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The Cameraman (1928)

Charlotte Movies — Sun, 03 May 2026 13:14:01 +0000

1h 16min. // The Cameraman (1928) is a landmark silent comedy directed by Edward Sedgwick and Buster Keaton, with Keaton also starring in one of his most beloved roles. Produced by MGM, this film marks Keaton’s first project with the studio and showcases his signature blend of physical comedy, deadpan expression, and inventive storytelling.

The film follows Buster, a shy and awkward tintype photographer in New York City who falls head over heels for Sally (Marceline Day), a secretary at MGM’s newsreel office. Hoping to impress her and win her affection, Buster decides to become a newsreel cameraman. However, his early attempts are riddled with mishaps, as he struggles with unwieldy equipment, chaotic crowds, and a fierce professional rival.

Determined to prove himself, Buster stumbles into one comedic scenario after another, including a memorable sequence involving a wild chase through Chinatown and a spontaneous baseball game in the park. With persistence, creativity, and a touch of serendipity, Buster eventually captures dramatic footage that saves the day and earns him both professional recognition and Sally’s admiration.

The Cameraman is often regarded as one of Keaton’s finest works, balancing slapstick humor with heartfelt emotion and romantic charm. The film’s clever visual gags, tightly constructed scenes, and meticulously choreographed stunts highlight Keaton’s genius as both performer and filmmaker. Despite being made at a time when sound cinema was emerging, it remains a pinnacle of silent film artistry.

Preserved as part of the National Film Registry, The Cameraman endures as a timeless tribute to ambition, resilience, and love—all told through the lens of one of cinema’s great comedic storytellers. It continues to captivate audiences with its humor, pathos, and the inimitable charm of Buster Keaton.

Directed by: Edward Sedgwick, Buster Keaton

Writing Credits: Clyde Bruckman, Lew Lipton, Joseph Farnham

Starring: Buster Keaton (as Buster), Marceline Day (as Sally) and Harold Goodwin (as Stagg)

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Awards:

WON. National Film Preservation Board, USA 2005. National Film Registry.

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The Thief Of Bagdad (1940)

Charlotte Movies — Fri, 01 May 2026 13:13:44 +0000

1h 46min. // After being tricked and cast out of Bagdad by the evil Jaffar, King Ahmad joins forces with a thief named Abu to reclaim his throne, the city, and the Princess he loves.

Directed by: Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell and Tim Whelan

Writing Credits: Miles Malleson and Miklós Rózsa

Starring: Conrad Veidt (as Jaffar), Sabu (as Abu), June Duprez (as Princess), John Justin (as Ahmad), Rex Ingram (as Djinn), Miles Malleson (as Sultan) and Mary Morris (as Halima)

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Awards:

WON. Academy Awards, USA 1941. Best Cinematography, Color. Georges Périnal.

WON. Academy Awards, USA 1941. Best Art Direction, Color. Vincent Korda.

WON. Academy Awards, USA 1941. Best Effects, Special Effects. Lawrence W. Butler (photographic), Jack Whitney (sound).

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1941. Best Music, Original Score. Miklós Rózsa.

NOMINATED. Hugo Awards 1941. Best Dramatic Presentation – Long Form.

NOMINATED. Venice Film Festival 1946. Best Feature Film.

NOMINATED. International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) 2017. Best Re-Release or Re-Recording of an Existing Score.

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To The Ends Of The Earth (1948)

Charlotte Movies — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:13:13 +0000

1h. 48min. // Based on the files of the United States Department of Treasury. Commissioner Michael Barrows is an American Government Agent. On board a Coast Gaurd boat off the California coast he chases a ship. The Captain of the ship, the Kira Maru, panics and ruthlessly sends 100 Chinese slaves to a watery death. Barrows recovers a live preserver that tells him the ship is out of Shanghai. He travels there to track down the ship’s captain and discovers that these deaths point to a huge drug smuggling operation. In Shanghai, while searching for the captain of the Kira Maru, he becomes suspicious of a women, Ann Grant, believing she’s Jean Hawks the narcotics ringleader. He follows the narcotics trail “to the ends of the Earth” taking him from Shanghai to Cairo, Beirut and Havana to stop the drugs and the jean Hawks ring at the US border.

