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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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Terror from the Year 5000
1958
People Are Bunny
1959 · Animation
The Second Woman
1950 · Drama
Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi
1958 · Comedy
Two Weeks with Love
1950 · Music
Little Boy Boo
1954 · Animation
Many Rivers to Cross
1955 · Western
Black Tuesday
1954 · Crime
Bedlam in Paradise
1955 · Comedy
The Burmese Harp
1956 · War
Elena and Her Men
1956 · Comedy
Edge of Eternity
1959 · Thriller
The Prince Who Was a Thief
1951 · Adventure
Hooked Bear
1956 · Animation
Texas Carnival
1951 · Romance
Father Is a Bachelor
1950 · Comedy
Top Secret Affair
1957 · Comedy
A Pizza Tweety-Pie
1958 · Animation
The Unknown Terror
1957 · Horror
El bolero de Raquel
1957 · Comedy
South Sea Woman
1953 · Adventure
Pete Kelly’s Blues
1955 · Drama
Man Beast
1956 · Horror
Hula-La-La
1951 · Comedy
The Amazing Colossal Man
1957 · Adventure
An Inspector Calls
1954 · Drama
Prince of Players
1955 · Drama
Hoofs and Goofs
1957 · Comedy
Pest Man Wins
1951 · Comedy
The Frogmen
1951 · Action
Attila
1954 · War
The Young Philadelphians
1959 · Drama
Viva Zapata!
1952 · Drama
The Model and the Marriage Broker
1951 · Comedy
The I Don’t Care Girl
1953 · Music
The Geisha Boy
1958 · Comedy
Brink of Life
1958 · Drama
Track of the Cat
1954 · Drama
Guilt Is My Shadow
1950 · Crime
Nadodi Mannan
1958 · Action
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