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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 Desperado
1954 · Western
Somebody Loves Me
1952 · Music
Eight O’Clock Walk
1954 · Drama
Yankee Doodle Bugs
1954 · Comedy
Manhunt in Space
1954 · Adventure
Donald Applecore
1952 · Animation
Sabar Uparey
1955 · Mystery
Chance of a Lifetime
1950 · Drama
Poverty and Nobility
1954 · Comedy
The Big Hangover
1950 · Comedy
Moby Dick
1956 · Drama
Affair with a Stranger
1953 · Romance
The Bushwhackers
1951 · Thriller
Stagecoach To Fury
1956 · Western
Fury of the Congo
1951 · Adventure
Count the Hours!
1953 · Drama
Animal Farm
1954 · Animation
Dr. Jerkyl’s Hide
1954 · Comedy
Born to Be Bad
1950 · Drama
Tension at Table Rock
1956 · Drama
Hansel and Gretel: An Opera Fantasy
1954 · Family
Mr. Imperium
1951 · Romance
Against All Flags
1952 · Adventure
Untamed Women
1952 · Adventure
After the Curfew
1954 · Drama
Tarzan’s Hidden Jungle
1955 · Adventure
Sign of the Pagan
1954 · Drama
Night Was Our Friend
1951 · Romance
Another Man’s Poison
1951 · Crime
Here Come the Marines
1952 · Crime
Bright Road
1953 · Music
The Kettles in the Ozarks
1956 · Comedy
Two Weeks Vacation
1952 · Animation
Ratha Kanneer
1954 · Drama
A Man Called Peter
1955 · Family
Girl with Hyacinths
1950 · Mystery
Strategic Air Command
1955 · War
Saskatchewan
1954 · Adventure
Escape to Burma
1955 · Adventure
Flight to Hong Kong
1956 · Crime
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