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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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We Live Again
1934 · Drama
A Wild Hare
1940 · Comedy
The Finger Points
1931 · Crime
Roxie Hart
1942 · Comedy
John Loves Mary
1949 · Comedy
Two Captains
1955 · Adventure
The Seekers
1954 · Drama
I Haven’t Got a Hat
1935 · Animation
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts
1956 · Comedy
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
1941 · Mystery
Toy Tinkers
1949 · Animation
Fugitive Lovers
1934 · Crime
Submarine Raider
1942 · Drama
Phony Express
1943 · Western
Sabapathy
1941 · Comedy
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
1941 · Drama
Scrambled Brains
1951 · Comedy
The Conquerors
1932 · Drama
The ‘Maggie’
1954 · Comedy
Rings on Her Fingers
1942 · Romance
My Love Came Back
1940 · Drama
Crosswinds
1951 · Action
Fury at Furnace Creek
1948 · Western
The Limping Man
1953 · Thriller
I, the Jury
1953 · Crime
Kitty
1945 · History
Jungle Moon Men
1955 · Adventure
Blood Alley
1955 · Drama
The Famous Ferguson Case
1932 · Drama
Waltzes from Vienna
1934 · Romance
For the Love of Rusty
1947 · Drama
Francis in the Navy
1955 · Comedy
I Am a Camera
1955 · Comedy
Follow Me Quietly
1949 · Mystery
Early Summer
1951 · Drama
Huracán Ramírez
1953 · Action
The Spoilers
1955 · Adventure
After Tonight
1933 · War
The New Neighbor
1953 · Animation
Murder at the Vanities
1934 · Music
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