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1950s Historical Movies

Public list by WPS with 157 movies or TV shows/series

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Titanic(1953)

NR
| 1h 38min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.3/5 (with 48 votes)

Unhappily married, Julia Sturges decides to go to America with her two children on the Titanic. Her husband, Richard also arranges passage on the luxury liner so as to have custody of their two children. All this fades to insignificance once the ship hits an iceberg.

The Court Jester(1955)

3.7/5 (with 78 votes)

A hapless carnival performer masquerades as the court jester as part of a plot against a usurper who has overthrown the rightful king of England.

The Gunfighter(1950)

NR
| 1h 25min | Western
3.6/5 (with 72 votes)

The fastest gun in the West tries to escape his reputation.

The Horse Soldiers(1959)

PG
| 1h 55min | Western, Adventure, War
3.6/5 (with 96 votes)

A Union Cavalry outfit is sent behind confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail supply center. Along with them is sent a doctor who causes instant antipathy between him and the commander. The secret plan for the mission is overheard by a southern belle who must be taken along to assure her silence.

The Big Sky(1952)

NR
| 2h 20min | Adventure, Western, Romance / Love
3.3/5 (with 37 votes)

Two tough Kentucky mountaineers join a trading expedition from St. Louis up the Missouri River to trade whisky for furs with the Blackfoot Indians. They soon discover that there is much more than the elements to contend with.

Hobson's Choice(1954)

NR
| 1h 47min | Comedy, Drama
3.7/5 (with 48 votes)

Henry Hobson owns and tyrannically runs a successful Victorian boot maker’s shop in Salford, England. A stingy widower with a weakness for overindulging in the local Moonraker Public House, he exploits his three daughters as cheap labour. When he declares that there will be ‘no marriages’ to avoid the expense of marriage settlements at £500 each, his eldest daughter Maggie rebels.

Distant Drums(1951)

NR
| 1h 41min | Western
3.2/5 (with 30 votes)

After destroying a Seminole fort, American soldiers and their rescued companions must face the dangerous Everglades and hostile Indians in order to reach safety.

An Inspector Calls(1954)

3.6/5 (with 38 votes)

Based on a famous stage play and set in the year 1912, an upper crust family dinner is interrupted by a police inspector who brings news that a girl known to everyone present has died in suspicious circumstances. It seems that any or all of them could have had a hand in her death. But who is the mysterious Inspector and what can he want of them?

Only the Valiant(1951)

NR
| 1h 45min | Action, Adventure, Drama, Western
3.1/5 (with 15 votes)

Only the Valiant, a classic western adventure, based on a novel by Charles Marquis Warren, the film tells the story of a Cavalry officer who volunteers for a suicidal mission to fight the hostile Apaches in an effort to prove his loyalty to his men and the woman he loves.

House by the River(1950)

NR
| 1h 28min | Crime, Thriller, Drama
3.4/5 (with 32 votes)

Wealthy writer Stephen Byrne tries to seduce the family maid, but when she resists, he kills her. Long jealous of his brother John, Stephen does his best to pin the blame for the murder on his sibling. Also affected by Stephen's arrogant dementia is his long-suffering wife Marjorie.

Untamed(1955)

2.9/5 (with 5 votes)

When the great potato famine hits Ireland, the diaspora begins as thousands emigrate. Among those leaving the Emerald Isle is Katie O'Neill and her husband, who decide that the promised land is South Africa and make their way there. Once there, they discover the hardships that are the reality of the homesteader experience.

Yankee Buccaneer(1952)

2.9/5 (with 3 votes)

A United States Navy ship in the first half of the 19th century, under the command of Captain David Porter, is expecting to put ashore after a year on the seas; but the arrival of one of Porter's ex-students, the willful and independent Lieutenant David Farragut, brings a new mission: to disguise the ship and crew as a pirate ship and help the Navy locate the criminals who have been robbing America's merchant fleet. But as Farragut's disobedience threatens the safety of the crew, they stumble upon an international conspiracy.

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The Baron of Arizona(1950)

1h 37min | Crime, Drama, History, Western
3.5/5 (with 22 votes)

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.

Branded(1950)

NR
| 1h 44min | Western
2.8/5 (with 7 votes)

A gunfighter takes part in a scheme to bilk a wealthy cattle family out of half a million dollars by pretending to be their son, who was kidnapped as child.

Beau Brummell(1954)

3.3/5 (with 14 votes)

Lavishly told story of George Bryan Brummel, a commoner born in the era of Napoleon who uses wit, brilliance and sartorial flair to align himself with the future King George IV. Lush settings in authentic locations and Taylor in Regency ….

Man in the Attic(1953)

1h 22min | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
2.9/5 (with 18 votes)

London, 1888: on the night of the third Jack the Ripper killing, soft-spoken Mr. Slade, a research pathologist, takes lodgings with the Harleys, including a gloomy attic room for "experiments." Mrs. Harley finds Slade odd and increasingly suspects the worst; her niece Lily (star of a decidedly Parisian stage revue) finds him interesting and increasingly attractive. Is Lily in danger, or are her mother's suspicions merely a red herring?

