Movies for the Day, Wednesday, May 10, 2017

A train epic, a great musical, and a classic western- today's movies.



The Iron Horse (1924) is a silent epic
by John Ford about the first
transcontinental railroad.  Today is
the Golden Spike Anniversary.  On May 10,
1869, the last spike was hammered in and
a ceremony was held in Promontory, Utah.
This movie is on the National Film Registry.
Many movie cliches started here.



The Iron Horse





Top Hat (1935) is a musical romance
starring Fred Astaire, born this date, May 10,
in 1899, and Ginger Rogers.  It
boasts an American Film Institute Great
Song, Cheek to Cheek.  The movie is
listed on the National Film Registry.




Top Hat







High Noon (1952) is a classic western.  It
won Oscars for Best Actor, to Gary Cooper,
born this date, May 10, in 1901, and for Song,
High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darling),
Score, by Dmitri Tiomken, and Film Editing.  This
thrilling and inspiring movie is on the National
Film Registry.  It features an American Film
Institute Hero, Will Kane.


High Noon