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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 Glass Wall
1953 · Drama
Blackbeard, the Pirate
1952 · Adventure
The Fatal Hour
1940 · Thriller
Flying Wild
1941 · Comedy
I Cover the Waterfront
1933 · Drama
Midnight
1934 · Crime
Devdas
1955 · Romance
The Green Glove
1952 · Mystery
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
1942 · Drama
Submarine Command
1951 · Drama
Soldier of Fortune
1955 · Romance
Curucu, Beast of the Amazon
1956 · Adventure
The Bigamist
1956 · Comedy
Teresa
1951 · War
Last of the Redmen
1947 · Western
Decision Before Dawn
1951 · Thriller
Knutzy Knights
1954 · Comedy
Charley’s Aunt
1956 · Comedy
The Pride of St. Louis
1952 · Drama
A Blonde Dream
1932 · Comedy
Outcast of the Islands
1951 · Drama
The Nevadan
1950 · Western
The Stars Look Down
1940 · Drama
Castle on the Hudson
1940 · Drama
Valley of the Zombies
1946 · Horror
The Two Orphans
1948 · Drama
Golden Girl
1951 · Drama
Blonde Dynamite
1950 · Crime
Cracked Nuts
1931 · Comedy
Black Hand
1950 · Drama
Jupiter’s Darling
1955 · Romance
Nancy Goes to Rio
1950 · Comedy
The Fat Man
1951 · Mystery
Carnival Boat
1932 · Drama
The Egyptian
1954 · Drama
Let Us Be Gay
1930 · Comedy
The House of Rothschild
1934 · Drama
An Ache in Every Stake
1941 · Comedy
The Reckless Moment
1949 · Thriller
The Son of Monte Cristo
1940 · Drama
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