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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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Dick Tracy’s Dilemma
1947 · Crime
The Great Gatsby
1949 · Drama
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940 · Romance
Thundering Hoofs
1942 · Western
Love in Bloom
1935 · Comedy
The Runaway Bus
1953 · Comedy
Ghost Wanted
1940 · Animation
Liliom
1934 · Drama
Four Jills in a Jeep
1944 · Music
Dancing Girl
1951 · Drama
Secret Beyond the Door
1947 · Mystery
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz
1955 · Crime
Kisses for Breakfast
1941 · Comedy
Sagarika
1956 · Romance
The Colditz Story
1955 · War
Code Two
1953 · Crime
Phone Call from a Stranger
1952 · Drama
In Which We Serve
1942 · Drama
Love Me or Leave Me
1955 · Drama
The Kid from Cleveland
1949 · Drama
None But the Lonely Heart
1944 · Drama
Sunset Serenade
1942 · Action
Dead Reckoning
1946 · Crime
Without Pity
1948 · Drama
Kongo
1932 · Drama
Young Bill Hickok
1940 · Action
The Circus Clown
1934 · Comedy
Arabian Nights
1942 · Action
Man on a Tightrope
1953 · Thriller
Little Boy Lost
1953 · Drama
One Foot in Heaven
1941 · Drama
The Man with My Face
1951 · Thriller
The Enchanted Cottage
1945 · Drama
Call Me Madam
1953 · Comedy
Earl Carroll Vanities
1945 · Music
Bodyguard
1948 · Thriller
September Affair
1950 · Romance
The Women in His Life
1933 · Crime
Saigon
1947 · Drama
Deep Valley
1947 · Romance
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