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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from 1952
181 movies from 1952, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Home at Seven
1952 · Crime
The Gambler and the Lady
1952 · Crime
The Jungle
1952 · Adventure
Let’s Stick Together
1952 · Comedy
Scandal Sheet
1952 · Thriller
Kansas City Confidential
1952 · Crime
Colorado Sundown
1952 · Action
Rancho Notorious
1952 · Western
The Voice of Merrill
1952 · Mystery
Two Cents Worth of Hope
1952 · Comedy
Wide Boy
1952 · Drama
The Iron Mistress
1952 · Action
Wings of Danger
1952 · Drama
Sailor Beware
1952 · Comedy
Shadow in the Sky
1952 · Drama
Magical Maestro
1952 · Animation
Jumping Jacks
1952 · Comedy
The Prisoner of Zenda
1952 · Adventure
Springfield Rifle
1952 · Western
A Bird in a Guilty Cage
1952 · Animation
Umberto D.
1952 · Drama
Vendetta of a Samurai
1952 · Action
Paradise for Buster
1952 · Comedy
Lady in the Fog
1952 · Mystery
The Crimson Pirate
1952 · Comedy
Monkey Business
1952 · Comedy
The Happy Family
1952 · Comedy
Hammer the Toff
1952 · Crime
Alraune
1952 · Drama
Mutiny
1952 · War
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima
1952 · Drama
My Pal Gus
1952 · Drama
The Pathfinder
1952 · Western
Sudden Fear
1952 · Thriller
Talk About a Stranger
1952 · Mystery
The Story of Will Rogers
1952 · Drama
Botany Bay
1952 · Action
The Girl in White
1952 · History
Lure of the Wilderness
1952 · Adventure
The Savage
1952 · Action
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