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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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1958 · Animation
Quantez
1957 · Western
Westbound
1959 · Western
Storm Over Wyoming
1950 · Western
All Fowled Up
1955 · Animation
Legend of the Lost
1957 · Adventure
I Want You
1951 · Drama
Because You’re Mine
1952 · Comedy
Kangaroo
1952 · Romance
Auntie Mame
1958 · Comedy
Cattle Queen of Montana
1954 · Western
Ruby Gentry
1952 · Drama
Carry On Nurse
1959 · Comedy
Comin’ Round the Mountain
1951 · Music
Dakota Incident
1956 · Western
Genevieve
1953 · Comedy
Lovers and Lollipops
1956 · Romance
Miracles of Thursday
1957 · Comedy
Solva Saal
1958 · Drama
Bitter Victory
1957 · Drama
Paris Model
1953 · Drama
Elegy of the North
1957 · Drama
Onionhead
1958 · Drama
Riot in Juvenile Prison
1959 · Thriller
Double Confession
1950 · Crime
Now and Forever
1956 · Drama
The Narrow Margin
1952 · Crime
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
1957 · Comedy
La Pointe Courte
1955 · Romance
Meet Me Tonight
1952 · Comedy
Walk Softly, Stranger
1950 · Drama
River of No Return
1954 · Western
Autumn Leaves
1956 · Drama
Little Red Rodent Hood
1952 · Family
Bombers B-52
1957 · Drama
Pickup
1951 · Drama
The Iron Petticoat
1956 · Comedy
The Brave One
1956 · Family
The Ringer
1952 · Mystery
The Legend of Tom Dooley
1959 · Drama
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