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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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Shadow on the Wall
1950 · Crime
Destination Murder
1950 · Crime
Kim
1950 · Family
The Twenty Questions Murder Mystery
1950 · Comedy
Orpheus
1950 · Fantasy
Return of the Frontiersman
1950 · Western
Babul
1950 · Drama
Hurdy-Gurdy Hare
1950 · Comedy
The Woman in Question
1950 · Mystery
The Man Without a Face
1950 · Thriller
The Lion’s Busy
1950 · Comedy
Guilty Bystander
1950 · Drama
King Solomon’s Mines
1950 · Adventure
No Way Out
1950 · Crime
Studio Stoops
1950 · Comedy
Quicksand
1950 · Thriller
Fortunes of Captain Blood
1950 · Action
Experiment Alcatraz
1950 · Crime
A Lady Without Passport
1950 · Crime
The Black Rose
1950 · History
The Second Woman
1950 · Drama
Two Weeks with Love
1950 · Music
Father Is a Bachelor
1950 · Comedy
Guilt Is My Shadow
1950 · Crime
Stage to Tucson
1950 · Western
Self Made Maids
1950 · Comedy
The Big Lift
1950 · Romance
Champagne for Caesar
1950 · Comedy
Trailer Horn
1950 · Animation
The Man Who Cheated Himself
1950 · Crime
The Lawless
1950 · Drama
Riding High
1950 · Comedy
Bright Leaf
1950 · Drama
Vendetta
1950 · Drama
Justice Is Done
1950 · Drama
The Secret Fury
1950 · Crime
Tripoli
1950 · Adventure
The Iroquois Trail
1950 · Western
Saturday Evening Puss
1950 · Comedy
A Dog’s Life
1950 · Comedy
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