Movies for the Day, Monday, June 26, 2017

China, drug addiction, and Madagascar are all part of today's films.

The Good Earth (1937) is about a farming
couple in China.  It is based on the novel
by Pearl Buck, born this date, June 22, in
1892.  Luise Rainer won an Oscar for
Best Actress.






The Good Earth







A Hatful of Rain (1957) is about
a Korean War veteran's struggle
with drug addiction.  Today, June 26,
is United Nations Day Against Drug
Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.




A Hatful of Rain








Madagascar (2005) is an animated
movie about zoo animals that
leave the Central Park Zoo for the
wilds of Madagascar.
Madagascar's Independence Day
is June 26 (1960).  There have been
sequels to this movie.





Madagascar