Movies are back at the Chateau!
Each week during Thursdays Downtown, we are offering a series of free movie screenings in partnership with Pop’s Art Theater. Movies will begin at 11 am and play continuously until 4 pm. See the lineup and register (it’s free) to let us know you’re coming! We offer a small selection of snacks in our concessions area; you are also welcome to bring in your own food or beverages from Thursdays Downtown.
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One A.M., 1916
A drunken bachelor (Charlie Chaplin) has a difficult time getting about in his home after returning from a night out.
Runtime: 26 min
The General, 1926
One of the most revered comedies of the silent era, this film finds hapless Southern railroad engineer Johnny Gray (Buster Keaton) facing off against Union soldiers during the American Civil War. When Johnny's fiancée, Annabelle Lee (Marion Mack), is accidentally taken away while on a train stolen by Northern forces, Gray pursues the soldiers, using various modes of transportation in comic action scenes that highlight Keaton's boundless wit and dexterity.
Runtime: 67 min
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A Trip To The Moon, 1902
Professor Barbenfouillis and five of his colleagues from the Academy of Astronomy travel to the Moon aboard a rocket propelled by a giant cannon. Once on the lunar surface, the bold explorers face the many perils hidden in the caves of the mysterious satellite.
Duration: 14 min
Metropolis, 1927
In a futuristic city sharply divided between the working class and the city planners, the son of the city’s mastermind falls in love with a working class prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.
Duration: 114 min
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Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor, 1936
Two sailors Sindbad and Popeye decide to test themselves in order to prove their supremacy. Popeye is then presented with a series of daunting tasks by Sindbad.
Duration: 16 min
A Star Is Born, 1937
Esther Blodgett is just another starry-eyed farm kid trying to break into the movies. Waitressing at a Hollywood party, she catches the eye of her idol Norman Maine, is sent for a screen test, and before long attains stardom as newly minted Vicki Lester. She and Norman marry, though his career soon dwindles to nothing due to his chronic alcoholism. 111 min
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The Spirit of 43', 1943
Donald Duck deals with income taxes and their benefit to the American war effort in this inspirational documentary short animated film.
Duration: 6 min
The Outlaw, 1943
Western legends Pat Garrett, Doc Holliday and Billy the Kid are played against each other over the law and the attentions of vivacious country vixen Rio McDonald.
Duration: 116 min
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Disorder in the Court, 1937
The Stooges are key witnesses at a murder trial. Their friend Gail Tempest, who dances at the Black Bottom cafe where the Stooges are musicians, is accused of killing Kirk Robin.
Duration: 16 min
Double Indemnity, 1944
A rich woman and a calculating insurance agent plot to kill her unsuspecting husband after he signs a double indemnity policy. Against a backdrop of distinctly Californian settings, the partners in crime plan the perfect murder to collect the insurance, which pays double if the death is accidental.
Duration: 107 min
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Casper the Ghost: Boo Moon, 1956
Casper the Friendly Ghost comes to the aid of King Luna and his people after being attacked by invading Tree Men.
Duration: 8 min
Little Shop of Horrors, 1960
Seymour works in a skid row florist shop and is in love with his beautiful co-worker, Audrey. He creates a new plant that not only talks but cannot survive without human flesh and blood.
Duration: 73 min
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Charade, 1963
After Regina Lampert falls for the dashing Peter Joshua on a skiing holiday in the French Alps, she discovers upon her return to Paris that her husband has been murdered. Soon, she and Peter are giving chase to three of her late husband’s World War II cronies, Tex, Scobie and Gideon, who are after a quarter of a million dollars the quartet stole while behind enemy lines. But why does Peter keep changing his name?
Duration: 113 min