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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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Neapolitan Turk
1953 · Comedy
Doctor at Sea
1955 · Comedy
Jamaica Run
1953 · Adventure
The Overcoat
1952 · Comedy
The Mouse That Roared
1959 · Comedy
Too Much, Too Soon
1958 · Drama
Yahudi
1958 · Romance
Pal Joey
1957 · Comedy
Donovan’s Brain
1953 · Horror
Revolt at Fort Laramie
1957 · Action
The Nightingale’s Prayer
1959 · Romance
Man in the Attic
1953 · Thriller
Five Gates to Hell
1959 · War
Experiment Alcatraz
1950 · Crime
The Sea Shall Not Have Them
1954 · Drama
Farewell to Dream
1956 · Drama
Stage Struck
1958 · Drama
Black Widow
1954 · Drama
The Man Who Watched Trains Go By
1952 · Drama
The Birds and the Bees
1956 · Comedy
Belles on Their Toes
1952 · Comedy
Rosaura at 10 O’Clock
1958 · Drama
Tarzan’s Fight for Life
1958 · Adventure
Three for the Show
1955 · Music
The Importance of Being Earnest
1952 · Comedy
Bell, Book and Candle
1958 · Romance
A Lady Without Passport
1950 · Crime
The Rabbit Trap
1959 · Drama
Let’s Make It Legal
1951 · Comedy
The Shadow on the Window
1957 · Crime
Curse of the Faceless Man
1958 · Horror
The Man From Cairo
1953 · Drama
Sailor Beware
1956 · Comedy
Muzzle Tough
1954 · Animation
War and Peace
1956 · Romance
A Summer Place
1959 · Romance
The Final Test
1953 · Drama
The Black Rose
1950 · History
The Lusty Men
1952 · Drama
Steal Wool
1957 · Comedy
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