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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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I Vitelloni
1953 · Comedy
The Twelve Months
1956 · Family
Harriet Craig
1950 · Drama
Magical Maestro
1952 · Animation
Lisbon
1956 · Drama
Jumping Jacks
1952 · Comedy
Ten North Frederick
1958 · Drama
Kala Pani
1958 · Drama
One Good Turn
1955 · Comedy
The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery
1959 · Crime
The Well
1951 · Drama
The Lone Hand
1953 · Western
Forever Female
1953 · Romance
Ransom!
1956 · Thriller
Inside Straight
1951 · Drama
Flying Saucer Daffy
1958 · Comedy
The Invisible Monster
1950 · Crime
Watusi
1959 · Adventure
Carry On Teacher
1959 · Comedy
Untamed Youth
1957 · Music
Run for the Sun
1956 · Adventure
The Black Dakotas
1954 · Romance
The Command
1954 · Western
Gun Brothers
1956 · Western
The Big Fisherman
1959 · Drama
Wyoming Renegades
1954 · Western
Third Man on the Mountain
1959 · Drama
The Prisoner of Zenda
1952 · Adventure
Missamma
1955 · Comedy
Ten Tall Men
1951 · Action
Black Cat Mansion
1958 · Horror
The Girl in Black Stockings
1957 · Crime
Rusty Romeos
1957 · Comedy
Jail Bait
1954 · Crime
The Sun Shines Bright
1953 · Drama
The Mad Magician
1954 · Horror
Springfield Rifle
1952 · Western
Beast from Haunted Cave
1959 · Horror
Barnacle Bill
1957 · Comedy
The Student Prince
1954 · Romance
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