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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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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 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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D.O.A. (1949)

Charlotte Movies — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 13:16:01 +0000

1h. 23min. // Frank Bigelow, told he’s been poisoned and has only a few days to live, tries to find out who killed him and why.

Directed by: Rudolph Maté

Writing Credits: Russell Rouse (story and screenplay), Clarence Greene (story and screenplay)

Starring: Edmond O’Brien (as Frank Bigelow), Pamela Britton (as Paula Gibson) and Luther Adler (as Majak)

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Awards:

WON. National Film Preservation Board, USA 2004. National Film Registry.

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‘Pimpernel’ Smith (1941)

Charlotte Movies — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 13:16:01 +0000

2h. // Professor Horatio Smith, while seeming very unassuming, rescues victims of Nazi persecution during World War II.

Directed by: Leslie Howard

Writing Credits: Anatole de Grunwald (screenplay), A.G. Macdonell (story), Wolfgang Wilhelm (story)

Starring: Leslie Howard (as Professor Horatio Smith), Francis L. Sullivan (as General von Graum) and Mary Morris (as Ludmilla Koslowski)

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Awards:

WON. Locarno International Film Festival 1946. Most Entertaining Film. Leslie Howard.

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Baby Face Nelson (1957)

Charlotte Movies — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 13:16:01 +0000

1h 25min. // George “Babyface” Nelson became one of the most important gangsters of 1930’s Chicago by making brutal robberies. In order to compete with Al Capone, he allied himself with John Dillinger.

Directed by: Don Siegel

Writing Credits: Daniel Mainwaring (screenplay), Irving Shulman (screenplay)

Starring: Mickey Rooney (as Lester M. ‘Baby Face Nelson’ Gillis), Carolyn Jones (as Sue Nelson), Cedric Hardwicke (as Doc Saunders), Leo Gordon (as John Dillinger), Anthony Caruso (as John Hamilton), Jack Elam (as Fatso Nagel) and John Hoyt (as Samuel F. Parker)

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Awards:

NOMINATED. Laurel Awards 1958. Top Action Drama. 4th place.

NOMINATED. Laurel Awards 1958. Top Male Action Star. Mickey Rooney.

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Phone Call From A Stranger (1952)

Charlotte Movies — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:15:49 +0000

1h. 45min. // While waiting on a delayed flight, David Trask, who has left his unfaithful wife, meets three of his fellow passengers. When the aircraft crashes, he is one of few survivors, and sets out to resolve their unfinished business.

Directed by: Jean Negulesco

Writing Credits: Nunnally Johnson (screenplay), I.A.R. Wylie (story)

Starring: Shelley Winters (as Binky Gay aka Mrs. Michael Carr), Gary Merrill (as David L. Trask), Michael Rennie (as Dr. Robert Fortness), Keenan Wynn (as Eddie Hoke), Evelyn Varden (as Sally Carr) and Bette Davis (as Marie Hoke)

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Awards:

WON. Venice Film Festival 1952. Best Screenplay. Nunnally Johnson.

NOMINATED. Venice Film Festival 1952. Best Director. Jean Negulesco.

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The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935)

Charlotte Movies — Tue, 19 May 2026 13:15:01 +0000

1h 15min. // The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935) is a British mystery film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott, based on Arthur Conan Doyle’s novel The Valley of Fear. This early screen adaptation features Arthur Wontner in one of his most acclaimed performances as the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes, alongside Ian Fleming (not to be confused with the James Bond author) as Dr. Watson.

The story begins as Holmes contemplates retirement, having grown weary of the endless parade of criminal minds. However, he is soon drawn back into action when a mysterious murder involving coded messages and a secretive American society comes to light. The victim, Douglas, is found dead in his English country estate under suspicious circumstances. As Holmes investigates, he uncovers a complex web of deceit that ties the case to the Scowrers, a dangerous secret society with roots in the American coal-mining underworld.

The narrative unfolds in two parts: the present-day mystery and an extended flashback to the United States, revealing the dark history that led to the crime. Through meticulous deduction, Holmes pieces together the clues, exposing the hidden identities and motives behind the murder. His intellect and sharp observations once again prove indispensable in the pursuit of justice.

