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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 Proud Valley
1940 · Drama
Another Time, Another Place
1958 · Romance
Reform School Girl
1957 · Drama
Shadows Over Shanghai
1938 · Drama
The Mighty McGurk
1947 · Adventure
The Mummy’s Tomb
1942 · Horror
Armored Car Robbery
1950 · Thriller
Hotel Sahara
1951 · War
Thieves’ Highway
1949 · Thriller
The Story on Page One
1959 · Drama
The 39 Steps
1959 · Mystery
Passport to Suez
1943 · Crime
The Man in Possession
1931 · Comedy
Santa Claus
1959 · Comedy
Donald’s Diary
1954 · Animation
Dangerous to Know
1938 · Drama
Love Is News
1937 · Romance
Judge Priest
1934 · Drama
The Scarlet Clue
1945 · Thriller
Winds of the Wasteland
1936 · Western
The Violet Seller
1958 · Music
Ride, Ranger, Ride
1936 · Action
War of the Satellites
1958 · Horror
Texas Lady
1955 · Western
The Old Maid
1939 · Drama
The Saint Takes Over
1940 · Mystery
The Damned
1947 · Thriller
Arch of Triumph
1948 · Drama
Edge of Fury
1958 · Thriller
Dreams That Money Can Buy
1947 · Drama
Heidi
1952 · Drama
Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite
1939 · Comedy
One Froggy Evening
1955 · Comedy
Jack McCall, Desperado
1953 · Western
Gents Without Cents
1944 · Comedy
No Hands on the Clock
1941 · Crime
Tenali Ramakrishna
1956 · Comedy
Boy! What a Girl!
1947 · Music
Bluebeard
1944 · Horror
Her Majesty Love
1931 · Comedy
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