CREATE TABLE table_204_852 (id DECIMAL, "year" DECIMAL, "film" TEXT, "language" TEXT, "character" TEXT, "co-star" TEXT, "music" TEXT, "banner" TEXT)

how many films were done before the 1950s ?
SELECT COUNT("film") FROM table_204_852 WHERE "year" < 1950
SELECT COUNT("film") FROM "table_204_852" WHERE "year" < 1950