Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess 1959

6.10

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.

1959

Charleston Parade

Charleston Parade 1927

5.80

Shot in three days, this surreal, erotic silent short shows a native white girl teaching a futuristic African airman the Charleston dance.

1927

A Symposium on Popular Songs

A Symposium on Popular Songs 1962

5.20

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.

1962

The Laundress

The Laundress 2024

2.00

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.

2024

Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess 2002

1

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.

2002

The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess

The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess 2009

10.00

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.

2009

The King of Charleston

The King of Charleston 1927

1

Adventures of an elderly man surrounded by pretty young swimming girls at one of the Belgrade beaches.

1927