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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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The Greatest Show on Earth
1952 · Drama
The Inspector-General
1952 · Comedy
Emergency Call
1952 · Thriller
Trent’s Last Case
1952 · Mystery
The Devil Makes Three
1952 · Crime
The San Francisco Story
1952 · Western
Top Secret
1952 · Comedy
Europe ’51
1952 · Drama
Yankee Buccaneer
1952 · History
Affair in Trinidad
1952 · Romance
The Winning Team
1952 · Romance
Eight Iron Men
1952 · War
Fear and Desire
1952 · War
Toxi
1952 · Drama
My Cousin Rachel
1952 · Romance
The Overcoat
1952 · Comedy
The Man Who Watched Trains Go By
1952 · Drama
Belles on Their Toes
1952 · Comedy
The Importance of Being Earnest
1952 · Comedy
The Lusty Men
1952 · Drama
Viva Zapata!
1952 · Drama
We’re Not Married!
1952 · Romance
Jaal
1952 · Crime
Lost in Alaska
1952 · Comedy
Anything Can Happen
1952 · Comedy
Hans Christian Andersen
1952 · Family
The White Reindeer
1952 · Horror
Denver and Rio Grande
1952 · Western
Hindle Wakes
1952 · Romance
Penny Princess
1952 · Romance
Jack and the Beanstalk
1952 · Fantasy
Park Row
1952 · Thriller
Way of a Gaucho
1952 · Adventure
Forbidden Fruit
1952 · Drama
Glory Alley
1952 · Drama
Paula
1952 · Drama
The Steel Trap
1952 · Crime
Something to Live For
1952 · Drama
One Minute to Zero
1952 · Drama
Angel Face
1952 · Crime
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