Old Movies – Free & Full

The Juggler (1953)

Charlotte Movies — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:16:01 +0000

1h. 24min. // In 1949, Jewish refugee Hans Muller, immigrates to Israel where, due to the psychological effects of his World War II experiences, he can’t adjust to peacetime life.

Directed by: Edward Dmytryk

Writing Credits: Michael Blankfort (novel and screenplay)

Starring: Kirk Douglas (as Hans Muller), Milly Vitale (as Ya’El), Paul Stewart (as Detective Karni), Joey Walsh (as Yehoshua Bresler) and Oskar Karlweis (as Willy Schmidt).

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Awards:

WON. Sant Jordi Awards 1957. Special Award. Kirk Douglas.

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Beneath the 12 Mile Reef (1953)

Charlotte Movies — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:15:52 +0000

1h. 42min. // Mike Petrakis and his son Tony are two Greek divers who fish sponges in the coast of Florida. After been robbed, Mike decides to take his men to the dangerous 12-mile reef to dive for more sponges.

Directed by: Robert D. Webb

Writing Credits: A.I. Bezzerides (screenplay)

Starring: Robert Wagner (as Tony Petrakis), Terry Moore (as Gwyneth Rhys) and Gilbert Roland (as Mike Petrakis)

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Awards:

NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1954. Best Cinematography, Color. Edward Cronjager.

NOMINATED. Cannes Film Festival 1954. Grand Prize of the Festival. Robert D. Webb.

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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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A Ticket To Tomahawk (1950)

Charlotte Movies — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:15:42 +0000

1h. 30min. // In 1876 Colorado, the Tomahawk and Western Railroad is expanding through the Rockies, but some stagecoach operators, fearing a loss of revenue, plan to sabotage the railroad.

Directed by: Richard Sale

Writing Credits: Mary Loos (screenplay), Richard Sale (screenplay)

Starring: Dan Dailey (as Johnny Behind-the-Deuces), Anne Baxter (as Kit Dodge Jr.), Rory Calhoun (as Dakota), Walter Brennan (as Terence Sweeny) and Marilyn Monroe (as performer: “Oh, What a Forward Young Man You Are” – uncredited)

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Awards:

NOMINATED. Writers Guild of America, USA 1951. Best Written American Western. Mary Loos and Richard Sale.

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Victim (1961)

Charlotte Movies — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 13:15:42 +0000

1h. 30min. // The death of a young man leads to the discovery of a blackmail plot against a number of gay men in 1960s London.

Directed by: Basil Dearden

Writing Credits: Janet Green (screenplay), John McCormick (screenplay)

Starring: Dirk Bogarde (as Melville Farr), Sylvia Syms (as Laura Farr) and Dennis Price (as Calloway)

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Awards:

NOMINATED. Venice Film Festival 1961. Golden Lion. Basil Dearden.

NOMINATED. BAFTA Awards 1962. Best British Actor. Dirk Bogarde.

NOMINATED. BAFTA Awards 1962. Best British Screenplay. Janet Green, John McCormic.

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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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The Gene Krupa Story (1959)

Charlotte Movies — Sun, 31 May 2026 13:15:15 +0000

1h. 41min. // The story of legendary jazz drummer, Gene Krupa. Since his youth, all Gene ever wanted to do is play the drums and make music. This is something his parents would not approve of- they want him to be a priest. When Gene’s father dies he promises to enter the priesthood. He soon realizes that he doesn’t belong there and leaves to join his friend, Eddie’s band. Ethel, Eddie’s girlfriend, convinces Gene to go to New York and make it big. The 3 of them head to New York. Here Ethel and Gene soon fall in love and Gene makes a name for himself. Gene starts to live in the fast lane, with drugs, alcohol, women and parties. Ethel, unhappy with Gene’s lifestyle, leaves him. Gene soon “hits rock bottom” where he has to face reality and choose where to take his life.

Directed by: Don Weis

Writing Credits: Orin Jannings (screenplay)

Starring: Sal Mineo (as Gene Krupa), Susan Kohner (as Ethel Maguire) and James Darren (as Eddie Sirota)

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Awards:

WON. Golden Globes, USA 1959. Most Promising Newcomer – Female. Susan Kohner.

NOMINATED. Laurel Awards 1960. Top Musical. 5th place.

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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