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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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An American Romance
1944 · Romance
Sweet Kitty Bellairs
1930 · Romance
6 Day Bike Rider
1934 · Comedy
Singing Guns
1950 · Western
Donald’s Double Trouble
1946 · Comedy
Lilacs in the Spring
1954 · Comedy
Martin Roumagnac
1946 · Crime
Casque d’Or
1952 · Drama
Whisky Galore!
1949 · Comedy
Johnny Doughboy
1942 · Music
Blind Spot
1947 · Mystery
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
1935 · Adventure
Flirtation Walk
1934 · Romance
Beau Brummell
1954 · Drama
The Lady Takes a Sailor
1949 · Romance
Close to My Heart
1951 · Drama
The Petty Girl
1950 · Comedy
Wise Quackers
1949 · Animation
The House on Telegraph Hill
1951 · Drama
A Man’s Neck
1933 · Mystery
Neptune’s Daughter
1949 · Music
Son of Paleface
1952 · Western
The Violent Men
1955 · Western
Housewife
1934 · Drama
The Golden Coach
1952 · Comedy
Trick or Treat
1952 · Comedy
The Night Is Young
1935 · Romance
I Know Where I’m Going!
1945 · Drama
Dynamite Pass
1950 · Action
She Had to Say Yes
1933 · Drama
The Fallen Sparrow
1943 · Thriller
Killers from Space
1954 · Horror
Killer McCoy
1947 · Drama
The Vagabond King
1956 · Romance
South of Suez
1940 · Drama
Calcutta
1946 · Crime
Convicted
1950 · Crime
Across the Pacific
1942 · Drama
Scarlet Street
1945 · Crime
All-American Co-Ed
1941 · Comedy
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