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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 Invisible Man Returns
1940 · Horror
Bon Voyage
1944 · War
Uncivil Warriors
1935 · Comedy
Northwest Hounded Police
1946 · Comedy
The Night of January 16th
1941 · Crime
Cry Vengeance
1954 · Drama
Lydia Bailey
1952 · Adventure
In the Face of Demolition
1953 · Drama
I Like Your Nerve
1931 · Romance
Behind the News
1940 · Crime
King-Size Canary
1947 · Comedy
Kind Lady
1951 · Crime
Call Me Mister
1951 · Music
Captain John Smith and Pocahontas
1953 · Western
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
1942 · Drama
Apartment for Peggy
1948 · Comedy
The Phantom of Crestwood
1932 · Mystery
Marshal of Cedar Rock
1953 · Western
Ma and Pa Kettle
1949 · Comedy
Two Nights with Cleopatra
1954 · Comedy
The Baby and the Battleship
1956 · Comedy
Caged
1950 · Crime
The Unseen
1945 · Mystery
Quax in Afrika
1947 · Comedy
The Baron of Arizona
1950 · Romance
Take One False Step
1949 · Thriller
The Guy Who Came Back
1951 · Drama
Kid Glove Killer
1942 · Crime
The Interrupted Journey
1949 · Thriller
Ariane
1931 · Comedy
Fearless Fagan
1952 · Comedy
The False Madonna
1931 · Drama
Out of the Blue
1947 · Comedy
A Double Life
1947 · Drama
The World Changes
1933 · Drama
Screaming Eagles
1956 · War
Passport to Pimlico
1949 · Comedy
Forgotten Babies
1933 · Comedy
Gog
1954 · Horror
Way Out West
1930 · Drama
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