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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 Neanderthal Man
1953 · Horror
A Bird in a Bonnet
1958 · Animation
Machete
1958 · Drama
Santa and the Fairy Snow Queen
1951 · Fantasy
Pekka Puupää
1953 · Comedy
I Love Melvin
1953 · Music
Beloved Infidel
1959 · Romance
All the Brothers Were Valiant
1953 · Adventure
Musang Berjanggut
1959 · Comedy
Three Hams on Rye
1950 · Comedy
Botany Bay
1952 · Action
The Man Who Could Cheat Death
1959 · Horror
Blue Murder at St. Trinian’s
1957 · Comedy
Jeanne Eagels
1957 · Drama
The Girl in White
1952 · History
Drum Beat
1954 · Western
Nightmare
1956 · Crime
Istanbul
1957 · Crime
Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu
1959
North of the Great Divide
1950 · Western
The Revenge of Frankenstein
1958 · Horror
Murder by Contract
1958 · Thriller
The River’s Edge
1957 · Crime
The King’s Thief
1955 · History
Désirée
1954 · Romance
Starlift
1951 · Music
Utah Blaine
1957 · Western
The Camp on Blood Island
1958 · War
Day the World Ended
1955 · Horror
Goodbye, My Fancy
1951 · Comedy
Big Deal on Madonna Street
1958 · Crime
Lure of the Wilderness
1952 · Adventure
Love at First Bite
1950 · Comedy
The Burglar
1957 · Crime
Gunslinger
1956 · Western
The H-Man
1958 · Horror
As Young as You Feel
1951 · Comedy
The Savage
1952 · Action
The Flying Missile
1950 · Drama
Hell and High Water
1954 · Action
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