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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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Old Acquaintance
1943 · Drama
Bataan
1943 · Drama
Rainbow Valley
1935 · Western
Yellow Sky
1948 · Western
Daredevil Droopy
1951 · Comedy
Interrupted Melody
1955 · Music
My Son John
1952 · Drama
Transgression
1931 · Drama
The Upturned Glass
1947 · Crime
Fuelin’ Around
1949 · Comedy
This Is My Love
1954 · Drama
Johnny on the Run
1953 · Adventure
Margin for Error
1943 · Crime
Show Business
1944 · Music
The Prodigal
1955 · Drama
No Room for the Groom
1952 · Romance
The Criminal Code
1930 · Crime
Murder on a Honeymoon
1935 · Comedy
Charlie Chan in Panama
1940 · Comedy
The Adventures of Tartu
1943 · War
Sleepers West
1941 · Crime
La Traversée de Paris
1956 · Drama
True Friends
1954 · Romance
The Threat
1949 · Thriller
The Flemish Farm
1943 · War
Woman’s World
1954 · Drama
Between Us Girls
1942 · Romance
Beyond the Line of Duty
1942 · War
Guest in the House
1944 · Drama
Kismet
1943 · Drama
The Texan
1930 · Western
Blackout
1950 · Mystery
Canned Feud
1951 · Comedy
Riders of the Whistling Pines
1949 · Action
Women’s Prison
1955 · Drama
Monkey Businessmen
1946 · Comedy
The Mole People
1956 · Horror
Escort Girl
1941 · Crime
The Shanghai Cobra
1945 · Thriller
You Were Never Lovelier
1942 · Romance
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