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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 Late Edwina Black
1951 · Mystery
Bully for Bugs
1953 · Comedy
Against All
1957 · War
The Vampire
1957 · Horror
The Winning Team
1952 · Romance
Never Say Goodbye
1956 · Romance
Feather Dusted
1955 · Animation
The 49th Man
1953 · Thriller
King Solomon’s Mines
1950 · Adventure
The Gambler from Natchez
1954 · Western
A Bullet Is Waiting
1954 · Crime
Pushover
1954 · Crime
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
1957 · Western
Eight Iron Men
1952 · War
Pearl of the South Pacific
1955 · Adventure
Fear and Desire
1952 · War
No Way Out
1950 · Crime
Dhool Ka Phool
1959 · Family
Alive and Kicking
1958 · Comedy
Toxi
1952 · Drama
The D.I.
1957 · Drama
Black Orpheus
1959 · Romance
Studio Stoops
1950 · Comedy
White Witch Doctor
1953 · Adventure
Nightfall
1956 · Thriller
Green Mansions
1959 · Adventure
Quicksand
1950 · Thriller
My Cousin Rachel
1952 · Romance
Slightly Scarlet
1956 · Crime
The Big Caper
1957 · Drama
Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje
1955 · Romance
Gun Duel in Durango
1957 · Western
China Jones
1959 · Animation
Flight to Tangier
1953 · Crime
The Overtaxed
1959 · Comedy
Hot Cars
1956 · Action
Fortunes of Captain Blood
1950 · Action
The Killer Is Loose
1956 · Crime
The Deep Six
1958 · Drama
David and Bathsheba
1951 · Romance
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