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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 Conspirators
1944 · Drama
So Proudly We Hail
1943 · Drama
Mashenka
1942 · Romance
The Crooked Way
1949 · Crime
Albert R.N.
1953 · History
The Argyle Secrets
1948 · Thriller
Donald’s Happy Birthday
1949 · Animation
College Coach
1933 · Drama
Bonzo Goes to College
1952 · Comedy
Gentleman’s Fate
1931 · Drama
Numbered Men
1930 · Crime
Chained for Life
1952 · Drama
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
1947 · Comedy
Rebel Rabbit
1949 · Animation
Hold That Pose
1950 · Comedy
House Hunting Mice
1947 · Comedy
The Rack
1956 · Drama
Four Guns to the Border
1954 · Western
Dangerously They Live
1941 · Drama
Ladies in Retirement
1941 · Thriller
Parasakthi
1952 · Drama
The Falcon’s Brother
1942 · Mystery
Waterfront
1950 · Drama
Good-Time Girl
1948 · Crime
Right Cross
1950 · Drama
Apache War Smoke
1952 · Western
The Secret Heart
1946 · Drama
Possessed
1947 · Romance
Hold That Lion!
1947 · Comedy
Two Girls on Broadway
1940 · Romance
Late Chrysanthemums
1954 · Drama
City Without Men
1943 · Drama
Grand Canyonscope
1954 · Animation
Voodoo Tiger
1952 · Adventure
You’re in the Navy Now
1951 · War
Deadlier Than the Male
1956 · Thriller
You Came Along
1945 · Drama
Slap Happy Lion
1947 · Comedy
The Daughter of Rosie O’Grady
1950 · Comedy
Manon
1949 · Drama
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