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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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Window Cleaners
1940 · Animation
For the Love of Mary
1948 · Comedy
Sea Devils
1953 · Adventure
Slightly Dangerous
1943 · Comedy
Happy Go Lovely
1951 · Music
The Rossiter Case
1951 · Mystery
The Weaker Sex
1948 · Drama
Marie Galante
1934 · Thriller
Working for Peanuts
1953 · Animation
Smart Money
1931 · Drama
Beyond Mombasa
1956 · Adventure
According to Mrs. Hoyle
1951 · Drama
Pittsburgh
1942 · Drama
Penrod and Sam
1931 · Drama
Illegal
1955 · Crime
Law of the Badlands
1951 · Western
Hard, Fast and Beautiful
1951 · Drama
Perfect Understanding
1933 · Comedy
The White Tower
1950 · Drama
Dragonwyck
1946 · Drama
Vice Squad
1953 · Crime
The Green Promise
1949 · Drama
Bigger Than Life
1956 · Drama
A Woman of Distinction
1950 · Comedy
The Revolt of Mamie Stover
1956 · Drama
Penny Points to Paradise
1951 · Comedy
Buddy’s Adventures
1934 · Animation
Bob le Flambeur
1956 · Action
The Enforcer
1951 · Thriller
The Lawless Breed
1952 · Western
Just This Once
1952 · Comedy
The Man from Planet X
1951 · Horror
Mr. Soft Touch
1949 · Crime
Three Little Words
1950 · Comedy
Beginner’s Luck
1935 · Family
The Saint In Palm Springs
1941 · Crime
Manpower
1941 · Crime
Thérèse Raquin
1953 · Romance
Big Jim McLain
1952 · Action
Gambler’s Choice
1944 · Drama
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