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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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The Man in the White Suit
1951 · Comedy
Powder River
1953 · Western
Conquest of Space
1955
The Young Lions
1958 · Action
The Second Face
1950 · Drama
Showdown at Boot Hill
1958 · Western
There’s Always a Price Tag
1957 · Drama
The Golden Twenties
1950 · Documentary
Big Leaguer
1953 · Drama
Oil’s Well That Ends Well
1958 · Comedy
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
1950 · Comedy
Blessings of the Land
1959 · Family
Blood of the Vampire
1958 · Horror
The Iron Mistress
1952 · Action
The Two-Headed Spy
1958 · Thriller
Sweet and Hot
1958 · Comedy
Endless Desire
1958 · Drama
Deep Jele Jaai
1959 · Drama
Fires on the Plain
1959 · War
Pyaasa
1957 · Drama
I Married a Monster from Outer Space
1958 · Horror
The Man with a Cloak
1951 · Thriller
Cattle Empire
1958 · Western
Pekka ja Pätkä sammakkomiehinä
1957 · Comedy
Damn Yankees
1958 · Comedy
The Girl on the Bridge
1951 · Drama
Fire Maidens of Outer Space
1956
Wings of Danger
1952 · Drama
Blind Spot
1958 · Thriller
Miami Exposé
1956 · Drama
The Mating Game
1959 · Comedy
The Captain’s Table
1959 · Comedy
Conspiracy of the Doomed
1950 · Drama
They Came to Cordura
1959 · Western
Alias Jesse James
1959 · Comedy
Cheaper by the Dozen
1950 · Drama
The Racket
1951 · Crime
Sujata
1959 · Drama
Mesa of Lost Women
1953 · Horror
Band of Angels
1957 · Drama
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