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

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