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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 Ghost Camera
1933 · Romance
That Woman Opposite
1957 · Drama
Radio Bugs
1944 · Comedy
Queen of Outer Space
1958 · Adventure
The Sound Barrier
1952 · War
Rails Into Laramie
1954 · Western
The Young Mr. Pitt
1942 · Drama
House of Dracula
1945 · Horror
Betty Boop’s Bamboo Isle
1932 · Comedy
Tarzan the Ape Man
1932 · Adventure
All I Desire
1953 · Drama
Helen of Troy
1956 · Adventure
Casanova Cat
1951 · Animation
The Woman in White
1948 · Mystery
Vacation with a Gangster
1952 · Adventure
The Werewolf
1956 · Horror
The Quatermass Xperiment
1955 · Horror
Unpublished Story
1942 · Drama
Prince Valiant
1954 · Romance
Take My Life
1947 · Thriller
The Bottom of the Bottle
1956 · Drama
Street of Chance
1942 · Drama
The Navy Way
1944 · War
Lucky Jordan
1942 · Comedy
So’s Your Aunt Emma!
1942 · Comedy
Portrait of Jennie
1948 · Drama
Phantom Lady
1944 · Thriller
The Loves of Carmen
1948 · Drama
Two Flags West
1950 · War
Tom, Dick and Harry
1941 · Comedy
The Beginning or the End
1947 · Documentary
Confessions of Boston Blackie
1941 · Mystery
Crossroads
1942 · Drama
Tennessee Johnson
1942 · History
The Murderers Are Coming
1942 · Drama
Thirteen Women
1932 · Mystery
School for Tramps
1955 · Music
The Barber Shop
1933 · Comedy
Three Pests in a Mess
1945 · Comedy
Destination Moon
1950 · Adventure
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