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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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Stone Age Romeos
1955 · Comedy
Stronghold
1951 · Romance
Edge of Hell
1956 · Drama
Gift Wrapped
1952 · Comedy
So This Is Love
1953 · Romance
The Beast with a Million Eyes
1955 · Horror
The Holly and the Ivy
1952 · Drama
A Ticket to Tomahawk
1950 · Comedy
The Moonlighter
1953 · Western
A Life at Stake
1955 · Drama
Down Among the Z Men
1952 · Comedy
Because of You
1952 · Romance
Cuckoo on a Choo Choo
1952 · Comedy
Merry Mavericks
1951 · Comedy
The Admiral Was a Lady
1950 · Comedy
A Day of Fury
1956 · Western
Miss Robin Crusoe
1953 · Comedy
A Day to Remember
1953 · Romance
The Magnet
1950 · Comedy
Our Very Own
1950 · Drama
Camilla
1954 · Comedy
Cast a Dark Shadow
1955 · Thriller
The Tattooed Stranger
1950 · Drama
For Heaven’s Sake
1950 · Comedy
Hollywood or Bust
1956 · Comedy
Valentino
1951 · Romance
War Arrow
1953 · Western
The Dam Busters
1955 · War
Storm Warning
1950 · Drama
The Long Arm
1956 · Crime
The Outriders
1950 · Western
Chain Lightning
1950 · Action
Father Brown
1954 · Mystery
Big House, U.S.A
1955 · Crime
Dial 1119
1950 · Thriller
Duel in the Jungle
1954 · Adventure
Crime Wave
1953 · Thriller
The Great Diamond Robbery
1954 · Crime
The Beachcomber
1954 · Drama
Hang Tuah
1956 · Action
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