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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.

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)

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).

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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Rebecca (1940)

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

1h 23min. // A shy ladies’ companion, staying in Monte Carlo with her stuffy employer, meets the wealthy Maxim de Winter. She and Max fall in love, marry and return to Manderley, his large country estate in Cornwall. Max is still troubled by the death of his first wife, Rebecca, in a boating accident the year before. The second Mrs. de Winter clashes with the housekeeper, Mrs. Danvers, and discovers that Rebecca still has a strange hold on everyone at Manderley.

Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock

Writing Credits: Daphne Du Maurier (novel), Robert E. Sherwood (screenplay) and Joan Harrison (screenplay)

Starring: Laurence Olivier (as “Maxim” de Winter), Joan Fontaine (as Mrs. de Winter), George Sanders (as Jack Favell) and Judith Anderson (as Mrs. Danvers)

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Awards:

WON. National Board of Review, USA 1940. Top Ten Films.

WON. National Board of Review, USA 1940. Best Acting. Joan Fontaine.

WON. National Board of Review, USA 1940. Best Acting. George Sanders.

WON. Academy Awards, USA 1941. Best Picture.

WON. Academy Awards, USA 1941. Best Cinematography, Black and White. George Barnes.

WON. Online Film & Television Association 2009. Motion Picture.

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1941. Best Actor in a Leading Role. Laurence Olivier.

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1941. Best Actress in a Leading Role. Joan Fontaine.

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1941. Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Judith Anderson.

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1941. Best Director. Alfred Hitchcock.

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1941. Best Writing, Screenplay. Robert E. Sherwood and Joan Harrison.

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1941. Best Art Direction, Black and White. Lyle R. Wheeler.

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1941. Best Film Editing. Hal C. Kern.

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1941. Best Effects, Special Effects. Jack Cosgrove (photographic)
Arthur Johns (sound).

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1941. Best Music, Original Score. Franz Waxman.

NOMINATED. New York Film Critics Circle Awards 1940. Best Actress. Joan Fontaine.

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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)

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Awards:

WON. National Film Preservation Board, USA 2003.

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The Garden of Allah (1936)

Charlotte Movies — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:16:01 +0000

1h. 19min. // The star-crossed desert romance of a cloistered woman and a renegade monk.

Directed by: Richard Boleslawski

Writing Credits: Robert Hichens (novel), W.P. Lipscomb (screenplay), Lynn Riggs (screenplay)

Starring: Marlene Dietrich (as Domini Enfilden), Charles Boyer (as Boris Androvsky) and Tilly Losch (as Irena)

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Awards:

WON. Academy Awards, USA 1937. Honorary Award for the color cinematography of the Selznick International Production The Garden of Allah. W. Howard Greene and Harold Rosson

WON. Academy Awards, USA 1937. Best Assistant Director. Eric Stacey.

WON. Academy Awards, USA 1937. Best Music, Score. Max Steiner.

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Royal Wedding (1951)

Charlotte Movies — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:15:27 +0000

1h. 42min. // Tom and Ellen Bowen are a brother and sister dancers whose show closes in New York. Their agent books them in London for the same period as the Royal Wedding. They both fall in love on their journey towards Europe. Will romance break up their act and dreams of stardom.

Directed by: Stanley Donen

Writing Credits: Alan Jay Lerner (story and screenplay)

Starring: Fred Astaire (as Tom Bowen), Jane Powell (as Ellen Bowen) and Peter Lawford (as Lord John Brindale)

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Awards:

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1952. Best Music, Original Song. Burton Lane (music) and Alan Jay Lerner (lyrics) for the song “Too Late Now”.

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The North Star (1943)

Charlotte Movies — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:15:21 +0000

1h. 48min. // A Ukrainian village must suddenly contend with the Nazi invasion of June 1941.

Directed by: Lewis Milestone

Writing Credits: Lillian Hellman (screenplay)

Starring: Anne Baxter (as Marina Pavlov), Dana Andrews (as Kolya Simonov), Walter Brennan (as Karp), Dean Jagger (as Rodion Pavlov), Farley Granger (as Damian Simonov) and Erich von Stroheim (as Dr. von Harden)

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Awards:

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1944. Best Writing, Original Screenplay. Lillian Hellman.

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1944. Best Cinematography, Black-and-White. James Wong Howe.

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1944. Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White. Perry Ferguson, Howard Bristol.

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1944. Best Sound, Recording. Thomas T. Moulton.

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1944. Best Effects, Special Effects. Clarence Slifer (photographic), Ray Binger (photographic) and Thomas T. Moulton (sound).

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1944. Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture. Aaron Copland.