Praised for its faithful depiction of Conan Doyle’s characters, The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes stands out for its atmospheric settings, clever plot, and strong performances—particularly Wontner’s portrayal of Holmes, which many fans consider among the most authentic. The film captures the essence of the classic detective tale, blending suspense, drama, and deductive brilliance.

A standout among 1930s Sherlock Holmes adaptations, the film remains a must-watch for fans of vintage mysteries and admirers of the world’s most famous consulting detective.

Directed by: Leslie S. Hiscott

Writing Credits: Arthur Conan Doyle, H. Fowler Mear, Cyril Twyford

Starring: Arthur Wontner (as Sherlock Holmes), Lyn Harding (as Professor Moriarty) and Leslie Perrins (as John Douglas)

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The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)

Charlotte Movies — Wed, 06 May 2026 10:54:56 +0000

1h 59min. // Fresh out of prison and clutching a set of drummer’s sticks like a lifeline, a recovering addict returns to his Chicago neighborhood determined to trade card-dealing and narcotics for a clean shot at a music career. The streets he left behind haven’t changed, though, and neither have the people who once profited from his weakness. His fragile optimism collides with the smoky back rooms of the local gambling joints, where old debts and old habits lurk in every shadow.

At home, he’s tethered to a domineering, manipulative wife who claims to be physically disabled and uses guilt as her sharpest weapon. She clings to the security his crooked dealing once provided, sabotaging his plans for an honest life. Across the alley stands a gentler possibility: a sympathetic bar hostess who believes in his talent and offers the kind of support he’s never known. Between them, he’s pulled in opposite directions, torn between duty, desire, and the hope of redemption.

As the pressure mounts—money running short, the lure of the card table growing stronger, and the old pusher circling like a vulture—his resolve begins to crack. Each setback nudges him closer to the needle he’s sworn to avoid, and the city’s neon nights become a gauntlet of temptation. When a desperate crime entangles him in a murder investigation, he’s forced into a brutal reckoning with his addiction, his loyalties, and the brutal machinery of the underworld that refuses to let him go.

The story builds to a harrowing portrait of withdrawal and moral crisis, shot through with the jagged rhythms of jazz and the stark contrasts of film noir lighting. In the end, the question is not only whether he can stay clean, but whether a man so deeply enmeshed in vice and dependency can ever truly escape the past that defines him.

Directed by: Otto Preminger

Writing Credits: Walter Newman, Ben Hecht, Lewis Meltzer

Starring: Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak, Eleanor Parker, Robert Strauss, Snub Pollard

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Little Caesar (1931)

Charlotte Movies — Wed, 06 May 2026 10:10:07 +0000

1h 19min. // A small-time hood with big ambitions blows into the city determined to claw his way to the top of the underworld. Caesar Enrico “Rico” Bandello has no patience for petty stickups or backroom card games; he wants power, territory, and the fear that comes with a gunman’s reputation. Alongside his old pal Joe Massara, who dreams of leaving the rackets for a life on the stage, Rico muscles his way into a powerful gang, proving himself with a cold-blooded efficiency that quickly catches the eye of the city’s crime bosses.

As Rico’s star rises, his world grows more dangerous. A brazen assassination at a high-society banquet cements his status as a man to be reckoned with, but it also puts him squarely in the sights of the law and rival mobsters. While Joe tries to distance himself from the violence and build a future with his dancing partner Olga, Rico tightens his grip on the streets, pushing aside anyone who shows weakness or disloyalty.

The higher Rico climbs, the more isolated he becomes, trapped by his own legend and the brutal code he lives by. Police pressure mounts, alliances crumble, and the city that once trembled at his name begins to close in around him. The film tracks his rise and inevitable fall with a stark, unsentimental eye, capturing the moment when swagger and bravado can no longer shield a gangster from the consequences of his own ruthless ambition.

In the end, the story becomes less about crime than about character: a portrait of a man who mistakes fear for respect and power for security. As the lights of the city flicker around him, Rico’s desperate struggle to hold onto his fading glory turns this lean crime tale into a haunting study of pride, loyalty, and the steep price of living by the gun.

Directed by: Mervyn LeRoy

Writing Credits: Francis Edward Faragoh

Starring: Edward G. Robinson, Glenda Farrell, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., George E. Stone, Sidney Blackmer