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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 Wages of Fear
1953 · Adventure
The Blue Veil
1951 · Drama
Joe Macbeth
1955 · Crime
Pardners
1956 · Comedy
The Sword and the Rose
1953 · Drama
Beezy Bear
1955 · Comedy
The Ship That Died of Shame
1955 · Thriller
The Seven Year Itch
1955 · Comedy
Colt .45
1950 · Action
American Guerrilla in the Philippines
1950 · War
Josephine and Men
1955 · Comedy
The Damned Don’t Cry
1950 · Drama
Cry Vengeance
1954 · Drama
Lydia Bailey
1952 · Adventure
In the Face of Demolition
1953 · Drama
Kind Lady
1951 · Crime
Call Me Mister
1951 · Music
Captain John Smith and Pocahontas
1953 · Western
Marshal of Cedar Rock
1953 · Western
Two Nights with Cleopatra
1954 · Comedy
The Baby and the Battleship
1956 · Comedy
Caged
1950 · Crime
The Baron of Arizona
1950 · Romance
The Guy Who Came Back
1951 · Drama
Fearless Fagan
1952 · Comedy
Screaming Eagles
1956 · War
Gog
1954 · Horror
The Scarlet Hour
1956 · Crime
Devil Goddess
1955 · Adventure
Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair
1953 · Adventure
Death of a Cyclist
1955 · Crime
Untamed
1955 · Drama
Rocky Mountain
1950 · Western
Salome
1953 · Romance
The Long Memory
1953 · Crime
He Cooked His Goose
1952 · Comedy
Robbers’ Roost
1955 · Action
Oh… Rosalinda!!
1955 · Music
Adventure in the Hopfields
1954 · Family
The Gay Dog
1954 · Comedy
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