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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from the 1950s
1,920 movies from the 1950s, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Paigham
1959 · Drama
Cowboy
1958 · Western
The Jackpot
1950 · Comedy
The Desperate Hours
1955 · Thriller
The Cosmic Man
1959 · Adventure
Saddle the Wind
1958 · Western
Interlude
1957 · Drama
Thunder Bay
1953 · Adventure
You Are My Adventure
1958 · Comedy
Paris Holiday
1958 · Comedy
Melody
1953 · Animation
The First Texan
1956 · Western
Two Cents Worth of Hope
1952 · Comedy
Campbell’s Kingdom
1957 · Drama
Man in the Dark
1953 · Thriller
Foxfire
1955 · Romance
Sissi
1955 · Romance
Eyewitness
1956 · Drama
The Vintage
1957 · Drama
Madeleine
1950 · Mystery
The Magnetic Monster
1953 · Horror
Loose Loot
1953 · Comedy
Kabuliwala
1957 · Drama
Private’s Progress
1956 · Comedy
Jet Attack
1958 · War
Chronicle of Poor Lovers
1954 · Romance
When Worlds Collide
1951
An Annapolis Story
1955 · Drama
Gaby
1956 · Drama
The Juggler
1953 · Drama
Drango
1957 · Western
The Angel with the Trumpet
1950 · Drama
The Clouded Yellow
1950 · Thriller
They Were Not Divided
1950 · War
Don’s Fountain of Youth
1953 · Animation
Fair Wind to Java
1953 · Adventure
It Came from Beneath the Sea
1955 · Adventure
Casino Royale
1954 · Drama
Don’t Go Near the Water
1957 · Adventure
Wide Boy
1952 · Drama
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