Charlotte Movies – Old Movies – Free & Full

Reach for the sky (1956)

Charlotte Movies — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:16:01 +0000

2h 15min. // Biopic of RAF Group Captain Douglas Bader who, after having lost both legs, flew a British fighter plane during WW2.

Directed by: Lewis Gilbert

Writing Credits: Paul Brickhill (book), Lewis Gilbert (screenplay)

Starring: Kenneth More (as Douglas Bader), Muriel Pavlow (as Thelma Bader), Lyndon Brook (as Johnny Sanderson), Lee Patterson (as Turner) and Alexander Knox (as Mr. Joyce)

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Awards:

WON. BAFTA Awards 1957. Best British Film.

NOMINATED. BAFTA Awards 1957. Best British Actor. Kenneth More.

NOMINATED. BAFTA Awards 1957. Best British Actress. Dorothy Alison.

NOMINATED. BAFTA Awards 1957. Best British Screenplay. Lewis Gilbert.

NOMINATED. BAFTA Awards 1957. Best Film from any Source.

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The Chase (1946)

Charlotte Movies — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:16:01 +0000

1h 26min. // Chuck Scott, a former veteran who suffers from hallucinations and raw nerves, gets a job as chauffeur to violent mobster Eddie Roman. Chuck gets involved with Eddie’s fearful wife, Lorna, who wants to run away from her husband. The plot thickens when Chuck is accused of murder.

Directed by: Arthur Ripley

Writing Credits: Philip Yordan (screenplay) and Cornell Woolrich (book)

Starring: Robert Cummings (as Chuck Scott), Michèle Morgan (as Lorna Roman), Steve Cochran (as Eddie Roman) and Peter Lorre (as Gino)

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Awards:

NOMINATED. Cannes Film Festival 1947. Feature Films. Arthur Ripley.

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The Jolson Story (1946)

Charlotte Movies — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:16:01 +0000

2h. 8min. // This movie shows the idealized career of the singer Al Jolson, a little Jewish boy who goes against the will of his father in order to be in showbiz. He becomes a star, falls in love with a non-Jewish dancer, and marries her.

Directed by: Alfred E. Green

Writing Credits: Stephen Longstreet (screenplay)

Starring: Larry Parks (as Al Jolson), Evelyn Keyes (as Julie Benson) and William Demarest (as Steve Martin)

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Awards:

WON. Academy Awards, USA 1947. Best Sound, Recording. John P. Livadary.

WON. Academy Awards, USA 1947. Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture. Morris Stoloff.

WON. Photoplay Awards 1948. Gold Medal.

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1947. Best Actor in a Leading Role. Larry Parks.

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1947. Best Actor in a Supporting Role. William Demarest.

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1947. Best Cinematography, Color. Joseph Walker.

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1947. Best Film Editing. William A. Lyon.

NOMINATED. Cannes Film Festival 1947. Feature films. Alfred E. Green.

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To The Shores Of Tripoli (1942)

Charlotte Movies — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:16:01 +0000

1h. 22min. // Life at the Marine Training Base in San Diego on the eve of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

Directed by: H. Bruce Humberstone

Writing Credits: Lamar Trotti (screenplay), Steve Fisher (story)

Starring: John Payne (as Chris Winters), Maureen O’Hara (as Lt. Mary Carter) and Randolph Scott (as Sgt. Dixie Smith)

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Awards:

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1943. Best Cinematography, Color. Edward Cronjager and William V. Skall.

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The Snows Of Kilimanjaro (1952)

Charlotte Movies — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:16:01 +0000

1h. 54min. // Writer Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the shadow of Mount Kilamanjaro.

Directed by: Henry King

Writing Credits: Casey Robinson (screenplay), Ernest Hemingway (short story)

Starring: Gregory Peck (as Harry Street), Susan Hayward (as Helen) and Ava Gardner (as Cynthia Green).

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Awards:

WON. National Board of Review, USA 1952. Top Ten Films.

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1953. Best Cinematography, Color. Leon Shamroy.

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1953. Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color. Lyle R. Wheeler, John DeCuir, Thomas Little, Paul S. Fox.

NOMINATED. Directors Guild of America, USA 1953. Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures. Henry King.

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The Woman In The Window (1944)

Charlotte Movies — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 13:16:01 +0000

1h. 47min. // When a conservative middle-aged professor engages in a minor dalliance with a femme fatale, he is plunged into a nightmarish quicksand of blackmail and murder.

Directed by: Fritz Lang

Writing Credits: Nunnally Johnson (screenplay), J.H. Wallis (novel)

Starring: Edward G. Robinson (as Prof. Richard Wanley), Joan Bennett (as Alice Reed), Raymond Massey (as District Attorney Frank Lalor), Edmund Breon (as Dr. Michael Barkstane) and Dan Duryea (as Heidt / Tim, the Doorman)

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Awards:

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1946. Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture. Hugo Friedhofer, Arthur Lange.

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Rio Conchos (1964)

Charlotte Movies — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 13:16:01 +0000

1h 47min. // A former Confederate officer and a Mexican try to prevent a former Confederate colonel from selling stolen rifles to renegade Apaches in Mexico.

Directed by: Gordon Douglas

Writing Credits: Joseph Landon (screenplay) and Clair Huffaker (screenplay and novel)

Starring: Richard Boone (as Lassiter), Stuart Whitman (as Capt. Haven), Anthony Franciosa (as Rodriguez), Wende Wagner (as Sally), Warner Anderson (as Col.Wagner) and Jim Brown (as Franklyn)

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Awards:

NOMINATED. Golden Globes, USA 1965. Best Actor – Drama. Anthony Franciosa.

NOMINATED. Laurel Awards 1965. Action Drama. 5th Place.

NOMINATED. Laurel Awards 1965. Action Performance. Richard Boone.

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The Loves Of Carmen (1948)

Charlotte Movies — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:16:01 +0000

1h. 39min. // A beautiful but amoral gypsy girl entices a young dragoon to betray his honor and get cashiered from the service, and for her sake he soon turns to a life of crime.

Directed by: Charles Vidor

Writing Credits: Helen Deutsch (screenplay), Prosper Mérimée (novel)

Starring: Rita Hayworth (as Carmen), Glenn Ford (as Don José Lizarabengoa), Ron Randell (as Andrés), Victor Jory (as García) and Luther Adler (as Dancaire)

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Awards:

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1949. Best Cinematography, Color. William E. Snyder.

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The Black Pirate (1926) [Silent Movie]

Charlotte Movies — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:16:01 +0000

1h. 28min. // Seeking revenge, an athletic young man joins the pirate band responsible for his father’s death.

Directed by: Albert Parker

Writing Credits: Douglas Fairbanks (story), Jack Cunningham (adaptation)

Starring: Douglas Fairbanks (as The Duke of Arnoldo / The Black Pirate), Billie Dove (as Princess Isobel) and Tempe Pigott (as Duenna)

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Awards:

WON. National Film Preservation Board, USA 1993. National Film Registry.

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The Son Of The Sheik (1926) [Silent Movie]

Charlotte Movies — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:16:01 +0000

1h. 8min. // The son of the sheik and a dancing girl fall in love, but when he is made to believe she has betrayed him he seeks revenge.

Directed by: George Fitzmaurice

Writing Credits: Edith Maude Hull (novel), Frances Marion (screenplay), Fred De Gresac (screenplay)

Starring: Rudolph Valentino (as Ahmed / The Sheik), Vilma Bánky (as Yasmin) and George Fawcett (as André)