Directed by: Robert Stevenson

Writing Credits: Jay Richard Kennedy (screenplay)

Starring: Dick Powell (as Commissioner Michael Barrows), Signe Hasso (as Ann Grant) and Maylia (as Shu Pan Wu)

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Awards:

NOMINATED. Venice Film Festival 1948. Grand International Award. Robert Stevenson.

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Down Argentine Way (1940)

Charlotte Movies — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 13:13:01 +0000

1h 29min. // Glenda Crawford (played by Betty Grable) purchases a horse from Ricardo Quintana (Don Ameche), who hails from Argentina. However, the transaction is annulled due to the disapproval of Ricardo’s father, Casiano (J. Carrol Naish), who holds a grudge against the Crawfords. Despite this setback, Glenda decides to vacation in Argentina, where she and Ricardo defy their families’ animosity and fall deeply in love amidst the vibrant local entertainment and lush landscapes, including performances by the iconic Carmen Miranda.

Directed by: Irving Cummings

Writing Credits: Darrell Ware (screenplay), Karl Tunberg (screenplay), Rian James (story), Ralph Spence (story)

Starring: Don Ameche, Betty Grable, Carmen Miranda and Charlotte Greenwood

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Awards:

WON. National Film Preservation Board, USA 2014.

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1941. Best Cinematography, Color. Leon Shamroy, Ray Rennahan.

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1941. Best Art Direction, Color. Richard Day, Joseph C. Wright

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1941. Best Music, Original Song. Harry Warren (music) and Mack Gordon (lyrics) for the song “Down Argentine Way”

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State Fair (1945)

Charlotte Movies — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:13:01 +0000

1h. 36min. // The Frake family attends the annual Iowa State Fair; each member of the clan has their own reason for doing so.

Directed by: Walter Lang

Writing Credits: Oscar Hammerstein II (screenplay), Philip Stong (novel)

Starring: Jeanne Crain (as Margy Frake), Dana Andrews (as Pat Gilbert) and Dick Haymes (as Wayne Frake)

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Awards:

WON. Academy Awards, USA 1946. Best Music, Original Song. Richard Rodgers (music), Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics) for the song “It Might as Well Be Spring”

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1946. Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture.Charles Henderson and Alfred Newman.

NOMINATED. New York Film Critics Circle Awards 1946. Best Film.

NOMINATED. Satellite Awards 2006. Best Classic DVD.

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The Pride of St. Louis (1952)

Charlotte Movies — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:13:01 +0000

1h 33min. // Jerome Dean (played by Dan Dailey), impressed scouts during a tryout in Arkansas, leading to him signing a professional baseball contract. Jerome, who, like his brother Paul (played by Richard Crenna), is a pitcher, contributes to the St. Louis Cardinals’ victory in the 1934 World Series. However, both brothers suffer severe injuries, and Jerome’s unusual behavior earns him the nickname “Dizzy.” He faces marital problems, which he struggles to cope with. When Jerome becomes a broadcaster, he encounters opposition from educators who disapprove of his casual speaking manner.

Directed by: Harmon Jones

Writing Credits: Herman J. Mankiewicz (screenplay), Guy Trosper (story)

Starring: Dan Dailey (as Jerome Hanna ‘Dizzy’ Dean), Joanne Dru (as Patricia Nash Dean), Richard Hylton (as Johnny Kendall)

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Awards:

WON. Primetime Emmy Awards 1969. Outstanding Achievement in Musical Composition. John Williams.

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1953. Best Writing, Motion Picture Story. Guy Trosper.

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And Then There Were None (1945)

Charlotte Movies — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 13:13:02 +0000

1h. 44min. // Seven guests, a newly hired personal secretary and two staff are gathered on an isolated island by an absent host and someone begins killing them off one by one. They work together to determine who is the killer?

Directed by: René Clair

Writing Credits: Agatha Christie (novel), Dudley Nichols (screenplay)

Starring: Barry Fitzgerald (as Judge Francis J. Quincannon), Walter Huston (as Dr. Edward G. Armstrong), Louis Hayward (as Philip Lombard), Roland Young (as Detective William Henry Bloor), June Duprez (as Vera Claythorne), Mischa Auer (as Prince Nikita Starloff), C. Aubrey Smith (as Gen. Sir John Mandrake), Judith Anderson (as Emily Brent) and Richard Haydn (as Thomas Rogers).

