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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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Third Party Risk
1954 · Drama
Meet Me in Las Vegas
1956 · Romance
Spy Hunt
1950 · Thriller
A Hill in Korea
1956 · History
Deadline - U.S.A.
1952 · Drama
Johnny Dark
1954 · Drama
The Glass Wall
1953 · Drama
Blackbeard, the Pirate
1952 · Adventure
Devdas
1955 · Romance
The Green Glove
1952 · Mystery
Submarine Command
1951 · Drama
Soldier of Fortune
1955 · Romance
Curucu, Beast of the Amazon
1956 · Adventure
The Bigamist
1956 · Comedy
Teresa
1951 · War
Decision Before Dawn
1951 · Thriller
Knutzy Knights
1954 · Comedy
Charley’s Aunt
1956 · Comedy
The Pride of St. Louis
1952 · Drama
Outcast of the Islands
1951 · Drama
The Nevadan
1950 · Western
Golden Girl
1951 · Drama
Blonde Dynamite
1950 · Crime
Black Hand
1950 · Drama
Jupiter’s Darling
1955 · Romance
Nancy Goes to Rio
1950 · Comedy
The Fat Man
1951 · Mystery
The Egyptian
1954 · Drama
Rider from Tucson
1950 · Western
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
1951 · Drama
The Purple Plain
1954 · Adventure
The Night Holds Terror
1955 · Thriller
The Stooge
1951 · Drama
The Vanquished
1953 · Drama
Goof on the Roof
1953 · Comedy
Sissi: The Young Empress
1956 · Comedy
A Big Family
1954 · Drama
Killer Ape
1953 · Adventure
Pizzicato Pussycat
1955 · Animation
The Runaway Bus
1953 · Comedy
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