Movies for the Day, Monday, March 27, 2017

Today's selections include movies about Hollywood, a fugitive and surrogacy.  




Sunset Boulevard (1950) stars Gloria Swanson, born
this date, March 27, in 1899.  She won a Golden Globe as
Best Actress for her portrayal of a faded screen star who,
with her butler, shelter a hack screenwriter.  This murder
black comedy was awarded Oscars for Best Story and
Screenplay, Musical Score and Art/Set Direction.  The
movie is listed on the National Film Registry.




Sunset Blvd.






The Fugitive is a 1960s television series which
starred David Janssen, born this date in 1931.
Janssen played a doctor wrongly convicted of
murdering his wife.  He escapes prison and
embarks on a crusade to find the real killer,
while eluding the police.  The series aired for
four seasons, from September 17, 1963, to
August 29, 1967, 120 episodes.  Janssen
was nominated for Emmys three times as
Lead Actor in a Dramatic Series.  The series
won an Emmy for Outstanding Dramatic Series
in 1966.

The Fugitive





Baby M (1988) is based on the real-life story of a
childless couple and the surrogate mother of Baby
M, born this date in 1986.  Their custody battle
litigated the validity of surrogacy in New Jersey
(537 A2d 1227, 109 NJ 396 [1988]).  John Shea
won an Emmy as Outstanding Supporting Actor
in a television miniseries or special.



Baby M