Top Movies from 1950
You are now browsing page 8, where we continue to highlight more remarkable films from 1950. If you’ve already discovered some exceptional titles on previous pages, now is the perfect time to delve even deeper into the cinematic landscape of that year. Keep exploring and enjoy the journey!
The Fuller Brush Girl (1950)
0
A daffy door-to-door saleswoman blunders into a murder investigation.
Born to Be Bad (1950)
- 0
Christabel Caine has the face of angel and the heart of a swamp rat. She'll step on anyone to get what she wants, including her own family. A master of manipulation, she covertly breaks off the engagement of her trusting cousin, Donna, to her fabulously wealthy beau, Curtis Carey. Once married to Curtis herself, Christabel continues her affair with novelist Nick Bradley, who knows she's evil, but loves her anyway.
Return of the Frontiersman (1950)
- 1
A sheriff's son is falsely accused of murder, and a friend determines to clear his name and find the real killer.
The Black Rose (1950)
- 1
In the 13th century, Walter of Gurnie, a disinherited Saxon youth, is forced to flee England. With his friend, Tristram, he falls in with the army of the fierce but avuncular General Bayan, and journeys all the way to China, where both men become involved in intrigues in the court of Kublai Khan.
Panic in the Streets (1950)
- 2
A medical examiner discovers that an innocent shooting victim in a robbery died of bubonic plague. With only 48 hours to find the killer, who is now a ticking time bomb threatening the entire city, a grisly manhunt through the seamy underworld of the New Orleans Waterfront is underway.
Nancy Goes to Rio (1950)
- 0
Mother and daughter compete over same singing role and, unbeknownst to each other, the same man.
The Baron of Arizona (1950)
- 1
The U.S. government recognizes land grants made when the West was under Spanish rule. This inspires James Reavis to forge a chain of historical evidence that makes a foundling girl the Baroness of Arizona. Reavis marries the girl and presses his claim to the entire Arizona territory.
The Lawless (1950)
- 0
A newspaper editor takes on the cause of oppressed migrant Mexican fruit pickers.
The Underworld Story (1950)
- 0
A blacklisted reporter brings his shady ways to a small-town newspaper after being fired from a big city daily.
Snow Dog (1950)
- 0
The third installment in low-budget producer Lindsley Parson's "Chinook" series, Snow Dog was ostensibly based on pulp writer James Oliver Curwood's 1915 short-story "The Tentacles of the North," which was also the working title. Kirby Grant again played Rod McDonald of the Canadian Royal Mounted, and once again the vehicle was stolen by his canine sidekick, the white malamute Chinook. This time, Rod and Chinook are tracking a mysterious white wolf, thought to have killed several of the local traders.
Variety Lights (1950)
- 0
In Italy, Checco Dal Monte manages a troupe of traveling performers with plenty of heart but minimal talent. At a small town engagement, he encounters the starry-eyed, gorgeous Lily Antonelli, and hires her as a dancer on the show. Vivacious Lily quickly sells out crowds and earns the resentment of Checco's mistress, Melina Amour, but the fledgling performer has far bigger ambitions and soon sets her sights on a higher-profile role.
Bells of Coronado (1950)
- 0
An insurance investigator must track down thieves before they take off in a plane with stolen uranium ore.
The Furies (1950)
- 1
A New Mexico cattle man and his strong-willed daughter clash over land and love.
Chain Gang (1950)
- 0
Crusading newspaperman Cliff Roberts masquerades as a prison guard to document inhuman conditions.
Barricade (1950)
- 0
Western remake of Jack London's The Sea Wolf. A sadistic mining camp owner "hires" scoundrels to work the mine. He just won't let them quit.
American Guerrilla in the Philippines (1950)
- 0
American soldiers stranded in the Philippines after the Japanese invasion form guerrilla bands to fight back. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 2001.
A Life of Her Own (1950)
- 0
A young woman from Kansas moves to New York City, becomes highly successful at a prestigious modeling agency, and falls in love with a married man.
Justice Is Done (1950)
- 0
Elsa Lundenstein is accused of having murdered her lover. The jury discusses the case vividly. All members are somehow prejudiced because of personal life experience and subsequently each member reads something different into the presented facts.