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In Old Arizona (1928)

Charlotte Movies — Sat, 30 May 2026 14:37:27 +0000

1h 35min. // A charming outlaw known as the Cisco Kid rides the dusty trails of the Southwest, robbing stages with a disarming grin and a code all his own. Feared by the law but adored by the public, he turns every holdup into a performance, punctuated by easy banter and the occasional song. His greatest weakness, however, is not a sheriff’s bullet but a fickle sweetheart waiting back in town, whose affections are as changeable as the desert wind.

While the Cisco Kid toys with the authorities, a determined U.S. Army sergeant is dispatched to bring him in. The sergeant thinks he’s found the perfect angle when he learns of the outlaw’s love for the flirtatious Tonia Maria, a woman who enjoys the attention of any man who happens to be nearby. What begins as a simple plan to use her as bait quickly turns into a dangerous triangle of deception, jealousy, and shifting loyalties.

As the sergeant grows more entangled with Tonia Maria, the line between duty and desire blurs. The Cisco Kid, sensing betrayal in the air, responds with his trademark mix of humor and menace, turning the chase into a psychological game played out against sweeping canyons, mission walls, and stark desert vistas. The story builds toward an ironic and morally ambiguous climax, true to its O. Henry roots, where charm and bravado can no longer shield anyone from the consequences of their choices.

Along the way, the film revels in its new sound technology: the jangle of spurs, the echo of gunshots, and the Cisco Kid’s casual serenades lend an immediacy that pulls audiences straight into the frontier. Beneath the light touches and romantic entanglements, though, lies a surprisingly sharp portrait of betrayal and survival on the borderlands, where even a singing cowboy can’t quite ride clear of fate.

Directed by: Raoul Walsh, Irving Cummings

Writing Credits: Tom Barry, Paul Girard Smith

Starring: George Arliss, Frank Campeau, Henry Armetta, Warner Baxter, Edmund Lowe

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Awards:

WON. Academy Award for Best Actor. Category. Warner Baxter.

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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)

Charlotte Movies — Fri, 29 May 2026 13:15:02 +0000

2h 9min. // In the early 1900s, the Nolans, a poor working-class family who lives in Brooklyn tries to find a way to scape from poverty.

Directed by: Elia Kazan

Writing Credits: Tess Slesinger (screenplay), Frank Davis (screenplay) and Betty Smith (novel)

Starring: Dorothy McGuire (as Katie Nolan), Joan Blondell (as Aunt Sissy), James Dunn (as Johnny Nolan), Lloyd Nolan (as Officer McShane), James Gleason (as McGarrity) and Ted Donaldson (as Neeley Nolan)

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Awards:

WON. National Board of Review, USA 1945. Top Ten Films.

WON. National Film Preservation Board, USA 2010.

WON. Academy Awards, USA 1946. Best Actor in a Supporting Role. James Dunn

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1946. Best Writing, Screenplay. Tess Slesinger, Frank Davis

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The Thief of Bagdad (1924)

Charlotte Movies — Wed, 27 May 2026 10:05:33 +0000

2h 19min. // A wily street thief darts through the bustling bazaars of Bagdad, living by his wits and the lightness of his feet. He laughs at the pious and the powerful alike, plucking purses and trinkets with acrobatic ease, convinced that happiness lies only in the treasures he can steal. Everything changes when a daring escapade carries him over the palace walls and into the presence of the Caliph’s sheltered daughter. Struck by her beauty and grace, the carefree rogue is suddenly confronted with a desire he cannot pilfer: the love of a princess far beyond his station.

To win her hand, suitors from distant kingdoms arrive bearing riches and grand promises, each vowing to fulfill impossible tasks. Determined not to be outdone, the thief reinvents himself as a prince and joins the contest, relying on his courage, cunning, and astonishing athleticism. His quest sends him across deserts and seas into realms of pure fantasy, where magic carpets soar above the clouds, enchanted ropes climb into the sky, and sinister monsters lurk in shadowy caverns.

As he travels, the thief is forced to confront not only supernatural perils but the darker ambitions of those who would seize Bagdad for themselves. A treacherous Mongol court intrigues from within, using spies and slaves to undermine the Caliph’s rule, while the princess becomes a pawn in their designs. The rogue who once believed in nothing but his own agility must decide what kind of man he wishes to be.

Through feats of daring and a newfound sense of honor, he learns that true greatness lies not in stolen jewels but in sacrifice, loyalty, and devotion. The tale builds to a lavish, effects-laden climax as wonder upon wonder unfolds, capturing the exuberant spirit of silent-era spectacle and the timeless allure of Arabian Nights storytelling.

Directed by: Raoul Walsh

Writing Credits: Achmed Abdullah

Starring: Douglas Fairbanks, Anna May Wong, Snitz Edwards, Brandon Hurst, Charles Belcher