Movies and TvShows featuring "charleston" theme.

In the south of France, a renowned illusionist is tasked with debunking a psychic medium. However, as he spends time with her, he starts to question his beliefs and falls in love. The movie explores themes of faith versus science, forgiveness, and the power of magic.

Even Angels Eat Beans is a 1973 action comedy film about two men who join an Italian-American mob family and discover their unexpected talents. Set in 1920s Chicago, the film follows the adventures of two blackmailed men who become part of a mob war, using their wit and odd-couple dynamic to navigate the dangerous world of crime. Along the way, they encounter car chases, fistfights, comedic situations, and even a wrestling match. With slapstick comedy and a touch of romance, Even Angels Eat Beans is an entertaining film that combines action, comedy, and crime.

In 1930s France, a male con artist teams up with a strong female lead to execute a daring escape from jail. Along the way, they encounter wealth, betrayal, and a female crime boss. With deception and clever tricks, they navigate a world of thieves and robbers to secure a valuable treasure.

Porgy and Bess is a drama musical set in a fishing village in 1900s South Carolina. It tells the story of Porgy, a disabled black man, and Bess, a woman with a promiscuous past. Together, they navigate love, murder, and the challenges of living in a close-knit community. The film explores themes of disability, race, and superstition, and features powerful songs and performances.

Professor Ludwig von Drake plays a variety of popular music, all of which he wrote. First, ragtime: the Rutabaga Rag, with vegetables dancing in stop-motion. Next, the Charleston, with cut-out animation of a singer and dancers. Dixieland and more cut-out animation; the crooner/love ballad; 50's doo-wop; and finally, rockabilly.

Blotto is a comedy short film from 1930. It follows the story of a young couple who scheme a plan to convince the wife's strict husband that they are going out for a night of heavy drinking, while secretly planning to attend an exclusive club. They use a phone booth to communicate their secret messages, but things take a hilarious turn when the husband discovers their plan. With plenty of laughter, fake drunkenness, and clever schemes, Blotto is a classic comedy that will keep you entertained.

Special Bulletin tells the story of a television station covering a live terrorist threat in Charleston, South Carolina. When a man claiming to be a terrorist threatens to set off a nuclear bomb, the news crew must navigate the ethical dilemmas of reporting the truth while also saving lives.

When a comedian loses his job as an opening act, his singer-songwriter friend invites him on a road trip to open for his own shows. Along the way, they encounter comedy gigs, small venues, and a chance to chase their dreams.

The Hunley is a true story about the American Civil War. It is the story of the Confederate submarine and its heroic crew, who must overcome obstacles and face danger as they attempt to sink Union ships during the war.

Before the G, PG and R ratings system there was the Production Code, and before that there was, well, nothing. This eye-opening documentary examines the rampant sexuality of early Hollywood through movie clips and reminiscences by stars of the era. Gloria Swanson, Mary Pickford, Marlene Dietrich and others relate tales of the artistic freedom that led to the draconian Production Code, which governed content from 1934 to 1968. Diane Lane narrates.

Two wannabes rig a fight with a large prize fighter to buy a car.

In Charleston Parade, a group of explorers stumble upon a strange dance phenomenon during a blackface performance. This silent film showcases the captivating and energetic Charleston dance.

The Gershwins’ modern American masterpiece has its first Met performances in almost three decades, starring bass-baritone Eric Owens and soprano Angel Blue in the title roles. Director James Robinson’s stylish production transports audiences to Catfish Row, a setting vibrant with the music, dancing, emotion, and heartbreak of its inhabitants.

After her son's tragic death followed by a messy divorce, Charleston woman Delilah and her rebellious teenage daughter, Vivi, are forced to move from Seattle back to the family home in the South. Once back, they will be forced to confront the tragedy and abuse from their past, face complications surrounding the men that come in and out of Delilah's life, and find a way to deal with the danger that still threatens them both.

A young street rapper is transported back in time to the pre-Civil War South, where he finds himself in the middle of a slave revolt.

Paris, 1938. In a lavishly decorated nightclub, couples dance the syncopated rhythms of Latin America: Rumba, Cucaracha, Tango, and also the Charleston, Foxtrot and Boston. Among beautiful women, local pimps and Mussolini's spies brush each other on the dance floor, and in the streets. A police inspector is charged with a difficult task, to clean-up the city streets - just when bodies start falling around, as the Mafia and the spies tend each other deadly traps.

Ballroom dancers Veloz and Yolanda perform the various dance fads of the first half of the twentieth century.

In the early 1900s, the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina serves as home to a black fishing community. Crippled beggar Porgy, who travels about in a goat-drawn cart, loves the drug-addicted Bess, who lives with stevedore Crown, the local bully.

A television documentary about the Twenties told through the use of Hollywood movies, audio recordings and newsreels of the period. Narrated by Gloria Swanson.

A famished Felix reads an advertisement telling of a large reward for anyone that can give proof for the theory of evolution. He hurries to South Africa via Transatlantic Cable and interacts with the local animals. He angers a troop of monkeys by telling them why he's there (they're offended he would suggest they could be related to humans) and they chase him back through the cable to America.