The Battle at Apache Pass(1952)

NR
| 1h 25min | Western
3.0/5 (with 6 votes)

Major Jim Colton is a sympathetic leader who has a working relationship with Apache leader Cochise. Colton is undermined by corrupt and politically ambitious Indian agent Neil Baylor who sets up a false attack, and the abduction of a local farmer's son. While Colton is away investigating the matter, Baylor convinces Lieutenant Bascom that Cochise's band is to blame, and incites him to lead an expedition against the Apache band to return the boy.

Three Violent People(1956)

1h 40min | Drama, Western
3.1/5 (with 14 votes)

A rancher, his shady bride and his one-armed brother fight amid carpetbaggers in Texas.

The Violent Men(1955)

NR
| 1h 36min | Western
3.3/5 (with 17 votes)

A former Union Army officer plans to sell out to Anchor Ranch and move east with his fiancée, but the low price offered by Anchor's crippled owner and the outfit's bullying tactics make him reconsider. When one of his hands is murdered he decides to stay and fight, utilizing his war experience. Not all is well at Anchor with the owner's wife carrying on with his brother who also has a Mexican woman in town.

Les Miserables(1952)

2.7/5 (with 6 votes)

Jean Valjean, a Frenchman of good character, has nevertheless been convicted for the minor crime of stealing bread. A minor infraction leads to his pursuit by the relentless policeman Javert, a pursuit that consumes both men's lives for many years.

Elena and Her Men(1956)

2.9/5 (with 15 votes)

Set amid the military maneuvers and Quatorze Juillet carnivals of turn-of-the-century France, Jean Renoir’s delirious romantic comedy Elena and her Men stars a radiant Ingrid Bergman as a beautiful, but impoverished, Polish princess who drives men of all stations to fits of desperate love. When Elena elicits the fascination of a famous general, she finds herself at the center of romantic machinations and political scheming, with the hearts of several men—as well as the future of France—in her hands.

Sign of the Gladiator(1959)

2.3/5 (with 3 votes)

Zenobia, Queen of Palmira, revolts against Rome and defeats the Roman troops, but she makes a big mistake when she falls in love with enemy officer Marco Valerio.

The Last Command(1955)

NR
| 1h 50min | History, Western, War
3.2/5 (with 3 votes)

During the Texas War of Independence of 1836 American frontiersman and pioneer Jim Bowie pleads for caution with the rebellious Texicans. They don't heed his advice since he's a Mexican citizen, married to the daughter of the Mexican vice-governor of the province and a friend to General Santa Anna since the days they had fought together for Mexico's independence. After serving as president for 22 years, Santa Anna has become too powerful and arrogant. He rules Mexico with an iron fist and he would not allow Texas to self-govern. Bowie sides with the Texans in their bid for independence and urges a cautious strategy, given Santa Anna's power and cunning. Despite the disagreement between the Texicans and Bowie regarding the right strategy they ask Bowie to lead them in a last-ditch stand, at Alamo, against General Santa Anna's numerically superior forces.

The Affairs of Messalina(1951)

1h 49min | Action, Drama, History

A story, set in Rome of 44 A.D., concerning the amorous and political intrigues of the evil Empress Messalina, the wife of the Roman Emperor Claudius, and her eventual hounding to death.

Footsteps in the Fog(1955)

NR
| 1h 30min | Drama, Thriller
3.6/5 (with 17 votes)

A Victorian-era murder mystery about a parlour maid that discovers that her employer may have killed his first wife.

Madeleine(1950)

NR
| 1h 54min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
3.4/5 (with 14 votes)

The middle-class family of a young woman cannot understand why she delays in marrying a respectable young man. They know nothing about her long-standing affair with a Frenchman.

The Tall Target(1951)

NR
| 1h 18min | Mystery, Thriller
3.5/5 (with 15 votes)

A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train ride headed for Washington in 1861.

Seminole(1953)

NR
| 1h 27min | Adventure, Western
2.7/5 (with 10 votes)

19th-century army officer Lance Caldwell is assigned to Fort King in the Everglades. Immediately clashing with his commanding officer Major Dade, Caldwell opposes Dade's plans to wipe out the Seminole Indians. The fact that Caldwell was the boyhood chum of Seminole chief Osceola is all the more reason to resist Dade's genocidal policies. After a deadly confrontation which costs dozens of lives on both sides, Osceola rescues Caldwell, whereupon the latter is court-martialed. Later on, Osceola comes to Fort King to talk peace, and is promptly killed by persons unknown. An attempt is made to frame Caldwell for the killing, but the truth eventually prevails.

If Paris Were Told to Us(1956)

2h 5min | Comedy, Drama, History
3.0/5 (with 6 votes)

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The Black Rose(1950)

1h 56min | War, Adventure, History
3.4/5 (with 8 votes)

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.

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