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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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Chain of Events
1958 · Drama
The Fuller Brush Girl
1950 · Comedy
Teenage Zombies
1959 · Horror
Crashout
1955 · Crime
Sapphire
1959 · Thriller
Malliswari
1951 · Romance
The Lemon Drop Kid
1951 · Crime
Terror at Midnight
1956 · Drama
No Man of Her Own
1950 · Crime
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Drama
The Crowded Day
1954 · Drama
Laxdale Hall
1953 · Comedy
Appointment in London
1953 · War
Time Without Pity
1957 · Crime
Operation Amsterdam
1959 · War
Nujum Pak Belalang
1959 · Comedy
Mon Oncle
1958 · Comedy
Woman on the Run
1950 · Thriller
The Breaking Point
1950 · Drama
Not of This Earth
1957 · Horror
The Sea Chase
1955 · War
Carousel
1956 · Music
A Millionaire for Christy
1951 · Romance
Mystery Street
1950 · Thriller
The Restless Years
1958 · Drama
Hugs and Mugs
1950 · Comedy
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955 · Comedy
The Black Tent
1956 · Action
Crime in the Streets
1956 · Crime
Golden Salamander
1950 · Adventure
Cover Girl Killer
1959 · Drama
The Golden Antelope
1954 · Animation
Until They Sail
1957 · Romance
Monkey on My Back
1957 · Drama
The Incredible Petrified World
1959 · Adventure
Monkey Business
1952 · Comedy
The Happy Family
1952 · Comedy
The Roof
1956 · Drama
Beau James
1957 · Drama
Bayou
1957 · Drama
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