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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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Carve Her Name with Pride
1958 · Drama
These Wilder Years
1956 · Drama
Young at Heart
1954 · Music
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
1959 · Action
Chow Hound
1951 · Animation
Mother India
1957 · Drama
Action of the Tiger
1957 · Adventure
The Unearthly
1957 · Horror
Johann Mouse
1953 · Music
Target Zero
1955 · War
Innocents in Paris
1953 · Comedy
Ride a Crooked Trail
1958 · Romance
The Wooden Horse
1950 · Drama
It’s Always Fair Weather
1955 · Romance
Tarzan and the Lost Safari
1957 · Adventure
Sailor Beware
1952 · Comedy
Space Ship Sappy
1957 · Comedy
The Lady is a Square
1959 · Romance
5 Steps to Danger
1956 · Action
Summertime
1955 · Drama
The Blue Lamp
1950 · Action
Bailout at 43,000
1957 · Drama
The Naked and the Dead
1958 · War
It Conquered the World
1956 · Thriller
Trick or Tweet
1959 · Animation
A Dog’s Best Friend
1959 · Drama
Dark City
1950 · Drama
Shadow in the Sky
1952 · Drama
The Vicious Circle
1957 · Crime
Trapeze
1956 · Drama
The Silver Star
1955 · Western
Sea Wife
1957 · War
Ride Out for Revenge
1957 · Western
Gorilla at Large
1954 · Mystery
A Prize of Gold
1955 · Drama
Wings of the Hawk
1953 · Western
Gunsight Ridge
1957 · Action
Kill the Umpire
1950 · Comedy
The Light in the Forest
1958 · Western
Morning Departure
1950 · Drama
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