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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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My Son John
1952 · Drama
This Is My Love
1954 · Drama
Johnny on the Run
1953 · Adventure
The Prodigal
1955 · Drama
No Room for the Groom
1952 · Romance
La Traversée de Paris
1956 · Drama
True Friends
1954 · Romance
Woman’s World
1954 · Drama
Blackout
1950 · Mystery
Canned Feud
1951 · Comedy
Women’s Prison
1955 · Drama
The Mole People
1956 · Horror
The Black Knight
1954 · Adventure
I’ve Lived Before
1956 · Drama
The Stranger Wore a Gun
1953 · Western
King of the Bullwhip
1950 · Western
This Side of the Law
1950 · Crime
Come Fill the Cup
1951 · Drama
The Master of Ballantrae
1953 · Adventure
Split Second
1953 · Thriller
Sock a Doodle Do
1952 · Animation
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
1951 · Comedy
Jubal
1956 · Drama
Jogan
1950 · Romance
So Little Time
1952 · War
Devil’s Doorway
1950 · Western
Magnificent Obsession
1954 · Drama
Never Wave at a WAC
1953 · Romance
Indian Uprising
1952 · Western
The Law vs. Billy the Kid
1954 · Western
Woman in Hiding
1950 · Drama
Back from Eternity
1956 · Drama
The Flying Saucer
1950 · Thriller
The Fastest Gun Alive
1956 · Drama
Ambush
1950 · Western
Amar
1954 · Romance
The Prisoner
1955 · Drama
Room and Bird
1951 · Animation
The Man Who Never Was
1956 · War
So Long at the Fair
1950 · Mystery
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