Movies for the Day, Thursday, April 20, 2017

Today's selections include a famous silent comedy, a satirical cartoon about Hitler, and a documentary about Columbine.




Safety Last (1923) is a Harold Lloyd silent
comedy which includes his famous building
climbing sequence.  Lloyd was born this date,
April 20, in 1893.  This thrilling movie
is on the National Film Registry.




Safety Last

Der Fuehrer's Face (1943) is an
anti-Nazi World War II propaganda
film.  It is usually listed on greatest
cartoons lists.  It was awarded an Oscar
for Animated Short Film.  Adolf Hitler,
"Der Fuehrer," was born this date,
April 20, in 1889.




Der Fuehrer's Face






Bowling for Columbine (2002) is a documentary
that explores the tragic high school killings
at Columbine as well as gun violence in America
more generally.  Columbine occurred this date,
April 20, in 1999.  The movie won an Oscar as
Best Documentary Feature.





Bowling for Columbine