 · Drama
The Sitter Downers
1937 · Comedy
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
1934 · Drama
Elegy of the North
1957 · Drama
Daredevils of the Red Circle
1939 · Action
The Country Doctor
1936 · Drama
Twin Husbands
1933 · Drama
Termites of 1938
1938 · Comedy
Onionhead
1958 · Drama
Riot in Juvenile Prison
1959 · Thriller
The Secret of Madame Blanche
1933 · Romance
Alexander Nevsky
1938 · War
Circus
1936 · Music
The Bohemian Girl
1936 · Comedy
Madonna of the Seven Moons
1945 · Drama
Double Confession
1950 · Crime
The Lion Has Wings
1939 · War
Now and Forever
1956 · Drama
The Cowboy and the Lady
1938 · Romance
The Narrow Margin
1952 · Crime
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
1957 · Comedy
La Pointe Courte
1955 · Romance
Meet Me Tonight
1952 · Comedy
Walk Softly, Stranger
1950 · Drama
Flat Foot Stooges
1938 · Comedy
The Dark Past
1948 · Crime
River of No Return
1954 · Western
Dirty Work
1933 · Comedy
Robbers of the Range
1941 · Western
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