Movies for the Day, Saturday, May 20, 2017

Rock n Roll, murder, and romance- find them all in today's movies.



Rock Around the Clock (1956) is a time capsule
of the emergence of rock n roll.   Rock Around the
Clock was by Bill Haley and His Comets and
released this date, May 20, in 1954.





Rock Around the Clock









Anatomy of a Murder (1959) is a
great courtroom crime drama film,
starring James Stewart, born this
date, May 20, 1908.  The movie is
listed on the National Film Registry.
May 1, as we have seen, was Law Day.



Anatomy of a Murder







Moonstruck (1987) is a romance within
an Italian-American milieu.  This romantic
comedy won Oscars for Best Actress, Cher, born
this date, May 20, in 1946, and Supporting Actress,
Olympia Dukakis, and Writing.  It features an
American Film Institute Quote, "Snap out of it!"





Moonstruck