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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 Lawless Breed
1952 · Western
Just This Once
1952 · Comedy
The Man from Planet X
1951 · Horror
Three Little Words
1950 · Comedy
Thérèse Raquin
1953 · Romance
Big Jim McLain
1952 · Action
The Unguarded Moment
1956 · Crime
Along the Great Divide
1951 · Western
Tea and Sympathy
1956 · Drama
Lili
1953 · Drama
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
1953 · Drama
My Outlaw Brother
1951 · Western
Munimji
1955 · Romance
The Battle of the River Plate
1956 · War
The Thief
1952 · Crime
Devil’s Canyon
1953 · Crime
The Feminine Touch
1956 · Drama
You’re Never Too Young
1955 · Comedy
Francis
1950 · Family
Dragon Around
1954 · Comedy
The Two Mouseketeers
1952 · Animation
Girls in Prison
1956 · Drama
Lilli Marlene
1950 · Drama
Mysterious Island
1951 · Action
Dreamboat
1952 · Comedy
The Bounty Hunter
1954 · Western
The Clown
1953 · Drama
The Hoodlum
1951 · Thriller
711 Ocean Drive
1950 · Crime
The Captive City
1952 · Drama
Golden Yeggs
1950 · Comedy
One Girl’s Confession
1953 · Crime
The Black Sleep
1956 · Horror
The Red Badge of Courage
1951 · War
Tweety’s Circus
1955 · Comedy
The People Against O’Hara
1951 · Drama
The Mudlark
1950 · Drama
Men of the Blue Cross
1955 · Drama
This Woman Is Dangerous
1952 · Crime
I Was a Shoplifter
1950 · Crime
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