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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from 1950
191 movies from 1950, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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A Ticket to Tomahawk
1950 · Comedy
The Admiral Was a Lady
1950 · Comedy
The Magnet
1950 · Comedy
Our Very Own
1950 · Drama
The Tattooed Stranger
1950 · Drama
For Heaven’s Sake
1950 · Comedy
Storm Warning
1950 · Drama
The Outriders
1950 · Western
Chain Lightning
1950 · Action
Dial 1119
1950 · Thriller
Edge of Doom
1950 · Crime
Mystery Submarine
1950 · Thriller
The Brave Engineer
1950 · Family
Frenchie
1950 · Western
Union Station
1950 · Thriller
A Life of Her Own
1950 · Drama
Where Danger Lives
1950 · Thriller
Variety Lights
1950 · Comedy
Sunset Boulevard
1950 · Drama
Stage Fright
1950 · Mystery
Young Man with a Horn
1950 · Biography
The Gunfighter
1950 · Western
All About Eve
1950 · Drama
The Asphalt Jungle
1950 · Drama
Father of the Bride
1950 · Comedy
Gun Crazy
1950 · Drama
Sands of Iwo Jima
1950 · Action
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
1950 · Fantasy
Cinderella
1950 · Fantasy
The Rules of the Game
1950 · Drama
Treasure Island
1950 · Adventure
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