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Awards:

WON. Locarno International Film Festival 1946. Best Film. René Clair.

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Brief Encounter (1945)

Charlotte Movies — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:13:01 +0000

1h. 26min. // Meeting a stranger in a railway station, a woman is tempted to cheat on her husband.

Directed by: David Lean

Writing Credits: Anthony Havelock-Allan (screenplay), David Lean (screenplay), Ronald Neame (screenplay)

Starring: Celia Johnson (as Laura Jesson), Trevor Howard (as Dr. Alec Harvey) and Stanley Holloway (as Albert Godby)

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Awards:

WON. New York Film Critics Circle Awards 1946. Best Actress. Celia Johnson.

WON. Cannes Film Festival 1946. Feature Film. David Lean.

WON. National Board of Review, USA 1946. Top Ten Films.

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1947. Best Actress in a Leading Role. Celia Johnson.

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1947. Best Director. David Lean.

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1947. Best Writing, Screenplay. Anthony Havelock-Allan, David Lean, Ronald Neame.

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The Sun Shines Bright (1953)

Charlotte Movies — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:12:07 +0000

1h. 30min. // In his film, John Ford interconnects three tales of “Judge Priest” to create a warm-hearted examination of integrity and local governance in the Southern region during the turn of the 20th century. Judge William Priest is engaged in various activities, such as uncovering the true identity of Lucy Lake, revisiting his recollections of the Civil War, thwarting the lynching of a young person, and competing in the elections against Yankee candidate Horace K. Maydew.

Directed by: John Ford

Writing Credits: Laurence Stallings (screenplay), Irvin S. Cobb (short stories “The Sun Shines Bright”, “The Mob from Massac” and “The Lord Provides”)

Starring: Charles Winninger (as Judge William Pittman Priest), Arleen Whelan (as Lucy Lee Lake) and John Russell (as Ashby Corwin)

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Awards:

NOMINATED. BAFTA Awards 1954. Best Film from any Source.

NOMINATED. Cannes Film Festival 1953. Grand Prize of the Festival. John Ford.

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One-Eyed Jacks (1961)

Charlotte Movies — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 13:12:04 +0000

2h. 21min. // One-Eyed Jacks (1961) is a compelling Western drama that marks the only directorial effort by legendary actor Marlon Brando, who also stars in the lead role. Set against the rugged backdrop of the American West, the film tells a gripping story of betrayal, revenge, and redemption.

Brando plays Rio, a charismatic outlaw betrayed by his partner in crime, Dad Longworth (Karl Malden), after a bank robbery in Mexico. While Rio is captured and imprisoned, Dad escapes with the gold and reinvents himself as a respected sheriff in the coastal town of Monterey, California. Years later, Rio escapes from prison and sets out to find his former friend, bent on revenge.

When Rio finally confronts Dad, he discovers a man who has built a new life based on lies and power. Complicating Rio’s plans is his growing affection for Dad’s stepdaughter, Louisa (Pina Pellicer), whose innocence and love challenge his thirst for vengeance. As tensions rise, Rio is torn between settling the score and seeking a new beginning.

Brando’s direction brings a raw, psychological depth to the Western genre, emphasizing character complexity over traditional action. The cinematography, with its sweeping desert vistas and moody coastal scenes, complements the film’s emotional undercurrents. The performances, especially by Brando and Malden, deliver intense, nuanced portrayals of men shaped by guilt and ambition.

One-Eyed Jacks stands out among Westerns for its moral ambiguity, emotional intensity, and artistic vision. It is a tale not just of retribution, but of the painful struggle between the past and the possibility of change. Over time, the film has gained recognition as a cult classic and a significant entry in the revisionist Western tradition.

Directed by: Marlon Brando

Writing Credits: Guy Trosper, Calder Willingham, Charles Neider

Starring: Marlon Brando (as Rio), Karl Malden (as Sheriff Dad Longworth) and Pina Pellicer (as Louisa)

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Awards:

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1962. Best Cinematography, Color. Charles Lang.

NOMINATED. Directors Guild of America, USA 1962. Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures. Marlon Brando.

NOMINATED. Laurel Awards 1962. Top Action Drama. 4th Place.

NOMINATED. Laurel Awards 1962. Top Cinematography, Color.Charles Lang.

WON. National Film Preservation Board, USA 2018. National Film Preservation Board.