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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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Billy the Kid
1930 · Western
Easy to Wed
1946 · Music
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
1947 · Fantasy
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
1940 · Mystery
Affair with a Stranger
1953 · Romance
Family Troubles
1943 · Family
The Bushwhackers
1951 · Thriller
Belle of the Yukon
1944 · Comedy
Night Nurse
1931 · Comedy
Flamingo Road
1949 · Romance
Fanny
1932 · Drama
Stagecoach To Fury
1956 · Western
Fury of the Congo
1951 · Adventure
The Blue Lagoon
1949 · Romance
Mickey’s Orphans
1931 · Animation
Count the Hours!
1953 · Drama
Air Force
1943 · War
Lady by Choice
1934 · Comedy
Animal Farm
1954 · Animation
Dr. Jerkyl’s Hide
1954 · Comedy
Pursuit to Algiers
1945 · Mystery
Since You Went Away
1944 · War
Bolero
1934 · Drama
Born to Be Bad
1950 · Drama
Zoo in Budapest
1933 · Drama
Confidential Agent
1945 · Thriller
Tension at Table Rock
1956 · Drama
A Date with Judy
1948 · Comedy
Queen of the Mob
1940 · Drama
Baby Face Morgan
1942 · Comedy
Hansel and Gretel: An Opera Fantasy
1954 · Family
Mr. Imperium
1951 · Romance
I’ve Always Loved You
1946 · Drama
Randy Rides Alone
1934 · Western
Cross-Country Romance
1940 · Romance
Against All Flags
1952 · Adventure
Number Seventeen
1932 · Thriller
Untamed Women
1952 · Adventure
After the Curfew
1954 · Drama
Sex in Chains
1928 · Drama
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