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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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Alice’s Orphan
1926 · Animation
Always Goodbye
1938 · Drama
Cactus Makes Perfect
1942 · Comedy
Woodland Café
1937 · Music
Boat Builders
1938 · Animation
In Person
1935 · Romance
The Girl in the Kremlin
1957 · Mystery
The Spaniard’s Curse
1958 · Thriller
Straight Shooters
1947 · Comedy
New Orleans Uncensored
1955 · Drama
War Nurse
1930 · Romance
Mad About Men
1954 · Drama
The Man from Toronto
1933 · Romance
Three Brave Men
1956 · Drama
The Unknown
1946 · Horror
The Peach Girl
1931 · Romance
Merry Andrew
1958 · Music
Camelia
1954 · Drama
Gunman’s Walk
1958 · Western
Johnny Come Lately
1943 · Drama
The Giant Claw
1957 · Horror
The Desert Rats
1953 · War
Raton Pass
1951 · Western
Escape from San Quentin
1957 · Crime
Carrie
1952 · Drama
Action in the North Atlantic
1943 · War
The Practical Pig
1939 · Animation
A Woman Without Love
1952 · Drama
Susannah of the Mounties
1939 · Western
Every Girl Should Be Married
1948 · Romance
Gung Ho!
1943 · Drama
The Soul of a Monster
1944 · Horror
The Hired Gun
1957 · Western
Great Guy
1936 · Crime
Vagabond Loafers
1949 · Comedy
Sleep, My Love
1948 · Mystery
Close-Up
1948 · Crime
Tomahawk
1951 · Western
The Pirate and the Slave Girl
1959 · Drama
Tea for Two
1950 · Romance
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