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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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Studio Stoops
1950 · Comedy
White Witch Doctor
1953 · Adventure
Nightfall
1956 · Thriller
Green Mansions
1959 · Adventure
The Courtneys of Curzon Street
1947 · Romance
Love Happy
1949 · Comedy
Quicksand
1950 · Thriller
A Spray of Plum Blossoms
1931 · Romance
The Magnificent Dope
1942 · Comedy
King of the Pecos
1936 · Western
Blondie for Victory
1942 · Comedy
My Cousin Rachel
1952 · Romance
Nice Girl?
1941 · Music
Slightly Scarlet
1956 · Crime
The Big Caper
1957 · Drama
Fifth Avenue Girl
1939 · Romance
Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje
1955 · Romance
The Glass Mountain
1949 · Drama
Sadie Thompson
1928 · Drama
Journey Together
1945 · Drama
Hollywood Hotel
1937 · Comedy
Rose Marie
1936 · Music
Coast Guard
1939 · Drama
Paddy O’Day
1936 · Music
Woman Against Woman
1938 · Drama
Thank You, Mr. Moto
1937 · Crime
Der Fuehrer’s Face
1943 · Comedy
Ski for Two
1944 · Animation
Driftwood
1947 · Family
The Suspect
1944 · Drama
Mr. Moto’s Last Warning
1939 · Thriller
Gun Duel in Durango
1957 · Western
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
1936 · Mystery
Smoky
1946 · Drama
China Jones
1959 · Animation
All American Chump
1936 · Comedy
Fish Tales
1936 · Animation
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943 · Mystery
Swamp Water
1941 · Mystery
Flight to Tangier
1953 · Crime
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