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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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Babul
1950 · Drama
The Steel Lady
1953 · Action
Hurdy-Gurdy Hare
1950 · Comedy
Top Secret
1952 · Comedy
Houdini
1953 · Romance
Bearly Asleep
1955 · Comedy
Senso
1954 · Romance
Europe ’51
1952 · Drama
Of Rice and Hen
1953 · Animation
Run of the Arrow
1957 · Western
My Little Duckaroo
1954 · Comedy
Rhapsody
1954 · Music
The Square Jungle
1955 · Drama
Smiles of a Summer Night
1955 · Romance
Rocket-bye Baby
1956 · Animation
Bait
1954 · Crime
Pappy’s Puppy
1955 · Animation
Terror Is a Man
1959 · Horror
The Harder They Fall
1956 · Drama
St. Louis Blues
1958 · Drama
Hit the Deck
1955 · Romance
A Lawless Street
1955 · Western
The Woman in Question
1950 · Mystery
The Man Without a Face
1950 · Thriller
The Lion’s Busy
1950 · Comedy
Samurai Vendetta
1959 · Drama
Yankee Buccaneer
1952 · History
The Purple Mask
1955 · Adventure
Five Golden Flowers
1959 · Romance
Affair in Trinidad
1952 · Romance
The Wild Blue Yonder
1951 · War
Girl’s Dormitory
1958 · Comedy
Sangaree
1953 · Drama
Buchanan Rides Alone
1958 · Western
A King in New York
1957 · Comedy
Outer Space Jitters
1957 · Comedy
Alexander the Great
1956 · Drama
The Strange One
1957 · Drama
Dog Tales
1958 · Comedy
Guilty Bystander
1950 · Drama
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